Hello friends! Rainbows make this girl happy. Like super happy. I created a stenciled rainbow background today with a rainbow greeting (which is the star of the show for this card) with the new Creativity Is Contagious Stamp Set.
The large greeting from the Creativity Is Contagious Stamp Set was stamped with the same Distress Oxide Ink colors for a rainbow effect over the rainbow background. The only color that didn't show up well was Squeezed Lemonade so I simply eliminated it by covering it up with other colors. Once the rainbow was easy to read, I cleaned the stamp and inked the greeting again with clear embossing ink and heat set the rainbow with clear embossing powder.
I used the Dotted Detail Frame Die to die cut a thin border from the background and die cut it again from smooth white cardstock. The three pieces were then inlaid onto a top fold card as shown.
An additional greeting from the Creativity Is Contagious Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock using black ink, trimmed into a thin strip, and adhered to the card with foam adhesive.
Watch the creation of this rainbow stenciled background and stamped gretting card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Hello! Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the new Garden Frame Stamp Set and coordinating dies! This beautiful set can be customized with different greetings to give it a completely different look. I used the frame dies to create a pee-a-boo- opening to the inside of my card. The sentiment can be read when the card is shut and open! Let me show you how easy it is to re-create this look!
I stamped the Garden Frame on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of Bristol Smooth Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and then die cut the image from the panel using the coordinating die.
Using the panel as a guide, I die cut the frame from the front of a top fold card base as well, being sure to keep the frame itself for the inside of the card.
On the front of the card base I applied a strong adhesive and layered a transparency sheet on top. I opened up to the inside of the card and glued the frame to the backside to hide adhesive.
Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink were applied to the front die cut panel and then the Simon Says Stamp Diagonal Stripes Stencil was used to create stripes. The background was spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and once dry, lined up and adhered to the front of the card, lining up the panel with the window opening.
I die cut the Garden Frame twice more from scraps of white cardstock and glued them in place on the front of the card. This will pop up the finished frame just a little bit and really draw attention to it!
Greetings from the Garden Frame Stamp Set were stamped on the inside of the card, using the window opening as a guide for perfect placement.
The Garden Frame and additional flowers were colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The colored frame was adhered on the front as shown. The individual flowers were popped up with foam adhesive and the design was finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Simply White and White Blizzard.
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Watch the creation of this peek-a-boo garden frame window card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Happy Friday friends! Wanted to pop in here quickly with some great deals going on right now! I placed an order with Neat & Tangled already for some stamps and dies I've been wanting! 25% off is a great deal! Waffle Flower and MFT Stamps both have great discounts on retired and last chance items. Be sure to check them out. Happy shopping!
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The latest release from Simon Says Stamp is perfect for all you summertime crafting and beyond! Today I'm combining the Beachy Waves Background with Vacation Waves Sentiments and images from the Summer Cuddly Critters for this summer-themed card. I used some of my favorite "sunset" colors to ink up the Beachy Waves Background (these colors scream "summertime" to me) and stamped greetings in a darker tone over the background, and added the stamped, colored, and die cut Summer Cuddly Critters along the bottom edge.
For the background I inked the Beachy Waves Background with Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Inks, blending them on the background stamp with an ink blending tool and then spritzing the stamp lightly with water from a Mini Mister before stamping the background on Bristol Smooth Cardstock. The ink blending tool plus water help the colors blend together nicely when stamped on the background.
The images were adhered along the bottom edge of the card, some with foam adhesive for extra dimension.
Glossy Accents was used to add a glossy finish to the sunglasses, beach ball, and flamingo beak. Nuvo Crystal Glaze in White Blizzard was used to make the umbrella sparkly, Ebony Black was used to add detail to the flamingo floaty and starfish eyes, and additional Nuvo Crystal Drops in Red Berry, Ripened Pumpkin, and Dandelion Yellow were scattered throughout the design.
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Watch the creation of this good vibes card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Hello friends! Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the new Good Reads Stamp Set. This set is the perfect sentiment set for the Book Worm Stamp Set and Bookmark It Dies! For more projects with these products click HERE for a card and HERE for bookmarks.
For the background, I stamped a Brush Strokes image on smooth white cardstock using Mama Elephant Buttercup Pigment Ink. I love the imperfection of the lines and that you can customize it with whatever colors you want!
From the background, I die cut the hexagon from the Bookmark It Dies three times to create three window openings in the striped background.
Greetings from the Good Reads Stamp Set were stamped on the background panel next to and under the hexagon window openings as shown. The panel was popped up with foam adhesive and adhered to a Lawn Fawn Vanilla Malt cardstock panel.
Images from the Book Worm Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The images were adhered inside the windows or around them.
Copic Markers in R30, R32, and R35 were blended on a scrap of smooth white cardstock and the hearts from the Bookmark It Dies were die cut from the blended colors for custom ombre-style heart accents. The hearts were adhered to the design and the panel was placed on a white top fold card base to finish the design.
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Watch the creation of this die cut windows stamped background card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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A border was trimmed from Mermaid Cardstock and adhered along the bottom edge of the card.
Village shops and accessories from the Village Shops Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies before being adhered to the scene as shown.
Watch the creation of this village shops birthday miss you card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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I love that Lawn Fawn keeps adding to their amazing collection with Add On Sets! This extends the life of dies we already own and love. I used only dies form the Scalloped Treat Box Dog House Add On with the Scalloped Treat Box today to show just how much you get in this set. Enough to completely transform the treat box into a dog house!
Watch the creation of this dog house treat box gift box from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Hello friends! Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the new Book Worm Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I created a scene with these sweet images to look like a shelf or window seat with stacks of books and sweet critters. Let's get started!
I scored the smooth white background panel every 1/2" using a Scor Pal. Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock was trimmed to 1 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered along the bottom edge of the background and then another thinner strip was trimmed and adhered with foam adhesive.
Images from the Book Worm Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies before being adhered to the scene with foam adhesive. Glossy Accents was placed on the critters with glasses and allowed to dry.
Watch the creation of this book worm scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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The flamingos from the One Cool Pineapple Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating Flamingo Die. The flamingos were adhered to the card and finished with Glossy Accents on their beaks.
Summer Gold Sequin Mix from the kit were scattered among the sky on the design to finish the card.
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Watch the creation of this layered stencil scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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The elements from the I Scream, You Scream dies were die cut from Ballet Slippers, Chili Pepper, Cilantro, Vanilla Malt, Paper Bag, Chocolate Bar, Ground Coffee, and Black Licorice cardstock. The pieces were inked with Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso, Fired Brick, and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks. I assembled the frozen treats and adhered them with foam adhesive squares to the card base.
A banner was die cut from vellum using a Extra Sentiment Banners Die and stamped with a phrase from the Sweetest Flavor Stamp Set. using embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before being adhered to the design as shown.
The rest of the sentiment was stamped on the inside of the card with black ink to finish the card.
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