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March 23, 2019

Spellbinders | Happy Collection by Sharyn Sowell

Hello friends! Today I have a trio of three Glimmer Hot Foil cards featuring brand new Glimmer Plates from the Sharyn Sowell Happy Collection. In addition to the incredible Baby’s Garden, Vine, and Birds Forever Glimmer plates I’m also showcasing two brand new foil colors in Aura and Prism. These gorgeous foils really show off some incredible effects and are gorgeous. Fun Stampers Journey cardstocks, stamps, and embossing folders round out my designs today. Let’s get started!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these elegant glimmer hot foil cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

The Baby’s Garden and Vine Glimmer Plates were hot foiled onto Fun Stampers Journey Cool Pool Cardstock with Prism Glimmer Foil. The Birds Forever Glimmer Plates was hot foiled onto Fun Stampers Cool Pool Cardstock with Aura Glimmer Foil. Each background was trimmed down into varying width strips, all 5.5” tall.

On the Baby’s Garden foiled background, sentiments from the Text Happy Stamp Set and Must Have Sentiments Stamp Set were stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

On the Birds Forever foiled background, a sentiment from the Text Happy Stamp Set was stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

On the Vine foiled background, a sentiment from the Inside & Out Stamp Set was stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

A Nestabilities Fancy Edged Rectangle die was used to die cut Pineapple Smoothie Cardstock. The rectangle was cut in half and tucked under each background strip to show just a tiny, tiny scallop down each side.

Embossed backgrounds were created by embossing Banana Cream Cardstock with either the Love Stripes or Beach Towel embossing folder. Each foiled strip was adhered over an embossed background with foam adhesive.

The foiled designs were finished with layered flower sequins, diamonds, and acrylic heart accents.

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project(s). Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Baby's Garden Glimmer Hot Foil Plate... [ SPL ]	Birds Forever Glimmer Hot Foil Plate... [ SPL ]	Vine Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Happy by... [ SPL ]
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Aura [ SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Prism [ SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil System - Spellbinders [ SPL \| SSS ]
Nestabilities Fancy Edged Rectangles... [ SPL ]	Beach Towel Embossing Folder [ SPL ]	Love Stripes Embossing Folder [ SPL ]
Inside & Out Stamp Set [ SPL ]	Text Happy Stamp Set [ SPL ]	Must Have Sentiments Stamp Set [ SPL ]
Banana Cream 8.5x11 Cardstock [ SPL ]	Pineapple Smoothie 8.5 x 11 Cardstock [ SPL ]	Cool Pool 8.5x11 Cardstock [ SPL ]
Lawn Fawn EMBOSSING INK PAD LF1811 [ SSS \| ELH ]	PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder -... [ HA \| SSS \| ELH ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator... [ SSS \| ELH ]
White Vellum \| Flower Sequins – Honey... [ HNB ]	Glass Bell \| Small Cupped Flower... [ HNB ]	Crystal Clear \| Acrylic Hearts Mix –... [ HNB ]
Tiny Diamonds \| 2mm Crystal AB –... [ HNB ]	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun... [ SSS \| ELH ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]

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Crafty Sales & Savings (March 23, 2019)

Happy weekend! I'm popping in here today with some incredible sales and savings! If you're looking to fill in your Copic Marker collection or pick up some refills (which is what I'm doing!) NOW is the time! Save 25% off Copic branded products with code HUE247. There is also a great sale at Altenew on Build-A-Flower products HERE and you can save 25% on art supply products in the art supply category at Ellen Hutson HERE.

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March 21, 2019

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | Cupcake Wishes

I'm continuing on my rainbow kick today with this faux watercolor grid stencil background card featuring the brand new Mama Elephant Cupcake Wishes images! I'm not a very proficient watercolor artist so anytime I can create a "faux" watercolor look I am all for it! The Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil and Lawn Fawn dye inks were used to create this fun background. The smallest Life Changing Blending Brushes worked great to apply the ink through the stencil for my background.

