Tuesday Throwdown Bloghop Winner

Thank you to everyone who participated in Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #300 and left a comment on my blog.  Congratulations to my Bloghop winner:

Sunshine HoneyBee

You have won an assortment of accessories from Fun Stampers Journey!

Please contact me by Monday, July 11th, with your mailing address so I can mail your prize.

Congratulations!! 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 300 and Giveaway

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 300 - The Paper Shelter - Fairies and Fantasy

For this challenge I used The Cutest Wizard from this week's sponsor, The Paper Shelter.  Our theme is Fairies and Fantasy!  The image was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Tombow markers and a water brush. I embossed the purple cardstock with a stars and dots embossing folder and layered the green paper on top. I edged the watercolor paper with black ink, then layered it on black cardstock, which was layered on top of the green. I stamped a few whimsical things on the
green paper and added glitter to the crystal ball and the stars in the wizard's robe.

 In honor of our 300th challenge, I am offering a surprise gift to one lucky person (chosen at random) who enters the challenge and also leaves me a message on this blog!  I hope it's you!!  Thank you for
stopping by and have a great day!  Remember, you need to enter Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 300 and leave me a message on this blog.  Good Luck!!

MFP Stamps Challenge 26

MFP Stamps Challenge 26 - White

What a great color for a challenge.....I think white cards are so beautiful.  I used one of my favorite embossing folders.....butterflies!!  I embossed two pieces of white paper, then fussy cut out the butterflies from one of them and ran them through the folder again so they would have a pattern on them.  I glued the middles down on top of the other butterflies and bent up each side to make them 3-D. I stamped my sentiment from Mark's Holiday Tags set, then added a pretty white ribbon and bow.
The finishing touch was white pearls on the butterfly bodies.  Thank you so much for stoppingby....have a wonderful day!!

I would like to thank Mark's Finest Papers for the win this week!  I earned the "Enjoy theView" stamp set.

As You Like It Challenge

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Die & Why

This butterfly die has been on my all-time favorite list since the moment I saw it!! A number of reasons are:  I love butterflies and making butterfly cards, it is very versatile and can be used for many different occasions (birthday, thinking of you, thank you, sympathy, get well, etc.), and it makes a very easy but elegant card!!  We all need those types of cards once in awhile!!  I used a teal colored paper for the die cut image, then placed a shimmery white piece of paper behind it.  I mounted these on white cardstock and stamped my sentiment.  The final touch was a few white pearls on the butterfly bodies.  Thank you for stopping by.....have a wonderful day!

MFP Challenge 25. Twisted Easel Card

MFP Challenge 25 - Twisted Easel Card

This card was definitely a challenge for me.....I couldn't figure out the twist!!  But finally I got it and this is how it turned out.  I used the sunflower set from Mark's and two sayings from it. The flower is colored with Copic markers and both sayings are popped up, the one inside holds open the card. I added a couple little bees and lady bugs for fun!  Thank you for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

I would like to thank Mark's Finest Papers for choosing my entry as the winner of Challenge 25 - Twisted Easel Card.  I earned the "Paper Doll Chuck" stamp set!

Crafting By Design - June Anything Goes Challenge

Crafting By Design - June Anything Goes Challenge

I am a butterfly lover, so this stamp from Northwoods Rubber Stamps was mine the second I saw it!! I stamped it on watercolor paper, then used Tombow markers and a water brush to color it.  I layered it on lavender patterned paper and then again on darker purple cardstock. I added some lavender jewels in the corners and touches of glitter throughout the flowers.  Thanks for stopping by!

