MFP June blog hop- Floating along

Hello! Welcome to the June 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This week's new releases are: All Aboard, Poppies Poppies Poppies, Sand Surf Relax, and Floating Along.

For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Floating Along? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Floating Along. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's blog post.

Floating along will forever remind me of Greece...a couple of months ago I was at my neighbors house and she has a little pond downstairs...in that pond were about 30 lotus flowers and I remember thinking that they are the most gorgeous flowers I have ever seen! When I saw the stamp set I knew I wanted to set off the simplicity of these gorgeous flowers!

Now don't get me wrong, I love layers and designer paper and all the trimmings that come along with this crazy fun industry, but sometimes there are stamps that require non to very little of that to make a gorgeous card! This is one of those sets...okay, let's be honest, most of Faiths stamps are like that! Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!

Emily
Nancyruth
Neva
You are --->Silvia <---- here
Faith
Claudine
Dawn
Marilynn
Patricia
Chrissy
Karen
Pam
Joanne
Kittie
Sharon-Guest Designer for June
Mark’s Finest Papers

Thanks for stoping by!

Happy hopping!

Silvia

MFP June Blog Hop- Poppies, poppies, poppies

Hello! Welcome to the June 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This week's new releases are: All Aboard, Poppies Poppies Poppies, Sand Surf Relax, and Floating Along.

For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Poppies, Poppies, Poppies? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if the winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win POPPIES, POPPIES, POPPIES. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's blog post.

I am CAS (clean and Simple) kinda girl...yes from time to time to do like to go a little embelishment crazy, but when the stamps are amazing, there really is no need for anything else! Just some amazing white cardstock, stamps and watercolor pencils and you have a card that is breath taking...at least I think it is, maybe I'm biased cuz I made it LOL, but at least it won't cost more to mail!

I hope you liked my card! Now leave a comment on the blogs below for your chance to win this amazing stamp set!

Lois
Dawn
Anne
Peggysue
Connie
Emily
Karen
Patty
Roxie
Vicki
Liz
Geri
Lynn
Lagene-Guest Designer for June
Mark’s Finest Papers

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Inspiration Challenge

Do you ever look at something and say...Ohh I know the stamp set I can use to replicate that!!! Well When my sister gave me a dress for Mela last year I KNEW i just had to order this stamp set to make scrapbook pages with...no I haven't made any pages yet (majorly slacking!!!) but I did make a card that was inspired by the dress...now when you look at the card and dress together don't you think it's the PERFECT match???

Todays inspiration challenge over on SCS was to create a card that was inspired by something in your home...let me tell you I knew exactly what I wanted to use... I even went into the girls room in the dark and felt (the lights were off) which dress I wanted to use...it's one of those dresses that just feel so perfect! Thanks sister for creating such awesome memories for me!

This is pretty much a one layer card, the only thing that is not flat is the ribbon and two punched out circles for the green centers. To make this card I used shimmery white Fabulous Flowers and Polkadots and Petals stamp set and I ised shimmery white cardstock. The colors are tempting turquoise and crtainly celery and th embelishments are the 1 inch circle punch, ribbon and 2 markers for the sentiment. Thank you soo much forstopping by! I hope you get inspired by something beautiful in your home today!

Happy Stampin'