What's on My Kitchen Counter

I had some time to play in some SCS challenges this weekend and these are the cards I made: Hope your weekend was wonderful!!! Hugz!

This week's Squigglefly challenge is to use a die or embossing - super easy to help with the rush of the holidays. I used a fun new set by Cheryl Grant Alger called Warm and Cozy . The set has 2 sentiments (I used one), a mug of hot chocolate full of marshmallows, the fun hat I used, and this adorable owl. I embossed my bg snowflake paper out of my stash, colored up my owl with some SU! alcohol markers, and added some Snowtex. Cute, cute, cute! Come join in the fun - there are so many great new (and old) images in the Squigglefly shop. I have 20 of them on my current wish list!! I am also entering this in the: Clean and Simple Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers which is to use music on your card (my bg paper has music done in kraft on it - you have to look closely) Anything Goes Christmas/Holidays at Pile it On Moving Along with the Times - Christmas Climate Jingle Belles - ATG Christmas Hugz!!!

This weekend I was in a tree mood (thanks to you Angie). For the SCS Inspiration Challenge, I made a fun pink poinsettia tree ( THIS was my inspiration). I used my new ODBD poinsettia die and a sentiment from the Christmas Verse set (I love this die btw). I am entering this in the current Christmas challenge at ODBD. I also cased a beautiful card by Sara who was the Featured Stamper at SCS ( THIS is the card I cased). I so want to do a sky like she did soon - I opted to do my trees colorful instead. Lovely as a Tree is one of my favorite SU! sets. Hugz!!!

In Alabama, they are breaking up the hunting season. You get to hunt for a few weeks, then you stop, then you start again - I think that happens 3 times. Hubby was gone all weekend and I am not a big Black Friday shopper so I got to play on the kitchen counter! My favorite card I made was for the Inspiration Challenge on SCS. The site was Sur La Table and I cased THIS lovely wreath. I used my fav MFP stamp set - Create with Pine Boughs, plus a MS leaf and branch punch. I stole more stuff off of one of hubby's flower arrangements too (he told someone the other day that I use to do this but he has no clue that I still do - LOL!). I made the wood look bg by taking a piece of old SU! dp (it was green with red flowers - seriously) - and I ran it through the SU! wood ef, then drug my SU! chocolate chip stamp pad across it, then I took some MS White Metal Primer and dipped a paper towel in it and drug it down the paper in straight lines - I love how it came out and the paper tota

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company Nov. Blog Hop!  This month's New Stamp Set Releases are   Featured  Nov. 25 Java Time Featured Nov. 26 Crisp Winter   Featured Nov. 27 Ice Skating Featured Nov. 28 Vintage Fashion 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  Nov. 29 , 2014 on the MFP Stamp Shop 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 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 28 , 2014 Here's the Design Team:   Jane C Pat   Marilynn Nancy Bonnie  Sue W    Pam M An'Jenic Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. The minute I read this sentiment, I knew I

This week's MFPSpeedyTV Inspiration Challenge is all about some pretty doors: I was inspired by the snow flake looking symbol on the first door: I used the MFP Ice and Snow set to make this card - I embossed them and sponged around the panel with TH faded jeans ink. Fun! Hope you can join in the challenge! Hugz and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company Nov. Blog Hop!  This month's New Stamp Set Releases are   Featured  Nov. 25 Java Time Featured Nov. 26 Crisp Winter   Featured Nov. 27 Ice Skating Featured Nov. 28 Vintage Fashion 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  Nov. 29 , 2014 on the MFP Stamp Shop 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 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 28 , 2014 Here's the Design Team:   Jane C Pat   Marilynn Nancy Bonnie  Sue W    Pam M An'Jenic Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. I had fun with this new set. I sparkled