Here's Wishing Everyone A Safe and Happy New Year! Let's do it, 2013!
12.31.2012
Happy New Year
It's Mama A here again! It's only one hour before midnight here and we have our champagne flutes, sparkling apple cider and a card ready to ring in the new year!
Here's Wishing Everyone A Safe and Happy New Year! Let's do it, 2013!
Here's Wishing Everyone A Safe and Happy New Year! Let's do it, 2013!
Challenge Winners!
Happy New Year's eve, everyone!!!
It's been such a thrilling year for us and we are so happy to end it with a bang!
It goes without saying, we are truly thankful for all our friends, family, and supportive fans and customers for making all of this magic happen. Your comments, emails, and messages are invaluable to us. We want you to know that our doors are always open and we continue to welcome any feedback to improve!
We have so many things coming up for 2013, so many big goals, so many wonderful new designs, so many new adventures! So, don't blink! We wish you the very best in the coming year! Cheers, everyone!
As a newish company, we were so delighted and excited to see many of you participate in our inaugural challenge, it's been so encouraging for us to keep steamrolling forward! Without further delay, we are so pleased to announce the winner...
I love the straightforward card Leigh created using Trifecta and On Target. The white embossed sentiment on top of the clear arrow is a very nice touch! That glittery heart is just divine!! See, glitter does make everything better! :)
We also love the tag Leigh created using Trifecta. I love that she stamped the red triangles to create a base line. Beautiful, simple, and gorgeous!
Congratulations again, Leigh! You also win a spot as an upcoming guest designer!!!
Before we go, we thought we'd highlight some of our faves!
Love this beauty by Samantha Mann. She used our Midnight Letters and stamped directly on top of glitter. How cool is that?!
Amy Kolling never disappoints with her fun designs! We love all the textures she created on this card using We Click.
Check out this super cool card by Stephanie Severin!! She used so many of our smaller stamps from Good Times, We Click, Geotagged!
It's been such a thrilling year for us and we are so happy to end it with a bang!
It goes without saying, we are truly thankful for all our friends, family, and supportive fans and customers for making all of this magic happen. Your comments, emails, and messages are invaluable to us. We want you to know that our doors are always open and we continue to welcome any feedback to improve!
We have so many things coming up for 2013, so many big goals, so many wonderful new designs, so many new adventures! So, don't blink! We wish you the very best in the coming year! Cheers, everyone!
As a newish company, we were so delighted and excited to see many of you participate in our inaugural challenge, it's been so encouraging for us to keep steamrolling forward! Without further delay, we are so pleased to announce the winner...
Congratulations Leigh Penner!
She created two amazing entries for the challenge.
I love the straightforward card Leigh created using Trifecta and On Target. The white embossed sentiment on top of the clear arrow is a very nice touch! That glittery heart is just divine!! See, glitter does make everything better! :)
We also love the tag Leigh created using Trifecta. I love that she stamped the red triangles to create a base line. Beautiful, simple, and gorgeous!
Congratulations again, Leigh! You also win a spot as an upcoming guest designer!!!
Before we go, we thought we'd highlight some of our faves!
Love this beauty by Samantha Mann. She used our Midnight Letters and stamped directly on top of glitter. How cool is that?!
Amy Kolling never disappoints with her fun designs! We love all the textures she created on this card using We Click.
Check out this super cool card by Stephanie Severin!! She used so many of our smaller stamps from Good Times, We Click, Geotagged!
Winner/Faves - you may proudly display your badge on your blog! Thank you all for playing along!! It was so much fun for us! Before I go, I have one more winner to announce.
Our random winner who will receive a $15 gift certificate is...... Debbie Gaydos!!!
Leigh and Debbie, please contact us to claim your prizes!
Happy New Year, everyone!! See you in 2013!! ;)
12.29.2012
Merry and Bright
Hey friends!! Quick Saturday post to remind you that our first color challenge ends tomorrow at 3PM EST, so get your entries in!!