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this faux watercolor stenciled grid background card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

The Sweet Feline background Creative Cuts was die cut from smooth white cardstock. The scallop borders were masked off with post it tape and the Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil was adhered over the top.

From left to right, the following Lawn Fawn Dye Inks were applied through the Grid Stencil with the smallest round Life Changing blending brushes:

Purples: Fresh Lavender, Juice Box

Pinks/Reds: Ballet Slippers, Plastic Flamingo, Lobster

Oranges: Peach Fuzz, Carrot

Yellows: Butter, Sunflower

Greens: Minty Fresh, Celery Stick, Jalapeno

Blues: Mermaid, Moonstone, Forget-Me-Not

The cupcake wrappers from the Cupcake Wishes Stamp Set were stamped with Lawn Fawn Sunflower, Ballet Slippers, and Minty Fresh Inks. Polychromos colored pencils were used to add shading over the top of the dye inked images.

The rest of the Cupcake Wishes images for the card were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, cut out, and adhered to the design with foam adhesive. The bit of dimension helps the images stand out from the busy background. The cupcake stick was stamped and embossed with a greeting from the Cupcake Wishes Stamp set using clear embossing ink and white embossing powder.

A sentiment from the Birthday Messages Stamp Set was stamped with black ink on smooth white cardstock and cut with a Sweet Feline sentiment strip. The phrase was adhered with foam adhesive.

Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were applied to the top of the cupcakes for a "sugared" effect to complete the design.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	CUPCAKE WISHES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Cupcake Wishes - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Simon Says Stamp Stencil GRID... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn BALLET SLIPPERS Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn PLASTIC FLAMINGO Premium... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn LOBSTER Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn PEACH FUZZ Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn CARROT Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn BUTTER Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn SUNFLOWER Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn MINTY FRESH Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn CELERY STICK Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn JALAPENO Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn Ink Pad, Minty Fresh [ ELH ]	Lawn Fawn MERMAID Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn MOONSTONE Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn FORGET ME NOT Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn FRESH LAVENDER Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn JUICE BOX Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Picket Fence Studios LIFE CHANGING... [ SSS \| ELH ]	AF345 Intense Black - Hero Arts [ HA \| SSS \| ELH ]
Amazon.com : Faber Castell... [ AMZUS \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn EMBOSSING INK PAD LF1811 [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS \| ELH ]
Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tonic WHITE BLIZZARD Nuvo Glitter... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]	ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Shop the March Mama Elephant release products by clicking the links below. Add on products are also available at Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson. Affiliate links used:

BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH \| SSS ]	CUPCAKE WISHES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Cupcake Wishes - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	THE BIRTHDAY BASH \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	The Birthday Bash - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	WISH UPON A STAR \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Wish Upon A Star - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Big Happy Birthday - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Big Thank You So Much - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Sentiment Strips - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]

March 20, 2019

Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Easter Kit | Tunnel Card

Hello friends! So excited about the Limited Edition Easter Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp!

Please note that while many components of this kit are available to purchase separately this kit is loaded with goodies valued at over $87 (much more than the cost of the kit)! This limited edition kit is not part of Simon Says Stamp's monthly subscription and must be purchased separately. If you love it, HOP on it!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this Easter tunnel card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

A tunnel card was created from the Sea Glass Cardstock in the kit. Adorable images from the Eggstra Sweet Easter Stamp Set were used for the front and inside of the card. Doodlebug Jellies were used as additional embellishment.

For the tunnel card, the 8 1/2" x 11" piece of Sea Glass Cardstock was trimmed in half, leaving 2 - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" pieces.

One of the panel was scored in half and then 1/2" was trimmed off one side of the card base.

The other panel was scored at 1/2", 4 1/4", and 4 3/4".

An additional piece of Sea Glass Cardstock from my stash was trimmed a scant 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (slightly smaller to fit within the score lines of the other panel). The panel was scored 1/4" from each long edge.

From the panel scored three times, the largest Nested Eggs Die was die cut from the panel. From the scant 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel, the next smallest Nested Eggs Die was die cut to create the "tunnel".

