"Winter Fun" More Than One Score challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!  We are almost all the way through the December challenge.  I thought I would post now and give you are reminder about this month's More Than One Score challenge via Scor-Pal!  It's a fun one and maybe you have a little extra time at the end of the year.  The theme is Winter Fun or Winter Holidays and our hostess is Lois Bak!

For my winter fun project, I made a cardfolio.  It's a great way to package cards to give as gifts.  This one went to my daughter's teacher (who actually forwarded me the original pin I used to create this project).

Inside, you can tuck a dozen cards easily with the envelopes.  If they are a bit layered up, you may have to reduce the number you place inside.  

I hope you get the chance to play along with us this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Big Trees (MFP), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (SU), Ornamental Christmas (Verve), Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes); Paper: Thoroughly Modern, Crumb Cake, Smooth White; Ink: So Saffron, Soft Sky, Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, Night of Navy, Versamark; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-tape, IO snowflake dies, recollections rhinestones, silver cording, glue dots, stampin' sponges, stampin' dimensionals, Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon, heat tool, clear embossing powder, sponge daubers.

Celebrations, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 4

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.  

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.

All About The Kids, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 4

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS
  BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, OCTOBER 27-30 FOR SOME CHILD LIKE FUN. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT TO THE OCTOBER POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Child 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 November 14, 2015 right here 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. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday, November 13, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
OCT. 27- GIFT CARD HOLDER by Vickie
OCT. 29- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

This has been such a fun hop.  I really love designing and I really love kids.  I have been getting the best of both worlds.  Here you have the super cute rocket from Space Fun and a great sentiment from the same set.  I used a bunch of circle punches to create my moon and planet.  Finally, I grabbed my silver Sharpie and drew in a bunch of stars (as inspired by a Pinterest pin).

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

Shirley, Toni, Vickie, MFP Stamp Shop 

Today is the last day of the hop. I hope you had a ton of kiddo fun. We hope you are inspired to create your own kids projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by November 13 and check back on November 14, 2015 to see if you are a winner.  Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Space Fun (MFP); Paper: Black Licorice, Basic Gray, Barely Banana, Smooth White; Ink: Tuxedo Balck, Silver Encore, So Saffron; Accessories: Assorted Circle Punches, paper snips, Copic Markers, Silver Sharpie, corner chomper, Scor-tape, stampin' dimensionals.

All About The Kids, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 3

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS
  BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, OCTOBER 27-30 FOR SOME CHILD LIKE FUN. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT TO THE OCTOBER 30 POST FOR US TO SEE, SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop child 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 November 14, 2015 right here 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. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday November 13, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
OCT. 27- GIFT CARD HOLDER by Vickie
OCT. 29- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

I have been looking forward to posting this card.  There are so many reasons that I love it.  First, I think the stork image is adorable and it's very easy to color.  I love the soft gray and pink colors together (it reminds me of the 80's).  Finally, that little button embossing strip really lends a fabulous touch and interest to the card.  If you didn't start at the beginning of the hop, you will want to go back and catch every creative bit.  

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

Shirley, Toni, Vickie, MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the hop. Come back each day for more kiddo fun. We hope to inspire you to start your own kids projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by November 13 and check back on November 14, 2015 to see if you are a winner.  Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Bundle of Joy (MFP), Fall Apples (MFP); Paper: Smooth White, Going Gray, Pink Pirouette; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin markers, stampin' dimensionals, Just My Type embossing strips.

All About The Kids, An MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 2

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS
  BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, OCTOBER 27-30 FOR SOME CHILD LIKE FUN. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT TO THE OCTOBER POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Child 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 November 14, 2015 right here 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. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday, November 13, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
OCT. 27- GIFT CARD HOLDER by Vickie
OCT. 29- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

I'm still thinking about older kids.  I could give this to my daughter or she could give it to one of her friends. She's at that in between age where she wants to "hang out", but still thinks that little monkeys are really cute. For today's card, I did quite a bit of work that may not be readily apparent.  I embossed and sponged a background to look a bit like vines and leaves.  I also fussy cut the tree and monkey.  The leaves I trimmed from the top of a picket fence die.  My monkey has a rounded belly and paws and sunken ears.  I did this with the rounded top of a gel pen and a thick foam pad.  In person, it looks pretty cool!

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

Shirley, Toni, Vickie, MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the hop. Come back each day for more kiddo fun. We hope to inspire you to start your own kids projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by November 13 and check back on November 14, 2015 to see if you are a winner.  Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Zoo Friends (MFP), Tree Frogs (MFP); Paper: Smooth White (MFT), Early Espresso, Old Olive; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Old Olive; Accessories: paper snips, Poppy Stamps picket fence die, mat pack, stylus/pen cap, sponge dauber, Sissix Curlique embossing folder.