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Tuesday 23 October 2012

MFP October Blog Hop - Christmas Selections

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


This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Christmas Selections Featured October 23
Poinsettia Blooms Featured October 24
Cracked Hello Featured October 25
On The Fly Featured October 26


This month I offered to make one of the additional cards and was asked to use this set.  To be honest I was panicking about having to make more than one card with tiny little stamps, which incidentally I often lose track of, but once I got the stamps and started there was no stopping me!
Christmas Selections Watermark

This first card uses SC235 for my layout and the santas from the set plus the Ho! from Holly Jolly Greetings














This second card uses the sketch SC321 and I remembered my little Cuttlebug strips when it came to the little red strip.  The santa and snowmen are from the set (I think one is a snow woman!) and the sentiment from the set we are showing tomorrow - Poinsettia Blooms.

For this card I used my Spellbinders mittens die and two of the little birds.  The sketch I used was SC329.  I coloured the mittens with Copics doing the background first so I could give it a little texture.












My last card uses the technique from TLC399 but instead of water I used a pearl mist.  I used the poinsettia, pine cone and church from the set.  I may make some more of these and use them as little "thank you" cards.  

This is a great set!






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! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) 
All four winners will be announced on October 27, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 
The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday October 26, 2012.

28 comments:

  1. Holy Cow Janine! You blew that set out of the water! Such great cards with those images. Color me impressed!

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  2. Wow Janine!!! These are all FABULOUS!!!! I was STUMPED!!!!

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  3. Wow, Janine, your creativity was at an all time high....wonderful cards!!!

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  4. I loved all four of your cards, Janine. The first one is my favorite because I really like that layout. But I think the last one is the prettiest one. I may have to use both of those ideas myself! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  5. Four cards the next better than the first!!!
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  6. Girllll, you've been super busy making some adorable things! Great job. My is the mittens.

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  7. Love your cards!! I especially loved your very own DP for the church card!

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  8. What pretty cards you have! The 1st Santa card is very creative!
    Pam

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  9. Especially like how you used the mini stamps. I rcvd the 4 reg stamp sets. You're lucky to have rcvd all the sets including the mini set & window set. Oh to be a Sr DT. Did you see the scrapbook layout I did of a Cheetah sketch my daughter created for me and I used MFP Big Cats stamps posted in the Speedy TV MFP Scrapbook Gallery?
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"
    MFP Simple Salutations Hostess

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  10. Like all of your cards - my favorite is the mittens! Thanks for sharing! Gail http://ilikepaper01.blogspot.com/

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  11. Janine,
    Wow, awesome cards - all! I tried to pick a fav - but I love them all - wonderful!

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  12. Janine, Absolutely stunning work. I think my favorite is the mitten card. Although they are all perfect.

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  13. Lovely cards!!! I couldn't pick a favorite as they are all soooo cute!!!

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  14. All of the cards are great !! I especially love the one with the circles.

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  15. OMGoodnes Janice--you knocked all of these cards out of the park!!!! Great cards!!!! TFS

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  16. Wonderful cards using this set!!

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  17. Gorgeous cards!!! LOVE the blue mittens!!!! The church is gorgeous!!! How did you get soooo many cards created???!!!! All 4 cards are gorgeous and unique!

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  18. Wow! So many gorgeous cards. The birdie mittens are so cute, but I really love the church one - stunning! cheers Linda

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  19. OMG. Such a range of cards and ideas. Really like that first one with the circles. I am in love with that last technique. It is just lovely. Where can I go to get directions?

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  20. Wow you really used this stamp set and I'm happy because I was a little lost on what to do and now have a tone of inspiration for you and the other gals. Great Cards & HUGS AJ-

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  21. Cute cards, I love what you have done with this Christmas Selections set, Janine.

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  22. I like the colors used on the mittens card so much. Very nice! TFS!

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  23. Great ideas of the use of this stamp set!
    Angela

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  24. Lovely cards, especially love the 1st card. TFS

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  25. So many wonderful examples with this set. I especially love the one with the little mittens. Just adorable!!!

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