Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company-March Blog Hop-Day 4

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lighthouses Featured March 20

Flap My Wattles Featured March 21

Wild Horses Featured March 22

Mother's Magnolias Featured March 23

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 March 24, 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 and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday March 23, 2012.

Mother's Magnolias...I feel like I'm in the South using this image..oh, I am! LOL I love this set with the beautiful blooms and sentiments. Magnolias are very well known to the deep South and have a wonderful fragrance. The Southern Magnolia can reach 60 to 80 feet. Just had to add those little tidbits in to my post.  This stamp set is great for so many wonderful occasions and I'm going to really enjoy using it.

I colored my image with just a bit of gray shading on the bloom and added glossy accents to the seed pod.

I thought I would show this card, too. I made the top one and noticed a few days later the Spellbinders Lattice rectangle die on my table and thought it would look good over the black panel.It's the same card except for adding the die cut. I took a photo both ways. It's interesting how adding one small thing can change the way a card looks. Which do you like best?

Recipe:
Stamps: MFP, A Heinrich Company-Mother's Magnolias
Paper: MFP Premium Heavy white cardstock, Deja View designer paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page, Glossy Accents, Black pearls, Copics
Spellbinders lattice rectangle die

Lois

Vicky

Anne

Pat G.

Karen H.

Patty P.

Mary

Marilynn

Chrissy

Karen K.

Pam

Debbie

Nancy

Bonnie

Harriet

Kathy

Brenda

Toni

Tangii

Anna S

Mark's Finest Papers





Our big promotion  this month! With the purchase of the March New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our March New Release Mini:

Brick Wall

Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company-March Blog Hop-Day 2

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lighthouses Featured March 20

Flap My Wattles Featured March 21

Wild Horses Featured March 22

Mother's Magnolias Featured March 23

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 March 24, 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 and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday March 23, 2012.

Don't you just love this fun image from the stamp set Flaps My Wattles?  It is fun to color, too.  I used Copics to color. My paper is MFP Premium Heavy white cardstock, MFP Orangeie Sunset Premium Cover cardstock, and MFP Licorice Whips cs. The flower is Recollections and the ribbon is from Offray-black gingham check.

Lois

Vicky

Anne

Pat G.

Karen H.

Patty P.

Mary

Marilynn

Chrissy

Karen K.

Pam

Debbie

Nancy

Bonnie

Harriet

Kathy

Brenda

Toni

Tangii

Anna S

Mark's Finest Papers





Our big promotion  this month! With the purchase of the March New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our March New Release Mini:

Brick Wall

FOSTV Challenge-Thank You

Welcome this Monday morning. My day is probably going to be full of rain but I hope my card looks like a day of sunshine. I love this crocus (and can't wait to see them pop out of the ground) from Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company stamp set called Winter Crocus. This card was made for the Friends of Speedy TV challenge #2 to make a 'thank you' card over at Home of Speedy TV.  Hope you'll come along and join us.

Yes, my Cheery Lynn Designs  Polynesian Sails Oval is a new Christmas present and I really love the lacy look it has. My butterfly, from the same company, is the Exotic Butterfly (small). The crocus is colored with Copics and I sponged with Memento Summer Sky while still in the die. It is cut out with the Spellbinders scallop rectangle die. Added my thank you sentiment (computer generated) using the Spellbinders nested pennants die and a piece of the Cheery Lynn fanciful flourish is peeking out behind it. I added a few pearls and it is all finished. 

Challenges entered:
Fashionable Stamping Challenges  #12-Use something new from your stash (I'm using my new Cheery Lynn Designs Polynesian Sails Oval die cut)
Crazy 4 Challenges #118-New toys or techniques (new toy is Cheery Lynn Designs Polynesian Sails  Oval die cut)
Card Makin' Mamas-New Year card or Use Something New ) My new is the Cheery Lynn Design Polynesian Sails Oval die cut

Wintry Birthday

Winter is just getting started and we all have snow on our minds (maybe we'll even get some here in the deep south again this year). I have several January birthdays so I thought this pretty snowflake from Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company would be great to use. Plus, blue always looks like winter to me. The stamp sets I'm using are MFP's Ice and Snow and the MFP set All About Love mini (sentiment).

