MFP a Heinrich Co. Blog Hop Day 1 - Lots of Luck

February Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lots of Luck Featured February 19
Hum Along Featured February 20
Rain Clouds Featured February 21
All Postal Featured February 22

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 February 23,2013 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 February 22,2013.

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

"Love Script"

 

The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Big Cupcake"

Welcome to day one of the hop!  For my first card I created a pocket to hold a tag and stamped the Pot with clovers to decorate the pocket.  

 Shown with the tag outside the pocket with a sentiment from the "Lots of Luck" stamp set.

A simple inside stamped with the large clover stamp.

For my second card I created a clean and simple design.  I wish "simple" could mean ....quick and easy! This took me hours of trial and error, playing around with stamp designs and papers before I finally decided on this!

A close up to see how cool this clover turned out.  The lines on this stamp make it easy to cut out, and fold to give lots of dimension! 

Please hop along to see the other fabulous projects my teammates have created for you and don't forget to leave a comment, you just might win today's stamp set!

Supplies used to create: Pot of Clover & Tag card - Paper: MFP a HC 140 lb premium White, Jillybean soup- Watermelon Gazapacho  Soup. Acces: Die-namics - Vertical GC pocket, Squiggle Border, Traditional Tags
Supplies used to create: "CAS Lucky to have a Friend" - Paper: MFP a HC 140 lb premium White, K& Co. Kelly Panacci Designer Paper

Patty P Lois Vicky Jane C Debbie Pam Pat G Thrifty Stamper MariLynn Karen K Bonnie Kathy B Angela Cathy Clouston Toni Sue W Janine Tammylee An'Jenic Kate Z Shirley Q Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co

MFP a HC - February Special Features

Hi!  So glad you stopped by to check out the MFP a Heinrich Co. Special Features for this month.  I hope you will stop by all week long to see the February stamp sets with a chance to win one each day!

My first card showcases the new stamp set, "Love Script".  I stamped the love script on DP and then spritzed it with gold shimmer spary.  I distressed the edges with a Tim Holtz Distressing tool and then sponged a bit of "Victorian Velvet" on the edges.  My son came in while I was working on this card and started chatting with me.  I wasn't happy with the look of the triple layered heart so I took off the top layer and as I did so it tore.  My son cracked me up....right in the middle of his conversation he didn't miss a beat but said...."now you have gone and done it...you have a mess there!"  I laughed so hard!  It was just so amusing to hear that flow into his conversation and when I thought he wasn't paying any attention to what I was doing!

My second card showcases this month's mini set:  Big cupcake.  I let myself go on this one and enjoyed my pink girly side!!!  I paper pieced the candy hearts and gave them some glaze with Glossy Accents.  I also paper pieced the cupcake liner.  For a little fun I added the white bow and pearls.  Looks good enough to eat to me!!!

You can see some more creations right here at Mark's Finest Papers & Stamps a Heinrich Co. blog! 

Supplies Used for Love Script:  Paper - MFP a HC Aged Cranberry, K&Co. Merryweather DP. Acces: Sizzix Hearts Tipsy, Die-namics Fishtail flags and Traditional Tags, MS  3-In-1 Hydrangea punch, gems and ribbon.

Supplies used for Big Cupcake: Stamps MFP a HC -  Big Cupcake. Paper:  MFP a Heinrich Co. 140lb Premium White, Paver Red, Carta Bella - Beautiful Moments.  Acces: Satin ribbon from Dollar Tree, gems and Die-namics Fishtail Flags

Speedy Fox 147 - Color Challenge

Hi!  I hope you have had a good week and are enjoying a nice weekend!  It was crazy busy for me so it's time to bring the house back to order and hopefully get in some craft time as well today.  Speaking of craft time, it's time for Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge.  This week we have a color challenge.  Believe it or not...I didn't propose this challenge but anyone that knows me knows that this challenge couldn't make me any happier!  Our challenge?  Pink, Brown and White.  Woohoo!  :)  Join us HERE to see all the lovely inspiration and get the info on how to play along this week!

