Speedy the Fox Challenge

Hi there,

Well its, finally here. This is my last week as a member of the Speedy the Fox Challenge Team. So for this week's challenge at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , I've made it very easy - the challenge is to create "using a square card"!. Now that doesn't mean a normal sized card (or any other kind of card) with a square on it LOL...but a true square card!

For my  5 x 5 card, I used the new set "Mother's Magnolias"

The cardstock, trim and ribbon are all from Mark's Finest Papers. The designer paper is from Graphics 45 - Once Upon a Springtime Collection.

Used Spellbinder's "Twisted Metal Tags & Accents", Labels 16, and Beaded Squares.
Ink is Memento Black and Bamboo
Copics: RV11, 34, 42, G20, YG03
Embellishments: Viva Liquid Pens - Salmon, and Diamond Stickles.

Enjoy the challenge and remember the winner receives a FREE MFP Stamp set!

See ya in blogland,

hugs

 

Speedy the Fox Challenge #100 ONE HUNDRED! can you believe it !!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Barb has challenged us to create "with shades of pink"....

ohhhhh what gal doesn't love THIS challenge... 

 so grabbing the new MFP set "Blessings" and doing a lot of paper piecing LOL...here's my card!

you know how hard it is to get a good pic when you want everyone to see the sparkle !!

hope to see your entry in the challenge - remember ...random winner receives a FREE set from MFP!

hugs,

supplies:
Cardstock: SU Regal Rose and SU designer paper
Ink: Memento Rose Bud and Angel Pink
Copics:  R20, 22, 32, 81...G00, 14, 17, 28
Embellishments: MFP Ribbon, stash button, Stickles - Cotton Candy, Yellow and Spellbinders Labels 4

Speedy the Fox Challenge #99

Hello,

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , I have challenged us to create " a CAS/ one layer card"... 

These are tough to me! so grabbing the new MFP set "Lighthouses"....I started to think "one Layer" hmmmmm

 Using a reverse mask from Spellbinders Labels One, I sponged the sky with Memento Summer Sky, Danube Blue, touch of Cantaloupe and Angel Pink. Using a post-it-note so would have straight line for the water, I added Paris Dusk.

 Then paper pieced the lighthouse that was gently colored with Copics E11,YG63, Y11 and T3. Sentiment was stamped with Memento Danube Blue.

now I have to say, I do like this one layer card - it works for me (-:

hope you get a chance to play in this weeks' Speedy the Fox and Friends Challenge...

remember the randomly drawn winner receives a FREE stamp set (-:

hugs everyone,

 
and a side note, I have decided to step down from the Speedy the Fox Challenge blog. Have been with them for almost a year and felt it was time to "move on" as they say ...Will be participating through March with MFP. Appreciate time spent  as a Senior Design Team Member and Speedy the Fox DT Member....

Speedy the Fox Challenge #98

Hello,

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Tammy has challenged us to create "using her Bingo card" ..sorry - it's drawn by hand and not very good photo

For this Bingo challenge - I used Lace, Bling, Circles with the new set Mother's Magnolias

Lace and Ribbon from MFP
Bling is the Gold Metallic cardstock and Stickles in the flower center
Circles - the gold pearls

Lightly sponged designer paper with Memento Pear and Bamboo
Used Memento Black for sentiment and background stamping
Copics:  G20, YG67, E00, 02, 11..RV02, 04

Didn't take long - and that was nice for a change!
How much time do you think you average in creating your cards ?...not counting CAS cards

Hugs,

Speedy the Fox Challenge #97

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Pat has challenged us to "recycle something"... 

 Well, I lucked out - have another DT whose challenge is "trash to treasure" aka "recycle" LOL 

 soooooo, I love to recycle with magazines - the kind that have the nice coated pages. Our local magazine from the Virginia Farm Bureau called Cultivate is one of those and I save them for times like these (not to mention their recipes, decorating tips, etc) Used this magazine for both challenges...

