Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | IN MY HEART

Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the brand new In My Heart Stamp Set and coordinating In My Heart Creative Cuts dies. This set is not only absolutely adorable but it was inspired by the amazing folks at OWH (Operation Write Home). You'll want to be sure to come back next Monday, June 23rd for a very special blog hop! (wink, wink!)

Mama Elephant will be donating 20% of retail profits from our In My Heart Stamp Set sales to Operation Write Home from June 15th to July 31st. I encourage you to read more about Operation Write Home and how you can help.

I've used these sweet little cuties several times for my projects this month. I can't get enough of them!

To create the dreamy watercolored background for my card, I first die cut some Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper using the brand spankin' new Starburst Cover Creative Cuts Die. I trimmed the watercolor paper down to approximately 4" square.

Using some Peerless Watercolors (Daffodil Yellow, Forget-Me-Not Blue and Mauve) and my favorite Claudine Hellmuth paintbrushes and some water I painted on color and set the background aside to air dry.

I die cut a couple of borders from the Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper using the Landscape Trio dies and painted on some color, again using the Peerless Watercolors (Grass Green) and set those aside to air dry as well while I worked on the rest of my card.

*I didn't apply the color over the entire surface of the background or "grass" as I wanted a more "messy" or "unfinished" type of look.

I stamped the sweet little girl from the In My Heart Stamp Set on Neenah Solar White Cardstock and colored her in with Copic Markers (the colors I used are individually linked below in the supplies list). I used my favorite Sakura Black Glaze Pen to add detail to her eyes and the buttons on her dress. I used the coordinating In My Heart Creative Cuts die to cut her out.

I stamped the shooting star image from the In My Heart Stamp Set on the background and also on some Neenah Solar White Cardstock. For the latter, I colored in the stamped star with Copics and die cut it with the coordinating In My Heart Creative Cuts die before gluing it in place on the background.

To assemble my card I adhered the "grass" die cuts to the bottom of the Starburst Cover background and placed the die cut girl "standing" in the "grass". I layered a piece of vellum behind the background piece and used my favorite foam adhesive to pop up the background on the SSS Doll Pink Cardstock card base (the card base is 4.25" square).

To finish my card I used a bunch of die cut stars I had on hand created from the Confetti Creative Cuts die (I keep all my extra confetti pieces in these: Craft Mates Lockable Double Organizer 9.25" X 4.25" X 1.25" 14 Compartments . It makes is so, so easy to just grab some confetti when I need it instead of having to make new confetti whenever I need it for a project!

* I keep my Craft Mates Lockables with small embellishments (including the die cut paper confetti in these binders: Craft Mates Lockables Ultrasuede Large Organizer Case, Purple . I have shared these in the past on my craft room blog posts but I'm working on new updated videos showcasing my studio and I will be dedicating an entire post to embellishment storage... soon! ;)

(Click SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, MFT = to purchase from My Favorite Things, SB.COM = to purchase from scrapbook.com)

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp IN MY HEART Set ME1406-073 Mama Elephant IN MY HEART Creative Cuts Steel Dies MEL-032 Peerless Water Color, Small Bonus Pack, Set of 40 Peerless Bonus Pak Small 2x2 Labeled PBP Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Brush Ranger My Favorite Things BLACK LICORICE Hybrid Ink Pad MFT Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black @ellen Memento Tuxedo Black E000 Pale Fruit Pink E000 Pale Fruit Pink E00 Skin White E00 Skin White E11 Bareley Beige E11 Bareley Beige R20 Blush R20 Blush COPIC Sketch Marker E40, Brick White Copic Sketch Marker E40 BRICK WHITE COPIC Sketch Marker E42, Sand White Copic Sketch Marker E42 SAND WHITE Beige Cream COPIC Sketch Marker E44, Clay Copic Sketch Marker E44 CLAY Dark Gray COPIC Sketch Marker E47, Dark Brown Copic Sketch MARKER e47 DARK BROWN COPIC Sketch Marker RV63, Begonia Copic Sketch Marker RV63 BEGONIA Pink Red Copic Sketch Marker RV55 HOLLYHOCK Magenta Pink Red Violet COPIC Sketch Marker RV55, Hollyhock COPIC Sketch Marker RV66, Raspberry Copic Sketch Marker RV66 RASPBERRY Red Violet Pink COPIC Sketch Marker W6, Warm Gray No. 6 W6 Warm Gray Copic Sketch Marker W8 WARM GRAY NO.8 Dark Blend Blending COPIC Sketch Marker W8, Warm Gray No. 8 Sakura Glaze Pen, Black Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker Neenah Solar White Cardstock Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock Bazzill 21 LB VELLUM 8.5" x 11" White 25 Sheets @simon Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DOLL PINK DP17 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SUNSHINE SS9 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN APPLE GA6 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# AUDREY BLUE AB19 Sizzix Big Shot Cutting and Embossing Die-Cut Machine Sizzix Big Shot Machine, Powder Blue & Teal @ellen Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal @simon Mama Elephant STARBURST COVER Creative Cut Steel Die MEL-031 Mama Elephant CONFETTI Creative Cuts Steel Dies Mama Elephant Creative Cuts, Landscape Trio Mama Elephant Creative Cuts, Landscape Trio 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent 3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape 3M Scotch ROLL PINK MASKING TAPE Post-It Adhesive

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Mama Elephant Clear Stamp IN MY HEART Set ME1406-073 Mama Elephant IN MY HEART Creative Cuts Steel Dies MEL-032 Mama Elephant Clear Stamp BLOOMSIES ME1406-071 Mama Elephant BLOOMSIES Creative Cut Steel Dies MEL-033 Mama Elephant Clear Stamp BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS Set ME1406-072 Mama Elephant Clear Stamp MY SUNSHINE Set ME1406-074 Mama Elephant STARBURST COVER Creative Cut Steel Die MEL-031 Mama Elephant Clear Stamp SUNNY SKIES Set Mama Elephant Clear Stamps, Sunny Skies Mama Elephant SUNNY SKIES Creative Cuts Steel Dies MEL-022

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• Set of 3 watercolored florals cards feat. Bountiful Blessings Stamp Set (video)