MFP Blog Hop Day #3 (Thursday 11-11-10)
Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop! This month, we are releaseing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.



Day 3 BLOG HOP
November 11 THURSDAY Welcome Home

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com/
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com/
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com/
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com/
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com/
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com/
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com/
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com/
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/
Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/



I have had this empty ribbon spool on my desk for awhile, but I hadn't found the use for it until today. I decided to use the Welcome Home set to make an ornament out of it.


The edges of the spool were a little bent so I decided to cut the edges off.

I traced around the edges on white cardstock.

I cut two white circles, one for each side.

I cut a strip of paper to go around the center to cover up the cardboard.

I glued the paper strip down and tied black ribbon and plaid ribbon over the center. I stamped the house image with black stazon on one of the circles. I colored it with prisma colored pencils. I chalked the sky. I threaded little seed beads on a piece of thread and glued them to the roof line to make the "LIGHTS" I then added glue and glitter for the snow. I added a wire hanger at the top. I glued the white circle to a slightly bigger circle made of black cardstock. I then glued that to one side of the ornament.

Close up of the "LIGHTS".

On the other white circle, I stamped HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS and I also stamped and colored the jingle bell from the Bells on Bobtail set. I handwrote 2010. I glued the white circle to a larger black cardstock circle, and then glued it to the other side of the ornament.

Side view of the ornament.

Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop day 2

Bold and Free

Not long after receiving this set, I was walking across the parking lot at work. I looked down and saw this feather. I knew right away that it was going to embellish my first card using this set.

Christmas Postage Due

Santa was colored with prisma colored pencils. I used gold smooch for his glasses. They are really shiny in real life. I also used gray colored pencils to give the glass part a reflection. It was hard to photograph. Both of these cards are also for the 2 Sketches 4 You challenge.

MFP Blog Hop Day #2 ( WEDNESDAY 11-10-10)
Welcome to the MFP November Bl og Hop! This month, we are releaseing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/
Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com
Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com
Judi – http://paper-rose-petals.blogspot.com
Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com (ME)
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/
Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com

MFP Blog Hop Day 1

MFP Blog Hop Day #1
Welcome to the MFP November Bl

Today's sets are so easy and fun to work with. I know that Brick wall is going to be one of my all time favorite sets.

og Hop! This month, we are releaseing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Muscial Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.



Nancyruth - Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/
Vicky-http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/
Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com/
Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/
Judi – http://paper-rose-petals.blogspot.com/
Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com/
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com/
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com/
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com/
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/
Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

brick wall

I love this brick wall set by Mark's Finest Papers. The brick wall adds such visual texture. I stamped this using the stamping with water technique.

Let it ....

SNOW... I made this card for the Technique lovers challenge to stamp with water. I stamped the snowflakes with water and then with white kraft ink. I added glitter to the trees and ground. I stitched around the edges and added lace, ribbon, twine and jingle bells. I also made this for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge to show some type of weather on our card. The sleigh and horse are from a set called Bells on Bobtail by Mark's Finest Papers.

Going Green

The Ways to use it challenge at Splitcoast Stampers was to make a card with green on it. I used 12 different green markers on acetate to do the ink spray and smash technique. When that was dry I took my LAYERS OF COLOR Natural Flourish Stencil and stenciled it with light and dark green inks. I then took my sewing machine and stitched along the stenciled edges. I then added handmade roses and lace. I stitched the vellum to the card. I used a LAYERS OF COLOR flutterescent butterfly with black stazon ink and colored it with shades of blue.

Musical Holiday sneak peek

I made this card for yesterday's Splitcoast sketch challenge. I used a soon to be released set by Mark's Finest Papers called Musical Holiday. I love music and musical images, so I know that I will use this set a lot. I embossed the French Horn on the panel with gold ep. I burned the edges of the panels. I added lace from an old curtain for the one panel. I assembled the card and stitched the card together with my sewing machine. My daughter plays the French Horn, so I may be making some of these cards for her and her Horn friends for Christmas.

Perfect Post for Alliteration

This post sure has a lot of P's in it. The top Photo has a tag that has PaPer Pieced PumPkins. The bottom Photo shows my Porcelain-PaPer, Plaid, PaPer Pieced Poinsettia Pin. Both were done with sets from Mark's Finest Papers. The top one used the set Thankful Mums and Pumpkins and the bottom one used Seasonal Poinsettias.

