BLOG HOP for Firecracker Designs by Pamela

 Welcome to the Firecracker Designs by Pamela monthly Blog Hop.  I have a card to share, and then some exciting news....plus a coupon code for you to use while the blog hop is going on.

We are asked to create a card with mesh using the Stamp Set we are assigned to this month.  My set is called Riley Raccoon.  Our challenge this month is to use mesh.

The official start time of this Hop is Friday, October 16th, at 8:00 AM (EST). If you arrived early, please be patient as all the links may not be live yet.
   I decided to use the Faux Silk technique- I learned this from the Technique Junkies, but I am linking to a great tutorial on SCS. This is a perfect technique if you do not love to color, or if you are not in the mood to color......(or if your stamping stuff is at home and you are on the road.....).  Stamp the image on tissue paper. Color it in with chalk and q-tips. Crumple up the tissue paper, then uncrumple it- but leave some wrinkles in it. Cut out a piece of cardstock that is the size you want the image to be on your card.  Cover it with glue, then lay the tissue paper over that. Let it dry, then mount and embellish your image as usual.
   I mounted my image on a dark yellow/mustard CS, then layered it on a DSP called Indian Summer, Savanna by Lasting Impressions. I layered that on top of Kraft CS with a piece of mesh over it.  I stamped the sentiment, layered it and added a couple of the mushrooms from the stamp set.  Finally, I added a button with a piece of DMC tied in a knot. 
  Did you know it is Sweetest Day this weekend?  This is going to be my husband's card- he has seen it, even offered creative advise while I was making it!

    This is a “circular blog hop” where the only beginning is wherever you start!! You will know you are at the end of your blog hop when you’ve come back to the blog you’ve started from! (It’s not a huge circle…so it should be easy to remember where you started.). Please leave messages on the blog posts- you may WIN a prize Pamela is offering on a "Mystery Hostess" blog.

The winner will be chosen from a mystery blog hostess that will be announced when the hop is over…so that’s why you’ll want to leave a comment on EVERY blog, so you don’t miss out!

**To find out if you’ve won… you will be contacted by Pamela via e-mail (so be sure to leave it with your comment.) and you can also find out on Pamela’s blog after the blog hop ends on Mon, October 19th, at 8:00 PM (EST).**

Pamela is offering a coupon for the duration of the Blog Hop this weekend- enjoy 15% off by using the checkout code hopidays.  (Magazines excluded).

While you are over at Pamela's webstore , check out the new stamps that have just arrived for the Holidays- I love the new word set, the set called snowchild, the mouse, the quacky duck set....... Check the What's New tab at the webstore to view these sets.

OK, to continue the circle, you will need to hop on over to Tesa's blog and keep going until you’ve come back to where you’ve started!

Thanks so much for stopping by- remember to comment on all of our blogs to be entered for Pamela's prize.

Shelly