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Welcome to the Mama Elephant Release Design Team blog hop!

Mama Elephants newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store here:

GIVEAWAY ALERT! To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is giving away one of each of the new stamps released! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the blog on the last Stamp Highlights Day. You have up to 3 chances to qualify to win! Just leave a separate comment for each!

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 Hello Friends, I am just so delighted to be hopping with the Mama Elephant & their EXTREMELY TALENTED Design Team!!! I had sooo much fun creating cards with the new & exciting release. These sweet and adorable bunnies kept me busy for hours...I just couldn't stop myself.

 When I think of bunnies I think of brown or white so I thought it would be fun to use spring colors for the little critters. After coloring with some Copic markers I added a little distress ink to the bunnies. For the heart cut out I used this die cut and this stencil.

 For this guy I cut the head off and turned it at an angle for that look puppies give you. For the rest of the supplies on my card you will find at the bottom of my post.

A closer look at the butterfly for my pin board. Check out this post to see the pin board.

CLICK on the photo tutorial to view it larger if you like :)

READY TO STAMPEDE? The next stop is Elena Roussakis ...

Here's the full Stampede list:

Kathy Racoosin * Elena Roussakis * Laura Bassen * Jenn Biederman * Nichol Magouirk * Emily Leiphart * JJ Bolton

Thanks for your visit today and a super big thanks to Mama Elephant for letting me hop along with them. Email me if you have any questions. Hugs, Kathy

SUPPLIES USED ON MY CARD: CLICK ON any of the links :) :

TEARDROP stencil Stencil MOSAIC HEART POSTAGE STAMP EDGE FRAMES Folded Banner Simon Says Stamp HEART Craft DIE Pair  PAULINA BUTTERFLY  TUMBLED GLASS INK BLENDING TOOL ROUND Grip Block TUXEDO BLACK SWATCH BOOK Blue Blending Kit Pink Blending Kit Yellow Blending Kit GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip MINI GLOSSY ACCENTSInLinkz.com

switching it up

Hello Friends, What's new?? Do you have a cup o' joe each day? If so you are going to love this new stamp set from Hero Arts called, "Need Caffeine" perfectly said right? I created this "Home Decor" piece for A Blog Named Hero on the right of the photo.

I went crazy with textured a background so I felt the coffee mugs needed some altering too. It's fun to switch up a stamp and make it your own. 

Be honest with me... what do ya think?? It was so much fun to create. When you see canvas on sale pick up a few so when the mood strikes you you can get crafty. I took a photo of each step of the way so I believe you can see what I did with out the words? 

Embossing paste is the NEW way to emboss if you ask me and stencils are the new background stamps. I have many favorites but, this is one of them. 

If there's a sentiment on a stamp that you don't want to use just stamp and paint over it with these mini paints. This Tim Holtz stencil called, "Dot Fade" that has some nice & tiny dots that are great for small images. Check out A Blog Named Hero for Home Decor all week. Fantastic projects. 
Are you cooking for Thanksgiving if you live in the US? I'm making my stuffing today and freezing it. Trying to get ahead of myself. Have a great day. Hugs, Kathy

CARD SUPPLIES- click on any photo 

NEED CAFFEINE FIVE LINE BACKG 2.5" Acrylic ROUND Grip ANTIQUE LINEN Rock Candy Translucent Embossing Paste LINED CHEVRON DOT FADE Stencil MULTIMEDIA GLITTER 12 Pack MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE CLASSIC TEAL ALTERED ORANGE SKY BLUE BLANK CANVAS GOLDEN GLITZ SALTY OCEAN PALE TOMATO SOFT SKY DEEP END POOL I use this on every card LARGE ANTIQUE PEARLS PEARLS 3MM Scrap Dots

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