Mama Elephant 12th Anniversary Stampede - 2024 Holiday Card Series #1

Hey friends, boy is it an exciting day today! It's Day 2 of Mama Elephant's 12th Anniversary Stampede and I am so honored and thrilled to be helping them celebrate again this year! The stampede is taking place over on Instagram, so be sure to check out all list of all the hop participants at the bottom of this post. There's going to be giveaways and prizes and free gifts with purchase, plus a 10% off site wide discount that you are not going to want to miss out on!

I made two cards featuring the adorable Build a Snowman stamps and coordinating dies, plus the Yuletide Greetings stamps, and the gorgeous Eyelet Frames. I'll have more details about the supplies in my video tutorial, which is also Day 1 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series. You can watch by clicking the thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it!

 

And now, get ready to STAMPEDE!

Happy Anniversary to you and ME! We are celebrating 12 years of being in this wonderful industry full of kind people who share the love of crafting and making new friends! We had never imagined being in such a more inspirational community full of color, love and joy! 

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

To celebrate Mama Elephant will pick three random winners per Stampede day the collective Design Team and Guest Designer's Stampede posts (Instagram, Facebook or YouTube) to win a $25 gift card to mamaelephant.com, so let's get to it and hop along with us!

9/15 STAMPEDE DAY 1

@mamaelephant

@jennifermcguireink

@jessicafrostballas

@twiddlersnook

@vera_rhuhay

@popsiclesticks

9/16 STAMPEDE DAY 2

@mamaelephant

@laurafadora

@christygetscrafty

@nguyenindoubt_makecards

@nicholspohr

@dasmimz

9/17 STAMPEDE DAY 3

@mamaelephant

@starofmay

@pinkpeppermintcards

@craftee1

@cre8iveli

@craftmusubi

And don't forget our promotion celebration!

Fall Book Club Card - Lawn Fawnatics #181

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this round it's Awesome Autumn! For me Fall is the season of all things cozy -- warm, delicious drinks, good books, and gathering together with friends. So I decided to make a Fall Book Club card! I combined so many stamp sets on this one, including Little Woodland Library, Little Woodland Library Add-on, Treat Cart, Treat Cart Add-on: Coffee, Tea-rrific Day, and Porcu-pine for You.

I stamped the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with my Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies. For the focal panel, I cut down a piece of Bristol with the largest of the Small Stitched Rounded Rectangles and created a background using the Cloudy Stencil and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink for the sky, and the Slimline Grassy Stencil and Bundled Sage and Forest Moss Distress Oxide Ink for the ground.

Then I chose two prints from the Falling Leaves 6x6 pad to layer on my Speckled Eggshell card base. I popped up the focal panel over top with foam tape and adhered my images with a mix of foam tape and liquid glue. To finish things off, I added a little bit of Stardust Stickles for some sparkle and shine.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the thumbnail below, or you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! And don't forget to pop over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team has created and to link up your own Awesome Autumn projects and play along!

Falling Leaves Card - Hello Bluebird Preview #2

Hey friends, I'm back with another sneak peek project using the brand new Hello Bluebird September Kit releasing 9/16 at 7pm MST (9pm EST) at the Hello Bluebird webshop. This card features the Fall Cleanup Crew stamp set from the Classic (small) kit, which includes tons of cute critters doing leaf-related activities. It's super adorable! I also used the Happy Fall Words die, which is from the Expanded (large) kit.

If you'd like to see this card come together (and get a better sneak peek at the entire stamp set) check out my video tutorial by clicking the thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I'll be back tomorrow morning with a full overview of the entire release, including all three kits, so stay tuned for that. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Apple Picking Day Card - Hello Bluebird Preview #1

Hey friends, today I'm here with a sneak peek card using the brand new Hello Bluebird September Kit. This month we will have three kits, the Classic (small), the Expanded (large) and also a special Halloween kit. The card I created today uses products from the Expanded kit, including the Apple Picking stamp set and its coordinating die, and the Tree die. All of these products will be available for purchase on September 16th at 7pm MST (9pm EST) in the Hello Bluebird Webshop. Last month, the Expanded kit sold out in less than 24 hours, so grab it while you can!

To see this card come together (and sneak peeks of the products themselves) click the video link below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! I'll be back on Sunday with another Preview project and on Monday with an overview of the entire September kit release. Stay tuned!

