Note of Thanks with Nichol

Hello friends! Nichol here today with a set of ten thank you cards created with the new Striallop Diagonal Die and the Note of Thanks stamps and dies. Let's get started!

Watch the video tutorial below or click HERE to watch in HD: 

Mama Elephant Supplies used for this project:

Striallop Diagonal Creative Cuts Die

Note of Thanks Stamp Set

Note of Thanks Creative Cuts Die

Oval Deco Frame Creative Cuts Die

 

Space Word with Mimi

 Hi, this is Mimi (Instagram #dasmimz).  I have a fun 3D interactive project to share, Space World Adventure theme park.

I incorporated many Mama Elephant stamps/dies but the Little Agenda Spaceship set was the inspiration for this project. I colored all stamped images with Copic markers. 

To start, I created a front signage and background scene. The front signage was made by using the Whimsy Alphas die to spell out SPACE and the words, stars and spacecrafts are from the Little Agenda Spaceship.  

For the background, I created a roller coaster/train scene with little trains from Toy Store and some little critters from Lil Toy Machine. The tunnels were made from the mantle from Merry Mantle, trees from Scene Building and clouds/bushes from the Display-a-Card die and Slimline Film City die. The sky, bushes and ground were ink blended with Distress Oxide inks.

For the first interactive ride, I created the spinning spaceship. I stamped 3 rockets and 3 mirror image of that rocket. I did the same thing with 3 agenda critters (bear, bunny, kangaroo). I die cut them with its coordinating dies. I assembled the front and back view of all the images, adhered the critters and attached strings to each. For the spinning mechanism, I used a lollipop stick and a paper straw. 

Next, I created the up and down rocket ride to the moon. I made a 3D slider mechaniasm using their Straight Slider die.

The ferries wheel spaceship was so fun to make. I had to make 2 moving parts; the wheel itself and each spaceship. To create the moving wheel, I die cut some strips and circles, added a brad to the middle back to make the wheel spin.  I stamped and die cut 3 spaceships, 3 agenda critters (dog, kangaroo, koala) and adhered them together. To make the spaceship move individually, I also added a brad to each and attached to the wheel. 

Lastly, I added a few more little agenda critters with balloons and ice cream to make it more fun. 

 

See the rides in motion here: 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CW9QhCSPOGc/

I hope you enjoyed my fun little project!

Holiday Closing and Guest Design Call

 Hi hi everyone! Just popping in today for a few announcements.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

We want to take a moment to thank you all again for another great year of creativity, inspiration and being a great community. Kryssi and I could not have done this without our industry friends, awesome design team, guest designers and of course all of you who cheered us on from day one. Every day brings new challenges and when we are too tired to face them, you guys are always there to remind us that things will be okay. We are grateful to have come this far as we enter our 10th year of Mama Elephant coming 2022. 

GOING ON HOLIDAY

We will be closing shop from December 17 - 31 so Kryssi can come back to the east coast to visit friends, family and of course me! We will be leaving the website open for browsing and ordering but shipping will not resume until the new year 1/1/2022. We will have a big sign as a reminder! 

GUEST DESIGN CALL

In the mean time, we are also looking for Guest Designers for the upcoming months! So if you would like to join, please post your most NEW & awesome projects on Instagram, Facebook Friends Page, and Discord with the hashtags #mamaelephant and #bemeguest2022 so we can find you!

Domestic and International crafters welcome!

SUBMISSION DATES: Ongoing 

THEME: Holiday Cards

• You must primarily use Mama Elephant products. Using other company products is allowed.
  
  
• You must include the Mama Elephant product(s) used, but only a snippet. Bonus points if you show the Mama Elephant name or logo!
  
  
• Good photography counts! So make sure you use good lighting!
  
  
• Post as many projects as you like but make sure it is a NEW project!  (By entering, you give Mama Elephant permission to use your project photo. Please include your Instagram handle if you have one!)
  
  
• We will contact new Guest Designers privately as soon as we see a good fit!
  
  
• Have fun and Good Luck!

We wish everyone a very Happy Holiday and we will see you in the new year!

XOXO,

Angela & Kryssi

Owl Are You with Jennifer

Hi everyone! Jennifer here today to show you my DS project using the beautiful ME Owl Are You stamp set from the Mama Elephant November Release!

These super cute owls are really beautiful and I'm in love with them!! I chose to create a card with a nocturne scene with this sweet owl in the moonlight.

I started masking the moon and then I stamped the "owl on the branch" on the Strathmore Colored Pencil paper with a no-line ink. I colored it using Prismacolor pencils in the shades of brown. I colored the sky using again Prismacolor pencils and I blended them with a cotton swab dipped in an oil-based medium to get a smoother effect.

At this point, I removed the masking paper from the moon and I colored it with pastel pencils.

I stamped the sentiment at the bottom of my card and at last, I realized the stars with a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope my project will inspire you and I wish you a beautiful and colorful day!

SUPPLIES

ME Owl Are You