Sending Happy Thoughts - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 3

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 following 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!)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.

Lois

Vicky

Anne

Pat G.

Karen H.

Patty P.

Mary

Dawn M.

Marilynn

Chrissy

Karen K.

Pam

Debbie

Nancy

Bonnie (that's me) 

Harriet

Kathy

Silvia

Brenda

Mark's Finest Papers

Growing up I had always wanted to collect butterflies and flowers.  However, living in an apartment back then, having a collection wasn't exactly an easy thing to do.  There wasn't all of the fun collectors shadow boxes, preservative stuff, etc that kids have now-a-days.  If I wanted to smash a flower between the pages of a heavy book, then that was possible even though afterwards there was no place to "store" or "show" them. 

Today's set, Sending Happy Thoughts by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company allows me, and anyone else, to be a kid again.  Once I saw this set, I knew what I how I wanted to present it for today's blog hop.  After I stamped my images on Snow Storm Smooth premium paper in memento tuxedo black ink and colored them with prismacolor markers, I cut all of them out to be "pinned" or "glued" into a Martha Stewart shadow box I had bought a Michael's a year ago or so on clearance.  Once all of my cutting was done, I pulled out some Prima flowers and leaves, roses, and my Martha Stewart large butterfly punch with some scrap designer paper.  After arranging everything in my shadow box, it was time to glue/pin it all down then add some bling for the final embellishment.

Here's a close up of the shadow box without the cover on.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out considering I'm still dealing a migraine and my project was put together while still on meds for it.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget to stop by all of the designers blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win today's set.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Sending Happy Thoughts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm Smooth

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Martha Stewart Shadow Box, Prima Flowers, Prima Leaves, Bling, Glue Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots, Pins