Gave you a couple of pictures on what I did...which was embossed on the pages - 
Voila!  instant colors and didn't have to color.

Magazine cover (you know I will eventually use that wreath on something!)

this is the page I used for my background

this is the page that was giving the instructions on how to make this wall decoration

here you can see where I stamped and embossed my images

then just cut images out, matted them....and Voila!

my recycled card (-:

hope you get a chance to play in this weeks' Speedy the Fox and Friends Challenge...

remember the randomly drawn winner receives a FREE stamp set (-:

hugs,

Supplies:
Cardstock from MFP
Ink: Versamark and Zing Black embossing powder
Spellbinders Ribbon Banners
stash yellow ribbon, yellow liquid pearls

Speedy the Fox Challenge #96

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Barb has challenged us to create "using lace" ...

Well, check out the gorgeous lace available at Marks Finest Papers store!

so using MFP's new release "Relax a Bit" ...my challenge card

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations and commenting on your beautiful cards. You have until 3PM on Friday Feb. 24, 2012 to post your card. Remember if you use MFP a Heinrich Company stamps your name will be entered into the drawing twice. Have fun and good luck.

remember that the random drawn winner receives a FREE stamp set (-:

have a wonderful weekend,

supplies:
cardstock:  SU Not Quite Navy and retired SU designer paper
ink:  Memento Black, Ranger's Distress Faded Jeans and Antique Linen
embellishments: lace trim and flowers from MFP
copics:  E30, 31, 33, 17 ...G21, G24... Y28, 04

Speedy the Fox Challenge #95

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Pat has challenged us to create "a Joy Fold Card"..... didn't have a clue what that was but turns out its a fabulous tutorial over on SCS - here is the link.

Using the newly released MFP set " Blessings"...here is my take on the Joy Fold card

the video on the tutorial made this so easy - I changed mine up a little...this was really a neat way to use  scraps for that smaller card that's attached to the center. Used that little flower to keep the card closed.

hope you get a chance to try it out! looking forward to visiting your entry in the challenge (-:
have a beautiful weekend,
 
supplies:
cardstock: from MFP, designer paper retired SU
embellishment:  butterfly border punch from MS, scrap flower with brad
ink:  Memento black, sweet plum
copics: FV2, G21, 24...C0, 1, 5...W1, 3...Y04, V01
copics:

Speedy the Fox Challenge #94

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Barb has challenged us to create "a shaped card"....


well, i messed up. My goal was to do the Word card as seen on this tutorial over at SCS ...but I got distracted and had matted all my insides and the cover before I remembered I was to CUT OUT the shapes... so I would have a "shaped card".....bummer! but I liked my card too much to start over..so you have a "Tri Fold" card instead of a shaped card...double bummer!


using the  gorgeous MFP set "Love Remains"...I can't seem to stop creating with it LOL....
my Shaped card aka Tri fold (-:

This is going to my 11 year old  Grandaughter in North Carolina, 

hope you get to play along - remember...the challenge is a SHAPED CARD heeeheeee....and one random winner will receive a FREE MFP Stamp set...looking forward to visiting your blog,

hugs,

supplies:

cardstock: SU Pink and  SU retired designer paper

ink:  Memento Black

Copics:  R20, 22...G21, YG63

Embellishments: stash ribbon

Speedy the Fox Challenge #93

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Pat has challenged us to create "using a spray"....WHAAATTTT ??? you say....LOL

I had to ask too! by "Spray", they mean use "something sprayed onto your project"...ohhhhhhhh...OK!

for my project I created again with the  newly released set "Love Remains". My "spray" was Smooch Spritz and Glimmer Mist....(see supplies below)


i took 3 pics because depending on how you hold it - the glimmer mist gives it a different look

isn't that neat - i sprayed the cardstock first with Smooch, heat dried and then sprayed with the gold glimmer mist...paper pieced the roses onto red cardstock and cut the roses smaller to have a border of the red

hope you get to play along  - remember random winner gets a FREE MFP stamp set...

have a beautiful weekend!!

