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ME stamps + framed decor

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a couple framed pieces I've been working on. The first one uses my favorite set...Bootastic. I change out my framed decor to match the seasons, so this piece will work perfectly on display this upcoming Halloween.

Next is a simple image where I used part of the My Heart is Full sentiment from the Many Thanks set and added in one of the houses from the Full House set.

This is going to be on my desk as a daily reminder that the simple things: my faith, family and friends, are what makes my heart full. :)

I hope I've inspired you to grab an existing framed piece in your house, or find one at a thrift store/garage sale and craft away.

Mini-Album with ME Stamps

Morning! Today I am sharing a Halloween mini-album I created using the Bootastic set from Mama Elephant and Project Life pocket pages. For a while I've had the idea to make an album that documents Halloween costumes for each of my daughters. This set gave me the creative boost I needed to make this idea become reality.

I masked off the "All Trick, No Treats" sentiment and stamped the tabbed pages.

I masked off the "hello, have a great day" stamp from the Tree Friends set and used the Halloween sentiment from the Bootastic set instead.

After making a small cut on the arms of the little Frankenstein, I added dimension by lifting the arms and attached the jack-o-lantern candy basket to him.

Even the bunny from the Tree Friends set made an appearance in my Halloween album!

I love how the little bats shine using silver glitter embossing powder.

The little witch worked perfectly with this page!

Since I didn't have a bee stamp, I incorporated the extra "e" in with these banners from the Be You set. I love how this one turned out!

The sentiment from the Hustle set worked perfectly with the big bad wolf costume.

This Queen of Hearts costume is my favorite, so had to add the "That Was Epic" stamp from the Be You set.

There's blank pages at the back so that I can add to it as the years go by. I hope I've inspired you to make your own album to document your children's years of Halloween happiness.

Catch you later!

ME's Stamp Highlight: Bootastic!

I {love} the Bootastic set! So cute and those little goblins are just calling my name to color them. :) I used the house stamps from the Full House set to create a neighborhood for all of the adorable goblins to visit.

Be sure to check what the other design team members did with this set here!

Catch you later!

 

Come Blog Hop with ME's August Stamps!

Welcome to the Mama Elephant August Design Team blog hop! Our August release is now live and available for purchase in the store.

You should have arrived here from the talented Lea Lawson . If you are just arriving to the party, be sure to start out on the Mama Elephant Blog! A complete list of the hop is at the end of this post.

I tried something different with the Foodie Set by creating a sun/starburst element with the spoon/fork. It is not my usual type of card, but I like to do something "not typical" once in a while to mix things up.

I added some extra sparkle to the dinnerware by brushing the stamped images with the Zig Wink of Stella clear brush.

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 the last Stamp Highlight day.

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 Savannah's blog!

Mama Elephant
Heather Campbell
Mariana Grigsby
Lea Lawson
Jenn Biederman (you are here)
Savannah O'Gwynn
Geralyn Sy
Pearl Lui
Alice Wertz
JJ Bolton

Catch you later!

Happy Anniversary to POD!

Just a quick post to let you all know that Purple Onion Designs is celebrating 10 years by taking 25% off all stamps until Sunday, August 25! Check out all the stamps here.

Here's a view of the pre-made PL cards I made for our family vacation. I love the new Traveler & Journal Card sets...they worked perfectly for this project. I also added in a few stamps from the Daily Activities & Come Dine With Me sets. These are so cute!

Here's a look at them in the pocket pages:

The layout of these has already changed since I started adding photos. I'll post the complete ones soon.

Catch you later!

Winner + Card!

A kind reader brought it to my attention that I still haven't announced the winner to the HA Summer Blog Hop held last week. Whoa! Sorry about that! :) I've been MIA at work since I've come back from vacation, so thank you for checking in with me.

My hubby chose a random number and it landed on Judy1223! Congrats Judy! :) I've emailed you.

How about a card to share using some new stamps from Purple Onion Designs??!!

Check out what the other design team members did using more new stamps here!

Catch you later!