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

Nov. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Nov. 12

Tigers
Featured Nov. 13

Duck Hunting
 Featured Nov. 14 

Out on the Town

Featured Nov. 15
Chill in the Air

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 Nov. 16, 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 Nov. 15, 2013.

 

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

Calendar

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

Mini New Year

                         

 

Here's the Design Team:  Patty, Lois, Jane C, Pam, Pat G, Thrfity Stamper, Marilynn, Karen K, Bonnie, Kathy, Cathy C, Toni, Sue W, Janine, An'Jenic, Shirley Q,  Amy, Gail, Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.



Have you met my friend, Rusty?  You have probably seen him throughout today's hop.  I love the big bold tiger and he totally fits into the corner.  I felt a square was the most appropriate shape for my first card.  I stamped on patterned paper and then colored it a bit.  A sentiment across the top and a turned up corner finishes my card.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head on to Sue's blog to see what she has in store.

Details - Stamps: Tigers(MFP); Paper: Rust (MFP), Provo Craft dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Barely Banana, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, sponge dauber, black brad.

Calendar and Mini New Year - A Mark's Finest Papers Bonus

Welcome back!  This is my second post for today and I am sharing the extra set and the mini set for the Mark's Finest Papers November release.  This card features a stamp set called Calendar.  From it, I used the snowflake image to decorate the stamp image from All Postal.  I also used the "holiday", " December", "2", and "5" sentiments from Calendar.  This cool new set will allow for all kinds of personalization.  I ended up trimming out my stamp and popping it up over an embossed card base. 

This card features the new mini set called New Year.  This set is added to your order free of charge when you purchase the four newly released sets in November.   I think this is card is pretty self explanatory.  I used four separate images on my card. I drew in the edge of the table that my drinks are on just to ground them.  There is also a cork image next to the bottle, but I just trimmed it away. 

Thanks for stopping by once again!  I'll see you a bit later when we start the Mark's Finest Papers November blog hop!

 

Details - Holiday Stamp - Stamps: All Postal (MFP); Calendar (MFP); Paper: Neenah Solar Crest White, GKD White; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Baja Breeze; Accessories: paper snips, Copic Markers, Snowflakes #8 embossing folder, stampin' dimensionals.  New Year's Bubbly - Stamps: New Year; Paper: Neenah Solar Crest White, GKD White, Amuse Black; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Double dot border (MFT), Nestabilities, paper snips, Copic & Touch Twin Markers, Copic Multiliner, stampin' dimensionals. 



Friends and Torn Paper

Good Monday Morning and Happy Veteran's Day to all of those who have given of themselves or their families in order for me to enjoy my freedoms.  I do appreciate it each day.  Today's challenge with the Friends of Speedy TV is to use torn paper on your card.  I have to admit that this stumped me for a while and I did what I normally do when I am stumped.  I looked around blog land until I found some inspiration.  It really didn't take me too long until I stumbled upon a sketch that I saw Karen Giron use on one of her cards.  After seeing this card, it made sense for me to use the torn edge like any other border punch. 

Let's remember that Mark's Finest Papers sponsors this challenge and offers a free stamp set to one lucky participant each week.  This week's stamp set that is up for grabs is called Pumpkins and Sunflowers.  I don't have this set in my personal collection and I'm sad about it.  Don't miss out on your chance.  There are no special tools needed for a torn paper challenge.  I hope you will play along.  Here is a look at the set.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Details - Stamps: Be Virtuous (MFP), Marsh Silhouettes (MFP); Paper: Very Vanilla, GKD White, Old Olive, JoAnn's dp pack; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic Markers, paper snips, corner chomper, Linen & Canvas impression plate (PTI), stampin' dimensionals.

Friends and Sympathy (11/4/13)

Good Monday morning!  I'm back with another Friends of Speedy TV challenge!  This week's challenge is to make a sympathy card.  I'm sure I don't have to tell you that it is always a good idea to make one when you don't need one.  Today, I wanted something soft.  I got out my watercolor crayons and my water spritzing bottle.  I colored up the flower image with my crayons and stamped the blooms around the top and left edges.  After they dried a bit, I stamped my sentiments.  I partially matted the bottom and right edges and sponged the other edges for just a bit of definition.  Finally, I popped the whole thing up. 

 

Let's not forget that Mark's Finest Papers offers a frees stamp set to one lucky participant.  This week is the fabulous Dragonflies set! I hope you can play along and maybe win this gem!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Details - Stamps: Huge Blooms (MFP), Oopsy Daisy (MFP), Pussy Willows (MFP); Paper: Watercolor paper, Rose Red, Crumb Cake; Ink: Early Espresso; Accessories: Watercolor Crayons, sponge dauber, stampin' dimensionals.



