MFP June Blog Hop Day 3 - Be Proud

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation

Featured June 12th

Fire Fighter

 

Featured June 13th 
Be Proud
 

Featured June 14th
Classic Dad 

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 June 15,2013 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 11PM EST on Friday June 14,2013.

 The special stamp set is: "You Are an Angel"

 The mini stamp set is "Wings"

                                                      

Considering I am only a USA visitor I had great fun with this set.  I made some cards which will make their way to USA friends for July 4th.  There is another on the MFP blog page today.

I also used a sentiment from the set on a map of USA where I have coloured the states we have visited - ones where we have slept at least one night!  We said ages ago we ought to do this and at last I have!  I hope the colours I have used for the states do not cause any offence to anyone.
 

 

Thanks for visiting. Please come back again tomorrow!  AnJenic is your next stop 

MFP June Blog Hop Day 2 - Fire Fighter

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation

Featured June 12th
Fire Fighter

 

Featured June 13th 
Be Proud
 

Featured June 14th
Classic Dad 

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 June 15,2013 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 11PM EST on Friday June 14,2013.

 The special stamp set is: "You Are an Angel"

 The mini stamp set is "Wings"

                                                      

I have only made two cards with today's set as some of the images don't work so well in the UK but the dogs in the hat is a must have!

Thanks for stopping today - please check out the rest of the team's cards.  AnJenic is the next one fire fighting.
 

MFP June Blog Hop Day 1 - Need a Vacation

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation
 

Featured June 12th
Fire Fighter

Featured June 13th 

Be Proud
 

Featured June 14th
Classic Dad 

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 June 15,2013 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 11PM EST on Friday June 14,2013.

 The special stamp set is: "You Are an Angel"

The mini stamp set is "Wings"

                                                      

My cards using Need a Vacation are below.  The first one, an easel card, uses the flamingo from the set and a sentiment from Silly Shells. I am entering this one in this month's Ribbon Carousel challenge which has the theme "Fun in the Sun".  I think the cute paper gives the impression he / she is having fun!

 

My other two cards just use images and sentiments from the set, simply presented.

Hop on over to AnJenic next to see what she has for you today.
 

MFP Blog Hop Preview Day

Tomorrow is the start of Marks Finest Papers June Blog Hop and today we are previewing the Mini and Special sets.

 

 The special stamp set this month is: "You Are an Angel"

 The mini stamp set this month is "Wings"

                                                      

I used some of the Christmas items from the special set to make these cards - the first 3 of which are  coloured with Copics.  I used Spellbinders dies for the shapes and the last one uses a Spellbinders angel which I have had for ages.

  I used the Wings set to create this butterfly

FOSTV76 - Get Well Card

Hi - thanks for coming to visit my blog.

My card today features a new bear being launched by Marks Finest Papers this week as part of the June stamps. 
I have chosen today to colour him/her for a get well card and not as a patriotic all American bear!  As well as using the new set featured on Thursday I have also used a flower and sentiment from the Glad Glads set.

The FOSTV challenge this week is to make a Get Well card and there is a lovely little stamp set as a prize - do join in - you have nothing to lose.

There are also more prizes up for grabs at the various MFP challenges as well as in this week's Blog Hop.  Please come back later and also each day this week to see all the new goodies.

Need for Speed

This card combines a few challenges

Penny Black and More - CAS
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Masculine
Less is More - Single Layer with them Need for Speed
JUGS - Use Washi tape

I have used a Penny Black Christmas stamp but given the dogs crazy party hats.  If you have missed a Birthday you certainly need to get a move on and get the card out hence my thoughts behind this one!  I didn't think I had any Washi tape and then I remembered I bought a reel of what might be Washi tape when we went to MN and my friend told me it was the in thing - It has been in the drawer ever since!!  Now having used it I think I might like some others colours and designs.

The card base has a pearly sheen to it so colouring was a little difficult and getting a photo too so please excuse the quality of both.

 

Thank you so much for checking this out.  Enjoy the coming week.

The Colour of my Front Door

Yes I know that is a strange title to my post but the colour challenge at Less is More is exactly that!

Our front door is very boring - it is white with rectangular glass panels.  Often hanging on it I have a red wreath - Poinsettias near Christmas and Roses the rest of the time - except now when one on my roses keeps falling apart and despite numerous glue attempts it will not stay put.  I decided not to bore you with the photo and as it is now dark outside you would not be very impressed so here is my card.

The inside features Ice Cream because at this time of year you are likely to come across my husband inside eating ice cream - working from home on a hot day seems to bring the urge on!

 The sentiment especially added for the recipient is "stressed spelt backwards is desserts!" - I bet that isn't in her manual.  The stamps inside are from Woodware and are designed by Jane Gill.  The thank you on the front is from Verve.