Friday, April 3, 2015

MFP Blog Hop Day 4 - Mushroom Selections

Welcome to the MFP Stamp Shop
March Blog Hop

 We're a little late this month due to delivery of our new stamps. 

This month's new Stamp Set Releases are:

Featured March 31
Gardenia

Featured April 01
Pirates

Featured April 02
Pirates 2

Featured April 03
Mushroom Selections

Please Hop along with us!! You have a chance to win one of these new stamp sets! Just comment on the design team members' blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) The winner will be announced on April 04, 2015,  on the MFP Stamp Shop 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 Friday, April 03, 2015, at 10:00 PM EST.

Here it is, Friday already, and our Blog Hop is coming to an end.  My first card using today's set, Mushroom Selections, also has an interesting background techique, Partial Retiform, which is sort of a collage.


I used some other MFP Stamp Shop sets on this card also -- Fairies and Scenic Selections.  As you can see from several of my cards this week, you can mix and match MFP Stamp images and sentiments on your creations.

My second card also uses images from Fairies and Scenic Selections.  The "plaque" on my portrait has a sentiment from MFP Stamp Shop Birds and Trees.   I cut strips from a piece of patterned paper that looked like wood to create the frame.


Please visit the rest of the team members' blogs and comment for a chance to win a free stamp set. Here's the Design Team:

Lois  (that's me)
MFP Stamp Shop 

I hope you have enjoyed my creatioins this week -- maybe you'll even want to try one or two of those background techniques yourself.

14 comments:

Vickie Y said...

Both cards are beautiful; love the partial retiform technique; you've inspired me to try this.

wannabcre8tive said...

Beautiful cards, Lois. I love the technique on the first one.

Winnie and Patty said...

Lois--what beautiful cards!!! I love the technique you used on the first one, and the 2nd framed scene is gorgeous! TFS

Janine said...

Nice cards combining sets

Jane said...

Great idea to use the different sets. Two really cute cards.

MariLynn said...

Love the partial retiform card. Gorgeous!!

Peggie Sue @ Maxx and Boo said...

I love the background tech! Very talented, thanks for all your hard work!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Lois, These are fabulous!

Anne said...

I always love your little scenic cards! Both are lovely!

ionabunny said...

Great card. What fun, used that technique myself earlier. Looks fab with the shrooms. Hugz

SHartl said...

Wow I love how you combined the sets for woodland scenes. So cute!

Ravengirl said...

These both look amazing! I really like the partial retiform technique.

pjmackay said...

Love the little fairy sitting on the mushroom!

Sherry Butcher said...

great job, love both cards esp. the
second with the image of Fairy on the mushroom. TFS.