A piece of smooth white cardsotck was stamped with a bunny and bird image from the Eggstra Sweet Easter Stamp Set using Intense Black Ink. The image and background were colored in with Copic Markers.

The stamped and colored panel was secured to the back of the tunnel card interactive base.

The scant 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece was adhered to the panel scored three times.

The tunnel pieces were adhered to the card base and then the rest of the tunnel was secured. *Please be sure to see the video tutorial above for step-by-step instructions on assembly.

Additional images from the Eggstra Sweet Easter Stamp Set were stamped, colored, and fussy cut. The images were secured to the tunnel inside the card as shown. Glossy Accents were added to the eggs and then set aside to dry.

For the front of the card, another Eggstra Sweet Easter image was stamped on smooth white cardstock and colored in with Copic Markers.

A sentiment was stamped in black ink above the image.

A Basic Rectangle and Nested Eggs die were used to die cut a frame from Sea Glass Cardstock and layered over the image.

The rest of the greeting was stamped on the Green Apple Cardstock with clear embossing ink, heat embossed with white embossing powder, and trimmed into a thin strip before being adhered to the card.

Doodlebug Jellies from the kit were added to the front and inside of the card to complete the design.

S U P P L I E S

Limited Edition Simon Says Stamp Card... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps EGGSTRA SWEET... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp NESTED EGG Wafer Die... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp BASIC RECTANGLES... [ SSS ]	Doodlebug JELLIES Shape Sprinkles... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA... [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes WHITE... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn MERMAID Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK AF345 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn EMBOSSING INK PAD LF1811 [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2... [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS ]
ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn 0.125 INCH DOUBLE SIDED... [ SSS ]	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun... [ SSS ]

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | Wish Upon A Star

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a soft and sweet scene card with the Mama Elephant Wish Upon A Star stamp set. The Cloudy Day Cover is the perfect background for these cuties!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this wish upon a star scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

The background was created with the Cloudy Day Cover. The edges from the stitching line to the border were masked off with post it tape and the center of the panel was inked with Lawn Fawn Moonstone and Forget-Me-Not inks using the Life Changing blending brushes.

A sentiment from the Wish Upon A Star Stamp Set was stamped along the bottom edge of the design with Forget-Me-Not ink. Solid star images from the set were stamped with both Forget-Me-Not and Moonstone inks for a tone-on-tone look.

Images from the Wish Upon A Star Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Intense Black Ink and colored in with Copic Markers. The cut images were adhered to the background with either liquid or foam adhesive.

Glossy Accents was applied to the moon and yellow colored stars and Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were added to the edges of the clouds and the wings to finish the design.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	WISH UPON A STAR \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Wish Upon A Star - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Cloudy Day Cover - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn MOONSTONE Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn FORGET ME NOT Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]
AF345 Intense Black - Hero Arts [ HA \| SSS \| ELH ]	Tonic WHITE BLIZZARD Nuvo Glitter... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Picket Fence Studios LIFE CHANGING... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]
ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]	COPIC Sketch Marker R00, Pinkish White [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Sketch Marker Y21, Buttercup... [ ELH \| SSS ]
COPIC Sketch Marker Y23, Yellowish Beige [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Sketch Marker Y38, Honey [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Sketch Marker Y35, Maize [ ELH \| SSS ]
COPIC Sketch Marker B14, Light Blue [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Sketch Marker B16, Cyanine Blue [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Various Ink Refill B32, Pale Blue [ ELH \| SSS ]
COPIC Sketch Marker B34, Manganese Blue [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Sketch Marker BV000, Iridescent... [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Various Ink Refill BV00, Mauve... [ ELH \| SSS ]
COPIC Sketch Marker W00, Warm Gray... [ ELH \| SSS ]	COPIC Sketch Marker W1, Warm Gray No. 1 [ ELH ]	Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY No. 1 [ SSS ]
COPIC Sketch Marker W5, Warm Gray No. 5 [ ELH \| SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Shop the March Mama Elephant release products by clicking the links below. Add on products are also available at Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson. Affiliate links used:

BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH \| SSS ]	CUPCAKE WISHES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Cupcake Wishes - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	THE BIRTHDAY BASH \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	The Birthday Bash - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	WISH UPON A STAR \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Wish Upon A Star - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Big Happy Birthday - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Big Thank You So Much - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Sentiment Strips - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]

Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit | Adding Shading over Images with Polychromos

Hello! I hope you're all having a fantastic day! Today I have two cards created with the April 2019 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit!

