Mama Elephant May Designer Series

Hello crafty friends! Davina here, bringing some fun summer inspiration. The May Mama Elephant release is here, and full of congratulations, adventure, and punny plant vibes. I am especially drawn to the two plant picks stamp sets, Build a Potted Plant & Plant Picks, and all of their punny sentiments. I always love adding small little sentiments and words to my cards, and these sets make it so fun to add many of those additions. I also wanted to use the new Insta Grid Creative Cuts that is a square cover plate measuring 4.25x4.25, and I decided to layer dies and make a shaker. 

I’ve been on a personal mission to focus on using some beautiful patterned papers and colors the whole month of May. I’ve been using all of the papers and their remnants for several weeks and I have such a sense of satisfaction at using up my hoarded papers and scraps. These colors are very beautiful to me and scream summer, so I’ve enjoyed seeing all of my coordinating projects. Creating is so much faster when you aren’t deciding on what colors to use and what matches. I’ve become very attached to not having to make so many choices and not spending so much time on making decisions. 

As my supply of patterned papers dwindles down to small remnants, I thought the small grid squares of the Insta Grid was perfect for putting my pieces to good use. Once assembled, I felt as it was a little too busy without some sort of border and I cut a creamy frame using another cover plate called Square Grid Cover. This die cut frame perfectly layered on top, giving my patterned squares some definition and detail. I cut another layer from dark pink cardstock, then carefully placed it in the Insta Grid Die Set to cut out the frame. I mounted that using foam tape and acetate to make a shaker. 

I stamped several small plants and cutie critters from the Little Succulent Agenda and It’s Okay stamp sets to make my plant shelves. Once colored and cut out I arranged my shelves and added their plant pick sentiments from Build a Potted Plant. I mounted my shaker onto a slightly larger peach colored layer sized at 4.5x4.5, and added a creamy sentiment banner from Spring Banner Greetings. These little die cut banners are one of my most favorite details to add to my cards. The contrasting color of the layers give the perfect pop of detail. 

I finished this card off with the addition of a layered die cut tag and piece of pink twine at the top. I love all the small gold details, from the gold foil on the paper to the gold sequins in the shaker, it really just makes me happy. I hope you enjoy this pretty pop of summer and hope you are as inspired by the new release as much as I am. Thank you for stopping by, 

Davina