Big Words

Hello, my friends! =) It's Day 3 of Mama Elephant's June Stamp Highlight and we are showcasing the fun Big Words set.

I combined Big Words set with Soiree set to create the unique "cake." =)

I also made this into a washi shaker card. Super fun, no? =)

That's all from me. Don't forget to find out what the other design team members created using this set. here are the links:

• Mariana Grigsby
• Pearl Lui
• Savannah O'Gwynn
• Lea Lawson
• Cheiron Brandon
• JJ Bolton

Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!

supplies:

cardstock: (Hibiscus Burst, Rustic White, clear) Papertrey Ink

clear stamps: Mama Elephant

dye inks: (Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Smokey Shadow) Papertrey Ink

accents: (pink sequins) Avery Elle

stickers: (pink stripes Japanese washi tape) Kamoi Kakoshi

other: (foam tape) 3M

card size: 4" x 5 1/2"

Water Blooms

Hi ya, all! Today's Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight is focusing on the beautiful Water Blooms set.

This is a lovely floral set that comes with clusters of flowers as well as individual flowers that would be perfect for creating backgrounds. I had such fun making this one! =)

The sentiments in this set are so elegant, too! I really like the font combination.

That's all from me. Don't forget to find out what the other design team members created using this set. here are the links:

• Mariana Grigsby
• Pearl Lui
• Savannah O'Gwynn
• Lea Lawson
• Cheiron Brandon
• JJ Bolton

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

supplies:

cardstock: (Rustic White, Orange Zest, Lemon Tart, Hibiscus Burst) Papertrey Ink

clear stamps: Mama Elephant

dye inks: (Orange Zest, New Leaf, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shore, Lavender Moon, Summer Sunrise, Ture Black) Papertrey Ink

dies: (banners) Papertrey Ink

tools: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft, (sewing machine)

other: (foam tape) 3M

card size: 4" x 5 1/2"

Be You

Happy Monday, my friends! =) Mama Elephant stamp highlight starts today and we are showcasing the fun Be You set.

I stamped the three flags on patterned paper, trimmed them out individually to get the fun look.

The patterned paper is from Atlantic 6x6 Paper Pad by Studio Calico.

That's all from me. Don't forget to find out what the other design team members created using this set. here are the links:

• Mariana Grigsby
• Pearl Lui
• Savannah O'Gwynn
• Lea Lawson
• Cheiron Brandon
• JJ Bolton

Have a happy day and thanks for stopping by!

supplies:

cardstock: (kraft) Papertrey Ink

clear stamp: Mama elephant

dye ink: (Orange Soda) Hero Arts

accents: (orange, blue sequins) Avery Elle

other: (foam tape) 3M

card size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"

June Krafty Hop!

Happy Sunday, all! It's release day over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and we are celebrating it with a Krafty Hop! This month we are releasing two cute sets from Nicole called Hip, Hip Hooray and Wine Me, Dine Me. Cheryl Anger created two adorable sets - Carnival Fun and Happy Campers. We are also welcoming two new artists to the KK family! Thais Narciso created a fun owl set called You Know Whooo! And Rachelle Anne Miller is releasing three super sweet images - Dance for Joy, Birthday Girl and For a Sweet Little Princess! All the new stamps are available starting NOW in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Store!

I made two cards for the hop. First up is another cute owl from Thais Narciso's You Know Whooo! set.

He is stamped on Papertrey Ink's Stamper's Select White cardstock, colored with Copic markers then trimmed to size. And of course, wiggle eyes make everything better! =)

The patterned paper is from Bowties 6x6 Paper Pad by BasicGrey and the sentiment is included in the You Know Who! set.

I couldn't stop at just coloring up one RAM images, so here is one more! =)

This image is called Birthday Girl and it's also stamped on PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, colored with Copic markers then trimmed to size.

The patterned paper is from Kneehighs 6x6 Paper Pad by BasicGrey and the sentiment comes with this image.

