Hi Everyone!

I’m so thrilled to be joining Mama Elephant as part of their 8th Anniversary Stampede! It’s Day 2 and the fabulous release that we are showcasing is available now in the Mama Elephant shop! And of course, there is a giveaway accompanying this Stampede! Stay tuned to the end of this post for more details.

Mama Elephant has been around almost as long as I’ve been stamping and they were among some of the first stamps I ever bought (Up & Away was such a favorite of mine) so when they asked me to join in their celebrations I was thrilled to say the least! I have two projects to share today featuring stamp sets from the new release – both of mine feature Copic coloring and I’ve snapped the marker colors I used at the end of the post in the supplies for those who want to know!

My first card features Santa Baby and the co-ordinating Creative Cuts set. I wanted to use as many of the cute little images as possible to create a storyboard of Santa getting his letter and delivering his gifts. I stamped them all and colored them with Copics and then die cut them out with the co-ordinating dies. I went for a traditional color scheme, and added some white and gold highlights (as well as a few dots of dimension here and there with clear Nuvo Drops on his glasses and belt and the tree).

Fun fact – the postboxes in the UK are traditionally red but there are a few that were painted gold to celebrate the 2012 Olympics /Paralympics medal winners – so I went for gold for a little sparkle.

I die cut several little polaroid type frames from the Polaroid Fun Creative Cuts from gold mirror and red cardstock to match the color scheme, then adhered them to a panel of white cardstock splattered with gold spray trimmed to 8″ x 3.5″.

I popped the panel onto green cardstock and then onto a tall notecard, triming off the excess. The sentiment was heat embossed in white on black cardstock and then I added some Nuvo Gold Glitter Accents to finish.

My second card features the Gingerbread Cookies stamp and co-ordinating Creative Cuts set. I colored the big plate, the milk (adding a cute little face), some extra gingerbread and hats/bows, and the two tiny little gingerbread guys. I also stamped the sentiment onto the sign, then die cut them all out with the co-ordinating Creative Cuts.

For my backdrop I wanted them to be on a kitchen table all ready for Santa, so chose some festive and cute wallpaper from my patterned paper stash, splattered it with gold and white spray, then adhered it to a note card. I trimmed a large curve from some kraft cardstock, edged it with some darker brown Distress ink then adhered it to the paper panel to look like the ‘table’.

I arranged my gingerbread cookies onto the ‘table’ including some popped up with foam tape for dimension, and added lots of clear shimmer onto the bows and scarves, and some dimensional black gel pen on the eyes. I also finished with some Gold Accents again to tie the two cards together!

As part of the celebration, Mama Elephant are sharing some free goodies and their annual sale! 








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!


Jenny Colacicco » www.jccards.com
Laura Bassen » www.laurafadora.com
Kristina Werner » www.kwernerdesign.com/blog
Mama Elephant » www.mamaelephantblog.com

Thank you and Happy Stampeding!

Supplies

All of the supplies I used are listed below. Mama Elephant sent me the new release stamps and dies. If you purchase through my affiliate links, I receive a small amount of compensation which helps me run my blog and channel to bring you more crafty creations! Thank you for your support.

Here’s a look at the Copics I used:

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55 Comments

  4. Love the little vignettes in the first card.
    The cookies look delicious. Wonderful
    cards. thanks for sharing
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  9. Your cookies look like they are baked to perfection & ready to eat! hehe
    Both cards are just adorable with all the cute images. And I love slimline
    cards. Fun!

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  10. I love that your Santa card tells a story. That’s so creative. You also did a wonderful job with the copic coloring. These are must have sets for Christmas cards.

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  14. Jenny, your cards came out WONDERFULLY! LOVED reading how you did them! I ALSO like your little “Fun Fact!” 😉 I think your gingerbread men DO LOOK GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT!!! (EVERYTHING is WONDERFULLY COLORED!) Never thought to add splatters to printed paper, but I WILL BE trying it, now! LOL AND my FAVORITE??? That would be your Santa Baby Card!! I have fallen in LOVE with these ADORABLE Santa’s!!! A SUPER JOB!!! DO stay safe there in NY! ;)<3

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  29. The use of the photo frames on your slimline card allows each image to shine! The gingerbread images are darling, fab showcase of these sets.

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  33. Happy 8th anniversary MaMa Elephant! Woo HOO! These cards are wonderful! This is exactly why someone was sitting at their craft table and invented the slimline card! Crammed full of cuteness! More real estate for these fabulous scenes!

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  37. Really adorable cards! The Santas are so cute, and I just love the gingerbread cookies! Awesome coloring and details!

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  44. Both card designs are gorgeous & superbly coloured so they really pop. I love the story on the slimline card, fantastic idea to make them look like snaps.x

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  54. These are both so adorable!! I love the little plate of gingerbread men, and that bow on the milk is just too cute!!

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