Simple Salutations #114

Good Morning, friends.  Thank you for joining me today.  I'm so glad that you took a minute to stop by.

Today begins a new challenge at Simple Salutations and remember, we are now a two week challenge.

Our theme for this challenge is "PLAY BALL."  We want to see those cards or projects depicting sports.

I used the Tailgate Party stamp set and you can find it here.

Thank you again for stopping by.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

New Challenge at Simple Salutations

Good Morning.  Thank you for joining me today.  We have a little change happening at MFP Speedy TV and our challenge.  We are now going to a two week schedule.  We feel this is going to give people a greater chance of entering.  This change take effect with today's challenge, so you have until September 16th to enter.

Our theme for this challenge is a RECIPE Challenge and here's the recipe:

1 Image

2 Flowers

3 Papers

4 Brads

And, you have a chance to win a full stamp set for this challenge.

This stamp set is named "Hydrangea" and can be found in the MFP store.  Make sure to check it out as it has been reworked and very nice.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all will think about entering our challenge.  Have a wonderful Hump Day and God bless.

New Challenge at MFP Simple Salutations

Good Morning.  Thank you for joining us at Simple Salutations this week.  We have a great theme this week.  Since school has already started for some and will be starting in the next few days for others, we have decided on at "FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT" theme.

You have a chance to win the "I'm in Stitches" stamp set this week.  This is the stamp set that I used for my card because my Favorite Subject in school was Home Ec.  Next to History, this was my favorite.  All the sewing, cooking, child care and finances we learned just made my day.

I learned to sew on a machine like this.  The first memory I have of crafting is my Grandmother teaching me to sew clothes for my Barbies.  She had a Singer sewing machine just like this.  It had a pedal that sat on the floor and if you weren't careful, your finger would find it's way under the needle.  Thank God I never did that.

We can't wait to see what y'all create for this challenge.  We really would love for y'all to join us.

Have a wonderful day and God bless!

MFP Simple Salutations Challenge #111

Hello there.  Welcome to our new challenge at MFP's Simple Salutations.  We are so excited you are joining us.

Our theme this week is:  BEARS  We want to see those cute, furry, even scary bears on your cards.

We are offering the "Autumn Glory" stamp set as the prize for one randomly chosen winner.

I used the North American Woods stamp set to make my card:

I love the fonts on this stamp set.  They coordinate so well with the images. 

Thank you for joining us.  You have until August 26th to get your entries in.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

MFP's Simple Salutations Challenge #110

Welcome to MFP's Simple Salutation's new challenge.  Our theme this week is "YOUR A DOLL." We want to see your paper doll stamps put to good use.  I wasn't to sure about these stamps when I received my first set as a DT Member, but the more I use them, the more I like them.  I know not everyone has these stamps sets, so if you don't, please use an image showing a doll of some kind.  You can also purchase the paper dolls stamps set here.

I found these cute gemstone snowflakes in my Christmas basket.  I don't have a clue how long ago I bought these, but I did manage to use up some stash making this card.  

The paper's look green, but they are actually a turquoise color.  My camera does some funny things sometimes.

Thank you for joining us today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

MFP's Simple Salutations Challenge #107

Thank you for joining me today for MFP's Simple Salutations new challenge.  I actually was able to get the challenge live this morning with no issues.  Yeah me!  Adding the inLinkz is a bit tricky, but I think I finally have the hang of it.

Our challenge this week is to use YOUR 2 FAVORITE COLORS.  I chose Pink and Green.

This card is a bit different for me.  I usually don't add things that hang over the edges, but I wanted to do something a bit different. I used the paper dolls stamps to create this card and they can be found in the  Store

We are offering this stamp set as the prize for this week:

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless! 

Challenges I am entering:
Craft Room Challenge--Green

MFP Simple Salutations Challenge #106

Good Morning.  Welcome to my blog.  I have another challenge for y'all this morning.

MFP's Simple Salutations challenge #106 is up and running.  Our theme this week is ANIMALS.