I have one more card to share that's super quick and simple...
I have one more card to share that's super quick and simple...
I drew a hill on a large post it note, cut it out then masked off the top of the hill. I then took a versamark ink pad and directly inked the bottom of the hill making sure there is even coverage. After that, I tossed on some sticky embossing powder, heated it then sprinkled glitter while it's still hot" so that it adhered.
So easy, right? The pole and sentiment is from Polar Pals.
To play along yourself, create a project with our colors below and link up!
12.24.2012
Happy Holidays
Hi Everyone!
It's Angela here and here is my first blog post! I know I've been pretty quiet here and it's because I've been working hard to learn all about this stamping world. I come from an animation background and then I went into graphic design. I didn't know anything about stamping until I re-connected with Kryssi after all these years. It's been fun reminiscing about our childhood days while we pack our stamps.
In between designing and shipping I try to sneak a tutorial here and there to learn all about different tools and techniques to making a card. It's also been great inspiration for me from everyone who's posted their work on Flicker, Facebook and Twitter. So please, keep them coming and don't forget to join our challenge here!
So here is a card to all those who has inspired, taught and encouraged me through this whole learning process. Thank-you and I wish you and your family a safe and merry holiday.
It's Angela here and here is my first blog post! I know I've been pretty quiet here and it's because I've been working hard to learn all about this stamping world. I come from an animation background and then I went into graphic design. I didn't know anything about stamping until I re-connected with Kryssi after all these years. It's been fun reminiscing about our childhood days while we pack our stamps.
In between designing and shipping I try to sneak a tutorial here and there to learn all about different tools and techniques to making a card. It's also been great inspiration for me from everyone who's posted their work on Flicker, Facebook and Twitter. So please, keep them coming and don't forget to join our challenge here!
So here is a card to all those who has inspired, taught and encouraged me through this whole learning process. Thank-you and I wish you and your family a safe and merry holiday.
12.21.2012
Our deepest sympathy...
It is with a heavy heart that I write this post. As you may know, I live in New York. Newton, Connecticut is just a little over an hour drive for me. Newton, CT is also minutes away from Danbury, CT. My in-laws made their first home in Danbury when they moved to the United States some 40 years ago. My late mother in law also described it as the home where she spent the happiest years of her life.
I shudder to feel such tragedy hit so close to home. I also have a child in first grade, so that scares me even more. Like many of you, I feel helpless that the unthinkable can happen to innocent angels. I've snuggled both my kids a little harder and longer each day since. There's nothing we can do to turn the pages back, but we can all move forward and help with the healing process.
We have decided to donate 20% of our profits from now until January 15th to the families of the Newton victims.
We will also be making a monetary contribution to Drawn Together, a cause that Amber at Damask Love has put together to help the Newton community. I encourage you to visit the link, read up on it, and take action. If you would like to contribute by making a monetary donation directly, we will give away a $20 gift certificate to one random person who donates $20 or more through our donate link below. Thank you everyone, let's keep this going...
I shudder to feel such tragedy hit so close to home. I also have a child in first grade, so that scares me even more. Like many of you, I feel helpless that the unthinkable can happen to innocent angels. I've snuggled both my kids a little harder and longer each day since. There's nothing we can do to turn the pages back, but we can all move forward and help with the healing process.
We have decided to donate 20% of our profits from now until January 15th to the families of the Newton victims.
We will also be making a monetary contribution to Drawn Together, a cause that Amber at Damask Love has put together to help the Newton community. I encourage you to visit the link, read up on it, and take action. If you would like to contribute by making a monetary donation directly, we will give away a $20 gift certificate to one random person who donates $20 or more through our donate link below. Thank you everyone, let's keep this going...
