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Day 16. Mama Elephant Stampede

Hello Friends! How are you? Today is Day 16. of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” ! but, wait … there is more! It’s …. Mama Elephant Stampede Hop!

I am super excited to be participating and celebrating Mama Elephant’s 5th Birthday with a Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop! This is Day 2 of the 3-day Stampede! Make sure you check out Day 1 if you missed it yesterday! 

Two cards plus a twist to celebrate the Mama Elephant Stampede! First up is a video. Click here to watch in HD or click here to subscribe.

I am in love this Yeti stamp called, “Me & My Yeti” & I had so much fun coloring these two yeti’s.

Sometimes you just run out of time when creating a card or you need to walk away & see if you need to add more when you return. Check out how this card changed at the bottom of my post.

Mama Elephant has such a knack for creating images that strike a cord with me. They evoke emotion like this little bear family called, “Beary Christmas” . I demonstrated coloring the adult bear at the Mama Elephant Anniversary party in NY. The yeti and the bear were colored the same way except I added more dots on the bear with my markers.

When I came home from NY  I finished coloring the rest of the sweet bears, die cut & stamped a banner and assembled my card.

Who doesn’t love these sweet yeti’s & they are super simple to color. I thought it would be fun to add a poinsettia for fun and a pop of color. Time was a factor and I always need blank cards so I opted to go sentiment free.

After taking Max to the doggie sitters I decided to add a sentiment cause I love this sentiment & I thought why not. I had a skinny piece of scrap cardstock that I colored and glued on to the sentiment banner to create a flag.

 

Which one do you like best? The card on the right or on the left. I would love to hear.

I thought you might appreciate the colors I used today for my yeti card and don’t forget about some copic blending solution and a rag … it’s a must to get all that texture!

The background was quick and simple. I die cut a circle from a post it note and stuck it on my white cardstock

Two colors of distress ink were added (this and this) and the circle was removed. Sometimes I color the white moon a yellow.

Mama Elephant’s newest release is now live and available for purchase in their store!  Check out this year’s promo!

From 9/15-9/17 —Take 10% off the entire store. (In stock items only & no rain checks.) No coupon code needed. All prices as marked.

From 9/15-9/30  —  Spend min $100* – get a free ‘Occasional Labels’ 4×6 stamp set. —- Spend min $150* – get a free ‘Occasional Labels’ 4×6 stamp set and ‘Hello Friend Script’ creative cut die.  (check out the specifics at the ME store)
To celebrate this mega anniversary release, up for grabs are three $25 gift certificate to the ME store! That’s a total of 9 winners for the 3-day Stampede! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the last day of Stamp Highlights. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!
» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «
» 2. Like/Mama Elephant on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «
» 3. Follow/tweet ME on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/tweet ME on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «
 
Here are today’s designers, make sure you ‘stampede’ your way through all of them and check out what they created with the newest products!
Mama Elephant (start at the beginning of the hop)
Lisa Spangler
Amy Yang
Debby Hughes
Pamela Ho
Kathy Racoosin  – You are here the last stop in the hop-
Make sure to visit Mama Elephant tomorrow for more fun inspiration with yet more designers!

Thank you so much for your visit today and if you are just hearing about the coloring challenge why not try it and jump right in. We would love to have you. See you tomorrow! Hugs, Kathy

P.S. If you want to see what everyone sharing on Instagram click here  … If you want to see what everyone is sharing on my blog click here and scroll down.

P.S.S. If you are new to the challenge …. The premise of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” is to color something everyday even if it’s for five minutes. (However feel free to  jump in or out as time permits). Any coloring medium is welcomed. Click here for DAY 1. TO UPLOAD YOUR COLORING  or here on Instagramor here on Facebook (FB is a closed group). Please remember to use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day  kids & young adults #thedailymarker30daykids

If you have any questions about “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” you can refer to this post.  If you want more info on The Coloring Challenge Road Trip click here.

