Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 157

This weeks challenge is to make an Easel Card. Here is my card. It's a Twisted Easel. Go on over and add your card for a chance to win a fun stamp set.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Honor & Glory

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV Challenge 46

This week we learned a very easy technique to make Fall Leaves with chalk and vellum. Check it out. Make a card an upload it for a chance to win a great stamp set. Click on Tutorial Time and then on Challenge 46.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Autumn mini

A Gate Fold Easel

I thought this sounded interesting so set out to give it a try. As Featured Designer this week for Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Company I will show you how to make one. This is a great card idea. Go on over to the Blog and you will find a link to the tutorial on Speedy TV I made. Here's my card. This is the outside. To see the inside you will have to check out the tutorial on Speedy TV.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Zoo Friends

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 156

This week the challenge is to use Border punches. Go on over and play along. Upload a card and you could win a great stamp set. I've used 2 Martha Stewart punches for my card layers. The images are embossed with white EP and I have add glitter to both.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Hum Along

April Blog Hop final day

April Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured April 16
Columns & Topiaries

Featured April 17
Be a Showoff
 

Featured April 18

Honor & Glory
 

Featured April 19

Birds & Trees

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 April 20,2013 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 11PM EST on Friday April 19,2013.

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

"Zoo Friends"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"You May Bow"
                                                         

Here's my stair step card

 

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV Challenge 45

This weeks tutorial is called Standing Z-Fold. Go on over to Speedy TV, click on Tutorial Time and then on Challenge 45. Try the technique and add your card for a chance to win a great stamp set.

My background paper is actually an orange & green washi paper. I sponged it with purple to cover up the colors leaving the gold to match my embossing.

Stamps - MFP a HC - You May Bow

April Blog Hop Day 3

April Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured April 16
Columns & Topiaries

Featured April 17
Be a Showoff
 

Featured April 18

Honor & Glory
 

Featured April 19

Birds & Trees

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 April 20,2013 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 11PM EST on Friday April 19,2013.

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

"Zoo Friends"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"You May Bow"
                                                         

Here's my card:

Stamps - MFP a HC - Honor & Glory, You May Bow,Brick Wall Mini

I found this template somewhere on Pinterest. Worked for several hours to make this card. I am thrilled with it and it will be going to my newest niece for her birthday who is a beautiful Princess.

I also made this card:

The background was made with re-inkers, Glossy card stock and Saran Wrap.

April Blog Hop Day 2

April Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured April 16
Columns & Topiaries

Featured April 17
Be a Showoff
 

Featured April 18

Honor & Glory
 

Featured April 19

Birds & Trees

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 April 20,2013 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 11PM EST on Friday April 19,2013.

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

"Zoo Friends"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"You May Bow"
                                                         

 

I enjoyed the peacocks. Brought out a few supplies I haven't used in Years. The background on this first card was made with Versa Mark and PearlX. The peacock is embossed with black and colored with Metallic Pencils. Metallic Gold ink on the edges.

The background on this one uses Opalite Ink Pads. They are made to stamp on dark card stock.  The peacock is embossed with black and colored with pencils.  Metallic gold ink on the edges. 

April Blog Hop Day 1

April Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured April 16
Columns & Topiaries

Featured April 17
Be a Showoff
 

Featured April 18

Honor & Glory
 

Featured April 19

Birds & Trees

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 April 20,2013 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 11PM EST on Friday April 19,2013.

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

"Zoo Friends"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"You May Bow"
                                                         

Here's my card:

 

April Blog Hop Zoo Friends

This is the extra set this month and I had a great time with it. 

Here's my Card:

Stamps - MFP a HC - Zoo Friends


I got carried away here. Started with a Double Twisted Easel Card and then added a few pop ups on the base. Lots of cutting out but it was fun.  This card will be going to my Great Granddaughter for her birthday.

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 155

This weeks challenge is Embossing with White EP. I embossed this image from Hum Along with white EP and then added some green to the leaves and the bird with  a marker. Then sponged the whole piece with several colors of gold & brown.

Go on over and add your card for a chance to win a great stamp set. 

Another visitor this evening

I came home to find this on the other side of the fence. He's always been way out back but this is the first time he has come up by the house. I bet he was looking for a chicken dinner or possibly a little beef or wiener dog sandwich. Hope he goes back to his pond.

