Celebrations, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 4

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

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CELEBRATIONS
 BLOG HOP

Join us each day, November 24-27 for some celebrating.  We'll have tutorials and Design Team inspiration. There will be prizes for leaving comments on the Design Team's blogs and prizes for trying the tutorials.  You will have two weeks to add your project to the November 27th post for us to see.  There is no excuse not to join in the fun.  

Please hop along with us!! You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop celebration related stamp sets.  Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win!  You do not need to comment on on all the blogs each day.   The names are drawn randomly.  Try one of the tutorials shown during the hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on December 12, 2015 on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. Comments on the MFP blog count twice.) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
November 25- POP UP BOX CARD Card by Lois
November 27- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

Let's get started !!  Here's the Design Team:  Bonnie, Jane, Karen, Kren, Lois , Marilynn, Pat, Pam, 

Sandy, Shirley, Toni, Vickie and MFP Stamp Shop.  

Today's card is a wedding card.  The clean and simple style really works for me and this fabulous font from the Lily of the Valley set lends a touch of elegance to the card.  After this card, I think I have covered most of the personal holidays with my engagement, retirement, birthday and wedding cards.  I hope everyone has a wonderful day, I will be out in the crowds enjoying a little holiday shopping.  It may sound crazy, but its how I begin to get in the Christmas mood.

This concludes our celebrations hop. Thanks for following along all week.  I hope you have been inspired to begin work on your own celebration projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by December 11 and check back on December 12, 2015 to see if you are a winner. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Lily of the Valley (MFP); Paper: Smooth White, Bordering Blue; Ink: London Fog; Accessories: Spring Bouquet punch, Recollections rhinestones, corner chomper, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, stampin' dimensionals.

Celebrations, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 3

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

The

CELEBRATIONS
 BLOG HOP

Join us each day, November 24-27 for some celebrating.  We'll have tutorials and Design Team inspiration. There will be prizes for leaving comments on the Design Team's blogs and prizes for trying the tutorials.  You will have two weeks to add your project to the November 27th post for us to see.  There is no excuse not to join in the fun.  

Please hop along with us!! You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop celebration related stamp sets.  Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win!  You do not need to comment on on all the blogs each day.   The names are drawn randomly.  Try one of the tutorials shown during the hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on December 12, 2015 on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. Comments on the MFP blog count twice.) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
November 25- POP UP BOX CARD Card by Lois
November 27- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

Let's get started !!  Here's the Design Team:  Bonnie, Jane, Karen, Kren, Lois , Marilynn, Pat, Pam, 

Sandy, Shirley, Toni, Vickie and MFP Stamp Shop.  

Happy Thanksgiving!  Today's featured card is a birthday card and I just wanted to make something pretty. My co-workers have been asking me to bring in my cards, so I need to replenish my stash.  I used three markers to ink up my stamp and then used a blender pen to move the color around a bit.  I added some sponging and bit of sparkle via a Sakura gel pen.  As most of you probably know, glitter is notoriously difficult to photograph.  I hope you are enjoying the themed hops that MFP Stamp Shop has been hosting.  I love them because it gives me a chance to show off some of the great sets that have been previously released.

Enjoy the Hop and come back each day for more "celebrating". We hope to inspire you to start your own celebrations.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by December 11 and check back on December 12, 2015 to see if you are a winner. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Coneflowers (MFP), Bearded Iris (MFP); Paper: Perfect Plum, Early Espresso, Smooth White; Ink: Espresso Truffle, Early Espresso, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Soft Suede; Accessories: Craft knife and ruler, Sakura Clear Star gel pen, Textile embossing folder, sponge dauber, blender pen, stampin' dimensionals.

Celebrations, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 2

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

The

CELEBRATIONS
 BLOG HOP

Join us each day, November 24-27 for some celebrating.  We'll have tutorials and Design Team inspiration. There will be prizes for leaving comments on the Design Team's blogs and prizes for trying the tutorials.  You will have two weeks to add your project to the November 27th post for us to see.  There is no excuse not to join in the fun.  

Please hop along with us!! You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop celebration related stamp sets.  Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win!  You do not need to comment on on all the blogs each day.   The names are drawn randomly.  Try one of the tutorials shown during the hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on December 12, 2015 on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. Comments on the MFP blog count twice.) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
November 25- POP UP BOX CARD Card by Lois
November 27- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

Let's get started !!  Here's the Design Team:  Bonnie, Jane, Karen, Kren, Lois , Marilynn, Pat, Pam, 

Sandy, Shirley, Toni, Vickie and MFP Stamp Shop.  

I just love the tutorial that Lois has shared with us today!  It's an easy tutorial and makes such a fun and interesting card.  This card could be for a couple of different types of celebrations.  I made it with a congratulatory card for a job promotion in mind.  As I continued to build the card, I began to think that this would be a great card for a college graduate!  I have one nephew who is currently enrolled in Washington State University and he will graduate in a couple of years.  I don't know that I will be hanging on to this card for that long, but I can easily make another.  

Enjoy the Hop and come back each day for more "celebrating". We hope to inspire you to start your own celebrations.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by December 11 and check back on December 12, 2015 to see if you are a winner. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps : Big City (MFP), Lucky Ducks (MFP) Enjoy the View (MFP); Paper: Chocolate Chip, BG Offbeat designer paper, acetate; Ink: Espresso Truffle; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, stampin' dimensionals, paper snips, star punch.

