Monday With Friends

Hello Friends!  Today I'm showing off my card for the latest Friends of Speedy TV challenge based on flowers.  I couldn't help but select the single Daffodil from the newly released set called Daffodil Greetings.  (From the main page, click on the FOSTV Challenges link and you will be there.)  It seems like ages since I have used this technique and I have forgotten how much I love it.  For my focal image, I embossed the daffodil on vellum with white embossing powder.  I colored my image on the back with regular markers and layered the ink a bit.  After my ink dried, I used vellum tape to adhere my vellum to a piece of white card stock cut to the same size.  It's pretty easy, actually.

I hope you get a chance to play along this week.  We have a prize up for grabs, would you like a little peek at it?

Yep, this is Dogwood Blossoms.   Very pretty, isn't it?  It has wonderful all-purpose sentiments in it, too!  So, let's so your best flower card and you just may receive this great set as a reward for your efforts!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that I used a CPS sketch on today's card.

Details - Stamps: Daffodil Greetings (MFP), Brick Wall mini (MFP); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, velllum, Pawsitively Prints dsp, BG Urban Prairie dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Pear Pizzazz, Lucky Limeade, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Cajun Craze; Accessories: Stripes ef, Nestabilities; M's rhinestones, Shapeabilities, white ep, heat tool, stampin' dimensionals; corner chomper.

Train Talk - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

 Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
April Blog Hop! 
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Fabulous Dogs Featured April 17
Daffodil Greetings Featured April 18
Hey, Cowboy! Featured April 19
Train Talk Featured April 20 
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on April 21, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday April 20, 2012. 
Lois 
Vicky 
Anne 
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

We have come to the last day of the Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich blog hop and today we have trains.  For some reason, I couldn't get the idea of circus trains out of my head.  I know this isn't a whimsical set, but I just had to add color.  My happy little train is a-rollin' down the track and you have an invitation to ride.  So what are you waitin' for, jump on!  Off you go to visit Tangii and see what wonderful creations she has in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Train Talk (Mark's Finest Papers); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, GKD white, Night & Day specialty dsp; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories:  Copic Markers, paper snips, small oval punch, large oval punch, stampin' dimensionals.

Hey Cowboy - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

 Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
April Blog Hop! 
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Fabulous Dogs Featured April 17
Daffodil Greetings Featured April 18
Hey, Cowboy! Featured April 19
Train Talk Featured April 20 
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on April 21, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday April 20, 2012. 
Lois 
Vicky 
Anne 
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

My super cool cowboy is brought to you today via a tutorial and a challenge.  I found a great one by my design team mate, Lois.  She named the tutorial Matted Spellbinders Labels and you can find it here.  I also played along with this week's color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. The challenge called for Whisper White, Sahara Sand and Basic Gray. Mmmmm, neutral colors, my favorite!  I traced around my die for my gray mat around my cowboy image.  I placed a couple of mini brads in the top right hand corner and finished my card off with a little sponged embossing and some wrapped hemp twine on my card base.

I hope you have enjoyed my little stop on the hop.  Off you go to Tangii now!

Details - Stamps: Hey, Cowboy (Mark's Finest Papers); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray; Ink: Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Soft Sky; Accessories: Stripes ef, mini brads, hemp twine, Nestabilities, post-its, sponge dauber, scor-tape, stampin' dimensionals. 

Daffodil Greetings - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

 Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
April Blog Hop! 
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Fabulous Dogs Featured April 17
Daffodil Greetings Featured April 18
Hey, Cowboy! Featured April 19
Train Talk Featured April 20 


Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on April 21, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday April 20, 2012. 
Lois 
Vicky 
Anne 
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers 

 

When I first saw this daffodil image I was thrilled and the excitement has not faded one bit.  This is such a gorgeous image, I had to showcase it by itself.  I recently read a brief article on mixing colors.  I used the author's idea about using a gallon, a pint and an ounce.  My husband came upstairs to my craft room as I was working on this card with a slice of homemade Roasted Garlic Bread.  When I told my husband about the gallon-pint-ounce theory, he thought I was nuts.  He said, "Paint?  But didn't you color that the other night?".    I replied, "Yes, dear and I would love to have another slice of that bread.  Some things you can only tell your crafty friends!!!  Thanks for listening gals! 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to continue on to Tangii.  She'll have something fabulous for your viewing pleasure!

Details - Stamps: Daffodil Greetings (Mark's Finest Papers); Papers: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, GKD white, BG Urban Prairie dsp; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versafine White; Accessories: MM embroidery floss, random button, ticket corner punch, Yellow Stickles, Copic Markers, Vintage Wallpaper ef, glue dots, stampin' dimensionals.

