Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop- Day 2

Welcome to the MFP October Blog Hop! This month, we’ve added TWO MORE STAMP SETS!!!

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

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released today: Seasonal Poinsettias, Time to Chill, A Walk in the Woods, Greetings of the Season, Thankful for You, Snowman Country

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, (October 16, 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 featuring the "A Walk In The Woods" and "Greetings of the Seasons" stamp sets.

For this card, I used one of the trees and sentiments from the "A Walk in the Woods" stamp set.  I inked the tree in Versamark then embossed it with white embossing powder.  The papers used are Hazelnut Tan, Scarlett Red, and Seeds of Thyme from Mark's Finest Papers.  I ran the tan piece through a Cuttlebug holiday embossing folder.  I completed the card by adding a few silver half pearls, three small red flowers, and a few sprigs of greenery cut with a Martha Stewart punch.

For this card, I used the cardinal and one of the sentiments from the "Greetings of the Season" stamp set.  This is such a beautiful and versatile cardinal stamp.  I wanted to color a female cardinal, as I needed another color to balance out all of the red in the papers.  I colored the cardinal with Copic markers then placed it on a frame made with a Spellbinders Pendant die and a small piece of designer paper.  The papers used are Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke from Stampin Up and holiday patterned paper from Bo Bunny.  I completed the card by adding a ribbon, half pearls, and a snow-flake punched border. 

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

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

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

Jeanne - http://nannysroom.wordpress.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/ (you are here)

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

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

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

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

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

Join us tomorrow for day 3 of the Blog Hop!