Saturday, July 28, 2012

Cherry Blossoms~~Speedy Fox & Friends blog challenge one post down



This week's Inspiration Challenge over on SCS is an Etsy store called Beauty Spot.  They had this beautiful cherry blossom ring, so I used it as my inspiration for this week.  I used the new stamp set by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co called "Asian Delights".  Although you can't see it in the photo, I colored each of the stamen tips with a sparkle pen.  It is really sparkley in real life.


Stamps:  Asian Delights
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Dark Chocolate Bar, Always Artichoke, Pale Plum
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Pale Plum
Misc:  copics, ribbon, jelly roll sparkle pen

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you will stop back by real soon!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge~~A Child's Birthday


Today's Speedy Fox & Friends blog challenge is to make a child's birthday card.   I think all kids love to go to the zoo, so I made this zebra card.  I hope that you will join us for the challenge this week and you chance to win a free stamp set by Mark's Finest Papers.

Stamps:  July Free Mini Stamp Set when you buy the 4 new releases
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Sppedy Cat Black Linen, zebra DSP
Ink:  Palette Noir Black
Misc:  brads

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Mark's Finest Paperes, a Heinrich Co Christmas in July Blog Hop day 4~~Gift Card Holder


Welcome to Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company’s Christmas in July blog hop!  We are so glad that you joined us.  We hope that you will enjoy the tutorial each day and the projects on each of the blogs.  The blog hop will run 23-29 July, with a new tutorial and project each day of the hop.  Please note, if you are not a member of Speedy TV you will need to join the site before you can view the tutorials.  Joining is quick, easy and FREE, just click the tutorial link below and it will take you right to the home page where you can join.  The sign up button is on the right hand side of the page.  Please start each day at Speedy Fox and Friends blog.


    Monday July 23rd —Christmas Cards in a Gift Box
    Tuesday July 24th —Stocking Stuffers
    Wednesday July 25th—Gift Bag
    Thursday July 26th—Gift Card Holder
    Friday July 27th —Ornament with Shrinky Dink
    Saturday July 28th —Glass Block
    Sunday July 29th —Decorated Tissue Box


Below are the designers participating in the hop. Some may have a project and some may not.

SPEEDYTV TUTORIALS

Thanks for joining us again today for our Christmas in July blog hop.  Today I used the stamp set called "Peaceful Nuthatch".  The 2 gold gift card holders are colored with Prisma colored pencils and baby oil.  The green gift card holders are colored with copics.


Be sure and join us tomorrow.  Please start at Speedy Fox & Friends blog tomorrow.

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co Christmas in July Blog Hop Day 3~~Gift Bag


Welcome to Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company’s Christmas in July blog hop!  We are so glad that you joined us.  We hope that you will enjoy the tutorial each day and the projects on each of the blogs.  The blog hop will run 23-29 July, with a new tutorial and project each day of the hop.  Please note, if you are not a member of Speedy TV you will need to join the site before you can view the tutorials.  Joining is quick, easy and FREE, just click the tutorial link below and it will take you right to the home page where you can join.  The sign up button is on the right hand side of the page.  Please start each day of the blog hop HERE.


    Monday July 23rd —Christmas Cards in a Gift Box
    Tuesday July 24th —Stocking Stuffers
    Wednesday July 25th—Gift Bag
    Thursday July 26th—Gift Card Holder
    Friday July 27th —Ornament with Shrinky Dink
    Saturday July 28th —Glass Block
    Sunday July 29th —Decorated Tissue Box


Below are the designers participating in the hop. Some may have a project and some may not.

SPEEDYTV TUTORIALS

Welcome to day 3 of Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co Chirstmas in July blog hop.  I'm so glad you joined us today.  Here's today's tutorial



Here's the list of items used for this project

Stamps:  Christmas Greetings (main image), All is Calm (trees & gift tag)
Ink:  Real Red, Garden Green, Palette Noir Black
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Cherry Slush, Garden Green
Misc:  stickles, copics, MS gift border punch, eyelet, ribbon, white paper gift bag 

I hope you are enjoying our Chirstmas in July blog hop and that you will join us again tomorrow!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co Chirstmas in July Blog Hop Day 2~~Stocking Stuffers


Welcome to Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company’s Christmas in July blog hop!  We are so glad that you joined us.  We hope that you will enjoy the tutorial each day and the projects on each of the blogs.  The blog hop will run 23-29 July, with a new tutorial and project each day of the hop.  Please note, if you are not a member of Speedy TV you will need to join the site before you can view the tutorials.  Joining is quick, easy and FREE, just click the tutorial link below and it will take you right to the home page where you can join.  The sign up button is on the right hand side of the page.  Please start each day of the blog hop HERE.

