MFP Blog Hop Day 2 - Oh, Beans

   December Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are:

                        Ivy and Blossoms Featured December 18
                                  Oh Beans Featured December 19
                      Recipe Card Starters Featured December 20
                                    Kilt Fun Featured December 21

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 22, 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, December 21, 2012.


Check out the great deals and stamp sets for you this month. 

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

" You've Got Style"

Continuing with my Scor-Pal tutorials, I have two more cards for you today.  The first one is a small card, measuring 3" x 4 1/4" (closed).  Scor-Pal calls it an Accordian Fold Card.  Here is the tutorial.  I think it's big enough to enclose a gift card to Starbucks maybe!

The closed card has a small belly band around it to keep it closed.  I added some gold cord and a charm.

Here it is opened.

My second card using today's set is a rather untraditional Christmas card.  The stacked coffee cups are plain -- no pattern.  I just took several images from the MFP Christmas Selections set and, voila, we have instant Christmas cups.

This is a free-standing Pop-Up card.  Here is the tutorial.  I think my daughter would enjoy this card.  She says you can't talk to her until she's had two cups of coffee in the morning!  The "Merry Christmas" is from MFP Winter Scenes.

I hope you've been enjoying the blog hop so far this week.  I'm sure the rest of the team has had fun with this month's sets.  I know I have!  Vicky Gould is next on the list.

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,  Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

Card 1
Stamps:  MFP Oh Beans
Paper:  MFP Dark Chocolate Bar, Fresh Cream; various SU designer papers
Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories:  Gold twine, Charm

Card 2
Stamps: MFP Oh Beans, Christmas Selections, Winter Scenes
Paper:  MFP Cherry Slush, Dark Olive, Fresh Cream
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories:  Copic markers; Corner rounder