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

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Sept.  Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured  Sept. 23

Hot Air Balloons

Featured Sept. 24

Witchie
Featured Sept. 25

Chrysanthemum
Featured Sept. 26

Nutcrackers

 

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 Sept. 27, 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 Sept. 26, 2014.

 

Here's the Design Team:  Jane C, Pat, Marilynn, Nancy, Bonnie , Sue W, Pam M, An'Jenic, Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Now we are getting primed for Christmas with our Nutcrackers set.  This set has two lovely nutcrackers to color any way you like.  I let my 8 year old pick the colors for me .  She was very excited and ran to get her hard cover picture book of The Nutcracker.  She found the colors in the story and I did my best to create him true to the picture she had selected.  I had to ad lib just a bit because my stamped nutcracker has a different uniform than my storybook nutcracker.  My 8 year old was pleased nonetheless.  That was a relief (if you have spent any time with 8 year olds you can appreciate how they tell it like it is)!

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come on back tomorrow for more creativity!!!

 

Details - Stamps: Nutcrackers (MFP); Paper: Snow Storm Smooth (MFP), Black Licorice (MFT), 7 Gypsies dsp; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, Gold cording, Scor-Tape, stampin' dimensionals.

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

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Sept.  Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured  Sept. 23

Hot Air Balloons

Featured Sept. 24

Witchie
Featured Sept. 25

Chrysanthemum
Featured Sept. 26

Nutcrackers

 

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 Sept. 27, 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 Sept. 26, 2014.

 

Here's the Design Team:  Jane C, Pat, Marilynn, Nancy, Bonnie , Sue W, Pam M, An'Jenic, Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Ahhhhh, don't you just love this mum?  I have been super excited by all the florals that Mark's Finest Papers has been releasing.  Chrysanthemum is just as wonderful as the previously released florals!  Just wait until you get to color it!!!  I can't recall if there are pink Mums or not, but I saw a color combination and just went for it.  I fussy cut out the flower head with a craft knife first and then my scissors.  I stamped my card base and adhered the flower head to my card base.  A sponge dauber and some watermark ink helped me create a simple background to allow the Mum to take center stage. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come on back tomorrow for more creativity!

 

Details - Stamps: Chrysanthemum (MFP); Paper: Certainly Celery, Snow Storm Smooth (MFP); Ink: Rich Cocoa, Versamark; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, Recollections Rhinestones, Scor-Tape, wide pink satin ribbon, sponge dauber, craft knife, mat pack, paper snips.

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

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

September Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Sept.23
Hot Air Balloon 
Featured Sept. 24

Witchie
Featured Sept. 25

Chrysanthemum

Featured Sept. 26

Nutcrackers

 

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 Sept. 27, 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 Sept. 26, 2014.

 

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

I totally made this card for one of my co-workers who was not having her best day!  I can't wait to leave this on her desk and listen for her laugh.  Either that or she will come tearing into the staff lounge with a broom.  I used a little bit of repetition and a lot of coloring here.  Off you go to Janine for more inspiration.  Come on back tomorrow for more creativity!

Details - Stamps: Witchie (MFP); Paper: Snow Storm Smooth (MFP), Early Espresso; Ink: Rich Cocoa, Versamark; Accessories: Copic Markers, clear ep, heat tool, stampin' dimensionals.

Hot Air Balloon - A Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

September Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Sept.23
Hot Air Balloon 
Featured Sept. 24

Witchie
Featured Sept. 25

Chrysanthemum

Featured Sept. 26

Nutcrackers

 

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 Sept. 27, 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 Sept. 26, 2014.

 

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

 

I love this new hot air balloon set.  How fun is this?  The set comes with a load of fun sentiments.  I used  a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to create this card.  Off you go to Janine for more inspiration.  Come on back tomorrow for more creativity!

 

Details - Stamps: Hot Air Balloon (MFP); Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, watercolor paper, MME Dolled Up dp, BG Mellow dp; Ink: Versamark, Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango; Accessories: Gold ep, heat tool, corner chomper, aqua painter, Fancy Fan ef.

Friends and Circular Cards (09/15/14)

Happy Monday!  We have one more week left for this fun Friends of Speedy TV challenge to make a circular card.  I used a tank top of my daughter's as inspiration for this card.  She wore it in this year's back to school parade.  Her class theme was Third Grade is Just Another Day In Paradise.  A grass skirt and plumeria hair clip completed her outfit.  We got lucky and had decent weather for the parade.  I didn't get to see her, but my sister-in-law took pictures.  You see, I was walking with our darling Kindergarten students. 

Don't forget that Mark's Finest Papers offers a stamp set to one lucky participant.  For this challenge, the prize is called Out On The Town.  Here's a peek:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!  Don't forget, this is a blog hop week.  There will be lots and lots of eye candy!

Details - Stamps: I Need A Vacation (MFP); Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Black Licorice (MFT), Snow Storm Smooth (MFP); Ink: Tuxedo Black, Tempting Turquoise; Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Copic & Touch Twin Markers, washi tape (mask), Yellow Stickles, Green Stickles, Stardust Stickles; stampin' dimensionals, sponge dauber.

 



Friends and Eyelets (8/25/14)

I'm catching up just a little bit more. This is a card from the last August Friends of Speedy TV challenge to use eyelets on a card.  I took this image on vacation with me and colored it up during a rainstorm in the camper.  I finished it off my stamping a sentiment across the bottom of the card and using my Spritzing Tool to create some interest on the card base.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Details - Stamps: Roses (MFP); Paper: Snow Storm Smooth (MFP), Black Licorice (MFT); Ink: Tuxedo Black, Dusty Durango; Accessories: Corner Chomper, Spritzing Tool, Crop-a-dile, MM black eyelets.

Friends and Cards for Children (9/1/14)

Time to do a little catching up again!  There is one my day to play in the Friends of Speedy TV challenge where you create a card for a child.  I had some fun with this one.  I nabbed some paper from a paper pack that worked perfectly with my parrot image from Buried Treasure!  I had to wrinkle and sand my "treasure map" to make it look just a bit more authentic!  At first I thought I might give this to a 5 year old whose birthday party we were to attend today.  However, we caught the first cold of the school year and now can't attend for fear of sharing it. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Details - Stamps: Buried Treasure (MFP); Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, DCWV dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Early Espresso; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, paper snips, sanding block, MM edge distresser, stampin' dimesionals.