    Monday July 23rd —Christmas Cards in a Gift Box
    Tuesday July 24th —Stocking Stuffers
    Wednesday July 25th—Gift Bag
    Thursday July 26th—Gift Card Holder
    Friday July 27th —Ornament with Shrinky Dink
    Saturday July 28th —Glass Block
    Sunday July 29th —Decorated Tissue Box


Below are the designers participating in the hop. Some may have a project and some may not.

SPEEDYTV TUTORIALS

I have 3 projects and 3 tutorials for you today for our Christmas in July blog hop.  The blog hop starts each day at Mark's Finest Papers blog and goes to 4 different DT members blogs.  The hop runs 23-29 July.  I hope you will join us each day!

My first project today is a small lotion/hand sanitizer box. 



Here's the items I used to make the lotion/hand sanitizer box:

Stamps:  Snowball mini
Ink:  Palette Noir Black
Paper:  Cherry Slush, Unknown DSP
Misc:  liquid applique, copics, MS snowflake border pundh

Here's the book marks





Here's the items used to make the book marks:

Stamps:  Ice & Snow
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Bashful Blue
Ink:  Bashful Blue
Misc:  charm, bling

And here's the Tic Tac Holders




Here's what I used to make the Tic Tac Holders:

Stamps:  Scenic Selections
Paper:  Cherry Slush, Garden Green, Snow Storm Smooth
Ink:  Garden Green, versa mark ink
Misc:  stickles, punches, ribbon, Tic Tacs

Please join us tomorrow for another day of Christmas in July blog hop with tutorials! 

Happy Stamping! (or should I say Merry Christmas!)
Patty & Winnie

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Pink Poppies

This is my card for today's Featured Stamper challenge over on SCS.  Sophie LaFontaine was the Featured Stamper, and boy does she have a fantastic gallery!!!  Her card had red poppies, but I changed mine to pink.  I used MS black glitter in the center of them.  I really like how this card turned out, so I am thinking about making more of them, only making them birthday cards.  I'll use them for my August feminie birthdays at work.

Stamps:  Welcome Poppies, Dogwood Blossoms (sentiment)
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Regal Rose
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Regal Rose
Misc:  Copics 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, ribbon, mini brads, MS black glitter

Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget that our Christmas in July blog hop starts HERE tomorrow. 

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Scroll down one post for Speedy Fox & Friends Blog Challenge



This is my challenge card for the Inspiration Challenge over on SCS.  This is the brand new stamp set called "Asian Delights" by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.  I love this stamp set!  Not only does it have these beautiful Japanese ladies, it has Japanese characters, a pagoda, and wonderful sentiments. 

Stamps:  Asian Delights
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Always Artichoke, orange, DCWV Far East Paper Pad
Ink:  Palaette Noir Black, Adirondack Mountain Rose
Misc:  Copics, MS leaf border punch

Please don't forget that our Chirstmas in July blog hop with projects and tutorials starts this Tuesday.  You can start each day at Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge~~Christmas in July



This week's Speedy Fox & Friends blog challenge is a Christmas card.  I just had to use the new stamp set called "Christmas Cardinals".  This set is so pretty!!!!  I hope that you will join us for the blog challenge and your chance to win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers!

Stamps:  Christmas Cardinals
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Real Red
Papers:  Snow Storm Smooth, Cherry Slush, Christms DSP, Glorious Green
Misc:  punches, nesties, copics, Sizzix, stickles

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie


Friday, July 20, 2012

Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co Blog Hop Day 4


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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Asian Delights Featured July 17
Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20

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 July 21, 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 July 20, 2012.




Well, today is the last day of our blog hop for our new stamp sets.  I hope you have been hopping along with us all week and have enjoyed the new stamps!  And, don't forget that starting next Tuesday the 23rd, and running through Sunday the 29th, we're having our Christmas in July blog hop and tutorials.  Each day we will have a new project and tutorial with a Christmas theme. You can start each day at the Speedy Fox & Friends blog.  So please come and hop along with us all week next week. 

