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

April Blog Hop!

                           This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

                                   Fabulous Dogs Featured April 17

Daffodil Greetings Featured April 18
Hey, Cowboy! Featured April 19

Train Talk Featured April 20

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 April 21, 2012 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 April 20, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue <------you are here
Kelli
Janine
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Another fun set that makes great masculine cards which I struggle with but with this stamp set it is easy. Here is one of my cards using the burnt edge technique which is color with Ranger blending tool and Distress inks. 

 My second card is a surprise pop up card.   This would be a fun card for anyone to receive.  ***original design for this card is over on Splitcoaststampers Index - called surprize pop up***

Don't forget to visit the rest of our design team and leave comments for a chance to win this stamp set.

New following

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Join my new Linky following .... on the left side of my sidebar. 
I've been reading that the following here on blogspot might be discontinued so I've added a new following by Linky.  Unfortunately all followers new or old will have to enter Linky following to be added to the new following.  I thought I would do a give-away to all that add their names to my new following on the left side of my sidebar. 
***Enter your name then leave a comment on this post to be included in give-away.  Please make sure you leave your name and email address in comment so I can contact you if you win drawing***  thanks, stamping sue

More Fantasy Beach & Blog winner!

Yes, more on my Fantasy Beach....with colorful fish and mermaids.  Check out my bookmark it uses Ranger Distress inks, Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, Prisma color pencils, May Arts ribbon and Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images.  The card is a white notecard with Tim Holtz Sizzix circles Texture fade folder, May Arts ribbons and Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images.  Lots of different textures on card with the embossed layer, glitter behind the fish, stamping saying directly on ribbon and those ribbon roses.  see more ribbobn examples on May Arts ribbon blog.

     Now as I promised on to blog drawing winner and the winner is .............Cher!  I've emailed her to let her know.  Thank to everyone who took the time to leave me a comment and join my following.  I appreciate all of it.

June blog candy

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I never did any kind of blog drawing for my anniversary here so I decided to do a June Birthday blog drawing because tomorrow is my birthday.  You have a week to enter - Sunday to Sunday 6/5/11 to 6/12/11  I will let you know who won on Monday 6/13/11.  The picture gives you a peek at what you could win.  More can be added before the drawing.  Good Luck!

  Here are the rules:  1.  Leave a comment to include you in drawing.  In comment include contact information.  2.  Add yourself to my following and email list and I'll count you twice in drawing but you need to tell me in your comment.  GOOD LUCK!

          

Blog drawing - Winner!

Congratulations to Shell! You are the winner of my blog candy drawing. I have emailed her to let her for her snail address.

Here is what she will be receiving......a few unmounted stamps, die cuts & embossed papers.

enjoy!

AI Challenge - animals

Over on Art Impressions Stamps-challenge blog

the theme is animals. Here is my dancing pig entry for the animal theme. Isn't she the greatest! Her tutu has extra ruffles because it actually moves/tilts side to side when you move the card. I colored her with prisma color pencils as you all know .... my favorite coloring medium.

*****last week drawing for blog candy will be posted tomorrow*****

Back to Spring!

I'm back and Spring has sprung. Was visiting my brother in Virginia where everything is in full bloom and it is beautiful.....not to mention the temp was up to 80 degrees. Now I'm back to good old Connecticut where the trees are still have bare but the flowers are starting to bloom. We did come home to a colorful aray of tulips in our yard.

I need to catch up on everything then I will do a drawing of the blog comment names when I was gone......tommorow May 2, I will announce the winner.

Saturday happenings & Blog drawing!

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Just a quick post here to let you know that I will be away for a week but have no fear I have scheduled a few posts. If you would like to be notified by email then please add your email address to "Follow by email" in my sidebar.


Posting comments is always appreciated and welcome just know that I will not have access to computer for a week but when I get back I will add them.
How about a blog drawing! Sounds good to me. I will pick a random winner from all the comments I get while I'm away! The blog candy will be a surprize! So leave a comment on any of my posts including this one to be included in drawing and don't forget to include an email address for me to contact you if you win. This time only USA ... too many restrictions at post office for out of country for me to deal with this time. Hope you understand. Winner will be announce here on Tuesday May 3, 2011.
thank you!

Last chance...

to enter drawing for blog candy. Leave a comment with email to contact you in case you win.

Here is a card I made a few months back doing the lattice technique which I saw online here: Valita's Designs & Fresh Folds:Lattice card
All the images are from Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images and colored with Prisma color pencils.

In order to be entered in blog drawing you need to leave a comment with contact information. thanks

Winter Wonderland ----NOT! ---- scroll to bottom for extra info!

 I'm not a snow person but I will admit since I don't have to go out it's not too bad.  I'm more of a spring or fall person. 







