7-31-2015 Mark's Finest Papers Day 5 Christmas in July

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, JULY 28-31 FOR CHRISTMAS FUN, TUTORIALS AND INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Christmas stamp sets. Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the 3 tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on AUG. 15, 2015 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop 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 and posting pics of your projects is Friday Aug. 14, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

Here's the Design Team

Jane

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Sandy 

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day for more Christmas fun. We hope to inspire you to start your Christmas cards and projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made and check back on August 15 to see if you are a winner. 

It has been so much fun creating Christmas items for this hop. I feel so ahead of schedule now! So glad you stopped by.

7-30-2015 Mark's Finest Papers Hop Christmas in July Day 3

I had so much fun making this one, since I made the background first, using the evergreen stamps from the "Create from Pine Boughs" set and the sentiment and cardinal from the Cardinal stamp set. Both sets were introduced in October 2014.  I popped up the ornaments and the bird with dimensionals, after coloring them with Copic markers!

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, JULY 28-31 FOR CHRISTMAS FUN, TUTORIALS AND INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Christmas stamp sets. Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the 3 tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on AUG. 15, 2015 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop 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 and posting pics of your projects is Friday Aug. 14, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

Here's the Design Team

Jane

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Sandy 

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day for more Christmas fun. We hope to inspire you to start your Christmas cards and projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made and check back on August 15 to see if you are a winner. 

It has been so much fun creating Christmas items for this hop. I feel so ahead of schedule now! So glad you stopped by.

Day 2 for Mark's Finest Papers Christmas in July Hop 7-29-2015

 I have another box to show you today.  You can fit about 5 or 6 homemade cards in this box, since it is an A2 size box that was made in my Cameo Silhouette a while ago.  I used an image from the MFP Pretty Pears stamp set with a sentiment also.  I added the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Nutcracker Sept 2014 set.

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, JULY 28-31 FOR CHRISTMAS FUN, TUTORIALS AND INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Christmas stamp sets. Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the 3 tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on AUG. 15, 2015 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop 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 and posting pics of your projects is Friday Aug. 14, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

Here's the Design Team

Jane

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Sandy 

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day for more Christmas fun. We hope to inspire you to start your Christmas cards and projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made and check back on August 15 to see if you are a winner. 

It has been so much fun creating Christmas items for this hop. I feel so ahead of schedule now! So glad you stopped by.

Mark's Finest Papers Hop Day One 7-28-2015

                                                                                                                                                   

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, JULY 28-31 FOR CHRISTMAS FUN, TUTORIALS AND INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Christmas stamp sets. Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the 3 tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on AUG. 15, 2015 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop 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 and posting pics of your projects is Friday Aug. 14, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

Here's the Design Team

Jane

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Sandy 

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day for more Christmas fun. We hope to inspire you to start your Christmas cards and projects.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made and check back on August 15 to see if you are a winner. 

7-27-2015 Another STV15MON28 Masking Technique

I decided to play with the masking technique once again, and came up with this card.  I used The Wetlands stamp set by Theresa Momber, stamped with Memento Black ink.  I colored the duck and the water with a few Copic markers as I wanted them very subtle.  I masked the duck, before I stamped the grasses, for the background.

This was a lot of fun, and something I will do more often. I am very happy that you stopped to visit my work today!


Karen

Sunday, July 26, 2015 GKD Butterfly in Red

I used the Butterfly that Gina sent, which I colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment from the Birthday Blessings set and this card was completed.  Thanks for stopping by.

Sat., July 25, 2015 Duck CAS

I just love this duck image and the way these colors work together. This duck is from Theresa Momber's The Wetlands stamp set.  I love the way this can be used for either a masculine or feminine card!

Thank you for visiting today!

Fri., July 24, 2015 Just a stamped sentiment here

I only used a stamp for the sentiment on the tag for these cards. This first one use a stamp from the Happy Birthday to You stamp set from Gina K. I adhered patterned tape from Gina K. to create the focal point on this card.  I added some twine, for interest and texture, on the second one. A little gem on the tag adds some sparkle! Overall, these are a pretty CAS cards, but I like the way they turned out.

Thursday, 7-23-2015 More Birthday Blessings

I was playing with bright and sunny looking supplies today and came up with this one.

I hope this one made you smile!

Wed. July 22, 2015 Festive Birthday

I whipped this one up rather quickly, and what a Festive Happy Birthday card I ended up with.  Except for the Copic markers, everything used here was from Gina K. Designs.

Tues., 7.21.2015 Bee Mine?

I made this one using the canvas stickers from Gina K Designs.  I think this makes good use of an insect picture sticker! I like this CAS design too.