My card today is another CAS card using today's featured stamp set called "Hot & Spicy".  This pepper set is so cute!!!  Here's the details:
Stamps:  Hot & Spicy
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Cherry Sluch, Yo Yo Yellow, Green
Ink:  Palette Noir Black
Misc:  Copics, Nesties
I'm glad you could join us this week for our blog hop.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope to see you tomorrow for Speedy Fox & Friends blog challenge.
Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co Blog Hop Day 3



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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Asian Delights Featured July 17
Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20

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 July 21, 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 July 20, 2012.



Thanks for joining us again today!  Today's featured stamp set "Garden Art" is just so cute!!!  My happy birthday sentiment is from the stamp set "Silly Shells".  I made a tent topper card for my card today.  It is so easy, and one of my favorite type of cards to make, even though I don't make them very often.  In case you don't know how to make this type of card, I am attaching a video tutorial that I made a few months ago. 

Stamps:  Garden Art, Silly Shells (sentiment)
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Garden Green
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Cherry Slush, Garden Green, Unknown DSP
Misc:  Copics, Oval & Scallop Oval Punches


Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope to see you back here again tomorrow.

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co Blog Hop Day 2



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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Asian Delights Featured July 17
Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20

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 July 21, 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 July 20, 2012.



Thanks for joining our blog hop today!  I hope you are enjoying the hop as much as we are enjoying bringing it to you!  My card today is another CAS (clean and simple) card.  I not only used the featured stamp set "Wild and Free", but also added grass from the stamp set:"Scenic Selections". I sponged around my image with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink. 

Stamps:  Wild & Free, Scenic Selections
Ink:  Always Artichoke, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Old Olive, Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Dark Chocolate Bar, Always Artichoke, Unknown DSP
Misc:  Sun brad, square stones

Please join us again tomorrow for day 3 of the hop!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co Blog Hop Day 1



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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Asian Delights Featured July 17
Wild & Free Featured July 18
Garden Art Featured July 19
Hot & Spicy Featured July 20

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 July 21, 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 July 20, 2012.



Thank you so much for joining our blog hop today!  I hope you will hop along with us each day this week.  Today's set, "Asian Delights" is one of my favorite sets!  Please comment on each blog for your chance to win one of our new sets.  Here's the details on my card:

Stamps:  Asian Delights
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, DCWV Far East Paper Stack
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Regal Rose
Misc:  Copics, Ribbon, Pearls

Now please hop on over to the next blog.  Don't forget to join us again tomorrow!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie


Sunday, July 15, 2012

Let's Sew and Christmas Gift Enclosure Cards


This is my card for today's Featured Stamper over on SCS.  I used the stamp set "I'm in Stitches" by Mark's Finest Papers.  I don't do a lot of vintage style cards, but I really do like the way this one turned out! 

Stamps:  I'm in Stitches
Ink:  Close to Cocoa
Paper:  Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Unk DSP
Misc:  buttons, lace

I made these little Christmas gift card enclosures to include with the swaps I hostessing for July over on Speedy TV.  You should check out the swap.  You get a FREE mini stamp set just for participating!!!  Now, FREE is good in my book!

I made the gift card enclosures by cutting a piece of Snow Storm Smooth card stock 2x4 & scored it at 2".  I also cut Christmas DSP 2x4, scored at 2" and glued it to the CS.  I then used glue dots to adhere the Christmas buttons to the front.  Fast, easy, fun & CUTE in my opinion!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoyed yourself while you were here. 

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge~~Masculine Birthday Card

Today's Speedy Fox & Friends blog challenge this week is to make a masculine birthday card.  I pulled out the stamp set "A Cowboy Thing" for this card.  I stamped the background with VersaMark on Marina Mist CS & then the center image is stamped with Marina Mist on Snow Storm Smooth CS.  I stamped the horse with Marina Mist ink on Marina Mist CS and then cut him out and popped him up on pop dots.  The birthday sentiment is from the stamp set "Pansy Riot".  

Please join us this week for your chance to win a free stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. 

Stamps:  A Cowboy Thing, Pansy Riot
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Marina Mist
Ink:  Marina Mist
Misc:  pop dots

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie 

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Sneak Peak~~Asian Delight



This is a sneak peak of a brand new stamp set that will be released next Tuesday by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co called "Asian Delights".  I love this stamp set!  It not only has these lovely Japanese ladies, it also has a cherry blossom stem, 3 Japanese characters, other images and sentiments.  What a wonderful stamp set. 

