Thursday, August 15, 2013

Mama Elephant August Stampede


Welcome to the Mama Elephant August Design Team blog hop! Our August release is now live and available for purchase in the store.

To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is giving away 3 gift certificates worth $20.00 each to 3 lucky people! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the Mama Elephant blog on the last Stamp Highlight day.

Here's how to qualify to win (leave a separate comment for each):
  1. Leave a comment on this blog post
  2. Become a follower of our blog
  3. Like/share our on Facebook
  4. Follow/tweet us on Twitter
I love all of this month's releases and I know you will too. I created a a layered card to say "thanks" using the sentiment and the Cheerios images from the Mama Elephant Foodie set. I was going for a super decadent look, so I created a bunch of layers on this card.

First, I started off with a medium tooth watercolor paper so that it'd have a great grit to collect the watercolors. Then, I stamped strings of Cheerios using gold ink, varying between the filled and outline image. For even more texture, I added a layer of tissue paper pennants, ran it through the sewing machine without thread, and then repeated it. And lastly, I sprinkled sequins on the card to finish it off.


Materials used: Mama Elephant Foodie; Faber Castell Gelsticks, Metallic Gelsticks, Gelatos; Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Tsukineko Delicata ink in Golden Glitz, watercolor paper, sequins, tissue paper, sewing machine

Hope you enjoyed this project. Be sure to hop to every Mama Elephant design team member's blog and see what yummy goodness they've created.
Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl
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59 comments:

  1. Annette AllenAugust 15, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    wow gorgeous card.. love the soft colors.. great designing..

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  2. AudreyAugust 15, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    So many fun textures and elements on your card. Beautiful!!

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  3. Lorraine MarasiganAugust 15, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    Love the garland you made from the cheerios image:)

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  4. Christina's CreationsAugust 15, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    Whoa, the watercolor is so pretty here, I wish I could get my watercoloring to look so gorgeous! Very beautiful card here. :)

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  5. cdoggett01@yahoo.comAugust 15, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    Absolutely beautiful!

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  6. SusAugust 15, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    So pretty! Love the soft colors and vellum banners.

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  7. CharkAugust 15, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    love the vellum addition!

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  8. Miriam PrantnerAugust 15, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Oh how soft and pretty! I love the vellum banner and the sequins!

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  9. Miriam PrantnerAugust 15, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    I already like ME on FB and shared there

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  10. Gilu JAugust 15, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    Pretty pretty card.

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  11. Gilu JAugust 15, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    I already follow the blog

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  12. UnknownAugust 15, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    Very nice!

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  13. sharon gAugust 15, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    I love the stitching. It gives a neat effect. So soft and pretty, too.

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  14. (AJ) ArtJypsy August 15, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    Beautiful. love the tissue paper banner. never thought of that, but will have to give it a go.

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  15. (AJ) ArtJypsy August 15, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    I am a follower of the ME Blog.

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  16. (AJ) ArtJypsy August 15, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    I liked the ME on Facebook.

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  17. (AJ) ArtJypsy August 15, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    I don't tweet but if I did I would tweet about this hop :)

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  18. Sue DAugust 15, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    Lovely card. I like the tissue paper pennants.

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  19. Sue DAugust 15, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    I follow the ME blog.

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  20. maria f.August 15, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    So, so, so very pretty. Love all the different styles on the hop...

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  21. maria f.August 15, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    I follow the ME blog too.

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  22. Kim HegginsAugust 15, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    So sweet...love the soft colors.

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  23. Memories by MandaAugust 15, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    Lovely card. Love the sequins!

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  24. Memories by MandaAugust 15, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    I follow the ME Blog

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  25. Memories by MandaAugust 15, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    I like the M Facebook page

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  26. Crafty Math ChickAugust 15, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    So soft and elegant. The touch of sparkle added by the sequins have such a powerful effect!

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  27. Crafty Math ChickAugust 15, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    I already follow ME's blog.

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  28. Crafty Math ChickAugust 15, 2013 at 6:56 PM

    I am already a Mama Elephant FB fan as well.

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  29. MaureenAugust 15, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    Just fabulous! Love the tissue pennants and the pierced texture!

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  30. Samantha MannAugust 15, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    um....GORGEOUS!!!!! and using the sewing machine without thread...my mind is blown! that is so smart! i LOVE the look!! your card is just so wonderful! i love everything about it! i could look at it all day!!

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  31. Lizzie T a/k/a WifeladyAugust 15, 2013 at 10:13 PM

    What a gorgeous and elegant card - great job- love it!

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  32. TorrieAugust 15, 2013 at 10:28 PM

    Great card, love the layers and the colors!

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  33. Lisa's Creative NicheAugust 15, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    Wow the background is amazing!!! Beautiful card!

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  34. Cat CraigAugust 15, 2013 at 11:14 PM

    Such a lovely background. Pretty!

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  35. AnonymousAugust 16, 2013 at 1:10 AM

    I love your use of an ordinary, everyday item (Cheerios) to make a fabulous background!

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  36. ~amy~August 16, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    Such a great card...love the tissue accents.

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  37. JanetAugust 16, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    My fave set is Stitches! ~God bless~ Great card!

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  38. JanetAugust 16, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    I FOllow ME!

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  39. JanetAugust 16, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    I Like ME!

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  40. RenukaAugust 16, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    Very artsy look.. Love your card. TFS!

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  41. AnonymousAugust 16, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    Love the tissue paper pennant. The stitching also adds more fun to it. Just fab

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  42. IrisAugust 16, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    Such a pretty card. Love the soft colors.

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  43. IrisAugust 16, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    Liked and shared ME on FB

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  44. IrisAugust 16, 2013 at 11:09 AM


    Follow the ME blog

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  45. IrisAugust 16, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    I don't tweet but would tweet about this hop if I did the twitter thing

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  46. Savannah O'GwynnAugust 16, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    LOOOOOOOOVE this watercoloring design-- you should teach me all you know about watercoloring!!! LOVE!!!!!!!! LOVE that you masked that sentiment too! FAB x100000:)

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  47. UnknownAugust 16, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    Beautiful card! Love the colors & sequins :)
    Thanks for sharing!

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  48. Terri (blindstamper)August 16, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Love it...so unique!

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  49. AprilAugust 16, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    This is so pretty! Love the pops of gold...
    - April W

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  50. AprilAugust 16, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    I follow the Mama Elephant blog through Feedly...
    - April W

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  51. AprilAugust 16, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    I like Mama Elephant on Facebook...
    - April W

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  52. AprilAugust 16, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    I follow Mama Elephant on Twitter...
    - April W

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  53. LEG StudiosAugust 18, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    What an ingenious use for those cheerios! Love your pretty and feminine creation!!

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  54. AnonymousAugust 18, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    I love the water colors! This card looks so chic. I'd love to know what your inspiration was :)

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  55. KatherineAugust 18, 2013 at 7:09 PM

    You found some gorgeous sequins to use on this. Just lovely!

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  56. CristinaAugust 19, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    I love the banners! So pretty!

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  57. JanisAugust 19, 2013 at 5:42 PM

    This little elephant is skipping around (an elephant skipping???) and trumpeting abt how pretty your card is!!!
    <3 J

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  58. JanisAugust 19, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    I faithfully follow my dear ME through jungles, through plains, through forests, through....... (scratching my little gray head trying to think of something that rhymes with plains)......through other things.

    I devotedly follow her by e(lephant)-mail, naturally.
    <3 J

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