Sneak Peak Birds and Trees

Aren't these little birdies cute. I bought this charm months ago on a shopping trip. It matches perfectly.

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV Challenge 44

This was a fun technique. Next week during the blog hop you will see a card I made using the 8 x 8" square directions for this card. Today I tried a 6 x 6 " square.  Go on over to Speedy TV click on Tutorial Time and then on Challenge 44 for the directions. Try out the directions and add your card for a chance to win a great stamp set.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Chicken Wire, Flap My Wattles

Why I live in Florida

We've had a couple of good birding evenings lately. Last night an adult Eagle and a young Eagle were eating fish out of our pond and tonight the Stork paid a visit. My husband is wondering who had the baby delivery.

Stamping with water

I have seen this at a couple of blogs lately and wanted to give it a try. Don't know if you can see it very well but I stamped the background with a peacock feather stamp. The water stamping makes a ghostly like image on the Distress Inks.  My birds feathers didn't photo well either but they are all done with metallic pencils and glitter pens. I will be in search of some sort of peacock embellishment for the corner.....maybe a tiny peacock feather bling.. Wonder if there is one out there. I'll be looking.

Sneak Peak Be a Show Off

My background is made with a stencil that I sponged over. The peacock is colored with H2O's. I haven't used them in years. This months stamp sets has had me using a lot of my neglected supplies. Keep watch. It's been fun to do something different.

Sneak Peak Zoo Friends

I used the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear to make the background with a Kaleidacolor ink pad. My first play with the stamping gear. It's not really made for card makers. But I did get this small design to fit on my A2 size card. I've use 2 sentiments from the OH Baby set to go along with this cute giraffe.

Nested Z- fold card

Today on Speedy TV I am the featured designer. I am sharing with you a tutorial I made on the Z fold card. This one uses your Nestibilities dies. Head on over to the MFP a HC Blog and you will find a link right to the tutorial on Speedy TV.  This is my card.  When closed the front die cut panel covers the inside die cut.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Be Wild and Free. 

Sneal Peak Columns & Topiaries

I was playing around with the resist technique. This one is white pencil through a stencil and then sponged with color. I had something else in mind but this is what I ended up with.  Love this Topiary. 

Sneak peak Honor & Glory

Cute little set. I added Silver sparkle glitter on the front and a 2" panel on the inside 

Colored with Copics

April Showers / Friday Mashup 104

The Friday Mash up this week is to make a card with an umbrella on it. I started out embossing my umbrella and boots. Then colored them in. Pressed them onto a Versa Mark pad and clear embossed. The background is a puzzle like technique using an embossing folder.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Rain Clouds

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 154

We're doing something different for this weeks challenge. We're making bookmarks or a card with an attached bookmark. I have been seeing Vellum and white embossing lately and you know I have a stack of vellum and never pull it out. So I have used it for the top layer of my bookmark.. 

Go on over and add your Bookmark for a chance to win a great stamp set. 

Stamps MFP a HC - Daffodil Greetings

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV Challenge 43

This week they are doing something different. Pick a tutorial of your choice from the Thrifty Stamper Column. Go to Speedy TV click on the Thrifty Stamper and choose your technique. Make a card and then on Speedy TV click on Tutorial Time and then on Challenge 43 to add your card for a chance to win a great stamp set.  Here's my card. I tried her Flower Pot tutorial. I cut it down a bit to fit my card.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Cracked Hello, Hum Along

SSSD April Technique

This one has lots of directions you can go with all the different embossing folders available. Here is what you need to get started. Embossing folders, card stock and whatever machine you use for this.

Take the first embossing folder and your card stock. Just stick in about 2 1/4 " of the card stock in your folder. We will be creating a center blank area for a sentiment. After you get going this could be higher or lower or even wider. It will be up to you.

Next put the bottom 2 1/4" into a second folder and emboss. 

Here are my two designs with the center blank area. 

Turn it over to the back side and score along the line of your embossed designs.

 Here is what you will have when you turn it back over to the front. 

For my card I decided to sponge some ink on the top design and I added 2 embossed butterflies.

Stamps - MFP a HC - Hello Butterflies, Cracked Hello