Garden Art MFP blog hop day #3

                     Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

                                  July Blog Hop! 
                          This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
                                      Asian Delights Featured July 17

Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20

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day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the

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twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday July 20, 2012.

Just a fun, fun, fun set of stamps!  Had so many ideas running through my head for this set of stamps so here is one of my projects.  I call it, "Noteables" and I have been making these for years and giving them out as gifts to friends and relatives.  Even my husband said this one came out good and for him that is great praise.  Did some masking with mushrooms and gnome (isn't he such an adorable figure), colored gnome with Prisma color pencils or any brand you prefer.  Look here and you can see more of the butterflies like here on my notable.  Added gold ribbon in a bow and just wrapped around plus some more of the glitter buttons I made last week.....isn't it great to use up things you have on your table......last used a grass border punch.  Phew! guess that's it for my noteable. Check out this noteable I made a few years back.  Here is another card I created doing a technique where first you stamp on acetate with Staz-On Jet black  ink pad, turn it over add a few drops of dye ink re-inkers, diamond glaze then spread it around very gently with your finger making sure not to muddy up the colors.  Sprinkle on some glitter, crinkle up a piece of tissue paper then add that to it and allow it to dry.  When dry add it to your card.  That's it from me for now.  Hope you enjoyed my projects.  Come back tomorrow for last day at Mark's Finest Papers blog hop and don't forget to keep commenting because you never know if you will the winner of a new stamp set.

Notable

This a fun project that I call Notables. I've been making these altered small legal pads for years. This one was a gift.

To create this project you will need a small legal pad that you can purchase in any store. I like to make a cover that goes all the way around the pad. Decorating it is just a matter of what you like to do. For example the background paper on this one is the compressed sponge technique.
All images are from  Hero Arts Online
Compressed sponge technique:
1. Squeeze dye ink (refill bottles) onto the compressed sponge. A few drops go a long way and I use two to five colors. On this one two colors.
2. Sprits the sponge with water.
3. Swipe the wet sponge onto glossy cardstock. That's it!

Add a pencil on the side of the front cover. Make bookmarks for an additional gift that are inside a pocket in the Notable.

For complete instructions on how I create my Notable please visit Faerie Song Rubber Art
Stamps in thier project archives
June 2008. http://www.faeriesong.com/artstamps/potm608SW.htm