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February 18, 2019

Mama Elephant | Wiper Surprise Tutorial (Little Chickie Agenda & Flying With Friends)

Happy Monday friends! Today I'm sharing a couple of cards featuring the Mama Elephant Wiper Surprise Dies, sharing how to put these together for awesome pop up interactive card designs. I'm also showcasing the brand new Little Chickie Agenda stamps and dies paired with many previously released Mama Elephant stamps and dies. These Wiper Surprise cards are so fun to make and are a great way to create an interactive pop up card!

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

To watch the creation of these interactive wiper surprise cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

For my first card share today, I have a birthday-themed design featuring the brand new Little Chickie Agenda stamps and dies. I also used the Celebration Balloons stamps and dies for the "party" balloons, sentiments from the Birthday Wishes Stamp Set and Occasional Labels Stamp Set, and a border die cut using the Landscape Trio Dies.

Two panels were die cut using the Wiper Surprise Dies. From one panel a "grass" border was die cut with the Landscape Trio Die.

The background panel was inked with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink and the MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil. The grass border was inked with the MFT Drifts and Hills Stencil and Mowed Lawn Distress Ink. The grass border was spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and blotted dry.

Greetings from the Birthday Wishes Stamp Set and Occasional Labels Stamp Set were stamped with Jalapeno Ink.

The chicks from Little Chickie Agenda and balloons from Celebration Balloons were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the Little Chickie Agenda Dies and Celebration Balloons Dies. The images were adhered to the scene as shown. Glossy Accents was used to add a glossy finish to the beaks of the chicks and balloons.

For the elephant card, two panels were die cut using the Wiper Surprise Dies. From one panel a cloud border was die cut with a Landscape Trio Die. The background and border were inked with Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink.

A greeting from the Friendship Sentiments Stamp Set was stamped on the cloud border with Minty Fresh Dye Ink.

Elephant and mice images from the Fly With Me and Flying With Friends stamp sets were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versamark Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and die cut with the Fly With Me Dies and Flying With Friends Dies.

The images were adhered to the scene and wiper pop up as shown.

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!

Wiper Surprise - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant LANDSCAPE TRIO Creative... [ SSS \| ELH ]	FRIENDSHIP SENTIMENTS \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
FLY WITH ME \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Fly With Me - Creative Cuts \| Mama... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]
FLYING WITH FRIENDS \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Flying with Friends - Creative Cuts \|... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]
LITTLE CHICKIE AGENDA \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS ]	Little Chickie Agenda - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS ]	CELEBRATION BALLOONS \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
Celebration Balloons - Creative Cuts... [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	BIRTHDAY WISHES \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	OCCASIONAL LABELS \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]
My Favorite Things MINI CLOUD EDGES... [ SSS \| ELH \| MFT ]	My Favorite Things DRIFTS AND HILLS... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn PLASTIC FLAMINGO Premium... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn JALAPENO Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn MINTY FRESH Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]
AF345 Intense Black - Hero Arts [ HA \| SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED... [ 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 ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes MINT ssse04 [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes SURF BLUE... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS \| ELH ]
Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]	ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE... [ SSS \| ELH ]	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS \| ELH ]

February 15, 2019

Mama Elephant February Stampede | Birdie Wreath

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!

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

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

To watch the creation of this birdie wreath with gatefold x fence from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

Today I'm sharing a card combining the brand new Birdie Wreath Stamps and Dies with the Gatefold Fence Die for a sympathy card. The images and dies could be used for any holiday or occasion, which I absolutely love! The Birdie Wreath Stamp Set even has holly & berries and a darling stocking cap perfect for adorable winter/Christmas themed card designs!

The background for my design was created by inking smooth white cardstock with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink and the MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil. Grassy Trio Borders were die cut from Hero Arts Kiwi Cardstock and then the edges were inked with Mowed Lawn Distress ink. The Gatefold Fence was die cut from Lawn Fawn Woodgrain Neutrals Cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

The larger Grassy Trio border was placed on the stenciled cloud background and then the two Gatefold Fence pieces were wrapped around the panel and secured. These could be used for an interactive element, too. I used them as a design/decorative element but they would be so cool used to open up and reveal a surprise behind the gate!