I just love this frog stamp set.  It has to be one of my favorites.

We would love to see you join us for this fun challenge.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

News at MFP

                                 

Hello there.  Today I am posting for MFP.  We have a new stamp release available.  Man, I just love this month's sets.  They are fantastic.

                                   

I love the Chinese Takeout one and the flowers.  I think they are my favorites.

We are also having a Christmas in July blog hop at the end of the month.  There will be 5 days of beautiful projects available for your viewing pleasure.  I am making projects for 3 of the 5 days, so make sure to stop in to see what I come up with.  And, make sure to stop in at MFP Speedy TV to see all the wonderful projects that the DT has created.

I also posted my first challenge on MFP as the hostess of Simple Salutations.  I had a difficult time getting it live.  We had a severe storm today which knocked out our power.  Not a good thing when working online. It is also 90 degrees today and it was starting to get pretty hot before the electricity came back on.  I finally managed to get it live. :)

Have a wonderful Hump Day! WHOOT! WHOOT!  God bless.

MFP's Simple Salutations #103

Good Morning.  Thanks for joining me today for a new challenge at MFP's Simple Salutations.  We had some wonderful entries for our Graduation challenge last week.  Thank you for playing along with us.

Our challenge this week is "SUMMER".  This leaves a huge gammet of ideas available.

I used the Francis paper doll set to make this card.  I paper pieced her outfit and chose AFD papers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Please join us for our challenge this week.  We would love to see your cards.

Have a wonderful day and God bless.

MFP's Simple Salutation Challenge #102

Happy Hump Day!   Only two more days to this week..yippee!  

Today begins our new challenge over at MFP's Simple Salutations.  Our challenge theme this week is "GRADUATION".  It's that time of year again and such a wonderful thing to celebrate.

Here's a glimpse of the stamp set you have a chance to win by entering our challenge:
                                                                    

I didn't have any graduation specific stamp sets, so I improvised.  I used  the newly released "Great Flowers" set to create my card. 

I used a decoupage technique to make this flower.  The sentiment is from one of the paper doll sets available in the store.  Thank you for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate it.  Have a wonderful day and God bless.

MFP's Simple Salutations Challenge # 101

Good Morning.  It's Wednesday, only a few more days left of school and then SUMMER BREAK!!! I can't wait.   

Today begins our new challenge for the week at Simple Salutations and our theme this week is: Father's Day.  Pretty fitting, right, since Sunday is Father's Day.  

                                     

I used two different stamp sets to create this card.  The gears and the sentiment "Gear Up" are from the Gear Up stamp set and the wood background and sentiment are from the Plywood stamp set.  Both of these are new arrivals in the store. And, both of these stamps are nicely sized background stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day and God bless.

If you have any questions about how I made this card, please feel free to contact me.

Simple Salutations #100

Thank you for stopping by today.  Wednesday brings about a new challenge over at Mark's Finest Paper's Simple Salutations.  Our challenge this week is  BEACH  and here's a look at the stamp you have a chance of winning:



I really had to stretch for this card this week because I don't have any beach themed stamps to use yet.  I was only able to use a Mark's Finest paper  sentiment, which is pretty fitting since this is Simple Salutations.

I pulled out some The Stamps of Life stamps and dies to make the actual card and used the sentiment from one of my flower sets  from MFP to  add the sentiment.  And, just to show you how versatile stamps can be, the clouds are actually pieces of popcorn from the Popcorn2stamp set from the Stamps of Life.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I sure hope y'all are having a great day and enjoying this beautiful weather...at least we are having beautiful weather. :) God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Images: The stamps of life
Sentiment: MFP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Ink Peacock Feathers and Vintage Photo
Chalk: My Stash (Background)
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific, Recollections
Tools: Fiskar's Trimer, ATG Gun, Chalking Tool, Acrylic Block, Cuttlebug, The Stamps of Life Dies

MFP's Simple Salutation Challenge #99

Hello friends.  Today we have a new challenge beginning at MFP's Simple Salutations.  This week our challenge is to use ONLY CARDSTOCK.  No patterned paper allowed.  Now, you can make a background with plain cardstock, stamps and ink if you like, but no premade patterned paper.