MFP Stamps Challenge 24

MFP Stamps Challenge 24 - Grid Technique

This was a super fun challenge! I used stamps from Mark's  "Oh Baby"  set.  First I stamped the rubber ducks and bubbles and colored them with Copic markers. Next I drew my grid lines and colored in a few of the boxes with Copics. Then I stamped my word stamp in a few places, and finally started doodling in a few of the boxes.  I added just a touch of glitter to the bubbles for the finishing touch.  Thank you for stopping by....have a great day!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 298

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 298 - Watercolor

I used a stamp from Door County Rubber Stamps.....a sweet little girl with a butterfly.  I watercolored the image with Tombow markers and a water brush. I paper-pieced her dress with a scrap from my stash.  The tape across the bottom and the puffy stars are from our sponsor this week.....Freckled Fawn.  Thank you so much for stopping by.....have a wonderful day!

MFP #23 - CAS Beach Theme

MFP Stamps Challenge 23 - CAS Beach Theme

I colored this image from Marks Finest Papers with colored pencils and used mineral spirits to blend. I added a couple of white fluffy clouds and there it is....a very clean and simple card!  Thanks for stopping by!

MFP Stamps 22

MFP Stamps Challenge 22 - Turquoise

I colored my flower from Marks Finest Papers with Copic markers and mounted it on an embossed piece of turquoise paper with some pop dots. I colored the ribbon to match and used a Happy Birthday sentiment (also from Marks') stamped in turquoise ink.  It's hard to see from the picture, but there are glitter accents on the flower petals and leaves. Thanks for stopping by.....have a great day!

May 31, 2016. Tuesday Throwdown - Proud of You

This is my first post as a Design Team Member for Tuesday Throwdown Challenge!  I used Cup Kitty 2 from our sponsor Sami Stamps and stamped my sentiment in the middle of the cup after it was colored with Copic Markers.  Thank you for stopping by and be sure to join in the fun at Tuesday Throwdown Challenge!

MFP Stamps Challenge 21

MFP Stamps Challenge 21 - Pleated Skirt Card

This was a very easy tutorial and it makes a nice quick card!  Great directions!!  I used a piece of 2-sided paper from my stash and matched the green to one of the flowers in the patterned paper. I carried the butterfly theme from the patterned paper and used this butterfly from Marks Finest Papers.  The sentiment is also from Marks Finest Papers. It's hard to see in this picture, but I added just a touch of glitter to the butterfly and flowers.  This will be a birthday card for a very special friend! Thanks for stopping by....have a great day!

MFP Stamps Challenge 20

MFP Stamps Challenge 20 - Half Die Cut

This tutorial was very fun and easy!  I used the Daisy stamp as my focal point and a sentiment stamp from the Holiday Tags set. I embossed the top part of the card with a butterfly embossing folder from Cuttlebug and added a few butterfly embellishments.  It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend here....hope to see lots of flowers and butterflies!  Thanks for stopping by!

MFP Stamps Challenge 19

MFP Stamps Challenge 19 - Spring

I thought this cute little duck was perfect for a spring card. Part of the card is embossed with a houndstooth embossing folder. I used waffle paper for the flower on the inside of the card.  It is hard to see from this picture, but the butterflies are glittered.  Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 292

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 292 - Spring
For this week's challenge I chose stamps from Northwoods Rubber Stamps......a sweet hummingbird flower wreath stamp and the sentiment stamp.  I stamped the image on watercolor paper and colored it with Tombow markers and water.  I layered it on scraps from my stash and used just a touch of glitter on the flowers (really hard to see from this picture).  We saw 2 hummingbirds in Door County this weekend....a sure sign of spring!!  Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!

MFP Challenge 18

MFP Challenge 18 - Anything Goes

For this challenge I used a Stampendous stamp set, Kraft card stock, and some patterned paper from my stash.  I colored the balloons with Copic markers and used pop dots to add some dimension. The black dots were made with a pearl pen. Such a fun birthday card....thanks for stopping by to take a look!

MFP April Blog Hop

MFP April Blog Hop - Bugs and Butterflies

This is my retiform card using the tutorial in Mark's Finest Papers' April Blog Hop.  I used a bright pink and a softer bamboo color to fill in the background, then stamped images from stamp sets Hello Butterflies and Bring On The Sun in a light brown.  I made a tag using the same colors and popped it up.   This was a fun technique and I liked how easy it was!  Thanks for a great tutorial!!

