Wednesday, August 10, 2011

MFP Blog Hop - Butterflies and Wisteria

Hello! Welcome to the August 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This week's new releases are: Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement, Butterflies and Wisteria, Forest Gifts, Fun on the Farm. For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

Again, I've made two cards with today's set, Butterflies and Wisteria. I stamped the smaller flower onto some lavender DP and used that as my background. I used two different colors of baker's twine to attach the butterfly charm.



Paper: MFP Snow Storm Smooth, Spring Leaf; Prima Sweet Fairy DP
Ink: Memento Grape Jelly, Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves
Accessories: Copic markers, Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabiities, Baker's twine, Charm, Pop dots


My second card uses just one of the sentiments as the focal point, adding a few of the butterflies, which have been stamped on vellum and cut out. There is lots of sponging around the edges of the background paper.



Paper: MFP Lily Pad, Snow Storm Smooth; Prima Sweet Fairy DP
Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Tim Holtz Distressed Wild Honey
Accessories: Labels 13 Nestabilies, White gel pen, Sponge dauber, Pop dots


So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Butterflies and Wisteria? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Butterflies and Wisteria. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post.

Lois (that's me)
Vicky
Dawn
Anne
Peggysue
Connie
Linda
Karen
Patty
Roxie
Vicki
Liz
Geri
Lynn
Mark’s Finest Papers

41 comments:

Becky said...

Two stunning cards.

Anny90 said...

Wow! Very beautiful cards!

garnett said...

Love the butterflies.

Sassy said...

Gorgeous!

Marilyn M said...

Both are beautiful. Love the butterflies.

Bekah said...

Love the vellum!

Sue said...

Both beautiful cards Luv Sue x

Lorraine said...

2 stunning makes xx

Anonymous said...

Please enter me to win this beautiful stamp set. All your work is simply amazing.

Nancy said...

Just love the butterflies!

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

Beautiful samples of this fab set, Lois

Liz Williams said...

You've doubled the beauty with these two fabulous cards.

Connie said...

Both are beautiful Lois. I like the second best mostly for the awesome colors.
Connie

Unknown said...

These are gorgeous, great job coloring the wisteria.

MariLynn said...

Beautiful cards. I really love the butterfly one. I am sure you are shocked by that news. :) Awesome job!!

Roxie said...

Very nice cards Lois, I really like the sponge work on the second card, nice die shape too.

Lynn McAuley said...

Beautiful work, Lois! I love the rich golden design with the vellum butterflies most of all!!

Cowgirlscrapper said...

GORGEOUS CARD, LOVE THE STAMP SET

Sharon34 said...

Nice job using the set, that yellow card is my fav.

Vicky Gould said...

Oh, Lois!! Two awesome cards, but those vellum butterflies are outstanding---er, out-flying! Beautiful work!

Kathy O said...

Beautifully done!!

gerissman said...

Two very beautiful cards!! Love the use of vellum!!

Bette said...

I really like your first card - love the colors! The butterflies on the second card are awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Vicki Dutcher said...

Those bflies on vellum are just outstanding!

Billie Dee said...

Those two cards are so lovely! Thank you for sharing your talent.

redwasher1 said...

Lois, awesome job on both cards!! I really like how you did the butterflies!!

Karen said...

Ooooo, both of your cards are really gorgeous!

NancyK said...

both cards are so lovely lois! This set is gorgeous!

Nancy said...

Really like both cards, but my fav is the first one, I love the wisteria and the curved rectangle frames, very nice.

Designing with Debbie said...

Very pretty love the DP.

Winnie and Patty said...

Lois--both of these cards are gorgeous!!! Love them both. TFS

Colorado Crafter said...

Gorgeous cards! Wonderful stamp set.

Joanne (jojot) said...

so beautiful....especially like the serenity of the first

Claudine Poch said...

Two wonderful cards!

Terri (blindstamper) said...

I love what you did with the baker's twine on the first card...and the coloring on the second card is fabulous!

Anonymous said...

Lois, You continue to make absolutely beautiful creations....will you please send some of your mojo my way?

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Both of your cards are gorgeous, Lois! Wow- those butterflies are wonderful!

Jo4Him said...

Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing. Love these new stamp sets.

Pat said...

Both cards are lovely

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these beauties! :)

Chrissy D said...

These are so lovely!