Friday, June 13, 2014

MFP Blog Hop Day 4 - Please Snow


Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are




 Featured June 10
Gears To You and Gear Up 

Featured June 11
Pretty Pears

 Featured June 12
Great Flowers and Flower Blocks

Featured June 13
Please Snow


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 
June 14, 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 June 13, 2014.

As I write this post, it is 80 degrees outside, promising to go to 88 degrees by mid-afternoon.  Despite that, today's featured set is Please Snow, and I have two cards for you.  

For my first card, I stamped and cut out two of the snow people and mounted them in front of the cute little pine tree.  My sister recently gave me a whole stack of 12 x 12 Christmas card stock she no longer wanted. The snowflakes were the perfect background for my card.  I added some Polar White Flower Soft for the snow. 


My second card is the other snowman in this cute set.  I love his bow tie and furry hat.  


I decided to use this card for my June Christmas Card challenge cards over on Speedy TV, so I made four of them.  They actually went together pretty quickly.


I hope you've enjoyed this month's blog hop and will try to use some of our cards as the starting point for your creativity.  Be sure to check out the rest of the blogs in today's hop.

Here's the Design Team for today:

Lois (that's me)

Card #1Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Please SnowInk:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tumbled Glass
Paper:  Mark's Finest Papers - Premium Heavy White, Snow Storm Smooth; AC Moore Jolly DP
Accessories:  Copic markers, Labels 25, Gold pen, Flower Soft, Word Window punch, Foam pop dots

Card #2
Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Please Snow
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tumbled Glass
Paper:  Mark's Finest Papers - Snow Storm Smooth, Sherwood Forest
Accessories:  Copic markers, Classic Oval and Scallop Oval dies, Snowflakes embossing folder, Foam pop dots

20 comments:

Vickie Y said...

I really, really like your snowman cards! Love the embossing folder you used on the background of the second card. Adorable!

Janis said...

Lucky you on the windfall from your sis!!! Your cards are just adorable.
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

wannabcre8tive said...

Cute snowmen cards. The first one is my favorite, I love the blue with the snowflakes.

Janine said...

Really warm and sunny here too so snow is far from the mind. Cute snow people and cards

terrie said...

Both of your cards turned out so nice...I like the image of the snowman...well done on starting your cards for Christmas...

loulou said...

Fantastic cards. These snowpeoples are so cute.

Sue D said...

Very cute snowmen cards. I like the embossed background.

Unknown said...

Very pretty snowman cards
They are so cute

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Lois- these are just adorable cards! You did such a great job creating them!

Nikki said...

These are such sweet snowman cards :)

stamping sue said...

Lois two wonderful designs!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth Hart said...

I love anything with snowmen! These are so adorable. Anytime I get teacher gifts at Christmas I make my thank you cards with snowmen - these are fabulous!

Karen Petitt said...

Two gorgeous creations. Super cute snow peeps, thank you for the hop and for the inspiration this week Karen x

Beth F. said...

Very beautiful cards!

Kathy Bradley said...

Lois,
What a great start on your Christmas cards - both are adorable!

Pam MacKay said...

Your cards are so darling! Love each one of them!!

(AJ) ArtJypsy said...

Fabulous Christmas cards. Love the snowmen and the embossing/ papers you have used.

Rosie Guiher said...

Your cards are so cute. Love the snowman cards your made. Nice coloring.

KC said...

such great creations! I love the embossed background!

Sandy Hentzel said...

Fabulous cards, love the embossing.