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Monday 29 September 2014

Coffee Lovers Bloghop

If you want to check out my FOSTV post please pop down to the post below.


Today I am taking part in the Coffee Lovers blog hop (Amy Tsuruta is the woman behind this fun event).  Check it out here

I actually feel I am participating for my niece and nephew who couldn't survive without their coffee.  In 6th form that certainly applied to me but now - my coffee drinking is after an evening meal out or when in the USA.

We have some really cool sponsors for the hop with fantastic goodies!! Random winners from the hop participants will get some fun coffee-themed goodies See all the prize packages here - http://cutscropscreativity.com/2014/09/coffee-lovers-bloghop/

 We have been asked to answer a few questions:

 1. When did you start drinking coffee?
In the 6th form because I liked black coffee but not black tea and with no refrigeration we couldn't have milk.

 2. What is favorite brand (you can name up to three).
I don't have a favourite brand but I need to mention Miko coffee as my nephew works for them.

3. What is the most amazing coffee that you had? Remember where and when?
The most welcome coffee was one we had in a Starbucks in Washington on a chilly Sunday morning on a short visit to the city a few years ago.  We had been walking about but chilled through we went in to find cosy chairs, hot steamy coffee and Sunday papers.  It was simple black coffee but it was a real treat.

 4. If I don't drink my needed coffee, I will...survive, tea however is a different matter!

After all the chatter here is my card. It uses stamps from Impression Obsession and Marks Finest Papers and was coloured with Copics. and a gold pen.  A few key gems were added to - these girlie mugs needed that!

 
Here is a closer look at the central panel
 
 
Enjoy your cuppa wherever you are today.
 

Friends of Speedy TV Challenge 142 (FOSTV142) - Tags

FOSTV142 is all about tags.  I decided to make a selection of Christmas tags

This is a photo of them all

This one was created using ink on an embossing folder, the cute MFP tree from the set Please Snow

These two use the Santa from the Dear Santa set

These last two are made using the Brrr set

Santa and Snowmen were coloured with Prismacolor pencils and Zest and dies were used to cut them out. 

It would be great if you would join in our tag challenge - the full details are found here.

Have a great week.

Friday 26 September 2014

MFP September Blog Hop - Day 4 - 26/09/14

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Sept.  Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
 

 Featured  Sept. 23 - Hot Air Balloons
Featured Sept. 24 - Witchie
 
 Featured Sept. 25 - Chrysanthemum
Featured Sept. 26 - Nutcrackers

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 six winners will be announced on 
Sept. 27, 2014 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 10 PM EST on Friday Sept. 26, 2014

I only have one card to show you today and here it is

 
Here's the Design Team:

 

Come on back next soon for more creativity.

Thursday 25 September 2014

MFP September Blog Hop - Day 3 - 25/09/14


Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Sept.  Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
 

 Featured  Sept. 23 - Hot Air Balloons
Featured Sept. 24 - Witchie
 
 Featured Sept. 25 - Chrysanthemum
Featured Sept. 26 - Nutcrackers
 

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 six winners will be announced on 
Sept. 27, 2014 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 10 PM EST on Friday Sept. 26, 2014
 
 
My cards today are quite different to each other.  My first card was stamped and cut, stamped and cut etc.  The blue background was stencilled and the orange card base was die cut with a Spellbinders die and another Spellbinders die was used for the sentiment panel.  It isn't as nice as I hoped it would be and I probably won't give it to my Mum.
 
 
The second card was created by stamping the large Chrysanthemum image onto wet water colour paper with Distress inks.  I used more watered down distress ink to colour.   

 

 
Here's the Design Team:

 

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

MFP September Blog Hop - Day 2 - 24/09/14


Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

September Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Sept.23 - Hot Air Balloon 
Featured Sept. 24 - Witchie


 Featured Sept. 25 - Chrysanthemum
Featured Sept. 26 - Nutcrackers

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 six winners will be announced on 
Sept. 27, 2014 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 10 PM EST on Friday Sept. 26, 2014


I don't send cards at Halloween as it is not an occasion we celebrate.  I don't deny sweets to local children but that is as far as we go.  Despite that I managed to make two cards with this set.
 
The first card took ages - fastening all those fibres to make a web was a labour of love and I decided to add the black glitter to make it stand out even more.  I wanted t add the sentiment Another Birthday to go with the Yikes but I could not find one!  I know where this is bound!
 
 
My second card uses leaves from Scenic Selections. some Spellbinders leaves and the broom from today's set.

 
For all those that commented on the lavender fields yesterday in my balloon card if you drop down to the bottom of this post I have added a few more photos of what is a fantastic spot in the summer.  The fragrance on a warm summer evening is amazing.


Here's the Design Team:

 
 
Mayfield Lavender Fields - Carshalton, Surrey

 




 
Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

MFP September Blog Hop - Day1 - 23/09/14



Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

September Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Sept.23 - Hot Air Balloon 
Featured Sept. 24 - Witchie


 Featured Sept. 25 - Chrysanthemum
Featured Sept. 26 - Nutcrackers

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 six winners will be announced on 
Sept. 27, 2014 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 10 PM EST on Friday Sept. 26, 2014


My cards today are simple but hopefully nice enough to inspire you. 
On the first one I stamped and embossed the two balloons and then coloured with Copics. I sponged the sky and then stamped the sentiments.  This has already hit the mail!
 
 
My second card features our local lavender field.  I don't think I would ever see a hot air balloon over the field though as we are quite near both Gatwick and Heathrow flight paths - with the fragrance of lavender filling my head can dream though ! 
I used a photo I had taken and then printed it out on some plain card.  I chose balloon colours to go with the rows of lavender and grass between.  Three varieties of lavender are grown there at
Mayfield Lavender each summer and children are encouraged to collect the beetles that destroy the crop in jam jars! 

 
 

Here's the Design Team:

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.