Flowers

Here's a sneak peek at Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page new release for June called Great Flowers.  My tag is all stamped with

VersaMark ink then dusted with Ranger Perfect Pearls in gold...it is so shimmery IRL.  I hope it shows up in the photo.  for the background on the tag I swiped on some Ranger stains and I did an oldie but goodie trick...outlined the edge with a Krylon gold leafing pen.  I forgot how much I liked doing that on my projects.  My card I'm displaying here is simple but effective because I embossed on vellum then painted the back of the stamped vellum with Perfect Pearls that I made into paint.  Cut out and layer on top of two different ribbons, add a saying and you are done.

Tag details:

stamps - Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page Great Flowers

Ranger Perfect Pearls and Stains

ribbons by May Arts

Gear up

Today I'm giving you a sneak peek at Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page Gears to you and Gear Up.  They are new this month!  they are two good stamp sets with lots of gears and sayings to go along with them.  If you follow my blog you know I pick a theme for each month to carry through our blog hop.  my theme this month is heat embossing because I just purchased a new to me embossing powder by Ranger called Liquid Platinum.....it is a creamy silvery gold color and it has become my favorite.  my friends are mostly likely yelling...oh no! our sue embossing......well, yes I am that just proves how much I like this ep!  Oh well, what was I talking about oh yes, my theme for the month.....heat embossing, vellum and Perfect Pearls.
card #1:
embossed the gears, layered onto card.  added some folded ribbon and self sticking gems.
stamps - Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page Gears to you
Ranger Liquid Platinum ep 
 May Arts gold ribbon
self sticking gems
card #2:
stamp background gears on vellum with VersaMark ink, dusted with Perfect pearls.  punched 3 holes and added brads.
stamps - Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page Gear up
vellum
paper hole punch
brads
copper cardstock for base of card

MFPaHC Lanterns sneak peek

It's sneak peek time of Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page April release stamp sets.  Bet you can guess the name of this stamp set......right you guessed it, Lanterns.  I decided to do faux postage this month for my theme but while I was looking for my faux postage templates in my stash I found sheets of these mosaic sticker sheets I purchased years ago when I was working at stamp store.  We had a visit from Natalie of Magenta stamps who was teaching a class using these sticker sheets.  First we did DTP (direct to paper) technique at that time with cat's eye ink pads.  Next just do what I call collage stamping to fill the sheet then peel sections off and make a card.  With one sheet you can make probably up to 10 cards well, at least 6 cards.  Another old embellishment are the tassels!  phew! haven't used them in more years than I want to admit.
enter in the following challenges:
1.  Addicted to stamps and more! - photo inspiration - I used the colors
2.  CCEE Stampers challenge #CCEE1414 - use 3 stamps
3.  Fashionable Stamping Challenge - favorite technique DTP
4.  Craft Hoarders Anonymous challenge - pick a stamp any stamp

card details:
stamps - Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page Lanterns
inks - variety of Colorbox pigment and chalk ink pads
tassels
Magenta mosaic sticker sheets

More Paper doll fun

Here's the accordion folder (on the left) with Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Home Page Paper Doll stamp
sets that I showed here when we did our January blog hop.  I made a second accordion folder with a purple color scheme ... so which do you like better green or purple?  leave me a comment and I'll have a drawing to give it away to you. Please include an email address so I can contact you.  To see a bigger view of any of the pics just click on the picture.

 You can see my green accordion folder with paper dolls in the video here on Patty's blog, my sister design team member along with a little muslin bag I stamped with the paper doll and all her clothes.  Patty also showed a sneak peek of a couple of shaker cards I did for our upcoming stamp set called Birdcages in February.  So you guessed it next month my theme is Shaker cards!  including the original style using foam board....I forgot what a pain in the neck it is to cut foam board with an exacto knife but I did it so come back during our February blog hop to see all my shakers real or faux.

MFPaHC Paper Doll Out and About sneak peek

Sneak peeking Paper Doll Out and About stamps today.  On my casual gal I got out my Prisma color pencils with a little paper piecing of the bag and shirt hanging out of the drawer.  Over to the right she is semi casual with her turtle neck top, skirt and leather boots.  Hope you had fun visiting our blogs to see our Paper Dolls this week.  Continue on to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog to see more and your chance to be included in the drawing.  Come back next week for more new stamps including swans, fans and a mouse!

