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Happy Layout + Tag with ME Stamps!

Morning! Today I am sharing a traditional layout and a tag using the Sunny Skies and Wanderlust set. I think Sunny Skies is such a happy set and am really drawn to the hot air balloon. I apologize for the darker photos...it has been non-stop clouds and rain around here for a week.

I stitched a 3x4 photo pocket on the background prior to adding my layers and photos. This allowed me to tuck a journal card inside behind them.

I enhanced the stamped balloons by shading them using PrismaColor colored pencils and then blending the colors with oil thinner. I also added shine to the balloons with Diamond Stickles.

I made use of the circles in the Sunny Skies set too...love that ME provided various sizes/styles of them. Wondering where the pull tab on the journaling card came from? It's the "Just Go Find Your Bliss" circle/arrow stamp from the Wanderlust set. I punched it out with my 1" circle punch. Fun!

My next project is a tag using the same Sunny Skies set. I clear embossed the clouds on the background and then filled in with distress ink. The balloon was shaded in the same way as I mentioned in the layout above.

A closeup to show the shine of the embossed clouds...

The hot air baloon opens up so that a secret message can be written inside. :)

I hope you enjoyed today's samples using the newest stamp sets from ME! Catch you later!

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Project Life with new ME Stamps!

Morning! Today I am sharing a Project Life spread I created using the new Sunny Skies and Wanderlust sets from Mama Elephant. I absolutely love the hot air balloon from the Sunny Skies set, so decided to continue using it throughout the entire spread.

A great photo to include in your Project Life pages is a "then & now" photo. All I did was create a 4x6 photo layer in Photoshop, then added in cropped 3x4 photos to the base layer. Save as a jpeg, then print. Ta-da...you now have a comparison photo that fits perfectly into your 4x6 photo pocket.

I wanted to add another pop of red on the second page, so the "we came, we saw, we conquered" stamp from Wanderlust worked perfectly to do just that. Incorporating see-through pockets works well for pages with lots of photos or that moment where you don't have anything else to go in there. This one is fun with the hot air balloon taking center stage.

Love the compass from the Wanderlust set!

The base of this 4x6 card was a good place to stamp the sun rays from the Sunny Skies set. I then added the interactive "you make me so happy" 3x4 card (from the May Studio Calico PL kit) embellished with the Sunny Skies stamps and the cityscape from the Central Park set. Adding "open me" promotes onlookers to flip the card to see the journaling/photo inside.

I think my favorite part about this PL spread is the following 4x6 card. I embossed the hot air balloons & clouds with white embossing powder onto the calendar card (also from the May Studio Calico PL kit). The balloons were masked off prior to embossing the clouds so that they appeared partially hidden behind the balloon. I then used distress ink to blend in a deeper blue for the sky.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the ME Design Team has been doing with these new stamps here. I'll be back soon with more design inspiration! Catch you later!

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ME Stamp Highlight: Soiree

I had so much fun using this stamp set for the blog hop, I just had to make up another card using the banner:

Go ahead and check out what the rest of the design team did with the Soiree set here.

Catch you later!

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Spin on PL + Stamp Sale

Purple Onion Designs is still holding a stamp sale, so check it out here. Free shipping on all domestic orders $15.00 and over. International orders $15.00 or more will receive a 15% discount. Our newest design team member, Therese, also has a video to share on color comparison. Go check it out!

Over the years Haley has collected quite a few costumes from Halloween. Her grandma would sew up some pretty fancy dresses and I haven't had the heart to dispose of them. Since the collection has started, Emma has made full use of these dresses and plays dress-up with them all of the time. This layout is all about her choice of clothing (from one glove to a skirt worn around her neck as a shawl). Love it.

This is my spin on PL...I divided the bigger photo to fit in the 3x4 pockets, then added elements on the outside to create texture and depth (similar to what I would do with a traditional layout). I tried to stitch on the outside edges so that in the end I only ended up with one pocket that is stitched through on the other side. When thinking ahead, I was able to add in a filler 3x4 card on the back side prior to stitching, so now it is ready for my next week/layout (see next photo).

I'll still be able to accessorize this 3x4 card by adding elements to the pocket protector.

I incorporated an interactive element here by writing a quote related to the theme.

I love the "Be Seated" set...so fun to color and added a regal feeling to the journaling card. I also used POD's Solid Journaling Lines stamp to created the journaling lines and lightly used a pink Copic marker to enhance the lines.

Stitching a stamped word and chipboard arrows simply draw your eye to a particular spot on a photo.

Catch you later!

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Come Blog Hop with ME Stamps!

Welcome to the Mama Elephant May Design Team blog hop!

You most likely just came from the "eye candy blog" of the super talented & sweet Jennifer McGuire. :) It is fantastic to have her joining us this month!

Speaking of eye candy, I thought it would be fun to make up a sweet birthday card for Emma using the layered cake & banner stamps from the Soiree stamp set.

To give the cake some texture and color, I stitched ribbon to each layer. The cake stand is embossed with black embossing powder to give it some shine.

Here's a detailed shot:

ME's May release is now live and available for purchase in the store. To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is giving away 3 gift certificates worth $20.00 each to 3 lucky people! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the blog on May 19th.

Here's how to qualify to win (leave a separate comment for each):

1. Leave a comment on this blog post
2. Become a follower of the ME blog
3. Like/share us on Facebook
4. Follow/tweet us on Twitter

Your next stop is the majorly talented Mariana Grigsby! Have fun on the hop & leave some love for these talented designers!

Kryssi Ng / Mama Elephant
Jennifer McGuire (guest designer)
Jenn Biederman (you are here)
Mariana Grigsby
Iwona Palamountain (guest designer)
Alice Wertz
JJ Bolton
Lea Lawson
Samantha Mann (guest designer)
Geralyn Sy
Savannah O'Gwynn
Cheiron Brandon

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Hope everyone gets a chance to create this weekend! I made up a springy layout to celebrate:

See that background done up with the opaque white Mister Huey's Color Mist? Studio Calico has a tutorial on their blog using this stencil & the color mists, so I just had to get them & give it a try. I love that POD's Vintage Postmark Date Set fits perfectly over the circle elements.

Michele over at POD has some stamps on sale to celebrate...see details & more samples here. She also has free shipping promotion available right now for US orders & 15% off for International orders. Go check it out!

Catch you later!

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Free shipping on stamps!

Michele at POD is working on some new stamps, so look for those soon! In the meantime, how about some free shipping to enjoy on the current stamps? Details can be found here.

Free shipping on all domestic orders $15.00 or more!

International orders will receive a 15% discount.

Please remember when placing an international order to choose "check or money order" as your payment method. A Paypal invoice will be sent to you with the correct total.

Here's a sneak peek at a layout I've worked on with POD stamps. I'll reveal the full page soon.

Catch you later!