You can pick up the April 2019 card kit HERE for just $34.99 + shipping. Or if you’d like to receive this kit and future kits for only $29.99 + shipping per month, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE. When you subscribe you will receive kits delivered to your door automatically.

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these cards featuring the April 2019 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

I thought it would be fun to create entirely stamped card front panels with the Hello Darling 6"x8" stamp set included in the April Kit. While I had the stamps in my MISTI and the supplies and inks all out I went ahead and stamped two card backgrounds at once, just switching out the sentiments. You could even create more and make an entire set of thank you or gift cards! After all the stamping was done I added detail and dimension to the stamped areas with Polychromos colored pencils!

I started the backgrounds by stamping the sentiments from the Hello Darling Stamp Set on Ivory Cardstock and then added the lines above and below the sentiments, then the flower pots, stems, flowers, and finally the hearts. Below is a list of the Simon Says Stamp ink colors I used for each part of the design:

Sentiments were stamped in Black.
Line Borders were stamped in Seafoam.
Larger Flower Pot was stamped in Winter Sky.
Small Flower Post was stamped in Caribbean Blue.
Stems and Leaves were stamped in Catkin.
Pink Flowers were stamped with Twirling Tutu, Rosie Cheeks, and Hollyhock.
Yellow Flower was stamped with Duckling.
Orange Flower was stamped with Sunkist.
Hearts were stamped with Rose Apple.

Polychromos colored pencils in similar shades were used to add detailing to the stamped images. In some cases Gamsol and a stump pencil were used to soften the shading (the flower pots and hearts).

The backgrounds were die cut with a Basics Rectangles die to perfectly center the panel. A larger A2 background (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") was die cut from patterned papers in the kit using another Basics Rectangles die. The stamped panel was secured to the gingham panel and then adhered to a white top fold card base to complete the design.

With the exception of the inks, colored pencils, and dies everything for these cards came from the April Kit! I used the Hello Darling Stamp Set, Simple Stories Spring Farmhouse patterned papers, Ivory Cardstock, Metallic Sea Envelope, and Metallic Ivory Envelope. Thank you so much for joining me today!

S U P P L I E S

Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of The... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps HELLO DARLING... [ SSS ]	Simple Stories SPRING FARMHOUSE 6 x 8... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes METALLIC... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes METALLIC... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp BASIC RECTANGLES... [ SSS ]
Faber-Castell POLYCHROMOS COLORED... [ SSS ]	Inky Antics GAMSOL KIT Coloring... [ SSS ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS ]

March 19, 2019

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | Birthday Messages

Happy Tuesday, friends! Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the brand new Birthday Messages Stamp Set. These greetings are perfect for all your birthday card making needs!

Want to see more examples of how I've used these sentiments? Be sure to check out THIS Birthday Bash no-line coloring card and video and THIS rainbow stenciled background die cut scene card.

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this rainbow stamped sentiment strips birthday card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

The background for my card was created with the Cloudy Day Cover Creative Cuts die. Each section of the background was masked with post it tape and inked with Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks. The outer border from the stitching line to the edge was masked and left white for an instant frame.

Critters from the Little Chickie Agenda, Little Monkey Agenda, Little Bear Agenda, Little Cat Agenda, Little Bunny Agenda, and Little Dog Agenda were stamped on Neenah Smooth White Cardstock with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored in with Copic Markers.

Sentiments from the Birthday Messages Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Plastic Flamingo, Carrot, Sunflower, Cilantro, Minty Fresh, and Forget-Me-Not inks. The Sweet Feline Creative Cuts or Sentiment Strips were used to cut the phrases into perfect strips.

