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Mama Elephant-Swinging Borders

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant to highlight the Swinging Borders stamp set.Mama Elephant-Swinging BordersRainbow party lights with monkeys swinging from them? I’ll take it! I colored the images with Copics and added the swinging monkeys from Little Monkey Agenda.
Mama Elephant-Swinging BordersI used a white gel pen to add some accents to the party lights. For the sentiment I used Little Agenda Frames.
Mama Elephant-Swinging BordersCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more of the Swinging Borders set. Thanks for stopping by!


Mama Elephant-Birthday Monkeys

Hi all! Today I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Birthday Monkeys set.Mama Elephant-Birthday MonkeysI thought it would be fun to include the bike from Tandem Ride for the birthday critters to sit on. I colored the images with Copics and die cut them with the coordinating dies.
Mama Elephant-Birthday MonkeysFor the background I did a little bit of ink smooshing using distress inks onto Distress Watercolor Cardstock. For the sentiment I used Labeled Messages and finished it off with a few Crystal Reflections sequins.
Mama Elephant-Birthday MonkeysCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using the Birthday Monkeys set. See you tomorrow!

Mama Elephant-Little Agenda Frames

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the fun new Little Agenda Frames set.Mama Elephant-Little Agenda FramesI embossed the frames in clear and blended distress inks to add the color. I colored the images from Little Monkey Agenda with Copics, die cut them using the coordinating dies and popped them up inside the frames.
Mama Elephant-Little Agenda FramesFor the sentiment I used the Occasional Labels set.
Mama Elephant-Little Agenda FramesCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more projects featuring the Little Agenda Frames set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Little Monkey Agenda

Hi there! Today I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Little Monkey Agenda set.Mama Elephant-Little Monkey AgendaTo create the background on this card I trimmed down a panel die cut using the Grid Window die to make nine windows instead of ten. This creates a square 4.25 x 4.25″ card. Mama Elephant-Little Monkey AgendaI stamped the images with Memento, colored them with Copics & popped them up with foam tape inside each grid window. Mama Elephant-Little Monkey AgendaFor the sentiment I used the Little Agenda Frames set. These monkeys SLAY me…literally, I can’t even handle it. Mama Elephant-Little Monkey AgendaCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using the Little Monkey Agenda set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-April Stampede

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!
Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!/My projects feature the Birthday Monkeys stamp set & the Tote Bag Creative Cut. Mama Elephant-Birthday Monkeys & Tote BagTo begin I blended Distress Oxides in Worn Lipstick, Spiced Mamalade and Squeezed Lemonade on the background. Then I die cut the background panel using the Tri Window Creative Cut. Mama Elephant-Birthday Monkeys & Tote BagI colored the adorable images from Birthday Monkeys with Copics and popped them up with foam tape. The sentiment is from the Labeled Messages stamp set. Mama Elephant-Birthday Monkeys & Tote BagI created a tote using the Tote Bag Creative Cut and added the kitty from the Inside Pop – Bunny and Cat creative cuts. Mama Elephant-Tote Bag
To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is picking 3 winners to win their choice of stamp set! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!

» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «
» 2. Like/share us on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «
» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/tweet us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «

 
Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!
Now let’s get on with the Stampede with our designers!           
Vera Rhuhay
Nichol Spohr
Laura Bassen←you are here!

Mama Elephant-Dragon Wishes

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the adorable Dragon Wishes stamp set along with the Kingdom Trio-Creative Cuts.Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesTo begin I die cut three panels with the Kingdom Trio-Creative Cuts and blended each of those with distress inks. Then I blended the card base to give it a soft sky background. I also flicked the blended background with water.
Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesI colored the images from Dragon Wishes with Copics and die cut them using the coordinating Dragon Wishes-Creative Cuts. The sentiment is also from Dragon Wishes.
Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesThat’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!


Mama Elephant-Lots of Letters

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the Lots of Letters stamp set.Mama Elephant-Lots of LettersI created a humorous circle shaker card using the Basic Circles Creative Cuts and stamped the sentiment with the Lots of Letters stamp set. You might not catch it, but I realized, after I made this card, that I accidentally used the number 0 for the “O” in moody & booty. Whoops! Oh, well! Not that noticeable, well, until now:)
Mama Elephant-Lots of LettersCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this fun Lots of Letters set. Thanks so much for stopping by!


Mama Elephant-Hippity Hop

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Hippity Hop stamp set with coordinating creative cuts.Mama Elephant-Hippity Hop & Basic Circles-Creative CutsTo create my circle shape card I used the Basic Circles-Creative Cuts and Graphic Grid Pastels pattern paper. I filled the shaker with Pastel Paradise sequins.
Mama Elephant-Hippity Hop & Basic Circles-Creative CutsHow sweet are these bunnies? I stamped the Hippity Hop images with Memento ink, colored them lightly with Copics and then die cut them with the coordinating Hippity Hop creative cuts.
Mama Elephant-Hippity Hop & Basic Circles-Creative CutsCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this Hippity Hop set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Me and My Dragon

Hi there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant to highlight the adorable Me and My Dragon stamp set along with the coordinating Creative Cuts.Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesFor the background I blended distress oxide inks in Blueprint Sketch & Mermaid Lagoon onto Bristol Paper followed by some flicks of oxide inks that were smoothed onto an acrylic block and  applied with a wet brush.
Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesI used one of the Landscape Trio Creative Cuts for the cloudy border. I colored the images from Me and My Dragon with Copics and added an embossed sentiment from the Dragon Wishes stamp set.
Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesYou can see more inspiration using the Me and My Dragon stamp set over on the Mama Elephant blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-March Stampede

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!

Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!

 This card is for the cat lover in your life:) My project features the Lots of Letters stamp set along with the Inside Pop-Cats & Bunnies Creative Cuts.
Lots of Letters & Inside Pop - Bunny & CatI stamped the sentiment using the Lots of Letters stamp set and Mama Elephant pigment inks.
Lots of Letters & Inside Pop - Bunny & CatI adhered several of the the kitty heads in various colors using the Inside Pop-Cats & Bunnies dies.
Lots of Letters & Inside Pop - Bunny & CatFor the inside of the card I added the pop-ups using the Inside Pop-Cats & Bunnies creative cuts along with another sentiment using the Lots of Letters set. How adorable are these two kitty cats together?
Lots of Letters & Inside Pop - Bunny & Cat

To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is picking 3 winners to win their choice of stamp set! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!

» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «

» 2. Like/share us on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «
» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/tweet us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «
 
Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!

Now let’s get on with the Stampede with our amazing designers!

Laura Bassen←you are here!
Anna Kossakovskaya
Amy Yang
Pamela Ho
Vera Rhuhay
Nichol Spohr