I am sneak peeking the new set "Rain Clouds" on my card today. This is a Super fun set to paper piece.  Next week is our blog hop so I hope you will check in all next week to see the new stamp sets from Mark's Finest Papers & Stamps a Heinrich Co.  .

Inside: 

Stamp set to be given away to one lucky winner for playing in this week's Speedy Fox & Friends challenge.

Silly Shells

Supplies used: Stamp - MFP a HC - Rain Clouds, Paper - MFP a Heinrich Co. 140lb Premium White, MME Lost & Found Two Blush, Brown CS.  Access- MFT Die-namics Insert it - Insta Frame

Speedy Fox & Friends 146 - Love

Woohoo it's the weekend and that means it's Speedy Fox & Friends challenge!  Our challenge this week is to create a card with "Love" as the theme! For all the info and DT inspiration join us HERE .  

My calendar is just full of anniversaries, birthdays and of course Valentines so it wasn't difficult for me to find a reason to create a card with "Love" as the theme.  This card is winging it's way north, to help celebrate the 49th wedding anniversary of my MIL and FIL!

I used the stamp set "Love, Love, Love" for the sentiment and the rose.  I stamped the heart stamp with the small rose twice and cut out just the rose from both hearts.  I layered the smaller piece on top of the larger one much like I did last week with the larger rose stamp only for this one I cut just two rose layers.

Inside: 

One lucky winner will receive this stamp set:

This is the stamp set I used for card.  I stamped the heart twice and cut out the full rose from one and on inner petals from the second stamped image to layer the coral colored rose.

Love, Love, Love

Supplies used: Stamp: MFP a HC - Love, love love.  Paper: MME - Market, Natural CS and Recollections Soda Pop.  Acces: Spellbinders - Labels four, Sizzix Branches and Leaves, MFT ribbon

Just Because!

Hi!  Happy Monday!  I am posting today, well, Just BEEcause!  This Friday over at SCS some of us participated in a Mini VSN (Virtual Stamp Night)  There were 6 challenges on Friday night and the MAIN VSN is going to be March 1st and March 2nd.  I am acting as hostess on March 2 at 3PM EST.  If you have a little time on your hands we hope you will stop by and play along with us!

                                                      

We have 45 minutes to complete each challenge.  This does not include the time it takes to decide on papers and you can have images already colored.  Here is what I created for the VSN:

Challenge was to create a "Punny" card:

The inside:

Challenge was to create a "Baby" card

For this card I used one of the January 2013 release stamps from MFP a Heinrich Co. "Oh Baby".

Inside: 

 Challenge was to create a card with "Spring flowers":

Challenge was to create a "sympathy" card

Inside:

Challenge was to create a card following a recipe: 2 birds, 3 embellishments and 4 colors from a photo of Parrots.

Challenge was to use hexagons somewhere on the card and for extra honey add a bee.

 Thanks for looking and I hope to see you playing along the first weekend in March at Splitcoaststampers!

Speedy Fox & Friends 145 - Paper Piecing

Happy Weekend!!!  I hope you are safe and snugly on this first weekend in February!  What a wild week of weather for some of us in the U.S. this week.  We had a tornado warning earlier in the week just as I was dropping kids off to school.  My daughter told me she was very afraid along with her fellow students.  They were all squeezed together along the hall as far from windows and things that could fall on them as possible.  The day that followed was COLD but beautiful and things are back to normal here.

So it's Saturday and that means Speedy Fox & Friends challenge!  Our challenge this week is to paper piece.  I love paper piecing.  I usually stamp several different patterns of DP, then cut and glue them to the full stamped image but today, I used all the same DP to create a layered Rose.

I drew inspiration from this week's  SCS color challenge and sketch challenge.

Stamp set used:

Love, Love, Love

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!
Challenges I am entering:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
 One Stop Craft challenge - anything goes

Supplies used: Stamp: MFP a HC - Love, Love, Love.  Paper: MFP a Heinrich Co. 140lb Premium White, MME Indie Chic "citron", SU! Play Date.  Acces: Charm from Explorer by Traditions, Fiskars scallop border punch, MFT Fishtail Flags,  Spellbinders - Fleur De Lis Rectangles, Sheer Ribbon from Hobby Lobby