A sentiment from the Sending Hugs Stamp Set was stamped on the other border using clear embossing ink and heat set with white embossing powder before being adhered to the design with foam adhesive.

The wreath, flowers, and birds from the Birdie Wreath Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies before being adhered to the scene card as shown.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps BIRDIE... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant BIRDIE WREATH Creative... [ SSS ]
Mama Elephant GATEFOLD X FENCE... [ SSS ]	SENDING HUGS \| Mama Elephant [ MML \| SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant GRASSY TRIO Creative... [ SSS \| ELH ]
My Favorite Things MINI CLOUD EDGES... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED... [ 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 ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS \| ELH ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WOODGRAIN Neutrals 8.5 x 11... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun... [ SSS \| ELH ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator... [ 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!

K E E P H O P P I N G

February 12, 2019

Valentine's Bear Hugs Felt Ornaments

Today's gift tags are inspired by THESE Bear Hugs Ornaments I made during the holiday season. I love the Essentials By Ellen Bear Hugs bear so much that I'm finding ways to make felt ornaments year round just by changing up the accessories, colors, and what the bear is holding! Just like the holiday felt plush ornaments I added perfectly matching gift tags with the coordinating All Inside Stamp Set. Simply remove the paper tag and the recipient is left with an adorable plush ornament decoration! I pulled out all the stops with these: they are stuffed with polyester fiberfill, I sewed on sequins/beads, additional felt pieces were added and I even made heart-shaped paper tags that can be removed after the gift has been given so that the bear can be an ornament or decoration.

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

To watch the creation of these valentines bear hugs felt plush gift tags from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

Each felt bear was created using the following:

Cut two of the Bear Hugs bear shape using Marshmallow, Heather White, or Heather Gray felt.
Cut arms with the Bear Hugs dies using matching felt.
Cut nose with the Bear Hugs dies using black felt.
Cut hearts with the Candy Hearts dies using Red Hot, Cherry Blossom, and Pink Sherbert felt. (use the little mini hearts for cheeks and backside of the bears)
Cut hair bows with the Put A Bow On It dies using Red Hot, Cherry Blossom, and Pink Sherbert felt.
Cut hearts for backside with the Tiny Gift Box Raccoon and Fox Add On dies.

The Bear Hugs nose and Candy Hearts cheeks were hot glued to the front of each bear.

Eyes were created with french knots and a mouth was backstitched with black embroidery floss. The mouth was also stitched with black embroidery floss.

The Candy Hearts were stitched together and then hot glued to the front of each bear front.

Sequins and seed beads were stitched to the hearts the bears are holding for extra embellishment.

Hearts from the Tiny Gift Box Raccoon and Fox Add On and Candy Hearts were hot glued to the backside of each bear.

The bears were stitched back to back, twine was sandwiched between the layers, and stuffed with polyester fiberfill.

Bows from the Put A Bow On It were hot glued together and then hot glued to the top of each bear's head.

The arms were stitched at the sides and hot glued over the present and tree to secure them to the front.

For the matching gift tags, the Mama Elephant Scallop Tags Trio were used to die cut a Bristol Smook Cardstock tag for the front and a smoke gray cardstock tag for the back.

The bear from the All Inside Stamp Set was stamped on each white tag, the arms were masked, and a heart was stamped in the arms of each bear. The masks were removed and the images were colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

I used the following color combinations:

Bear: 091 Light Gray, 201 Pink Haze, 999 Blender
Hearts: 022 Carmine Red, 021 Light Carmine, 202 Peach Pink, 200 Sugared Almond Pink, 201 Pink Haze

A black pen was used to add detail to the eyes and nose. A white pen adds highlight to the nose.

On the gray cardstock back of each tag, a sentiment from The Stamp Market Bear Hugs Stamp Set was stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The tags were threaded onto the twine and the twine knotted to secure each paper tag to the felt tag.

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. 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!

Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies,... [ ELH ]	Lawn Fawn CANDY HEARTS Die Cuts LF1827 [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn PUT A BOW ON IT Lawn Cuts... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Lawn Fawn TINY GIFT BOX RACCOON AND... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant SCALLOP TAGS TRIO... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, All... [ ELH ]
Bear Hugs Stamp - The Stamp Market [ THS \| SSS \| ELH ]	100% Wool Felt - Cherry Blossom -... [ TE ]	100% Wool Felt - Pink Sherbert -... [ TE ]
100% Wool Felt - Red Hot - Taylored... [ TE ]	100% Wool Felt - Heather White -... [ TE ]	100% Wool Felt - Heather Gray -... [ TE ]
100% Wool Felt - Marshmallow -... [ TE ]	Lawn Fawn SWEETHEART Single Cord Lawn... [ SSS ]	DMC POPULAR COLORS Embroidery Floss... [ SSS ]
Janlynn Cotton Embroidery Floss Jumbo... [ SSS ]	Iris Embroidery Floss Pack PASTEL... [ SSS ]	Pretty Pink Posh COTTON CANDY Seed... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Pretty Pink Posh ROSE PINK Seed Beads [ SSS \| ELH ]	Pink Carnation \| Small Cupped Flower... [ HNB ]	Glass Bell \| Small Cupped Flower... [ HNB ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Surebonder MINI GLUE GUN High... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts EMBOSS WHITE DETAIL... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2... [ SSS ]	Sakura WHITE OPAQUE GLAZE GEL PENS 2... [ SSS ]
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun... [ SSS \| ELH ]	EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision... [ SSS \| ELH ]

January 31, 2019

Mama Elephant | One Layer Tri-Fold Fly with Me & Friends Card

I love revisiting past designs that I loved to create brand new cards. This card is inspired by last year's Fly With Me Card HERE. I'm combining the Flying With Friends Stamp Set with the Fly With Me Stamp Set. Greetings from the Friendship Sentiments and Color Me Letters stamp sets are the perfect greetings for this thank you friendship card!

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

Watch the creation of this one layer tri-fold card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

This card features very minimal masking. I masked the letter "k" and the foot on one elephant but otherwise, no masking! I stenciled the card first, stamped over the background, then colored and embellished!

The 5 1/2" x 12 card base was stenciled with Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink and the MFT Cloud Stencil. This no-masking technique works best with lighter colors of ink. If you want to go with darker colors, stamp and mask first, then stencil. Because Distress Inks and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers are water based so they work together seamlessly!

I stamped the greetings from the Friendship Sentiments and Color Me Letters stamp sets were stamped first. The letter "k" was masked and then I stamped images from the Fly With Me and Flying With Friends stamp sets to finish building the scene.

The images were colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

The design was finished with a scattering of Pretty Pink Posh Iridescent Star Confetti.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamps FLYING... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp FLY WITH ME [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps FRIENDSHIP... [ SSS ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamps COLOR ME... [ SSS ]	My Favorite Things CLOUD Mix-ables... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp MASKING PAPER Sheets... [ SSS ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS ]	Pretty Pink Posh IRIDESCENT MINI STAR... [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring... [ SSS ]
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS ]	Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed... [ SSS ]	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE... [ SSS ]
ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]

M O R E O N E L A Y E R C A R D S

January 24, 2019

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | Wild Meadow

Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the brand new Wild Meadow Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I paired the awesome leaves border with some adorable critters from Stackable Cuties Stamp Set.

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

Watch the creation of this wild meadow scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

A 4" x 5 1/4" piece of smooth white cardstock was inked with Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Inks. Sentiments from the Stackable Cuties Stamp Set and Sending Hugs Stamp Set were stamped directly on the background with Green Leaf Ink.

Images from the Wild Meadow and Stackable Cuties stamp sets were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and die cut with the Wild Meadow Dies and Stackable Cuties Dies. A bow from Fly With Me was stamped, colored, die cut and added to one of the monkeys. The borders and three of the critters were adhered to the background with foam adhesive. The other two monkeys were adhered directly to the background.

