Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 92 --4 layers

This week we are layering. At least 4 layers for this Challenge. I hope you add your card. You will have a chance to win a newly released stamp set from MFP a HC. I used a pair of fancy cut scissors to try and match the border of the stamp.

                                   All papers, ribbon and stamps are from Marks Finest papers.

Playing catch up

Here are a few challenges I worked on today. One is from last week. All are from Splitcoaststampers.

This is for last weeks Wednesdays sketch challenge SC368.  Background is from my stash. Stamps and ribbon from MFP a HC.

This is for Tuesdays Color Combo challenge CC359.  Black, Lime and Poppy. Stamps and ribbon from MFP a HC. I used a Cuttlebug Border embossing folder on the top and bottom of my black layer.

This one is for this Wednesday Sketch challenge SC369. Stamps and twine from MFP a HC. nI colored it with pencil and Gamsol.

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 91 --Birthday card

Well this is an easy challenge and we all need to make Birthday cards so I hope you join and enter your card for a chance to win a newly released stamp set from Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Company.

I used scraps to make this card. Didn't have to cut anything but the card base. Love when that happens. It just went together in less than 5 minutes. The background is Polished Stone layered on Glossy Black card stock. Ribbon and stamp from MFP a HC.

Blog Hop Day 4-- Hope you have enjoyed it.

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

Blog Hop Day 3-- Hope you're still hopping with us

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

I came up with this envelope looking idea. Not sure I like it. I came up with the idea while trying to go to sleep.  Not sure I should listen to bedtime ideas. What do you think?

Blog Hop Day 2-- My favorite

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

Totally love this set. I've colored it with pencil. Sponged ground and sky.

Blog Hop Day 1--Hop along please

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Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

I cut out the rose images and attached them to the front around the oval cut out. Colored with pencil.

The Crocus of Winter

I remember waiting for the crocus to come up in Feb. & March. They just pushed their way through the snow. Beautiful purples, yellows and white. That is what I was going for in this Friends of Speedy TV Challenge to use pencils. I ripped my snow drifts and added glitter.

                                      This card is for SplitcoastStampers. Monday CAS 153/Sketch.

This one is for SplitcoastStampers Monday TLC360/ use twine. This bakers twine as well as the stamps can be found at Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Company.

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 90 -- use a border punch

I love making this kind of card. It's so easy and has I think a nice look especially in white. My card is for Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 90. Go on over and join in. You may win a newly introduced stamp set.

SC367/Wednesdays sketch

I was so busy yesterday working on my Blog Hop posts for next week and tutorials for my SSSD group I forgot to do my Wednesday Sketch for Splitcoaststampers.   I had this morning off so I dug into my scrap box under the desk where everything goes when I clean my desk off. I found this snowflake background and the MFP a HC Church image so that was my starting point. The sentiment is from the Peaceful Nuthatch set. My next problem was the buttons. Trying to find 2 that matched but look what I found. 2 snowflake buttons. It was meant to be.

Saved the best for last

Here's my last MFP a HC sneak peak for today. This is my favorite set. It's called Cowgirls Rule. Wait till you see the large image that comes with this set. So cute.

                                          Blog Hop starts on the 17th. See you there.

CC357 and another Sneak Peak

The Color challenge today at Splitcoaststampers is to use Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze. I used another new MFP a HC set being introduced next week called You are Cherished. Super simple to color in. I embossed it with black EP and then used Tombow markers to color.

Here come the Sneak Peaks

 Valentines Day is on it's way and 2 of the new sets from MFPaHC for January, which will be available next week , are made just for this day. Lots of love here. So get ready to peak. First set is called Love Remains. oodles of little die cuts at work here.

The next set is called Sending happy Thoughts. I made a Joy Fold card.

Monday challenges actually finished on Monday

I did it. The Speedy TV challenge is to make a Thank you card. I combined that with the SplitcoastStampers Technique TLC359. We got to choose any technique from last year that we wanted to do. I picked TLC334 Color blocking with a twist. This was a technique I wanted to try when I first saw it but hadn't  gottten around to it. Today was the day. You stamp with your acrylic blocks. I smooshed 3 different colors onto a large square block and stamped it on my card stock. Then I stamped the flowers on top and colored in with markers. Ribbon and stamp from MFP a Heinrich Company.

Then I worked on the CAS card at Splitcoaststampers. CAS152 is a simple challenge. Just use die cuts. I looked through my scrap stash and found all of these shapes. I finished it off with some ribbon from MFP a Heinrich Company.

Friends of SpeedyTV Week 1--Gate Fold

I'm still on the stamping path. One more of this weeks challenges finished. Speedy TV wants you to make a Gate Fold Card. Here's mine.

That's all the challenges I wanted to do this week. So week 1 of challenges 2012 accomplished. On to week 2. See you Monday.

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 89- use brads or eyelets

Today is a new beginning for MFP a Heinrich Co.  We have a new Blog mascot, Speedy Fox. Isn't he cute. Today we are breaking out those brads and eyelets and putting them to use. I very seldom use them. I am more into the rhinestones and pearls. But I founds some snowflake brads in my stash to go with my winter Panorama card scene. Be sure to join us. You have a chance to win a new stamp set just by entering your card. All stamps and Paper used are from MFP.

I'm on a role

Not quite up to speed but accomplishing something. Spent the day with my daughter who came home to visit and let me buy her stuff. Got to love them. This card is for 2 of this weeks SplitcoastStampers Challenges. Tuesdays color CC356 and Wednesdays sketch SC366. Stamps and paper all by MFP a Heinrich Company.

It's time to get back to stamping

It has been so hectic at work and home the last 2 weeks I got nothing stamped. But that all changes now. I need to get back to my routine. This card is for SCS TLC358. The theme this Monday was WET. I made the background way over a year ago and really don't remember what it is but I'm guessing it's Smoosh technique with a mixture of Dye and Pigment reinkers. EP only sticks to the Pigment ink so you have a shiney background with breaks anywhere there was a  Dye ink. I also put Glossy Accents in the center of the flower. All stamps and paper are from MFP a Heinrich Company.

SSSD/January Try a Different Card

I ladies. Hope you are enjoying your Holiday with your families. Our card for January is a Telescoping card. I will be showing you 2 different ones. You should make the second card for the swap. Here we go. This will be quick and great for a snowman swap. You will need 3 white circles 1 7/8, 2 5/8, 3 3/4. Sizes are what I used you can change them if you like. I also cut out a snowflake using brown card stock for his arms. You can use whatever you have.  You will need a scrap of orange cs and a scrap of black cs as well as 2 white brads. Something to punch holes with and something to pierce with.

Take the 2 largest circles and lay the smaller one in the middle of the larger one. Pierce  and add your first brad.

Open it up and lay the smallest circle in the center of the middle size circle.  Pierce and add your other white brad.

I used a crop a dile to make eyes and buttons. Cut 2 spokes of the snowflake off for arms and attached in the back of center circle. Cut out a triangle for his nose. The hat is a black rectangle and a SU word window punch. Here he is opened.

                                         Here he is closed.  Cute!!

Ok now here are the directions you will use for your swap card. You need 2 white 3 1/2" and 1 white 3" circles.  2 brads. You also will be adding other layers of your choice. I used scalloped circles.  You must layer your card for the swap in some way.

Stamp your images and sentiment. Beware of your placement. I had to redo mine so my finished card will not be matching my pictures. You want to only see the top layer image when the card is closed.

                                               Color your images and layer to your liking.

Lay your middle circle on top of the bottom circle. Notice the middle is one is upside down. It needs to be done this way so that when it telescopes open all images will be facing in the right direction.

 
                                                        Pierce your hole and add your brad.

Open that up and lay your top circle on top of the center circle.  Notice that the top circle is upside down.

                                                   
                                                    Pierce your hole and add your brad.

                                                           
                                                              Here the card is closed.

                                                                 and here it is opened.

                                     Now this can be done with squares too. So give it a try.

SSSD/January Technique

Hi ladies this month we are going to be working  on a Embossing technique. Here is what you will need to begin. Dark card stock, Versa mark and gold EP.

 Swipe your Versa Mark pad across the card stock covering completely.

 Emboss with the Gold Embossing powder first doing one half and then the other. This helps in the where am I going to hold this problem.

Heat with your heat tool. Emboss other side and heat that up.

 Here is what you will now have. Next thing you nee is an embossing folder and your Cuttlebug or other machine.

                                                               
                                                            Run it through.

                                                                 Pretty pretty pretty

                                               
                                                   Now grab whatever you use for sanding.

                                             
                                                  and sand away trying to stay on raised areas.

 

 Here is my card.  Picture is not real good but the purple is showing where I sanded and the gold is now more antiquey looking because it's not as shiney.