Quilt Covered with Love

This is for the second week of the Chalk-Ah-Lot challenge -- direct to paper technique. Remember this challenge will wrap up on Saturday, February 4. Hope you are enjoying these chalk cards as much as the team has enjoyed making them. This chalk is AWESOME to work with!!! You really need to try it!!!!

                                           (here is the spot to go to enter the challenge)

I used a Darice Hearts embossing folder for the background of the quilt and embossed on MFP snow storm cs. The background is GKD Passionate Pink cs with some lace added on top. I was SO pleased with how well this actually went together to look like a quilt! At least I hope you can see it is a quilt?!?!

The white "quilt" was 5 inches x 4 inches so I measured out 1 inch squares to fit across and up and down. Then I made another frame with just 1 inch square cut out for easier job of chalking. I chose 5 different colors of chalk -- candy apple, jewel purple, rose, blush and pearl purple. Using a Fantastix coloring brush I applied the chalk directly to the paper without adding any medium to it. All I had to do was apply the chalk...blow off any "extra" and then wiped the whole thing off when finished. No additives are necessary to prevent smearing!!

Then I stitched it with a zig zag stitch on the machine to have that quilt look. Added a sentiment from Stamp N Plus Scrap N and added a bow and a heart brad. Put some lace behind the quilt to have it look like an edging and the card is now covered with love.

Hope you enjoy looking at it! AND be sure to give this chalk a try!

If Life Gives You Lemons!

This is for the Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge Week 92-- make a 4 layer card suggested by Linda. What fun it was to do! This challenge goes from January 28 - Feb. 3. (Here is the website)

I searched through my dp paper and found the PERFECT Gooseberry paper to use and added some GKD Wild Dandelion for the cs and used MFP Snow Storm Smooth for the stamps. I used MFP a Heinrich Company's stamp set Pucker Up to create this fun card. Stamped with Ladybug Red Memento and Tuxedo Black Memento, used Scrapmark label die cut and added a little bling and cut out the lemon on the front The inside  says it all! :-)

Hope you join us this week for Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge to make that 4 layer card!

Front with Lemons....

Inside chuckle!

Planting Get Well Wishes

I am so excited to be a member of For Fun Challenges Design Team! This seems to be such a fun and creative group. This is my first official blog card although I was honored with being a guest designer awhile ago...but NOW I'm an official member! How EXCITING! This challenge runs from Wed., January 25 - Tues. January 31. (Here is the website)The theme this week is Animal Farm and the Sponsor is Bugaboo.

And what fun this week!!! The digi stamps were from Bugaboo and CUTE as could be!!! I chose Molly Moo Planting and what fun she was! I colored her with Copics and Sakura glitter pens. Used the Spellbinder dies  inverted classic scalloped large squares and curved rectangles, the Fiskars cloud punch to create some more clouds....and of course, EMBELLISHMENTS!!! Had to put on some farm brads, ribbon and buttons and then added a computer generated message on the inside.

And Molly is hoping you have a wonderful day and can smile if you need some Get Well Wishes!

Front

Inside message

I'm So Glad We're Friends

Welcome to Chalk-Ah-Lot's Second Challenge -- Direct to Paper. This challenge runs from Jan. 22 thru Feb.4. *here is the website to enter your challenge    The winner this challenge will get a mini stamp set!!! So be sure to enter your chalk project!!

I used GKD Passionate Pink cs amd Stamp N Plus Scrap N cs. The pink was embossed with Paper Studio Doodle Hearts and then stamped with Versa Mark and then chalk was applied and rubbed on. The bear was a Stamp N Plus Scrap N stamp and that I colored with Copics and Sakura glitter pens. The background is sponged with chalk direct to paper. It was cut out with Labels 9 Spellbinders. The sentiment (also from Stamp N Plus Scrap N) was stamped with Vivid raspberry ink and then sponged with chalk direct to paper and cut out with Scalloped Hearts Spellbinders.

Of course had to add a little ribbon, bling and a heart paperclip and a Valentine card has been created!!

Happy Birthday!

This is Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge Week 91 -- Make a birthday card suggested by Patty. The challenge runs from January 21 thru January 27. (here is the challenge website)

I decided to use Marks' Finest Papers a Heinrich Company stamps sets, Pussy Willows  and All About Love. MFP cs Snowstorm Smooth, Strawberry Freeze and Papertray dp. Also was my first use of the Heartfelt Creations layered elegant swirl diecut -- really adds a little pizzaz to the diecut world..and it was a bit tricky to get it to line up and match! Also used Spellbinders scalloped heart die.

The images were colored with Copics and Sakura glitter pens. Stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento, Vivid Raspberry and the sponged background was either Memento Angel Pink, Versa Sea Breeze or Versa Lime. Added some Recollections brads and covered the inside of the brad with Candi dots, Really Reasonable Ribbon's pink twine cord, some pink bows and some MFP paper flowers.

And the doors were created to open and make a wish for a Happy Birthday!

Front and then open the door....

and Happy Birthday!

You Are Cherished

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17

Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18

Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19

                                                 You Are Cherished Featured January 20

  This is one of the 4 new stamp sets coming out this month -- You Are Cherished.



I used some green cs from MFP and the purple was from my stash dp box...have NO clue who it is by! But it worked with my color theme with the pansies in the heart. I colored that with aqua markers....still have some work to do on that to get them blended the way I want! I also added a little Sakura glitter pens too. The image was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento and the sentiments with Grape Jelly Memento. The diecuts were Spellbinders Scalloped Hearts. Added some Prima jewels, bling and Favorite Findings white bow button!

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the FOLLOWING blogs each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!)We will announce all four winners on January 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012. I love reading comments and appreciate all I receive,  but comments on my blog aren't part of the drawing! 

Lois 

Vicky 

Anne 

Pat G.

Karen H.

Patty P.

Mary

Dawn M.

Marilynn 

Chrissy 

Karen K.

Pam 

Debbie 

Nancy

Bonnie 

Harriet 

Kathy

Silvia

Brenda

Mark's Finest Papers

January BLog Hop Cowgirls Rule

                                             Welcome to the Blog Hop

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17

Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18

Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19

You Are Cherished Featured January 20

This one is Cowgirls Rule! I used some dp from my stash, MFP, Snow Storm Smooth and Groovin Grape cs for the background. The images were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copics and Sakura glitter pens. The horse image was diecut with Spellbinders Frame2 Shapez. Sponged the background with Vivid strawberry and brown. Added some brads from Oriental Trading and a few purple jewels and a birthday card was created! In case you can't tell, her favorite color MUST be purple!

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the FOLLOWING blogs each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!)We will announce all four winners on January 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!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012. I love reading comments and appreciate all I receive,  but comments on my blog aren't part of the drawing! 

Lois 
Vicky 
Anne 
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn 
Chrissy 
Karen K.
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Harriet 
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers