Blog Hop day 3 - Blessings (CCEE BELOW)

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

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

Here's my sample:

And here's another:

Please join us again tomorrow for our last day of new releases!

CCEE #1207 White On White

Don't you just love the elegance of white on white?  This is our challenge from Shirley this week.

I had such fun deciding what layers to add to this card.  Lots of embossing, with the addition of pearls and ribbon.

The butterfly and flower bg are up on dimensionals, and the frame fits just inside the card edges.

Please join us again this week, linking your card or project here.

Blog Hop Day 2 - 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

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

Here's my sample:

Please join us again tomorrow!

Blog Hop Day 1 - 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

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

Here's my sample:

See you tomorrow for Day 2!

Easter Duckies

This little Easter card is for the combined challenges this morning.  The CAS is a sketch, and the TLC has an interesting technique.

The "wrinkle free distress" uses three different distress inks, a felt pad, a mister, and the heat gun to make the background.  Fun, and not too messy.  The ducks were markered and cut out, then popped up.  I think this makes a very sweet Easter card for one of the little people I send cards to for each of the holidays.

In the Hot Tub this morning, it was really cold, and there were some random flakes.  The sun is shining now, but it's still cold.  We will intrepidly venture out (DH mentioned LUNCH!), and that's the plan for today.  Have a good one, and hugs to you all, my cyber friends.

Featured Stamper - My Friend Kathy!!!

My friend Kathy Bradley (101Airborne) is Featured Stamper today on SCS.  Kathy and I are cyber friends, serving on two teams together, MFP and CCEE.

I cased her first card in sage, with one in the same color.  I changed the image to one that is a sneak peek for MFP's Blog Hop on Tuesday here.  The wolf is from the set called North American Woods.  I just love the animals in this set.


Kathy has so many beautiful cards in her gallery, that casing just one wasn't enough.

I'm sure you can figure out just why I cased a card in RED, black and gray. 

Kathy's card was Asian as well.  All I changed was the giesha and character, but kept everything else.


Kathy, enjoy being Featured stamper this week! You so deserve this honor.


Today we also celebrate DH's birthday with the kids and grands.  DS David and family are sick with the stomach bug that's going around, so thankfully they will stay home and not infect the rest of us.  Paul, Debbie, and Jake will be here from Hudson, and Tom, Amy, Erin, Tommy and John will come from Holden.  There will be just enough cake for us all.

DH's birthday is on Valentine's day, so we'll celebrate again on Tuesday.  We love it when we can enjoy a birthday for more than one day!!! 

Have a great day too, and sorry there won't be cake and ice cream for you all!

Relax with some Tea

Here is my card today for two challenges....the IC at SCS, and Speedy Fox and Friends #94, a shaped card.

This little card is a 2 and 3/4" square that will be used to go along with a gift.  IRL it is just so sweet!!

It's stamped in black, and marker colored with green and pink, another sneak peek of MFP's new images that you can see here on Tuesday.

We have snow.  Not much, just a sprinkling.  We somehow thought we might get out of this winter scott-free, but I guess that was way too much to hope for.  Have a great weekend!!

Rainbow Bear

I think you can probably tell that I like this bear.  This is the second day I've used it as a sneak peek for the sets coming out next Tuesday.  Please come here for the MFP Blog Hop.

This card is a combination of the two challenges today, QFTD for JenMarie, and the F4A, rainbow.

Not much planned today except for the hairdresser for Mom.  If DH comes home and suggests we go out to lunch, we would certainly be ready.  I used to love my grandmother's response when she was asked to do something.......it seems like she threw the phone at the wall and was outside before it hung up.  She said she had "her GADDING britches on!".  And she always did....ready for anything.  So are we.

Have a great day. Hugs to you all.

CCEE #1206 Favorite Sketch and Brads

This week, Shirley chose to ask us to use our favorite sketch, and to embellish it with brads.

I LOVE this cat, called the "King Of Siam".  It's a digi stamp from Just Inklined called King of Siam - thanks for telling me where I got it, Kathy!!  I am very remiss at saving the right kind of information!!!

Of course I had to use RED in addition to the painted image......a RED cat just didn't work for me.

I used the cb for the heart and dot bg and nesties, and the out of the box technique for the cat's tail.  The flowers are primas, and are backed with punched leaves.

Please join us, and link your card here.  See you next Thursday!

Howl on your Birthday

Here's a sneak peek of North American Woods, a new set that will be released in a Blog Hop next Tuesday.  Mark's Finest Papers - a Heinrich Co. has three more sets to show you.  Be sure to come here and see them all.

I used only the wolf and one sentiment from this set, and I think it makes a wonderful card for a man.  I used a yellow marker for those eyes, and the sketch challenge from SCS for today.

Last night was the 6th grade concert for DGS Tommy, and his trombone.  He (and the rest of them) have only been playing since October.  DD sent a video via Facebook, and the playing is...well...pretty interesting!  My Dad played the trombone all his life, and was fabulous, so Tommy has a ways to go, but he is really enjoying it.  That's all we hope for.

Have a fun day.

