Stamping In The Light: North American Woods - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 2

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

North American Woods - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 2

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

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!) All four winners will be announced on February 18, 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 February 17, 2012.

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Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

I have to say - I love the woods/mountains. Of course, it does help living fairly close to Yosemite National Park and all of the beauty the park has to offer. Today's featured set by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company called North American Woods reminds me so much of Yosemite. Of course, the bear stamp would definitely remind my son of Yosemite for sure since he and some church friends ran into a black bear while hiking on Tioga Pass on summer.

My first card I have today was inspired by my son's bear encounter in Yosemite. After stamping the image in memento tuxedo black on Mark's Finest Papers Corn Husk, I pulled out my under used prismacolor watercolor pencils and blender pen to color the image before stippling Stampin Up! close to cocoa ink around the edges. To add to the rustic feel I was looking for, I pulled out my Tim Holtz bark distress embossing folder and then sanded it a bit before stippling the cocoa ink over the top a little for some color.

My next card is stamped in memento tuxedo black on Mark's Finest Papers Corn Husk premium paper and colored using prismacolor watercolor pencils and a blender pen with Stampin Up! basic gray lightly stippled around the edges of the image and the card. I then stamped the same wolf image using Stampin Up! going gray onto scrap card stock before stamping again without re-inking onto Mark's Finest Papers Marbled Smokey Haze. The only embellishments I chose were some Making Memories baby brads and some black tear drops. I was trying to get the tear drop grouping to look like the claws on a wolf's paw.

I'm really happy with how both of these turned out since my migraines kicked back into high gear this last weekend. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and make sure to stop by the rest of the design team blogs for a chance to win today's featured set.

Stamps: MFP North American Woods

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Close To Cocoa, Going Gray, Basic Gray

Card Stock: MFP Corn Husk, Aged Sunflower, Marbled Smokey Haze, French Vanilla Bean, Gray Storm

Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, Making Memories Brads, Vintage Brads, Tim Holtz Bark Distress Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Stipple Brush, Glue Dots, Black Tear Drops, Buttons