Bugs and Butterflies MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop - Day 4

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

Bugs and Butterflies
 BLOG HOP
 Watch out for creepy crawlies !

Join us each day, April 26th through April 29th for a "butterfly-kisses" good time.  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 our tutorials.  You will have 2 weeks to add your project to the APRIL 29th 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 bugs and butterflies 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 as 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 April 29th post. The winners will be announced on May 14, 2016 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 will have to win.  Comments left on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, May 13, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
April 27-- Flower Arranging by Sandy
April 29-- Retiform by Pat

I really love how this technique turned out.  I did have to try it a couple of times before I got it right and even then, I think I may have made too many little sections.  I used a couple of sets to create my card and you can very obviously see my dragonflies as my bugs.  I couldn't resist using the other featured set on my last card of the hop.  With 10 different dragonflies, it's an incredible deal!

If you didn't start at the beginning of the hop, you will want to do so.  Let's get started!  Here are the links for the rest of the Design Team: Bonnie, Gail, Karen, Kren, Lois, MariLynn, Pat, Pam, 

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

That brings us to the end of this month's hop.  We hope to you will complete your own Bugs and Butterflies projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by May 13th.  Then, check back on May 14, 2016 to see if you are a winner.

Details - Stamps: Chicken Wire, Dragonflies (MFP); Paper: Snow Storm Smooth, Pool Party, Vellum; Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, London Fog, Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Sakura Clear Star gel pen, paper snips, post its, stampin' sponge, Copic Markers.

Bugs and Butterflies MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop - Day 3

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

Bugs and Butterflies
 BLOG HOP
 Watch out for creepy crawlies !

Join us each day, April 26th through April 29th for a "butterfly-kisses" good time.  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 our tutorials.  You will have 2 weeks to add your project to the APRIL 29th 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 bugs and butterflies 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 as 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 April 29th post. The winners will be announced on May 14, 2016 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 will have to win.  Comments left on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, May 13, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
April 27-- Flower Arranging by Sandy
April 29-- Retiform by Pat

Do you ever find that after making a particular kind of card, your crafting area is just wrecked?  Well...my craft room is a disaster!  And look at this beauty of a card.  I only wish you could also see the layer under the embossed vellum overlay.  It's really tough to see, but there are pink and blue butterflies amidst the orange.  I relied heavily upon Butterfly Essence for this gem!  It's an amazing background for multiple techniques.  It's featured at the top of the post.

If you didn't start at the beginning of the hop, you will want to do so.  Let's get started!  Here are the links for the rest of the Design Team: Bonnie, Gail, Karen, Kren, Lois, MariLynn, Pat, Pam, 

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

I hope you have enjoyed today's hop.  Be sure to come back each day for more inspiration. We hope to you will complete your own Bugs and Butterflies projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by May 13th.  Then, check back on May 14, 2016 to see if you are a winner.

Details - Stamps: Butterfly Essence, Welcome Poppies (MFP); Paper: Snow Storm Smooth, Soft Suede, Vellum; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Groovy Guava, Crushed Olive; Accessories: Heat tool, embossing powder, Scor-Tape, Chameleon Markers (Seville Orange, Crimson Red & Royal Blue), 1/8th inch sheer ribbon.

Bugs and Butterflies MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop - Day 2

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

Bugs and Butterflies
 BLOG HOP
 Watch out for creepy crawlies !

Join us each day, April 26th through April 29th for a "butterfly-kisses" good time.  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 our tutorials.  You will have 2 weeks to add your project to the APRIL 29th 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 bugs and butterflies 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 as 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 April 29th post. The winners will be announced on May 14, 2016 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 will have to win.  Comments left on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, May 13, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
April 27-- Flower Arranging by Sandy
April 29-- Retiform by Pat

Sandy's tutorial was very easy to follow and made such a cute focal point for my card.  I really like the added dimension of the technique.  I borrowed the little inchworm from Spring Things to compliment my potted tulips.  He's crawling along the edge of my pot.  I also used the smaller pot from Pots and Vases.  I just wanted it to fit on my invitation sized card.  

If you didn't start at the beginning of the hop, you will want to do so.  Let's get started!  Here are the links for the rest of the Design Team: Bonnie, Gail, Karen, Kren, Lois, MariLynn, Pat, Pam, 

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

I hope you have enjoyed today's hop.  Be sure to come back each day for more inspiration. We hope to you will complete your own Bugs and Butterflies projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by May 13th.  Then, check back on May 14, 2016 to see if you are a winner.

Details - Stamps: Spring Things, Pots and Vases, Butterfly Sayings (MFP); Paper: Bazzill Coconut, Early Espresso; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Fancy Fan embossing folder, paper snips, Copic Markers, stampin' dimensionals, Scor-Pal. 

Bugs and Butterflies MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop - Day 1

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

Bugs and Butterflies
 BLOG HOP
 Watch out for creepy crawlies !

Join us each day, April 26th through April 29th for a "butterfly-kisses" good time.  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 our tutorials.  You will have 2 weeks to add your project to the APRIL 29th 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 bugs and butterflies 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 as 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 April 29th post. The winners will be announced on May 14, 2016 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 will have to win.  Comments left on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pictures of your projects is Friday, May 13, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
April 27-- Flower Arranging by Sandy
April 29-- Retiform by Pat

Oh boy, you just have to love some butterflies.  I think you are going to see a lot of them.  MFP Stamp Shop has oodles of butterflies to meet your needs.  I used a couple of butterflies from Daffodil Greetings and Scenic Selections.  I paired them with some unlikely coffee stains from Java Time and a beautiful scripty sentiment from Welcome Poppies.  I resurrected my spritzer tool and added color with a distress marker and a gold paint pen!  I like the resulting effect!  

If you didn't start at the beginning of the hop, you will want to do so.  Let's get started! Here are the links for the rest of the Design Team: Bonnie, Gail, Karen, Kren, Lois, MariLynn, Pat, Pam, 

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

I hope you have enjoyed today's hop.  Be sure to come back each day for more inspiration. We hope to you will complete your own Bugs and Butterflies projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by May 13th.  Then, check back on May 14, 2016 to see if you are a winner.

Details - Stamps: Daffodil Greetings, Scenic Selections, Java Time, Welcome Poppies (MFP); Paper: Black, Watercolor Paper; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Shaded Lilac, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Crushed Olive; Accessories: Copic Markers, Gold Zig Painty pen, scor-tape;