CCEE - In Memoriam Joanne Grzelak

Today the CCEE Stampers are dedicating our blog posts to our dear friend Joanne Grzelak, who departed this world in late May.  Joanne was known and loved throughout the stamping community, and she will be missed.  She was one of the first people I "met" on Splitcoaststampers, where she was known as Jojot.  Her beautiful cards had several on-going themes -- her love of the ocean, paper-piercing, and her distinctive red/white/black color combinations.  I chose two of these themes for my card, dedicated to her:

We have a special blog post today, on which we have all made cards in remembrance of Joanne; and we hope you will join us in remembering her today.  If you would like to see how Joanne's former teammates have honored her, please join in on our blog hop.


CCEE Stampers 
Frances Byrne
Lois Bak
Karen Ostergard
Liz Williams
Vicki Garrett
Rebecca Ednie
Kelly Santi
Karen Aicken
Vicky Gould
Maryann Einam
Anne Harmon
Nicky Foden
Lynn McAuley
Kathleen Adams
Crazy 4 Challenges 

MFP Stamp Shop Autumn Fun Blog Hop Day 4

Welcome to MFP  AUGUST Blog Hop
Autumn Fun

There are some changes to our Blog Hop, and  we hope you will be pleased with them. Be sure to look over the changes before hopping along.   Blog Hop guidelines can be found  HERE.   Commenting and doing the tutorials end sooner.

There will be prizes given for commenting and for doing the tutorials. Each winner will be chosen by Random.Org.   Large stamp set for commenting.  Mini stamp set for doing the tutorial,  and everyone doing the tutorials will  earn a Tutorial Badge. 
Now to the HOP!

Join us each day, Aug. 23 - 26, for some 

AUTUMN FUN!  Prize for Commenting is "BIG TREES."

You will have until Friday, 3pm CT, Aug. 26th to comment and do the tutorials.

Prizes and badge winners will be announced

on Sat. Aug. 27th. BLOG HOP GUIDELINES AND RULES FOUND HERE! (Be sure to read)

Tutorials

         1. Layered Embellishment by Gail  
2. Window Tent Card by Kren

Prize for doing one of the tutorials is the mini stamp set "From The Woods "

MFP Tutorial Badge awarded just for trying one of the tutorials.

NOW...

Let's get started HOPPING !!

Here it is -- the final day of this month's Blog Hop.  My first card for today is a tri-shutter card, which I really think is a fun technique.

The MFP Stamp Shop sets that I used on this card are the Autumn Friendship mini set and the Autumn Glory set.

I have a second card for today.  Autumn is for football!  Today is my son's birthday.  He is (as am I) a huge fan of the Miami Dolphins.   I pulled out a fun set to make this Center Step card using the colors of the Dolphins.   A little paper-piecing allowed me to have their logo on the grill.  I hope he likes this card!

The MFP Stamp Shop sets used on this card are Tailgate Party and the Celebrate Mini set.

Now it's time to visit the rest of the hop.   Here's the Design Team:

Bonnie

Gail
Karen

Kren

Lois (that's me)

Marilynn

Pam

Sandy

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

We hope you have enjoyed the Hop and have been inspired! Get to work on the tutorials and show  us what you make by 3pm CT today  and don't forget to be commenting! Come back to the MFP Stamp Shop Blog on Aug. 27th to see if you are a winner!!