November Blog Hop - Mountain Selections!

   November Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Big City Featured November 27 
Amaryllis Definition Featured November 28
Mountain Selections Featured November 29
Just a Note Featured November 30

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 December 1, 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 November 30, 2012.


As you all know November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping. So many sales and crowds, well stick with us we have some great deals for you.

 

My cards for today are all scenes created with today's selections set.  The first one is also up on the MFP blog but the other two are made using ornament shapes cut with my new Cricut.  I did not get the right cut settings so please excuse any rough bits.

My first card uses the sketch from VLVNov2012 Week2

This next one uses the Spellbinders lattice and the ornament is tied to it with Bakers Twine. Blue card is mounted inside the card.

This last one is actually far prettier in real life as it actually has a soft sheen to the ornament - I took at least 4 photos to try and get the colours looking right.

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

"Winter Scenes" - this one is not to be missed!

Please come back for our last day of hopping tomorrow.

 

Santa is in Town

When I saw this VLV sketch (week3) I was stumped - all I could think of was a chimney - no idea why but that is how it is!  The song about Santa getting stuck in the chimney that my niece, now 21, used to sing kept coming into my head.  I ended up leaving Santa off but here is my card with all the stockings neatly hung!

I have used MFP Big City launched this week plus a brick background from another MFP set (sorry name escapes me!).

Thanks for checking this out.

November Blog Hop starts tomorrow!

As you all know November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping. Our new sets are released tomorrow and we start this month's blog hop so don't forget to come back then.

 

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

"Winter Scenes" 

This one is not to be missed and we are showcasing it today along with this month's mini set - "Oh Deer"!

I will start by showing you the simple cards I have made with Oh Deer.  The first one is for my Brother - I think I am allowed to be rude to him!

The second thing I have to show you also uses Oh Deer and it holds a gift card for my nephew.  I stamped onto a small design Christmas paper with clear ink and then used gold embossing powder - just decided to do something different!

The next two cards use the new Winter Scenes set which I love and I think you will too.  The first card is a simple layout but it shows the stamp off.  I coloured with Prismacolor pencils, added white pen and Stickles on the snow falling and then punched snowflakes and tied them on with embroidery thread before attaching the ribbon bow.

My last card for today is made using the Winter Scenes set and a sketch from VLVNov2012 Week4.  I used the snowflakes, embossed them and then sponged shades of blue distress inks on the panel.  The image was coloured with Prismacolor pencils and Copics.

 

Week where life takes over?

Have you ever had a week, I am sure you have, where life takes over?  The last few weeks have been very odd but the last 10 days even more so.  Both my Mum and my Mother in law have been unwell and dealing with 2 other people's issues on top of your own just blows any plans out of the water.  I did, in a quite spell on Monday, manage to get this card made but it didn't make it to my blog.
I planned to enter the card for 3 challenges - Daring Cardmakers Colour challenge which closed on Friday, VLV November Week 1 (the first time in months I have made the card in week 1!) and this months Penny Black challenge for Cute Christmas.  At least it can still go into 2 challenges.

There is glitter on the stars and moons but it does not show on the card photo.  The image is from Penny Black and the sentiment from Verve. Paper is from My Minds Eye.