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Today I'm showcasing brand new Mama Elephant stamps and dies from the March 2020 Release to create this punny anniversary card! The new Zodiac Horse stamps and dies and Six Window Cover were paired for the fun and simple design.
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Watch the creation of this a-neigh-versary Zodiac Horse card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The images from the Zodiac Horse stamps set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with black ink and colored in with the following Copic Markers:
Horses: E50, E53, E55, E57, E49, R30
Hearts: R35, R39
The images were die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the openings in the Six Window Cover with foam adhesive.
The greeting from the stamp set was stamped on Simon Says Stamp Slate Gray Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The sentiment was die cut with a Sentiment Labels Die and adhered to the design with foam adhesive.
Glossy Accents was applied to the hearts and a black gel pen was used for the eyes and nostrils of the horses!
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The Slider Glider Creative Cuts Dies was assembled according to the video directions and adhered to the card base. (I used the pull tab to create the notches in the card base and grass border.)
The images from the Zodiac Snake Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with a no line coloring ink and colored in with the following Copic Markers:
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Watch the creation of this interactive Display A Card scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The Display A Card is A2 sized meaning this awesome free standing interactive design is going to fit a standards A2 envelope and stand up easily on a shelf or ledge for display! So awesome!
Adding multiple layers inside the Display A Card add interest, depth, and dimension!
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Hello friends! Today I'm excited to share another tall and skinny card (3 1/2" x 9") with you! I combined the brand new Mama Elephant Zodiac Rabbit stamps and dies with the Whimsy Alpha Creative Cuts Dies and the Simon Says Stamp Bursting Hearts Stencil for a tall and skinny Valentine's card! I love that the Zodiac Rabbit dies give the option of die cutting the bunny paws separately so that they can "hold" something. In this case the bunnies are holding onto a "x" or "o". Stenciling is always a great way to add interest to an otherwise flat background. Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of this tall and skinny xoxo card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The images were die cut with the coordinating Mama Elephant Zodiac Rabbit dies. The paw dies were used to die cut the images. The rabbits were positioned to appear to be holding the letters and adhered to the card with foam adhesive. The rest of the images were adhered to the background with foam adhesive.
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Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a rainbow felt banner created with the awesome new Whimsy Alpha and Build-A-Banner Creative Cuts Dies. These new dies cut through felt like butter and you can create banners for every occasion and holiday!
For each Build-A-Banner, I used a light felt and a dark felt in the color for a tone-on-tone banner. The lighter felt color was die cut using the solid banner die. The darker felt color was die cut using the oval banner die. The oval was set aside to be used for another project.
The following Taylored Expressions felt colors were used for each banner:
"H" - Cherry Blossom & Pink Sherbert
"A" - Strawberry & Red Hot
"P" - Peach & Carrot
"P" - Butter & Sunflower
"I" - Moss & Grass Green
"N" - Honeydew & Caribbean
"E" - Aqua Mist & Robin's Egg
"S" - Powder & Blue Jeans
"S" - Lilac & Dark Berry
The Whimsy Alpha was die cut from Taylored Expressions Marshmallow felt.
Each letter was machine stitched to the background as shown. The oval frame banner was stitched to the background banner around the oval opening. I used a sewing machine but you could also hand stitch or use a hot glue gun or fabric glue is you prefer.
The banners were strung together on black/white twine to finish!
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Happy Friday! Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the Happy Chic Wishes Stamp Set. This bold sentiment stamp set is perfect for pairing with your favorite Mama Elephant images! I used the brand new Pinata Party cuties and the new Inkon3 Fusion Inks for this rainbow happy design!
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Watch the creation of this inked rainbow striped background birthday card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The stripes for the background were created by masking off 1/2" strips on a 4" x 5 1/4" with post it tape on a smooth white background. I used the new Inkon3 Fusion Inks with blending brushes to create the bright and colorful rainbow stripe background. The colors used from left to right are My Jam Purple, Peacock Blue, Goddess Green, Bee Sting Yellow, Marigold Orange, and Marilyn Red.
A Distress Sprayer was used to spritz the inked background for a bit of distressing. The inks are reactive and will wick away, leaving some great little water spotted areas.
Greetings from the Happy Chic Wishes Stamp Set were stamped along the top half of the inked background with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder for a big, bold statement.
Images from the Pinata Party were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Inkon3 Fadeout No Line Coloring Ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
The images were die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the card as shown.
The card was finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops to match the rainbow background.
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Hello friends! Now that the holidays are over you might be like me and in need of some thank you cards. Am I right?!! I love taking "holiday" themed stamp sets, like this Mama Elephant Snow Angels Stamp Set and giving it new life as a wintery thank you card! Today I'm sharing this set of three cards and even sharing how to turn one of them into an interactive action wobble card!
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Watch the creation of these tall and skinny snow angels thank you cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The base of each card was created by trimming smooth white cardstock to 9" x 7" and scoring the 7" side at 3.5".
Images from the Mama Elephant Snow Angels Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Inkon3 Fadeout No Line Coloring Ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
The images were die cut with the coordinating Mama Elephant Snow Angels Dies. Details were added to the critters' faces with a fine tip black pin, black glaze pen, and white pen. On the first two cards, the images were glued directly to the background. For the third card, the images were adhered with Mini Action Wobbles for a fun, interactive design!
The cards were finished with a scattering of small clay snowflakes and heart accent.
