Hey people! Welcome to the Mama Elephant April Stampede! You've already seen the first looks at the April release on the Mama Elephant blog, and the new release is now live and available for purchase in the store here! For the stampede, I'm using the new set Central Park!
Obviously, this set was designed with New York in mind, but it has so many fun images! I of course gravitated straight to the large cityscape image! To take advantage of the large scale, I used the stamp behind a word I die cut with my Silhouette. I blended inks to create a summer night but kept the glow around the buildings:) I love combining stamping and die cuts!
To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is giving away 3 gift certificates worth $20 each to 3 lucky people! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the blog Friday, April 19th.
Here's how to qualify to win (leave a separate comment for each):
1) Leave a comment on this blog post
2) Become a follower of the Mama Elephant blog
3) Like/share Mama Elephant on Facebook
4) Follow/tweet about Mama Elephant on Twitter
Are you ready to stampede? Here's the list of designer blogs you'll be visiting.
JJ Bolton (you are here)
Thank you so much for stopping by!! Come back tomorrow for the start of the DT stamp highlights!
Thank you so much for stopping by!! Come back tomorrow for the start of the DT stamp highlights!
Mahalo and Aloha,
jj
LOVE! this is so fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLiving between two large cities, this city scape is perfect! That skyline is amazing, and your coloring of the evening sky is wonderful. Love how this peeps from behind the 'hello'. Sweet! Bev
ReplyDeleteWow, JJ! This is really just a powerful statement! I get in a "new York state of mind" myself, every now and again! I love this!
ReplyDeleteWowzers, this is incredible, JJ! Beautifully done! I love the addition of the moon.
ReplyDeleteawesome card, JJ!!
ReplyDeleteSuper fun "hello" card!
ReplyDeleteIncredibly cool card! I love the die cut/stamp combo--right up my alley! The sky is gorgeous and the little moon is just perfection--love this!
ReplyDeleteREALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY? I can't even believe it! I am literally hitting my forehead because I didn't think of this! YOU are SUPPPPPPPPPPPPPER amazing! AMAZZZZZZZZZZZING! You put the ZING in AMAZING! LOVE LOVE LOVE this card--- can we please craft together? I would like to have some of your talent:) LOVE <3 Blown away--- LIKE always;)
ReplyDeleteThe cityscape is a great look. You nailed this design.
ReplyDeleteAwesome card! Love the window :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
This is such a cool design, love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - totally cool. Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is just plain cool.
ReplyDeleteOh this is so FUN! What a cool idea!
ReplyDeleteFabulous idea!
ReplyDeleteYou have worked wonders again JJ! Love the shading and that perfectly placed moon!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!!!! What a great design!!
ReplyDeleteHELLO JJ! This card is just fantastic!!! I mean over the top awesome! I love the hello cutout to showcase that stampin the background!
ReplyDeleteThis card is plain awesome! Love everything about, specially the way the scene looks through the "O"!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, positively, over the top STUNNING!!! You are a genius, JJ!!!
ReplyDeleteSo very CLEVER, clever, JJ!! The moon in the "O" just has me swooning over here!! I would have loved to have thought of this one : )
ReplyDeleteFantastic. I love how you managed to leave a 'glow' between the city & the sky. Great idea to create a scene behind the sentiment. Jenny
ReplyDeleteSo creative, JJ!!! Love that cityscape peeking out through the HELLO cutout!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! This card is some kind of amazing! Fabulous design!
ReplyDeleteOHHHHH! I just love how you made this card---outstanding!
ReplyDeleteThey saved the best for last! LOVE the cityscape peeking out from the die cut letters. Amazingly awesome as always, JJ!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh!!!!!!!!! This is amazing, JJ. You never disappoint!
ReplyDeleteAmazing card. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love this! The die cutting is, as usual, so awesome, and the stamps really shine through (literally!)
ReplyDeleteSo neat to see the city peeking through the letters.
ReplyDeleteyou are amazing, JJ!! what a fabulous way to use negative space. love love this!
ReplyDeleteSo clever - like the city background peeking through!
ReplyDeleteoh so beautiful!! i LOVE the cityscape behind the letters! genius!!! and your sky!!! just gorgeous!! it really does look like the buildings have a glow around them!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love! I adore how you placed the cityscape behind the diecut word...and the moon is perfectly placed! Your work is amazing, JJ! :)
ReplyDeleteWow I just love the use of the negative die cuts.
ReplyDeleteNeat card. I love how you used the skyline behind a word cutout - super cool
ReplyDeleteI am already a ME facebook fan
ReplyDeleteI am already a follower of the ME blog
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteWow- JJ--this is amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove this look with the die cut, very cool!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! I am LOVING this!! Such a GREAT design!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! =)
ReplyDeleteThis card is truly perfection. Great job highlighting the stamp!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO fun! I just LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteJJ, this is so fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI have given up on asking "how do you come up with this stuff?" so let me just say this is just AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteMixing up the night sky with the bright yellow...intensifies that city glow beautifully. I say what Jeanne says - I don't know how you do it, but it's awesome, girlie :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! How incredibly creative!!! LOVE this!
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That looks so cool with the city night sky in the background behind the HELLO negative space.
ReplyDeleteI already follow the Mama Elephant blog! :)
ReplyDeleteI am also already a FB fan! (Crafty Math-Chick, has a hyphen)
ReplyDeleteGreat card! Fantastic night sky! Very clever putting the word in front of the city!
ReplyDeleteI am a ME follower.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the three dimensional look of the card you made; it makes the card look really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIncredible! Just love all your creations!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely *stunning* JJ!!! Love the cityscape peeking through the letters like that!!
ReplyDeleteThe cityscape looks so cool through the letters. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card! Love the silhouette showing through the cut out letters! Fabulous coloring and color combo too!
ReplyDeleteI already like ME on FB!
ReplyDeleteI follow ME blog too!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! love the city peeking through the letters!
ReplyDeleteI saw your card and started to him the theme tune to Moonlighting!!! Lol
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say, it's another fantastic design JJ .... You always have the best ideas :0)
Jenny x
hum not him.... Blasted iPad, always thinks it knows best!!!
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