Elmer Says Happy Birthday

It's been awhile since I played with The Library Challenge so I just had to make a card for Challenge 53 Elmer when I saw The Patchwork Elephant. I remembered I had a template for an elephant that I could use.  I traced the template on a 6"x 6" square of Scor-tape that I have hoarded for a long time. I simply trimmed the elephant and attached roughly cut half inch squares of various colored cardstock to the adhesive on one side of the Scor-tape trimming the edges as I went.  If I had it to do over I'd use larger squares and cut perfect squares-easier to line up.  Added a pink ear, a toothpick tusk, and a googly eye to the elephant.  I simply peeled the backside exposing the adhesive and attached to a textured card base.  Sorry, the square textured finish does not show in the photo but it looks great.  I heat embossed the Gina K Design sentiment using Black ink and Clear EP.  The template was from a Paper Crafts Magazine with Birthday Free Projects that I have had for years.  This was a fun card but it took some time to make. 

After looking at the photo, I thought another color would be better for the base but that elephant is really stuck tight. 

Challenges:
The Library Challenge: #53 Elmer.  Used all the colors and a patchwork design from the cover. 

Always Fun Challenges: #150 Animals

Male Room: #130 Use Embossing. The sentiment is heat embossed. 

I am sharing another card that I made with this template in 2013 which was a shaped birthday card: 

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Elephants Don't Forget

Hello!  I am sharing a CAS card that I made for the AAA Cards sketch challenge + a optional twist animals.  I found a patterned paper in my scraps that reminded me of a scene on the Serengeti so I started with a strip of that paper. I stamped an elephant from the GKD Wild About You set on Gray CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Fussy cut the elephant and attached to the patterned strip.  Added some ink to the tusks and ears and stamped a sentiment from the same set.  Assembled the card with Ivory card base and mat. Was pleased with out this turned out.  

Challenges:

AAA Cards: CAS Game #148.  See sketch below.

The Library Challenge: #41 Reader's Choice. We get to choose our own book for inspiration. I chose An Elephant in My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony,  a book about building a wildlife rescue center.  See cover below. 

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A Birthday Not Forgotten

Hello! Another card to share this first day of August.....what happened to July?  When I saw the challenge at Just Us Girls, I knew I had to pull out old Elephant and Sentiment stamps from Mark's Finest Papers (no longer around) dated 2011.  I stamped the image with Memento Gray Flannel ink on white CS and colored with Pencils and OMS.  Stamped the sentiments with DOI Walnut Stain.  Framed the image with GKD Dark Chocolate CS die cut with Spellbinders Frame die and attached to Textured Pattern Paper from DCWV Safari Chic paper pad ( from old stash).  The Pattern Paper picks up colors in the inspiration photo.  Added some Glossy Accents to give texture to the tusks. This is a great card to add to my Masculine Birthday stash.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge: Photo Week #498 Photo Inspiration below

Retro Rubber Challenge: #116 Tic Tac Toe.  This card fits into the diagonal row- Pattern Paper, Texture, Pencils.  Stamps are 8 years old.

Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C494 Create a Masculine Birthday

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In The Wild

Hello!  My card today is a bit more "artsy" than my usual cards.  I was inspired by Simon Monday Challenge to walk on the wild side.  I decided to combine Wild Animals with what I'd call wild and bright colors for a safari scene.   I pulled out a panel from my "save box" that was the result of playing with making watercolor backgrounds with Distress Inks.  I am not sure of the exact colors that I used.  I had smeared inks on an acrylic block, sprayed with water and then laid watercolor paper on the block.  You never know what the results might be.  I then used some old stamps from 3 different Mark's Finest Paper sets and stamped the images and sentiment with black ink on  the panel.  Finished with a gold card base.

Challenges:
Simon Monday Challenge: Simon Says Wild Things.
Tuesday Throwdown: #402 Heatwave -Use Hot Colors
Crafty Catz: #427 Anything Goes with Optional Twist Use something Yellow

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Sundown on the Safari

Hello!  Taking time out from holiday cards to play with Distress Oxide inks to create a scene with Elephants.  I stamped Trees and Elephants from old Mark's Finest Papers sets with black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP.  I then sponged the background with Distress Oxide inks using  masking for the setting sun, etc.  and added shadows and highlights with Pencils. Sentiments from the same stamp set.  Used a Yellow Card Base with ink distressing on the edge. 

Challenges:

City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week 385 Jungle Animals

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes Challenge

Crafty Creations Challenges: 353 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday: Anything goes for Birthday

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Seeing Pink Elephants?

Welcome!  No, I did not wake up seeing pink elephants this morning.  We had a very quiet New Year's Eve.  I made this card inspired by the Photo Week at Just Us Girls Challenge.  I took the colors and circle shapes along with the elephant as elements for my design.  The elephant was cut with my Cameo, the "happy" with a Cheery Lynn die and the "birthday" with a Marianne die. I used Spellbinders dies for the circle shapes.  I am keeping this post  brief because the deadline for JUGS is soon.
Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge: See graphic on right.
Die Cut Diva's Challenge: Anything Goes but you must use your die cut machine... either to emboss or use a die cut on your project



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