MFP Christmas in July - Day Seven

Welcome to the last day of Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company’s Christmas in July blog hop!  We are so glad that you joined us.  We hope that you have enjoyed the tutorials each day and the projects on each of the blogs.  Please note, if you are not a member of Speedy TV you will need to join the site before you can view the tutorials.  Joining is quick, easy and FREE, just click the tutorial link below and it will take you right to the home page where you can join.  The sign up button is on the right hand side of the page.

    Monday July 23rd —Christmas Cards in a Gift Box

    Tuesday July 24th —Stocking Stuffers

    Wednesday July 25th—Gift Bag

    Thursday July 26th—Gift Card Holder

    Friday July 27th —Ornament with Shrinky Dink

    Saturday July 28th —Glass Block

    Sunday July 29th —Decorated Tissue Box

Below are the designers participating in the hop. Some may have a project and some may not.

SPEEDYTV TUTORIALS

Debbie, Lois, Patty, Bonnie, Sue W, Kathy, Tangii, Jane C, Thrifty Stamper, Kate Z, Pat G, Kelli Jo

If you visited my blog yesterdy, you know I wasn't 100% happy with my projects.  Today is a totally different story.   In fact, I am giving it to my BFF for Christmas.  She loves anything with pine cones on it.

I used two different sets from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company, on my tissue box -- Peaceful Nuthatch and New Pines.

I do hope you have gotten some creative ideas from the projects we have shown you during this Christmas in July celebration.  Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you come back again soon.

MFP Christmas in July - Day Six

Welcome to Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company’s Christmas in July blog hop!  We are so glad that you joined us.  We hope that you will enjoy the tutorial each day and the projects on each of the blogs.  The blog hop is running July 23-29, with a new tutorial and project each day of the hop.  Please note, if you are not a member of Speedy TV you will need to join the site before you can view the tutorials.  Joining is quick, easy and FREE, just click the tutorial link below and it will take you right to the home page where you can join.  The sign up button is on the right hand side of the page.

    Monday July 23rd —Christmas Cards in a Gift Box

    Tuesday July 24th —Stocking Stuffers

    Wednesday July 25th—Gift Bag

    Thursday July 26th—Gift Card Holder

    Friday July 27th —Ornament with Shrinky Dink

    Saturday July 28th —Glass Block

    Sunday July 29th —Decorated Tissue Box

Below are the designers participating in the hop. Some may have a project and some may not.

SPEEDYTV TUTORIALS

Debbie, Lois, Patty, Bonnie, Sue W, Kathy, Tangii, Jane C, Thrifty Stamper, Kate Z, Pat G, Kelli Jo

I had the most trouble with today's project -- the Glass Blocks.  I envisioned a nice little scene in my mind, but when I transferred it onto the block, it didn't look the same as it did in my head.  I'm not sure I got the background painting done correctly.  If I ever try this again, I may dab the acrylic paint onto the block rather than painting it on.  At any rate, here is my first attempt.

So, I decided to try it again -- on the other side, with much the same result with the painting.

Be sure to check out the other participants today to see if they had better luck than I did.

Thanks again for stopping by today.  Tomorrow is the last day, and I hope you'll check out the final project in our Christmas in July celebration.

MFP Christmas in July - Day Five

Welcome to Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company’s Christmas in July blog hop!  We are so glad that you joined us.  We hope that you will enjoy the tutorial each day and the projects on each of the blogs.  The blog hop is running July 23-29, with a new tutorial and project each day of the hop.  Please note, if you are not a member of Speedy TV you will need to join the site before you can view the tutorials.  Joining is quick, easy and FREE, just click the tutorial link below and it will take you right to the home page where you can join.  The sign up button is on the right hand side of the page.

    Monday July 23rd —Christmas Cards in a Gift Box

    Tuesday July 24th —Stocking Stuffers

    Wednesday July 25th—Gift Bag

    Thursday July 26th—Gift Card Holder

    Friday July 27th —Ornament with Shrinky Dink

    Saturday July 28th —Glass Block

    Sunday July 29th —Decorated Tissue Box

Below are the designers participating in the hop. Some may have a project and some may not.

SPEEDYTV TUTORIALS

Debbie, Lois, Patty, Bonnie, Sue W, Kathy, Tangii, Jane C, Thrifty Stamper, Kate Z, Pat G, Kelli Jo

This is my second project for the Christmas in July celebration.  I'm not sure I ever used Shrinky Dinks when I was a kid.  How did that happen? Better late than never, I always say!  I had a grand time playing with these Christmas ornaments.  As you can see I made FIVE of them.  However, I did have a little trouble photographing them.  When I did it inside, I got reflections from the lights; when I did it outside, I got reflections of the scenery.

Click on photo to see close-up.

I filled each of the ornaments with Flower Soft.

