MFP Blog Hop Day 2 - Poinsettia Blooms

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

   October Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are:

Christmas Selections Featured October 23
Poinsettia Blooms Featured October 24
Cracked Hello Featured October 25
On The Fly Featured October 26

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the DT members' 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 October 27, 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 October 26, 2012.

My tag card today is using a layout I saw some time ago on Page Maps.  

I used the small poinsettia on my tag and sponged lightly around the edges.  Michaels is now carrying  MME Designer Paper pads -- the one I used on this card is called Santa Claus.  It has muted shades of red and green.

My second card is a Double Z-fold card, using my favorite image this month -- the poinsettia & lantern.

I love plaids -- and especially Christmas plaids.  I think I bought this Basic Grey Jovial paper pad specifically for this marvelous pattern.  I cut out the lantern and popped it up for effect.  It's hard to see, but the candle flame and center of the poinsettia have Stickles on them.   As I love to paper pierce, I added a frame of piercing around the edge.  The narrow ribbon is anchored under the main panel with a piece of tape.

Here is the card opened.  I wanted to highlight
the sentiment, so I stamped and cut it out -- matting it in the same green as I used on the front.  Then I added a bit of bling at the top.

I actually made a third card from this set (can you tell that it was my favorite?) for today, using the larger poinsettia.

It's a simple card, but I wanted to show off the flower without a whole lot of embellishment.  I actually stamped the image twice, cutting out several of the inner petals and popping them up for some dimension.

Be sure to check out the rest of the team to see what they did with this wonderful Christmas set.  And don't forget to comment for your chance to win a free stamp set.      Lois (that's me), Vicky, Jane C,   Pat G., Karen K., Patty P., Angela B, Marilynn, Pam, Debbie, Cathy C, Bonnie, Kathy, An'Jenic, Thrifty Stamper, Toni, Tangii, Tammylee, Janis L, Sue, Kelli, Janine, Mark's Finest Papers