Friday, May 17, 2013

Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight: Wanderlust

Hey guys!  I'm back today with the second day of the Mama Elephant May release highlights.  For today the whole DT is showcasing the set Wanderlust!   (It's available on the site NOW!)  Obviously, this set is travel-themed, but I am excited about using them for some graduation cards!  Let's get to my card:)


My card was inspired by a vacation we took to NYC a couple summers ago.  We took the train up from DC and had a wonderful vacation in the heart of the city.  So when I saw the Wanderlust sentiments, I thought back to the scene of us in the train pulling up to the big city and created this card...

For the background I used my favorite cityscape stamp from the Central Park set.  For a little detail, I stamped and embossed a silver stripe along side my train car with a stripe from Basic Borders.  I put the sentiment on a vellum banner that is "flying" in the wind:)  Just a tip for stamping on vellum.  I use Versafine ink.  It's a sticky pigment ink and it is awesome because it's grippy!  No more sliding when you stamp on vellum!  Like any ink on vellum, you need to give it a little extra time drying, but the Versafine results are tops!  I'm so glad I found this product because you know I love my vellum;)


Thanks for stopping by and checking out the new stamps!  I hope that you get a chance to drop by the rest of the DT to see what fun they had with this fun set! 
JJ Bolton (you are here)

Mahalo and Aloha,
jj

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20 comments:

  1. Annette AllenMay 17, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    wow wee this is AWESOME... i am totally blown away right now.. great designing..

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  2. Samantha MannMay 17, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    wow oh wow oh wow!!!! this is amazing!!!! i couldn't agree with annette (commented above) more!!! i am blown away!! this isn't just a card, it's a masterpiece!!! i think it needs to be in a frame on your wall!! wow!! this is stunning!! what an awesome idea and the execution is perfection!!

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  3. HannelieMay 17, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    Just looking at things from a different perspective and look at the result!
    Awesome!

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  4. Happy DanceMay 17, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    What a fun way to commemorate a fun vacation. Love how you've made train cars, the clouds, and the sentiment is perfect here! Thanks for the vellum tip too. Super card. Bev

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  5. Miriam PrantnerMay 17, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    Loving the design/layout of this card! Great cityscape/clouds and love the vellum banner and dots!

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  6. donna mikasaMay 17, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    Such a cool perspective! And I love that vellum sentiment--good to know about Versafine, too! ;) Have an awesome weekend!

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  7. MarianneMay 17, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    Amazing card. Love it!

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  8. JingleMay 17, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    I LOVE this card! Gorgeous!

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  9. Jeanne J. May 17, 2013 at 2:38 PM

    Wonderful card JJ - you perfectly translated that feeling of arriving in the big city - the wonder and excitement of all the tall buildings! Fab new set that I just added to my wish list! I love the close up that shows the shine of the embossing!

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  10. Barb GhigMay 17, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    I don't know how you come up with such amazing designs! This is such a fabulous card, JJ...I love the color palette, too!!!

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  11. Kelly GriglioneMay 17, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    Hmmm, well maybe I'll save some commenting time by just mentioning what I DON'T like ... nothing!! I reeeeeally love this one ... so very much!!

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  12. Karen SchroederMay 17, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    Love the stamps set!!! Beautiful card too!

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  13. Renee VMay 17, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    This is so cute! Love that sky background!

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  14. AnonymousMay 18, 2013 at 12:47 AM

    So love this card! The window is just perfect for a scene scape

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  15. JennyMay 18, 2013 at 4:06 AM

    This is just the kind of creativity I love to see when I visit your blog JJ, Simple details but I knew straight away that these were train carriages!! Fabulous way to use the skyline :0)
    Jenny x

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  16. jintyoo7May 18, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    Wow - this is AMAZING :)

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  17. Jessi FoganMay 19, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    Oh, fabulous! I really love unique grad cards - just seeing cap after cap gets pretty blah!

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  18. Chris DringMay 21, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    Wow! Another gorgeous card JJ!

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  19. ChristinaMay 23, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    What a clever little scene! I just adore the vellum banner.

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  20. Bethany StellpflugJune 2, 2013 at 1:05 PM

    This is amazing! I love the colors you used and the gorgeous design on the card.

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