Mama Elephant Highlight: Many Thanks

Good morning! Today's our last day of Mama Elephant August release highlights. But the fun continues on the Mama Elephant blog, so be sure to keep visiting to see what the rest of the design team creates throughout the month.

Many Thanks is perfect to tell someone thank you in so many different ways. I created this card using two sentiments that work perfectly stacked. To create the background, I first cut out triangles and masked the watercolor paper before adding a soft wash of watercolor. I loved how it was a single layer card, but then I decided to add sequins to give it some added dimension.

Materials used: Mama Elephant Many Thanks; Faber Castell Gelsticks, Metallic Gelsticks, Gelatos; Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, watercolor paper, sequins

Be sure to stop by the Mama Elephant blog to see what the rest of the design team created with this set.

Thanks for stopping by!
-KRAFTY pearl

Mama Elephant Highlight: Foodie

Hello there! It's another Mama Elephant August release highlight. We're going to take a look at Foodie today.

I wanted to create something simple but still had lots of color and speckles to go with the super fun "be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios" sentiment to represent Fruit Loop colors. So I whipped out my Faber Castell Gelsticks, Metallic Gelsticks, and Gelatos to create the perfect background. What do you think?

Materials used: Mama Elephant Foodie; Faber Castell Gelsticks, Metallic Gelsticks, Gelatos; Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, watercolor paper

Don't forget to stop by the Mama Elephant blog to see what the rest of the design team created with this set!

Thanks for stopping by!
-KRAFTY pearl

Mama Elephant Highlight: Message Bands

Hello again! Here to highlight Mama Elephant's Message Bands. I absolutely love this stamp set because it's so simple but you can do so much with it.

I created a card for a friend who was expecting for her baby shower. I wanted to keep it soft but also give it a bit of glam, by pairing the mint and teal with some gold, because the mommy is fabulous.

Materials used: Mama Elephant Message Bands; Zing! Embossing powder in Metallic Gold, Tsukineko Dew Drops, twine

Be sure to stop by the Mama Elephant blog to see what the rest of the design team created! And come back tomorrow for another highlight!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

Mama Elephant Highlight: Bootastic

Good morning! Today, we're kicking off the Mama Elephant August highlights with Bootastic. The perfect set for Halloween.

I created a clean and simple card using the bat image and the sentiment, "you're boo-tastic!" I kept it black and white so that the ombre sentiment would pop on the label.

Materials used: Mama Elephant Bootastic; Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, ColorBox Chalk Queue ink pad, washi tape

Make sure you stop by the Mama Elephant blog to see what the rest of the design team created!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

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.

• Mama Elephant http://www.mamaelephantblog.com/ -- start here if you get lost
• Heather Campbell http://parkermolly.blogspot.com/
• Mariana Grigsby http://marianagrigsby.wordpress.com/
• Lea Lawson http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
• Jenn Biederman http://createdbyjb.typepad.com/
• Savannah O'Gwynn http://savannahland2.blogspot.com/
• Geralyn Sy http://inacreativebubble.blogspot.com/
• Pearl Lui http://kraftypearl.blogspot.com/ -- you are here
• Alice Wertz http://aliceslittlewonderland.blogspot.com/ -- your next stop
• JJ Bolton http://jjbolton.org

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

Mama Elephant August Photo Inspiration Challenge

Hi there! I'm so excited to announce the Mama Elephant August Photo Inspiration Challenge. See all details on the Mama Elephant blog. But here's the photo inspiration. Light, airy, feminine, but yet full of patterns, textures, and colors. So pretty!

Inspired by the feminine colors and patterns in the photo, I created a happy birthday card using stamps from Big Words and Water Blooms.

Materials used: Mama Elephant Big Words and Water Blooms; Bazzill cardstock, washi tapes, Memento dew drops

Go on over to the Mama Elephant blog to see what the rest of the design team created and to join in the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

- KRAFTY pearl