The Eagles Nest : February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV Challenge 90

This week I show everyone how to make an Neverending card. It is so easy you won't be able to believe it. Give it a try and add your card for a chance to win a great stamp set. You find 4 different layers as you flip the pages. And as you flip them you never seem to come to the end. Great fun.

Stamps - MFPaHC - Birds of the Orient

Stamps - MFPaHC - Swans, Marsh Birds, Works of Art

Stamps - MFPaHC - Works of Art, Marsh Birds

Stamps - MFPaHC - Birds Of the Orient,Asian Delights,Happy Harmony

When you flip again you will be at the front of the card ready to do it all over again.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 200

This week the challenge is to make anything but a card. I made an Oriental Good Luck Envelope for the Chinese New Year.

Stamps - MFPaHC - Foo Dogs

Friday, February 21, 2014

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV Challenge 89

The technique this week is called Distressed Letter press. I used 2 colors of ink on my embossing folder. Go on over follow the directions and add your card.

Stamps - MFPaHC - Take Time

Monday, February 17, 2014

A Hobby Lobby find

I wanted to show you the craft matt I have been using for the last 2 months. First off I have had 2 of those nothing sticks to expensive craft sheets and both look like this. OK I guess if you aren't taking photos of techniques in progress. It really bugs me. Walking through Hobby Lobby one day looking for things to make imprints for my Gelli Plate I found this kids plastic craft matt. In the kids craft section, 18 x24 and $5.99. It's still white no matter what I have put on it. My home made stamp cleaner cleans everything right off. A few times I have had to get out the alcohol to get out a tough stain. I love it. It also doesn't curl up on the edges or slide. It's thick enough to stay laying flat. I will keep the stained matted though for ironing and heating as the white one is not heat resistant.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 199

Use Chalk. That is this weeks challenge. Haven't had my chalk out in a long time. Want to know how it was made, check out my column on Speedy TV for Chalk Resist.

Stamps - MFPaHC- Medallion

Friday, February 14, 2014

Tutorial Time on Speedy TV Challenge 88

This week we make home made Flower soft and you are not going to guess what we use to make it.

A sponge....... Really..

I am not a flower soft fan so this challenge was hard for me. Making it was the easy part. Adding it to a card much harder for me. Had planned to add more but this felt just right . Check out the tutorial and try your hand at it. Add a card for a chance at a free stamp set. Click on challenges and then on Tutorial time. Have fun.

Stamps - MFPaHC - Primitive Farm

February Blog Hop Final Day

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured Feb. 9

Foo Dogs

Featured Feb. 10

Birds of the Orient

Featured Feb. 11

Birdcages

Featured Feb. 12

Medallion

Featured Feb. 13

Fairies

Featured Feb. 14

Lucky Duck

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

Feb. 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 Feb. 14, 2014