Family

This set called Family works really well with a vintage look. I stamped the image of this lady onto white cardstock. I then teabag dyed it to give it a vintage look. Then I did cracked glass technique. I then embossed the frame part with copper embossing powder. I added quilled roses, lace, a pink satin ribbon that I had painted with white and cream acrylic paint and crackle medium. I also added a page from an old encyclopedia. It has the name Lydia on it. I thought this lady looked like a Lydia. If you would like to see what the other designers for MFP have done with this stamp set, check out the blog hop that is happening HERE.

BOW HUNTING- simple Christmas card

I know CAS isn't my usual style, but this little tree from the MFP set called BOW  HUNTING, made me think that it would look great by itself with a strip of burlap and a bow. I used markers to ink up the image. I stamped the sentiment and added the textiles. Super fast and easy card, but I really like how it turned out. The blue team of designers is doing their blog hop now. Check it out HERE.

Calm? Yeah right.

This week the blue team is having their turn showcasing the newly released MFP sets for the blog hop. I know you are going to enjoy what you find there. HERE is where you start.

My project is a bookmark using the set called CALM AND WISDOM.  I made this especially for my sister. She married a man who is from Japan. Together they have 8 amazing kids. They can be a handful and every time we talk on the phone, CALM isn't not the word to describe the sounds in the background. To add to my sister's stress, she has a special needs, child, and she home-schools them all. She is teaching Calculus to her oldest and counting to her youngest.. The other day she was telling me the variety of books that she was reading to help them with their schooling. I thought she needed a bookmark to help her keep track. That is where I started with this bookmark.

I thought since my sister's kids are a mixture of two cultures, that I would mix the Calm symbol with the English writing. I also thought it would be neat to make a bookmark out of a book (Irony) So I pulled out my encyclopedia that I have been using for my projects. I found a page on mental illness. My twisted sense of humor thought that it would be funny to use with the word CALM. (I am often more on the mental side than I am the calm myself.) I paper pieced her Kimono and added a quilled rose to her hair.

Blog Hop Day 3 Butterfly Essence

December Preview Week

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Dec. 3

Lots of Words

Featured Dec. 4

Mini Swallowtail

Featured Dec. 5

Butterfly Essence

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 three winners will be announced on Dec. 14, 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 10 PM EST on Friday Dec.. 13, 2013.

Here's the Design Team:

Guest Designer

Kelli Jo

Patty

 Jane C

 Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn 

Cathy C  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Be sure to check back Dec.10,11 & 12 for the continuation of our Blog Hop. We will be introducing the other 3 new Stamp Sets for December.

I am a butterfly aficionado. So I loved this stamp when I saw it. I stamped it with black stazon ink onto an encyclopedia page. The big butterfly kinda reminded me of a monarch butterfly although the wings are not quite the right shape to be a monarch. For each butterfly on this card I used 2 different colors of markers to watercolor.

I am not a big fan of the life choices Miley Cyrus is making these days, but I really liked her song Butterfly fly Away. That is what  I was hearing in my head as I was making this card.

Blog Hop Day 2 Mini Swallowtail

December Preview Week

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Dec. 3

Lots of Words

Featured Dec. 4

Mini Swallowtail

Featured Dec. 5

Butterfly Essence

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 three winners will be announced on Dec. 14, 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 10 PM EST on Friday Dec.. 13, 2013.

Here's the Design Team:

Guest Designer

Kelli Jo

Patty

 Jane C

 Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn 

Cathy C  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Be sure to check back Dec.10,11 & 12 for the continuation of our Blog Hop. We will be introducing the other 3 new Stamp Sets for December.

Combined yesterdays  Lots of Words butterflies and Hello sentiment with the big swallowtail butterfly and made an accordion card.

Blog Hop day 1 Lots of Words

December Preview Week

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Dec. 3

Lots of Words

Featured Dec. 4

Mini Swallowtail

Featured Dec. 5

Butterfly Essence

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 three winners will be announced on Dec. 14, 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 10 PM EST on Friday Dec.. 13, 2013.

Here's the Design Team:

Guest Designer

Kelli Jo

Patty

 Jane C

 Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn 

Cathy C  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Be sure to check back Dec.10,11 & 12 for the continuation of our Blog Hop. We will be introducing the other 3 new Stamp Sets for December.

I used the butterfly, prayers sentiment and floral image on my card. I added quilled roses to the floral image. I added burlap, twine and rhinestones to finish it off. This card is going to be going to my pastor's wife, Michelle. Even though the name for this set is LOTS OF WORDS, letting someone know that they are being prayed for is ALL the words we really need.