Speedy Fox Featured Designer - Patty Penn

Patty Penn is the Senior Design Team liaison for Mark’s Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.  Patty has been with the company for over 2 1/2 years.  Patty also coordinates the Speedy TV bi-monthly card swaps.  During the day Patty works as a Certified Financial Planner with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and spends her weekends in her craft room creating rubber stamped cards and scrapbook layouts.  Patty thinks of herself as more of a CAS (clean and simple) card maker.  She likes the fact that paper crafting is not an “exact science”, and that you can normally easily fix any of you boo-boos!

Patty makes all of her cards for her clients’ birthdays each month, as well as thank you cards, sympathy cards, get well cards and thinking of you cards to send to clients and friends as appropriate.

Patty also enjoys making card video tutorials.  Patty has been scrapbooking for 20 years and making cards for 15.  She loves the challenge of getting new stamps and creating with the new images. 

Patty is also fortunate enough to have been published several times in “Just Cards” magazine.  One of her goals for 2013 is to submit more cards for publishing.

Patty  has created a great tutorial for us this week on Various Embossing techniques which can be found here.  Be sure to check out Patty's  blog Whinnies Whims & My Crafts for some AWESOME inspiration and tips. 
Be sure to come back next week for another article with our Featured Designer Kelli Jo.

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 137

Welcome to Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge Week 137....." RED & GREEN".  The winner from last week, (week 136 #25 Wishcraft !!!!!!!!  You have won the set ** Today Tomorrow and Always**. Congratulations please email the office at marksfinestpapers@comcast.net with your mailing address and the name of the stamp set you won. Please note that US shipments take up to 10 business days to deliver and International shipments can take up to 23 business days for delivery. You have 30 days to claim your prize.

  

                             ** Today Tomorrow and Always**

           Here is a Winners button for your blog. Just copy and paste. 

    Before we get started I have to say Goodbye to Debbie, KelliJo and Theresa who have left the Speedy Fox and Friends Design Team. We will miss you and your cards you shared each week with us. 

This week use Red & Green to make a Christmas card and if you can't stand the thought of making yet another Christmas card LOL go ahead and make any kind of card but it has to be Red & Green. OK.  Can't wait to see your ideas. Thanks so much for joining us each week. It is so much fun looking at all your Challenge cards.  Lots of talent and inspiring ideas out there.  Here is what our Design Team has come up with. Hope we inspire you. 

                                        Angela

                                          Rachael

                                          Shirley

                                         Wendy

                                         Pat

                                          Lena

                                           Kate

I hope everyone enjoys this weeks challenge! We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations and commenting on your beautiful cards. You have until 3PM on Friday Dec 14, 2012 to post your card. Please remember to link your card back to us or mention Speedy Fox and Friends or Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Company in your blog post. And if you use MFP a Heinrich Company stamps your name will be entered into the drawing twice. Have fun and good luck.

Happy Stamping
Pat

Speedy Fox Featured Designer - Thrifty Stamper

 I am known as the Thrifty Stamper. I have been with Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co for almost a year now. I love to use everyday household items in my crafting. Thriftys the name saving money is my game. I love to go to rummage sales, I find the best stuff for the best price that works great for crafting. I have a weekly column that I write for Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co over on SpeedyTV. You can access my page here. In my column I like to share my crafting ideas and money saving tips for those on a budget. I love to call myself cheapo, because I love to save money and use those great things around the house.




Thrifty  has created a great tutorial for us this week on Distressed Embossing cards which can be found here.  Be sure to check out Thrifty's  blog The Thrifty Stamper for some AWESOME inspiration and tips. 

Be sure to come back next week for another article with our Featured Designer Patty Penn.

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 136

We at Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co want to thank everyone who participated in the hop this week. We are thankful for our customers and the comments and feedback they give us. Here are the winners of the November Blog Hop Stamp sets.


Big City:  Scrappymo
Amaryllis Definitions: Karensartscrap
Mountain Selections: Sillygirl
Just a Note: Naneruth

Congratulations to all our winners of this months blog hop. Be sure to check out our December hop which will be here before you know it. And now without further ado here is the challenge for the Speedy Fox and Friends challenge this week. Good luck everyone. 

   

Welcome to Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge Week 136....."Christmas card NO RED OR GREEN".  The winner from last week, (week 135 #3 Dorothy S !!!!!!!!  You have won the set ** Today Tomorrow and Always**. Congratulations please email the office at marksfinestpapers@comcast.net with your mailing address and the name of the stamp set you won. Please note that US shipments take up to 10 business days to deliver and International shipments can take up to 23 business days for delivery. You have 30 days to claim your prize.

  

                             ** Today Tomorrow and Always**

           Here is a Winners button for your blog. Just copy and paste. 

                                    

This week Make a Christmas card but do not use red or green.  Can't wait to see your ideas. Thanks so much for joining us each week. It is so much fun looking at all your Challenge cards.  Lots of talent and inspiring ideas out there.  Here is what our Design Team has come up with. Hope we inspire you. 

                                     Angela

                                         Kate

                                         Lena

                                          Pat

                                           Rachael

                                              Wendy

                                              Shirley

I hope everyone enjoys this weeks challenge! We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations and commenting on your beautiful cards. You have until 3PM on Friday Dec 7, 2012 to post your card. Please remember to link your card back to us or mention Speedy Fox and Friends or Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Company in your blog post. And if you use MFP a Heinrich Company stamps your name will be entered into the drawing twice. Have fun and good luck.

Happy Stamping
Pat