Fabulous Dogs - A Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

 Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
April Blog Hop! 
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Fabulous Dogs Featured April 17
Daffodil Greetings Featured April 18
Hey, Cowboy! Featured April 19
Train Talk Featured April 20 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on April 21, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday April 20, 2012. 
Lois 
Vicky 
Anne 
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni - You are here
Tangii 
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

Here is my sample for Fabulous Dogs.  It's such a fun set.  I couldn't resist using the sentiment for a background for this little cutie who is just sitting in the grass.  I colored her up the best I could and made sure to get her little pink tongue hanging out of her mouth.  What kind of dog do you think she is? 

I know that my big lug of a Labrador/Great Dane mix would love to play with her.  She gets lonely when she doesn't get to go to work with my husband. 

I thank you for stopping by!  Make sure to visit all the rest of the design team for more looks at this new set.  We'll see you tomorrow for another new Mark's Finest Paper stamp set.  Head off to see Tangii now!!

Details - Stamps:  Fabulous Dogs (Mark's Finest Papers); Paper: Mark's Finest Papers, Basic Gray, Garden; Ink: Sahara Sand, Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Nestabilities, Copic Markers, Scallop border punch, Fresh Cut Grass die (MFT).

Anything Goes With Friends

Good Monday Morning!  I am full of joy today and I am not sure why!  I woke up to rain, which we have not had in significant amounts since I returned from vacation over a week ago.  I am just going to go with it!  It could be this happy card that I made for today's challenge at the Home of Speedy TV.  This card contains a sneak peek of a couple of stamps from the to be released set called Daffodil Greetings.  You'll want to come back later on this week and see what else the set has in store for you.  

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge today is working on a theme of "anything goes".  Don't you just love an open challenge?  And there is a prize!!!!  The set that is up for grabs is called Cowgirls Rule.  Here's a picture for you: 

 

So, won't you play along with us this week?  Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Details - Stamps: Flaps My Wattles (MFP), Daffodil Greetings (MFP); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink: Groovy Guava, Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic Markers, post-it notes.

Flashin' Back with Die Cuts

You all have heard of the Flashback Friday Challenges, haven't you?  If you haven't, Flashback Friday challenges are about going back in time to see the beginnings of your crafty progress.  I find it very interesting.  I do see changes in my work, but this card could be very current for me.  The change I notice here is more about my photography and editing.  

Today, I am posting my card for the current challenge to post your first card you made with die cuts.  This card comes back from November of 2008 where I used the Sizzlits Birds and Blooms dies to create my glittering red bird.  I played along with a Unity Addicts Challenge and a CPS sketch.  I still love how the flourishes of the Dream Tree look as a background. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic Tuesday!

Details - Stamps:  Dream Tree (Unity), Sentiments O'Simple (Unity); Paper: Whisper White, Real Red; Ink: Encore Silver, Real Red; Accessories:  Lavender glitter (Joann's), M's silver rhinestones, stampin' dimensionals, sticky strip, Birds & Blooms die.

Spring Fling Monday With Friends

Happy Monday!  I hope your Easter was wonderful.  We had a great time with family, friends and good food.  Today's card is for the current challenge at the Home of Speedy TV.   We all made cards based on a Spring Fling theme.  I used the ribbon image and a sentiment from Flaps My Wattles, the Welcome sentiment from Christmas Wreath Mini and the medium sized Magnolia from Mother's Magnolias.  It may be hard to see from here, but I added a bit of sparkle in the center of my Magnolia and sponged the edge of my keyhole shape. 

I used the current Sweet Sunday sketch to get me going for my card.  

This week's winner will take home the fabulous Mark's Finest Papers stamp set called Buffalo Spring.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Flaps My Wattles (MFP), Christmas Wreath Mini (MFP), Mother's Magnolias (MFP); Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Going Gray; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Going Gray, Green Galore; Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, scallop border punch, paper snips, copic markers, Sakura clear star gel pen, M's rhinestones, sponge dauber, swiss dots ef, stampin' dimensionals.  

Well Wishes for Monday on Tuesday

Okay, so this is not actually posting on Monday, but I was pretty busy flying across the country.  So let's pretend that I did post yesterday.   As per normal, this card is for the Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  This week, challenge 14, is a get well card.  I'm a bit of a procrastinator, so I was behind in my travel prep and had to make a super quick card.  I cut my base,my mat and then my white embossed piece.  Of course, I stamped first and then embossed with a fabulous sentiment from Greetings and Salutations Stamp Set.  I followed that up my stamping and fussy cutting the single black-eyed susan from the same set.  I took a little artistic liberty and colored it pink.  I'm not really sure if there are pink black-eyed susans anywhere else but on my blog today.  

Back to this week's challenge!  Let's not forget that we are playing for a prize.  This week, the winner will receive the stamp set called You Light Up Your Life. Here is a little peek at this great set!

That's all from me today!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Details - Stamps:  Greeting and Salutations (Mark's Finest Papers); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories; Square Lattice ef, paper snips, edge distressor, copic markers, stampin' dimensionals.