Snow Day

Hi there! End of the month and that means we have our :12 Kits of Occasions post.  Jeanne Jachna

Is our host for the month of January and what a darling cozy kit she sent out. 

You can see all the goodies in the photo above ( taken by Lindsey) 

 We have lots of guest designers this month so PLEASE check out the blog to see :

 Here along with one past member!!!!

It sure was fun working with winter images. Here in Ca we just can't t seem to get much of a winter. 

Its has been and will be, in the high 80's all week! Beautiful weather but not great for a nice cozy fire :)

Jeanne took on this months kit without much notice and still managed to send out lots of goodies! 
Some goodies melted in my mouth ( literally)
 Dont forget to stop by the Blog! 

Thanks so much for the visit!I hope the rest of your week is a great one.

Birch Card and Table

           January 2018 Blog Hop           

 Inspiration photo for the hop
I focused on the pretty bloom in the pots.

 Make It Monday #310: Shadowed Sentiments

Lizzie is showing a simple way to add intrest to sentiments.

Good morning to you all. I am so excited to make a card early in the week for:

 Make It Monday with Papertrey Ink . It's always a fun way to start Monday.

You can see the shadowed sentiment above.

CAS(E) this Sketch #255

Inspired By All the Little Things #78
Featuring Linda Snodgrass

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I cannot stop using this gorgeous stamp set that Dawn McVey designed:

Farmer's Market Florals Stamp Set and Dies. For my sentiment I used: Scripted Stamp Set and the background is:Background Basics: Birch Stamp Set . Sequins and most of the inks:

 from Simon Says Stamps 

Simon Says: Add A Sentiment

This is the table my husband gave me over 30 years ago. 

 Easter-time I fill it to the brim with Easter eggs, Christmas...etc.

  I repainted the the lower part of the table, last week, and a happy accident

 ( using  a piece of the wood to prop up what I was painting) I decided to fill it with birch

 branches from one of our trees that blew down in strong winds. 

So far my husband and I love it and it's a perfect fit for our family room .

My husband made all the cuts, and we love how it turned out.

Thank you so much for the visit today! I hope your week 

is a beautiful one!

marybethstimeforpaper

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Last Minute Card

Create Along With Us: January 2018

This beautiful card was created by
Lizzy Jones

 This is my case of Lizzy's card using some older products from Papertrey Ink.

Sorry had to take this picture at night( something I don't do well). 
I am getting this in under the wire.
Its been such a busy week for me. Hope to play MIM on Monday
next week. Hugs to you all.

Alphabet Set on Sale

Hello and welcome to the second blog hop of the month for Serendipity Stamps ! 

All you have to do is leave a comment for a chance to win $20 certificate to the store.

I heat embossed these beautiful Alphabet Stamps, I was going to color a bit of the flowers in but 

liked them just as they are. I have the whole set and love it for a fast personal touch to any card or tag. 

Mary has each one on sale 50% off !!!!

I used Pretty Pink Posh dies on my card linked below, both sold at Serendipity Stamps !

Thank you for visiting today!

 Those of you in the cold hope you stay warm. 

Mary's Blog

Beth Chiu

Miriam Napier

Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

Marybeth Lopez( me)

Scallop Borders 1 Dies
PPP-Scallop Square Tags Dies
 Lil Inkers square die for center (old)

Individual Floral Alphabet Stamps 
Sale of the moth 50% Off! 

Chance to Win Another Poppystamps Die

Good morning and Happy Monday to you!

If you would like a chance to win the Double Stitched Rectangle 

Frame Die Set from Poppystamps : head on over to the 

Poppystamps Blog. 

God Bless!

Stenciled Backgrounds

Make it Monday #309: Heat Embossed Stencil Backgrounds

Hello, friends!

Melissa shared some beautiful cards using stencils. I had a few minutes to play this morning with die- 

cuts I already had, cut and stamped. I made a card almost the same as for the December hop

Here

CAS(E) this Sketch #254

Need to hurry getting this one in under the wire.

I added a bit of fine pink glitter to my embossing powder.
 The envelope is from Birch Press Design ( link on my side bar)

Thanks so much for the visit !

marybethstimeforpaper Instagram 

Farmer's Market Florals Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Farmer's Market Florals Die
Papertrey Ink - Perfect Fit Die
Sun & Surf Stencil Collection (set of 3)
Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder

Chance to Win this Poppystamps Die

Hello, happy Thursday to you all! It's Blog Blitz Time!

If you would like a chance to win this new Poppystamps 

die please stop by the Poppystamps Blog and leave a comment. 

On my post I will be giving away this die to one random commenter Here: Sending Handmade Hugs 

God bless!

The Final Goodbye Post

Tag You're It - The Final Goodbye
click above to see the other DT posts.

 It's time to say good -by to Tag You're It Challenge. I have been with  Tag You're It design team since the very second challenge (pretty sure is was the second one) I have always enjoyed making tags so I was so excited when I was asked to join the team, years ago. Tracey took over the challenge and has done a wonderful job. Thank you so much Tracey!

 For the final post we are posting a few of our favorites:
here's mine.

 Original Post Here

Original Post Here

Original Post Here

 Thank you to all who played along in the challenges.

I've enjoyed seeing all of the beautiful tags that everyone has created.

God bless and and thank you for the visit today.

marybethstimeforpaper Instagram 

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you all! 

I hope 2018 will be full blessing for you and your families.

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps blog hop. Sad to say two of 

our DT members are leaving us and they will be so missed

Patti Kehl  and  Carol Mayne 

I did a bit of a remake on my card, I decided to blend some ink in the background . 

I like it a bit more but will use a blue next time.

 I heat embossed with gold powder and colored in with my Zig Watercolor Pens. Before using the pen I always use my water brush to get the area of paper wet then let the color flow.

All you have to do is leave a comment for a chance to win a $20 certificate to the Serendipity Stamps store.

Mary's Blog

Beth Chiu

Miriam Napier

Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

Marybeth Lopez

Thanks for the visit today !

Happy New Year Script

Embroidered Bird Cling Stamp Set

Stitched Hexagon Dies