Be A Showoff - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 2

First, let me say to the city of Boston, my heart and prayers are with you.  Let us pray for all of the injured, the first responders, and the families of those that lost their lives.  Thank you.

April Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured April 16 - Columns and Topiaries
Featured April 17 - Be a Showoff

 Featured April 18 - Honor and Glory

 Featured April 19 - Birds and Trees

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 April 20,2013 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 April 19,2013.

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

"Zoo Friends"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"You May Bow"
                                                         

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 

An'jenic 

Kate Z 

Shirley Q 

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

Today's featured set is another one of my favorites from this month.  Maybe it's because I love coloring peacocks, or because I love making colorful birds, who knows.  All I know, is I'm having a blast creating with this set and you will too.

For my project today, I took the main peacock image from Be A Showoff and stamped it in memento tuxedo black ink onto MFP white card stock before coloring it with prismacolor makers then combining the image with some retired Stampin Up! card stock and Michael's Recollections Animal Print designer paper.  For my embellishments, I stamped the large peacock feather directly onto three of the silk flowers in purple twilight and citrus inks before layering with white silk flowers and bling centers.  My final touches were faux brads and ice stickles highlighting parts of the peacocks tail feathers and crown.

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 Be A Showoff
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Adirondak Purple Twilight, Citrus
Card Stock: MFP White, Stampin Up! Magenta, Green Galore, Michael's Recollections Animal Print DP
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Silk Flowers, Glue Dots, Bling, Pop Dots, Ice Stickles