Mama Elephant May Stampede

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Welcome back friends! (Have you seen the new release from Mama Elephant?! It is fabulous!) I am guest designing for Mama Elephant again this month and I am so excited to share with you the cards that I have created! I have two cards today, but please be sure to come back to visit on the Stamp Highlight Days happening in the next week or so.

For my first card today, I used the new Frilly Window Creative Cuts. The stitched scalloped rectangle from this set is so sweet. I immediately wanted to pair it with a couple of my long time favorite sets of mine by Aida Zamora called Tea With Friends and Picnic With Friends. The images in the sets remind me of illustrations from a classic children's book. Just gorgeous!

I began by die cutting a piece of Bristol Cardstock using the stitched rectangle from the Basic Set Creative Cuts. Then, I ink blended Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Lucky Clover Distress Inks towards the bottom to give the illusion of grass. I also blended Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Distress Inks towards the top for the sky. To add texture to the panel, I flicked diluted Mowed Lawn onto the bottom and diluted Salty Ocean at the top. 

I stamped the images out using a warm brown hybrid ink on Neenah Solar White 80 lb. Smooth Cardstock and colored them using Copic Markers. To die cut the images, I used the coordinating creative cuts. The adorable faces on these cuties just gets me every time!

For my second card, I used the new Stems and Sprigs Stamp Set along with the new Slim Card Basics Creative Cuts that were released last month. Again, I stamped the images using a warm brown hybrid ink and colored them using Copic Markers. 

To build the background, I die cut a piece of speckled white cardstock using the stitched rectangle from the Slim Card Basics Creative Cuts. I used Post It tape to mask the edges and then stamped the panel using one of the images from the Sentimental Borders Stamp Set in a muted brown dye ink. I used that same ink to blend around the sides of the panel before removing the Post It tape. I then matted the front panel using teal cardstock that I cut using a trimmer and a scalloped rectangle die cut from kraft cardstock.

To create the jar of flowers, I used the Jar Shaker Creative Cuts. I arranged the floral images inside the jar and filled it with tiny iridescent bubble embellishments. (I personally think that everything looks so cozier and even more adorable in a mason jar!) I then stamped a greeting from the Stems and Sprigs Stamp Set onto a label that I die cut from some speckled white cardstock. To do this I used a die from the Jar Shaker Creative Cuts. To give it an aged look, I ink blended Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges. I used thin Jute cord to wrap around the top of the jar and tied a bow to finish it off.

I hope that you enjoyed the cards that I share with you today! I have listed the Mama Elephant products that I used to create them below with direct links to the Mama Elephant Shop for your convenience. I will be back with another design to share with you Monday, May 18th. Thank you for stoping by!

Mama Elephant Products Used:

Card One:

Frilly Window Frame Creative Cuts Set

Tea With Friends Stamp Set

Tea With Friends Creative Cuts

Picnic With Friends Stamp Set

Picnic With Friends Creative Cuts

Basic Set Creative Cuts

Card Two:

Stems and Sprigs Stamp Set

Stems and Sprigs Creative Cuts

Sentimental Borders Stamp Set

Slim Card Basics Creative Cuts

Jar Shaker Creative Cuts

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

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