Dogwood Blossoms

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

For this card, I stamped the dogwood image using rich cocoa memento ink and colored with Copic markers: Y13G21. G24, RV13, RV14, E15, E0000, 0. That is matted onto the pink card stock. The card base is Gray Storm. I added a strip of the pink embossed with Swiss Dots folder and the other strip is Paper from The Authentique Uncommon pad. The edges are cut using Spellbinders Classic Scallop and Classic Triple Scallop. The pink edge of that panel is embossed with Organic Flourish. I then added the main panel and added yellow stickles to the center of the blossom. The sentiment is stamped with Basic Gray ink and the edges were dragged across the ink pad. I added the pink pearl and popped it up using foam squares.

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 18, 2012 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 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
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Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

Blessings

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

For this card, I let the sentiment and the beautiful shimmery paper be the focus. I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and embossed with gold embossing powder before cutting/embossing with Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two. The main panel is the beautiful shimmery paper from MFP which was embossed with Sizzix Thank You Set 5 matted with gold card stock. I took another panel of that gold and embossed it with Textile Texture folder and adhered it where the plain panel was left. I popped up the sentiment panel with foam squares. I added a small gold ribbon bow for the finishing touch.

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 18, 2012 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 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers


Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

North American Woods

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

For this card I stamped the bear image using Rich Cocoa Memento ink onto a light blue card stock. I mounted it onto the dark brown card stock and then stitched around the edges. The "bear with me" sentiment is all in one line, but I chose to stamp it this way, utilizing my stamp-a-ma-jig, then punching it out and mounting it onto a brown circle. I used linen thread behind the sentiment and added a little knot of it to the I forgot panel as well.

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 18, 2012 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 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers


Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

Relax a bit

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

I stamped the teacup image onto white card stock using London Fog Memento ink and colored with Copic markers before cutting out and popping up. The card front is embossed with Thank You Set 5 and the sentiment stamped with Rose Red ink. I cut slits in the card front to weave the ribbon and then tied the bow.

For this one, I stamped the teapot onto white card stock and colored the image with Coic markers, then cut out and mounted onto the white Swiss Dot panel which is mounted onto the blue. I punched the top of the panel and added a ribbon. The sentiment is stamped onto the white card stock and it was cut/embossed/stenciled with Spellbinders Labels Three. The front of the card is embossed with Sizzix Corner Damask.

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 18, 2012 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 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
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Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

I can stamp a rainbow!

Here is another sneak peek from a set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers.

I used just one of the sentiments from the set Dogwood Blossoms, stamping it repeatedly in the colors of the rainbow. I then added the ribbon treatment on the right and mounted the card front onto a yellow card. Bright and cheery, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to come back next week for the blog hop! It's gonna be great!

Stamps: Dogwood Blossoms

A Sneak Peek!

Here is another sneak peek of a new set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers.


I cut/embossed the card front using Spellbinders scalloped heart. I then stamped the Dogwood branch on the inside, adding the single blossom to the bottom to fill the heart shape a bit more. I inked the sentiment with Close to Cocoa marker, separating the words to fit the open areas. I added a grosgrain ribbon around the edge of the heart opening.

Spring

This card is a sneak peek of a new set being released next week. I used dp from Kaisercraft and embossed the yellow panel with Thank You Set 5. I used blue ribbon for the one panel. The lilies are stamped using Pumice Stone distress ink and colored with Copic markers. I lined the edge of the front panel with the green Copic marker to make it stand out just a bit more. The word spring is embossed with white embossing powder.

Stamps: Blessings by Mark's Finest Papers

Be the kind of woman

I love this sentiment. I made this card for a friend who quoted this just the other day. Luckily, today's colors fit her home decor, so she should like it.

Alas, my inventory doesn't include Daffodil Delight, so I substituted Barely Banana. It's a little pale, but I think it works.

The sentiment is stamped onto the barely banana card stock using Soft Suede ink before being cut/embossed using Spellbinders Beaded Ovals. That is mounted onto Soft Suede card stock with all four corners punched with the MS Swirling Lace punch. I added the Poppy Parade which is cut/embossed with Spellbinders Parisian Motifs before embossing the entire front with Cuttlebug Textile Textures folder. I added clear rhinestones to the sentiment panel and added a bow of seam binding dyed with the Poppy Parade ink.

I think she will like it. Do you? Thanks for stopping by!

Happily Ever After Rose

I created this card for the SCS technique challenge this week: create your own stripes. I cut two designer papers into different sized stripes and mounted them onto the brown striped designer paper which is matted with black. I then stamped the rose image onto vanilla card stock and colored with Copic markers before cutting out and popping up. The sentiment is part of the designer paper cut/embossed with Spellbinders ovals and scalloped ovals. I then added the triple bow of seam binding as a finishing touch.