Have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by!

supplies:
for "You Know Who!" card:


cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink
rubber stamp: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
patterned paper: BasicGrey
dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
accent: (wiggle eyes) Michaels, (Diamond Stickles) Ranger Industries
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
Mr. Owl: E59, E37, E35, E33, E31, Y19
Moon & stars: W9, W7, W5, W3, W1, Y19, Y15
branch: E59, E57, E55, Y29, YG17, YG07, YG03, R37, R17, R14
card size: 3 3/4" x 5 1/2"


for " Birthday Girl" card:



cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink
rubber stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
patterned paper: BasicGrey
dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
accents: (yellow, blue, pink enamel dots) My Mind's Eye
die: (scallop border) Memory Box
tool: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
skin: E13, E11, E01, E00, E0000, R20
hair: E29, E27, E25, E23, E53
outfit: Y28, Y26, Y21, Y11, RV66, RV55, RV63
Mr. Teddy: E35, E33, E31, E30, RV55, RV63, RV52
Mr. Bird: BG13, BG34, BG23, BG11, Y21
balloon: RV66, RV55, RV63, RV52
ground: E59, E37, E35, E33, E31, E30, E0000, 0
card size: 3 3/4" x 5 1/2"

Mama Elephant June Stampede!

This is my second post of the day. Please here or scroll down to see my post for Krafty Peeks Day 5. Thanks! =)

Hi and welcome to Mama Elephant June Stampede! If you arrived from Geralyn Sy's Blog, you are on the right track. If not, you can start the hop from Mama Elephant Blog. All new June stamps are available starting NOW in the Mama Elephant Store and we are celebrating it with a blog Hop! We have some very talented ladies guest designing for us this month and you wouldn't want to miss any stops of the hop! Without further ado, here is my card for the Stampede.

I got to play with the adorable Up and Away set. How can you not love the adorable critters in this set? =)

Mr. Little Fox is stamped first onto a piece of PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, I then masked his hand and stamped the umbrella. Two more umbrellas were added to create a bit of flow. The images are then colored with Copic markers.

The patterned paper is from Snippet 6x6 Paper Pad by Studio Calico and the sentiment is included in the Up and Away set.

That's all from me. It's time to send you to Lindsay Amrheim's Blog Don't forget to leave comments along the way, Mama Elephant is giving away 3 gift certificates worth $20.00 each to 3 lucky people! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the blog on the last Stamp Highlight day.

Here is how to win (leave a separate comment for each):
1. Leave a comment on this blog post.
2. Become a follower of Mama Elephant Blog.
3. Like/share us on Facebook.
4. Follow/tweet us on Tweeter.

Have fun hopping and good luck! =)

Thanks for stopping by!



supplies:
cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink
clear stamps: Mama Elephant
patterned paper: Studio Calico
dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
accents: (mint, red, yellow enamel dots) My Mind's Eye
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
Mr. Little Fox: E19, E08, R08, R05, BV29, BV25, E02, E000, E00, E0000, R20
umbrellas: Y19, Y15, Y06, YG17, YG03
card size: 4" x 5 1/2"

June Krafty Peeks Day 5

Happy Weekend, all! It's also Day 5 of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June release preview. Today we are sharing project made using three adorable image from another new artist - Rachelle Anne Miller!!! =)

We are also combing today's peek with a new challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog. This week's hostess is Yours Truly and the challenge theme is "Anything Goes!"

I am a long time RAM fan and I am so excited that she is one of the new artists for KK! =) This image is called For a Sweet Little Princess and it's stamped on PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, colored with Copic markers. I used the curvy die from Paper Smooches Border 1 die set on the bottom of my image for a little interest.

The patterned paper is from My Girl 6x6 Designer Paper Pad by My Mind's Eye and the sentiment comes with this stamp.

