MFP Blog Hop Day 3

Mark's Finest papers' Design Teams are celebrating our NEWEST STAMP RELEASE with a Blog Hop! All 4 sets are available TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on June 8, 9, 10, and 11th. On Saturday, (June 12, 2010), a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day! (4 different winners, one winner for each day.) (THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!)

The 4 winners will be announced on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog on June 12, 2010. Each winner will receive 1 stamp Set that will be released NEXT month!

Here is my card for the third day of the Blog Hop. The image comes from the set called More of Speedy the Cat's Friends. I used pink and white paper, with some pink rose dp for the bg. Black ink, with some highlights of pink and blue added to the cat. The accessories are: markers, punch, nesties, cb, scalloped scissors, gold cord, dimensionals and a gold cat charm.

Here are the Design Team Members to visit:
Samantha - June Guest designer
Nancyruth
Lois
Vicky
Jeanne
Debbie
Peggysue
Faith
Vicki
Claudine
Liz
Mark's Finest Papers

Come back tomorrow for the last day of the Blog Hop!

THT053 My Colors!

What fun! I got to pick the theme for this week's TreeHouse Thursday challenge ......... so of course I chose my favorite color combination, RED, white, and black.

The set I used is called Embrace Life, and is one of the new sets from Treehouse Stamps that was just released. I copied the rose four times, cut parts out and popped them for dimension. The bg is Dotted Swiss, with a layer of punched holes. I painted the stem in celery, backed it with a black nestie, and added a ribbon, a sentiment froom the set, and some brads.

I hope you like what I did, and that you will join us in making something and adding it to Mr. Linky. Please look for us again next Thursday.

MFP BLOG HOP Day 2

Mark's Finest Papers' Design Teams are celebrating our NEWEST STAMP RELEASE with a Blog Hop! All 4 sets are available TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on June 8, 9, 10, and 11th, 2010. On Saturday (June 12, 2010), a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day! (4 different winners, one winner for each day.)(THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!)

The 4 winners will be announced on Mark's Finest Papers Blog on June 12, 2010. Each winner will receive 1 Stamp Set that will be released NEXT month!

Here is my card for today, from the set Pears and Hollyhock. I used Basic Grey and black paper. The inks are black, summer sun, mustard, moss, and caramel. The accessories are: cb, D'Vine Swirls, punch, piercer, brads, ribbon, and dimensionals.

Here are the links to visit today:

Samantha - Guest Designer

Nancyruth

Lois

Vicky

Jeanne

Debbie

Peggysue

Faith

Vicki

Joanne

Julia

Cathleen

Claudine

Mark's Finest Papers

See you tomorrow for Blog Hop #3.

Creative Belli Challenge #93

The Belli Challenge for this week is to use rub-ons. We all have them. Why is it that we don't use them very often??? My Mom gave me these a while ago, and I put them in the box with my butterfly images, and have looked at them a few times, but they have sat there until today. I have done a shameful case of Cathleen (ctorina) and her fabulous layout! The lattice punch is so feminine, and I thought the roses and butterfly would be perfect with it. I hope you like it.

Please join us in using your rub-ons that have been just sitting around like mine. Be sure to add your card to the Creative Belli Blog via Mr. Linky, and check out the cards and projects of the rest of the Design Team. See you for the next challenge in two weeks.

MFP Blog Hop!

Mark's Finest Papers' Design Teams are celebrating our NEWEST STAMP RELEASE with a Blog Hop! All 4 sets are available TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on June 8, 9, 10, and 11th, 2010. On Saturday, (June 12th, 2010), a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day! (4 different winners, one winner for each day.) (THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!)

The 4 Winners will be announced on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog on June 12, 2010. Each winner will receive 1 Stamp Set that will be released NEXT month!




Here is my card, using the set, Believe In You. I used Basic Grey Paper and white to showcase the wonderful image of flowers and a hummingbird. The accessories are an EK Success punch, ribbon, gold cord, dimensionals, and a charm from MFP.

Here are the links to the rest of the Design Team:
Samantha - June Guest Designer
Nancyruth
Lois
Vicky
Jeanne
Debbie
Peggysue
Faith
Vicki
Mark's Finest Papers

Please join me here tomorrow for the second day of our Blog Hop!