The tree in my neighbor's yard looks pretty in this photo but when I took the picture it was snowing with high winds ......... speaking of winds it just blew and scared me. 

The storm is pretty much done now except for the winds and the bitter cold but it New England.   We got up to 15" of snow depending where you stand. I guess you can call it a Winter Wonderland I'm just not a fan of the winter.  At least I don't have any little ones so don't have to go out and build snowmen anymore.....that's a plus.

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Over on Sunflowers and Dragonflies
Christmas Holiday Blog Candy contest. Did everyone have a nice Christmas? I’m going to start the new year with blog candy, valued at $100.
All you have to do is leave a comment, and then spread the word on your blog. Please mention that I post weekly tutorials and your name will be entered twice. Just leave me a link on  Sunflowers and Dragonflies
It's a good blog to check out and she does Tutorials on Tuesdays.

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Blog Candy FINAL WEEK at Starving Artistamps!!!

Here is a fun card that I created with http://starvingartistamps.com/ninas_giggle_bears_1.html (not affiliated just like their stamps) that I will be teaching at  Milford Public Schools adult ed Fun Folds class tonight. 
Scroll down to see how you can win some fun stamps from Starving Artistamps.  enjoy!

 Starving Artiststamps   has some new Juniper and Jupiter stamps and they need some help spreading the word around town. So they are going to make a deal with you. They are going to give away the complete collection of their new Juniper and Jupiter's Exterior Elements to one lucky winner chosen by random selection and you are going to help us spread the word.
This is what you need to do in order to win. First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about their candy and you've got to prove it. How can you do that?
-Post a comment on your blog
-Post a message on a message board
-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.
When you post your candy comment on Starving Artistamps blog be sure to put a link to the direct post on your blog.

Starving Artistamps blog candy week three

 Starving Artiststamps  got some new DoodleFactory stamps and they need some help spreading the word around town. So they are going to make a deal with you. They are going to give away the complete collection of thier new Backlit Bloom stamps That's SIX sets of gorgeous gigantic silhouette flowers with matching sentiments to one lucky winner chosen by random selection and you are going to help us spread the word.  Check out all the details here  http://starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-candy-week-three.html 

It's Starving Artiststamps blog candy week 2

 Starving Artiststamps got some new DoodleFactory stamps and they need some help spreading the word around town. So they are going to make a deal with you. They are going to give away a complete collection of their new DoodleFactory Gourds and Pumpkins stamps to one lucky winner chosen by random selection and you are going to help them spread the word.
This week they will be giving away a complete collection of their new DoodleFactory Halloween IV Gourds and Pumpkin http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_gourds_and_pumpkins.html
This is what you need to do in order to win. First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about their candy and you've got to prove it. How can you do that?
-Post a comment on your blog
-Post a message on a message board
-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.
Did you know they really do check that you have spread the word?
So you're going to need to prove it. How can you do that?
-When you post your candy comment on Starving Artistamps
 be sure to put a link to the direct post on your blog.

1 year blog Anniversary

January 23rd is my one year blog anniversary and I will be having a giveaway.  If you want to be included in my giveaway leave me a comment with an email to contact you. Only comments with contact information will be accepted for drawing. Winner will be contacted and posted here on January 23. I would also like to increase my following to "50"..... please join.

Here is what you could win.

enjoy!

Blog drawing --- WINNERS!

Morning All!
I did a random drawing last night for the three star books.  In the drawing I included all the posts from when I started talking about the drawing and all my new followers so ended up being 21 in the drawing.  Without further delay here are the three winners of my star books:

1.  JessieMae
2.  rxmom45@yahoo.com
3.  Lourdes  -  lourdesfay@gmail.com

Congratulations!  I will email you to find out your snail address.  enjoy!

Friday the 13th!

It's Friday the 13th and my husband's birthday so that makes it a lucky day for me and everybody!  Today is the last day to leave a comment and join my following for my star book drawing.  I will pick the three winners tomorrow and let you know by Sunday.  Please don't forget to leave me a way to contact you if you are one of the winners.

See pictures of star books open on Wed. Nov. 11 post. 
GOOD LUCK!

Star Book - blog candy

Here are pictures of the three star books for my blog candy.  I will be picking three people so if you want to be included in on the drawing leave a comment today through Friday. You have till Friday because that's my DH's birthday so you get a gift in honor of his birthday.   I'll announce the winners over the weekend.  Don't forget to leave a way for me to contact you.   GOOD LUCK!

Blog candy - star book

I decided to award one person a star book I made a while back. I have three of them each one a different theme.   I don't have a picture right now but will get one up very soon.  I will pick a winner in the next few days......another words before the weekend.  enjoy!