Have a sweet day and thanks for stopping by!



supplies:
cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink
rubber stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
patterned paper: My Mind's Eye
dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
accents: (red, blue, pink, yellow sequins) Avery Elle
die: (curve) Paper Smooches
tools: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft, (decorative scissors) Fiskars
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
skin: E13, E11, E01, E00, E0000, R20
hair: E29, E27, E25, E23, E53
outfit: RV29, RV25, RV14, RV13
crown: Y28, Y26, Y21, Y11, RV29, RV25
bunnies: RV25, RV21, RV10, RV0000, R20, E01, E0000
bird: BG49, BG57, BG45, BG53, R22, YR09
flowers: Y18, YR09, YR07
grass: YG67, YG17, YG07, YG03
ground: E59, E37, E35, E33, E31, E30, E0000, 0
card size: 3 3/4" x 5 1/4"

June Krafty Peeks Day 4

This is my second post of the day. Please click here or scroll down to see my post for CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #105. Thanks! =)

Hello! It's Day 4 of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June Preview. We are excited to introduce two new stamp illustrators to KK this month and today we are showcasing the debut set from Thais Narciso for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! =)

Thais' new set is called You Know Who! and if you like owls, you are going to love this set! =)

I colored up this cute girl owl on Papertrey Ink's Stamper's Select White cardstock with Copic markers then trimmed the piece to size.

The patterned paper is from Snippet 6x6 Paper Pad by Studio Calico and the sentiment comes with the You Know WHOO! set.

Have a sweet day and thanks for stopping by!



supplies:
cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink
rubber stamp: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
patterned paper: Studio Calico
dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
archival ink: (Jet Black) Ranger Industries
accents: (orange, yellow, blue enamel dots) My Mind's Eye
stickers: (coral stripes, yellow/red/blue stripes Japanese washi tape) Kamoi Kakoshi
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
owl: E59, E37, E35, E33, E31, Y19
tree branch: E59 E57, E55, YG17, YG07, Y19
card size: 4" x 5 1/2"

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #105

Hi ya, all! =) It's Friday and it's time for a new challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! Here is this week's challenge.

Create a travel related clean and simple project for a chance to win! You can use maps, things that go, etc. Here is my take.

I inked up the subway map from Wanderlust set by Mama Elephant for my background. Hummm... Does this count as a masculine card? =)

The speech bubble hello and the added sentiment are from Hello set. I also did tone on tone stamping on the other two speech bubbles using stamps from Trifecta and Modern Borders sets also from Mama Elephant.

This week's sponsor is CAS-ual Fridays stamps. Don't forget to find out what the other Girl Fridays came up with for this week's challenge and all the challenge details here. Hope you can join us this week! =)

Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!



supplies:
cardstock: (Soft Stone, Simply Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate) Papertrey Ink
clear stamps: Mama Elephant
dye inks: (Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Ocean Tides) Papertrey Ink
dies: (speech bubbles) Simon Says Stamp
tool: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft
other: (foam tape) 3M
card size: 5 1/2" x 4"

June Krafty Peeks Day 3

Hello, all! It's Day 3 of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June review. We are focusing on Cheryl Alger's second set - Happy Campers today.

There are three images and five coordinating sentiments in this fun set.

I once again chose to color up Lexi! I really like the flower pot outside of her window, such a nice touch! =) The image is stamped on PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, colored with Copic markers then trimmed to size.

The patterned paper is from Here & There 6x6 Paper Pad by Studio Calico and the sentiment comes with the Happy Campers set.

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!



supplies:
cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink
rubber stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
patterned paper: Studio Calico
dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
archival ink: (Jet Black) Ranger Industries
accents: (yellow, red, blue enamel dots) My Mind's Eye
stickers: (muti color stripes Japanese washi tape) Kamoi Kakoshi
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
skin: E13, E11, E01, E00, E0000, R20
hair: E37, E35, E33, E31
t-shirt: Y19, Y15, Y06
tent: E59, E57, E55, E08, YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12, YG67, YG17, YG07
flowers: YG67, Y18, R24, R22, BG13, BG15
ground: E59, E37, E35, E33, E31, E30, E0000, 0
card size: 5 1/2" x 4"

June Krafty Peeks Day 2

Hi ya, all! =) Thanks for joining me for Day 2 of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June preview. We are sharing project made using an adorable set from Cheryl Alger called Carnival Fun. Here is my card.

