Mama Elephant 6 Year Anniversary Stampede - Day 3

 

Hello my crafty friends! Today is and Day 3 of Mama Elephant's #celebrating6years Anniversary Release Stampede! I was so excited to be invited to participate as I absolutely adore their cute stamps! Their new release is now live and available for purchase in the Mama Elephant Shop as well as at Simon Says Stamp (links to the products I used in this post to the SSS shop at the end of this post).

 

To celebrate their 6 year anniversary, Mama Elephant has lots of sales and promotions and even give-a-ways which are all shown below: 

 

 

 

From 9/15 - 9/17

10% off entire store! No code required!

 

From 9/15 - 9/30

Spend $100* - receive 1 free 'Color Me Letters' 4x6 stamp set.
Spend $150* - receive 1 free 'Color Me Letters' 4x6 stamp set and 'Hilly THANKS' dies.

Spend $200* - receive 1 free 'Color Me Letters' 4x6 stamp set, 'Hilly THANKS' dies, and 'Hilly HELLO' dies.

 

Please read all the fine print carefully! :)

*Subtotal amount must be met before any shipping fees/tax/customs.
Free item(s) valid only a single order/transaction.
Limit one of each free offer per order.
Orders cannot be combined. New orders only.
Limit one free offer per customer/order.
We reserve the right to cancel/modify orders.
Free offer valid 9/15-9/30 or while supplies last!

 

 

To celebrate this mega anniversary release, we are giving away of ten $25 ME gift certificates throughout the 3 day stampede! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the last day of Stamp Highlights. 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&nbsp ;«

 

» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/comment on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant  «

 

Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!

 

And now that business is over, let's get to my creations! As most of you probably know, I have a "one stamp, five ways" blog series where I show 5 different ways to use one stamp. If you are interested in getting emails when I post to this series, just click on the button on the top left of my home page and you will get emails when I post. Mama Elephant sent me two of their new sets, so today I am adapting my regular series to a "two stamps, five ways" blog post. I hope no one minds, but the two sets were too cute to not use together! Here are my five cards using Yappy Woofmas and Oh Kitty Tree.

 

Card 1:

 

 

 

 

I used the SSS Repeating Circles die for this card as the six circles were just the right size for the small dogs and cats. I covered it with "snow" with the Falling Snow stencil and Tonic Moonstone Glitter Paste. The sentiment is from a VERY old Mama Elephant stamp set with carolers in it - I think it was the first set I ever bought. But it is no longer for sale so sorry about that! I added some Nuvo Drops in White Blizzard in some of the circles to match the snow.

 

Card 2:

I'm very proud of this card as it took some creativity on my part! I wanted to show these cute little animals decorating a tree, so I wanted to create a background that would allow me to use many of them and the cute little ornaments and presents. So I drew a tree and a stool with colored pencils. It's certainly not perfect, but I was able to cover many of my mistakes with the animals anyway! I added Tonic Nuvo Drops in glossy red, glossy white, and metallic copper to the tree and background. 

Card 3:

 

 

I went a little crazy on this shaker card by adding so many different things inside it! I started with the Mama Elephant Framed tags dies for the frame. I watercolored some paper with a red watercolor wash for the inside of the shaker. I placed my kitty tree over the transparency. I filled the inside with gold, clear, and white jewels, gold beads, and lots of sparkling clear sequins.  

Card 4:

 

This is my random stamping card. It was fun making this with the ME animals as they are really little so you can fit quite a few on here. I stamped them all with MFT Natural Ink for a no line coloring method. I then colored them with colored pencils. Then I added doodled outlines with a black fine tip marker as I thought they needed outlines. I stamped the work Meow here and there as well which was great to fill up little open spaces. I used a black banner for the sentiment with white embossing powder. I finished the card with some white jewels. 

Card 5:

 

This card uses my other favorite ME frame die called Framed Madison Tags. I drew some hills on the inside piece with colored pencils and a black fine tip marker. I attached that to a red card base. I stamped the senimtne on the top of the frame with black ink. I colored all my animals with colored pencils again and attached them in a little scene with some presents. I finished the card with some snowflake sequins. 

Here are the participants in today's blog hop - you are almost done with three days of inspiration! You can check out Day 1 and DAY 2 here as well.

Thi Lam
Heather Meeson
Alix Davis
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Nicky Meek
Suzy Plantamura
Rubeena Naz
Noriko Fairchild
Anika Karten

Kristina Werner

 

 

And that's a wrap to the 3 day mega stampede! Thank you so much for visiting today! Suzy

Comments

[Miriam Prantner]

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[Kay Demonbren]

Next level cuteness right here! I love every one of these adorable cards!

[DGolly]

What terrific cards. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

[Lagene]

Super CUTE projects! I especially love the kitty tree shaker card!

[Tami B]

How cute, love that you mixed the dogs and cats. The puffy little dog Christmas tree tickles me every time I see him.

[Larissa Heskett]

SQUEAL!! LOVING the NEW Release and your AMAZING Creations!! THANKS for sharing the Inspirations and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

[Sandra Bonagura]

very fun! excellent execution!

[Janet D.]

LOVE what you created, fantastic!

[Julie O'Neil]

So many makes, all stunning! I especially love the patterned card!

[Cathy Lillie]

An amazing set of cards! I love all the different ways you've showcased these two stamp sets. The critters are so adorable and that was a lot of coloring! I think card #1 is my favorite!

[kathleen dumpert]

I like the coloring on your critters!

[Kari VanNoy]

OH my goodness..these are so cute. I'm absolutely loving your tree and stepladder too!! Lol. Cutest critters, cutest cards!

[Mary-Anne V.]

You did a fabulous job of colouring these cute critters ...their fur is so realistic.

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[Cacia]

It's neat to see so many different ways of using the sets. I think my favorite is the first card — I like the simplicity — but they're all so cute, and the card with the kitty and puppies decorating the tree is splendid.

[Marjorie DUMONTIER]

1- Oh my, Suzy !! What a fantastic set of cards you made !! My favourite might be the second one because I really love your Christmas tree ! Thanks for this incredible inspiration. Love, Marjorie
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And tweeted about the Stampede day 3 here :
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[Stacey Kowbel]

So many fabulous cards! I love the Christmas tree scene!

[Manda]

such gorgeous cards! your colouring on each of them is fantastic. i particularly liked the first one with the dogs and cats peeking out from the windows, and the kitty christmas tree shaker.

[Marisela Delgado]

Super cute cards!!

[Liz O]

Absolutely adorable sets! Love them both and your cards are amazing, great backgrounds and designs! Thanks for the inspiration Suzy!