Sneak Peek - Relax A Bit

Here's a sneak peek of a new set that will be released next Tuesday in a Blog Hop for MFP.  This is one of four new ones, and this is called Relax A Bit.  Fab images for a stressed friend, to cheer someone up, or just a get well.  Hope you like it, and that you will join me here, along with the DT for the HOP.

Irish Hearts

Today I combined the two challenges at SCS......CAS, hearts, and TLC, make your own stripes.

I punched out hearts from the striped paper I made, using two dp's from Michael's, and adding a flourish from ODBD.

The single word is from MFP's set, Winter Crocus.

We are not happy that our Patriots didn't win, but there's always next year, right?  Congrats to Eli.

Hugs to you all.  Have a great day.

Rose for Darcie

I thought you might have been missing RED.  I know I was.

This card is a case of Darcie1, our Featured Stamper at SCS today.  I used MFP's Love Remains for the rose, and sparkle paper.

I just got back from the grocery store, made my card in Darcie's honor, and will shortly get to work in the kitchen, getting things ready for the Super Bowl.  If you're not rooting for the Patriots, you are definitely NOT my friend........but that's just for today.

Have a wonderful and fun filled day, cross  your fingers and toes for a Patriot win, and see  you tomorrow.

Ferns and Speedy Challenge #93

This is the card I made for the Inspiration Challenge at SCS.  The site is Charleston Gardens, and I chose a fern rug.

This is also for the Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #93, use a spray.  The background is done by spraying alcohol and inks, in this case celery and olive.  Then the stamps are inked and added.  This is the first time I have used the label, and forgot how hard it is to take the paper out without first using waxed paper!! A learning experience to be sure.

Have a great day, and start crossing fingers and toes for our Patriots to win the Super Bowl tomorrow.  We are already gearing up!!

Spring Chicks and Daisies

This is a card combining the two challenges this morning........Free4All (joke) and QFTD, casing a card by Brat (Terri).

Terri's card is behind mine so you can see what I changed.  Joke?  I'm not so sure this is a joke......it will go as an Easter card to Mary, who has been my friend for 40+ years.  Her favorite color is orange.  We are CERTAINLY NO SPRING CHICKS!!  This will make her laugh!

Have a fun day today.  DH is gone to meetings and is the Starter for a big Track and Field meet , so we girls (?) are on our own.  See you tomorrow.

After I posted this card, I found another I loved. Here it is:

Thanks for looking!

CCEE#1205 Snowman and Scallops

Shirley is our hostess all this month.  Her choice of theme is Snowman and Scallops.

My snowman is cuttlebug embossed, with punching all the way around, and sponging in pale blue.  The scallop at the bottom is one of my favorites from EKSuccess, highlighted with little pearls

The pale blue organdy ribbon has a tiny flower with a pearl in the center.

Please join us in the challenge this week and every week on Thursday, and link your card here.

Sending Happy Thoughts

What a great sketch we had to work with today!!  I love it, and will do more!!

This pansy is from a new set at MFP - Sending Happy Thoughts.

Nothing new to report.  We are all well, sang HB to DS yesterday.....loud and off key....... perfect, he said.

Have a great day today....we are out to lunch....um.......meaning we are going out for lunch.  We are also a little nutty, so I guess that works too.  Seeya!

Our FS is Shirley!!!

Congratulations are in order for Shirley (wannabcre8tive), my fellow CCEE team member!!

Shirley has a fabulous gallery.......and I say that because a lot of her cards are black and RED.  What could be better???????

I cased a card of hers that featured the Eiffel Tower, keeping the colors and layout, but changing the image to MFP's retired set, Welcome Home.

Mom and I are "batching" it today.  DH is in Providence RI, officiating at a Track and Field Meet.  He'll be gone all day.  Needless to say, we'll be in the addic...ahem....craft room for a bit, then DS and family will descen...ahem.....visit.

Have a fun rest of the weekend.  Hugs to you all!

Turquoise Inspired Love

Can you tell I love this new set from MFP, "Love Remains"?????

This card is for the Inspiration Challenge at SCS, and the Vera Bradley napkin that inspired it is there for you to compare.

It's also for Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #92, to use at least 4 layers.

Today we celebrate our youngest grandson John as he turns 11.  Time flies!! After visiting and presents, we'll go to Tom and Cheryl's, as usual, for dinner and cards.  A fun day planned.  Have a good one.

Chocolate Rose

For two challenges today, the Free 4 All and QFTD.

The colors for the Free 4 All are chocolate and kraft in honor of National Chocolate Cake Day.  There's a day for everything, and it's hard to think of a better one to celebrate!!  I'm sure by now you're sick of seeing RED, so this is a nice change.  The colors are really pretty together, don't you think?

Our Queen today is Toni, one of my Partners in Crime...ahem.... Partners in Craft!!  Her gallery is just full of beautiful cards.  I cased one with pink sweet peas, and changed very little.

Rain today, and it's very dark.  Our accountant and his wife (also an acct.) are coming this morning, and we always go out to eat at our favorite Gin Mill (LOL), then come back and talk $.

Have a great day.  Hugs to  you all!