Stars from The Birthday Bash Stamp Set were stamped over the background with the same colors of Lawn Fawn Ink for a tone-on-tone pattern.

The images and strips were adhered to the background with foam adhesive.

Iridescent star confetti was glued throughout the background to complete the design.

S U P P L I E S

BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sentiment Strips - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
THE BIRTHDAY BASH \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	LITTLE BEAR AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Little Bear Agenda - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
LITTLE CHICKIE AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Little Chickie Agenda - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	LITTLE MONKEY AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Little Monkey Agenda - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	LITTLE BUNNY AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Little Bunny Agenda - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
LITTLE CAT AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Little Cat Agenda - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	LITTLE DOG AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Little Dog Agenda - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Cloudy Day Cover - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn PLASTIC FLAMINGO Premium... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn CARROT Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn SUNFLOWER Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn CILANTRO Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn MINTY FRESH Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn FORGET ME NOT Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2... [ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE OPAQUE GLAZE GEL PENS 2... [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Pretty Pink Posh IRIDESCENT MINI STAR... [ SSS ]
Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS \| ELH ]	3M Scotch ROLL WHITE MASKING TAPE... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]	ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Shop the March Mama Elephant release products by clicking the links below. Add on products are also available at Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson. Affiliate links used:

BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH \| SSS ]	CUPCAKE WISHES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Cupcake Wishes - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	THE BIRTHDAY BASH \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	The Birthday Bash - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	WISH UPON A STAR \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Wish Upon A Star - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Big Happy Birthday - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Big Thank You So Much - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Sentiment Strips - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]

March 18, 2019

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | The Birthday Bash

Happy Monday! Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the brand new The Birthday Bash Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I've created a rainbow no-line coloring border with the awesome new large border image from the set. I combined an image from the previously released Little Chickie Agenda Stamp Set into the design holding onto a bunch of star balloons. I love the way the no-line coloring looks with this border image, don't you?!!!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this no-line rainbow coloring birthday card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

The Sweet Feline background die was die cut from smooth white cardstock and inked with Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Inks before being stenciled with Mustard Seed Distress Ink and the MFT Ray of Light Stencil over the top for a subtle tone-on-tone pattern.

The border image and star balloons from The Birthday Bash Stamp Set and a chick from the Little Chickie Agenda Stamp Set was stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Fadeout Ink and colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I colored the gift packages in rainbow order going from pinks and reds to yellows/oranges, greens, aqua/mints, blues, and finally purple. I love rainbow anything! ;)

The images were die cut with the coordinating The Birthday Bash and Little Chickie Agenda Dies. The border was adhered along the bottom edge of the background. Stars from The Birthday Bash Stamp Set were stamped over the background rays with Lawn Fawn Sunflower ink.

A sentiment from the Birthday Messages Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Fish Tank Ink and die cut with a sentiment strip from the Sweet Feline die collection. The sentiment was adhered over the background with a foam adhesive strip. The chickie and balloons were also adhered with foam adhesive.

The background panel was adhered to a white side fold card base to complete the design.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	THE BIRTHDAY BASH \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	The Birthday Bash - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	LITTLE CHICKIE AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Little Chickie Agenda - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn SUNFLOWER Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn FISH TANK Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Inkon3 FADEOUT NO LINE COLORING... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2... [ SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS \| ELH ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS \| ELH ]

S H O P P I N G

Shop the March Mama Elephant release products by clicking the links below. Add on products are also available at Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson. Affiliate links used:

BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	CUPCAKE WISHES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS ]
Cupcake Wishes - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	THE BIRTHDAY BASH \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS ]
The Birthday Bash - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	WISH UPON A STAR \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS ]
Wish Upon A Star - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS ]	Big Happy Birthday - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS ]	Big Thank You So Much - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS ]
Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS ]	Sentiment Strips - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS ]

March 17, 2019

Crafty Sales | St. Patrick's Day SALES

Hello friends! Some of our favorite crafty retailers are offering some awesome deals for St. Patty's Day! Get all the details below.

Always be sure to check the individual websites for the fine print. Every effort has been made for accurate details but sometimes things get missed. Please email me if you see any mistakes. Happy Shopping!