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock from MFP - red, black ,white
ink: Memento Black
SPRAY: Smooch Spritz "Cherry Ice" and Glimmer Mist "Iridescent Gold"
ribbon: MFP black gingham
Embossing Folder from THoltz "Gridlock"
embellishment: Viva Pearl Pen - black
technique: paper piecing
Copics: R27, 39...YG63, 67

Speedy the Fox Challenge #92

so glad it's Saturday!!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , I've challenged us to create "using layers"... try to use at least FOUR!

 for my project, I used the new MFP set " Love Remains" ...gorgeous set!

 I have a ton of layers LOL...nine to be exact (-:

each rose is layered higher than the one under it... as well as all the matting!

hope you get to play along  - remember random winner gets a FREE stamp set...

I'm having several friends over today to stamp - we are going to mass produce our birthday cards needed for the year (we try to give cards to everyone in our church for their birthday) and one of them is going to teach me things on the Cricut...so excited! having birthday cards ready for the whole year  will be such a blessing!

hugs and blessings,

 

Supplies:

Ink:  Memento Black

cardstock: black, white from MFP

dp: retired from SU

embellishments: Spellbinder's Beaded Ovals, "clear star" gelly roll pen, yellow mini pearls, SU corner punch, popped dots, and ribbon from MFP

Copics:  Y06, 08, 23, BG96, YG63

Speedy the Fox Challenge #91

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!! oh how i love weekends! 

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , we were challenged to create
" a birthday card"
Now that's easy - hope to see EVERYONE in this challenge! Hope you pop over and check out the rest of the Speedy the Fox Design Team's birthday cards (-:

kept my card simple with the focus on the gorgeous rose from the new MFP set "Love Remains"....and the sentiment is from the MFP set "Buffalo Spring" ...

 continuing to use stash dp and cardstock - this one has SU's Not Quite Navy base with scraps of green cardstock (but I dont know whose) for matting...i'm pretty sure the dp is retired Stampin Up also...
had a piece of scrunched seam binding that I just laid across panel before adhering my rose...

used a different combo of Copics on this rose : R08, 89, 81...BV23...G24, 28
what do you think?? i'm thinking would have liked more highlights ...

hope everyone that was hammered in the snow storms are all ok - have heat, soup on the stove and are stamping away (-:

hugs

Speedy the Fox Challenge #90

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , we were challenged to create "with a border punch"....have been wanting to use this new set...so grabbed the Spellbinders to create my borders!

used MFP sets "Winter Crocus" and "Brick Wall"

cardstock and retired dp is from SU

Copics: Y04, YR04, G24, E35, FV2, V17

ink: Memento Grape, Summer Sky and Angel Pink

Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Lacey Circles and Fancy Tags

paper pieced crocus and butterfly and added glaze sparkle with pen to butterfly

DONE!

now it's your turn...remember random drawn winner gets a FREE MFP Set!

hugs,

Speedy the Fox Challenge #89

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog   (yep, new owner - new name LOL), we were challenged by Patty to use "brads or eyelets".

Grabbed the MFP set "Covered Bridges" and the sentiment is from the MFP set "What a Fox" and the MFP crackle background stamp.

no coloring...stamped image in Memento Rich Cocoa, and then layered with MFP cardstock. Punched corners with corner punch, copper brads from stash, added twine... lightly sponged around sentiment 

.... background is stamped using Memento's Rhubarb and a very little bit of gold pigment ink....

Well I need 10 Birthday Cards for men in January...so now I only need 9 !

hope you get to play along - random winner chosen wins a FREE SET from MFP!