Tuesday Throwdown 291 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown 291 - Anything Goes

For this challenge I used stamps from Northwoods Rubber Stamps. I watercolored them with Tombow markers and mounted the flower stamps on a piece of black paper from my stash.  I mounted the black piece on a piece of orange textured paper from The Paper Studio.  I added small touches of glitter and finished it off with a sentiment stamp and small butterfly stamp, both from Northwoods.  Thank you for stopping by....have a great day!

MFP Stamps Challenge 17 - purple

MFP Stamps Challenge 17 - Purple

I used stamps from Mark's Celebrate Mini stamp set this week. I colored the cake with Copic markers and found a purple die cut in my stash. This was a quick and easy card......great for someone with a sense of humor!!  Thanks for stopping by.....have a great day!

Tuesday Throwdown #290 - Monochromatic

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #290 - Monochromatic

I chose blue as my monochromatic color for this challenge and layered light blue, white and a darker blue papers from my scraps stash.  I used stamps from Stampin' Up Just Believe set and a sentiment stamp from Northwoods Rubber stamps. Ink is from Fun Stampers Journey (Huckleberry Fusion).  The final touch was a ribbon from my stash.  Thanks for checking out my card - have a great day!!

MFP Stamps Challenge 16

MFP Stamps Challenge 16 - Joy Fold Card

I used a stamp from Door County Rubber Stamps and a sentiment stamp from Marks Finest Papers on my joy fold card this week.  I'm so anxious for camping season to start.....I couldn't resist these cute gulls! I used Tombow markers to water color the image.

MFP Challenge 15

MFP Stamps Challenge 15 - Faux Patina

I used one of Marks' paper dolls for my image this week. I colored her dress and hair with Copic markers. For the tutorial colors I used Tim Holtz distress inks: Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass, Forest Moss and Walnut Stain.  Looking at it now I should have used more Tumbled Glass and Forest Moss because these colors didn't show up very well.  I liked the tutorial.....it's great for that "antique" or "vintage" look. Thanks for stopping by!

MFP Stamps Challenge 14

MFP Stamps Challenge 14 - CAS - Rain

I used a cute little bird stamp for my focal point and some sequins for raindrops.  What a perfect challenge this week, as we are going to be getting rain for the next 3-4 days!!  Spring cannot come soon enough for me!

MFP Stamps Challenge 13

MFP Stamps Challenge 13 - green

I used a Fun Stampers Journey set for this week's challenge....limeade splash is the color. I accented with yellow flowers.

MFP Challenge 12

MFP Challenge 12 - Mountain Fold Tutorial

I really liked this tutorial and chose a flower from one of Marks' Finest Papers sets for my image. I colored it with Copic markers and popped it up on an embossed piece of card stock from my scraps file.  I used a Happy Birthday sentiment, another of Marks' stamps.  I added just a touch of glitter on the flower petals (hard to see in this picture).

Thank you to MFP Stamps for choosing my entry as the winner of this challenge.  I earned an awesome goodie bag full of special items!! Can't wait to see what they are!!  💁

MFP Challenge 9 - brown

MFP Challenge 9 - brown

I used the wolf stamp and the greeting from Mark's Finest Papers North American Woods stamp set. I  heat embossed the wolf using a copper embossing powder, then die cut it out and framed it with a larger die cut from the same set.  I added a small border around the greeting. Both were mounted on the card with pop dots.

MFP Challenge 8 - Z fold card

MFP Challenge 8 - Z fold card

I used 2 stamps from Marks Finest Papers "Friends" stamp set for this card. I colored the flowers with Copic markers and used distress ink on the white edges. After I embossed the white card stock, I used the distress ink to give it just a little color. This was a very easy tutorial to follow and I like how easily it all came together.

MFP Challenge 7 - Block it Off

MFP Challenge 7 - Block it Off

I really enjoyed this challenge....it was easier than I thought it would be.  I used one of my favorite "fishy" stamps from Mark's Finest Papers.  I hope Craig catches a few of these this week!!