Stamps: MFP Love Remains

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Birthday funny

I computer generated this sentiment to go with this image. It is a birthday card for my son-in-law. I hope he likes it.

The sentiment was printed onto the white card stock, then I stamped the image using Pumice Stone distress ink. I added the black photo corners and matted onto red and black. A very simple card with a funny sentiment. Well, since I'm on the other side of that hill, it isn't that funny! lol Or is it? Truth for sure.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Gent with bike SKU 535-05

Ribbon carousel giveaway

Ribbon Carousel is giving away one of their carousels. Head on over to their blog to get a chance to win.

Stampin' Sisterhood

I hope you popped over to the Stampin' Sisterhood blog and took a look at my card posted there. I really love it!!!! I used shrink plastic and lots of distressing to create a very vintage and feminine card. If you haven't yet, take a look!

Teenage boy birthday

This card was made as a masculine birthday card for my grandson turning 13. Once I got it done, I realized it looks a big like Santa's belt. Don't tell him. I hope he won't notice. But it did make me chuckle.

I inked the stamp with markers before stamping onto white, cutting out and mounting onto the lucky limeade card stock. I put the black strip behind which is embossed with the diamond plate folder. The card front is embossed with the distressed frame.

Thanks for stopping by!

Best Wishes

This technique of inking the negative side of an embossing folder, then embossing your paper is so perfect for an elegant wedding card. Unfortunately I can't find my brayer, so I had to use direct to folder using my ink pad. The result isn't the greatest, but it works well enough, I think.

I inked the Damask Corner folder with Old Paper distress ink and embossed white paper. The sentiment is just part of a sentiment stamp omitting several of the words. That is cut/embossed with Spellbinders' Fleur de Lis Accents and popped up with foam squares. I colored the seam binding with the same ink and tied a multi loop bow, adding a pearl brad to the center. Of course I had to add just a couple of pearls to the sentiment too.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Butterflies are Free Set

Thanks for stopping by!

Kittie Kit Hop

Hello Sister Friends!! How are you? Thank you for joining in on the KITTIE KIT HOP fun!! We are SO excited to share with you! In case you didn’t know, Rubbernecker Stamps has a line of stamps called KITTIE KITS and they include a variety of images; these images can be used together in MANY different ways to create MANY different things!! Just wait, you will see what I mean!

The Stampin’ Sisterhood has come together to share some of the ways that THEY use them! There is a HOP ROUTE for you to follow below! You will find it along with MY creation! AND? So you won’t get lost, EACH Sister will have this list for you, to help you on your journey!! Make sure to leave some LOVE at every stop, for you will want to be eligible for our PRIZE!! What fun would it be without a PRIZE!!

***You could WIN……………….
Your choice of one AWESOME ……
KITTIE KIT stamp set
Of your CHOICE!

***The winner will be announced
FRIDAY 1/27
So you all have time to HOP!!
How cool is that? OK, better get HOPPIN’, there is LOTS to see!! Be on the look out for our NEXT HOP coming IN FEBRUARY!! We look forward to bringing you MORE sharing and prizes!! Until then, be sure to check out the daily posts on the STAMPIN’ SISTERHOOD blog!! There is LOTS of inspiration to be found! Thanks again for joining us today and ENJOY!!

I used elements from Fall Harvest S009, and Cause a Scene Outdoor Master KKCS M001. The sentiment is part of Fill My Basket 59-07

**HOP ROUTE**

Bev Gerard

Charlene Driggs

Charlene Merrick

Jacquie Peifer - Creative Coordinator

Jen Charboneau

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Joan Ervin

Judy Rozema

Julia Aston

Juliana Swanson

Karen Hunsaker - you are here!

Kecia Waters

Kittie Caracciolo

Rubbernecker Stamps

Click here to see all the Kittie Kits

You are cherished

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

 

For this card, I stamped the cute little daisy heart image from the set onto vanilla card stock using Wild Honey distress ink and coloring in with Copic markers. I added stickles to the centers of the flowers and cut the image out. The dp is from the Authentique Splendid bundle. It has a hint of the turquoise color in it, so I brought that out with the ribbon and the sentiment. The sentiment is stamped onto the designer paper and curved to fit around the heart shape. I then added the "bow" with a rhinestone brad center.

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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
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Sending Happy Thoughts

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

 

I stamped the beautiful rosebud stamp image onto white card stock and then colored with Copic markers, cutting out and mounting onto black. The pink panel is embossed with Fancy Corners and the ribbons added. The white panel is embossed with Textile Texture folder and mounted onto the pink card stock. I added one more length of ribbon under the rose image panel and around the entire card front.