Go Bananas Card

Hey friends, today I've got a wild card to share using the adorable Mama Elephant Everyday Monkeys stamps, combined with a few of the accessory images from The Wild Roar. I love these cheeky little monkeys so much! Aren't they just the cutest? I colored them with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I die cut some Bristol Cardstock with the Mama Elephant B2B Arches and did a simple watercolor background with Distress Oxide Inks. I used Speckled Egg for the sky, Bundled Sage for the grass, and Gathered Twigs for the earth. I popped this up over some Lawn Fawn Fruit Salad banana themed patterned paper, and adhered my images with liquid glue. I finished off the card with a few Clear Sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

This card is actually the Part 2 of my previous Plan a Card with Me Video where I took you through the entire brainstorming process. If you'd like to go back and watch that, click the link above. To see this card come together to completion, you can click below for the video tutorial, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Plan a Card with Me: Transitioning Between Summer and Fall

Hey friends, today I am bringing you my September Plan a Card with Me Video. This month I was struggling with the transition between Summer and Fall. I wasn't really feeling the full immersion into Autumn content, but Summer is clearly over. So what kind of cards do you make in the meantime? I decided to opt with a warm-weather any occasion card featuring the adorable Mama Elephant Everyday Monkeys stamp set and pair that up with some banana patterned paper from the Lawn Fawn Fruit Salad 6x6 pad. So I'll walk you through how I came up with this idea, figuring out the layout, supplies, etc, and then on Friday I'll be back to complete the card. I really hope you enjoy this brainstorming session! Click below to watch or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks for watching!

G'Day Mate Card

Hey friends, or should I say G'day? Today I've got a fun card to share with you using the MFT JB Kiwi Critters stamp set. I love anything to do with Australia. It's definitely a bucket list destination that I really hope to get to visit some day. But in the meantime, I hope to take us all there today with this card! I colored these sweet little critters wit Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I trimmed down a piece of Bristol Cardstock with the A2 Stitched Rectangles Set 2 and did a simple watercolor background with Distress Oxide Inks. For the golden hour sky, I used Scattered Straw, and for the ground I mixed together Rustic Wilderness and Cracked Pistachio. Then I splattered on Vintage Photo.

I popped that up with foam tape over some patterned paper and adhered my images with liquid glue. I had so much fun creating this one and I hope you enjoyed it too! If you'd like to see how the card came together, click below to watch the video tutorial, or you can also find it HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

Literally the Best Card - Lawn Fawnatics #180

Hey friends, today I have a sweet card to share for our newest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. This round our theme is Woodland Wonder, which is right up my alley because woodland critters are my favorite! For this one, I absolutely had to use the brand new Little Woodland Library stamps, which is definitely my new favorite stamp set of all time! I'm such a lover of reading and this set could not be better tailored to me.

I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink and colored them with Copic markers to match the patterned paper from the new Falling Leaves 6x6 pad. Then I trimmed them out with their matching dies. I also stamped, colored, and cut out a little butterfly from Butterfly Kisses to round out my scene.

For the focal panel, I cut down a piece of Bristol Cardstock with the Large Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables and blended on a background. I used the Cloudy Stencil and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink for the sky, and the Slimline Grassy Stencil and Bundled Sage Distress Oxide Ink for the ground. I layered this over the patterned paper, which I trimmed down with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables, and adhered my images, finishing with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or you can also find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope that you enjoy it! And don't forget to check out the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you, and to link up your own projects to play along. We can't wait to see what you make! Have a wonderful day!

Foxy Fall Day Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so honored to be featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog with another card for our There's No Place Like Home challenge. This card combines so many stamp sets, including Butterfly Kisses, Scootin' By, Porcu-pine for You, You Autumn Know, Scripty Autumn Sentiments, Let's Go Nuts, You Are Sublime, and I Like You (A Lotl) along with the Spooky Forest Backdrop. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out. If you'd like to watch this card come together, click below, or find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for stopping by!

East Coast vs. West Coast Card - Lawn Fawnatics #179

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this round our theme is There's No Place Like Home. Since my eldest son recently moved out to LA, I thought I'd create an East Coast vs. West Coast card to send to him, with a punny sentiment to make him smile. I used the How You Bean? Seashell Add-on stamp set along with a seaweed image from  You Are Sublime, colored them all with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I started with a piece of Bristol trimmed down with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables, then blended on Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink. Then I cut down another piece of Bristol with the Stitched Wave Borders and blended on Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Uncharted Mariner.

I used Finley's ABCs to die cut the first part of my sentiment from Chocolate Bar Cardstock and stamped out the rest in black ink with Milo's ABCs. Then I adhered everything together on a Moonstone card base with liquid glue and finished with a little bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below, or you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! And don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you, and to link up your own projects to play along. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jawsome Birthday Card

Hey friends, today I'm bringing you another underwater card, this one being perfect for a boyish birthday. It combines images from Sunny Studio, including Best Fishes and Tropical Scenes with accessory images from Party Pups and Snail Mail. I colored everything with Copic Markers, including the sand below the coral scene, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock. Working out from the center, I used Salvaged Patina, then Peacock Feathers, and on the edges, Uncharted Mariner. I stamped a sentiment in the top right corner, and adhered the images with a mix of foam tape and liquid glue. To finish things off, I added a bit of Stardust Stickles.

This card is the Part 2 to my August Plan a Card with Me Video, so if you'd like to see a behind-the-scenes peek at how I brainstorm card ideas, go ahead and check that out. If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or find the video tutorial HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching! I really hope you enjoy it!

