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Friday, March 29, 2013

Speedy Fox and Friends - Letter A

Welcome to another Speedy Fox and Friends challenge.   The challenge for to day is the letter A.
You could use the shape of a letter A or a word that starts with the letter A or maybe a technique that starts with the letter A.   I chose to use it for Anniversary.  I used the Mark's Finest Paper 
 stamp set "Dogwood Blossoms".  Be sure and stop over at the blog to see what the other gal's have made for this challenge.   Please know we would love for you to join us in this challenge.

What a cutie!

The Twisted Sister's challenge this week was given by one of our  guest bus riders, Jan.  She challenged us to make a child's card.  I have always loved this image, I think it is a KLM digi that I had colored some time ago.   I lost this image when lightening took out my computer last summer.  I hope I can find the site I purchased it from to get another one.  I have definitely used this one for several cards.

Thanks, for stopping in today.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

CCEE Stampers - Oldie, but Goodie

The CCEE Stampers challenge this week is called An Oldie, but Goodie.     We are to take an old stamp and use it for this challenge.  I chose an old Stampin' Up set called "Roosting".     This was colored with prisma pencils and I sponged around it with a couple of distress inks until I got a color I was happy with.    I found the paper in a paper packet from DCWV.  I was lucky to find the orangy color of card stock that matched the distress inks perfectly.  I added blue and green card stock to mat on the white card.   I almost forgot, I used wax paper for the doily then sponged it with denim distressing ink.   I had used the wax paper on a Cheery Lynn Die to help my card stock not to stick so much.   This had been laying on my craft table for quite a while and I decided to use it behind my chicken.

Thanks for stopping by today.  We would love to see what your oldie, but goodie stamp is.  Get it out, make a card and upload it the CCEE blog.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Vintage Girls

The challenge last week for the Twisted Sisters was to make a card with both paper piecing and paper piercing plus add pearls.   The ways to use it challenge over at Splitcoast was to make a card with girls on it.  If we used Vintage girls we got extra points.  Here is the card I made combining the two challenges.  The stamp of the girls was by Hero Arts.  The scissors and the sentiment were from a set by Mark's Finest Paper called "I'm in stitches".

Hope you are having good weather where you are today.  It has been really chilly where I  live.  I am not going to complain because I have several friends who got a lot of snow over the weekend.   I am sure it will start warming up soon.

Thanks, for stopping by today.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Speedy Fox and Friends - Easter or a bunny



Another Saturday has rolled around (quickly) and we have another fun challenge for you over at Speedy Fox and Friends .  The challenge is to make a Easter card or a bunny card.  I chose to use the new Spring Things stamp set that just debuted in the Mark's Finest Paper store this week.   I decided to make a Spring card with the bunny.  I first stamped my fence, then sponged  the clouds.  I colored my bunny and flowers, cut them out and added them to the card.  

I hope you will make your own Easter or bunny card and join us for the challenge over at Speedy Fox and Friends.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Mark's Blog Hop - Day 4 - Seed Packets



March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March 19
Garden Bunny

Featured March 20
 Spring Things
Featured March 21
 Glad Glads
Featured March 22
Seed Packets

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 March 23,2013 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 March 22,2013.



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

"News From The Woods"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

                                                         "Corn Ears"


Here we are on the last day of the blog hop and today we are showcasing the seed packet set.  I used a center fold card for my seed packet.  

Thanks for coming by and I hope you have enjoyed the blog hop.
Pam 
Toni 

Blog Hop - Day 3 - Glads



March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March 19
Garden Bunny

Featured March 20
 Spring Things
Featured March 21
 Glad Glads
Featured March 22
Seed Packets

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 March 23,2013 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 March 22,2013.



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

"News From The Woods"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

                                                         "Corn Ears"


Here it is day three of Mark's Finest Paper blog hop and today we are showing you the new "Glads" set.   I hope you are enjoying the hop.
 

Pam 
Toni 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

CCEE Stampers - Color challenge

Here is a card I made with the new stamp set "Glads" by Mark's Finest Paper that debuted in the Mark's store this week.   The card was made for the Sketch challenge today at SCS and for the CCEE stampers color challenge.   Charlene gave the challenge for the CCEE Stampers challenge this week and challenged us to use river rock,  soft suede, rose red, pink pirouette and vanilla.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Mark's Blog Hop - Day 2 - Spring Things



March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March 19
Garden Bunny

Featured March 20
 Spring Things
Featured March 21
 Glad Glads
Featured March 22
Seed Packets

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 March 23,2013 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 March 22,2013.



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

"News From The Woods"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

                                                         "Corn Ears"



Here is a card that I made with the new Spring Things set that is debuting in the Mark's Finest Paper store this week.
Pam 
Toni 

Monday, March 18, 2013

Mark's Finest Paper-Blog hop day 1



March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March 19
Garden Bunny

Featured March 20
 Spring Things
 
Featured March 21
 Glad Glads
 
Featured March 22
Seed Packets

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 March 23,2013 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 March 22,2013.



