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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

MFP Blog Hop - Day 1

Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!


For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!

I’m starting off the Hop with two projects for each of today’s sets – Brick Wall and Bells on Bobtail.




My first project is a flap card, using MFP Groovin’ Grape, Snow Storm Smooth; and Basic Grey Wisteria DP. The images were stamped with Palette Jardin Moss, clear embossed and colored with Copic markers. The bow is not really tied, just folded at strategic points, tied a with a little string, and decorated with a square brad. I wrapped it around the flap and attached with sticky tape.



In looking for a 3-D project for today, I came across the tutorial for the laced luminaria on SCS. Not having the Sizzix scallop circle die, I used my Spellbinders scallop circle die – using cardboard rather than the coaster for the base, and covered it with some MFP Hurricane Gray cardstock, stamped with the Brick Wall image. I stamped the flowering vine on the vellum before running it through the crimper, and then laced up the four pieces with some narrow red and white ribbon.



I found the layout for this card at Page Maps. The small jingle bells from Bells on Bobtail are stamped with ColorBox silver pigment ink and then embossed with silver embossing powder. The two red bows are colored with Copic markers, but the green one is paper-pieced using a scrap of green plaid DP. The various smaller circles are punched from several different papers from Basic Grey Jovial DP.



I have been wanting to do a stage card for quite some time. Following the directions I found online, I cut out several trees and the horse and sleigh; and then I placed them strategically on the “stage.” Because the inside of the card was so “busy,” the front is relatively simple. The only stamping on the front is the sentiment.



I thought this salt & pepper couple might have been out in the woods with that horse and sleigh and cut down a couple of Christmas trees.

Be sure to visit the rest of the team to see what they did with this set. And remember, you have a chance to win one of the stamp sets to be released next month.

Here is the Blog Hop LINE UP for today, but LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!


Nancyruth
Lois (that’s me)
Peggysue (unable to participate today)

43 comments:

  1. Wow!! More absoluetly gorgeous sample for these sets, Lois. Love everything.

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  2. Again, you've been a busy gal getting these marvelous samples made for the blog hop. Totally love your coordinating salt and pepper shakers.

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  3. OMG! All your projects are amazing! TFS

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  4. Amazingly beautiful projects but I love the luminaria and that stunning stage card with the horse the most!!

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  5. Wow, what amazing projects. I can't decide if I love the luminary or the stage card the best.

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  6. oh Lois! what Fabuloud samples today!! wow!!!

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  7. Lois, that stage card is AMAZING! All your projects shine!

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  8. What wonderful samples Lois! You have been a very busy artist.
    Connie

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  9. You always amaze me, Lois. All your cards/projects are awesome!

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  10. You have definately outdone yourself today!
    Wonderful cards and projects!

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  11. WOW! Lois you never cease to amaze and delight. These projects are just awesome!!!!!!!!!

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  12. You have outdone yourself with these remarkable projects, Lois!! What talent and creativity!! Absolutely exquisite!

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  13. These projects are amazing, Lois!! I love your brick wall flap card and the stage card is charming. You make the best 3D projects!!!

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  14. LOIS! Excellent projects - that luminary is awesome and your sleigh card - OH YEAH!!!

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  15. Lois- All are lovely, but really love the pop-up card!

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  16. Love the pop up card and the luminary!

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  17. They are all fabulous Lois, I specially love the luminary and the stage card, what a wonderful scene!

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  18. Love the flap card ... and the brick wall is great with that layout.

    TFS and ...

    Happy Crafting!
    Tina aka TeeGeeDee

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  19. Wow! Wonderful projects. I just love that brick wall.

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  20. WOW, lots of great projects today.

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  21. great projects, thanks for sharing your work!
    linda patti tpatti@windstream.net

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  22. WOW! These are all fantastic! How do you have time to create all of this? I am blown away! I hope you win it big on SCS' HYCCT giveaways too!!

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  23. Wow!!! Lois, I cannot beleive the beautiful projests that you've done today. All are gorgeous to look at.
    I really love the Luminiere and the Bells on Bobtails stage one is my fav. Way to go my friend.
    I LOVE IT ALL.....

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  24. Wow! Wonderful cards and project!!! I especially love that stage card!!! I will have to try that sometime!!

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  25. Those creations are wonderful! You can see the love that went into your work. This stamp set is so nice!
    Hugs, Pat Smith

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  26. There's so much to see from you today, and your creations are all lovely. BUT.......the stage card is exceptional and looks like it took a long time to make!!!! It's just amazing!!!

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  27. Beautiful projects. And so many to see. TFS. Love these blog hops for inspiration. I always come for the S&P sets too.

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  28. Lois--these cards are fabulous, but the Bells on Bobtail pop up card is out of this world!!!! What original creativity. Simple lovely! TFS

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  29. wow, what a treat - so much are to share!
    Thanks for all the inspiration.
    Sandra

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  30. Fabulous projects--I really like the stage card.

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  31. I am floored by your stage card. Wow.

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  32. Great projects. I especially like the luminaria.

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  33. Nice cards and 3D projects, you really out did yourself with these Lois.

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  34. Wow, all your cards are so gorgeous.

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  35. Awesome cards and project. All are beautiful!!

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  36. that stage card is something I am going to learn to do. very pretty and old fashioned

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  37. Lois, of course it is a bit late for the blog hop but I wante to come over and see what I've missed of your salt and pepper shakers. Wow! You really do have a huge collection and I'm loving seeing all of them. You've also made some wonderful cards and projects. I adore those jingle bells.

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