Blog Hop Announcement!

Mark's Finest Papers Design Team is celebrating our FIRST Blog Hop this week! How could we make it a REAL celebration? How about giving away some Blog Candy?

For your chance to win, visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on Wednesday and Thursday, December 9th and 10th. Then, on Friday, a winner will be chosen from those who have visited all 7 blogs both days. The winner will receive 2 BRAND NEW Stamp Sets, 5 packages of Mark's Finest Papers and 5 Satin ribbons! And remember, Friday night will be the New Flourishes Release at Mark's Finest Papers! The winner will be announced on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog on Friday. Good Luck!

Nancyruth- http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/
Nikki- http://smellslikehomemade.blogspot.com/
Lois- http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/ (that's me!)
Peggy- http://www.artfulljourney.com/
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/
Faith- http://stampinwithmarkiesmom.blogspot.com/
Mark’s Finest Papers- http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you on Wednesday and Thursday!

Today I have another card I made during my stamping week at the beach -- another Santa card using my very favorite Santa image – Flourishes' Santa I Believe set.

I hate to add too much to this marvelous face so I just stamped it in Palette Cognac and colored only the holly and berries. I did outline the glasses with a gold Spica glitter pen. The card base is Spring Leaf, with a relatively wider mat of Basic Grey Wassail. The sentiment is stamped in Palette Landscape and cut out using a Spellbinders Label.

All cardstock, ink and Flourishes images are available at Mark’s Finest Papers.