MFP Stamp Shop "I Wanna Go to the Beach" Blog Hop - Day 3

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

I WANNA GO TO THE BEACH
 BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, JANUARY 26-29 FOR SOME SAND CASTLE, SHELL- FINDING FUN. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT TO THE JANUARY 29th POST FOR US TO SEE, SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Beach-related stamp sets.  Just comment on the blogs listed below ( 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.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the MFP Stamp Shop blog post. The winners will be announced on Feb. 13, 2016,  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 and posting pics of your projects is Friday February 12, 2016,
at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials

Jan. 27- Fingerpaint Bookmark by Sandy
Jan. 28- Easy WaterBackground by Pat

Let's get started !!

Continuing with my plan to create cards other than the standard A2 card, today I am bringing you a Criss Cross card.   I used some patterned paper that's been in my drawer for several years on this card.

Here is the panel tucked inside the "envelope."   I added a couple of K & Company stickers "under the sea."  You can put a plain white panel on the back for a hand-written message -- telling everyone what a great time you're having at the beach!

The stamped image and sentiment are from the stamp set Oh, Crab.

 Be sure to check out all the cards created by the Design Team members today.  And comment often for more chances to win a free stamp set.

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie

 Karen
Kren
Lois (that's me) 
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day and let us take you to the Beach. We hope to inspire you to start your own Fun in the Sun.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by Feb. 12th and check back on Feb. 13, 2016, to see if you are a winner. 

MFP Blog Hop Day 4 - Tweet That

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

   September Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are:

Buried Treasure Featured September 25
Going Batty Featured September 26
Autumn Splendor Featured September 27
Tweet That Featured September 28

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the DT members' 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 September 29, 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 11PM EST on Friday September 28, 2012.

I thought I would do a CAS card for the final day of the Blog Hop this month.  I have come to love the way masking on a CAS card looks.  I stamped the birdbath, masked it -- and then masked the top and bottom of the card using Eclipse Tape before sponging on the green stripe.

I don't have a Twitter account -- no tweeting for me!  But I just had to use that sentiment on this "bird-day" card.

I've wanted to try a vertical criss-cross card for a while and never got around to doing it.  The images in today's set, Tweet That, gave me the perfect opportunity.  Here's the front of the card:

And here's the insert with the gift card -- a Lowe's gift card would be perfect for a new home:

I hope you have enjoyed what I and the rest of the team have presented for you this week.  For your final chance to win some goodies, be sure to check out the rest of the team's blogs:

Lois (that's me), Vicky, Pat G, Patty P, Marilynn, Pam, Debbie, Bonnie, Kathy, Brenda, Toni, Tangii, Thrifty Stamper, Sue, Kelli, Janine, Janis, Cathy C, Jane C, Mark's Finest Papers 

Card #1

Paper:  Mark's Finest Papers Snow Storm Heavy
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Bundled Sage
Accessories:  Copic markers, Eclipse Tape (for masking)

Card #2
Paper:  Mark's Finest Papers Blue Skies, Cherry Slush, Speedy the Cat's Cream; DCWV Print and Solid matching DP
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories:  Copic markers, Petite Ovals nesties, Corner rounder, Hole punch, Ribbon

CCEE1238 - Food or Drink

This week our CCEE hostess Sabrina asked us to make a card using an image or paper which features food or drink.  She tempted us with bonus points if we included a recipe.  I thought the perfect way to include a recipe would be to make a criss-cross pocket card -- inserting the recipe inside.  Many many years ago my aunt gave my mom a recipe for pumpkin bread.  My brother, sister and I grew up loving this delightful bread -- more of a dessert than a bread!  My kids all grew up loving it too.  And now it's a staple at every holiday gathering.

Here's my card -- the food image is obviously a pumpkin.

I used some brand new patterned paper from a DCWV matstack called The Autumn Melody Matstack.  I'm afraid the charm is a little hard to see, but it is a brass pumpkin which I colored with an orange Copic marker.

If you'd like to see what the rest of the CCEE team designed this week, check out the Blog -- and we'd love to have you play along with us.

