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

Mama Elephant Sketch Challenge!

Hi there! I'm excited to share a Mama Elephant Sketch Challenge. The Sketch Challenge will run two weeks, April 1st - April 14th. Mama Elephant is looking for two winners who will each receive 2 sets of stamps from an upcoming release! Winners will participate in our monthly Stampede along with the Design Team and be featured on the Mama Elephant blog throughout the month with their projects using our stamps. How exciting!

Here's how to play: Create a project using the sketch. You must use a Mama Elephant stamp and/or the free digital stamp. Post the challenge graphics on your blog post. Link back to the Mama Elephant blog post. You may enter as many times as you wish! And finally, the deadline to enter is April 14, 2013 at 3:00PM EST.

For all details, visit the Mama Elephant blog now!

Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

Materials used: Mama Elephant Lovely Mums and Hello; SEI pattern paper, Kaisercraft Sparklets

Here's a closer look:

I love the faint Lovely Mums in the background which is a little hard to photograph but looks subtly bright on kraft. I also added glitter confetti sparkles trailing upward from the sentiment.

Get on to the Mama Elephant blog now to enter the challenge today!

Thanks for stopping by!

- KRAFTY pearl

Mama Elephant Sketch Challenge!

Hi there! I'm excited to share a Mama Elephant Sketch Challenge. For all details, visit the Mama Elephant blog now!

Here's a preview of the sketch:

And here's my take on the challenge:

Materials used: Mama Elephant Smitten and Modern Borders

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

Mama Elephant Color Challenge!

Hi there! I'm excited to announce that Mama Elephant has a color challenge for you today. The colors are sorbet/tomato, aqua, white, and glitter.

To play along, create a card or project using Mama Elephant designs with these colors. No Mama Elephant stamps? Not a problem! Head over to the Mama Elephant blog for a free digital stamp so anyone can play along! All you have to do is link to your project(s) on the Mama Elephant blog. The challenge starts today and ends on December 30th. Winners will be announced on the Mama Elephant blog on 12/31.

The best part is the prize! Play for a chance for one guest designer spot for an upcoming Mama Elephant release and one random winner for a gift certificate to the Mama Elephant store. See all details on the Mama Elephant blog.

Here's how I interpreted the challenge on a card.

Materials used: Mama Elephant Cup of Wishes, Mama Elephant Polar Pals, glitter, CTMH ink, Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black

Go! Have fun, play along, and show your interpretation on the Mama Elephant blog!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

My Little Shoebox & Two Peas!

I love My Little Shoebox papers so I was happy to learn that Two Peas is running a MLS challenge and I thought, why not give the challenge a try! The Harmony collection reminded me of my small Momiji doll collection and inspired to create this layout, 'my sweet momiji collection'.

Used in this layout: My Little Shoebox papers, cardstock, tag, and alphabet stickers. Martha Stewart punches and glitter. Fiskars trimmer and fingertip detail knife. Offray ribbon from Michael's.

Here's a closer look: I added glitter to the MLS tag to give it a pop of shimmer and dimension.

By cutting down the height of some of the alphabet stickers, I gave it a less contrived and rigid look. I used Martha Stewart punches (love them) to create border strips and took the heart remnants to create a trail of hearts.

By stamping a polka dot background in a light pigment ink, I subtly lightened and added dimension to the paper. I also hand cut clouds and trimmed with light glitter.

So whaddaya think?

P.S. For too long, I have put off posting and sharing my layouts, so one of my goals for 2011 is just to share some of my work and ideas with the friends, family and other craft lovers like me, starting with this blog and my Two Peas gallery.

- KRAFTY pearl