Wednesday, August 15, 2012

August MFP Blog Hop- Bring on the Sun

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

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Lesson Learned Featured August 14
Bring on the Sun Featured August 15
Tree Greetings Featured August 16
Oh Crab Featured August 17

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My first card used scraps from my scrap basket. I embossed them. I added the scripture that was printed on vellum. I've had it for several years. Today just seemed the right card to use it on. I water colored the sunflower and stitched around the edges.

For my second card, I did paper tole on the flower. I added lace and embossed with the dotted swiss embossing folder.  
I love sunflowers. I have them all over my house. I would have them planted outside my house, but I have a deer problem. About 10 deer call my yard home and eat anything that grows. I love to drive by a field of sunflowers. It makes me feel so happy. What I really like about sunflowers is how they will follow the sun as it makes its way across the sky. Now how they do it? I don't know. It is a wonderful example though for me to follow the SON through out my day. Today, was still rough, missing my daughter, I was also really stressed with work. I have wonderful friends who prayed for me. I could feel their prayers. After that, I tried to find things to be thankful for and to foster a positive attitude.  That helped me so much. So.. bring on the sun, I mean the SON.


I love this song by John Denver. I played it off and on all day.

28 comments:

  1. Your cards are beautiful! I love the paper tole you did and the added lace and embossing is gorgeous.

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  2. I like that song too but it makes me cry so couldn't play before work. Great texture on your cards - I adore that first one.

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  3. As always, MariLynn, you have created two gorgeous flower cards! Love the lace.

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  4. I love the embossing folder you used on your first card, MariLynn. And what a good job with the paper tole on the second one.

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  5. Gorgeous cards with the embossing and delightful sunflower. Beautiful verse as well! ~ Blessings, Tracey

    http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

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  6. Pretty cards, MariLynn. Love the textured bg on the first one. Of course, the second has a beautiful lace.
    So sorry you're missing your daughter. It is one of those things mothers have to endure. It is sure to get better...just hang on.

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  7. Beautiful cards! I think it is amazing how sunflowers do that, too. I s giant fields of them on our trip to Kansas to drop MacKenna off. Be strong!

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  8. Gorgeous cards! Love the embossed backgrounds. :) Janis

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  9. two beautiful sunflower cards.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  10. Marilynn, your cards are beautiful, I love the embossed bg and the sweet scripture. That sunflower is going to be a popular set.

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  11. what beautiful cards, really love the back grounds...

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  12. The background on your first card is awesome. That is a great embossing folder and perfect for a sunflower.

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  13. This BEE likes the Bee & sunny cards. Especially like the lace. I'm a fan of John Denver's music. Read the story about how you nmed your blog & your nickname. I enjoyed watching McGyver show. Now I watch Royal Pains and the dr. on the show is like a McGyver when he uses whatever he has when he does not have all the right tools.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  14. Marilynn,
    Beautiful cards - both! I love stitching on cards - and my Grandma used to say that God put sunflowers on earth to make us smile.

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  15. These are just gorgeous cards and the embossing on the one cards really adds some cool texture to the card. Liked the addition of the music too!

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  16. I love that dry embossed patterned.. it looks so great! gorgeous Cards!

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  17. MariLynn--both of these cards are beautiful! They are so different, I can't choose a favorite! TFS

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  18. Lovely cards, especially the 1st one. Loved all the details on both. Thanks for sharing

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  19. Absolutely love the embossed bg & sunflower of the 1st card!

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  20. I think the scripture used is perfect for your 1st card. I love the embossing. 2nd card I like the lace used. TFS AJ-

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  21. MariLynn, both cards are lovely, I love the colouring and all the texture, cheers Linda

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  22. So very pretty! Love all the details.

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  23. Thanks for sharing the video and song - came back tonight and watched and listened - beautiful. Take care.

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  24. I love the little touches you added. Super cute!!

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  25. Love your use of texture on your cards. Add so much!

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