Erin's Rose

I really had no intention of uploading anything else today, but when I saw what had happened in our perennial garden, I changed my mind.

This rosebush was bought a few years ago when my DGD Erin's favorite color was PINK. Every year it has lots of buds, but this year it has exceeded our expectations!!! There are so many, and it smells so delicious!, that I just had to share it with all of you.

Home from Baltimore

Gee it's nice to be home!! We had a three day bus tour that took us to Baltimore MD. The reason we wanted to go was that it was expressly to see two RED Sox games. There were a lot of extras, like the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the Inner Harbor, and everyone's favorite, the tour of Camden Yards that included being in the dugout, and the expensive suites at the ballpark.

The weather was just right - hot, humid, typical MD summer - and the Sox won both games. We met fabulous people, ate WAAAAAAAAAY too much, and came home at midnight last night thoroughly exhausted!! Back on the diet today. BOO!!!!!!!

Now to reality.......... I spent an hour catching up on messages, and had time to make a card that covers three challenges. Here it is.

Speedy's Friends Challenge was to use Buttons and Bows. Check.

CAS70 was to use a favorite sentiment. Who could resist Mae West and ANY of her comments? Check.

TLC276 Getting Personal/Favorite Technique. Check. I just love Clean and Simple cards and punches. I also love watercoloring and coloring with markers (I think I spent my childhood with crayons and coloring books!). The reasoon I chose MFP's Cupcake Birthday image is beacuse we are a family of chocolate cake lovers. DGD Tommy only eats chocolate cake. DD Amy eats the cake but not the frosting. DIL Debbie eats the frosting, so they swap plates!! DGD Erin LOVES cherries, and finds excuses to put them on or in anything. How could I resist using this image!!

That's it. I gotta put stuff away from our trip, and lots of stuff to catch up on. Have a fun day.

We're off!

quick note..... it's 5:30. Ready to go, hear there are T-storms all weekend in Baltimore!! see you Monday!

Challenges - FINAL upload! Phew!

Here are the cards I made for the challenges today on SCS. I'm pretty sure you won't need any help figuring out which is which!

For StampinB's - a masculine card (I think this works for a guy of any age ....all together now, "we all live in a yellow submarine"..sorry!)

For the Ways to use it - there's no place like home. I love this Victorian charmer! Nice to have that fab SU paper of houses to go with it. I bet the gallery will be full of it today!

That's all from me. Tomorrow bright and early we leave for Baltimore for three days .... two Red Sox games, tour of Annapolis, the Inner Harbor, and EATING. That may be the best part for me. Seeya.

THT052 Beach Vacation

The Treehouse Thursday Challenge this week is to make something that comes under the heading of Beach Vacation.

I couldn't resist using this cute octopus......he/she is surely at the beach. This is one of the new images in the set called Octopus Friend.

I think this is probably a girl, she has pink cheeks, and has some flowers she will certainly be putting in her...hair? Maybe she will wear them in a lei?

Please join us and add your project to Mr. Linky at the Treehouse Blog, and add THT052 to your keyword at SCS and PCP. See you next week!

DDIC#29 Butterflies

The Divine Diva Inspiration Challenge this week takes a look here at this bedroom set in Better Homes and Gardens.

The colors are so beautiful! I chose to stay with the colors of lavender, turquoise, and white. I used a new EK Success punch of a simple flower and flourish to add a little texture and interest.

I hope you will want to join us in the challenge. Please check out the other DT cards and projects to see how they have interpolated the inspiration challenge. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please add DDIC to your Keyword. See you in two weeks.

Pears and Hollyhock from MFP

I love Wednesdays! Not because the week is halfway over (when you're retired every day is Saturday!LOL!), but because the sketch challenge is posted on SCS.

This image and sentiment come from a new set from MFP called Pears and Hollyhock. The papers come from there too. I love this pear .... perfect for all kinds of things, including anniversaries. It's cut out and popped up to give it more dimension, and the sentiment is popped as well as wired to hang from the fence.

Thanks for joining me here today. Have a good one.

Hooray for Summer!!

Summer was on my mind this morning after a gorgeous sunny weekend. This card of a Pacific island of huts and palm trees is for two challenges.