If Jesus Goes with Me

This card was a statement of faith for me. I made it for two splitcoast challenges. The first: a ways to use it challenge to use a frame, and the second: a Friday free for all challenge to paper piece. I wanted to make my card with a vintage feeling. I printed the hymn "If Jesus Goes With Me." from the Timeless Truth's Library They have hymns that are public domain so that you can print them and use them with out copyright infringement. I printed it on white printer paper and it needed some distressing. I first swiped tan ink over the top. I then took matches and burned the edges. I then took tea bags and let them stain the paper in an un-even pattern. The frame was a chip board frame that has been in my stash for a couple of years. I covered it with paper from K&Company that had a vintage look. I made little hand made roses to compliment the roses on the designer paper. I punched them out of cream cardstock and watercolored them with pink and peach colors. The vellum quote of taking ONE DAY AT A TIME really spoke to what I wanted this card to be. I knew I wanted to use these two hat pins with pink tops. I added lace, from an old curtain. I used pewter brads to hold the layers together. I paper pieced the butterfly. I stamped it so that each wing would have a rose on it. I seldom make my butterflies this way, I usually just color them. I want to share the first verse and chorus to the hymn that I used: "It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide; it may be in the sunshine that I in peace abide; but this one thing I know, if it be dark or fair, If Jesus is with, I'll go anywhere! If Jesus goes with me, I'll go anywhere! 'tis heaven to me, wher-e'er I may be, if He is there! I count it a privilege here, His cross to bear, If Jesus goes withme, I'll go ANYWHERE"

Autumn Days

I took a piece of gold cardstock and I stamped sentiments and images from several Mark's Finest Papers sets. I used : Thankful for you, Thankful mums and pumpkins, and Autumn Fun.

I then cut the gold paper in a leaf shape. I got my template by photocopying a leaf and using that as my pattern. After I cut the leaf shape out, I took a ruler and a black marker and doodled on the leaf. I finished the card by using a sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers Thankful for you set and a leaf punch on more gold paper.

The inspiration challenge on Splitcoast, today, took us to a website called Poster Cabaret. I was inspired by this poster.

Joy Fold Card

Both of these cards use the Joy Fold technique. Today's Friday Free for all challenge was to make a card with a flap. They are also for the Stampin' in Sisters Challenge to make a prayer card.

The first one has the first verse of Sweet Hour of Prayer:

"Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a World of care, and bids me at my Father's throne, make all my wants and wishes known. In season of distress and grief, my soul has often found relief, and oft' escaped the tempter's snare, by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!"

I used the butterfly from Layers of Color Flutterescent set.

The second one has this scripture:

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thankgsgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

I used the little girl from Mark's Finest Papers Thankful for you set. I paper pieced her dress and added lace for her apron. I masked and layered the wheat and corn shocks.

Lace Apron

I had a lot of fun with this little girl. I paper pieced her dress and hat and added lace for her apron. It made me think of when I was little and made paper dolls. I ran the oval through the cuttlebug and distressed the embossing. The pumpkin is popped up on a piece of craft foam.

Praying for you

The Stampin' sisters in Christ challenge this week was to make a card about prayer. I made this card for the wife of our youth minister. Her mom passed on to glory last week. I wanted to let her know that I was praying for her during this difficult time. This is also for the Ways to use it challenge to use fabric on card. I used lace fabric. It was part of an old lace curtain. The paper that I used was Basic Grey indian summer paper. I made a butterfly using the Layers of Color Flutterescent Set. The close up shows the dimension of the wings.

Choir Concert

The KHS choir had a performance Monday night 10-18-10 at the Grand Theater. My son Joshua sings Tenor and my daughter Kristina sings Alto.

Chatfield Lake

For the past 6 years, we have had a family tradition of going to Chatfield Lake and taking a family photograph. This lake is only a 10 min drive from our house. This year the leaves were not as colorful as they have been in the past, but it still made a great back drop for our photo. Gotta love cameras with a timer. I hope that by next year I can afford a tripod. For the past six years we have used the same stump to set the camera on. That really limits the background.