Celebrations, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 1

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

The

CELEBRATIONS
 BLOG HOP

Join us each day, November 24-27 for some celebrating.  We'll have tutorials and Design Team inspiration. There will be prizes for leaving comments on the Design Team's blogs and prizes for trying the tutorials.  You will have two weeks to add your project to the November 27th post for us to see.  There is no excuse not to join in the fun.  

Please hop along with us!! You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop celebration related stamp sets.  Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win!  You do not need to comment on on all the blogs each day.   The names are drawn randomly.  Try one of the tutorials shown during the hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on December 12, 2015 on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. Comments on the MFP blog count twice.) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
November 25- POP UP BOX CARD Card by Lois
November 27- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

Let's get started !!  Here's the Design Team:  Bonnie, Jane, Karen, Kren, Lois , Marilynn, Pat, Pam, 

Sandy, Shirley, Toni, Vickie and MFP Stamp Shop.  

The celebration I have chosen for today is an engagement.  I wanted a congratulatory card that was personalized for the couple.  My sister and her fiance became engaged last week.  They reside in Florida and live to be outdoors.  I chose this wonderful boat scene from Island Life.  I used the emboss resist technique and mounted the block letters above the image.

Enjoy the Hop and come back each day for more "celebrating". We hope to inspire you to start your own celebrations.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by December 11 and check back on December 12, 2015 to see if you are a winner. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Details:  Stamps: Island Life (MFP); Paper; Smooth White, Black Licorice, BG Two Scoops designer paper; Ink: Soft Sky, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Accessories: Pink Paislee alphabet stickers, clear embossing powder, sponge dauber, silver cording, stampin' dimensionals. 

November More Than One Score And A Book "Card" Tutorial

Hello Crafty Friends!  It's November 1st and time with another Scor-Pal More Than One Score challenge.  I did a little bit of research and found out that November is Family Stories Month and Picture Book month.  I decided to go with a theme of books or mini albums.  Any project, with more than one score, along that line will be fabulous! Today, I have made a Book "Card".  I promise that it is fun and not hard at all.  Let's get started!

For this project, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Two 5" x 7" pieces of card stock for accordion folded frame

Two 7" x 7" pieces of card stock for accordion folded frame

One 12" x 7 1/2" piece of card stock for book cover

One 5" x 7 " piece of card stock or designer paper for back of accordion folded frame

Two 1" x 7" pieces of card stock or designer paper for top of accordion folded frame

Two 1" x 5" pieces of card stock or designer paper for top of accordion folded frame

Rhinestone embellishments

Alphabet Letter die

Xyron Sticker Maker

Scalloped edge punch

Dimensional Adhesive

Wide grosgrain ribbon

Sanding Block

Place one 7" x 7" piece of card stock in your Scor-Pal and score at one inch intervals (1", 2", 3", 4", 5" and 6").  

Flip over the same piece of card stock and score again at one inch intervals, this time starting with the 1/2" mark (1/2", 1 1/2", 2 1/2", 3 1/2", 4 1/2", 5 1/2" and 6 1/2").  Repeat the previous two steps with the second piece of 7" x 7" piece of card stock.

Place the 5" x 7" piece of card stock in the Scor-Pal with the 7 " side against the top fence.  Score at one inch intervals (1", 2", 3", 4", 5" and 6").

Flip over the same piece of card stock and score again at one inch intervals, this time starting with the 1/2" mark (1/2", 1 1/2", 2 1/2", 3 1/2", 4 1/2", 5 1/2" and 6 1/2").  Repeat the previous two steps with the second piece of 7" x 7" piece of card stock.

Crease the folds on each piece of card stock, carefully, with the Scor-Tool and create the four accordion folded sides of the frame.

Adhere a small piece of Scor-Tape to bottom fold of a 5" x 7" accordion folded side.

Remove adhesive backing and attach to the bottom fold of a 7" x 7" accordion folded side.  Take care to line up the corners as neatly as possible.  You will repeat this will all four sides of the frame and when it is finished it will look like the pages of the book.

Here is the finished accordion folded frame.  It might look a bit warped from all the handling, but it will be take care of in steps to come.

Line one side of the accordion folded frame with Scor-Tape.

Remove the adhesive backing and attach the a 5" x 7" piece of designer paper, right side down.

At this point, you will want to decorate the inside of the accordion folded frame.  Then line the top of the frame with Scor-Tape.

Remove adhesive backing and attach the 1" x 5" pieces of designer paper to the top and bottom of the frame.  Attach the 1" x 7" pieces of designer paper to the sides of the frame.  The designer paper in this example was punched with a border punch.

Place the 12" x 7" piece of card stock for the book cover into the Scor-Pal with the 12" side against the top fence.  Score at 5 1/2" and 6 1/2".

Crease the folds in the card stock to resemble the cover of  a book.

Cut two lengths of ribbon, apply Scor-Tape to each of the inside flaps of the cover, remove adhesive backing and attach ribbon.

Take finished accordion folded frame and apply Scor-tape to the bottom of it.

Remove adhesive backing and secure to the right hand inside flap of the book cover.  A second piece was created to attach to the left hand inside flap of the book cover.

Four small lines were scored into the spine and then sanded to highlight them.

Finally, finish the front cover of your Book "Card" as desired.

This concludes my tutorial for the November 2015 More Than One Score Challenge.

Happy Scoring!

Details: Paper: Chocolate Chip, Recollections White, Parisian Breeze Designer Paper; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Prima Say It With Crystals rhinestone embellishments, Naturally Serif Alphabet die, Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, stampin' dimensionals, Xyron Sticker Makers, sanding block, scalloped edge border punch.