Watercolor Cards Using Mama Elephant

Mama Elephant, one of my favorite stamp companies posted this challenge on their blog

I was really inspired by this challenge, some of my favorite colors! I ended up making three really pretty cards! Check it out:

{You Are Simply Wonderful}

supplies: Mr Huey's: Piglet, Silver and Boss Lady , Smitten stamp from Mama Elephant, gold and white embossing powders, sequins, Versamark ink

With this card I clear embossed the sentiment on white paper, then painted over it with slightly watered down Mr. Huey inks. To make the feather I embossed in white and gold on vellum, then cut it out. Those might be my new favorite thing. I am definitely going to do this again, I love the way it looks!

{Make My Heart Sing}

supplies: Smitten stamp from Mama Elephant, Charcoal Gray Hero Arts Shadow Ink, Studio Calico wood veneer heart and arrow, Distress Ink Worn Lipstick, Amer.Crafts gold cardstock

This card swirled around in my mind for a few days until inspiration hit. I liked the circular pattern of the collage and wanted to recreate it somehow. I took the arrows from the Triangles background stamp and.....cut it apart! I then mounted them on my clear block in a swirl pattern. It took a few tries to get it right, but I love love love how it looks! In case it isn't clear I used the Distress Ink and a dauber to add a little pink. Just a little pop of color.

{Let's Go On An Adventure!}

supplies: Cosmic Stars and Wanderlust stamps Mama Elephant, gold tape Target dollar spot, , patterned paper American Crafts, silver dots Basic Grey, colored pencils

I have been saving this piece of astrology paper from AC for a while with just this kind of card in mind. I used my sewing machine to stitch out one of the constellations to make it stand out. Pretty straight forward card, but I love it!

So, that's all for today! Thanks for coming by. Friday I will be back with a very special scrapbook layout!

Later,
Michelle