SCS Inspiration Challenge - Candle Pinterest Board

The Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoaststampers is my favorite one of the week.  For today's inspiration site, Audrie chose her Favorite Candles Pinterest Board.  What wonderful choices we had for inspiration -- so much so that I actually made two projects -- one card and one tag.

For my card, I chose this gorgeous candle which reminded me of hyacinths, so I used my new ODBD Hyacinth set to create a birthday card in the colors on the candle.

I stamped the image twice and cut out the center frame, which I popped up on foam dots.  I am entering this card in the Our Daily Bread Designs Anything Goes challenge.

For my tag, I chose these owl candles and used a new Elizabeth Craft Designs tag die called Tags & More 3 - Leaves.  I cut the tag out twice, once in dark green and once in white.   For the white one, I also used the leaves die at the top.

I love using googlie eyes on my owls.  It makes them look wiser, don't you think?

Card
Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs Hyacinth
Ink:  Memento Grape Jelly, Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Recollections Heavyweight White, SU Perfect Plum, MFP Stamp Shop Snow Storm Smooth, DCWV Silver Glitter paper, Paper Pizazz Soft Purple Fern
Accessories:  Copic markers, Labels 26 dies, Foam pop dots

Tag
Stamps:  MFP Stamp Shop Owls, Autumn Splendor
Ink:  Memento Espresso Truffle
Paper:  MFP Stamp Shop Snow Storm Smooth, SU Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Copic markers, Elizabeth Craft Designs Tags & More 3 - Leaves dies, Googlie eyes, Ribbon

MFP Stamp Shop "Favorites" Blog Hop - Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of the Marks Finest Papers Stamp Shop
 January Blog Hop. 

 We're doing something different to start out the new year. We're looking back at all the wonderful sets released in 2014. For the 4 days of the Blog Hop the Design Team will show you their "Favorite" sets of 2014. Please visit each blog and leave a comment. One person will be chosen to receive their choice of one of the "Favorite" Stamp Sets we have featured.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win a "Favorite" Set of your choice! Just comment on the blogs listed below (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT, however, have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) The winner will be announced on 

January 31, 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 10 PM EST on Friday January 30, 2014.

Let's get started!!

While the paper doll sets were not necessarily my favorite stamps last year, this project that I made for the Paper Doll sets is my favorite project for 2014.  I combined all three of the original paper doll sets to create this dressing room.

Here are close-ups of the various parts of the dressing room.

Another smaller project using the Paper Doll sets is this “armoire card” that I made for a Tutorial Team challenge.

Again I made a new card with the Paper Doll and the coordinating set, Paper Doll Formal Wear.

Here is the Design Team for today:

Lois (that's me)

Karen 

Toni 

Janine

Shirley

Vickie

Sandy

MFPStampShop

I hope we have touched on some of your favorite MFP stamps during this month's blog hop.  Be sure to comment often for your chance to win a free stamp set.

MFP Stamp Shop "Favorites" Blog Hop - Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the Marks Finest Papers Stamp Shop
 January Blog Hop. 

 We're doing something different to start out the new year. We're looking back at all the wonderful sets released in 2014. For the 4 days of the Blog Hop the Design Team will show you their "Favorite" sets of 2014. Please visit each blog and leave a comment. One person will be chosen to receive their choice of one of the "Favorite" Stamp Sets we have featured.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win a "Favorite" Set of your choice! Just comment on the blogs listed below (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT, however, have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) The winner will be announced on 

January 31, 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 10 PM EST on Friday January 30, 2014.

Let's get started!!

Anyone who is familiar with my cards knows that my favorite stamps are flowers and also knows that I like fun fold techniques.  I combined those things in several projects made with the set Coneflowers.  One of my blog hop cards in July was this cascading card.

My daughter-in –law’s birthday was in July, and I used Coneflowers for this “bouquet in a box.”  I'm pleased that she still has it sitting on her kitchen window.

I thought I should make a new card with this beautiful set, so I made one using a favorite technique (Triple Stamping).  The bees and sentiment are from another MFP Stamp Shop set, Bring on the Sun.

Here is the Design Team for today:

Lois (that's me)

Karen 

Toni 

Janine

Shirley

Vickie

Sandy

MFPStampShop

Be sure to visit the rest of the participating members of the Design Team and comment for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Come on back tomorrow for more FAVORITES!!

CCEE1505 Bleached Out Images

For her last challenge this month, Vicky asked the CCEE Stampers to use a technique I haven't used in several years.  It's one a new stamper learns and finds fascinating -- bleached out images.  Here's a link to Splitcoaststampers tutorial.  After I bleached out the image, I colored the leaves and added just a touch of pale orange to the base of the flower petals.

Stop over at the CCEE Stampers blog and see how the rest of the team used bleach on their cards.

Double Inspiration Challenge

The Free4All challenge on Splitcoaststampers and the challenge on Our Daily Bread Designs blog were both Inspiration Challenges this week -- and both used the color pink -- so I combined them for my card today.

I had a small piece of this pretty designer paper, which has a couple of shades of pink on it.  So I was able to use two different shades of pink for my card base and embellishments.  I used the word "Celebrate" on the pennant swag and figured I could put the appropriate sentiment on the inside when the occasion arises.

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs - Christmas Pennant Swag
Ink:  Rose Red
Paper:  MFP Stamp Shop Precious Pink, Razmataz Berry; Sandylion DP
Accessories:  ODBD Pennant Swag die, Spellbinders Aster Flower Topper die, Brads

CCEE1504 - Silhouettes

Silhouette images are some of my favorites, and that's what Vicky asked the CCEE Stampers to use this week.  I decided to make a masculine birthday card this week because I can always use a spare one in my stash.

Pull out those silhouette stamps because we'd love for you to play along with us.  Go over to the CCEE Stampers blog, see what the rest of the team has created, and link up your card.

CardMaker Blog - Starburst Background

Today is my first post on the CardMaker blog, in which I showed how I made this card:

If you'd like to see how I put this together, pop over to the CardMaker blog.