MFP January Blog Hop - Fingerpaint Bookmark

MFP January Blog Hop Tutorial - Fingerpaint Bookmark

I used blue, yellow, green and gray gelatos for my colors and stamps from Mark's Finest North American Woods stamp set.  I was surprised at how easily the gelatos blended with just a small amount of water!  This was a fun tutorial!!

MFP Challenge 6

MFP Stampshop Challenge 6 - CAS Hearts

I used a sentiment stamp from Mark's Finest Take Time stamp set and paired it with a die cut and heart punch to make a heart bouquet.  The embossed paper outlined with a gold leafing pen has X's and O's on it to represent hugs and kisses.

MFP January Blog Hop - Watercolor Background

MFP January Blog Hop - Watercolor Background Tutorial

This was a fun tutorial and I was surprised at how easy the colors blended together once the water was added!  I used a few of Mark's stamps.....the Daisy flowers, the butterfly and the sentiment.

MFP Stamps Challenge 3

MFP Stamps Challenge 3 - gatefold card

I chose stamps from the Marks Finest Papers' Firefighter set for this card....who can resist these cute little guys??   God bless all our firefighters and EMS people!

Thank you very much to Marks Finest Papers' design team for choosing my card as the winning entry for the gate fold challenge!!  I earned the "Celebrate Mini" stamp set.

MFP Stamps Challenge 2

MFP Stamps Challenge 2 - Acryllic Block Stamping

I used 2 of Marks Finest Papers' stamps in my card this week.  The daisies, and the Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Hot Air Balloon stamp set. I used a square block with lavender ink for the background and then added a ribbon accent after stamping the daisies and the sentiment.

MFP Stamps Challenge 1

MFP Stamps Challenge 1 - CAS with snow theme.

I used 2 of Marks Finest Stamps on this card......Big Trees and a sentiment from Snowflakes. I made a circle mask and colored it with distress inks, then stamped the trees and made "snowflakes" with a white pigment pen. I used a snowflake embossing folder ant cut out the circle so it fit over the masked area. Lastly, I stamped "I Love Snow" sentiment.

MFP 294 - blue

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends 294 - blue

This is a double glitter technique using a Dreamweaver stencil. I made the background paper using an embossing folder with light blue ink. The dark blue paper is a metallic blue. Happy Holidays to everyone and a blessed new year!

MFP Challenge 292. Green

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 292 - Green

I used an embossing folder to make the Christmas tree on green paper and added some rhinestones and a die cut "Joy". A quick CAS card!

MFP Challenge 291 - Red

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 291 - Red

Well at this time of year I have lots of red paper out!  I made this cute little kitten card using a red base and a red checked patterned paper. I added a die cut border and a little glitter on the Santa hat.  Merry Christmas!!

MFP Challenge 288 - versa mark background

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 288 - Versa mark background

I chose 2 stamps from the Autumn Glory stamp set for my card this week.  I stamped the leaf in versa mark and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I added a Happy Thanksgiving stamp toward the top and in the opposite corner stamped another stamp from the Autumn Glory set, colored with markers.  I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week!!

MFP Challenge 287

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challlenge 287 - watercolor stencil

This was not an easy challenge for me....I attempted multiple times to make this work, but couldn't get it to come out like I wanted.  I took the picture of the stencil so you could see what my background was supposed to look like! 😀  The stencil is from Dreamweaver.

MFP All About the Kids Baby Garland

MFP All About the Kids Baby Garland

For my garland I chose a puppy theme for a baby boy. I used stamps from Mark's Finest Papers' Fantastic Dogs and Firefighter stamp sets.  I used a gold stretchy cord to attach to the gift bag.  This garland went together very quickly and would be a nice variation to the usual gift tag used on gift bags!p

Thanks very much to Marks Finest Papers for choosing my name as a winner in the Kids Blog Challenge for trying the tutorials.  I earned the "Oh Baby" stamp set!