The design was finished with Glossy Accents on the koala's nose and a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Key Lime were applied throughout to finish the card.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps WILD MEADOW [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]	Mama Elephant WILD MEADOW Creative... [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps STACKABLE... [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]	Mama Elephant STACKABLE CUTIES... [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp FLY WITH ME [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]	Mama Elephant FLY WITH ME Creative... [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]	Mama Elephant SENDING HUGS Clear Stamps [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]
Tonic KEY LIME Nuvo Jewel Drops 645N [ SSS \| ELH ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker MID... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2... [ SSS ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Simon Says Stamp White A2 Side Fold... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes METALLIC... [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]
ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]

January 18, 2019

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | Friendship Sentiments

Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the incredible Friendship Sentiments Stamp Set. I love a good sentiment stamp set and this one is phenomenal! You can use these greetings with any images from your stash or pick up some of the new cuties from the January 2019 Release, like these elephants and mice from Flying With Friends for some truly sweet friendship cards!

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

Watch the creation of this in and out friendship sentiment card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

I started by stenciling a cloud background on Neenah Smooth White Cardstock with the MFT Stamps Clouds Stencil and Salty Ocean Distress Ink. I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5 1/4" and then die cut the Offset Rainbow design from the stenciling background, discarding the rainbow rays.

A sentiment from the Friendship Sentiments Stamp Set was stamped along the bottom edge of the panel with Simon Says Stamp Island Blue Ink.

The rainbow rays and cloud from the Offset Rainbow Dies were die cut from smooth white cardstock. The cloud was also die cut once from vellum. The rainbow rays were inked with Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet Distress Inks.

The background panel and rays were adhered to a white top fold card base in an inlay design as shown.

The elephants and mice from the Flying With Friends Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Intense Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and ndie cut with the coordinating Flying With Friends Dies.

The images were adhered to the scene with glue dots or foam adhesive squares. The white cloud was also adhered with foam adhesive squares.

Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were applied to the balloons for a sparkly finish. Candy hearts in Kiss Me were scattered throughout the design for a pop up fun.

The card was finished by stamping an additional sentiment from the Friendship Sentiments Stamp Set inside the card using Simon Says Stamp Island Blue Ink.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamps FRIENDSHIP... [ SSS \| MML ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps FLYING... [ SSS \| MML ]
Mama Elephant FLYING WITH FRIENDS... [ SSS \| MML ]	Mama Elephant OFFSET RAINBOW Creative... [ SSS \| MML ]	My Favorite Things MINI CLOUD EDGES... [ SSS \| MFT ]
Hero Arts Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK AF345 [ SSS \| ELH \| HA ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	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 MOWED... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tonic WHITE BLIZZARD Nuvo Glitter... [ 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 ]	Lawn Fawn VELLUM 8.5 x 11 Translucent... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes ISLAND... [ SSS ]	Sweet & Tart Candy Hearts, Trinity... [ ELH ]	Kiss Me \| Candy Hearts - Honey Bee... [ HNB ]
Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS \| ELH ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS \| ELH ]

January 17, 2019

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight | Flying With Friends

Today the Mama Elephant Design Team is showcasing the new Flying With Friends Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I paired these cute images with the Cloudy Day Cover Creative Cuts Die, Friendship Sentiments Stamp Set, and a greeting bubble from the Stackable Cuties Stamp Set.

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

Watch the creation of this elephant themed friendship card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

The background Cloudy Day Cover Creative Cuts panel was die cut from Bristol Smooth Cardstock and inked with Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks. Water from a Distress Sprayer was spritzed over the background and blotted dry with a paper towel.

A phrase from the Friendship Sentiments Stamp Set was stamped along the bottom of the panel with Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink.

Images from the Flying With Friends Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and die cut with the coordinating Flying With Friends Dies. The images were adhered to the background with glue dots or foam adhesive squares.

A "hello friend" bubble from the Stackable Cuties Stamp Set was stamped on the background with Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks.

The panel scene was layered over a piece of Simon Says Stamp Blue Violet Cardstock and adhered to a white top fold card base.

Honey Bee Stamps Candy Hearts in Be Mine and Jewels in Amethyst and Pansy Purple were scattered throughout the scene to finish the design.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps FLYING... [ SSS \| MML ]	Mama Elephant FLYING WITH FRIENDS... [ SSS \| MML ]
Mama Elephant Clear Stamps FRIENDSHIP... [ SSS \| MML ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps STACKABLE... [ SSS \| MML ]	Mama Elephant CLOUDY DAY COVER... [ SSS \| MML ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ 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 ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLUE... [ SSS ]	Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Simon Says Stamp White A2 TOP Fold... [ SSS ]
Pretty Pink Posh PANSY PURPLE Jewels [ SSS \| ELH ]	Pretty Pink Posh AMETHYST Jewels [ SSS \| ELH ]	Be Mine \| Candy Hearts - Honey Bee... [ HNB ]
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS \| ELH ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE... [ SSS \| ELH ]

January 15, 2019

Mama Elephant January Stampede Blog Hop | Wild Meadow + Giveaway

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!