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Honey Bee Stamps:

Starting SUNDAY MARCH 17th, until supplies run out, we are offering a FREE 3x4 Stamp Set with any purchase of $75 or more! (PLUS - you'll get free shipping on domestic orders of $75 or more)
Stamp will automatically be added to qualifying orders, while supplies last! Offer begins Sunday, March 17th and will run until we are out of our free stamp sets.

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My Favorite Things:

Today only, save 17% sitewide.
Use code LUCKY at checkout to apply your discount.
Not valid on previous purchases. Excludes new.

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Ellen Hutson:

Save 20% on ink March 15-17
Use code: WELOVEINK19

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Spellbinders:

Spellbinders is having a Warehouse Sale through 3/21/19 and includes $1, $2, $3, $5, & $10 Deals.
Click HERE to shop!

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March 15, 2019

Mama Elephant March Stampede Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY

Welcome to the Mama Elephant March Stampede Blog Hop!

This month's release is all about birthday-themed stamps and dies. I'm sharing a rainbow stenciled background card today featuring the brand new Sweet Feline Creative Cuts Dies, Sentiment Strips Creative Cuts Dies, Big Happy Birthday Creative Cuts Die, and Birthday Messages Stamp Set. I also used the previously released Inside Pop Bunny and Cat dies to build a body for the cat!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this rainbow stenciled background big happy birthday messages card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

I die cut the background panel from smooth white cardstock using a Sweet Feline Creative Cuts die. The scalloped edges of the panel were masked off and then the middle of the panel was stenciled with a rainbow of Distress Inks using the MFT Drifts and Hills Stencil.

The Big Happy Birthday Creative Cuts Die was die cut from smooth white cardstock three times and glued one on top of another for a more substantial sentiment.

The Sweet Feline head was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Smoke Cardstock, Hero Hues Peony Cardstock, and Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Cardstock. The body, paws, and tail for the cat were die cut from Simon Says Stamp Smoke Cardstock using the Inside Pop Bunny and Cat Creative Cuts dies.

The cat was assembled to appear to be hanging over the edge of the "Happy Birthday" die cut greeting and then adhered to the card background as shown. Detail was added to the eyes with a white gel pen and Glossy Accents was used to finish the eyes and nose.

Sentiments from the Birthday Messages Stamp Set were stamped on Simon Says Stamp Lavender and Hero Hues Paradise cardstocks using clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The phrases were die cut with a Sweet Feline strip die and a Sentiment Strips die before being adhered with foam adhesive.

The "Happy Birthday" greeting was finished with a rainbow of Nuvo Crystal Drops.

The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base to complete the design.

S U P P L I E S

Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS ]	Big Happy Birthday - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS ]	Sentiment Strips - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS ]
Inside Pop - Bunny and Cat - Creative... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS ]	My Favorite Things DRIFTS AND HILLS... [ SSS \| ELH \| MFT ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tonic CARNATION PINK GLOSS Nuvo... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tonic RIPENED PUMPKIN GLOSS Nuvo... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tonic DANDELION YELLOW GLOSS Nuvo... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Apple Green... [ ELH \| SSS ]
Tonic CARIBBEAN OCEAN GLOSS Nuvo... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tonic SWEET LILAC GLOSS Nuvo Crystal... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn EMBOSSING INK PAD LF1811 [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS \| ELH ]	Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]	ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE Adhesive... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Hero Arts Embossing Gun (Wagner) [ ELH \| SSS ]	Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed... [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Shop the March Mama Elephant release products by clicking the links below. Add on products are also available at Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson. Affiliate links used:

BIRTHDAY MESSAGES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH \| SSS ]	CUPCAKE WISHES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Cupcake Wishes - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	THE BIRTHDAY BASH \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	The Birthday Bash - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	WISH UPON A STAR \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Wish Upon A Star - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Big Happy Birthday - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Big Thank You So Much - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Sweet Feline - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Sentiment Strips - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]

G I V E A W A Y

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!

Congratulations to this month's Stampede Winners!