MFPaHC Paper Doll Formal Wear sneak peek

Today it time to see our Paper Doll all dressed up in her Formal
Wear.  I had fun making these dresser step cards to highlight the formal wear that I paper pieced for even fancier dresses. Did a lot of paper piecing this month, too.  I made these look like an armoire or wardrobe.  don't forget to go over to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog to see more fun creations and when you comment on our blogs you will be included in drawing to win stamps.  I think you will be surprised with all the Paper Doll ideas!

MFPaHC Paper Dolls sneak peek

I'm not doing the Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Co. hop for the first week of January but will for second week starting on January 14, 2014.
Today is sneak peek day for  Paper Doll stamp set which brings me back to my childhood playing with colorforms. who remembers colorforms?  guess I'm dating myself because I don't think they make them anymore. this month my theme is accordion folds or fun fold cards.  To the left is an accordion fold folder filled with all the fun paper doll clothes and paper doll herself.  added vellum envelopes for the little shoes and things.  To the right I couldn't resist stamping a small muslin bag to carry paper doll and clothes.  If you visit Patty's blog you can see a video showing my samples and more.
 please check out  Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. to see more ideas from my sister team members.

MFPaHC 5th and mini Nov. sneak peek

Time to showcase Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Co. November 5th stamp set Calendar and mini New Year today.  Before I show you my cards it's also time for me to tell you my theme for this month.....well couldn't make up my mind so I'm doing two things this month so you will see marque cards and paper sunburst cards from me all this week.

First up is my Calendar marque card which can be seen in action on Patty, my sister team member's blog here in her video with other great ideas from fellow team members.
  When I first discovered this card it was called a marque card but I think it has been recently re-named a peek-a-boo card either way it's still a fun card.  Second card for our mini New Year stamp set is also a marque card with a different view.  You can see more samples here on MFPaHC blog so stop by there, too.  don't forget to leave comments along the way to be included in MFPaHC drawing for one of the new stamp sets that me and all our design team members will be showcasing this week in our blog hop so stop by again starting tomorrow to see more!  thanks!

MFPaHC sneak peek Oct. 5th and mini stamp sets

Today is the day at Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co.
 we give you a peek at our 5th Works of Art stamp set and mini Wise Men stamp set.    I will start off telling you my theme for this month......graduated colors.  Had fun with this simple but effective technique.  You can see my fancy fold card over on Patty's blog on her 5th set video along with other samples from our design team.  Also did a graduated color card for Works of art and mini wise men stamp sets. Did what I call faux knot on purple wise men card.  Remember to come back starting tomorrow for our blog hop.

MFPaHC 5th and mini stamp set early sneak peek

This month over at Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog we are featuring September's Holiday Tag 5th stamp set and Nature's Brushstrokes mini stamp set.  First is Holiday Tag set which is full of fun images and sayings.  I had a lot of fun with this set making penny spinner cards ..... you can see it in action over at Patty's
blog who is a fellow sister member ..... Patty is doing a video each month showcasing some of our creations.  I bet you can guess my theme for this month's blog hop ............. spinners, ribbon sliders and ribbon pull out cards!  I've done a ribbon slider tutorial here or you can also see it on Speedy TV here which I will show later this week. 

 For the Nature's Brushstrokes mini set I did another penny spinner (told you I had fun with spinners!) card and a ribbon pull out card.  enjoy!

Primitive farm spins!

