Virtual Smooches: Creating Telescoping Cards

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Today's my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

In my video, I share how to create a telescoping card {I found a tutorial for the card base HERE on SCS}. You could use literally ANY PS stamp sets along with either the PS Hexalong or Ovals1 dies. Be sure to stop by the Virtual Smooches blog {HERE} for my video! 

Here's a sneak peak at what I've shared:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Mama Elephant Highlight- Filigree {post2}

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**Please click HERE or scroll up/down for my Ribbon Carousel challenge post.

Today the Mama Elephant design team is taking a closer look at the Filigree stamp set. Be sure to stop by the ME blog for more details and inspiration!!! 

I LOOOOOOVE this card--I was worried that I wouldn't know how to use these scalloped stamps (they are so detailed and fancy-- I'm used to using whimsical stamps).... but once I stamped my design... I fell in LOVE!!!

I was inspired by a Japanese soda bottle-- I used some yellow diag patterned paper from the Studio Calico Abroad collection. I added some bright white twill ribbon with a stamped tag as my final detail. LOOOOOVE! And this is perfect for the Ribbon Carousel challenge {Celebrations-- I was going to use this card for a wedding shower}. CAS but I LOVE it!!!! 

LOVE this color combo!

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by all of the ME DTs' blogs and the ME blog for more inspiration and details. **New ME Stamps are available NOW!!! 

Alice

Cheiron

JJ Bolton

Mariana 

Pearl
Lea Lawson
Jenn B.
Geralyn

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

RCC#81: Celebrations {post1}

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Have you played along with this month's Ribbon Carousel challenge yet??? The RCC is now doing monthly challenges with a huge prize at the end for one lucky player!!! The prize::: a ribbon carousel!!!!!! This month's theme/challenge--- Celebrations! 

I have been wanting to create a birthday card with this sentiment on it for about six months! I used some old Cosmo Cricket 2wenty-thr3e papers along with some grey vintage seam binding-- I actually wrapped it around the card and tied a bow (but the center panel hides it). I made that brad using the Imaginisce iTop and then stamped the sentiment using several Paper Smooches stamp sets {including Digits, Christmas Sampler, Warm Hearts, Birthday Buddies, Chit Chat, and Perky Plants}. I love love love how it turned out! And I actually played along with a sketch challenge-- or kind of:) I used the Seize the Birthday sketch as my inspiration. **I know that I moved the two circles together and the center panel over... I did a loose interpretation of this sketch:)

That's it for me today--but make sure you stop by the RCC blog for more details for this challenge and DT inspiration!!! And click HERE to link up your creation!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Mama Elephant Highlight- Soiree {post2}

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Today the Mama Elephant design team is taking a closer look at the Soiree stamp set. Be sure to stop by the ME blog for more details and inspiration!!! 

I'm surprised that I'm creating CAS cards-- but this is as CAS as it gets! LOL! I love these colors-- coral and kraft/white! The patterned paper is by S.E.I. The ME Soiree stamp set has several sentiments along with some banners and other images. I wanted to focus on these sentiments-- you could make a card set for your friend/mom/sister using this design! EASY and a wonderful gift!!! **This is also another great card for the Ribbon Carousel {celebrations} challenge! 

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by all of the ME DTs' blogs and the ME blog for more inspiration and details. **New ME Stamps are available NOW!!! 

Alice

Cheiron

JJ Bolton

Mariana 

Pearl
Lea Lawson
Jenn B.
Geralyn

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS May Cool Shades challenge {post1}

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Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! The third week of the month is always a Cool Shades challenge.  

This week we are inspired by the following color story "Nautical"

Red, Kraft, Navy, Teal

Ok... so I was trying to go REAL CAS with my card today... however, this sentiment took over 2 hours to make! I had to restamp it twice... and matching each letter from different sets was hard-- but TOTALLY worth it:) 

I used some Bazzill Basics Paper with some Fancy Pants Designs Trendsetter scrap pieces-- LOVE! Plus, I used 7 Paper Smooches stamp sets for this sentiment including Hope, Market Fresh, Spiritual Sampler, Joyful Greetings, Daisies & Paisleys, Wicked Nauticool, and Hubby and Wifey. I also used the Anchor and Wedding Shower dies. LOOOOOOOVE how this card turned out:)

I used a navy ink with teal and red papers on a kraft background. Looks simple... but you know me!! I always have to make things difficult or more complicated than it needs to be:) LOL! 

I've been wanting to use this sentiment on a card for awhile-- LOVE!

That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by the other Paper Smooches SPARKS DT members' blogs and leave them some love. ***This is actually the last PSS challenge for these gals. I'm so thankful that I was able to work with them-- it has been a blast! I love each of their styles and designs-- I've been blown away with each of their creations!! Please stop by their blog and let them know you love their work too!!

Ashley Marcu

Jessica Davis

Lori Tecler

Nina Yang

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!!! This challenge ends May 26th. I cannot wait to see what you make--I just LOOOOOVE my Paper Smooches stamps. 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

ps... have you tried out for the Paper Smooches SPARKS Design Team call???? Click HERE for my info---you have until midnight TONIGHT to submit your applications!!! Good Luck!!

