Mark's Finest Papers Color Challenge 3

Merry Christmas!  I just got back after spending several wonderful days celebrating Christmas with my family at my brother's home.  It is such a blessing to be able to spend holidays with family.  I didn't take tons of photos like I used to as the kids are all teenagers now and there are no toys to play with, but I do have some photos that I will share with you on layouts sometime soon.

But for now it's time for a new MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge.  This challenge  is open to all types of papercrafts, including scrapbook pages. Each week we have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project. and you must use stamp(s) on the project.  This week's challenge colors are Purple and Gold.

For my layout I used a photo of our good friends at their 50th wedding anniversary celebration.  They renewed their vows and the colors were purple and gold so this photo was perfect for today's challenge.  I framed the page and gave it to them for Christmas.  I used the "Blessings" stamp from the MFP Lots of Words set.

The guidelines for the color challenge are simple:
1. Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.
2. You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, white, cream, kraft etc.) that you wish.
3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors, but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors.
4. You must use stamps on your project.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize.   We start our weekly challenge every Thursday, and there's a new stamp prize each week so be sure to stop back by.

This week, one blessed winner will receive our Small Magnolia stamp...

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge.  To be eligible to win, be sure to link your project to MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge 3 and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Color Challenge  in your blog post. If you use MFP stamps on your project please note that in your post as well. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday January 1st to link up your project.

I am also sharing this at Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 112 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Mark's Finest Papers Color Challenge 2

Welcome back!! It's time for a new MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge.  This challenge  is open to all types of papercrafts, including scrapbook pages. Each week we have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project. and you must use stamp(s) on the project.  This week's challenge colors are Red and Green.

The guidelines for the color challenge are simple:
1. Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.
2. You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, white, cream, kraft etc.) that you wish.
3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors, but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors.
4. You must use stamps on your project.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize.   We start our weekly challenge every Thursday, and there's a new stamp prize each week so be sure to stop back by.

This week, one blessed winner will receive our Truck in Christmas Covered Bridge stamp...

For my layout  I used photos of  a couple of friends and me at a Christmas party this past weekend. Tim took the photos on his iPhone and they came out a little blurry, but I wanted to capture the memory so I used them anyway.  I used stamps from the MFP Joyous Season and Tailgate Party sets.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge.  To be eligible to win, be sure to link your project to MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge 2 and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Color Challenge  in your blog post. If you use MFP stamps on your project please note that in your post as well.  Please do not submit any back linked projects.  Since the normal deadline for posting your projects for this challenge will be Christmas  Day, we have extended the deadline this week until Friday Dec 27th. You have until 9:00 pm on Friday December 27th to submit your project and be sure to stop back by on Saturday Dec. 28th for the new challenge. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

A New Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers

Happy Thursday Everyone!!!  I have some exciting news.  The Mark's Finest Papers Scrapbook Challenge has been changed to a Color Challenge that is open to all types of papercrafts, not just scrapbook pages. So those of you that don't scrapbook will now be able to participate in our Thursday challenge.

Each week we will have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project. and you must use stamp(s) on the project.  This week's colors are Red, Black and White.

The guidelines for the color challenge are simple:
1. Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.
2. You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, white, cream, kraft etc.) that you wish.
3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors, but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors.
4. You must use stamps on your project.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize.   We start our weekly challenge every Thursday, and there's a new stamp prize each week so be sure to stop back by.

This week, one blessed winner will receive our Lighthouse on the Cliffs stamp...

For my layout I used a photo of my Dad on a little horse, taken in 1930, when he was one year old.  The photo I used on my page is a scanned copy.  My dad has the original photo in a scrapbook that I did for his 80th birthday several years ago. I used stamps from the MFP Cowgirl's Rule set.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Color Challenge #1  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Color Challenge in your blog post. If you use MFP stamps on your page, be sure to mention that in your post as well. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday December 18th to submit your layouts.

I am also sharing this at Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 110 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by.   Blessings to you!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving !!!   We all have so much to be thankful for, not just on Thanksgiving Day, but each and every day.  I am so thankful for all of you that visit and follow my blog and I am grateful that you take time out of your day to read my posts. 

This week's scrapbook challenge at  Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV is a Thanksgiving challenge.  Your challenge is to create a Thanksgiving themed layout or a layout about something that you're thankful for, and you must use stamp(s) somewhere on your page.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  So be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

I used pictures from Thanksgiving dinner at my brother's house last year for today's layout. I noticed that I'm not in any of the photos, so I'll have to make sure that I get in a couple of the pictures this year. On my layout, I used stamps from the MFP Calendar set, part of the November release, and the MFP Presents set.  

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #43  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday December 4th to submit your layouts.

I am also sharing this at Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 108 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by.   Blessings to you!

