Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Mark's Finest Papers June Blog Hop Day 2- Fire Fighter



June Blog Hop! 
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

  Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation

Featured June 12th
Fire Fighter
Featured June 13th 
Be Proud
 
Featured June 14th

Classic Dad

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 June 15,2013 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 June 14,2013.




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

 "You Are an Angel"


 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Wings"
                                                      

Patty P.
Pam 
Toni 
Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

My oldest daughter is getting married in a month. She lived about 4 hours away from me. We were talking about how stressed she is getting as the wedding day gets closer and closer. She has always loved dalmatians. She has a collection of them. Every time I see a dalmatian I think of her, so when I saw this set, I knew the first card was going to be for her. I wanted her to know that I was thinking about her as she gets close to the wedding.
 I used the big background stamp from
 Mark's Finest Papers set called CRACKED HELLO. 
I stamped it with black stazon ink onto a piece of 
red cardstock. The sentiment is from another
Mark's Finest Paper set called SPRING THINGS. 
One of the nice things about using Mark's Finest Papers sets is 
that you can bend straight sentiments on your acrylic block
before stamping, and when you are done, they will
go back to being straight. I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock
and cut it out with deckle scissors.

I used two paper springs to make the image
stand out. I like using paper springs because they
give dimension to my cards, but they can be compressed
to fit inside an envelope for mailing.

This is the song that I was thinking about when I was making my card. I had to share.
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19 comments:

  1. kiwimeskreationsJune 12, 2013 at 12:53 AM

    What a cute card MariLynn, and I love the paper spring - great idea.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  2. JanineJune 12, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    Hope your card calms the inside fire for your daughter. I am working on name tags for a wedding in August - they are having problems with the house they bought so not an easy run into their wedding either!
    Like the way you have combined the sets - lovely card.

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  3. loulouJune 12, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    Fantastic card. Love the red and black and that background. Those puppies are so cute. I love the idea about bending the stamps - thanks for the tip.

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  4. AnonymousJune 12, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    Super cute. Love that you used the crackle bg. Your paper spring is genius for these pooches.

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  5. wannabcre8tiveJune 12, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    A really cute card. I like the cracked background and the spring to pop the image up.

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  6. Karen (TLgirl353)June 12, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    This is so cute MariLynn! I bet your daughter loved it! Congrats to you all!

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  7. Stampsnob.June 12, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    Love the background...Lis

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  8. LoisJune 12, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    I like the cracked background behind those cute puppies. I remember making those paper springs as a kid. I never thought about using them on a card. Thanks for reminding me!

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  9. JaneJune 12, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    Great idea to use the background stamp for this card! It really makes the doggie stand out. Darling card!!! Congrats on your daughter getting married!!!

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  10. stamping sueJune 12, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    I like your card! and that paper spring is a good idea.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  11. Michelle N.June 12, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    Wow-I LOVE your card! I also like your detailed descriptions of what you used, and the meaning in the card-your daughter will adore this!

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  12. Kathy BradleyJune 12, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Marilynn,
    Adorable card and the BG looks perfect! Thanks for sharing that wonderful idea! Oh my gosh, I haven't heard that song since I was a little girl and it really made me smile!!

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  13. RavengirlJune 12, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    This is one fun and fabulous card! I love the cracked background on red! Your daughter is sure to smile when she sees this!

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  14. Winnie and PattyJune 12, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    Oh how cute MariLynn!!! And what a neat background! TFS

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  15. Pat June 12, 2013 at 4:53 PM

    Great background for your puppies.

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  16. Sue DJune 12, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    very cute for you daughter!

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  17. kReNJune 14, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    I like that paper spring idea. Thanks for the tutorial and your card is just fabulous! TFS!

    Keep it simple. Keep it fun.
    kren@
    http://afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  18. Cathy DineenJune 15, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    What a great card! The background is great for this and I always forget I can bend sentiments, lol. :)

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  19. stampingbowdJune 16, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    CUTE song to go with the card!!!! AGain, loving the spring idea! LOVE the cracked wall behind the pups! Will be borrowing that idea in future!

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