Christmas

A few of my favorite things…

December 27, 2013December 27, 2013 Pam Sparks20 Comments

I love looking back and seeing what I’ve made…so many wonderful stamps and products to love! It’s hard though, narrowing it down to FIVE! eek! Is it that way for you? If I like what I made, I really like it and it’s a favorite! lol

Linking to Debby’s Top Five Christmas cards for the year… HERE.

This one was the first one I thought of…

Christmas Living Room Easel Scene – HERE is the original post

#2 Blooming Poinsettia with Gwyneth Flourish HERE

#3 Tilda in the Forest HERE

#4 All is Calm Chalkboard HERE

#5 Gingerbread House HERE

HERE is my Christmas card category, if you have time to scroll through. Did you have a favorite that I didn’t pick? I sure thought about the mittens… hehe

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P.S. The Twelve Days of Christmas Sale is still going on at Scrapyland… lots of great deals and steals! Memory Box and today they added Copics! HERE

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All the best to you and yours in the NEW YEAR!

Memory Box thanks…

December 26, 2013December 26, 2013 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful and Merry Christmas! Tim and I had a delightful Christmas Eve day with family. Here’s a ‘thanks’ card idea using a couple Memory Box dies I haven’t used yet! I’ve been dreaming about the DeLacie Border die and decided early this a.m. that I’d do a white on white background with it. Similar to a pattern paper or embossed card-stock look.

Here’s the dies I used and the steps to creating this card…

Cut the DeLacie Border die three times from a Memory Box white notecard and glue them to a Memory Box A-2 white Notecard for the background.

Cut the Gorgeous Gardenia Background die from a Memory Box white notecard.

Cut the Gorgeous Gardenia Outline die from glitter silver card-stock and a Memory Box Dill notecard.

Glue the silver Gardenia outline to the white Gardenia background and piece in the Gardnia leaves from the Dill.

Cut the Winterberry Sprig die three times out of glitter silver card-stock.

Cut the thanks die from glitter silver card-stock.

Cut the Pinecone Corner die from Memory Box Dill and Vanilla Bean card-stocks. Trim and layer to fit under the Gardenia focal point.

I mounted the Gorgeous Gardenia to the card with mounting squares. Then arranged the Pinecone Corner cuts behind, gluing the ends flat. Then I added in the Winterberry Sprig cuts, gluing the ends flat also.

I added silver domes in three sizes to the berries on the Winterberry Spring cuts.

Last, I glued the thanks cut on. This is all die cuts, no stamping, no embossing.

Finished card is A-2 size!

Thanks for looking today! ‘preciate it and happy after Christmas to you!

Links to the supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

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Purple Onion Design, Memory Box and SALE…

December 23, 2013December 27, 2013 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Oh happy day! I have some things to post! Pictures and then another SALE!

oh man, I HEART this magnet! Have you seen these already? Several gals doing them. Stamp from Purple Onion Designs. I had Tim cut me a branch and the grandkids and I have been stamping them with either Versafine or Archival inks and then coloring with pencils. oh, I LOVE CUTE! hohoho The snow is the Art Glittering System Dries White Glue…love that stuff for snow. It’s opaque, has a small tip…great product! It’s made to use under glitter to make it opaque but it’s always fun to have another use for something!

Here’s a couple quick money card type tags I had to make because I needed to give two boys more money than their gift cost to keep up with the other kid’s gifts! Practicing my Math skills with 15 grands and who gets what!!! lol

Doodlebug double sided pattern paper…Papertrey Ink tag… old PSX alphabet set

inside…WPlus9 banner die…Papertrey Ink sentiment

I cut an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper down to 7.5 x 9 – scored at 3.25, 6.5

Another one using a Memory Box die…Hallmark Gift wrap

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12 Days Of Christmas – Day 9
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We have a large selection of Memory Box dies marked at 70% off. This is a HUGE discount. Prices available while supplies last. These products, identified by the word **BLOWOUT** are retired and once they are gone they are gone.

The rest of the Memory Box line is discounted @ 30%.
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Prices Expire Tuesday @ 9am ET

Keep an eye on your inbox on January 2nd. as a brand new release of Memory Box dies will be released then. We will carry every single design.

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More Christmas cards and a tag…

December 17, 2013December 30, 2013 Pam Sparks22 Comments

The minute I saw this car on Savvy’s FB page, I knew I had to have it and it needed a tree on top! Isn’t it the cutest thing ever?! love how the tag turned out. Friday afternoon was our stamp clubs annual Christmas party and this was one of the things we made.

I had to hang it on my tree and take a picture too! lol (the snow background stamps is an older background stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms, not sure if it’s available anymore or not)

Linking to…
Cuttin’ and Stampin’ Challenge – tag
Die Cuttin’ Divas – Happy Holidays

We always give each other Christmas cards. I had plenty of cards already made but when Debby posted this card on Thursday, I immediately set to work totally inspired by her beautiful card!!!

It’s great that vellum is coming ‘on trend’ again! What’s old is new again… good thing because I have a stash! lol And embossing powder too! Just can’t throw anything away because it’ll cycle around again and you’ll love it once more! YAY! Perfect for Christmas and Valentines!

Linking to…
Deep Ocean Challenge – Something Old

Memory Box Trulani Wreath die, Papertrey Ink sentiment, Hearts from a Martha Stewart big border punch and pearls.

Next up…a card designed by Annette Kerr, that we made at club. It made it into the Splitcoast Stampers CAS Favorites thread! Yay! thank you ladies!

Memory Box Bianca Snowflake die and Printworks Merry Christmas. So pretty and sparkly too! Thank you Annette!

Linking to…
Addicted to CAS Challenges – Snowflakes

Next up…a card designed by Linda Ward, that we made at club.

The Washi Tape was so much fun and the little metallic border stickers too! Thanks Linda!

Barbara had us make the cutest elf shoe but I left mine there so I won’t have it until next meeting. : (

I could keep making Christmas cards for a few more months!!! So many wonderful ideas out there! Thanks everyone for stopping by and for sharing your creative spirit! I appreciate it and it inspires me to keep creating!

Supplies I used to make these cards and tag…

cards · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Magnolia · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Step card · Tilda's Town

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Christmas Challenge…

December 14, 2013December 14, 2013 Pam Sparks24 Comments

‘O Holy Night’…looking at this card IRL takes me right to the true meaning of Christmas! I love this Nativity Collection from Magnolia Rubber Stamps! Edwin the Wiseman is colored with Distress markers on Canson watercolor paper and has a sparkly coat and crown from the Wink of Stella Clear Brush Glitter marker. I love the Star of Wonder Memory Box dies cut from the Silver Coredinations glitter card-stock too!

Here’s a close up of Edwin…

The Challenge at Tilda’s Town for this week, starting today is Christmas!

Click over to Tilda’s Town Challenges, HERE and enjoy the inspiration from the Design Team and enter the weekly challenge! We’d love to have you!

Each week there is a random winner, chosen by Inlinkz, for a $10 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com!

Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

I used A Merry Christmas text stamp HERE, Edwin as Wiseman HERE, Jacob the Camel HERE and Paradise Palm HERE. Star of Wonder dies HERE.

Challenges I’m linking to…
Cute Card Thursday – Christmas Catch up
Magnolia Down Under – Anything Goes
You, Me and Magnolia – Christmas
Time for Magnolia – Christmas in Anything but Square

Thanks for visiting my blog today! Always love having you ‘over’! I’m still hoping to get a few more Christmas cards made! Last minute me! Oh wait, I better do some shopping too! lol

Take care and ttul!