Stamps:  Asian Delights
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Dark Chocolate Bar, Certainly Celery
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Versa Mark, Soft Suede
Misc:  copics, bling

I hope that you will join us next week starting on Tuesday for our blog hop.  Then the following week, starting on Tuesday, 23 July we will have our annual Christmas in July blog hop.  Each day we will have a tutorial and 4 blogs for you to hop to for wonderful Christmas projects!!!  I'm so excited about our Christmas in July blog hop/tutorials.  You can start each day HERE.  And don't forget about our regular Saturday Speedy Fox and Friends blog challenge.   If you enter the blog challenge, you could win a FREE stamp set!!!!  Now, who doesn't like FREE sutff????  LOL

I hope you have a wonderful evening!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Cat Sympathy



Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card for a good friend who recently lost her beloved kitty.  I think the kitty on this stamp is so sweet!  The stamps are from the stamp company "Our Daily Bread".  The inside of the card reads "It's hard to say good bye to such a special companion".  I hope this brings my friend some comfort.

Stamps:  Cat Sympathy
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Lovely Lilac
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Lovely Lilac
Misc:  copics

I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!  Thanks for stopping by & looking around!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Monday, July 9, 2012

I ain't kissin' no frog


This card is for today's CAS challenge over on SCS.  We were challenged to do a Fairy Tale card.  This is a sneak peak at a new stamp set called "Garden Art" that is being released next Tuesday along with 4 other stamp sets. The sentiment if from the stamp set "Daffodil Greetings". Stay tuned for our blog hop starting next Tuesday.

Stamps: Garden Art, Daffodil Greetings (sentiment)
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Crushed Olive
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Yo Yo Yellow, green
Misc:  nesties, copics, brads

Thanks for stopping by & checking out my blog today. 

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Sunday, July 8, 2012

A Christmas Cardinal



I made this card for today's Featured Stamper challenge over on SCS.  This is a new stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co called "Christmas Cardinals".  There are 3 little cardinal images in the set.  They are all so cute! 

Stamps:  Christmas Cardinals
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Cherry Slush, DSP
Ink:  Palette Noir Black, Real Red
Misc:  MS Border Punch, Pearls, Copics, Stickles

I hope you liked my Chirstmas card today.  Please stop back by real soon.

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Speedy Fox & Friends challenge~~Blue & Green

This week's Speedy Fox & Friends challenge is to make a blue & green card.  I choose to use the stamp set "Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement" for the image and "Silly Shells" for the sentiment.  You can't tell it from the photo, but I colored the center of each black eyed Susan with Smooch gold.  In real life they are very pretty. 

So get out your blue & green CS and join us this week for your chance to win a Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamp set!

Stamps:  Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement, Silly Shells
Ink:  Palette Charcoal
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Sherwood Forest Green, Night of Navy
Misc:  copics, smooch, pearls

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll try to upload a couple of cards during the week this week, so please stop back often.

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Poppy Birthday


My card today is from yesterday's sketch challenge on SCS.  I'm not sure I really like it, but it's what I came up with.  I used the stamp set called "Welcome Poppies" from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.  I really like this set.  It has another image with 3 poppies. 

Stamps:  Welcome Poppies
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, Cherry Slush, Yo Yo Yellow, unknown DSP
Ink:  Palette Noir Black
Misc:  embossing folders, Gelly Roll Shimmer Pen, ribbon, copics

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

More Little Notes


Here's a few more of the little gift enclosure cards that I made a few weeks ago.  I think they are so cute!  I used the stamp set called "Scenic Selections" from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.  This set is so versatile!  Love it!  First, I cut the base CS 2" x 4" and scored it at 2".  I stamped the image on Snow Storm Smooth, punched it out with a large scallop circle punch, then sponged around the scallops to make them "pop:.

Stamps:  Scenic Selections
Paper:  Snow Storm Smooth, lucky limeade, marina mist, vintage violet, bashful blue
Ink:  lucky limeade, marina mist, vintage violet, bashful blue
Misc:  pop dots, scallop circle punch

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you will try these little gift enclosures!  They are so much fun to make!

Happy Stamping!
Patty & Winnie