Clownmom Creations: April 2014

Friday, April 25, 2014

Speedy TV Tutorial Time - Standing Z-Fold Card

Today's Tutorial Time challenge was a card I had never tried before -- a Standing Z-Fold card -- but I discovered that I LOVE it!!! Pat Garvin created a tutorial, which you can check out here. I decided to make a Christmas card this week, using one of my favorite color combinations (blue and brown) and a sunrays background.

Check out the rest of the Tutorial Team over at Speedy TV. And if you'd like to play along, you might win a free stamp set.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

CCEE1417 April Showers Bring . . . .

"What do April showers mean to you?" That was the question posed by this month's CCEE Stampers hostess, Kathy Bradley. I guess I'm a traditionalist -- April showers bring May flowers. And one of the flowers that bloom in May are cherry blossoms. So that was the route I took.

While most of the images I used are from two sets by Mark's Finest Papers, I did have to pull out my old Snap Stamps for the "May Flowers" sentiment. Stop over at the CCEE Stampers blog to see what April showers mean to the rest of the team.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Rain Clouds, Works of Art; Snap Stamps
Paper: Mark's Finest Papers - ABC Bubblegum, Black Linen, Snow Storm Smooth; scraps of sky and pink plaid DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic markers, Raindrops

Friday, April 18, 2014

MFP Blog Hop Day 4 - Camellia

Speedy TV Tutorial Time challenge - one post down

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

April Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured April 15

Paper Doll Frances
Bundle Up and Her Majesty

Featured April 16

Out of Time Mini

Featured April 17

Lanterns

Featured April 18

Camellia

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the participating 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 six winners will be announced on April 19, 2014

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, April 18, 2014.

I can't believe it's Friday already. Here are my cards for today. BTW, today's set is my favorite of the release. I used a honeycomb stencil for the background of my standard card . . .

. . . and some bright and cheery patterned paper for my Joy Fold card.

As I said earlier, today's set is my favorite one this month. So I have made a bonus card with it and will enter this card in Scor-Pal's More Than One Score challenge for April, which is to make a monochromatic card.

Thanks for taking the time to join us for our Blog Hop this month. I hope you have gotten lots of inspiration. Be sure to check out the rest of the team.

Here's the Design Team:

Lois (that's me)

Kelli Jo

Kathy

Vickie
Sandy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Speedy TV Tutorial Time - Medallion

This week's Tutorial Time challenge on Speedy TV is Medallions. Lis provided a tutorial, which you can check out here.

And here's my card:

We'd love for you to stop over at Speedy TV and see what the rest of the team has created. If you'd like to play along, you might win a free stamp set.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

MFP Blog Hop Day 3 - Lanterns

CCEE Stampers - one post down