My Bible Study at the Regional Jail is back for the month of January - every Monday night at 7pm.  Please pray for these women...that their hearts will be softened by the Holy Spirit to see their need for a Saviour.

thanks so much,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #88

hey hey hey! its Sa-tur-day LOL



This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Brenda has challenged us "to use a snowflake".

So I used snowflake stamp from MFP's new Ice & Snow set and the sentiment is from their new Buffalo Spring set

a fav layout that I dont use often enough...stash light blue cardstock matted onto white cardbase, edges sponged with Ranger's Distress Ink "Tumbled Glass"...heat embossed snowflakes and sentiment..., white scrap dry embossed with Cuttlebug folder, ribbon from stash

great layout to use scraps! Hope you enter the challenge - remember...random winner wins

a FREE MFP SET!

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve! Safe traveling for those of you away....we have a rousing rowdy group every year...playing Dominoes and others will be playing Rook!

yep, we ARE the Wild Bunch (-:

but we eat good - I make a huge pot of vegetable beef soup and another family brings his pot of beans that has slow cooked for-ever!!! plus desserts, snacks, etc...

Our house will be packed and we love bringing in the New Year this way....

BRING on 2012! (-:

hugs,

Speedy the Cat Friends Challenge #87

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Patty has challenged us to create..."anything goes"! Love it!
I have a brother whose birthday is in January and he turns the big 60! so this is going to him...

This one is so fun!!

Used the new set from Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co called "Buffalo Spring"...

used designer paper from Tim Holtz "Ideaology", light brown cardstock base from stash and ink is Ranger's Distressed Rusty Hinge, Burlap, and Aged Mahogany.

Copics used: N2, N6, E35, E11

Gold adhesive nailheads in stash...

ok - back to getting ready for Christmas!

hugs all

Speedy the Cat Challenge #86

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Patty has asked us to create " a Christmas card"! ...well now imagine that! LOL....who thinks she has PERFECT timing (-: I do !!

 so here we go! i grabbed the new set "New Pines"...

fun using some fibers I've had seems like FOUR-EV-ER!!!

My Mind's Eye dp, MFP cardstock, frame with Labels 15, scrunched seam binding with stash brad, MS leaf punch, Memento inks, Copics C1,YG63, E33,37 and white gel pen

next i created a card with retired set "Ginger Cookies"...i didnt realize this set wasnt available any longer, so its for my own "personal use"

ok, now pop over and check out the challenge and the DT's inspirations...

and enter your Christmas card....

you have one - so c'mon ...can't win that FREE SET if you dont enter

this aint Publisher Clearing House come knockin on your door LOL

do they really do that ???

LOL with hugs for all

entering this in the Christmas card challenge over at Joan's Gardens

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

Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 2

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

Here is my first project using the new set "Pussy Willows". This is a beautiful set, decided to create a vintage tag and will be entering it in several vintage challenges...

Copics used: B26, E37, C2, 4, 5

inks used: Ranger's Distress - Walnut, Faded Jeans, Rusty Hinge, Black Soot

cardstock - light brown, not quite navy, stash designer paper

embellishments:  ticket from THoltz, stash seam binding, ivory center tag fr stash

paper pieced little bird and crimped ticket

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next is my project with the new "Ice and Snow", hand drew an ornament shape from dark blue cardstock that was covered with the snowflake in this set and white embossed...

then decided to stay with the snowflake theme and created the background

Cardstock and ribbon is from MFP

ink is Memento Black and Danube Blue, Dew Drop Brilliance - Moonlight White embossed with Seafoam White embossing powder,

using white gel pen added accents:  dotted more snow and added circles in snowflake openings

last touch was adding a little snowflake charm - it fit perfectly....

enjoy the hop and best of luck in the draw to win a FREE Set!

hugs,

Tag is entered into 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

Card is entered into following challenges:
Joans Gardens - anything goes Christmas card, ends Dec 16
My Sheri Crafts - snowflakes, ends Dec 23
Addicted to Stamps - Snowflakes ends Dec 24