Friends and Halloween (10/28/13)

Happy Monday Friends!  I'm back with another Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  This week the challenge revolves around Halloween.  When Mark's Finest Papers released the What a Scream set in September, I knew that I wanted to make a card with the arching kitty in a graveyard.  For my card, I stamped in a fence from Spring Things and then sponged in a night sky.  I die cut and sponged some headstones and then stamped some of the phrases from What a Scream.  Then I stamped my kitty and sponged it a bit darker gray.  I assembled my graveyard scene and then finished off the bottom edge with some die cut and sponged grass.

 

Let's not forget that Mark's Finest Papers offers a free stamp set for one lucky participant.  This week, the stamp set being offered is called Halloween Selections.  How appropriate is that!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

 

Details - Stamps: What a Scream (MFP), Spring Things (MFP); Paper: Neena Solar Crest White, Basic Gray, Handsome Hunter, Amuse Black; Ink: London Fog, Tuxedo Black, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Night of Navy, Versamark; Accessories: Spellbinders Nested Tombstones, sponge dauber, paper snips, Fresh Cut Grass die, stampin' dimensionals. 



A Scor-Pal and Graphic 45 Stand Up Calendar

Hi, Toni here! It's my turn to share my Scor-Pal and Graphic 45 project. We are having a week long showing of beautiful paper crafts by both the Scor-Pal design team and the Graphic 45 design team.  I received some amazing papers and have barely scratched the surface of all that can be done with Graphic 45 products.  When I saw the Place in Time papers, I knew what I had to make!

For this project, you will need:

• Scor-Pal
• Scor-Tape
• 4 3/4" x 10" piece of card stock
• 4 3/4" x 6" piece of card stock
• 3 3/16" x 4 3/16" piece of card stock
• 4 1/2" x 4 3/4" piece of Graphic 45 designer paper
• Twelve 3" x 4"  pieces of Graphic 45 designer paper
• Additional Graphic 45 designer paper
• Scallop border punch
• Ribbon

Place the 4 3/4" by 10" piece of card stock in your Scor-Pal with the 10" side along the top fence.  Score at 5" and 9 1/2". 

Turn the card stock over and score at 7 1/4".

Crease the folds with the 5" score resulting in a mountain fold, the 7 1/4" score resulting in a valley fold and the 9 1/2" score resulting in another mountain fold.

Place the 4 3/4" by 6" piece of card stock in your Scor-Pal with the 6" side along the top fence.  Score at 5". 

Crease the fold.

Line the glue tabs with Scor-Tape.  On the 10" piece, line the 1/2" tab and on the 6" piece, line the 1" tab.

Remove the backing from your Scor-Tape and adhere together, as shown, to create your calendar stand.

Carefully trim out small monthly calendars from the Calendar Foundation designer paper in the Graphic 45 Place in Time pad.

Starting with December on the bottom, line the top of the back of November with Scor-Tape.

Remove the backing of the Scor-Tape and remove some of the stickiness by placing the adhesive against some fabric and removing.  (I use what I am wearing, either a cotton top or some denim).  Carefully place the November calendar on top of the December calendar.

Repeat with the remaining months until you have a stack with January on top.  (I moved pretty slowly through this part so that I didn't get my months out of order.)

Embellish your calendar as desired.  I used the August Cut-Aparts sheet from the Graphic 45 Place in Time line.  I trimmed out the striped background to 4/12" by 4 3/4" and mounted it on my stand up calendar.  Then I trimmed out the sunflower border and created a scalloped edge for the top and bottom borders.  I finished my calendar with brown organza bow.



Here's another look at the finished product.  Thanks for joining me today!

Details - Paper: Graphic 45 Place in Time designer paper, Early Espresso; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Scalloped Border punch, brown organza ribbon, glue dot.

Friends and Fall or Harvest

Good Monday morning!  We are in the thick of Fall around here.  The temperatures have dropped and we have a rainbow of leaves everywhere you look!  Lately, I have been battling fog on my way to work.  I took my daughter to a Harvest Festival Friday night and could barely navigate home due to the thick fog.  In honor of this week's challenge, I broke out Autumn Splendor.  I love the festive pumpkin and owl combination. I colored in some wispy grass and then stamped some bare branches overhead, because that is where we are headed.  My bare branches come from Tree Greetings.  A bit of generation stamping provides some variation in color and sponging fills in the bare edges on the top and bottom.

Let's not forget that Mark's Finest Papers offers up a free stamp set for one lucky participant.  This week set is called Corn Ears. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous week!

 

Details - Stamp: Autumn Splendor (MFP), Tree Greetings (MFP); Ink: Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa; Paper: Very Vanilla, GKD White; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, paper snips, corner chomper, copic multiliner, stampin' diemnsionals.