Here is a sneak peek of Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company September new release Primitive Farm.  This card is full of different techniques like paper piecing, masking and using punched out scallop circles to sponge on clouds.  Can you guess my theme for this month's hop that starts Tuesday the 10th?  you guessed it spinners, sliders and more.....to find out the more you will need to stop by here all this week.

entering in the following challenges:
1.  Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. - Mask It!
2.  Addicted to Stamps and More! - anything goes
3.  Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - animal antics
4.  Happy Campers Craft Collective - use a stamp

MFPaHC sneak peek early

It's a long weekend so I decided to give you a early sneak peek at of an image from one of Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company new release stamp sets for September.  There is a lot going on in this card so I'll start with the background piece.  It's actually plastic packaging from a nestabilities die set....cool to use something that we normally throw out to the trash.  First I did the polish stone technique on the plastic then ran it through my Big Kick with an embossing folder.  Came out pretty good....don't you think?  used my atg gun to tape it to a piece of white cardstock then to note card.  On a piece of glossy cardstock repeated the polish stone technique then white embossed the cat onto it, cut out the cat and glued it along with the saying to the front of the card with embossed plastic piece.  cool, huh?  had fun making this card and got very inky with the alcohol inks but it all comes out in the wash.
card details:
stamps - Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company cat from What a Scream stamp set(sept. new release).....Born to be Wild from Big Cats stamp set
Ranger alcohol inks
Colorbox frost white pigment ink
white embossing powder
***Polished Stone technique***
On glossy cardstock or plastic packaging
squeeze AI onto felt on applicator tool then tap the applicator with the inks all over the surface of cardstock or plastic packaging.  the inks will blend together.  when it is how you like allow to dry for a few minutes then use in your projects.

Lucky You and Take Time mini sneak peek

It's the second week of the month so time to get a head start onMark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog hop.  Today we are showcasing our 5th stamp set Lucky You and our Take Time mini stamp set.  First off I'd like to tell you my theme for this month............drum roll..........................chalkboard technique.  It's easy and fun.  Please remember to check out my fellow MFPaHC design team members including Patty Penn to see a video of my neverending

card and cards from other team members.  Tomorrow officially starts MFPaHC's blog hop so come back and remember if you comment you are automatically entered in a drawing for one of the new stamp sets.

sneak peek - Texture and triangle

This card is a sneak peek for Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company August new releases.  This one if from upcoming stamp set Take Time mini.  I do like this big pocket watch in this set.  See my triangle and the big bow plus white embossing for texture to make this card eligible for the challenges listed below.
 Another sneak peek secret is the technique I'm doing for this month's blog hop............chalkboard technique.  You can check out this tutorial here .  There are lots of them out in cyber land.  My tips for this technique will be revealed during next week's Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog hop. 
entering in following challenges:
1.  Simon Wednesday challenge - Triangles
2.  Crafty Creations Challenge - textures
card details:
stamps - Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company take time mini stamp set
May Arts wide black silk ribbon
white embossing powder and Colorbox pigment white ink
VersaMagic cloud white chalk ink pad
pattern paper
Spellbinders Nestabilities classic diamonds

Dino News - MFPaHC 5th stamp set and mini

Hello!  it's sneak peek time for Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company for July.  This month the 5th stamp set is Dino News! and it is such a fun set of stamps with three dinos and several sayings to go along with them.  I made a 4-way twisted easel card....guess that tells you what my theme of the month is ...........yes, you guessed it......Easel cards!  they are one of my favorite style of cards to create and there are so many ways to switch it up so this month you will see lots of different easel cards.  Please go over to Patty's blog to see a video of mine and other design team members cards for Dino News and a tutorial by Patty.  Now onto my

second sneak peek for our mini stamp set Dragonflies.  for this card I made a couple of circle shape easel cards with a twist or should say a spirelli on one of them.  hope you enjoyed this sneak peek and come back tomorrow for the start of our blog hop.

You are an Angel - Wings mini MFP sneak peek

This week at Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. we are releasing the new June stamp sets including the special 5th You are an Angel and Wings mini stamp sets.  Now if
you have been following my blog you know I pick a card theme for MFP's blog hop and this month is it is the Stair step card.  you will see different sizes and orientations for this card from me all week so stay tuned and come by every day to see where my stairs will lead you!
Today you will see an angel and lots of wings so without further ado here are my wings to the stairs!  Check out the lavender stair step card ....... it's an ATC size!  cool,

huh?  I think it would make a great gift card on a package.  The take flight card has vellum wings that move because I used brads to hold them on my card.  hope you enjoyed your first journey down or up my steps.  Please check out the rest of our team's wings and angel.

