FOSTV120 - Purple and White

This week at FOSTV is a purple and white challenge.  Purple is a colour liked by the women in our family and hence this card is staying in the family.  Made for my Mum to give.  I used a new Karen Burniston die that I got for my Birthday and several Marks Finest Papers sets including one launched this week.

Huge Blooms

Dogwood Blossoms

Camellia (New)

Oopsy Daisy

Hum Along

I have lots of photos to share so I hope I won't bore you, but I am quite pleased with this one.

The word daughter is not from MFP.

You can find details of the challenge here and you could win this set.

Have a great Easter week.

FOSTV 68 - Use Vellum

My card today using Vellum is quite straightforward.  I stamped on my pink vellum using MFP Oopsy Daisy and then added some colour with Copics.  I adhered it to the card with some fine double sided tape and then added sticky ribbon to prevent the tape from showing.  The butterfly was embossed in white and then sponged with some ink. A few sticky gems were added in the middle.  My card front was punched to give it a fancy edge - the back panel is plain.

The FOSTV68 challenge over at Speedy TV does not specify how you need to include vellum on your project so you can do whatever you like as long as it is there somewhere!  You stand the chance of winning the set called Zebra Fun and you get entered twice if you use MFP stamps!

I will be back later with some pre-blog hop cards, so please come again!

Oopsy Daisy - so, so late!

Our niece had her Birthday on September 10th and even though I bought her a necklace we did not get it into the mail.  It has gone now!
The FOSTV 42 challenge to alter an item gave me the chance to try and alter the box.  I have to say I am glad we generally make cards!  I stamped round the edge of the lid layer with the wave from Flamingos on Vacation in white ink and then embossed it.  I used the Oopsy Daisy set on the lid top.

Now it is your turnto alter something - we would love to see what you create.  Please go on over to Speedy TV, hunt out challenge FOSTV42 and link up your creations.
One lucky person will win the Christmas Music Stamp Set - a great set to win right now.

Have a great week!

Please Pretend it is Monday - FOSTV 37

Apologies for the lateness of this post - too busy enjoying myself and lost track of the days!

The challenge at FOSTV this week is to CASE a card from someone you admire.  My card is CASE'd from a beautiful card made by Beate Johns a few weeks ago.  Her card can be found here.  I love Beate's work and have admired what she does for many years - she encouraged me to post my first card to Splitcoast!  Please take a look at her blog Fresh and Fun

Well it is your turn now to consider whose work you might like to CASE and produce a card fro this week's Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  There is a stamp set to be won called New Pines - a really pretty set.

Another New Technique - Acrylic Distress

Jugs this week are encouraging us to us the Acrylic Distress technique which is another technique I have never tried before.

I used a Spellbinders M-bossabilites with a peeled paint dauber and then inks in Frayed Burlap and Dried Marigold.  The stamped image is from Mark's Finest Papers (a Heinrich Company) and is from a new set called Oopsy Daisy.  It was coloured with Copics and popped up on foam pads.

As you can see the card stock, which started out white, was cut with a fancy rectangle die also from Spellbinders.

Thank you for checking this out.

May Blog Hop! - Oopsy Daisy

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18

My cards using the Oopy Daisy set are quite simple  but it is nice to have a flower set with a few sentiments that can be used in many ways. I think the little ladybird is a great touch!

My second card using the new Distress Ink colours - they came so I had to play!

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 May 19, 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 May 18, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine (that is me!)
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