Here's the great stamp you could win if you are chosen as the winner:

And here's my card for this challenge:

Yep, I'm in love with this stamp set.  I love frogs and this super cute set is right up my alley.

I am so grateful to y'all for stopping by today.  I pray y'all have a wonerful day and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Tree Frog by MFP
Ink: Distress Ink in Peeled Paint, Versafine Onyx Black
Sentiment: Same set
Cardstock: Colorbok
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Foam Tapes, Cuttlebug, Classic Circles Spellbinder's Dies, Classic Scalloped Circles and Petite Scalloped Circles Die sets from Spellbinders

MFP's Simple Salutations Challenge # 98

Good Morning.  Thanks for joining me today.  No camel commercials this time. :)  I have a card for the new Mark's Finest Paper Simple Salutations challenge that starts today.  This week our challenge is "DIES AND PUNCHES".

And the stamp you could win for this challenge:
                                                            

I love frogs and this new set from MFP is fantastic. It's called Tree Frogs and here's a preview of the whole set.

                                                 

There is also a mini set available when you purchase four of the new May releases.  It's called Kiss Me.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Tree Frog by MFP
Sentiment: Tree Frog by MFP
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink in Peeled Paint
Cardstock: Colorbok, Neenah
Paper: Studio G
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Foam Tape, Inking Tool, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles Dies, Spellbinders for Creatopia Heart Dies

MFP Simple Salutations Challenge #97

Hello my friends.  Thanks for joining me here in my little spot.  Today starts a new challenge over at  Simple Salutations at MFP.  Our theme this week is "NUMBERS".

Here's the prize you could win:
                                              

I used a cute set called  "Out of Time" Mini Stamp Set.  It's just perfect for those birthdays, anniversaries of other special occasions that you missed.

Recipe:

Image: Out of Time Stamp Set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock: Neenah Solar White, Recollections

Papers: Celebrate from KI Memories

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Ovals Dies, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals Dies

Also, MFP is having a blog hop this week to showcase the new stamps being released.  

Here's a preview of the stamps that were released on May 1st.  If you want to see a close up of the new stamps or are looking for some wonderful images, please go to the store HERE and check out all the stamps sets and product for sale.
                                            

Simple Salutations at Mark's Finest Papers Challenge #96

Good Morning friends and followers.  So happy to see y'all have taken a moment of your precious time to come visit me.  I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.

Today is a good day to visit because today is not only Hump Day  Woot! it's the start of a new challenge at Simple Salutations at the Mark's Finest Papers ning site.

This week our challenge is to create a MOTHER's DAY card.  Now, don't fear.  Those of you who no longer have your mothers can create a card for a Special Lady in your life.  We all have those don't we?

This pretty card uses one of the new stamps just released this month.  It's called "Oriental Joy".  I love this butterfly and circle frame.  It's beautiful.  If you want to see the rest of May's releases, please stay tuned for my next post...I will showcase them all.

Thanks so much for looking at my card for today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Oriental Joy by MFP
Sentiment: Stampin' Up
Coloring Medium: Chromatix Pens in Pink
Cardstock: Darice, Recollections, Neenah Solar White
Papers: SEI Chocolat
Ink: Stampin' Up Midnight Muse, Chocolate Chip
Ribbon: Michael's
Gems: Recollections
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cutterbee Scissors, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles, Boweasy, Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly Punch, Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Butterfly Punch, Stickles Frosted Lace, Foam Tape, Glue Dots

Simple Salutations at Mark's Finest Papers

Hello!  Thanks for joining me for another challenge at Simple Salutations at Mark's Finest Papers.  We are so happy you did.

This week our theme is "TAGS".  We want to see a tag or two on your cards.  

Your prize for winning this week?