Mama Elephant Highlight- Wanderlust {post2}

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Today the Mama Elephant design team is taking a closer look at the Wanderlust stamp set. Be sure to stop by the ME blog for more details and inspiration!!! 

I LOOOOOOVE my card-- it's layered with papers, stamps, and colors! I used the Studio Calico Abroad paper pad-- I knew that the patterned paper with country names would be perfect for the background of that map stamp! LOOOOOOOVE x10000! I used the new ME Wanderlust stamp set along with a tag from Geotagged. 

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by all of the ME DTs' blogs and the ME blog for more inspiration and details. **New ME Stamps are available NOW!!! 

Alice

Cheiron

JJ Bolton

Mariana 

Pearl
Lea Lawson
Jenn B.
Geralyn

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

ps... click HERE for the ME May Stampede post!! Be sure to leave some love for your chance to win!!! ***Giveaway

Just for Fun-- and a challenge {post1}

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Last night I had some time to craft just for fun... so I pulled out my Reverse Confetti's I Like You stamps and decided to play along with the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge. 

I don't do CAS very well... I'm still trying to step out of my comfort zone... and you would be surprised that this mini layout card (that's what I'm calling it since it looks like a scrapbook page) was created in less than 15 minutes- CAS!!! Well that makes this card CAS for me because most of my cards take 3-4 hours! LOL! 

The longest part was waiting for the splatter to dry! I used up some old scraps of Amy Tangerine's Sketchbook for this card along with some neon papers and glitter. This was actually a fun card to make-- esp. since I know I can just slap some scrap paper on a card, add some accents, and then splatter it! ***This is my second time doing splatter... not sure how to get precise placement of this splatter... but I think it looks good:)

***And I think I followed this sketch pretty well-- I did make this design horizontal... and the heart became my photo with background... I still love it:)

This card was EXTREMELY hard to photograph! I took over 70 pics! 

Love this RC stamp set-- you can mix and match these sentiments! 

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for more inspiration! And be sure to follow us on Facebook HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Mama Elephant Highlight- Sunny Skies {post2}

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**Please click HERE or scroll up/down for my Virtual Smooches blog post and video:)

Today the Mama Elephant design team is taking a closer look at the Sunny Skies stamp set. Be sure to stop by the ME blog for more details and inspiration!!! 

OH MY! I have had this design for this card in my mind since I got my stamps a couple of weeks ago!! I wanted a gray background with neon yellow popping through for the sun! I love x10000 how this turned out:) I used some American Crafts/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan papers with some random neon glitter. I LOOOOOVE these sun rays from the new ME Sunny Skies stamp set. This is my FAV card!!! 

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by all of the ME DTs' blogs and the ME blog for more inspiration and details. **New ME Stamps are available NOW!!! 

Alice

Cheiron

JJ Bolton

Mariana 

Pearl
Lea Lawson
Jenn B.
Geralyn

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

ps... click HERE for the ME May Stampede post!! Be sure to leave some love for your chance to win!!! ***Giveaway

Virtual Smooches: Spray Paint, Stamps, and tips {post1}

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**After 9am--please click HERE or scroll up/down for my Mama Elephant highlight post.

Today's my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

In my video, I answer some questions on how I stamped on spray painted paper. This is a great project for literally ANY PS stamp sets-- and then use the leftover spray painted papers with your PS dies. Be sure to stop by the Virtual Smooches blog {HERE} for my video! 

Here's a sneak peak at what I've shared:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Mama Elephant May Stampede **GIVEAWAY

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**Giveaway details below!! 

Today is a fun day over at the Mama Elephant blog--- we are having a May Stampede featuring the newest ME stamp sets {click HERE to purchase these stamps-- they are available TODAY!}!!! Join in the fun and hop along all the ME DT blogs for inspiration and your chance to WIN!! All new stamps are available NOW at the ME store!  **Giveaway details below. 

If you came from Geralyn Sy's blog, you are in the right place-- if you would like to start from the beginning of the hop, please click HERE or go to the Mama Elephant blog.

This is probably one of my FAV cards ever-- I LOVE the ME Sunny Skies sunshine rays stamp:) I knew I wanted to make it with multiple colors {inspired by THIS color combo}, so I stamped the ray images using a similar ink color as card stock. I added a bit of double-sided tape for the glittered rays and then masked the sentiment to make it vertical.

I just love that "sunshine" color-- I combined inks for this sentiment! LOVE!!! 

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by and leave some love on all the DT blogs for a chance to win one of 3 $20.00 Mama Elephant gift certificates {comment for your chance to win}!!! Next up--hop on over to Cheiron Brandon's blog! 

**Here's a list of blog to hop just in case you get lost:) 

Mama Elephant- Kryssi Ng
Jennifer McGuire
Jenn Biederman
Mariana Grigsby
Iwona Palamountain
Alice Hertz
JJ Bolton
Lea Lawson
Samantha Mann
Geralyn Sy
Savannah O'Gwynn - you are here!
Cheiron Brandon


**Winners will be chosen at random and announced on 5/19 over on the ME blog

Here's how to qualify to win (leave a separate comment for each):

1. Leave a comment on this blog post
2. Follow the Mama Elephant 
3. Like/share us on Facebook 
4. Follow/tweet about us on Twitter

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}