October Mama Elephant Designer Series: Happy Holiday Mail

Hello crafty friends. Davina here with my October Designer Series Project. I’m calling this my “Happy Holiday Mail” card, and used a fun mix of new and previously released products. With the holidays upon us, I wanted to get into the spirit with a bright pile of gifts.

I used images from the new set called Surprise Gi fts and the coordinating dies as the focal point of my scene.  After stamping and coloring my images, I cut them out and got to work on the rest of my scene. The cutie llama with his letter inspired me to make a post box type card. I don’t have any mail box dies, so I created a DIY post box using the B2B Arches Creative Cuts die set. I chose a medium sized arch and die cut it from red carstock, then selected a smaller size and cut another red arch. I removed about a half inch from the middle and it left me with two sections. One arched for the top and a rectangle for the bottom. I inked each piece and adhered them to the larger arch. I stamped and heat embossed letters to form the word “mail” using Layla Letters and the coordinating dies and glued them in place on the top portion. 

I kept up with the postage theme by using the Postage Frame Creative Cut die set, and adhered my mailbox, stamped images and a sentiment word bubble onto some pretty patterned paper in the stitched frame. I then added two more paper layered to build up my card front. With only the top portion of my card looking empty, I wanted to add something pretty.

I stamped some boughs of holly leaf garland and greenery using colored ink, onto both white a green colored cardstock. The recent Holly and Leaves stamps and CC were perfect for layering and creating a lush swag of greenery. I used the boba ball die cut from the Boba Shaker Combo CC to cut a bunch of red berries in only two passes of the die machine. Once all assembled and looking great, I added some glittery Wink of Stella sparkles to the berries. 

I love all of the bright and bold colors, combined with glittery dimension on this card. I also had so much fun mixing and matching my older and new supplies together, that is always my favorite card making technique. I hope this inspires you to give some new life to your craft stash. Thank you for stopping by, Davina 

Mama Elephant October Stampede Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!

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

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The shaker card I’m sharing today was so simple using the new Serenity Ornament Creative Cuts die set. I added lots of snowy sequins to the center and a cute gnome couple using the previously released Little Gnome Agenda stamps. I built the scene on a dainty scalloped layer from the new Pull Paper Slider Creative Cut die set and finished it off with a Winter Banner Greetings sentiment strip. 

Check out the rest of the hop for amazing inspiration from our Design Team!

To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is picking 1 winner to win a prize pack (winner will be notified in their comment on Instagram, Facebook or YouTube)! Open to Domestic & International (winner pays for shipping)

» 1. Leave a comment on the collective Design Team's Instagram Stampede post
» 2. Leave a comment on our Facebook Stampede post

» 3. Leave a comment on any of the Introduction videos on YouTube

 

Each action qualifies for one entry, max 3 entries per stampeder please and good luck!

 

Check out the rest of the hop for amazing inspiration from our Design Team!

 

@mamaelephant
@vera_rhuhay
@nicholspohr
@dasmimz
@popsiclesticks  (you are here)
@cre8iveli
@kleo_arter_ego

@wienerhoneymooners

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day from all of us!

The Greeting Farm October Release Blog Hop

 

The October 2024 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. Our first set called MISS CHEEKY CHRISTMAS features 3 cheeky girls prepping for Christmas day. Next, we showcased SKATER COUPLE with our rad duo at the skatepark doing some sick, gnarly moves. In our last set called FROSTY KISSES ANYA, our winter-loving Anya had her heart melted by the cutest snowmen.

The card I’m sharing today features the new Frosty Kisses Anya, and I couldn’t love it more  the two cute snowmen are the perfect accessories for this sweet girl. I created a box card with lots of bright patterned papers and lots of glittery floating snowflakes. 

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will take home the entire release!! You have until October 18th, 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer's Blog. Then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you completed the hop. **Remember to qualify for the prize you MUST leave a comment on each Designer's Blog AND The Greeting Farm Blog letting us know you completed the hop.

NOTE: Comments on The Greeting Farm Blog are admin approved so it may take a day for your comment to be visible. Please only comment once, and use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Do not pick the Anonymous option (otherwise we won't be able to verify that it's you). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page.

TGF Design Team:
Cynthia
Davina
Elisabete
Meg

This is a short hop and definitely worth playing along! If you want to grab your favorites now, you can purchase the new stamps HERE. We will have more cards featuring the New Release from our Design Team Leaders starting on the 16th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Mama Elephant Designer Series

Hello crafty friends! Davina here with you to share my Designer Series project. Today I have a bursting at the seem box card, that I made using some of the newly released products, and a few images from a couple of christmases ago. 

I really wanted to capture a festive North Pole candy land type scene and the new Little Agenda Sweets was the inspiration for my card. Initially, I didn’t plan on making a box card, but I stamped out most of the images before I had a design in place. Next, I cut out the larger arched panels using the B2B Arches CC die set. After coloring my images and die cutting with the Coordinating dies, I quickly realized I was going to need more real estate. I used some dies from my stash to cut the side panels and stitched layers from remnants of cute patterned papers I had accumulated, and assembled the box card onto the B2B Arches. Next, I cut some inserts from more matching papers and began adhering the images into place. 

The large gingerbread house went in the back since it would take up all of the space, then I put the little cart in the middle with the adorable llama perched in the opening. I surrounded the cart with large staggered candy canes, and placed the cutest little trio onto the first layer. I added Santa & Mrs. Claus (with a reindeer) from the set called Secret Santa, along with Santa’s bag of toys and a glittery candy. 

