Mama Elephant Highlight: Flashy Letters

TGIF! Welcome to the last day of the Mama Elephant design team highlights of the April release. The great minds at ME have, perhaps, saved the very best for last. (Ok, not really because all of the sets are majorly awesome, but this set I'm about to show you one of my favorites and must-haves!)

I created a clean and simple card for m'dear husband. Not to get all sappy, but he is my sunshine and so inspired by golden hues, I stamped a very simple sentiment ombre style. I continued a bit of the ombre design in the stamped hearts as well as punched watercolored hearts just to add a bit of dimension.


Materials used: Mama Elephant Flashy Letters and Central Park (heart); Memento Inks, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Inks, heart punch

Here's a closer look at the ombre stamp job:

Now, get on over to the Mama Elephant blog and see what the rest of the design team created with this amazingly versatile set that literally lets you spell and number anything! A must-have for scrapbookers and card makers alike!



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- KRAFTY pearl

Mama Elephant Highlight: Bling

Welcome to day two of four days of Mama Elephant April release highlights! You saw my layout using Bling, here. Today, I'm sharing a card. The sentiments and font styles are a perfect combination to tell someone they shine or that your world is brighter because of them.

I created a soft rainbow ribbon over a scalloped sky backdrop by using white embossing powder to create a resist from the watercolor bands.


Materials used: Mama Elephant Bling; watercolor, acrylic hearts from Etsy

Here's a closer look at the watercolor rainbow created to feel like sunset on a Caribbean island.

Be sure to see what the rest of the design team created with Bling on the Mama Elephant blog.



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- KRAFTY pearl

SEI Spotlight: Laughter

Hi thereI was over at the SEI blog yesterday sharing a wedding inspired layout. Head on over to the SEI blog and see how it all came together.


Materials used: SEI Mia Bella, Think of Me, Field Notes, Promise Me; tissue paper, sequins

Here's a closer look at some of the details:


Make sure you stop by the SEI blog for all the details and to see what the rest of the design team has been creating!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

Echo Park's Everyday Eclectic by Allison Kreft

Hi there! Echo Park's Everyday Eclectic is such an awesome collection. It has so many designs and covers an abundance of everyday facets but amazingly, it's all complimentary too!

 Check out the Echo Park blog to see what all of the guest designers created with this versatile everyday collection! Here's what I created:

Photo credit: Ben Lau Photography
Materials used: Echo Park Everyday Eclectic collection by Allison Kreft

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- KRAFTY pearl

From My Heart to Yours

Can you believe August is coming to an end already? I have so much to share but I'm playing a bit of catch up with life moving very quickly.

I've been really obsessed with sheer or translucent materials lately. Creating pockets of sorts to store confetti and tidbits. I was over at the SEI blog yesterday sharing a simple collage card.

 

Materials Used: SEI Field Notes, SEI Cheery Brights, sheer fabric, heart punches


A perfect way to say hello or wish a friend a happy rest of the summer!

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- KRAFTY pearl

We Love Travel

Hello there! It's been quite hectic here with the last months of summer and wedding planning. Hence, the lack of posts around here the past few weeks. But I'm back today to share a SEI layout recently featured on the SEI blog, using 4 different collections of SEI papers! So versatile and always a great blend.


Materials used: SEI Desert Spring, SEI Mayberry, SEI Field Notes, SEI Cheery Brights, doily, gold metallic paper, ivory tissue paper, confetti hearts, heart punch

I love taking panoramic photos but they're sometimes hard to incorporate into a layout. Read more about how I made it work in this layout on the SEI blog!


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- KRAFTY pearl

She's All Mine!

After wavering for months on whether or not I should get the beautiful Singer 160 limited edition sewing machine, thanks to my husband, I didn't have to make a decision. She's all mine!


I have sewn some cards and stitched up a dress so far. I can't wait to sew more with her. Such a smooth piece of computerized machinery. Here's a new card I made with the sewing machine. I loved it so much, I put up the design in my Etsy shop.


Materials used: cardstock, tissue paper, Singer 160 Limited Edition sewing machine

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- KRAFTY pearl

Kaisercraft Tuesday Tip: Dimensional Hearts

Here to post a Kaisercraft Tuesday Tip one week late...

As you have likely seen in many of my projects, I love using hearts in different ways to create dimension and patterns. Today, I’m going to show how you can simply use pattern paper and hearts folded in half to create a simple and sweet turning note card.

Materials Used: Kaisercraft Technologic Paper Pad, Kaisercraft Pearl Brad, Martha Stewart Heart punch, Stampin' Up Scallop Edge punch, doily

Step 1: Punch hearts right-side-up and upside-down.


Step 2: Fold hearts in half and paste one side of the base down. Alternate to create a pattern or do it randomly to create random dimension.


It's so simple! The best part about this card is that you get dimension but it folds up and mails relatively flat. You can also make this a card instead of a turning note card by leaving the pearl brad out.


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- KRAFTY pearl