Isn't this a great set.  I love it.

I didn't put my tag on a card, but I probably will go back and do that.  I used two different MFP sets to make this card, and some washi tape.  Still haven't totally gotten the hang of washi yet, but I'm getting there.

Thanks for taking a few moments to come see me.  I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.  I pray y'all have a great day and God bless.

Recipe:
Images: MFP's Lanterns Stamp Set and Budda Stamp Set
Coloring Medium: (Geisha is colored with Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol) Versamark Embossing Pad, Clear Embossing Powder, Memento Dew Drops in Potter's Clay, Rhubarb Stalk and VersaMagic Ink in Plumeria, Distress Ink in Dusty Concord
Washi Tape: Hobby Lobby
Seam Binding: My Stash
Cardstock: Recollections
Tag: Staples
Tools: Cuttlebug, Darice Steampunk Embossing Folder, Cutterbee Scissors, Pop Dots, Xyron Sticker Maker

Simple Salutations at Mark's Finest Papers Challenge #93

Hello Friends.  Thanks for joining me on this beautiful Wednesday morning.  As we gear up for the most wonderful holiday of all, Easter, most of the challenges out there are Easter themed.  For us Christians, Easter is a very special day.  It's not about the bunnies, or the chocolate, egg hunts, baskets or even the new dresses and shoes.  Easter is about the most wonderful gift ever given to anyone.  The gift of God's only son, Jesus.  He was given as a love gift and for our salvation.  The blood that was shed on Good Friday worked it's miracle on Easter Morning.  I am so thankful for that gift.

So, since our challenge theme for Simple Salutations this week is Easter/Spring, I had to make a card representing the true meaning of Easter.

Yes, my friends, He is Risen, indeed.  You will not find Him in a tomb.  He is alive and sitting at the right hand of God the Father, interceding on our behalf.  Praise the Lord!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I pray y'all have a wonderful day and God bless!

Recipe:
Image and Sentiment: Easter 2014 set by MFP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White, Black--Recollections
Ribbon: My stash
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop Dots, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals, Darice Embossing Folder

Simple Salutations Challenge #91

Good Morning friends.  Today is Wednesday and that means a new challenge over at Mark's Finest Papers, Simple Salutations. Our theme this week is  "Welcome".  That leaves alot to be determined.  You can make a welcome to your new home, welcome to our church, welcome new baby, etc.  There are lots of choices for this challenge.

I decided to use the Bundle of Joy stamp set to create my card.

I was watching Stamp TV and saw Gina make a card using this color blocking technique and thought it would work well with this card.  Here's a link to the video if you would like to watch it and see the technique.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope y'all enjoyed this card.  Maybe I will see one of your's entered into the Simple Salutations challenge this week.  God bless y'all.

Recipe:

Images: Bundle of Joy stamp set from MFP

Ink: Memento Summer Sky, Lulu Lavender, New Sprout and Dandelion, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Recollections, Georgia Pacific(card base), Neenah Solar White (image)

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Martha Stewart Score Board

First Post with MFP Simple Salutations

Good Morning.  I won't bore you with the whole Hump Day deal again. :)  I'm so glad that y'all joined me today.  Thanks!

Today begins my DT position with Mark's Finest Paper Simple Salutations team.  Our challenge for this week is "Elegant".  I'm not real sure what your definition of elegant is, but for me, elegant means black and gold.  I think that is a great combination for an elegant card.

Here's what I came up with:

I embossed the image and the sentiment in gold to make it pop.  Part of my whole idea of elegant. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope y'all have a great day and God bless!

Recipe:
Stamps: March Easter Set from MFP
Ink: Versamark Embossing Ink
Embossing Powder: Stampendous Detail Gold
Cardstock: Ivory-Gina K Heavy Weight, Gold-DCWV, Black-Recollections
Paper: No name printed Vellum
Pearls: Recollections
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cuttlebug, Darice Corner Swirl Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Classic Scalloped Ovals dies, pop dots