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Monday, September 9, 2013

Koi Fish - A Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Sept. Blog Hop! 
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

  Featured Sept 10
Koi Fish
 
Featured Sept 11
Primitive Farm
 
Featured Sept 12 
What a Scream
 
Featured Sept 13
Tailgate Party

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 Sept. 14, 2013 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 10 PM EST on Friday Sept. 13, 2013.
 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:
"Holiday Tag"



  The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:
"Nature's Brushstrokes"
         
Here's the Design Team:
Now peace is what those sweet little kinders I am working with need.  We have a couple in school that have cried every day.  Several others keep asking when it is time to go home.  This is the first year in my district where kindergartners go all day with the rest of the elementary students!  I'll dedicate this card to them and maybe even bring it into class tomorrow!
 
I'll have to put my thinking cap on and see what I can make in honor of the first grade students I work with because they are just as special!
 
Don't forget to head over to Sue's blog to see what she has done with today's fabulous set!

 
Details - Stamps: Koi Fish (MFP); Paper: Neenah Solar Crest White, GKD White; Ink: Pool Party, Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic Markers, Yellow Stickles, paper snips, stampin' dimensionals.
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20 comments:

  1. stamping sueSeptember 9, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    I like that you used the yin yang in the background then popped the koi on top. have fun with the kids at school.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  2. JanineSeptember 10, 2013 at 2:48 AM

    Poor little ones - they need time to be children too and the current education systems seem to forget this. I love what you have done with the set and hope you and the children find peace this week.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:27 AM

    Very cool way to showcase this stamp set. Love the symbol used as the bg and the koi fussy cut.

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  4. LoisSeptember 10, 2013 at 4:14 AM

    I like how you used the yin yang symbol as the background to the koi. Very nice card.

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  5. kReNSeptember 10, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    I like the use of repetition on your card. Those koi will be great images for lots of cards.

    Thanks for sharing your talents!
    kReN@ http://afourthlife.blogspot.com
    Come and follow me!

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  6. Pat September 10, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    I worked in Kindergarten for 7 years. Miss those days. My daughter is interning in Kindergarten and she loves it. Hopes to get her own class room some day. Love the peacefulness of your card.

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  7. JaneSeptember 10, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    I love how you did the big Yin and Yang as your background!!! Lovely card.

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  8. Sunshine HoneyBeeSeptember 10, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    Like how you made your own background with wonderful repeated stamping.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  9. wannabcre8tiveSeptember 10, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    A very cute card, I love how you used the Yin and Yang.
    Hope your little kinders get adjusted soon. It is hard for them to go all day.

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  10. MariLynnSeptember 10, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Beautiful card. Praying for peace for the little ones and for you.

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  11. Scrappin' DivaSeptember 10, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    Great idea using the yin/yang as the background to your koi!

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  12. Kathy BradleySeptember 10, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    Toni,
    Very pretty card and I like how you've used the yin/yang symbol in the BG! My sister (who is 5 years older than I am) told me I cried the first day of school at kindergarten, but that my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Gillard, took the class and walked us to and in each and every classroom at school to show us the "big" kids and books and materials they used. Also, as kindergartners, we didn't wear uniforms as the 1st-8th grade students did (and I wanted a uniform). (Little did I know that I would be wearing uniforms all through grade school and high school). From that day on, I never cried and wanted to get to be one of the big kids to have all their neat books, supplies and uniforms.

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  13. LageneSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    Love how you used the different stamps1

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  14. CarmenSeptember 10, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    Love the yin yang background Great choice

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  15. stampingbowdSeptember 10, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Awwww! Beautiful card! I am so sorry the Kindergartners are struggling! It was all day for my kids and I hated it! I still think they are babies in Kindergarten! Your students are so lucky to have such a special teacher!

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  16. loulouSeptember 11, 2013 at 3:34 AM

    Beautiful card. I love how you created the background with the yin and yang symbol. Gorgeous fish too.

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  17. Cindy GrohSeptember 11, 2013 at 3:47 AM

    I like it. I haven't seen anyone use the yin and yang stamp so far. Great way to showcase this fun stamp set.

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  18. Karen (TLgirl353)September 11, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    Cute fish with the addition of the Yin, Yang image!

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  19. Beth F.September 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Great use of that stamp set...I like the turquoise and orange color combo :)

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  20. An'Jenic G.September 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    Oh how pretty. Love teh colors.

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