Plan a Card with Me: Summer Birthday Card for Boys

Hey friends, today I'm bringing you my August Plan a Card with Me Video. I'm am still fully enjoying Summer, so I wanted to get in another underwater card while I can! This one is going to be a more masculine birthday card, perfect for little boys. I'll be using several stamp sets from Sunny Studio, including Best Fishes, Tropical Scenes plus accessory images from Party Pups and Snail Mail. In this video, I'll come up with the concept and layout, choose supplies, and pick out a color palette. The finished card video will be up on Friday. I hope you'll enjoy this behind-the-scenes peek at how I brainstorm my card ideas. Click below to watch or find it HERE on YouTube!

Six Ways to Color Hedgehogs

Hey friends! Today I've got another critter coloring video. This is quickly becoming a whole series and I've got a running list of new critters to add to the bunch I've already got tutorials for on my YouTube channel. This month I am highlighting hedgehogs, showing you six different Copic marker combinations you can mix and match for even more possibilities. I'm using one of the adorable images from the Lawn Fawn Hedgehugs mini stamp set. Check out the video tutorial below or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. Let me know which critter I should do next!

Fabulous Flamingos Card - Lawn Fawnatics #178

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is a fun color inspiration! For my card, I was not just inspired by the color palette, but also by the picture itself. I wanted to create something with flamingos, waves, and distant sandbars. To do that, I combined a whole bunch of Lawn Fawn sets, including Flamingo Together, Ahoy Matey, Swan Soiree, Toucan Do It, Critters from the Past, and You Are Sumblime.

I stamped the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic Markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I trimmed out the background pieces from Bristol Cardstock and blended on Distress Oxide Inks. The sandbars were die cut with Stitched Hillside Borders and colored with Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs and the sea with the Stitched Simple Wavy Borders and colored with Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Uncharted Mariner. I also used Spring Showers for the clouds.

I used more Salvaged Patina for the sky, and then stamped a sentiment in black ink in the center. I layered on my clouds, waves, and sandbars with a mix of Scotch 3M Foam Tape and liquid glue. Then I did the same for my images. I also did some stamping on the inside of the card with Peacock Ink. And of course, I finished things off with a little bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or watch the video tutorial on YouTube. I really hope you enjoy it! Please be sure to check out the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team has created using this color palette and to link up your own projects and play along. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Summer Vibes Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hey friends, today I'm happy to be featured over on the Hello Bluebird blog with another card using the July Sun, Sand, and Surf Kits. I'll have all the supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! No video for this one, but I did create a very similar card during Product Previews where I put together the background and used the same sentiment die. If you want to check that out, you can find the Surf's Up Square Card Video on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Summer Shine Card

Hey friends, today I've got another card to share using the new Hello Bluebird July Kit. This month's kit (our first ever) is called the Sun, Sand, and Surf collection and boy, is it aptly named! Summer is my most favorite season of all, and I have been having so much fun creating cards with these products. Bring on all the beachy, tropical vibes! I colored the images from Beach Friends and Beach Bums with Copic markers, including adding some fun details to the panda's Hawaiian shirt and the hammock, then trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I masked off the horizon line on a piece of Bristol with Post-it Tape, then blended on Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink. Then I readjusted the tape and blended on Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner for the sea. I also cut out another piece of Bristol with the Beach Builder dies and blended on Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs for the sand. I also cut the clouds out using the Beach Umbrella dies.

I stamped my sentiment just below the horizon line and adhered all the layers and images with liquid glue. And that's it! If you like how this one turned out and want to watch the entire card making process, start to finish, then you can click below or find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Bring on the Sun Card

Hey friends, today I've got another fun card to share using products from the brand new Sun, Sand, and Surf Card Kits from Hello Bluebird. This one features Jungle Littles at the Beach, which is part of the Classic Kit, which as of when I'm typing this, still has a few in stock. The Expanded Kit sold out in less than 24 hours! I wanted to bring you some happy, Summertime inspiration, so I colored the images with Copic markers to match some patterned paper, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For my background, I took a piece of Bristol Cardstock and masked off the horizon line with Post-it Tape. Then I blended on Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink for the sky, Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner for the sea, and Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs for the sand. I stamped the sentiment in the center and then die cut the Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame #3 from the Echo Park My Little Girl 6x6 patterned paper and popped the frame over the background with foam tape.

I adhered that to a Lilac card base and stamped on the inside in Juice Box Ink. Then I just popped the cute little critters into the open windows with more foam tape and finished them off with a bit of Stardust Stickles. If you'd like to see how the whole thing came together, you can watch the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, or click below. Thanks so much! I really hope you enjoy it!

Island Vibes Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a Summertime collage card using so many iconic images from a bunch of different stamp sets, including Life is Good, Smooth Sailing, On the Beach, and Mermaid for You along with a sentiment from Magic Messages. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there so I hope you'll check that out. If you'd like to see how the card came together, you can find the video tutorial HERE. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!

Underwater Holiday Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Christmas in July Challenge! I have such a hard time making Christmas cards in the middle of summer, unless I set them in a warm or tropical location -- then it's easy peasy! Since the last one I did was set in the desert, this time I went under the sea, combining images from Mermaid for You, Life is Good, and Christmas Fishes with the Desert Canyon Backdrop. I'll have all other details and supplies listed in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out. If you'd like to see how the card came together, you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!