MFP Blog Hop Day 1 - Pocket Watches

Aug. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Aug 13th - Pocket Watches

Featured Aug 14th - Joyous Season
 Featured Aug 15th  - Country Charm

 Featured Aug 16th - Wealthy Fish

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 Aug 17, 2013 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 10 PM EST on Friday Aug 16, 2013.

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

"Lucky You"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Take Time Mini"
                                                      

At the end of June I attended StampFest Orlando and purchased several technique CDs from the Technique Junkies Newsletter.  One of them, called Move It, had some really cool ideas; so each day during this month's hop, I am going to present a different technique I took from this CD.  My first card today, which uses both today's set (Pocket Watches) and this month's mini set (Take Time) is made using the directions for an Upright Diamond Fold Card.  I love fun fold cards!

My second card is made with this month's extra set (Lucky You) and is made with the directions for a Peek-A-Boo Card.  BTW, it took me three times to get this one right.  If nothing else, I am persistent!

And here's where it gets the name "Peek-A-Boo."  Notice that the circle up in the corner has changed from the "Lucky You" sentiment seen through the round opening on the front to an oriental coin.

Be sure to check out all the cards in today's hop.  The rest of the Senior DT has been working hard to present some inspiration to you.   Here's the Design Team:

Patty, Lois (that's me), Jane, Debbie, Pam, Pat, Thrfity Stamper, Marilynn, Karen, Bonnie, Kathy, Angela, Cathy, Toni, Sue, Janine, An'Jenic, Shirley, Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.