To finish this box card off, I used a shimmery white wavy banner from Winter Banner Greetings CC die set, that i surrounded completely with candy and the shop sign from the Little Agenda Sweets set. I love being able to stamp the sign with colored ink (pro tip- use distress oxide ink for small sentiments so it doesn’t stain your stamps pink!) Every single layer of this card is glittery with both chunky glitter accents and sparkly Wink of Stella. 

I hope you love this little card as much as I do, thank you for stopping by, 

Davina 

Mama Elephant 12th Anniversary Stampede and Blog Hop

 

 

Happy Anniversary to you and ME! We are celebrating 12 years of being in this wonderful industry full of kind people who share the love of crafting and making new friends! We had never imagined being in such a more inspirational community full of color, love and joy! 

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Today I’m sharing a very special project I made using many stamp and die sets from Mama Elephant. I will have more detailed pictures and a video on my Instagram so please head over there to see more. The main images I focused on for this Tri-Fold design is the beautiful new The Nutcracker stamp set and creative cuts. 

Check out the rest of the hop for amazing inspiration from our Design Team and Friends!

To celebrate Mama Elephant will pick three random winners per Stampede day the collective Design Team and Guest Designer's Stampede posts (Instagram, Facebook or YouTube) to win a $25 gift card to mamaelephant.com, so let's get to it and hop along with us!

9/15 STAMPEDE DAY 1

@mamaelephant

@jennifermcguireink

@jessicafrostballas

@twiddlersnook

@vera_rhuhay

@popsiclesticks

9/16 STAMPEDE DAY 2

@mamaelephant

@laurafadora

@christygetscrafty

@nguyenindoubt_makecards

@nicholspohr

@dasmimz

9/17 STAMPEDE DAY 3

@mamaelephant

@starofmay

@pinkpeppermintcards

@craftee1

@cre8iveli

@craftmusubi

And don't forget our promotion celebration!

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The Greeting Farm September Release Blog Hop

 

The September 2024 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. Our first set called WICKED ANYA has Anya dressed as a witch with her jack-o-lantern candy bucket and cute kitty companion. In our next set, PUMPKIN SPICE SEASON, we have big Anya and Ian enjoying their pumpkin spice lattes because life is better with a lil' spice! Finally, we introduced HOLIDAY ANYA 12 in a new winter outfit with a festive reindeer headband delivering gifts with her little reindeer friend and snowman buddy. . 

I’m using the beautiful HolidayAnya 12 on this soft and festive card  I just love her poofy pigtails and that pretty reindeer . I paired the images with the largest sentiment from the set, that I framed on a die cut label, and also added some pine branches and a bow. 

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will take home the entire release!! You have until September 18th, 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer's Blog. Then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you completed the hop. **Remember to qualify for the prize you MUST leave a comment on each Designer's Blog AND The Greeting Farm Blog letting us know you completed the hop.

NOTE: Comments on The Greeting Farm Blog are admin approved so it may take a day for your comment to be visible. Please only comment once, and use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Do not pick the Anonymous option (otherwise we won't be able to verify that it's you). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page.

TGF Design Team:
Cynthia
Davina
Elisabete
Meg

This is a short hop and definitely worth playing along! If you want to grab your favorites now, you can purchase the new stamps HERE. We will have more cards featuring the New Release from our Design Team Leaders starting on the 17th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Pixie Dust Designs Magic Release

Hello crafty friends! Davina here to share a few projects with the magical new August release. I was so excited when I was asked to guest design with several of the new items, and I hope you love my projects just as much as I do. All of the new products are so amazing but I was especially drawn to the incredible Pyramid Box die set, and the Wizard World stamps set. I love how perfectly they work together and how cute the illustrations are. I decided to make a matching gift set for my first time using this release. I think purple is always very representative of magic and it is iconic when you think of the sweet “froggy” boxes. So, I went with a fun and lovely pastel color scheme.

I started by die cutting the Pyramid Box with purple cardstock and quickly assembled it with little dabs of hot glue to hold each tab in place. No instructions were needed as it was designed so perfectly. Then I used the stitched dies to cut decorative purple papers, making sure to center each die on my stripes. I wanted some gold edging and found the easiest way to get my desired look was to glue each die cut pice onto glittery gold cardstock, then cut out leaving barely a 1/16 edge visible. It was easy as the lines are mostly straight. After adhering them in place, I die cut the pieces for the inside using the same method. I cut the folded hexagons apart so I would have enough room for my clay frog, and mounted them inside using layered foam tape. 

I stamped the wizard boy image into the die cut frame and colored with copic markers. Then I adhered some holographic stars to the background. For the bottom portion, I created a faux chocolate frog with lightweight bakeable clay and a candy mold I had at home. I painted the froh with brown craft paint and used hot glue to mount it in place. Because I wanted to easily open the box without bending the frame, I used a loop of gold ribbon that I fed through a slit in the bottom, and glued on the inside. I covered it with the bottom hexagon and frog, but if you watch my reels on Instagram, you will see the ribbon pull. 

Once I was finished with my beautiful box, I started work on my shaker card. I used the same patterned paper for the background of my mini slimline. I stamped many of the images from Wizard World stamp set and colored with copic markers. I cut out the characters with my scan n cut, and adhered them on top of my shaker frame. I stamped one of the sentiments in a die cut speech bubble that I added shading to, and a few more of the holographic stars. I finished off the card with a few little banners and teeny letter from the Wizard Mug die set. 

I really how cute these products are and how well they were designed. I have so many magical ideas on other ways to use the little Pyramid Box die set. I hope these give you some inspiration for your own projects and make sure to check out the entire release from Pixie Dust Designs. Thank you for stopping by, 

Davina Cantrell @popsiclesticks