Lesson Learned - MFP Blog Hop

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

   August Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lesson Learned Featured August 14
Bring on the Sun Featured August 15
Tree Greetings Featured August 16
Oh Crab Featured August 17

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 August 18, 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 August 17, 2012.

I started my working life as a teacher and now my niece has just started teacher training so this new set, the first up this month, had an instant appeal.  I stamped and coloured etc but getting to the finished card took a little longer.  

My first card uses the tape from "Im in Stitches" set to make a ruler.  I was trying to just stamp onto acetate to get a clear ruler but that did not show enough so I have a version on paper embossed under the acetate version.  

The embossing folder used on the die cut seemed quite fitting.  The little wooden calculator was from my stash.

This second card took on a life of its own.  I stamped and layered the images and then decided I wanted to make it into a board on an easel.  Then the fun began.  It has turned out OK with its chopped up large match-stick pegs but I wish I had found some woodgrain paper to mount onto the card.  I also think I should have added woodgrain look around the image.  On the back of the board I have added a black board for my message.

Please pop back again tomorrow and the rest of the week to see our other new sets.

Tammylee is your next stop.