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Autumn Glory
Paper:  MFP Orange Duo, Autumn Greens, Snow Storm Smooth; DCWV The Autumn Melody Matstack
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Copic markers, Round Tab punch, Charm, Ribbon, Corner rounder, Computer (for recipe)

Tutorial Time - Criss-Cross Card

I am the hostess for Tutorial Time on Speedy TV this week, and my tutorial is for a Criss-Cross card.  This is the card I made.  The "envelope" base is Mark's Finest Papers Rusty Hinge, the card base is MFP Lily Pad, and my patterned papers are from a DCWV matstack called Animal Crackers.

I used images from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company, set called Be Wild and Free.  Whenever I think of an African sky, I always picture shades of orange for some reason.  And that Serengeti tree is a classic!

Supplies needed:

Cardstock

Patterned paper

Paper cutter

Scor-tape

Corner rounder

Round tab punch

Stamps, ink as desired

STEP ONE:

Cut two strips of cardstock 4 ¼” x 11”.  Score at 5 ½” and cut one side of each diagonally.

Left side.

Right side.

STEP TWO:

Apply Scor-tape to the center panel of the left side piece.

STEP THREE:

Tape together to form one long piece.

STEP FOUR:

Cut two pieces of patterned paper to 4” x 5”.  If you use two-sided patterned paper (and there is no up-and-down pattern), you could use just one piece of paper.   The patterned paper I chose for my card requires two different pieces.   Cut them diagonally.

Decide which side you want to be more prominent.  I chose the left side.

STEP FIVE:

Apply Scor-tape across the bottom of both diagonal panels and part way up the left side panel.  Be careful not to run the tape above the place that they cross.

Remove tape and fold over.

STEP SIX:

Cut pieces for insert – 3 ¾” x 5” for backing piece, 3 ½” x 4 ¾” for neutral piece.  Punch tab.

STEP SEVEN:

Round top corners.

STEP EIGHT:

Create insert as desired.

STEP NINE:

Cut belly band 12” x 1 ½”. 

As I used 8 ½” x 11” paper, I had to add a small piece to the strip.  This will be covered by the embellishment.

STEP TEN:

 

Score the strip at 5 5/8” and 11 ¼”.  Apply tape to small section, fold at scorelines, and attach the ends.

STEP ELEVEN:

Decorate belly band as desired.  Insert the small panel into the “envelope,” and you’re done!

FINISHED CARD:

If you've never made a criss-cross card, check out my tutorial and give it a try.

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Be Wild and Free
Paper:  MFP Rusty Hinge, Lily Pad, Snow Storm Smooth; DCWV Animal Crackers DP
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black; Tim Holtz Distress Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Chipped Sapphire, Bundled Sage
Accessories:  Clear embossing powder, Circle Nestabilities, Sponge applicators, Round Tab punch

MFP Blog Hop - You Are Cherished

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the blogs listed below (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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

The last set for this month's blog hop can be used for Valentine's Day, as both of the images are in the shape of hearts. As you may be aware, these images (like yesterday's) also coordinate with other MFP sets. The front of my criss-cross card uses the wreath of black-eyed susans; whereas the insert uses an image from another set, Black-Eyed Susans for Encouragement. After coloring the wreath, I cut it out and mounted it on a heart-shaped panel and centered it. The designer paper for this set is the same as one from yesterday, Basic Grey's Cappella, which coordinates very nicely with the MFP August Greens cardstock.



I stamped the pansy heart with Versafine Satin Red and clear embossed it,, then colored the pansies using Copic markers. After embossing the white card base with a Sizzix Valentine embossing folder, I attached a piece of Authentique Uncommon designer paper and a thin strip of the same MFP Red Hots cardstock as the Lacey Circle shape behind the heart.



Again, I remind you to comment on the following blogs for your chance to win some stamps. We're so happy you joined us this week for our blog hop. Good luck in the drawings.

