FOSTV94 - Tags and Banners

Any occasion using Tags or Banners or both - that is the FOSTV challenge this week and you can find it here on Speedy TV.  Please check it out and do join in - we would love to see your creations.

I made two cards for Christmas for this challenge - one has a tag and uses VLVOctWeek1 sketch and the other card features a banner.

This first card with the banner uses the sets Tailgate Party for the banner and the snowman from Snow Gifts.  I used Copics for colouring and plenty of glitter.

My second card uses Wise Men the mini set you get free if you buy the 4 main new sets released this month.  You can check out the offer here.  The snowflake was cut from fancy vellum using a Spellbinders die.  Scattered Straw distress ink was used round the edges of most layers. This one uses the VLV October week 1 sketch.

Thank you for coming over.  Please check out the projects my friends in the team have posted too.  Have a great week.

Marks Finest Papers Blog Hop - Fall Apples

Oct. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Oct 8 - I Am Thankful

Featured Oct 9 - Pandas

Featured Oct 10 - Huge Blooms
 

Featured Oct 11 - Fall Apples

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 Oct. 12, 2013 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 10 PM EST on Friday Oct. 11, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

Works of Art

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

Wise Men

Here's the Design Team:

Patty
Lois
Jane C
 Pam
Pat G

Marilynn

Karen K

Bonnie

Kathy
Angela
Cathy C
Toni
Sue W
Janine
An'Jenic
Kate Z
Shirley Q
Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

My fall apple cards are shown below.  The first was coloured with pencils and the 2nd with Copics. 

Make sure you hop on to An'Jenic and also visit the rest of the team today for the last day of our hop. 

Marks Finest Papers Blog Hop - Huge Blooms

Oct. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Oct 8 - I Am Thankful

Featured Oct 9 - Pandas

Featured Oct 10 - Huge Blooms
 

Featured Oct 11 - Fall Apples

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 Oct. 12, 2013 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 10 PM EST on Friday Oct. 11, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

Works of Art

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

Wise Men

Here's the Design Team:

Patty
Lois
Jane C
 Pam
Pat G

Marilynn

Karen K

Bonnie

Kathy
Angela
Cathy C
Toni
Sue W
Janine
An'Jenic
Kate Z
Shirley Q
Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Huge blooms is my favourite set this month and I have used it in a few different ways.

 On this first card I sponged the background using distress inks and a stencil.  The leaves were die cut and sponged. I stamped the largest flower twice and trimmed one so I could layer them.

 

On this second card I sponged the background with Shaded Lilac distress ink and then stamped the blooms in the same ink.  The yellow blooms were stamped separately and then layered on top.

This last card uses distress inks again - Faded Jeans this time. The image was stamped with Faded Jeans and then watercoloured with a Faded Jeans re-inker.  The sentiment is also stamped in Faded Jeans and a few blue gems randomly added.

Thank you for coming by - please visit the rest of the team.

Marks Finest Papers Blog Hop - Pandas & Works of Art

Oct. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Oct 8 - I Am Thankful

Featured Oct 9 - Pandas

Featured Oct 10 - Huge Blooms
 

Featured Oct 11 - Fall Apples

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 Oct. 12, 2013 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 10 PM EST on Friday Oct. 11, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

Works of Art

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

Wise Men

Here's the Design Team:

Patty
Lois
Jane C
 Pam
Pat G

Marilynn

Karen K

Bonnie

Kathy
Angela
Cathy C
Toni
Sue W
Janine
An'Jenic
Kate Z
Shirley Q
Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Today I have cards made with the Panda set to show you and some I made with this month's 5th set.
These are the two cards I made with the Panda set.  The second card just uses the bamboo emblem from the set with the greeting from Lotus Blossoms.  I stamped directly on a piece of oriental paper that was in one of my scrap trays. I used two different embossing powders for this simple card.

 

 My cards with Works of Art are below.  I didn't do all the fussy cutting that some of my team mates did with this set but I am quite happy with my cards even the simple one below. The Thank You sentiment is from Friday's set Huge Blooms.

Thank you for coming by; please check out all the other posts by the Design Team An'Jenic is next.

Marks Finest Papers Blog Hop - I am Thankful

Oct. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Oct 8 - I Am Thankful

Featured Oct 9 - Pandas

Featured Oct 10 - Huge Blooms
 

Featured Oct 11 - Fall Apples

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 Oct. 12, 2013 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 10 PM EST on Friday Oct. 11, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

Works of Art

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

Wise Men

Here's the Design Team:

Patty
Lois
Jane C
 Pam
Pat G

Marilynn

Karen K

Bonnie

Kathy
Angela
Cathy C
Toni
Sue W
Janine
An'Jenic
Kate Z
Shirley Q
Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

My cards for today's set "I am thankful" are using the same image but one is a girl and one is a boy!  I have left off any sentiments so I can use them as the need arises. I like quite a few sentiments in the set so I can see one of those being added in due course.

 

High Hopes Sketch Challenge

Sorry 4 posts in one day - yes I know a little crazy!

This card is one I promised myself I would do.  I love playing with the High Hopes challenges and haven't done so for a while so this week I said I would - almost didn't make it but here is my card for this week's sketch challenge

My card is coloured with Copics and uses some paper from my Christmas scraps drawer so I can't tell you whose it is. I use a Cuttlebug strip on the green horizontal piece and fluffy stuff on Santa.

Thanks for checking this out.

Marks Finest Papers October Blog Hop Starts Tomorrow - Wise Men

Oct. Blog Hop Starts Tomorrow! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Oct 8 - I Am Thankful

Featured Oct 9 - Pandas

Featured Oct 10 - Huge Blooms
 

Featured Oct 11 - Fall Apples

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

Works of Art

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

Wise Men

I have 4 cards to show you with this set.  3 are very simple - all embossed with gold and just mounted differently.  The textured cardstock was a bad idea with embossing powder.

My last card was done with Gelatos and I think this is more how I might use this set again.