I recently placed my first order over at the Mama Elephant
website, and I ordered the femme frames die set, and the Party Kit stamp set.
When I first discovered that stamp set I was in awe of how cute it was. I absolutely
love streamers and anything party related—so this stamp set was a must-have! It
has all the elements needed to create a really cute party themed card, or
layout but what I think I love the most about this stamp set is that it’s so versatile—you
can’t go wrong with a set that can be used for any kind of theme your making a
project for.
The dies I purchased are a must-have as well (at least I
think so) it makes creating cards a cinch and I like that. I added a piece of
paper in between the die cuts for a little added interested and I’m really
loving the way it turned out.
I
used a wide variety of Hero Arts dye inks to achieve this pastel color palette and I thought—this card NEEDS gold in it—somehow. So, I thought I’d use the
small circle image (from the stamp set) to create this confetti look with gold embossing.
I think next time I’m going to try making some of the streamers in gold, too.
When I order stamps from companies I’m always curious to
find out how they package there items. So many great companies have such cute
packaging—and Mama Elephant was no different. I loved that they used Kraft
wrapping and their custom sticker to package this all together. I thought that
was super cute.
Even though this stamp set has a create selection of
sentiments—I thought I’d mix it up a bit by using the Sentiment Sampler set by
Paper Smooches. I love that set; and, I think it’s perfect because it can be
used in so many ways and for so many different things. I created this banner by
hand using my paper trimmer, scissors, and bone folder.
But the fun doesn't just stop there, I recently purchased a few new crafting tools and I was excited to give this envelope punch board a try. I didn't do my research on this product, however. If I’d of known there were problems with it I would have purchased the Stampin’ Up version—but I just put a note written on the back of this board with the new A2 size envelope measurements—so that should work. Overall, I’m happy with this new product and I can’t wait to design a zillion things with it, hehe.
I’m also super excited to send this card out. I recently got
a pen pal, and I’m going to send her this card—it’ll be the first of many and I
hope she loves it. She might actually be reading this right now…but I
promise all the other cards will be surprises, LOL!
Take care lovely readers and have a great weekend!