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Comments

  3. Marianne says

    Fun cards, Kathy. I particularly like the second one. Maybe it’s simply because yetis are simply not my cup of tea.
    Have a wonderful weekend!
    Marianne x

  4. Christy M says

    These are very cute cards. I like the Yeti card on the right a bit better. I really love the Beary Christmas cards, though. Those sweet little bears just make me smile. 🙂

  6. Mary Holshouser says

    Sweet cards.
    the big yetti with his flower is darling.
    Love how you put the tree off the card.
    thanks for sharing.

  7. Teresa Doyle says

    These cards are absolutely adorable. I like the Yeti card on the right, the flag with the sentiment helps to bring balance to the card, IMHO. The bear card could not be any cuter! ♥

  8. Katya says

    I know what you mean- that set got me emotional and I just had to order it!
    Love your colouring and I really wish I could get some of hat solvent solution for Copic markers.

  10. Lindarub says

    I like the one on the right and love the bears. Had fun meeting you in ny last weekend and all the coloring tips.

  13. Megan Harp says

    Love them both! Who could choose!??
    Thanks for sharing your amazing techniques, shout out to Kristina Werner for mentioning your fab technique in her latest video!!!

  16. Hannah Y says

    Love love these! The way you color everything is simply so wonderful, Kathy. Thank you! I love these yetis from the new release!

  18. Elizabeth Simpson says

    This is the best blog, I love coloring and your cards are just precious I really have to get that yeti. Thanks for the awesome video on Coloring him too.

  19. Anne Sturgeon says

    Oh my what cuteness… love the Yeti’s and the bear is too sweet. I could watch you all day . I hope your day is wonderful and I will keep up on my coloring. Thanks for a great video. Love Mamma Elephant products.

  20. Tamra says

    The cards are beautiful, the backgrounds draw you in but the yeti themselves are the bomb! They made a frustrating morning happier. Gave me a smile. The sheer silliness of the characters made me laugh, the” dottedness” gave them a hairy aspect that was perfect.
    Thank you!

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      I’m sorry you had a rough morning, Tamra! It’s means so much to me that my blog post brought you some smiles!

  22. Essie says

    Oh my, I am so in love with these yetis….and the textures you got on these fellow is awesome sauce with sprinkles on top! I like the yetis on the left best–because well, more is…more 🙂

  24. Shannon says

    Amazing color and texture on the little bears! I like the card on the right – with the “Yeti or Not” sentiment – it’s so fun!

  26. STEF PERRY says

    The Yetis and bears are so very adorable images, ME knocks it out of the ballpark with this release. Love the two cards you created, they are just so delightful! I think I like the yeti card with the sentiment because of the humor.

  35. Danielle Vincent says

    I love both of your cards! My preference is the yeti with the banner of those two versions. Awesome new release fro ME!

  41. Mary-Anne V says

    This Yeti stamp is really cute! I really like the card on the right if the sentiment on the flag.

  44. Sheri K says

    Beautiful coloring as always Kathy! I adore this cute Yeti–congrats to Mama Elephant on their anniversary!

  48. Henriëtte says

    Love the little bearfamilie, like the way you coloured the fur,with the dots its just like real fur. Thanks for this tip!

  51. Francine says

    Your Yeti is just so prize. Really great design whoever came up with it. The releases this month are wonderful as well.

  54. Elizabeth Knehans says

    Love the tips and tricks you shared on the coloring of the yetis! What type of rag did you use? It is a terry cloth piece of a towel? By the way, your wedding ring is beautiful

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      Yes, Elizabeth- any old ‘nubby’ rag piece will work. This is part of an old kitchen hand towel.

  60. Billie A says

    Darling darling cards. I love the shadow on the bear and baby with the tree. I love the coloring and texture. The other card with the flower. how darling and cute and creative. So you and lovely. Love the details you give. Love them.

  65. Barbara-Jean says

    The bears are my favorite! I feel like my inner child is delighting!
    I do like the Yeti sentiment, but like the brighter look of the card on the left.

  67. Angela W says

    Both of your cards are so sweet, Kathy! They Yetis are adorable but the bears are my favorite! They remind me of when I was a kid and loved teddy bears!