The Speedy's Friends Challenge #5 is to use a silhouette. If you would like to join us, you can link your card here. This is also for the CC on SCS today.

I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day celebration. We were away for part of it, then brought our DGD Erin back with us, and she stayed for a couple of days to swim, hot tub, and craft. She also did some baking, which she loves. Her cards are shown below, and I know she would love for you to comment on them. She just turned 13, and is VERY talented!! Thanks for looking, and have a lovely day.

Cards Made By Erin, age 13

Here are the cards made by my sweet granddaughter Erin, who came and stayed with us for the weekend.

She loves to make cards, and she is a wonderful cook!! She and Grampy made popovers for breakfast this morning, and yesterday she made a chocolate cake with me.

We made a nice variety of cards. Some of these techniques were new to her. Doesn't she do a fabulous job? If you leave comments here for her, she can get them on her computer at home.

Enjoy the rest of the Memorial day weekend. We are enjoying the pool and hot tub, and Grampy at the grill!

Painting for WT272

Today I tried out Yasutomo metallic paints for the first time. They are beautiful, go on easily, and are very hard to photograph.

This card will be for DH for Father's Day. He loves this kind of dog, though he would never have one!

This is a sneak peek of a new set for June from Mark's Finest Papers, and is called More of Speedy the Cat's Friends.

I used MFP papers, and added my own bone charm with copper cord on the grosgrain ribbon. The dog is popped on top of nesties. Inside it will say, "You're STILL my hero!".

Thanks for looking. Hugs to you all.

THT051 Sketch!

Isn't this a fabulous sketch for the Treehouse Thursday challenge?? Ashley gave us a beauty to work with!

I used the owl from the Graduation set at Treehouse Stamps and also one of the sentiments for this card. Mr. Graduating Owl is paper pieced and colored just a little. Isn't he cute?

There are Five new sets being released at midnight:

Embrace Life, Celebrate in Style, Beacon of Hope, Friends and Flowers, and Octopus Friend. Be sure to check them out.

Add your card to our blog via Mr. Linky, and add THT051 to your keyword. See you next week!

Sketch Challenge and the CBC (below)

The Sketch Challenge today on SCS was very simple. I used the layout to give you a sneak peek of one of four sets that will be released in June by Mark's Finest Papers.

This set is called Hollyhock and Pears.

I watercolored the hollyhock and hummingbird, punched a fence to add the sentiment, sponged the background, and added some glitter and brads for texture.

I hope you like what I've done with the sketch and images, and that you will check out MFP!

Creative Belli Challenge #92

The Belli Challenge this time is to make something using Sketch #2, and to use only FLAT embellishments. This is the layout ---------->

What I really love about the Belli Challenge is that every challenge calls for using what you already have in your stash..... no need to go out and buy something else! In this case, I had to put on my thinking cap, because I love to add bumpy layers. Making something flat is alien to me. I used a stamp I've had forever and punched it with the ticket punch as the embellishment. The sentiment (which is tiny) came from a miniscule part of a SU stamp in the set called Card Games.

I hope you will feel moved to join us this week. Please check out the DT entries, and please add your own with Mr. Linky to the http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/. See you again in two weeks!

REAL RED for the CC today!

I just love it when the CC involves my favorite color!! Today, the additions to Real RED were Kraft, Bermuda Bay, and ruled paper for dessert. I had this wonderful kindergarten paper, and made a kindergartener to match.

This is one of the new images I got on vacation. I think this little girl from MFT is just so sweet. I'll be sending this to my BFF in Northport FL, who I miss every day, especially when I'm in the hot tub with my coffee in the morning. She loves to do that too, so I have her in mind daily!

I haven't made a flap card in a long time. I didn't really plan it, it just took on a life of its own. I hope you like it. Hugs to you all .... have a fun day.

Black Magic in RED!

What fun to be back to do the challenges!! Today, Holly chose to have us use the Black Magic technique.

Of course I had to use a very dark RED, which in morning light looks brighter than it actually is.

This will go to Mom as a thank you for all she did for us on vacation ..... after all, it is her condo!! Thanks for looking, and don't forget to check out the Halloween cards we made together below.