Happy Birthday to me-sneak peek

Yes, it is my birthday today and I'm hosting the challenge at  Simple Salutations this week so I thought it would be fun to have a virtual birthday party!

so the theme this week is Birthdays!

all week at Simple Salutations and since it is my birthday I thought it would be fun for me to do two cards one serious and another humorous. Look close and you can see a couple of sneak peeks of images from MFP, A Heinrich Co. on my cards.   My first card has some collage stamping for the background and then a saying layered across the center of the card with a brad embellishment.  On to my second card is a shape card and ........ humorous!  you have to love that saying!  at least I do and I do feel it fits my birthday this year because I'm getting up in years and my husband is a retired fire captain so he knows all about extinguishers!  lol!  I really feel you need to have a sense of humor in life so go give someone a laugh today.   Add your birthday card over at Simple Salutations this week and you will have a chance to win this stamp.
card #1 -
stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company flower from new June release I need a vacation.  Happy Birthday from Celebrate mini. 
inks: Hero Arts shadow inks - bubble gum, green hills, butter bar and Staz-On black ink pad
cardstock: gray from my stash
card #2 -
stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company Celebrate mini and Happy Birthday(inside card) from new June release Classic Dad
Spellbinders Nestabilities

Challenge Winner Guidelines

We encourage you to participate in all of our challenges, we would like to ask you to limit your submissions to 5 per challenge, per week. Each submission needs to be a new card (no cards that have been posted prior to the challenge date). Please do not submit the same card for every challenge, each submission should be a different card for each submission and each  challenge.

 



Brads and MFP sneak peek week

It's another month and what a month ..... it's June! .... this is my month .... yes, it's my birthday this week.  You will probably get tired of hearing about it but hey, our birthdays only come around once a year so I think we should celebrate!  To start off this month I will be joining in a challenge or two and showing off Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company June new releases so let's get started.
Two for the price of one here on my blog .... I'm repeating myself .... my husband always says I ramble ..... now what was I saying ... oh yeah, two for the price of one.... first MFP sneak peek Classic Dad stamp set which I really like it is full of classic cars and some good sayings so without further ado here is my card.  I'm following the trend of paper sunbursts.  It's a technique going around the net lately of cutting strips of pattern papers and positioning them into a sunburst aka the name paper sunbursts.  I don't have original instructions so I just did it my way which is basically cutting rectangle strips of pattern paper, cutting in half diagonally then taping to card.  easy peasy and each one is a little different plus you can use up all those scraps of pattern papers that I know you have. lol!  and mix and match.  Got out my Brilliance lightning black ink pad to stamp the images and added brads for wheels for fun.  Oh yeah, there is also some gold ribbon wrapped around the layer for added texture.  Hope you like my card.
Challenges:
1.  Art Impressions Stamps blog - add brads
2.  Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings! - masculine card with ribbon

card details:
stamps - Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company new june release Classic Dad
brads, pattern papers, ribbons
Spellbinders Nestabilities
cardstock

MFP sneak peek - Marsh Silhouettes & Lily of the Valley

Today at Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog we are

sneak peeking May new release 5th and mini stamp sets.  First I'm showing our 5th set Marsh Silhouettes which goes great with another new release Marsh Birds which will be showcased at our blog hop tomorrow.  This card you can also see over on MFP blog today but first I want to tell you what technique I will be showcasing for the May blog hop ..... drum roll...pppprumppadumadum....faux layers and masking sections.  Sorry don't know the fancy names that have been given to this technique but I'm sure you will know once you see my cards. 

 On to our mini set Lily of the Valley, a very nice set of stamps with several very nice sentiments to go with the Lily of the Valley flower.  This Lily of the Valley faux layer card can also be seen at MFP blog today.  Did a bookmark where I punched out a scallop square then sponged color and glitter.  My last card I stamped the saying and just drew a couple of lines to encase this wonderful saying then masked it off and stamped the Lily of the Valley showing on the top and bottom of the layer.  All the cards were colored with prisma color pencils.  Please come back tomorrow to see all the cards and projects from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company design team during our week long blog hop.