Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Happy Monday! Gladys here with a cute birthday card featuring products from Mama Elephant. To begin I started with a A2 size panel cut from Bristol Smooth cardstock. Then I used the  Columbus Circle  die to cut in the center of the top panel. I inked blended the negative using distress oxide inks in  wilted violet  and  peacock feathers .  I stamped and colored a few of the critters from Celebration Hamsters stamp set. I used copic markers to color them and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.  Next I used the Quick Stripes dies to cut from colored cardstocks to coordinate with the colors I used on the images. I don't like a lot of white space on my card so this was a quick and easy way to add color and make a statement.  I backed all the images with double sided foam tape before adhering them in place. Then I white heat embossed the sentiment on the inked panel. Finally, I used glossy accents to add shine on the balloons and cake then...

Hi crafty friends! It's Jenn and I'm happy to back on the BRI blog sharing an interactive card with you today! As you can see, the new February Mama Elephant release has been a hit with the design team and we love creating cards with these cute hamsters!! When we were growing up, my brothers and I had a total of 12 hamsters over the years so these hamster stamps were an absolute must have for me! For this card, I stamped, colored, and die cut the images from Mama Elephant's Celebration Hamsters and Little Hamster Agenda . For the ground, I trimmed a piece of kraft cardstock and stamped it with Lawn Fawn's Woodgrain Backdrops in Versamark ink  and inked the edges with vintage photo Distress ink. To create the background, I cut a panel slightly smaller than 5x7 inches. I ink blended Distress Oxides ( tattered rose , worn lipstick , abandoned coral ) and then splattered with Lawn Fawn liquid stardust . The sentiment was stamped with Distress Oxide worn lipstick and cut ...

Hi Everyone, Peggy here with inspiration spotlighting the Mod Heart dies by Mama Elephant. These were in the January 2022 release and it's a super versatile set. I will be showing you two cards I made, using both the window that remains in the paper after cutting out the large heart, as well as using the pieces that pop out. Both of my cards feature the cute birthday cake hamster from the February 2022 release set Celebration Hamster , stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink and colored with copic markers. Feel free to ask for copic numbers, if you are interested! Card 1 For my first card, I wanted to make a shaker. I took a piece of pretty paper fit for a birthday card. Mine was an Echo Park  6x6 patterned paper, with pinks, blues, yellows and black. But you can choose any paper you like and customize for any occasion. I cut the patterned paper using the wonky rectangle in the Mod Heart set. I saved the remaining piece of the patterned paper for my second card. I cut a second wonky...