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

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

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

Today I'm combining a new Wild Meadow floral border image with a Frienship Sentiments greeting for this bright and beautiful floral card!

I started the design by stamping a greeting from the Friendship Sentiments Stamp Set across the center of a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Bristol Smooth Cardstock panel with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. The flower border from the Wild Meadow Stamp Set was stamped above and below the greeting, creating a nice strip that frames up the sentiment.

The floral borders were colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and the background was secured to a white side fold card base.

An additional greeting from the Wild Meadow Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, trimmed with scissors, and popped up over the top flower border with foam adhesive as shown.

Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter was applied to a few of the flowers using Glossy Accents. Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew were scattered throughout to complete the design.

S U P P L I E S

WILD MEADOW \| Mama Elephant [ MML ]	FRIENDSHIP SENTIMENTS \| Mama Elephant [ MML ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ ELH \| SSS ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ ELH ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn PRISMA GLITTER LF1535 [ SSS \| ELH ]	Tonic MORNING DEW Nuvo Crystal Drops... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Simon Says Stamp White A2 Side Fold... [ SSS ]	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]	ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]

G I V E A W A Y

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K E E P H O P P I N G

December 30, 2018

Mama Elephant | Love You Pig Time Cards

Hello! Today I'm sharing a couple of die cut heavy cards featuring the newest add-on to the Mama Elephant Favor Bag Collection, the Favor Bag Piggie! I paired this cutie with my favorite Favor Bag Add On Love heart and arrows dies, a stamped, embossed, and die cut frame, and coordinating sentiments from the Hogs and Kisses Stamp Set! These cards would make great Valentines, love, or anytime cards just by switching up the greetings.

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

Watch the creation of these two piggie-themed love cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

The Favor Bag Piggie Die Collection comes with a couple of different ear and eye options for customizing your piggies! I used the floppy ears and round eyes for one pig and the standing up ears and oval eyes for the other.

I stamped the Simon Says Stamp Diagonal Stripe Background on Lawn Fawn Chili Pepper Cardstock using clear embossing ink and heat embossed the stripes with white embossing powder for the red/white striped frame. A diagonal stripe background is one of my most favorite background stamps for creating amazing striped backgrounds in any color! The frame was die cut using the Mama Elephant Framed Tags Hug It Out. The inside panel for each frame was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Fog Cardstock.

The piggies for both cards were die cut using components from the Favor Bag Piggie Die Set, Snow Deer Die Set, and Love Die Set. The piggies were inked with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink for a bit of added texture. The snout on each pig was die cut three times and stacked one on top of another before being adhered to the face. The "body" of each pig was created from the "face" from the Snow Deer Set.

Sentiments from the Hogs and Kisses Stamp Set were stamped on the Favor Bag Love heart die cut using clear embossing ink and heat set with white embossing powder. The arrow was threaded through the die cut slots in the heart and assembled with specialty gold foil and glitter cardstocks.

Additional sentiments from the Hogs and Kisses Stamp Set were stamped on the inside of each card with black ink.

Red heart accents were added to the center of the bows and under the stamped and embossed sentiments on the hearts. Die cut glittery hearts (using dies from the Mama Elephant Pocket Envelope Set) complete the love-theme on each card front.

