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May Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured May 14th
Marsh Birds

Featured May 15th
In Tents
 

Featured May 16th

Space Fun
 

Featured May 17th

Now Showing

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 May 18,2013 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 May 17,2013.

This card was made by using the negative portion of a circle die cut. I used it as a mask and sponged in blue to make the sky/water. The images were stamped in black ink. Colored with markers. 

I wanted an Oriental theme for this card. For some reason this bird feels oriental to me! I think there are koi in the pond where the cattails are growing!

  Good Luck on the hop!

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Today is SNEAK PEEK DAY!

May Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured May 14th

Marsh Birds

Featured May 15th

In Tents

 

Featured May 16th

Space Fun

 

Featured May 17th

Now Showing

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 May 18,2013 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 May 17,2013.

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

"Marsh Silhouettes"

For this card I stamped the fern stamp and added punch flowers for color. The butterfly is from Cracked Hello stamp set.

This card had a lot of sponging. I used a large Post It Note to separate the water from the horizon. I stamped the cattails on the base to fill the void that the card seemed to have.

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Lilly of the Valley"
                                                      

I wanted to make a wedding card using Oriental influences. This card was fun to make! I used thin ribbon to attach the charm.

 I went the tradional route on this one. It's simple and elegant.

 

I melted my stamp in the name of art!

It's time for this week's Tutorial Time Challenge. This one is called stamping with Acrylic paint.

I didn't have any acrylic paint. I'm on a strict budget and can't afford to go off it for the sake of making a card. I decide to use gold Spray Paint. Do NOT USE SPRAY PAINT with Photopolymer stamps. It eats it! You read that right. My stamp curled up and then began to melt!

I got this card out of the process. I guess that was worth it! To get this effect I later tried it with Latex paint that was goldish in tone. It worked and didn't eat the stamp I used. Note to you: Wash the stamp immediately after use!


To make the card like this one you can cover a piece of cardstock with acrylic paint. Stamp the clean dry stamp into the paint to create the background. Wash the stamp immediately. Do not let the paint dry on stamp.

A box that kicked my ..tt!

It's time for the Tutorial Time Challenge #47! This week's challenge is a Card in a Box! (It's more like a large match box if you ask me. Weren't asking? Ooops!

Here's my submission this week.

I had many starts and stops making this one. I tried 8 times and threw the rejections in the trash. My Scor Pal doesn't have the measurements in the increments required so I ended up trying to make the measurements. Don't make my mistake. Use a ruler! I ended up with the ruler and marker at the end. I marked the other side and scored the marks.
Join the design team for your chance to win HERE. Choose Challenge #47.

Leaves and groovy chalk make a mess!

It is time for the Tutorial Time challenge on MFPSpeedyTV! Here is my card using the Fall velum leaves tutorial:

Please join us HERE and choose Challenge 46.
I used the only vellum I had. It was very old from Stamping Up. It was thick and shiny. I couldn't get the chalk to stick in the way the tutorial said to do it. I fixed the problem by rubbing Versa Mark on the leaves then chalking them. Then I heat embossed with clear. Note to self: be careful when heat embossing this type of vellum. It MELTS!

Oh what little birds can say!

April Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured April 16
Columns & Topiaries

Featured April 17
Be a Showoff
 

Featured April 18

Honor & Glory
 

Featured April 19

Birds & 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.

           

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 

The blue tree is cut out and popped up as is the big bird.

Both birds are popped on this one.

FULL TUTORIAL on this card can

 be found HERE.

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The Tutorial Time Challenge is up and ready to go!

You need to go HERE and click on Challenge #45

Here is my card:

Are you dragon? Need a big hug?

April Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured April 16
Columns & Topiaries

Featured April 17
Be a Showoff
 

Featured April 18

Honor & Glory
 

Featured April 19

Birds & 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.

           

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 

These were done with scraps of a Halloween printed paper that I traded for.

The little brick wall was made by turning the castle stamp so that the bottom was on top.