FOSTV141 - Another Circular Card

The FOSTV141 challenge for circular cards is still open and I decided to make another one today. 

This is one of my family Christmas cards.  I used a sentiment from MFP stamped in gold ink and then embossed in gold and the rest of the elements were die cut.  The Poinsettias and their leaves were die cut from the same card stock and then colour was added to the leaves with distressed ink.  The other pine branches were cut from some scraps of mirror card.

The challenge does not close until next Sunday so you still have time to play along.  Marks Finest Papers blog hop is this week so please come back on Tuesday.  Have a great week.

FOSTV 59 - Non Traditional Valentine

Another week, another Monday and a new Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  I hope despite the grotty weather this week finds you warm and well.  This part of the UK has been spared most of the snow this time around but the skies are horribly grey and sleet is coming down so pretty yuck!  In the north it has been bad and I know the USA East Coast has had a really bad pounding.  When you can't get out there is a good excuse to pull out your stamps and craft.

The FOSTV challenge this week is to make a Non Traditional Valentine - now this might take a bit more thought but I am sure you can do it.  If you can don't forget to link your creations back to the Speedy TV site and this week's challenge - FOSTV59.

I actually have two cards to show today. 

The first one is actually not too crazy and uses the recently released set called Fantastic Dogs.  I used the mirror stamping technique to get the dogs facing each other.

 

The sentiments are from the same set and also from Love Remains.  The tiny heart is from Pet Logic. I am entering this card for this week's Sentimental Sundays challenge "Love is in the Air" and Stampin with the Dragon challenge with the same theme. 

 

 



My second card is even more mad but I am going to share it none the less.  My image is from New Pines with sentiments from Above the Rest and the hearts as above.   I also used the background from Cracked Hello.

 

Now it is your turn to get creative and turn out a Non Traditional Valentine.  The set to be won by someone this week is called Kilt Fun.

 Good luck!

FOSTV56 - Creative Use of Ribbon

Hi - hope you all enjoyed the new sets and blog hop last week.  Sorry I have been quiet since then - sore throat, congested sinuses and a cough have made creating take a back seat. 

I made this card, before I felt poorly thank goodness, using a technique shared on the JUGS website last year in November.  The link was to a clip on you tube so you can check it out if you want to give this a try - I had to watch it a couple of times! 

I didn't have time to do it for the challenge in November but thought it would be good for the FOSTV56 challenge and also it is another Christmas card for CCC13.  I used the sentiment from New Pines and it is also included in the set Joy, Joy, Joy.  The holly decoration is with a punch.

You can show us any creative use for ribbon this week (check my team mates for ideas) and you stand a chance to win a cute MFP Easter set called Blessings.  We would love to see what you create - just put a link on the FOSTV page challenge 56 when it goes up.




Have a good week and hope you can get creative with ribbon.

Marks Finest Papers - December Blog Hop Day 3

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's December Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14
Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

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! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Connie
Linda
Karen H.
Patty P.
Geri
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Brenda T
Bonnie
Harriet
Tammylee
Silvia
Mark's Finest Papers

My card uses the Pine Cones coloured with Copics and with some added distressed stickles.  The paper is from K & Co.  It is one I will need after Christmas.