California

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV scrapbook challenge! This week we're doing another one of our favorite "Anything Goes" challenges.  You can create whatever type of layout you want, the only requirement is that you must use stamp(s) on your page.  

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  So be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

For today's layout I am happy to say that we finally reached our destination on our 2012 summer vacation family road trip...California!  I have been working this vacation album for over a year. One album has turned into two and I still have tons of photos that I want to scrap.  On my layout, I used stamps from the new MFP Calendar stamp set, part of the November release.  This is a great set for scrapbookers as we always need to put a date somewhere on our page.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #41  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday November 20th to submit your layouts.

I am also sharing this at Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 106 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Irena Johnson

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge!  This week's challenge is all about stamped sentiments.  Your challenge is to create a layout about anything you want and use at least one stamped sentiment on your page.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  Be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

The photos on my layout are of my maternal grandfather's sister, Irena Johnson.   When I first saw these photos,  I realized that I don't know anything about my grandfather's family.  I do know that my mom was researching her genealogy in the years before she passed. I will have to look through her papers and see what I can learn about my grandfather.

I used 2 sentiment stamps from the MFP In My Den  stamp set on the tag on my layout.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #40  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday November 13th to submit your layouts.

I am also sharing this at Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 105 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

MFP 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

Today is the final day of the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge over at the Mark's Finest Papers Blog.  Today's challenge is a Toilet Paper Tube Mini Album.  Yes,  my little album was made from empty toilet paper rolls.  I just added some patterned papers, photos, MFP stamps, rings and ribbons. I ran the toilet paper rolls through my Big Shot machine to make them totally flat.  Each roll has a cardstock tag tucked inside to hold additional photos and journaling.  You can find the directions to make one of these cute little albums here.

My photos are from Christmas 2012.

It's not to late to participate in the challenge and the prize is well worth the effort. For each of the past 12 days, there was a new challenge featured on the  Mark's Finest Papers Blog, with samples on the blog and a full tutorial on MFPSpeedyTV. At the end of the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge one random winner will be  choosen from each day. Each day’s winner will receive a Christmas themed stamp set from Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. 

But wait, there's more...  a GRAND PRIZE will be awarded to one blessed winner! To be eligible for the grand prize, all you have to do is complete all 12 challenges. Don’t worry, you can do it! You have until November 11^th to complete them all. You can upload them for each day, as you complete them!

And what is the Grand Prize???  $350 worth of the current stamp sets from Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Co! That’s 20 large stamp sets of the winner’s CHOICE! Just in time for the holidays! 

I hope you decide to participate in the challenges.  They cover a variety of crafts, all designed to get you ready for Chritsmas.  

I am also sharing this at Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 104 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today. Blessings to you.

A Man and His Dog

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV  scrapbook challenge!  This week's challenge is a patterned paper challenge.  Your challenge is to create a layout using at least 3 different patterned papers and you must use a stamp(s) somewhere on your layout.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  Be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

Junius Hill, proud dog owner and  a friend of my grandparents, graces my scrapbook page today.  The patterned papers are all by Graphic 45.  The little dog diecut is stamped from the MFP Kilt Fun  stamp set.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #38  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday October 30th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Just wanted to share...

TJ got his 11th grade school portraits back last week and I just can't believe how grown up he is.  I guess it's because I see him all the time.  He's not my little boy anymore, but has grown into a handsome young man, if I do say so myself.  I am so proud of him.

Anyway, I just wanted to share...

Thanks for stopping by.  Be blessed.

Christmas 1961

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV  scrapbook challenge!  This week's challenge is Christmas in October.  Your challenge is to create a Christmas themed layout.  It can be about anything Christmassy,  and you must use a stamp(s) somewhere on your layout.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  So be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

For today's layout I used a photo of me and my Dad on Christmas Day, 1961.  The photo isn't in the traditional shape of photos back then because I scanned it from a slide and printed it out in 4x6.  I used stamps from the MFP Holiday Tag and Presents stamp sets.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #37  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday October 23rd to submit your layouts.

I am  also sharing this layout at Word Art Wednesday Challenge #102 - Anything Goes. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Project Life and Daydream Designs

I'm not the biggest Project Life fan, but when I saw these cute journal cards and photos mats that Helen Phelps created to go along with the Daydream Designs Birthday Hoot and Hard Rock Candy Bingo Plus collections, I knew I had to give Project Life a chance.

Of course I just happened to have some Project Life type page protectors in my stash so I resized the journal cards to fit my protectors and printed them out.  Super easy!!  Being a die hard scrapbooker,  I couldn't just be satisfied with some slip in cards, so I created my 4x6 page title  using a mini journal card, patterned paper from the DD Hard Rock Candy Bingo Plus collection, images from the DD Birthday Hoot collection, and some traditional scrapbooking stuff. I also matted one of my photos with DD Hard Rock Candy digi papers.  I'm really happy with how it turned out and I have to admit, Project Life isn't so bad after all LOL.

