Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop- Day 2

Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Musical Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Today, we are celebrating the release of "Christmas Postage Due" and "Bold & Free."

For this card, I used the "Christmas Postage Due" stamp set.  It was hard to decide what stamps to use, as this set has so many awesome stamps.  I decided upon the Santa stamp and the Ho! sentiment.  I stamped the Santa image with Versamark then embossed it with black embossing powder.  I colored Santa with Copic markers, and used a Sizzix embossing folder for the white background panel.  I made the sentiment by stamping Ho! three times then mounting them onto punched circles.  I completed the card by adding a piece of Stampin Up Riding Hood Red ribbon and a holly leaf made with a Martha Stewart punch.

 

For this card, I used the "Bold & Free" stamp set.  I used the buffalo image and one of the sentiments.  I embossed a piece of Hazelnut Tan card stock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, then used an oval Spellbinders die to cut out the center.  I used Tim Holtz distress ink on the embossing to give it a leathery and aged look.  I stamped the buffalo onto Corn Husk then colored it with Copic markers.  I completed the card by using gold Smooch around the inside of the oval and adding four brads.  The stamp set, card stock, Spellbinders dies, Tim Holtz distress inks, Copic markers, and Smooch can all be purchased from Mark's Finest Papers. 

   

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com/

Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/

Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com/

Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/

Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/

Peggysue- http://rosesbymywindow.blogspot.com/

Susan – http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/

Judi – http://paper-rose-petals.blogspot.com/

Connie – http://sodakstamping.blogspot.com/

Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com/

Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/

Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com/

Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com/

Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com/

Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/

Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/

Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

Be sure to join us tomorrow for day 3 of the blog hop!