Tuesday, February 11, 2014

MFP Blog Hop- Birdcages



Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

February Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are




 Featured Feb. 9
Foo Dogs

Featured Feb. 10
Birds of the Orient

 Featured Feb. 11
Birdcages

Featured Feb. 12
Medallion

Featured Feb. 13
Fairies

Featured Feb. 14
Lucky Duck

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 
Feb. 15, 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 Feb. 14, 2014


This week's Technique Lovers Challenge at SCS was to AIR SMASH I did a modified air smash for the background. It had a dreamy quality that I thought went well with the sentiment. I stamped the birdcage with versamark and embossed with copper ep. I made the flowers to go on the cage. The bow was a piece of white thread that I dyed to match the background. I added touches of copper with a copper pen.



Here's the Design Team:


Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

21 comments:

  1. Wow what a gorgeous background and artsy project! Great way to use this stamp!

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  2. cool card! I like background techniques and this one is a good one.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  3. Very pretty card. Great job with the thread.

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  4. I confess, I looked at this stamp set and thought, no, not for me...but now I have seen what you have done with it....wowza! Superb!

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  5. Absolutely gorgeous card. I love those delicious colours together with the copper birdcage.

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  6. Wow that a beautiful card
    Very pretty stamp set

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  7. I love this! The colors are fantastic.

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  8. Gorgeous card!!! Love how you did the background and the top of the birdcage.

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  9. The background you created is beautiful behind your coppery birdcage.

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  10. Very pretty, I love the air smash tecnique.

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  11. Your background paper goes so well with your stamp image...well done

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  12. Beautiful background and embossed cage.

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  13. This is stunning MariLynn - love how the technique came up, and your embellishments are perfect.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  14. Now this is a gorgeous card. I love the mixed media fell to it.

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  15. Wow, these cards are so beautiful! I love the backgrounds and the embellishments

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  16. WOW- this is fabulous!!! LOVE the beautiful BG color- with the embossed birdhouse.

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  17. You are so creative. Love this project with all it's little details.

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  18. Beautiful--love the copper cage.

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  19. You have out done yourself with this beauty. I'd love to have that birdcage in my yard or home.

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