Beachy Tropical card

Who's ready for a summer beach trip?  Me!  Am I going?  I wish......(sigh).  But...we are taking a mini trip in July to visit family and there will be swimming involved, so guess this card is the closest I'll get to a beach experience anytime soon.  Happy jumpstart to vacation everyone!    Terri

(Unity Stamp Co Lil Happy birdie stamp,  May Arts Ribbon)

Twinkling Love card

I got to put my new shimmering watercolors to use last night.  Gotta say, I love when Dad takes the boy to baseball practice and I have time to get crafty!  The watercolors are Twinkling H20's by Luminarts, and the stamped images are from the Unity Stamp Company, Twinkle Twinkle and a Phyllis Harris sentiment.  That luscious polka dot paper is from Graphic 45's Sweet Sentiment collection.  Enjoy your weekend and don't forget, tomorrow is the last day to enter our May Challenge Giveaway.

Lawn Fawn Smores card

Look at this sweet lil squirrel trying to roast himself a marshmallow.  That stick is bigger than him but he's not giving up!  Haha.

Check out the new products at Lawn Fawn where you can find this stamp and die set called "love you s'more".

Come visit Mountain Plains Crafters on Facebook and the blog for more crafty inspiration!  While you're at it, feel free to perform a random act of kindness by, liking, following and sharing.  Thanks!

 

Suppies: Lawn Fawn "love you s'more" stamp and die set, Pentel watercolor art brushes in green and yellow, Stickles glitter glue in Tropical Tangerine and Yellow, Graphic 45 blue/dot paper from the Sweet Sentiment collection, Martha Stewart gold ink, Inkadinkadoo blue ink, Memento black luxe ink, white gel pen, Tim Holt distressed ink in Brushed Corduroy, Tim Holtz distress markers

Flash giveaway at Mountain Plains Crafters!! Ends 5/26/14

Who wants to win some crafty red, white and blue??  We are thankful for our armed forces and the sacrifices they have made every day to protect our freedom. So, to celebrate this Memorial Day weekend and time of reflection,  MPC will be sending one lucky crafter a small crafty package of patriotic goodies.  What kind of goodies, you say?  Well, how about some bakers twine from May Arts Ribbon?  And a patriotic stamp from the Unity Stamp Company?  Plus some other crafty goodness thrown in for good measure...

You have 3 chances to win:

1) Leave a blog comment here, then go to the Unity Stamp Co Facebook and May Arts Ribbon Facebook page and thank them for sponsoring.
2) Like our Facebook page and leave a comment on our accompanying FB post.

3) Share the Facebook post and leave another comment stating you did.

Easy!  Good luck.... (ends 11:59 pm ET, 5/26/14)

Feel like being crafty this holiday weekend?  Well here are some patriotic craftiness from all of us to inspire you.  Happy Crafting and God Bless you this Memorial Day.

Sheryl

Paula

Debra

Christina

MariLynn

Jennifer

TERRI

Lawn Fawn Challenge ~ WIN Stamp Set AND Paper!!!

Have you ever had a fawn on your lawn?  How about a deer?  I've had a deer on mine.  They are such beautiful creatures.  So peaceful and innocent.  Have you ever sprawled out on your lawn and stared at the sky and watched the clouds float by?  Or try to make shapes of them?  It's almost like a tranquil meditation moment for me.

Anyway...DID YOU KNOW:

• The first lawn mower was invented by an Englishman, Edwin Beard Budding. Patented in 1830, Budding got the original idea from watching a cutting cylinder at a local cloth mill. 
• Of the roughly 50 million acres of grass in the United States, roughly 21 million of those acres are private lawns.
• Lawns are great at producing oxygen. A 50-foot by 50-foot lawn can release enough oxygen throughout the day for the needs of one person.

and

• Fawns average about 300 white spots.
• Except for nursing two to four times a day, a fawn spends the first four weeks of life in hiding, separated from the doe.
• Healthy fawns can outrun a man when only a few days old, but it generally takes three to six weeks before they can elude most predators.

So why all this useless trivia?  Or maybe not-so useless...who knows.  I find stuff like this entertaining.  Anyway...

Our next challenge is brought to you by our donating sponsor

 Lawn Fawn.  They have generously offered a wonderful prize of a 6x6 Paper Pad and a stamp set of your choosing.

So here are the details:

Create a project that has to do with a Lawn...(not blades of grass or wisps of it....but a lawn) and/or a Fawn/deer.  You can do either...or combine them both.  As long as you have a Lawn or a Fawn.  Winner will be chosen at RANDOM by a number generator. This is a two week challenge....so not too much time.  Hurry hurry.  And please tell your friends to play too.  The more the merrier :) Deadline is May 31st at 11:59pm Mountain Time. Projects must be current.  No backlinking, please.

Here are some examples from our FABULOUS design team to get you motivated and help inspire you.

Good luck and HAPPY CRAFTING!!

Terri

Sheryl

Pam

MariLynn

Debra

Christina

Paula

Jennifer

Limit of 2 entries please

Watercolor flower card

Here's wishing you a very happy Friday and a wonderful long weekend! 

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Well Wishes and Feel the Joy, May Arts Ribbon natural jute and minipink raffia bow rribbon, Lil Inkers Design stitched frame and tag, enamel dots, Tim Holtz distress markers

Father's Day inspiration

Hey crafty friends.  Terri here, with a reminder that Father's Day is just around the corner.  Get crack-a-lackin on those guy cards.  Here's one to get you inspired!

SUPPLIES:  May Arts Ribbon natural jute, Unity Stamp Co Tattered chicken wire All about Dad and Triple Tree Line, Basic Grey candy buttons Tim Holtz distress markers, Pentel watercolor brushes