Friday, November 28, 2014

Terrific tree card

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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  The other designers at Mountain Plains Crafters and I thought you might enjoy seeing our creations for fun and inspiration. We choose the theme of Trees. I was excited because I saw this card by  Kittie Caraccilo and I knew right away that I wanted to make a card like it. I usually don't CASE cards, but this one was super pretty and my daughter asked me to make her one like it.  I took Kittie's general idea and made it my own. This card was a little time consuming to say the least. But I had a blast.






I punched the branches using my Martha Stewart punch. I have had my punch for a long time and sadly during this project, It died. Don't worry a new one is on its way. I glued the branches in a triangle shape  using my Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue.



I wanted little candy canes for my tree. I thought about just cutting them out with scissors. Then I looked at my punches. I have an old EKSuccess Heart Corner punch. .When the heart is punched out the remaining pieces were two curved swoosh like pieces. I used a red marker to make the stripes on the candy canes and then I cut the cane- swooshes apart. As I looked at the candy canes, I wanted a little bit more shine. I took a pearly fingernail polish and went over the candy canes. It gave them a shiny pearly look.  I added pearls, red embroidery floss bows and a punched star painted gold.


The paneling was done by scoring white cardstock. I added crimped cardstock at the top for the top molding. Under my tree I used a Martha Stewart Train edge punch. I cut and glued the train so that it only had one engine and several cards. I painted the train red and black and added gold to the top of the cars and to two of the smokestacks.



 I made two little origami boxes and added embroidery floss bows.

After all the work I did on this card I wanted it to be able to be displayed. I made it into an easel card so it could stand up on my daughters desk. I added a paper doily to the floor of the card, to make it look like a rug on the floor.

I hope you have enjoyed reading my post and looking at my card. I would love for you to leave a comment telling me what you think.

MFP BLOG HOP DAY 4


Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Nov. Blog Hop! 




This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured  Nov. 25
Java Time

Featured Nov. 26
Crisp Winter

Featured Nov. 27
Ice Skating

Featured Nov. 28
Vintage Fashion






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 
Nov. 29, 2014 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 is 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 28, 2014



I'll admit that this set had me stumped at first. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I started by stamping the vintage dress form onto a page from an encyclopedia. I took a copper sharpie marker and outlined the dress form. I then stamped the flowers from another MFP set called Pretty Pears. I water colored the flowers and added dazzling diamonds glitter to the centers of the flowers.  The butterfly is from another MFP set called Bearded Iris.  The sentiment is from MFP set called Roses




Check out what the other designers did with this set.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

MFP BLOG HOP DAY 3




Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Nov. Blog Hop! 




This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured  Nov. 25
Java Time

Featured Nov. 26
Crisp Winter

Featured Nov. 27
Ice Skating




Featured Nov. 28
Vintage Fashion


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 
Nov. 29, 2014 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 is 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 28, 2014


When I saw the skates image from this set, I imagined the skates hanging from the laces. My good friend Debra gave me this blue and white twine. It was the perfect for the laces. I cut the skates out and I used a paper piercing tool to make holes for the twine. I used a silver sharpie marker to make the blades of the skates. I added dp with snowflakes on it. I added dazzling diamonds glitter to the centers of the snowflakes. I used the sentiment from another MFP set called Brrr 

Check out what the other designers did with this set. 

Here's the Design Team:


Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

BLOG HOP DAY 2


Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

November Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are


 Featured Nov. 25
Java Time

Featured Nov. 26
Crisp Winter


 Featured Nov. 27
Ice Skating

Featured Nov. 28
Vintage Fashion

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the participating 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 Saturday, November 29, 2014, 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 is 10 PM EST on Friday, 
November 28, 2014.

The shape of this image made me think of a panel of stained glass. So I did faux stained glass technique. I stamped the deer and tree image first. Then I stamped the background from MFP set called CRACKED HELLO. I then took a variety of blue and green markers (crayola) and colored onto a plastic acrylic folder. I sprayed the scribbles with water and painted the image. The crackles help give a defined area to color. I tried not to color any two crackles that were next to each the same color. When I was done, I made an easel card base. I added burlap, lace and a button then added handmade quilled pine cones and punched branches. I added some styrofoam snow to the pine cones and branches. I used the sentiment from another MFP set called PINE BOUGHS