Thursday, July 17, 2014

Sun, Moom & Heavenly Harmony - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop - Day 4 NBUS#2



Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

July Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are


 Featured  July 15 - Chinese Take Out

Featured July 16 - Coneflowers and Roses

 Featured July 17 - Snowflakes

Featured July 18 - Sun, Moon and Heavenly Harmony


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 six winners will be announced on July19, 2014 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 10 PM EST on Friday July 18, 2014.
Here's the Design Team:

  Pam M


In keeping with my attempt to use up some of my dusty embellies, both of my cards today are using some of my Never Before Used Schtuff  (NBUS) that's been in my stash for years.  

For my first card, I pulled out some Graphic 45 Happy Haunting designer paper along with some Stampin Up! card stock.  Once I stamped my image in memento black and colored with prismacolor markers, then layered along with faux brads, I color spritzed a navy marker over the colored image before popping up and adding a gold star clip.  I did the exact same thing for the saying before adding a navy ribbon along with a gold clip.

The second card had me dusting off the circle clips and buttons this time along with an embossing folder that hadn't seen use in a while as well.  Once the image was stamped in memento black and colored with prismacolor markers, I stippled Tim Holtz spiced marmalade and summer sun inks around it before layering and adding brads.  I then popped it up over the saying, added an orange ribbon with one of the circle clips then added two yellow buttons.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs for a chance to win today's featured sets.


Stamps:  MFP Sun and Moon, Heavenly Harmony
Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade, Stampin Up! Summer Sun
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brushes, Clips, Ribbon, Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Buttons, Glue Dots, Gold Cord, Small Hole Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Color Spritzer Tool, Navy Marker

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Snowflakes - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop - Day 3



Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

July Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are


 Featured  July 15 - Chinese Take Out

Featured July 16 - Coneflowers and Roses

 Featured July 17 - Snowflakes

Featured July 18 - Sun and Moon and Heavenly Harmony

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 six winners will be announced on July19, 2014 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 10 PM EST on Friday July 18, 2014.

Here's the Design Team:



I love snowflakes and today's featured set gives you a few different sizes and shapes to choose from along with matching sayings.  After stamping my own background by alternating the "let it snow" saying and one of the snowflakes in pacific pointe ink, I stamped the main image in memento bahama blue onto white card stock before layering and adding gold brads and popping up over a gold cord border.  I made the saying by stamping and punching it out before adhering using glue dots to finish it off.  This set of cards is also part of my July 2014 Christmas Card Challenge.

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.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.


Stamps: MFP Snowflakes
Ink: Memento Black, Bahama Blue, Stampin Up! Pacific Pointe
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Stampin Up! Oval Punch, Gold Cord, Brads, Dimensionals