Friday, August 29, 2014

Tutorial Time - Fan Fold Album

The Tutorial Time challenge this week is brought to you by Davi Reid, who wrote a tutorial on how to make a Fan Fold Album.  My brother and sister were both visiting in Florida recently, so I took some of the photos from a family dinner we had and put them into my album.

Here's the front cover.  I used several of the dies from Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles set.


 This is my brother, my sister, and me.


And this was my brother and sister-in-law, my sister, my son and his family (including his mother-in-law), my niece, and me.


A good time was had by all!  If you'd like to try making one of these mini-albums, please share it with us over on Speedy TV.  You might win a free stamp set.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

CCEE1435 - Herringbone

Amber is ending her month as hostess of the CCEE Stampers blog challenge with a technique I'm not sure I've ever done before -- Herringbone.  It was rather fun and a good way to get rid of some scraps!



If you'd like to play along with us, go over to the CCEE Stampers blog and link up your card at the end of the post.


Friday, August 22, 2014

Tutorial Time - Distress Stains Background

It's Tutorial Time again -- this week brought to you by Barbara Klusendorf, who wrote the tutorial on the Distress Stains Background.  I've done this with ink pads before but never with distress stains.  Here's my card:



If you'd like to try Barbara's technique, link your card up on Speedy TV and maybe you'll win this week's free stamp set.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

CCEE1434 - Back to School

Well, it's been a long time since I've had kids going back to school, but apparently Amber has kids returning to school today; so she asked the CCEE Stampers to make a card or item that can be given to the teacher at open house or the first day of school.  I just bought a pad of marvelous map paper and thought it would be appropriate for my back-to-school card.  I'm showing my age; but any time I see a school-related card with the words "Welcome Back" on it, I think of Welcome Back, Kotter!


Stop over at the CCEE Stampers blog and see the rest of the cards created by the team.

Friday, August 15, 2014

MFP Blog Hop Day Four - Dear Santa and Brrrr


Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

August Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are


 Featured Aug. 12
Crows and Scarecrow 

Featured Aug. 13
Hydrangea

 Featured Aug. 14
Keys

Featured Aug. 15
Dear Santa and Brrrr


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 six winners will be announced on 
Aug. 16, 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, Aug. 15, 2014.

It's hard to believe that it's Friday already.  I hope you've enjoyed what you've seen so far this week.  I made two cards with each of today's sets.  I enjoyed using both of them.





Thanks again for visiting my blog.  Check out the rest of the design team for their Santa and Snowman cards.  Be sure to comment often for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Tutorial Time - Twisted Easel

This week's Tutorial Time challenge is a Twisted Easel card.  I learned how to do this technique some time ago and wrote the tutorial on Speedy TV.  I hope you try it -- it's not as difficult as it looks at first glance.


I used this fun image that was released from MFP last month.  That starry design paper has been in my blue paper drawer forever!  If you decide to try this technique, link up your card over on Speedy TV.  You might just win a free stamp set.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

MFP Blog Hop Day Three - Keys


Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

August Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are




 Featured Aug. 12
Crows and Scarecrow 

Featured Aug. 13
Hydrangea

 Featured Aug. 14
Keys

Featured Aug. 15
Dear Santa and Brrrr


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 six winners will be announced on 
Aug. 16, 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, Aug. 15, 2014.

I have a card and a project for today.  


I gave this key holder to my daughter.



Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure you check out the rest of the blog hop for more inspiration.

Here's the Design Team:

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.