Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 3

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

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14 Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

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! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.

Lois   Vicky   Anne   Connie   Linda - you are Here!   Karen H.   Patty P.   Geri   Dawn M.   Marilynn Chrissy   Karen K.   Pam   Debbie   Brenda T   Bonnie   Harriet   Tammylee   Silvia   Mark's Finest Papers

I have created two projects with the new set "New Pines" - this first one is a quick/easy card !

stamped the sentiment using Ranger's Distress - PineNeedles, then laid a nestie mask (a scrap piece of paper that has cut out this die image) over the sentiment and sponged lightly around sentiment...ran it through the Cuttlebug using the "dots" folder.
Added ribbon from MFP and matted onto MFP dark green cardstock. Stamped trees using white pigment ink and embossed with Seafoam White embossing powder onto piece of same green cardstock. Cut out trees and adhered to card. Adhered to MFP's white cardstock base.

This is a FIVE MINUTE card - very handy layout that I go to often when in a hurry (-:

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Next is another vintage tag using this set (and it will be entered into some tag challenges)

i LOVE this designer paper - it's from My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found Christmas" matted onto olive cardstock.

I added the "To and From" with gel burgundy pen and colored the berries with it also,

reversed the paper and added the strip on the side.

Stamped the sentiment with Memento Black

Stamped the cone with Ranger's Distress Aged Mahogany and paper pieced onto card.

Added lace...and bow with stash ribbon above the cone...punched hole up at top and made my hang string - popped big designer brad to close up hole...

last thing was adding the pearls using Viva's pearl pen - Ice White

hope this new release for December has given you some inspiration....

now looking forward to seeing who the random winners are - best wishes to all !

hugs,

Tag is entered into the following challenges:
Designed 2 Delight - tag, ends Dec 17
Sugar Creek Hollow - vintage tag, ends Dec 16th
Corrosive Challenges by Janet -anything but Christmas, ends Dec 24