Mama Elephant 8th Anniversary Stampede - Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop! We are celebrating 8 years with a fantastic new holiday release along with our amazing friends!

So join us with some free goodies and our annual sale! 

You can shop the newest release which is LIVE in our store now!

www.mamaelephant.com

I am so thrilled to be stampeding along with the Mama Elephant blog hop today! The design team has created some wonderful inspiration to share with you and I have links to their blogs so that you can join in on the fun!

For my card today, I created a sweet holiday scene to share with you using a mix of old and new products. I combined the new Sincerely Yours Stamp Set with the previously released Merry Mantle Stamp Set for my card.

I am a huge fan of Aida Zamora and her gorgeous creations! She illustrated the new Sincerely Yours Stamp Set and these bunnies could not be cuter!

I began by stamping my images out with a brown Copic friendly ink onto 80 lb Neenah Smooth Solar White Cardstock. I then colored them using Copic Markers and cut them out using the coordinating Creative Cuts. 

I then die cut the scalloped rectangle from the Slim Window Dressing Creative Cuts from Bristol Smooth Cardstock. I masked the edges using Post It Tape. I then used a brick stencil and blended Distress Oxide Ink (Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Candied Apple, Peacock Feathers, and Black Soot) over the top to create the foreground of my scene. 

For the whimsical wallpaper effect behind my images, I again blended Distress Oxide Ink (Speckled Egg, Faded Jeans, and Chipped Sapphire) across the panel. I then flicked diluted Copic White and a gold metallic watercolor from the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Palette over the top.

Once my background was dry, I adhered the images using a combination of liquid glue, glue dots, and foam adhesive to give the illusion of depth. I then layered the focal panel onto a piece of navy cardstock and my card is complete!

Mama Elephant Products Used:

Sincerely Yours Stamp Set

Sincerely Yours Creative Cuts

Merry Mantle Stamp Set

Slim Window Dressing Creative Cuts

That's not all! To celebrate this special Anniversary release, Mama Elephant is giving away ten $25 gift certificates to our store!!! That is 10 winners!!! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the 3 day Stampede. 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 «

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

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

Here are the designers for today. Please make sure to visit each of them and leave some kind words and comments!

Amy Yang » www.sharingnewlove.blogspot.com

You are here ---> Megan Quinn » www.solyciela.blogspot.com

Jenny Colacicco » www.jccards.com

Claudia Cubas » www.claudiacubas.blogspot.com

Laura Bassen » www.laurafadora.com

Kevin Bray » www.kevinbrayblog.wordpress.com

Kristina Werner » www.kwernerdesign.com/blog

Mama Elephant » www.mamaelephantblog.com

Thank you and Happy Stampeding!