MFP Blog Hop Day 1 - Big City

 November Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are:

Big City Featured November 27 
Amaryllis Definition Featured November 28
Mountain Selections Featured November 29
Just a Note Featured November 30

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 four winners will be announced on December 1, 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 11 PM EST on Friday November 30, 2012.


As you all know, November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping.  So many sales and crowds!   Well, stick with us; we have some great deals for your Holiday Shopping needs.

 

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Winter Scenes"

Today's set is a little outside my comfort zone, but I dove right in.  My card is a rather straight-forward CAS one.

I stamped the images with Versafine Onyx Black on Snow Storm Smooth and added the pennant at the top. The word "City" is actually a very small part of the sentiment, as you can see if you look at the stamp set above.   I masked off all but one "City" with post-it notes and inked it up.  After removing the post-it notes, I stamped it on a scrap of white cardstock, lined up the word "Big" -- then cut it out with a pennant die.

I've decided that I'm going to have a 3-D project each day this week.  My project for today is a photo album.  Even though the title of the album is "Our Vacation in New York City," this was a total virtual "trip."  I've not been to New York City in over 40 years!  All the photos are from the internet.

The cover was made with some cardstock and two 4" x 4" coasters.

This is the album opened, showing two "stacks" of photos tied in ribbons.

And this is the album with all the ribbons untied.  I found the tutorial for this little album on-line.

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations. Each time you comment on a blog, you have another chance to win a free stamp set.

Patty P., Lois (that's me), Vicky, Jane C,  Debbie,  Pam,  Pat G,  Thrifty Stamper,  MariLynn,  Karen K,  Bonnie,  Kathy B,  Angela B,  Cathy C,  Toni,  Sue W,  Kelli H,  Janine B,  Tammylee,  Janis L,  An'jenic,  Kate Z,  Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.