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

"News From The Woods"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

                                                         "Corn Ears"


I made this center step card with the newly released Mark's Finest Paper Garden Bunny set.  The tomato's came from the other new set called Spring Things.

Another card made with the Garden Bunny set,  I love this cute little bunny. 

Mark's Finest Paper Sneak Peak


Check out the new sets.


Here are are some  sneak peeks of two new stamp sets are already  in Mark's Finest Paper store .  Our blog hop for the rest of the sets will start tomorrow.   Be sure and join us for a chance to win a free stamp set.



News from the Woods




Corn Ears







Squigglefly - Face the Music

Rhonda's Rowdy Rascals are making cards for the Squigglefly challenge today with the theme  of Face the Music-make a card that depicts a song.   I chose to use the Squigglefly image "Blessed Rain" by Lynne Stansbery.   The song I picked to go with it is "Rain is a good thing" by Luke Bryan.  The paper I used is Authentique.

Thanks, for stopping by today.  Hope you can find time to come over to Squigglefly and join us for the challenge, someone will win a free image.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

MFP Sneak Peek - Seed Packet

Here is  a sneak peek of a new stamp set that will  be available in Mark's Finest Paper Store this week.
The paper I used is really a frame that was in a package of paper I bought long ago.  I thought it was perfect to frame my seed packet.

Friday, March 15, 2013

Speedy Fox and Friends - Green Card

Speedy Fox and Friends have another fun challenge for us today.    The challenge is to make a green card.   Sunday is St. Patrick's  day so it could  be a card with the theme of St. Patrick's Day or it could be made in the color green for another occasion.  I chose to make one for Father's Day since my son has a new baby and it will be his first Father's Day with his new son.   I used a set by Mark's Finest Paper called "Get Reel".

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

CCEE1311-Pencils Please

Charlene is the hostess for the CCEE Stampers this week.  She has challenged us to use colored pencils to color our images this week.  I had not used my prisma pencils in a while so I got them out and sharpened them up.   I used a Stampin Up set called Sun Flower serenade and the paper is Graphic 45-French Country.

Please feel free to join us in our challenge.

Thanks, for stopping by today.  

Friday, March 8, 2013

Speedy Fox and Friends #150 - Shaped card


Today's Speedy Fox and Friends challenge is to make a shaped card.   Since we have a new grand baby,  I am in the baby mode so I cut out a couple of onsie's and used the Mark's Finest Paper stamps called Oh Baby. 

Thursday, March 7, 2013

CCEE - The Eyes Have It


Charlene is the hostess over at CCEE Stampers this month.  This week she has challenged us to use eyelets like we did in the day when we did not have cutting machines and embossing folders.   I started out making a really CAS card with tags and eyelets.  Well, that went awry somewhere along the way and I ended up with more than 2 hours in it.  You know that planning along the way part really gets in depth sometimes.   It takes me a long time to make up my mind when it comes to card making.  I decided after I cut my tags to use a couple of the frames from them, as well.    I did lots of sponging with distress inks and used gold paint on my butterflies.     You all are welcome to join us for the challenge, just go to the blog and link up your card.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Squigglefly - Use Ribbon

Rhonda's Rowdy Rascals are giving the challenge this week over at the Squigglefly blog.   We are suppose to use ribbon in some way other than tying it in a bow.  I used a brand new Squigglefly image
called "Just a little hello" by Cheryl Alger.  I colored the image to match the My Mind's Eye paper, but the light for the picture makes it look red.  I suppose it is the difference in the lighting where I snapped the picture.  Come on over to the Squigglefly blog and see what the other gals have colored up for you this week.  Squigglefly just released several new images so you may want to check  them out at the store.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Speedy Fox and Friends - Joy Fold Card

This week over at Speedy Fox and Friends, the challenge is to make a Joy Fold card.  Beate
over at Splitcoast Stampers has a great tutorial on Joy Fold cards.  I chose to use the Garden Art Stamp set from Mark's Finest Paper.    We would like for you to come on over to the blog and do the challenge with us.  Hope to see you there.

List of things I used for this card:
Copics - Y 13, 15, 17,YG 3, 5 ,6,  E 18, 29, 35,  C 3, 7, B 93, 95, 97
Stamps - Mark's Garden Art and Hum Along (Hello)
Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans
Glitz paper, SU Blue Bayou

Squigglefly Sneak Peek and Discount code

Tomorrow Squigglefly will be adding new images to the store.  Today I am sneak peeking one of the them-Sneaky Bear by Cheryl Alger.  Not only will Squigglefly be offering new images, they are offering a discount code for the month of March.   Use the code Spring15 for a 15% discount.