Lois (you are here)
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

MFP Blog Hop - Sending Happy Thoughts

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the blogs listed below (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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Sending Happy Thoughts, today's featured set, consists of "postage stamps" using several images which are included on other Mark's Finest Papers' sets. This gives a lot of versatility to the stamps. My first card is an example of that versatility. The image on the front is from today's set, whereas the flower and bee images on the insert are from Happy Pansies.



My second card uses just the rosebud postage stamp image colored in three different shades. I cut out the postage stamps and mounted them on a piece of MFP August Greens, with a contrasting layer of Deepest Mahogany. The designer paper that is peeking out from behind is Basic Grey's Cappella -- which has that same soft green color interspersed with a darker brown. The sentiment is cut out using a Spellbinders ribbon die.



Be sure to comment on the following blogs to increase your chance of winning some stamps.

Lois (you are here)
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

MFP Blog Hop - Cowgirls Rule

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the blogs listed below (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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

I think today's set, Cowgirls Rule, is my favorite of this month's release. I made another criss-cross card today, using MFP Dark Chocolate Bar and some Heidi Grace designer paper. My contrasting cardstock is Later Afternoon Sun, so I colored the roses on the boots yellow. The insert is a fairly simple birthday wish.



I love the image of the little girl and her horse! When I colored the saddle, I made it a sort-of-mahogany color to coordinate with the Basic Grey Boxer DP I used as a background for the focal image. The sentiment is attached using some brown/white bakers twine threaded through eyelets.



Remember to comment on all the following blogs to increase your chance of winning.

Lois (you are here)
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

MFP Blog Hop - Love Remains

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the blogs listed below (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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

My first project for today's set, Love Remains, is a criss-cross card made with several images from the set. If you've never made a criss-cross card, you can find the directions in the Resources section of Splitcoaststampers. My card base is MFP Razmataz Berry, a 100-pound cardstock, with designer papers from Authentique's Uncommon paper pack. I colored the rose images with Copic markers R00, R01, R11, R12, R14, BG93, BG96, and a Prismacolor marker PM-192. I cut out the large rose and popped it up onto a strip of MFP August Greens and pale green ribbon. The insert is August Greens and Snow Storm Smooth. I added some bling for interest. I did find out you shouldn't use Memento ink on ribbon. After I photographed my card, I noticed that the ink was bleeding into the ribbon. (Lesson learned!!!)



My second project is a set of four coasters. The rosebud on the front coaster is from Love Remains, and the others are from various other MFP sets. The background image is from MFP Background Fun, stamped in Palette Charcoal. You can find these coasters in the photo frame section of Michaels.



Here are all four of the coasters.



Remember to comment on all the following blogs to increase your chances of winning.

Lois (you are here)
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

MFP Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome to the MFP March Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


Our New Sets are: Just Dandy, African Veldt, Grandma's Boudoir, and Fish You Were Here. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

We have a NEW Blog Candy Contest! BE A GUEST DESIGNER!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!

All Blog Hop participants will have the chance to win a Month Long GUEST DESIGNER position on our Senior Design team! That’s right! ONE lucky winner will receive a Guest Designer package that will include April 2011’s Four New Release sets, a selection of Premium Papers, and beautiful embellishments. The winner will also receive a Guest Designer Watermark, Blog Button and have the choice to participate in the April 2011 Blog Hop!

What do you need to do to qualify? Just comment on the Design Team blogs during the blog hop. EACH DAY that participants comment on all the Design Team blogs, their name will be entered once in the random drawing. Each participant has the opportunity to have his/her name entered up to four times. (There are four days of the blog hop, so there are up to four entries per person.) The winner will be announced on the Mark’s Finest Papers blog on Saturday, March 12, 2011.

For my first card using today's set, African Veldt, I used the reverse masking technique to spotlight this giraffe.




After making the circle in a scrap piece of paper, I sponged on Tim Holtz Distressed inks in two colors - Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans.

I made this Criss Cross card using MFP Deep Olive and patterned papers from DCWV's Safari Chic paper pad. The elephant head is colored with Copic markers.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team members' blogs. Next stop on the hop is Vicky