I have to apologize for the poor quality of the photo.  It's been raining here for the past several days so I had to photograph my page indoors and I haven't  mastered how to photograph layouts with page protectors without shadows or glare..

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Have a blessed week.

Beautiful Friends

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV scrapbook challenge! This week we're doing another one of our favorite "Anything Goes" challenges.  You can create whatever type of layout you want, the only requirement is that you must use stamp(s) on your page.  

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  So be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

For today's layout I used a photo of my mother's younger sister and one of her friends. My mother and her sister were almost 11 years apart in age so my Mom had already moved away and married my Dad when her sister was a teenager.  The flowers are from the MFP Huge Blooms set, part of the October release.  I stamped them on patterned paper, fussy cut and added brads to the center of 2 of them.  The sentiment is also from that set.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #36  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday October 16th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Little Miss Burnette

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV scrapbook challenge! This week's challenge is to create an autumn themed layout.  Your layout can be about anything that speaks fall to you.  You could use fall themed photos, fall colors, fall patterned papers...anything that reminds you of fall, and you must use stamp(s) somewhere on your page.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  So be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

Little Miss Burnette Taylor is the subject of my layout today.  I don't know anything about little Burnette, except that she has an unusual name and she is related somehow to my grandmother as my grandmother's maiden last name was McGlaun Taylor.  There are several photos of her and siblings in my grandmother's album, leading me to believe that she was a close relative.  The sentiment stamp I used is a sneak peek from the Mark's Finest Papers Huge Blooms set, part of the October release that will be available later this month.  The patterned paper is by Bella Blvd.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #35  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday October 9th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #100

Welcome to Word Art Wednesday.  I can't believe we've hit the 100 mark!!!!  This week is the 100th week of Word Art Wednesday!  Little did I know when I was asked to join the inagural design team for the Word Art Wednesday challenge in December of 2011 that it would turn into the huge success it is today.  We have over 550 followers on the challenge blog and have been blessed with over 200 entries for several weeks now.  Isn't God awesome!!!!  Thanks to Cassandra Cushman for starting this challenge and to Karen Letchworth, our fantastic challenge leader, blog administrator, and sister in Christ, for taking it over when Cassandra entered another season of her life.  Thanks too to Karen Murray for providing us with our beautiful word art every week.

Speaking of seasons, this week's word art comes from the Book of Ecclesiastes...

I believe God takes us through different seasons in our lives to mold and shape us into the people He wants us to be.  Some seasons are wonderful, others not so pleasant and  much harder to endure, but they all are necessary for our growth.   I am so blessed to have "inherited" my grandmother's photo album and some of her papers, because through her photos I am getting a glimpse of some of the seasons of her life and my mother's life.

My mother enlisted in the Army in January of 1952.  Prior to that she had spent 2 years in college. She decided to join the Army to give her brother that was next to her in age the opportunity to go to college as her parents couldn't afford to send both of them.  That alone is a testiment to the type of women she was.  The Army was her ticket out of the small Mississippi town she grew up in.  She got to travel the world during her 3 year army career.  The Army was also where she met my father.  She was honorably discharged in December of 1954 and she married my Dad in February of 1955.   They were married for 46 years before she passed in 2001.  I'd say her Army time was a pretty important season in her life!   On today's layout, I used a photo of my Mom in the Army at age 20.  

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's word art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsors Lisa's Altered Art and Eureka Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Happy 18th Birthday Jacki!!

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV scrapbook challenge! This week we're doing another one of our favorite "Anything Goes" challenges.  You can create whatever type of layout you want, the only requirement is that you must use stamp(s) on your page.  

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  So be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

Yesterday was my niece's 18th birthday. We celebrated it last Sunday at our home.  It was so nice to share in her special day.  I used the Mark's Finest papers Tailgate Party and Hum Along stamp sets on my page.  The patterned paper is by Webster's Pages.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #34  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday October 2nd to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #99

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday.  This week we have more word art  from the Book of Psalms...

God is the Creator.  No one on this earth would exist without Him.  God created us and he desires for us to to be in relationship with Him.  We are His people and he wants to care for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep.  We are helpless without Him, but with Him, all things are possible. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

                                                                                    Psalm 100 KJV

Here's another photo from my Grandmother's album.  It's of  Alice and Millie...friends or family, I'm not sure, but they're dressed to impress with their white stockings.  The flowers on the top left of the photo are digi stamps from one of this week's sponsors Deedee's Digis.

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's word art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsors Deedee's Digis and My Craft Spot.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!