Mama Elephant Challenge

 Hi everyone ~ For the month of April, the theme for the Mama Elephant Challenge is a photo inspiration, and the prize is a spot on the ME Challenge Team for a 6 month term! I’ve never tried out for a DT spot before, but I decided to give it a try (gotta be in it to win it, right?). So, I created several cards and a tag, and instead of listing all of my products at the end of this post, I have added a brief description below each photo. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave me a note, and I'll get right back to you. All of the products I used can be found in the Mama Elephant Online Store. 

I created a total of eight cards...here is my first card:

For this card, I used the stamps and dies from the ‘Sunny Skies’ set, and used the Rock n’ Roll technique on the balloon (the left side is aqua, and the right side is one shade darker). I also die cut the ‘Landscape Trio’dies in vellum and the ‘Confetti’ dies with foiled cardstock. 

For this card I masked and stamped the mums from the ‘Lovely Mums' set, also using the Rock n’ Roll technique after die cutting the front panel and card base with ‘Femme Frames’. I stamped the sentiment in brown to acknowledge the dropper in the small bottle and cork in the large one. 

 

For this card, I stamped the cityscape from the ‘Central Park’ set twice - once in light gray, and again in black. I stamped the sentiment, added the clouds from my ‘Landscape Trio’ set in vellum, a few stars from the ‘Confetti’ dies, and the cute little yellow taxi...after all, the taxi cabs in NYC are yellow! 

On this 5x5 card, I stamped the cloud background in Soft Pool ink from ‘Sunny Skies’, then created a focal point with the sun rays, the bunny from ‘Up and Away’, vellum clouds from ‘Landscape Trio’ die set and vellum stars from the 'Confetti dies'. I stamped the sentiment on the ‘Bold Banner’ die cut. I also added Wink of Stella Clear glitter pen to the stars, rays and the bunny’s tummy. Lastly, I used Liquid Applique for his tail.

I love the little chick in the ‘Just Hatched’ stamp and die set, so I created this tag for an Easter gift. I die cut 2 ‘Embellished Tags’ and the polka dot eggs. I stamped the chick and colored him in with Copic markers; I also stamped 2 pieces of the cracked egg and added Wink of Stella clear glitter for sparkle and then stamped my sentiment. Twine is called Caribbean Stripe from the Twinery. 

I really love this ‘Water Blooms’ stamp set, so with the inspiration photo in mind, I created this card using the color palette. I found an old bottle of Diamond Glaze in the bottom of my adhesive drawer, so I added a drop of it to the center of each flower as a nod to all the clear sparkle in the photo. I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black ink and popped the panel onto a white card base with pop dots...and that was it!

 

Who could resist these adorable Love Birds from the ‘Love Quotes’ Stamp and Die set? Not me! The first thing I did was to create a small pattern with my Diagonal Stripe stencil from SSS inked with Peacock Feathers and Picked Raspberry. Then, I stamped and die cut the love birds (colored with Copics) and embossed the cute speech bubble. The sentiment and frame were heat  embossed with Hero Arts white EP, and the ‘Dainty Bow’ was die cut with Aqua Mist felt from PTI. I popped up a glitter heart from the Confetti dies.
***Since I used a stencil on this card, I would also like to enter it in this month’s challenge at Virginia’s View . 

So, if you’re still with me...Thank you for being a true friend! This is my last card combining ‘So Breezy’ and ‘Party Kit’. I die cut the front panel with ‘Femme Frames’, colored in the sentiment with Copic markers and added Wink of Stella clear glitter pen to the balloons for some shimmer.

 

Well, that’s it for me today...Thank you so much for stopping by...I appreciate your patience and of course your sweet comments very much!