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

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March. 9

Hoppy Easter
Featured March. 10

Easter
FeaturedMarch. 11

Fabulous Pets
Featured March. 12

Friends
Featured March. 13

Buddha

Featured March. 14

Bundle of Joy

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 six winners will be announced on March 15, 2014 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 March 14, 2014.

 

Here's the Design Team: Lois, Kelli Jo, Karen, Kathy, Toni, Janine, Shirley Q, Gail, Vickie, Sandy, Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

I hope you enjoy this card.  I wanted to go kind of simple.  I took a die cutting frame and only embossed into my card.  Then I sponged around the embossing to show it a bit more.  I added a gold frame inside the cut out and then added my cross inside.  For my cross, I flipped over the Christ on the Cross image and did a little creative masking to get it to appear empty.  Finally, I stamped my sentiment on the front over a bit of embossing.

 

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.  Thanks for stopping by.  Now, you will want to head off to Janine's blog.

Details - Stamps: Easter (MFP); Paper: Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold, Choice Snow White; Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede; Accessories: Nestabilities, paper snips, sponge daubers.

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

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March. 9

Hoppy Easter
Featured March. 10

Easter
FeaturedMarch. 11

Fabulous Pets
Featured March. 12

Friends
Featured March. 13

Buddha

Featured March. 14

Bundle of Joy

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 six winners will be announced on March 15, 2014 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 March 14, 2014.

 

Here's the Design Team: Lois, Kelli Jo, Karen, Kathy, Toni, Janine, Shirley Q, Gail, Vickie, Sandy, Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

How fun is this cute new mini set from Mark's Finest Papers called Hoppy Easter?  I stamped, subtly colored and trimmed out the bunny.  I created my banner and then combined a couple of the sentiments from the set to fit my little treat basket.  I realize that my basket may not be totally overflowing with candy, but have you tried to eat three whole Peeps lately?  My seven year old could barely choke down one.  The rest of the Peeps will be traveling to girls night to "share the wealth".  

 

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.  Off you go to visit Janine and have a wonderful day!

Details - Stamps: Hoppy Easter (MFP); Paper: Whisper White, Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, SU brads, stampin' dimensionals, Copic Markers, paper snips, square punch.

Smooches and Love

 

Paper Smooches and LoveFest, that is. This is the card I created for the Paper Smooches LoveFest challenge at Splitcoast. The PS folks asked crafters to create a cute and fun card or a classy and elegant card. I was feeling cute and fun. I used the Wake Up set with this fun egg and face. Since Anything Goes this week, I'm going to enter it into the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge. What I wish you could see about today's card is the five scored lines on my card base. It's difficult for me to capture them on white cards. I also wish you could see the sparkle of the Stickles on my strawberries. I drew in my seeds and then added glitter. Fun, right?

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

Details - Stamps: Wake Up (PS); Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Daffodil Delight; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Scor-Pal, corner chomper, Copic & Touch Twin Markers, Stardust Stickles, stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

Friends and New Homes (03/03/14)

Welcome to Monday and another Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  This week we are making cards for a new home or a housewarming.  I knew immediately that I wanted to use this sweet little house from Primitive Farm.  I borrowed the colors for my house from the patterned papers and a sketch from the Mojo Monday blog.  I stamped my house in gray to match the patterned papers but that didn't give me much definition, so I grabbed my Copic Multiliner and outlined the windows, doors and roofs.  To create more of a scene I drew in some grass and a walkway.  Inside a message can be written or a congratulations sentiment can be stamped.

Let's not forget that Mark's Finest Papers offers up a free stamp set to one lucky participant.  This week, the set that is available is New Year. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

Details - Stamps: Primitive Farm (MFP); Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Basic Gray, MME In Bloom dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray; Accessories: Nestabilities, Copic Markers, Recollections Rhinestones, Copic Multiliner, stampin' dimensionals.

More Than One Score - Christmas & Dies

 

It's month two of the new Scor-Pal challenge, More Than One Score!  This month, the challenge is to make a Christmas card with dies.  My card is a side step card and the hardest part of this card was the coloring!  With one cut and six scores and some mountain and valley folding, your card base is done and ready for embellishment!  I die cut five trees and my reindeer pair!  I stamped and then colored them.  A couple of layers of snowy designer paper and Stickles finish my landscape.  I stamped a sentiment and added a couple of rhinestones to finalize my card. 

 

Be sure to pop on by the Scor-Pal blog to see what the other designers created and to link up your own creation!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Details - Stamps: Winter Tree (Verve), Unto Us (Verve); Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), SEI Wintersong dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Soft Suede; Accessories: Scor-Pal, MM edge distresser tool, Scor-tape, Winter Fun die (Verve), Reindeer Fun die (Verve), Stardust Stickles, Black Diamond Stickles, SU rhinestones, stampin' dimensionals.

Friends and Tissue (sniff, sniff)

Good morning!  I'm a lot late posting my Friends of Speedy TV challenge card.  The challenge is still live and you have a couple of days to participate.  I wanted to have this up Monday, but impending deadlines and a weekend tax appointment kept me from getting this up.  Back to the challenge, this week we are using tissue on our cards and I did the faux silk technique on my card.  For me, this card is something I like more and more each time I see it.  I had fun with some more collage work and Stickles!  I have not been able to put the Stickles down.  Four out of the last five cards I have made lately are glittered up with Stickles.  Hopefully, you can see the bit of sparkle on the dragonflies!

I hope you play along this week.  The mini stamp set that Mark's Finest Papers is offering up this week is one of my favorites, Lily of the Valley.  I love this set not only for the sweet flowers (my daughter's birth flower), but also for the gorgeous font!  Take a peek -

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

 

Details - Stamps: Dragonflies (MFP), Calm and Wisdom (MFP), Wealthy Fish (MFP), Koi Fish (MFP), Works of Art (MFP); Paper: Choice Snow White, Perfect Plum, tissue paper; Ink: Old Olive, Going Gray, Sahara Sand, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Creamy Caramel; Accessories: Glue stick, Scor-tape, dimensional adhesive, gold cording, crystal effects, Stardust Stickles.

Friends and Tents (02/17/14)

Good Morning!  Happy Presidents Day to all of my United States readers!  It's a holiday so I hope you are all enjoying yourselves.  Me, I'm cleaning and crafting as my little girl enjoys some cousin fun.  My niece has to work, so her daughter is her playing with mine.  No work for me because all the schools are closed.  But you came for the Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  This week we are making Tent Cards.  This was a new one for me and I struggled just a bit to make it work. 

As always, Mark's Finest Papers offers a stamp set to one lucky participant.  This week the set is Broom Rides.  Here's look at the set. 

I hope you all can play along this week!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Incidentally, my tent card also qualifies for the current Scor-Pal More Than One Score challenge too.  My flower in this case is the lotus!

 

Details - Stamps: Koi Fish; Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), 7 Gypsies Nottinghill dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Nestabilities, Copic Markers, Touch Twin Markers; paper snips, Yellow Stickles, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape.