Mama Elephant & Operation Write Home Blog Hop

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Hello Everyone this is my second post of the day
Welcome to the HOP :)
If you came by from Pamela Ho's Blog you are on the right place.

Mama Elephant is partnering this summer with Operation Write Home - they are a nonprofit that sends beautiful handmade cards to our service members so that they can write home to their families. Isn’t that just the best? There’s no Hallmark store in the desert, so this is a pretty important gift we can give them as crafters!

The “In My heart” set was inspired by the mission of OWH; Mama Elephant knows that many of those serving overseas have little children at home that they write to. So we designed cute little kids and sentiments to express just how much those little folks are missed! Mama Elephants images on this set are done in such a way that they can be adapted to different ethnicity, making this a really flexible set.

MAMA ELEPHANT will be donating 20% of the proceeds of the stamp sets sold on their retail site from now until July 31st - we really want to help them fundraise for all their efforts!

We know you are excited to join in on the mission to serve the troops - be sure you visit the OWH website and read all the guidelines carefully….you’ll learn about why glitter is dangerous to send, so leave the stickles behind when making cards for heroes! Lots more information is available on their Welcome page - tons of questions are answered there! And they have a fun YouTube show each weekday with project info, tutorials, and more - check it out HERE.

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For my card I used the stamp sets IN MY HEART and PARTY KIT.

For the sentiment I used the UP and AWAY.

I first distress the top of the panel with peacock feather ink. Then stamped the streamers in different colors on the white panel and dotted lines. This helps the little boy to hang on to something :) I think he is really cute!

I then splatter the panel with Peacock Feather after diluting it with water, splatter it with Heidi Swapp in Gold, and Studio Calico Mr. Huey in Shine.

Next, I stamped, colored, and die-cut the little kid image then adhere him on the dotted line hanging :0) with foam dots.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment to finish off the card .

Another view from here :0)

Here's the full view of the card.

I hope you enjoyed!!!
You will really enjoy this set so much :0).

Thank you so much for visiting me!!!
Have a Wonderful Monday :0)


Your next hop is on  Kathy Racoosin's Blog. 

You can also click the Mama Elephant's Blog to see the other designer's work showcasing this Fun and Cute stamp set.

In My Heart - Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight

Hello Everyone....I hope you enjoyed the Stampede so far.

Today the Design Team and the Guest Designers are showcasing 

IN MY HEART stamp set and dies.

On my first card I created a birthday card for a boy using IN MY HEART (boy and 3 stars), Make A Wish (sentiments and stars), and Up and Away (balloons) stamp sets. I also used the Landscape Trio Creative Cuts (this helped me create my cloud background).

 Remember that all of these sets are available to purchase at the ME Store.

1. To begin, I created my card base and then masked the cloud die from the Landscape Trio Creative Cuts then distress using the in pad Peacock Feathers for the hint of blue.

2. Next, I stamped the sentiment from Make A Wish  with versamark ink and heat embossed the sentiment in gold.

3. I then added the star from IN MY HEART and from Make A Wish.

4. Next, I stamped and die-cut the boy from IN MY HEART and the balloons from Up and Away, then adhere with dimensional tape.

5. I also added some grass using copic markers and added Wink of Stella Clear Brush for shine.

Here's the full view of the card.

For my second card I also used the stamp set from Bloomsies (I used banner, leaves, and tiny middle center of the flower). I really love the banner from this set, really complements the IN MY HEART in every way.

1. I first created my card base using a kraft cardstock. I also cut a piece of striped patterned paper from October Afternoon to adhere on the side.

2. Next I stamped the panel with falling leaves from this set, to imitate fall. 

3. Then I stamped, colored, and die-cut the banner and the little girl.

4. Next, I watercolored the ground and added some leaves on the ground to finish off the card.

Here's the full view of the card.

I hope you enjoyed IN MY HEART.

You would really enjoy these cute little people once you get your hands on them.
Don'f forget to checkout Mama Elephant's blog to see the work of the ME design team.

Thank you so much for visiting.
Have Wonderful day :)