Thanks for stopping by again today.  Hope you'll be back tomorrow to see my glass blocks.  They were a challenge!

CCEE1230 - Step Card

This is my last week as hostess for the CCEE Stampers, and I asked the team to make a Step Card --  either side-step or center-step -- a fun technique.  I chose a Center-Step card, using a brand-new stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company, called Above the Rest.

There are two giraffe images on this set, as well as several cute sentiments.  I just love the sweet face on this sitting giraffe.  Last year I bought a DCWV paper pack called Safari Chic, which has some great African prints in it.  Fortunately one of them was a giraffe pattern.  I added some gold twine and a little gold charm, and I was finished.

The CCEE Stampers would love for you to play along with us.  Come visit our Blog.  If you decide to make a card for this challenge and post it to another website, such as Splitcoaststampers, be sure to use the keyword CCEE1230 so we can all find it.

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Above the Rest
Paper:  MFP Deep Scarlet, Snow Storm Smooth; DCWV Safari Chic DP
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Copic markers, Gold twine, Charm

Sketch Challenge -- with a Twist

Today's sketch challenge over on Splitcoaststampers was pretty straight-forward.   A card with three panels on the front.  I decided to take it a step further and combine it with a folding technique -- an Easel Card.

I'm still playing around with the new set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company, called Be Wild and Free.  On many of the cards I have made with this set, I've created that orange sky behind the "serengeti" tree (which is actually an acacia tree) -- which is frequently pictured in African photographs.  Using Tim Holtz Distress inks (Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade), I sponged a piece of white cardstock and then cut a piece of DP from DCWV's Safari Chic pad for the bottom panel.  Lining up the DP with the "sky," I stamped the tree and animals in Versafine Onyx Black and embossed it with Detail Black embossing powder.  Then I cut the panel into three pieces -- for the layout of the challenge.  The base of the easel is another piece of DP from Safari Chic, and I added the two jumbo brads to hold the easel up.

If you've never made an easel card, they are really lots of fun.  Here's a link to a tutorial on Splitcoast.  Give it a shot!


Thanks for stopping by my blog today.   I hope you come back again soon.  And don't forget, I have a project for the MFP Christmas in July blog hop on Friday.

MFP Christmas in July - Day One

Welcome to Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company’s Christmas in July blog hop!  We are so glad that you joined us.  We hope that you will enjoy the tutorial each day and the projects on each of the blogs.  The blog hop will run July 23-29, with a new tutorial and project each day of the hop.  Please note, if you are not a member of Speedy TV you will need to join the site before you can view the tutorials.  Joining is quick, easy and FREE, just click the tutorial link below and it will take you right to the home page where you can join.  The sign up button is on the right hand side of the page.

    Monday July 23rd —Christmas Cards in a Gift Box

    Tuesday July 24th —Stocking Stuffers

    Wednesday July 25th—Gift Bag

    Thursday July 26th—Gift Card Holder

    Friday July 27th —Ornament with Shrinky Dink

    Saturday July 28th —Glass Block

    Sunday July 29th —Decorated Tissue Box

Below are the designers participating in the hop. Some may have a project each day and some may not.

SPEEDYTV TUTORIALS

Debbie, Lois, Patty, Bonnie, Sue W, Kathy, Tangii, Jane C, Thrifty Stamper, Kate Z, Pat G, Kelli Jo

I am participating in today's hop.  I love making Christmas cards, whether it's in July or December or August -- doesn't matter.  You can't have too many Christmas cards in your stash!  Today's tutorial was how to make a gift box with Christmas cards in it.   Here's my project:

Here's a photo of just the cards:

I used several of the cardinal images from Christmas Cardinals, along with several different supplies from one of the MFP Premium Paper Craft Packs.  If you haven't gotten one of these packs, you're missing something.  They include cardstock, coordinating designer papers, and lots of embellishments.  Everything you need (except adhesive) to make quite a few different cards.

Thanks for stopping by my blog during our Christmas in July celebration.  I'm participating in a total of four of the hops, so I hope you come back again soon.  I'll have projects on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 4 - Hot & Spicy

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are:

Asian Delights Featured July 17
Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 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!) All four winners will be announced on July 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 and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday July 20, 2012.

Here we are on the last day of the MFP Blog Hop.  I hope you have gotten some inspiration from the design team.

While my first card is technically a clean and simple one, it does have several layers.

My second card is a step card, but a little different than the others I made this month.  The steps are in the center.  I saw this type of card at a recent stamp show and thought I'd like to give it a try.

My friend's kitchen is decorated with items painted with chili peppers.  I thought I'd give her these two cards in case she needs a few more!

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team members' blogs to see what they did with this "hot" set.  And make sure you comment for your final chance to win a free stamp set this week.