MFP All About the Kids Gift Card Holder

MFP All About the Kids Gift Card Holder

I have to admit when I started this project I wasn't so sure how it would turn out, but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was......great directions, Vickie!!  I chose a Christmas theme for my project...what kid doesn't love a gift card?  I used some patterned paper from my stash and some green curling ribbon. I used this cute little gingerbread man from Mark's Finest Papers' Holiday Tags set.  Isn't he sweet?    I can definitely see me using this pattern again and again....it makes a nice, sturdy gift card holder.

Thanks very much to Marks Finest Papers for choosing my name as a winner in the Kids Blog Challenge for trying the tutorials.  I earned the "Oh Baby" stamp set!

MFP Challenge 286 - monochromatic colors

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 286 - monochromatic color scheme

For my card I stamped a snowflake in a pale blue to make the background.  Then I stamped the word "Snowflakes" from Mark's Finest Papers "Snowflakes" set across the paper in a dark blue ink.  On a separate piece of paper I stamped in medium blue ink one of the snowflakes from the same stamp set, cut it out and mounted a piece of medium blue paper behind it.  I stamped "Warm Winter Wishes" from the "Snowball Mini" stamp set onto the front of the card in the same medium blue ink.

Thank you to Mark's Finest Papers for choosing my entry as the winner for this challenge!  I earned the stamp set "North American Woods".

MFP #285 CAS sentiment, small stamp

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 285 - CAS sentiment, small stamp

I love snowflakes and wanted to use them in this challenge. I masked off an area and randomly stamped a snowflake in 3 colors. Then I stamped my sentiment in the lower left corner. I added a little sparkle to the snowflakes with a metallic jelly roll pen. To finish it off I edged the card in the same ink as my sentiment.

MFP #284 Round the Corners

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 284 - Round the Corners

I wanted to use some fall colors and selected stamps from two of Marks Finest Papers stamp sets.....Holiday Tags and Autumn Splender. I colored the leaves with Copic markers and added a ribbon from my stash.  The sentiment is a rub on from the Paper Studio. I used a decorative corner rounder (how embarrassing, I couldn't find my regular one!!). Oh well!

MFP SF&F Challenge 283

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 283 - have 3 panels

I chose a stamp from Marks Finest Papers' Dogwood Blossoms stamp set and cut the image into 3 panels after coloring it. I added a small "Love You" stamp along with ice white PerlenPen for the flower centers.  The panels are mounted on piece of white paper that was die cut with a floral design.

MFP #282 Collage Stamping

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 282 - Collage Stamping

This was my first attempt at collage stamping (thanks for the nice tutorial!) and it was a lot of fun!! I chose stamps from "Hot Air Balloon" and "Big Trees" stamp sets.  One word stamp is done in a light gray over the whole card, and the other word stamp is done in  a light blue randomly over the card.  I used the trees to give perspective to the hot air balloon (focal point) and used a few rhinestones to accent the balloon.

MFP Everything Fall DP Tutorial

MFP Everything Fall Blog Hop Challenge - DP Tutorial

This was fun making leaves out of a flower punch!  I used 2 of Mark's Finest stamp sets on my card.....The tree is from the Big Trees set and the word is from the Autumn Splender set.  I added some gold highlights, although they are pretty hard to see.

MFP Everything Fall ATC Cards

MFP Everything Fall Blog Hop Tutorial - ATC Cards

This was my first attempt at ATC Cards, and after reading the tutorial I thought they would be really fun! I ended up making 4 of them....2 landscape and 2 portrait.

Top left - I found some pretty paper and added a sentiment from MFPs "All Postal" set.
Bottom left - this little sunflower stamp looks cute with the "Hi" from MFPs "All Postal" set.
Top right - the owl and sentiment are from MFPs "Autumn Splendor" set.
Bottom right - cute polar bear paper with a saying from MFPs "Snowflakes" set.

I had a lot of fun making these and hope you enjoy them!