There are three images and several matching sentiment in the Carnival Fun set.

I chose to play with Lexi and her big teddy. Who wouldn't want a big soft teddy like that? =) The image is stamped on PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, colored with Copic markers then trimmed to size.

The patterned paper is from My Girl 6x6 Designer Paper Pad by My Mind's Eye. I took long strips of Japanese washi tape, tore it right down the middle and used the uneven edges to frame my colored image. The sentiment is included in the Carnival Fun set.

Have a happy day and thanks for stopping by!



supplies:
cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink
rubber stamp: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
patterned paper: My Mind's Eye
dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
stickers: (muti color dots Japanese washi tape) Kamoi Kakoshi
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
skin: E13, E11, E01, E00, E0000, R20
hair: E49, E47, E44, E43
outfit: YR16, YR15, YR12, BG49, BG57, BG45, BG53
shoes: E29, E27, E25, E23, BV29, BV25, BV23
teddy: E59, E37, E35, E33, E31
ground: E59, E37, E35, E33, E31, E30, E0000, 0
card size: 4" x 5 1/2"

Faith the Chicken

Hello, my friends! =) Here is a card that I made using stamps from Purple Onion Designs.

I love coloring this delightful little chick! =)

"Faith" the Chicken is stamped on PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, colored with Copic markers then fuzzy cut out. I added Glossy Accent to her heart shaped wing for a little fun texture.

The card front is stamped with Paisley Set. I also did a little tone on tone stamping on the yellow speech bubble die cut piece using Hearts on a String. The sentiment is from Picture It set by Avery Elle.

That's all for now. For more inspiration using stamps from Purple Onion Designs, please visit Purple Onion Designs Blog! =)

Have a happy day and thanks for stopping by!



supplies:
cardstock: (Rustic White, Lemon Tart, white) Papertrey Ink
rubber stamps: Purple Onion Designs
clear stamp: (sentiment) Avery Elle
dye inks: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Green Hills) Hero Arts, (Harvest Gold) Papertrey Ink
accent: (Glossy Accents) Ranger Industries
stickers: (green stripes, grey polka dots Japanese washi tapes) Kamoi Kakoshi
die: (speech bubble) Simon Says Stamp
tool: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used: BG05, BG02, BG01, B00, R22, BV29, BV25, BV23, YR18, YR15, YR12, RV29, RV25, RV23
card size: 4" x 5 1/2"

Paper Smooches SPARKS Designer Drafts Challenge

Happy Monday, my friends!! This is my first post as a design team member of Paper Smooches SPARKS and this week's challenge is new Designer Drafts.

Starting June, PS SPARKS is focusing on the CAS (clean and simple) style and I may have violated that. =)

If CAS is not your style, no worries, you can still enter for a chance to win! Click here to find out all the details!

I used the adorable little bug from Giddy Bugs set. She is satmped on PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, colored with Copic markers then fuzzy cut out.

The patterned paper is from Hello Pastel 6x6 paper pad by Prima and the sentiment is from Chit Chat set.

That's all from me. Don't forget to find out what the other design team members came up with using the Designer Drafts. Here are the links:

• Wida
• Jenny
• Jocelyn
• Savannah

Hope you can join us this week! =)

Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!

supplies:

cardstock: (white, kraft) Papertrey Ink

clear stamps: Paper Smooches

patterned paper: Prima

dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

accents: (yellow, teal, pink sequins) Avery Elle

die: (notebook) Paper Smooches

tool: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft

other: (foam tape) 3M

Copics used: E13, E11, E01, E00, E0000, R20, RV55, RV63, RV52, BG34, BG32, BG11, Y06, YG00, YG0000

card size: 4" x 5 1/2"