Hello Sunshine

Thursday, December 9, 2010: Hello Sunshine
Welcome to the MFP December Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 4 New Stamp Sets Released: Hearts, Hearts, Hearts, Nature's Postage Due; Hello Sunshine and Take a Peek. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (December 11, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Nancyruth - http://nancyruthat.blogspot.com
Lois - http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com
Vicky- http://www.villagestamperramblings.blogspot.com
Dawn L.- http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/
Anne- http://inkinginred.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://mylittlesliceofbliss.blogspot.com
Karen- http://karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com
Patty- http://winnieswhimsandmycrafts.blogspot.com
Roxie- http://paperscaper.blogspot.com
Vicki- http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/
Liz: http://rightbrainmadness.blogspot.com
Claudine- http://cardsbyclaudine.blogspot.com
Dawn- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com
Joanne T- http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com
Nicole - http://nicolesbutterflyears.blogspot.com
Marilynn- http://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com
Geri – http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Lynn- http://confessionsofaleft-brainedstamper.blogspot.com/
Mark’s Finest Papers - http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com

Here is my project that I made using this set. The other day when Splitcoast Stampers had the faux tiles technique, this project started forming in my thoughts. I made the faux tile to look like the terracotta tiles that I remember from growing up in Arizona. I stamped the sunshine with black stazon and colored with prisma colored pencils. I then stamped it with versamark and added UTEE and heat embossed. While the UTEE was still hot I sprinkled gold embossing powder and added some more heat. I punched two smaller circles and covered them with UTEE and more gold ep. I layered them with buttons between each layer to add to the dimension. I added a cut out circle to the lid, added raffia and my tag. I thought the quote by Jay Leno was funny. I made the thermometer with a circle punch and word window punch. I specifically bought a jar of salsa that had a black lid. I plan to give this to one of my friends at church with a batch of homemade tortillas.

I used a 1/2 " circle punch to punch out a red circle.

I punched out an oval using my word window punch.

I glued the circle to the oval.

I marked off lines at the edge with a black ink pen.