Monday, 7-20-2015 Sympathy

Sadly, I needed to make this one for a sweet lady, that I have known for many, many years.  The mom of a childhood friend, who was such a talented seamstress, in her day.  She made prom dresses for me, and a wedding headpiece, in the 70's.  That was for my first wedding! She even made that first apron that I donned at that wedding!  A Polish tradition! She and her husband were close friends to my parents and so she was almost like family.  She lived to age 90, so a long and wonderful life, which I used the bird to demonstrate!!

I wanted to share this story with you today!

Sun., July 19, 2015 CAS Wetlands

I sure am having quite a bit of fun with this new stamp set by Theresa Momber. CAS cards are so easy to create with these stamps.  I am glad you stopped by to check out my latest!

Here is another using The Wetlands stamp set, along with a speech bubble.  I used GKD glitter on the bug's wings, to add some sparkle! This was a card I cut out with a Spellbinder die, and decided to use it as a frame .  I just love the added dimension in this sample.

Thanks for visiting today.  This is going to be given to someone very special!

Sat., July 18, 2015 A Lakeview for Ruth

I made this one for a former neighbor that doesn't live with the lake view they used to have.  I wanted to share the memory of the lake view they used to have!

I am thrilled with how this turned out, especially with popping the duck up to give it that 3 D look. 
Theresa is so motivating with what to do with the stamp sets!  Thanks.



....Karen

Fri., July 17, 2015 MFP Stamp Shop Diamonds and Flowers

I really like the brightness of this one and it sort of reminds me of a checkerboard.  I think the CAS  lines make for such a pretty little 5" sq. card! The leaves were colored with my Copic marker, and the flowers were slightly shaded with a C1 Copic.

Thank you for stopping by today!

7-16-15 Ocean Mist CAS and a Fox Thank You

I only stamped with Gina K. Ocean Mist ink after I colored my pearls, and put it all on a spellbinders lacey die cut.  A light sponging of Antique Linen Distress, was used to highlight the outer edges.

This sentiment makes it perfect for a birthday, an anniversary or any Happy Day!
Here is a card I made yesterday afternoon using the Bounty of Blessings stamps, from Gina K.
I am having quite a time using all the supplies I have accumulated for years! I fussy cut the fox after coloring him with Copics, and then mounted him in the frame from this set.

Thanks for visiting.  Your comments will thrill me.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Patriotic Colors

  I made this one in patriotic colors and a stamp set called Just Because, by Gina K. Designs. This came together very quickly too!

Have a great day and thanks for visiting.

7-14-2015 Branching Out, in Green and Gold

Green and gold, my high school colors.  The stamp set by Melanie provided the frame and florals and the sentiment was from a newer set from Gina K., called Birthday Blessings.

Thanks for visiting today!

Mon., July 13, 2015 Playing with GKD stamps

These are three cards that I whipped up today - just keeping busy and catching up with making cards again!
These are all made with stamp sets from Gina K. Designs. I hope you enjoy looking at them.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Sun. July 12, 2015 Masculine Looking Creations

Saturday, July 11, 2015 Happy Birthday with Vertical Greetings 2

I used the Vertical Greetings 2 stamp set from Gina K. Designs.   This became lovely CAS birthday greeting.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Fri., July 10, 2015 Another Lavender Happy Birthday Creation

 Thia didn't photograph too well, but you can tell I made this using Lavender once again, with the addition to the Gins K. Design butterfly in green.

Thanks for visiting!

Thursday, July 9, 2015 Patriotc Birthday Card

 I used Patriotic colors when making this birthday card, along with the stamp from Gina K. Design's stamp from the Happy Birthday to You stamp set, on a die cut from Spellbinders.  A little ribbon and that white flower finished the color palette I wanted.  Thank you for visiting!

Wed. July 8, 2015 Embossed Friend Card

 No stamps were used with this card, only Embossing Folders, Cuttlebug.  Lots of texture so this didn't seem to need a stamped image this time!  The patterned paper is from Gina K. Designs though.

Thank you for visiting!

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Challenge STVFFCT1 card plus one more

 This card and matching ATC were for Challenge STVFFCT1, that was due before June 19.  I used the Elegant Florals 2 stamp set from Gina K. Designs. 



 This one was made using the Birthday Blessings stamp set from Gina K. too. I added a tag from Spellbinder, to hold the sentiment. I  heat embossed this fabulous flower in Silver EP on colored CS, so I didn't have to do any coloring this time around.

Thank you for visiting!

7-6-2015 Challenge STV15MON24 Shaker Card Plus one more

This is the first shaker I have done in many years and I had a lot of fun creating it for this challenge!
The "bird seed" is actually a mix of mustard seeds and rosemary from my spice cabinet.  Spices I had, but no real bird seed!
Too funny!   Thank you for visiting today.


 Here is another one for a challenge STVMON27, divide into fourths!