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Mama Elephant 7th Anniversary Stampede Day 1 (VIDEO + GIVEAWAYS!)

15 Sep
Welcome to a very special Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop! We are celebrating 7 years this month with a fantastic new holiday release along with our amazing friends!
Here is the promotional flyer for this year’s celebration. We’ve added an extra freebie tier this time around!

You can shop the newest release which is LIVE in our store now!

www.mamaelephant.com

I just love Pine and Posy and decided to use an unconventional color palette to create a holiday card!  You can watch the video tutorial below or over at my YouTube channel.

Who says Christmas cards can’t be pink and gold and gray?!

Happy Holidays by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Mama Elephant

To start I blended Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, and Aged Mahogany distress oxide ink onto a panel of strathmore bristol cardstock.  I splattered the panel with water and white acrylic paint and let it dry.  Once it was dry I stamped the big sentiment from Happy Chic Wishes onto the panel with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder.  I also stamped the rest of the sentiment onto white cardstock, heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder, and trimmed it down to a thin label.

Happy Holidays by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Mama Elephant

I stamped all the florals with copic-friendly ink and then colored them with copics.  Before die-cutting I placed the images back in my MISTI and restamped them with versamark before heat-embossing them with gold tinsel embossing powder.  The glittery embossing powder is a little too rough on copic nibs and the images are small so it’s best to color first and then heat-emboss with the glittery powder!  After embossing I die-cut them with the coordinating dies.  Then I layered them on the blended panel and added the sentiment label.  Finally I finished the card with a few metallic gold sequins.

And that’s it for me! 🙂  Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for a chance to win a $100 gift card to the crafty shop of your choice! 🙂 Good luck!

That’s not all! To celebrate this special Anniversary release, Mama Elephant is giving away ten $25 gift certificates to our store!!! That is 10 winners!!! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the 3 day Stampede. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!

» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «
» 2. Like/share us on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «
» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/leave a comment for us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «
(Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!)
Here are the designers for today. Please make sure to visit each of them and leave some kind words and comments!
  • Nichol Spohr » www.nicholmagouirk.typepad.com
  • Vera Rhuhay » wwww.moccavanila.blogspot.com
  • Alberto Gava » www.loshakeratoalbertoblog.wordpress.com
  • Thi Lam » www.lemonteacrafts.com
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas » www.allthesparkle.com –> You are here!
  • Michelle Short » www.cardgrotto.com
  • Jennifer McGuire » www.jennifermcguireink.com
  • Mama Elephant » www.mamaelephantblog.com

Thank you and Happy Stampeding!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp and Die…
[ SSS ]
PINE AND POSY | Mama Elephant
[ MML | SSS ]
Pine and Posy Creative Cuts | Mama…
[ MML | SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WORN…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad AGED…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12…
[ SSS | ELH ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
[ SSS | ELH ]
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Ranger Embossing Powder GOLD Tinsel…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Hero Arts EMBOSS GOLD EMBOSSING…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Hero…
[ SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Copic Markers
[ SBP | SSS | ELH ]
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad -…
[ HA | SSS | AMZUS | ELH ]
Copic OPAQUE WHITE WITH BRUSH…
[ SSS | SBP | ELH | AMZUS ]
Simon Says Stamp Sequins TREASURE…
[ SSS ]
Tonic LIGHT MIST SPRAY BOTTLE Nuvo 2…
[ SSS | ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
Ranger 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE MIS30676 at…
[ SSS | AMZUS | SBC | ELH ]
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS…
[ SSS | ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS…
[ SSS | ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
Connect Glue – Gina K Designs
[ GNK | SSS | ELH ]
Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by…
[ AMZUS | SSS | ELH ]
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
[ SSS | ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
MT100 Original MISTI Laser Etched…
[ HA | SSS | ELH | SBC ]
MT200 MINI MISTI Laser Etched Tool -…
[ HA | SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
[ AMZUS ]
Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
[ SSS | SBC | AMZUS ]

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  1. Debbie D says

    September 15, 2019 at 9:08 am

    I absolutely love it… Beautiful !

    Reply
  2. Sharon O says

    September 15, 2019 at 9:13 am

    Beautiful coloring on this lovely card!

    Reply
  3. Isabel Z says

    September 15, 2019 at 9:25 am

    It would have never occurred to me to use these colors for a holiday card but the effect is beautiful.

    Reply
  4. Eva Perkins says

    September 15, 2019 at 9:34 am

    Beautiful card! Love the color combinations.

    Reply
  5. Viveca V. says

    September 15, 2019 at 9:38 am

    Gorgeous! Eye-catching color combination and of course, you added your signature sparkle with the gold embossing and the sequins.

    Reply
  6. Jackie S says

    September 15, 2019 at 9:39 am

    Love the combination of pinks and grays. Gorgeous card!

    Reply
  7. Susan Young says

    September 15, 2019 at 9:53 am

    Absolutely gorgeous card! Pink is definitely in this season!

    Reply
  8. Kelsey Thomas says

    September 15, 2019 at 10:14 am

    Amazing coloring! I love how this looks with the heat embossing.

    Reply
  9. Claudia M. says

    September 15, 2019 at 10:19 am

    Loving your card, the sparkle is perfect! *_*

    Reply
  10. Avra says

    September 15, 2019 at 10:32 am

    So pretty!

    Reply
  11. DebbieT says

    September 15, 2019 at 10:33 am

    Your card is stunning!

    Reply
  12. Alison Baker says

    September 15, 2019 at 10:41 am

    This is so striking! The pine and posies is my favorite, and these colors make it so dramatic! Beautiful work.

    Reply
  13. Meghan Kennihan says

    September 15, 2019 at 10:57 am

    Jessica! This is STUNNING! I love the color combo and the beautiful glitter embossing!

    Reply
  14. Mary Holshouser says

    September 15, 2019 at 11:29 am

    this card would be treasured. The coloring is
    wonderful and the background shading is
    excellent. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  15. Lisa Petrella says

    September 15, 2019 at 12:41 pm

    Wow! This is gorgeous!!! Your coloring is amazing and all of the gold sparkle is absolutely fabulous!!!

    Reply
  16. Becky Green says

    September 15, 2019 at 12:51 pm

    I ALWAYS FALL for florals, Jessica! I commented over on your YouTube Channel, so I’ll try to say something different here! LOL The gold you added just makes this ELEGANT!!!! AND I DO LOVE non-traditional cards for Christmas! A GORGEOUS CARD!!!! ;)<3

    Reply
  17. Kim says

    September 15, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    Always love to see what you come up with
    Jessica. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  18. wirianta says

    September 15, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    Beautiful card, Jessica! The gold embossing with the pink is simply stunning.

    Reply
  19. Dee Earnshaw says

    September 15, 2019 at 1:28 pm

    this card is gorgeous, Jess:)

    Reply
  20. Emma H says

    September 15, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    Love the unusual colours, very pretty

    Reply
  21. Val P says

    September 15, 2019 at 2:19 pm

    You background colors are gorgeous and your copic coloring is beautiful too! I really love this card.

    Reply
  22. kathleen dumpert says

    September 15, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    I really like your color pallet on your card!

    Reply
  23. Barbara F says

    September 15, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    Beautiful card, it is simply gorgeous!

    Reply
  24. Kelly B says

    September 15, 2019 at 3:20 pm

    This release is adorable!

    Reply
  25. Kelly B says

    September 15, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    I follow on Twitter.

    Reply
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