Shimmer and Shine

Our challenge this week at Speedy Fox and Friends is to use more than one border.  I found three shimmery papers that I made quite a while ago and punched the same border.   Can you tell in the photo how much shimmer and shine this card has?  I'm lovin' it!  Get out your punches and/or dies and join us making border cards.

Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks 

A Gem of a Challenge 

Craft Your Passion 

Crafty Boots 

Crafting for all Seasons 

Fussy and Fancy 

My Time to Craft 

Passion For Promarkers Challenge 

Sister Act Card Challenge 

The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge

The Stamping Boutique 

Without Words

Sending Luck to You

For the Oriental Sketch Challenge at MFP this week, I am wishing you luck.  Wet and dry embossing and a circular image.  It has a rather masculine feel to it and is an easy sketch to follow.  Check it out!

White on White

Every so often, it is fun to make an all white card.  For the Speedy Fox and Friends blog challenge this week, that is our task--use only white.  If you are viewing a card in person, all white heat embossing on vellum that is also dry embossed is a stunning effect.  For photos, however, you need a touch of color and so I heat embossed the sentiment in black.  I used two sets from the MFP Stamp Shop-- Medallion and the sentiment and branch from Pears.  I've been baking pony beads to use for embellishments so five of those are on the card as well.  Bling just didn't seem appropriate and the pearls I had in my stash didn't seem large enough.  Plus, pony beads shine and I liked that effect with the white glossy embossing.

Won't you join us for the Speedy Fox and Friends challenges on Saturdays?  We'd love to see the projects you create!

Close-up of the medallion focal point.

Red, Pink, and Green

It's Color Challenge time at Speedy TV and I've used the Tree Frog set from the MFP Stamp Shop.  Join us for some fun with these great colors.

The Sky's the Limit

Are you keeping your New Year's resolutions in mind as you begin your day?  Well, the sky's the limit when you set your goals because you will achieve more if your goals are higher.  What better image that this hot air balloon from a set of the same name from the MFP Stamp Shop.  This week's challenge at Speedy Fox and Friends is to use all the colors of the rainbow.  Come and join us!

 

Challenges:

Craft and Smash 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper 

Die Cut Divas 

My Craft Creations 

Not Just Cards 

Ooh La La Creations 

Robyn`s Fetish

The Sisters of Craft

Through The Craft Room Door 

WordArt Wednesdays 

 

Birds of the Orient

It's time for an Oriental Sketch Challenge at the MFP/Speedy TV site.  The Birds of the Orient set can be found at the MFP Stamp Shop and has become one of my favorite Oriental sets.  Follow the sketch, add an Oriental theme to your card, and join us.

I'm Here for You

January is a wonderful time to use some spring colors like yellow, pink, and green and a set like Coneflowers from the MFP Stamp Shop.  Join us at the Color Challenge this week and have some fun with these wonderful colors.

Challenges

Clear It Out

Crafting from the Heart 

Inky Chicks 

Mojo Monday 

 Paper Shelter Challenge 

Through The Craft Room Door 

WordArt Wednesdays

Winter Window

The beauty of winter may be its simplicity.  The hustle and bustle of the holidays is over and we can hibernate with a cup of tea and a good book.  I love windows so I made you a winter window today using a Poppy Stamps die and a photo of bare trees.  So go grab yourself a cup of tea and look at the wonders out your window.  

Challenges:

Die Cut Divas

Mema's Challenge 

Poppy Stamps 

Festive Birthday

Birthdays are the best!  Especially if you ignore the number.  Today I have an inlaid embossing birthday card using the Celebrate Mini from the MFP Stamp Shop.  It will find a happy home soon!  Hope you will join us at the weekly Speedy Fox and Friends challenge.

Keep Calm and Emboss On...

The Oriental Sketch Challenge is starting up again for 2015.  This card was being planned for a Zentangle-type or paper-pieced card, but when I finished embossing, I liked it in its simpler form.  We have a sketch for you to follow and hope you can join us!

Red, Black, Gray --The Colors for Today

Welcome to our 2015 Color Challenges at MFP.  If it's Thursday, it's a day to think "colors". The colors are red, black, and gray this week.  I used silver gray heat embossing, dry embossing, a new WPlus9 die and a corner punch to complete the card.  Join us!

Please join in on all the Speedy TV Challenges ( Color, FOSTV, Inspiration and Oriental Sketch ) each month.The monthly winner will be announced on the Speedy TV home Page . One lucky winner will be chosen to be our Guest Designer for the following month and receive a 25% discount during that month for a one time shopping spree. To be considered for Guest Designer you must use MFP Stamp Shop stamps on your challenge card. All cards made during your reign as Guest Designer must also only use MFP Stamp Shop stamps.You must also have a blog write up for each challenge as the Guest Designer as everyone will be directed to your blog to read about your card and all the fun you are having being our Guest Designer.  Occasionally we may randomly choose a card that does not use MFP Stamp Shop stamps. That person will receive stamped images ( if they do not own a MFP Stamp Shop set ) to use during their month as Guest Designer and receive the 25% discount. When your name has been announced as the following months Guest Designer the MFP office will be notified automatically who will receive a discount. 

The list of Challenge themes and dates will be emailed to you, immediately upon receiving your email address, so you can get started. 

Please send your email address to ptgrvn@gmail.com (mailto:ptgrvn@gmail.com)

 
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Patchwork in Pinks Palette

Welcome to a new year of challenges at the MFP Stamp Shop.  We have a new store site and new challenges to tickle your fancy.  Today's card for the Speedy Fox and Friends challenge calls for a patchwork background.  Anything "quilty" is a fave of mine.  After so much red, green, silver, gold, and such for the holidays, I chose a different color palette.  Hope you will join us at the challenge and check us out on Facebook too!

Ice Fishing, anyone?

Here in Florida, we don't get to go ice fishing.  We get to go out on the rivers or in the Gulf or Atlantic Ocean if we are so inclined.  But this image from Deedee's Digis is so cute, who could resist making a card with the image and those wonderful papers.  

I used a cherished snowflake die from ProvoCraft and a new sentiment die from WPlus9.  I believe that this hello die will soon become a "go to" for many cards.

Be sure to check out Deedee's big  sale with all image sets at 75% off for the month of January (smile!) and get more information on the VAT tax that is affecting so many digi companies HERE. You are sure to find some you will want to have in your stash.

Happy New Year!