  69. Liz O says

    Love those Yetis and big poinsettia as well as the beary Xmas images! Thanks for all the fabulous inspiration Kathy! Have a wonderful
    Day!

  70. Lisa Coville says

    Love the cards Kathy. So enjoy watching you colour. Love the technique you used to create the fur on your critters!

  71. Deborah Kaye says

    Wonderful cards. I really enjoyed watching your process video for the Yetis. They are so cute! I like the sentiment banner you added. Perfect! Thank you for sharing!

  74. Roberta S. says

    Kathy, I really love the copic solution blending that you did on the yetis in your video. I am so glad I picked up some more Copics. I am finding that they color much easier for me than my Spectrum Noirs do. I am learning a lot from this coloring challenge and the blogs hops. Thank you for sharing.

  76. TracyM #6773 says

    FABULOUS cards!
    AWESOME colouring!
    LOVE them ALL … the bears are SO CUTE and the yeti’s with the poinsettia and sentiment flag are WONDERFUL!

  86. Beverly Perdue says

    I love the yeti card on the right with the sentiment banner. Love how you colored the Yetis and the little bear and also how you cut them and used the black marker. Thanks for the inspiration.

  91. Debbie Rumpza says

    Great cards, Kathy! I love your technique of dabbing with the colorless blender. The texture it creates is so cool. Can’t wait t to try it out!

  94. Martha Berry says

    My favorite card is the one on the left with the sentiment. The card seems too plain without the sentiment to balance the large Yetis. I love that tiny bear being lifted up by Daddy Bear, So sweet:)

  95. bev p says

    I kind of like the sentiment added. I loved the video. Don’t you wish you could actually pull a card together that fast when you need to?!! I might be more interested in alcohol markers if I could actually color that fast with them. I do appreciate all the time and effort you put into what you share with us. Thanks so much.

  99. Marjorie Dumontier says

    I prefer the card on the left because I think it’s nice to see a good part of the moon but a sentiment is missing.

  103. Christy Q says

    As always, Kathy, thank you for sharing your coloring techniques with us. I’m mesmerized watching you color! Both cards are beautiful and I love the final touch you added to your yeti card, so perfect! 🙂

  104. Laura Peddicord says

    I love the uniqueness of your Yetis. We all think of him being white and it was nice to see him brownish. What a great idea!

  116. Kari VanNoy says

    Such cute yetis and your coloring astounds me! I love it! And I have to say, I love all your projects. The yeti card with the banner flag is my favorite!

  125. Gail Plaskiewicz says

    I wasn’t able to participate in the blog hop because I was helping my sister out at the 5th largest fair in the country. She has a shed there where she sells her shawls, ruana’s, & leggings that she buys and sells. She is also selling her tops that have her photos on them. We are eating all that fair food that is so good for you! LOL
    I love that card with the mama bear helping the little bear put the star on top of the tree. It is just way to cute! I love the way you colored it.
    The Yeti is a stamp I’m not to crazy about. It’s okay as a stamp for your cards and I like both of them, I don’t really have a fave out of the 2 of them. It’s not a stamp for me though because I don’t think I would use it. I’m just being honest here.
    I love your coloring on all the cards. Great job, Kathy!

  126. Lisa T says

    Oh my! I LOVE LOVE LOVE these cards Kathy. In answer to your question, I think I liked the sentiment added to the yeti card but to be honest, it looked just as cute without! The ragging technique looked fab on these yeti, really gave them some lovely texture. And that little bear holding the other baby bear up, just too cute. You are an amazing cardmaker, love your work, Lisa x

  127. Jackie Price says

    Wow, stunning!! The colouring is beautifully done and the dot technique just adds so much more texture. The bears and the yeti are just so cute! I think that I like the card with the sentiment best but I would definitely use the sentimentless one

  129. Karen Rice says

    I love the new release! ME is such a phenomenal company–your cards are incredible! I actually like the sentiment free images you colored!

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