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant FAVOR BAG ACCESSORY... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant FAVOR BAG ACCESSORY... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant FAVOR BAG ACCESSORY... [ SSS ]
Mama Elephant POCKET ENVIE Creative... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant FRAMED TAGS HUG IT OUT... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps HOGS AND... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn BALLET SLIPPERS Cardstock... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn GUAVA Cardstock LF1117 [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn CHILI PEPPER Cardstock LF1116 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn VANILLA MALT Cardstock LF1576 [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# FOG... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Cardstock... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock CRIMSON... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock WHITE... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Cardstock GOLD... [ SSS ]	Couture Creations GOLD MATTE A4... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp White A2 TOP Fold... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes COTTON... [ SSS ]	Buttons Galore and More Sparkletz RED... [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn LOBSTER Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WORN... [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS ]	Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Fine Line 05... [ SSS ]
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun... [ SSS ]	Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder... [ SSS ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS ]
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping... [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS ]	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE... [ SSS ]
ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]

December 06, 2018

Handmade Holiday 2018 | Plaid 3D Tote Bags with Polar Bear Pockets + GIVEAWAY

Welcome to Day 3 of my last minute Handmade Holiday 2018 Series!

I'm back with my fifth year of last minute handmade ideas! Five years, you guys. Wow. Thank you so much for your support of this series. I have been overwhelmed and almost considered not doing the series this year but I kept getting emails and comments asking for it so I sat down to make a list of projects I could do and I got really excited. So this series is for you crafting friends. I appreciate each and every one of you and y'all make this possible. Much love to everyone.

The goal of this series is adding handmade touches to gifts for our friends and family. Even with the craziness of the season I like to be able to personalize the gifts under our tree. Over the next couple of weeks I'll be sharing mostly quick (an hour or less) Handmade Holiday ideas for cards, tags and gift wrapping sure to add that handmade touch we all love. Most ideas will include multiples (today I created three gift bags)!

Each Handmade Holiday project blog post will feature a brand new, never before seen project(s) plus an incredible giveaway from a generous sponsor!

PLAID 3D TOTE BAGS WITH POLAR BEAR POCKETS

Each year I share an idea for a mini gift bag. This year I'm all about plaid everything. And cute die cut critters. I decided to pair the two in the red/black/white color combination that I'm using this year. Click the links below to view the previous years gift bags:

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

To watch the creation of these plaid 3D tote bags with polar bear pockets from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

The tote was die cut from Lawn Fawn Chili Pepper Cardstock using the 3D Tote Bag Die. Each bag was stamped with Concord & 9th Plaid Background stamp set using black dye ink. Once dry, the thin stripe was stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The pocket from the 3D Tote Bag Die was die cut from Black Licorice Cardstock and stamped with sentiments from the Retro Christmas Labels Stamp Set using a clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The pocket was adhered to the front of each tote bag.

The polar bear from the Book Buddy Die set was die cut from smooth white, Ballet Slippers Cardstock, and Black Licorice Cardstock. The paws from the Inside Pop Bunny and Cat Die set was die cut from smooth white cardstock. The hat from the Favor Bag Add On Santa/Elf Set was die cut from Lawn Fawn Chili Pepper Cardstock and White Glitter Cardstock and adhered peeking out of the pocket as shown.

Tags from the 3D Tote Bag Die were die cut from smooth white cardstock and stamped with sentiments from the Holiday Messages Stamp Set using Chili Pepper Ink.

Black ribbon was tied around the handles of each bag and the tag was threaded onto the ribbon and tied into a bow.

Eyelashes were added to the eyes, Glossy Accents to the nose, and white highlights to the eyes and nose (once dry).

S U P P L I E S

Mama Elephant TOTE BAG 3D Creative... [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant BOOK BUDDY Creative... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant INSIDE POP BUNNY AND... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Mama Elephant FAVOR BAG ACCESSORY... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps RETRO... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Mama Elephant Clear Stamps HOLIDAY... [ SSS \| ELH \| MML ]
Plaid Background - Concord & 9th [ C&9 \| SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn CHILI PEPPER Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Premium Dye... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder -... [ HA \| SSS \| ELH ]	Copic Sketch Marker R000 CHERRY WHITE... [ SSS \| ELH ]
Sakura WHITE OPAQUE GLAZE GEL PENS 2... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn BALLET SLIPPERS Cardstock... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn CHILI PEPPER Cardstock LF1116 [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Cardstock... [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock WHITE... [ SSS ]
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun... [ SSS \| ELH ]	My Sweet Petunia MISTI Laser Etched... [ ELH ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS ]
Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape [ SSS ]	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE... [ SSS \| ELH ]	Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS \| ELH ]
ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]	3M Scotch ROLL WHITE MASKING TAPE... [ SSS ]