All Postal - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 4

 

February Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
 

Lots of Luck Featured February 19
Hum Along Featured February 20
Rain Clouds Featured February 21
All Postal Featured February 22

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 23,2013 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 22, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Love Script"

 

The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Big Cupcake"

 

Patty P.

Lois

Vicky

Jane C 

Debbie 

Pam 

Pat G 

Thrifty Stamper 

MariLynn 

Karen K 

Bonnie 

Kathy B 

Angela B 

Cathy C 

Toni 

Sue W 

Janine B 

Tammylee 

An'jenic 

Kate Z 

Shirley Q 

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

 

 

My first card is a clean and simple (CAS) example for you using today's featured set, All Postal, along with some cuttlebug border embossing folders I had forgotten were in my stash.  Have you ever had some really cool stamping supplies and just plain forgot they were there?  Geez, I think I need to go through my stash more often.  However, I digress. 

After stamping the crocus postage image three times in memento tuxedo black ink onto MFP white card stock, I then colored the images with koh-i-noor pencils with a blender marker before layering.  Once the layering was finished, I then dry embossed three stitched borders by running the "forgotten about" embossing folder through my big shot directly onto the card before adding the layered image.

My second card has more of a vintage feel after pairing some Prima Botanical designer paper with MFP desert sand card stock and a stamped strip of deep olive card stock.  Both of my main images are stamped in memento tuxedo black ink onto corn husk card stock then colored with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink lightly over and around the images before adding a layer of brushed corduroy distress ink to finish the "aging process".  After popping up my images over the stamped border, I lightly stippled some artichoke ink around the edges of the card and designer paper before stamping my saying at the bottom and adding ice stickles to highlight both the butterfly and amaryllis flower.  I just love how this postage set combined so well with Garden Art and Amaryllis Definition.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.

Stamps: MFP All Postal, Garden Art, Amaryllis Definition
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy, Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: MFP, Stampin Up! Night Of Navy, Prima Botanical Designer Paper
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Pop Dots, Stipple Brushes, Ice Stickles, Cuttlebug Border Embossing Folders, Big Shot