I got this new Memory Box Larue Flourish die for Christmas and layered it on top of my Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page and behind the Spellbinders peony die on which I stamped my snowflake. The Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder always reminds me of falling snow so I added it for texture. Then, there is the large gemstone and sentiment and it is all finished!

Entering these challenges:
Speedy the Cat's Friends- #88 Use a snowflake
For Your Inspiration-#20-Use their photo as inspiration (I was inspired by the beautiful blue colors)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-New Something-I am using my new Larue Flourish die by Memory Box
Scrap-Creations-Something Old, Something New -  (Old is my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and new is my Memory Box Larue Flourish)
Paper Sundaes #101-Something Old, Something New (Old is my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and new is my Memory Box Larue Flourish)

Rust Colored Mums

I'm so glad to have this card to post. You would not believe all that happened as I was making it. I won't go into details as I don't want to start to boo-hoo. LOL This card was completely finished and with a totally different look...and one I liked...but, things went downhill from there. O.K., in the end, I'm happy with it.

I am using the Sketch Challenge 354 on Splitcoaststampers. I really love the rust color cardstock I used and think it works so well in the Autumn creations.  I embossed my panel (recipe below), colored my mums and cut a die cut swirl. The image is from Mark's Finest Papers and the set is Thankful Mums and Pumpkins.

Entering my card into the challenge at Sweet Stamps-#36-Clean and Simple

Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Paper-Thankful Mums and Pumpkins
Paper: PTI white cardstock, unknown rust color cs, Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip and Old Olive cs
Accessories: Sizzix embossing folder-Fall Scene,  Sizzix Scribbles Swirls die cut, pearls, Copics

Love Scissors

I have a small collection of scissors and when I saw this stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers called
Sew What?, I fell for those beautiful scissors. My card is for the Stampin' B's Design Team challenge #131 given by Lois to do a one layer, no white card.

I  used Kraft paper and a Cuttlebug embossing folder called Rebecca. Stamped the sentiment and tied the ribbon and I love the card. Maybe I should send it to my sister. She made the pretty box I'm showing below for me to store the scissors I'm collecting. It is really beautiful and she used a lot of gold and silver metallic threads (even in the background which doesn't show here). It stores a lot of small scissors.

 Here are a few. I especially wanted the second pair from the left to show as they have beautiful flower designs on them. But, I see I didn't capture that. That is the only antique pair shown here. From the left: red, white, and blue (what I call my patriotic scissors), antique, rooster, and stork. I need to increase my collection. My sis has a huge collection...you should see.


Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Sew What?
Paper: Stampin'Up! Kraft
Accessories: Offray ribbon in gingham check, Cuttlebug embossing folder called Rebecca

You're Special

I meant to spend the day organizing my craft room but I landed here instead. Do you ever go to your craft room to put things away and suddenly you're making a card? How does that happen? :-)

Mark's Finest Papers, Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #73 is to do a one layer card. I am using a
MFP  stamp set called Just Dandy. This is one of the many sentiments included in the set.

My embossing folder is a Sizzix  called Birds and Wreath Set. The folder is turned upside down to accommodate my one layer and I like it either way.  I added a butterfly brad after removing the prongs that stick through and then popped on...didn't want them showing on the inside.

More wonderful challenges:
Less is More #33-Anything CAS
Truly Scrumptious Challenge Blog-#66-Clean and Simple
Shopping Our Stash-No Coloring Allowed
House of Gilli-embossing challenge

Stampin' B's-Poppies

I absolutely love poppies and this one is by Mark's Finest Papers called Poppies, Poppies, Poppies. This week Emily is hostess for the Stampin' B's Design Team and asked that we use a clip or pin of any kind. I made my stick pin with beads from Jo-Ann Stores. My card is really easy to make. I used an embossing folder from Sizzix called ornate frames. I colored my poppies with Copics and cut out and colored one extra to pop up at the top. I finished with a ribbon and, of course, the stick pin.

Hope you'll join us this week.

Recipe:
Stamps:Mark's Finest Papers-Poppies, Poppies, Poppies
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Beads from Jo Ann Stores, Celebrate It! ribbon