Elephant Parade

A couple of months ago, our team was kidding one of our teammates about how much time had been devoted to a project that she had been working on. The project has had a lot set-backs and frustrations.  She commented that the project felt almost like birthing a baby.  Another teammate replied "yeah it's more like an elephant baby it's been so long".  

We have continued to kid her about birthing an elephant and this last week the project finally received approval and was able to launch.  When I saw this Elephant Parade Bundle in the 2022 - 2023 Annual Stampin' Up! catalog, I knew I had to make her a congratulations card.  This is what I came up with.

Parakeet Party 2022 - 2024 In Color Designer Series Paper (DSP) was used for the card base.

The elephants were colored with Light and Dark Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends.

The butterflies and the balloons have a piece of very, thinly cut Window Sheet adhered to the back of the die-cut cardstock.  The Window Sheet gave the butterflies and balloons added stability and since it is clear, it is hard to see it unless you really look to see what is holding them up.

The sentiment is from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp set.

Here is what the card looks like looking down at it from the top.

The card also folds flat and will easily fit into a regular A2 envelope.

If you are looking for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would love it if you chose me as your demonstrator!  When you place an order in my online store you can earn Stampin’ Rewards that can be used for free and discounted products, or used toward your Starter Kit, if you are interested in a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. 

tams# 72658

Product List

Elephant Parade Bundle (English)

[158697]

Splendid Thoughts Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159668]

2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159253]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155710]

Window Sheets

[142314]

Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[159208]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155519]

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159224]

Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155520]

Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159220]

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154888]

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159221]

Glossy Dots Assortment

[158827]

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

Embossing Additions Tool Kit

[159971]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

Paper Snips

[103579]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Wisteria Sending Hugs card

This card starts with a Thick Basic White card base.

The next panel is Highland Heather cardstock.

The top panel is Basic White cardstock. The branch stamp from the Wisteria Wishes stamp set along with Granny Apple Green ink were stamped two times along the top of the front panel.

Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker, Light Soft Suede and Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends were added to the branch for more definition. The leaves on the branch were emphasized a little more using a Light Old Olive Stampin' Blends.

 Using Highland Heather ink that had been stamped off one time before stamping onto the card front panel, six Wisteria flower pods were stamped onto the card front panel.  The Wisteria Wishes stamp set has an accent stamp as part of the set, this stamp was used to stamp the flowers again only this time in Gorgeous Grape ink that has been stamped off once.

Once all of the card front panel stamping was done, the card front panel was embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder.

Next, the branch and leaf die, which is part of the Wisteria Dies set, was used to cut out two Basic White cardstock branches.  The branch was colored using Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker, Light Soft Suede and Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends and a little bit of Light Old Olive Stampin' Blends.

The leaves were colored first down the center of the leaf using Light Old Olive Stampin' Blends.  Next, the base of the leaves were colored with Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends.  Finally, Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blend was used to blend all of the colors on the leaves together.  I am really pleased with how the branches and leaves came out.

When adhered to the card front panel, the branch and leaf die cut were situated on the card front to make it look like the branch was intertwined with the branch that had been stamped directly onto the card front.

On a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock, the Wisteria Flowers were stamped again in full-strength Highland Heather ink for a total of six flowers.  Again the accent stamp was used to stamp onto the Highland Heather flower using Gorgeous Grape ink. These flowers were then cut out using the coordinating Wisteria die.  Once cut out a some of the flowers were adhered onto the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Seal.  The rest of the flowers were adhered to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals to give the card a little bit more dimension.

The sentiment is from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set, which will be available for purchase on July 1, 2022 in the July - December 2022 Mini Catalog, and has been stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink.

 If you are looking for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would love it if you chose me as your demonstrator!  When you place an order in my online store you can earn Stampin’ Rewards that can be used for free and discounted products, or used toward your Starter Kit, if you are interested in a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. 

tams# 72420

Product List

Wisteria Wishes Bundle (English)

[158860]

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

[149643]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

[147103]

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

Paper Snips

[103579]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Sending Hugs card

This card was made using the new Splendid Day Suite.

This suite will be available beginning July 1, 2022 with the launch of the July - December 2022 Mini Catalog.

As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I have early access to new products usually about one month before they are available to the general public, so we can play with the products and become familiar with them.

This suite includes the Splendid Thoughts stamp set 159668 along with the coordinating Splendid Stems dies 159676. Open Leaf gold colored Trinkets 159960.  Soft Sea Foam 3/8" Seam Binding Ribbon 159680 and the gorgeous Splendid Day 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper(DSP).

The Splendid Day DSP has 2 sheets of each of the 6 designs.  One side of each sheet is covered entirely in foil and white ink.

This card starts with a Thick Basic White cardstock card base.

The next panel is Calypso Coral cardstock that has been embossed using the Brick and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. Once the panel was embossed, a Blending Brush was used to rub Whisper White Craft ink over the panel. 

Soft Sea Foam 3/8" Seam Binding Ribbon was wrapped around the Calypso Coral panel and tied into a bow. The panel was then adhered onto the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals.  

The open leaf stems were cut out using Basic White cardstock and one of the Splendid Stems dies.  

The solid leaf was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink using one of the stamps from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set onto Soft Sea Foam cardstock.  Once stamped the image was cut out using the coordinating Splendid Stems die.

The eucalyptus is also from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set and has been stamped in Tuxedo Black ink onto Petal Pink cardstock and then cut out using the coordinating Splendid Stems die. 

A piece of the Splendid Day DSP was used for the sentiment label and was cut out using one of the Splendid Stems dies. The sentiment label was adhered onto the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set and has been stamped onto Basic White cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Once stamped it was fussy cut and then adhered onto the sentiment label using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Pearl Basic Jewels were added to the card front for accent.

 If you are looking for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would love it if you chose me as your demonstrator!  When you place an order in my online store you can earn Stampin’ Rewards that can be used for free and discounted products, or used toward your Starter Kit, if you are interested in a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. 

tams# 72354

Product List

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

[149643]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Paper Snips

[103579]

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]