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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

Cowgirls Rule

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

 

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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

Love Remains

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

 

For my card, I used the rosebud, the leaves and the sentiment. I stamped the leaves on the card front behind the oval rosebud image panel. I really like the dimension it added. The images are colored with Copic markers. The edges are sponged with distress inks: Seedless Preserves and Gathered Twigs. I really like the Gathered Twigs for stamping nature images. It's just softer than black. I added the embellishment cut/embossed using Spellbinders Ironwork Motifs and sponging to distress it a bit. I then added the beautiful ribbon (also from MFP) and heated it a bit to get more texture. I hope you like it.
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!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers

Pink Valentines

A Valentine! I used designer papers from Authentique Uncommon bundle for the hearts, as well as a Rose Red dp from long ago. They are cut/embossed with Spellbinders scalloped hearts. The sentiment is stamped onto the white panel with Rose Red ink before embossing with the Damask folder. The edges are MS Doily Lace punch. Just a touch of ribbon is added to the one heart. The edge of the pink card front is also stamped with a flourish from Rubbernecker's Love Set.

Stamps: Love Set SKU 545, Petite Happy Valentine's Day SKU 28-04

I want to be a cowgirl!

And why wouldn't you? After all, you get to look at cowboys! Mmmmm, doggie! hee hee hee

This is a sneak peek of a new set being released tomorrow by MFP called Cowgirls Rule. I stamped the boots image using black memento ink and colored with Copic markers. I then added the sentiment which is inked with markers. The pink panel at the bottom is embossed with Woodgrain folder and then I sponged on a little of the Victorian Velvet ink, then added the twine. I also added a little knot of the twine above the sentiment.



Be sure to come back tomorrow for the beginning of the blog hop showcasing four new stamp sets from MFP. It's gonna be fun!

Design Team Call

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It's Thursday - again!

It is Thursday and that means I have a post on the Rubbernecker Stampin' Sisterhood blog. It's pink and I used the lovely Quilted Heart image. Pop over and take a peek!

Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of a new stamp set which will be released next week. Be sure to come back for the hop. You might even win a free stamp set!

The heart is stamped onto white using Gathered Twigs distress ink and colored with Copic Markers. I then airbrushed the border around the entire card front. I then added the Baja Breeze panel which was stamped with the sentiment. I love the flexibility of the clear stamps, which enabled me to make it curved like this. I embossed it with white ep. I then stamped the heart again onto white cardstock and embossed with white before cutting it out and coloring it with Copic markers and adding it to the sentiment panel. The leaves are die cut with Spellbinders Foliage die and added to the card front. I colored the seam binding with the Copic markers I had used on the image, spritzed with alcohol, scrunched and tied into the bow. I added the cute little fairy charm which is also from MFP.

I hope you like it. Who doesn't like pansies??? And hearts???? hee hee hee

Stamp: You are Cherished by MFP
Copic Markers: R20, YG63, R39

Butterfly Blossom

Can you see the butterflies? Oh, they are there.Can you see it? The flower is made by layering a die cut Dahlia and then three of the butterflies cut from designer paper and adding a gem for the center. This card is large - 5-1/2" square. It had to be for this large blossom. There is an embossed panel behind the ribbon. The flourishes are from Rubbernecker's two part flourish.

Rubbernecker Two Part Flourish 546-01, Happy Birthday Square 565-19

Textile Texture embossing folder, Spellbinders Dahlia, Foliage and Fanciful Flight.

Put Christmas away!

I am ready for Christmas to be put away, so I created a card without Christmas or winter images or colors. Click here to be taken to the Stampin' Sisterhood blog to see what I created!

Wet but not wild!

How was your New Year? Mine was less than wild - going to bed by 10 PM, nursing a cold. Boooo! I didn't get many Christmas cards sent out this year either, so I think I may need to make more of these Happy New Year cards.

The lower strip is beaded with light blue beads and then I added the dark blue glitter to meet the color challenge and fill in the gaps.



The snowman is stamped onto white card stock using gathered twigs distress ink. I masked him and then airbrushed the background using torn paper to make the clouds. I hand wrote the sentiment. I then stamped the snowflakes over the whole image using Bashful Blue and then adding some embossed white ones too. For the wet, I added glue and dazzling diamonds for the ground. The white embossed snowflakes look wet as well.

Happy New Year everyone.

Jump over to . . .

I have a new card up on the Stampin' Sisterhood Rubbernecker blog. Why don't you click here and go take a look. I'd love to know what you think.

Happy Birthday squared

How do you like this color combo? I love it. And such a change from all the Christmas cards going on.

I inked the stamps with markers before stamping onto white cs. I then watercolored the image. The card front is Wisteria Wonder stamped with the flourish stamp inked with the Wisteria Wonder ink and then overstamping with the same flourish inked with Versamark. The green strip is stamped with French Script inked with Lucky Limeade ink. I distressed the edges, just for fun and a bit of dimension. I also added the lace for a little more femininity. The coral piece behind the rose is the double arch corner punch by MS.

Stamps: Single Leaf Rose 531-01, Flourish 546-05. Happy Birthday Square 565-19, French Script 448