12.17.2012
ME Color Challenge 01 + free digi stamp
Hi everyone! Let's dust off the cob webs because today I am happy to announce something fun that we've been planning for some time now! This blog is here to inspire and encourage you to use your stamps, and what way to get your mojo kicking than a good old fashioned challenge?! I've personally been on a few amazing Challenge Design Teams myself in the past, so I know how a challenge can really get you going in the right direction.
So! Here we are, Mama Elephant's first challenge, and it's a color challenge perfect for this time of the year! Anyone else not done with their holiday cards yet? Yeah, me too!
I decided to go with my one of my favorite color combos:
Red, aqua, white and glitter -- cause glitter is just awesome!
Here's how to play along:
- Create a project with the challenge colors
- You must use Mama Elephant stamps and/or the free digital stamp
- Grab the challenge graphics for your post
- Link to this Mama Elephant blog post
- Deadline to enter is December 30, 3:00PM EST
What you're playing for:
- One winner will be selected to be a Guest Designer for an upcoming release
- One winner will be selected at random to receive a $15 gift certificate to our store
We want to make sure that everyone can play along so we are providing a freebie for you to download and use. You can right click to copy and save as on your computer or simply click HERE to download the free May You Be Merry digital stamp.
Here's a stack of cards I made with the May You Be Merry digital stamp:
I actually made a few different variations using the same elements, just moved things around.
The triangle pattern is stamped with our Trifecta stamp set. You need this one, seriously.
I've also got a little treat for you. As you know there are two Mama's in Mama Elephant -- myself and Angela. She got inky and did a great job on her debut card using Polar Pals!
We are so fortunate to have so many talented and generous friends in this little stamping industry. I've managed to round up a few of my peeps to play alongside our Design Team! Let's take a look at rest the inspiration parade!
THX card by Alice Wertz
Party Like a Rockstar card by Ashley Marcu
Love card by Cheiron Brandon
Merry and Bright card by Cristina Kowalczyk
Party Like a Rockstar card by Donna Mikasa
We Click card by JJ Bolton
Merry card by Karolyn Loncon
Hello Sweet Baby card by Kelly Booth
Warm Holiday Wishes card by Mariana Grigsby
Believe in Magic tag by Pamela Ho
Warm Holiday Wishes card by Pearl Lui
Jingle Jingle Jingle card by Savannah O'Gwynn
Aren't they all sooo amazing? Thank you to all our friends for providing such amazing eye candy to inspire us!
Okay, now it's your turn! Please add your direct link below!
12.03.2025
Mama Elephant December Stampede!
Hey everyone! Welcome to Mama Elephant's December Stampede! You got the first taste of our stampede on our launch day (Day 1 and Day 2) and we're back to do it again! Basically, it's a blog hoppin' blitz where we stampede through our designers' blogs as they showcase our November release stamps again! Joining us once more are our super wonderful guests - Lexi Bridges, Teri Anderson, Joy Taylor and Julie Ebersole!
So, remember a couple of posts back I said I wanted to show you my original intent with our No Peeking stamp set? Well, I finally got around to it! I'm a big, big fan of kraft wrapping paper and then dressing it up with something cute and festive. I thought how cool and convenient would it be to stamp directly on the kraft wrapping paper? You can make your own custom wrapping paper with any stamps you have in your stash, but let's take it a step further and finish it off with a tag complete with a faux hanging string.
Here's a closer look at the stamping. I colored the polar bear in with white colored pencils. I also outlined the perimeter of the tag with the white colored pencil. It helped give the tag some pop and definition. The red scarf was colored with a Copic marker.
I created the tag and snowflakes with No Peeking. The small round dot is from Cup of Wishes and the little star/snow confetti is from Believe in Magic. I really love that little stamp!
Okay, you ready to stampede along? We're giving away a gift certificate to our store to one person - so make sure you leave some love on everyone's blogs to increase your chances! The winner will be announced right here on December 5th. Here's the list of designers and their blogs, now off you go!
PS: Have you 'liked' us on Facebook yet? There may or may not be some exciting news coming soon, so stay updated by connecting with us!