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Happy Holidays! I'm so excited to share this bright and modern rainbow bright Christmas house card with you today. This card features lots of Mama Elephant stamps and dies! The Ornate House Grid serves as the background scene builder. Penguins from the Little Penguin Agenda adorn most of the window openings. Additional images from the Oh Kitty Tree (striped ornament), Oh Puppy Tree (candy cane, wreath, elephant ornament), and Little Train Agenda (presents) help round out the design. The Oh Joy Creative Cuts Die and a stamped and embossed message from Holiday Messages finish the card. Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of this rainbow bright ornate house grid card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
On the white die cut window pieces, Hero Hues Taffy, Fruit Punch, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, Key Lime Fizz, Pool Party, and Thistle Reactive Inks were used to color the squares. These "windows" were adhered directly to the card base, using the Ornate House Grid die cut as a guide. The house and skinny rectangle were backed with foam adhesive and adhered to the card front as shown.
Penguin hanging upside down and presents: Dark Gray, Pale Gray, Flesh Colour, Blender, Pink Haze, Bright Yellow, Yellow, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Red, Light Green, Yellow Green, Light Blue, Light Violet
Penguin with candy canes: Dark Gray, Pale Gray, Flesh Colour, Blender, Pink Haze, Bright Yellow, Red
Penguin with top hat: Dark Gray, Pale Gray, Flesh Colour, Blender, Pink Haze, Bright Yellow, Red, Light Green, Yellow Green
Elephant ornament: Pale Gray, Sugared Almond Pink, Blender
Penguin with string of lights: Dark Gray, Pale Gray, Flesh Colour, Blender, Pink Haze, Bright Yellow, Sugared Almond Pink, Red, Yellow Green, Light Blue
The images were die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the Ornate House Grid openings with foam adhesive as shown.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in Red Berry, Carnation Pink, Ripened Pumpkin, Dandelion Yellow, Apple Green, Caribbean Ocean, and Crushed Grape we used to create a "string of lights" along the roof line of the house.
The Oh Joy Creative Cuts was die cut from smooth white cardstock adhered to Fun Foam with Stick It Adhesive. Hero Hues Fruit Punch Reactive Ink was used to color the die cut sentiment. The greeting was adhered to the card front as shown.
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Hello friends! Today I'm sharing some tall and skinny card ideas with the new Zodiac animals stamp sets from Mama Elephant. These cards measure 3 1/2" x 9" (created from a piece of smooth white cardstock) and fit in a basic business envelope.
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Watch the creation of these 2 zodiac animals tall & skinny cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Here's a look at the Zodiac animals tall & skinny cards side by side. Aren't these fun?!!! And stay tuned in the coming months as Mama Elephant will be releasing additional Zodiac critters to add to the collection!
The images were die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the pasture scene as shown.
A black gel pen was used to add detail to the eyes and Honey Bee Stamp Kiss Me Hearts were added to the design for a little pop of color and embellishment.
To create the panel for the front of the card I used the Sew Fancy Circles to die cut circles from a 3 1/2" x 9" panel of smooth white cardstock. I temporarily adhered the circles to the back of the panel to ink the design with Lawn Fawn Butter and No 2 Pencil dye inks with a blending brush. FYI, you could totally ink the panel before die cutting. In fact that would probably be better but I kind of thought I would ink the circles in a different color. Why? I don't know. Obviously that would have been a mistake! LOL
On the card base I used the panel to help line up and adhere the circles. I stamped a greeting from the Zodiac Mouse Stamp Set using the Lawn Fawn No 2 Pencil Ink. I die cut the Tri Window "Hugs" greeting from the panel and then adhered the panel to the card base with foam adhesive.
Foam adhesive was also die cut using the Tri Window "Hugs" greeting twice and adhered those to the die cut openings in the panel. I adhered the inked die cut letters on top and finished with a layer of Glossy Accents. I did this step right off the bat to give the Glossy Accents a chance to completely dry.
The images were die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the die cut circle opening as shown. Aren't they adorable?!!!!
A black gel pen was used to add detail to the eyes and Honey Bee Stamp Kiss Me Hearts were added to the design for a little pop of color and embellishment. Hearts are the answer to everything!
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Hello friends! The Cherry Blossom Branch from the Mama Elephant November 2019 Release is one of my favorites. I'm showcasing this brand new stamp and die set with the same design card but colored with three different mediums, featuring three different greetings for three different occasions. I love me a versatile stamp set and this one is incredible! I love that with the same basic design this card can be used for birthdays, sympathy, or thank you! And if you change up those greetings, they could be used for many more occasions! Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of these 3 cherry blossom branch cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
All three of my cards today feature the same basic design: a beautifully colored cherry blossom branch with falling petals and flowers with a stamped and embossed sentiment.
For the background of my first card, I applied Hero Hues Pool Party Reactive Ink to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of smooth white cardstock with a blending brush. I created the ombre effect by concentrating the ink towards the bottom of the panel and lightening towards the top. Once the ink was dry I stamped two phrases from the Cherry Blossom Branch Stamp Set with Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The branch, individual petals, and blooms from the Cherry Blossom Branch Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before being colored with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Light Carmine
Pink Flamingo
Tea Rose
Light Green
Yellow Green,
Mid Brown
The colors were blended out with a water brush pen for a soft, easy watercolored effect.
Once dry the images were die cut with the coordinating Cherry Blossom Branch Dies and adhered to the card with foam adhesive. The panel was adhered to a white side fold card base and finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew.
For my third card, I stamped the Cherry Blossom Branch images on Neenah Smooth White Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf alcohol ink friendly ink. The light brown color of the outline is the perfect choice when using alcohol ink markers and keeps the outline soft and pretty and works great with the marker color choices.
The images were colored with the following Copic Markers: R000, R12, R14, YG17, YG21, E55, E57
The images were adhered to background with foam adhesive, the panel was adhered to a white side fold card base, and finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew.
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