Author: Pam Sparks

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas…

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So cute and so fun to color! I love this new Swiss Pixies stamp from CC Designs October release! Called the “Group”!

The sentiments are from the new Amy R Stamps Handy Christmas Greetings set… love it!

The Group is inked up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers.

I’ll start with the redhead in the back row…her hair is E15, E08 and E97

the blonde in the middle of the back row…her hair is E50, YR31, YR21, YR23, YR24

Hansel’s hair is E50, E31 and E35

Birgitta front left…her hair is E50, E31 and E35

the gal on the front right…her hair is E30, E23 and E25

Such fun!  The pattern paper is a 6×6 Christmas pad from Cosmo Cricket.

Click HERE to see the rest of today’s review over on the All That Scrap blog… super, super cute images for Christmas!

HAVE YOU HEARD???  A new monthly post HERE… Show and Tell with CC Designs.  Link up your creations made with CC Designs stamps for a chance to win a $20 G.C.!!!

Challenge blogs I’m linking my card to…

Stamptacular Sunday – You choose

The Paper Players – Clean and Simple with Christmas colors red and green

Crafting When We Can – Christmas Creations

Sparkles Christmas Challenge – Christmas Songs (mine is “We Wish you a Merry Christmas”)

Stamps and Supplies I used on this card…

Thanks for stopping by!  Love hearing from you…looking forward to getting out and about in blogland this week and getting my stamp room cleaned up!  yikes!  Amazing what happens when there’s a lot going on! lol Have a great week!

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Mr. and Mrs. card and holiday sale link…

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Congrats to the Mr. and Mrs.!

A fun card I made for a wedding yesterday… houndstooth stamp from Stampers Anonymous U4-1043, S5264 Antique flower background from Hero Arts,  J180 Mr. & Mrs. from Stampendous.  On the inside I used F121 Lifetime Love from Stampendous and F5243 Elegant Brocade from Hero Arts.  Bummer I forgot to photograph the inside! ugh!  I used Spellbinders Labels 20 dies for the frame.

Linking my card to 365 Cards Challenge blog, theme for the day is sophisticated… to the Secret Crafter Challenge blog, theme is white and one other color and to the Lily Pad Challenge blog, theme is bling.

Thanks for stopping by!  ttul!   oh, Here’s a link for the latest sale info…looks like a great Sale!

SALE  at Two Peas in a Bucket.com!!!  Get all of your holiday card making supplies at discounts of 25% to 50% off the original retail price!  Sale runs Oct. 16th through Oct. 28th!

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A Joyful Christmas…

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Today is our monthly stamp club and it’s showbox party time!  This is the card I’m taking for everyone to make.  If you receive Archivers email newsletter,  they had a card like this in one awhile back.  I don’t know how they did what they did to achieve their results but this is what I did! lol  I used Hero Arts CG154  Aged Print Background stamp and Tim Holtz A Joyful Christmas Cling stamp set.  I wrote up the instructions for club,  so I’ll copy and paste them here too…

Two Peas in a Bucket does have some of these Tim Holtz stamps wood mounted HERE, if you can’t find the cling set.  Glimmer Mists HERE.  I like glimmer mists a lot!  : )

Over on the Jingle Belles Challenge blog they are wanting to see a card inspired by a Christmas carol!  I’m gonna go with “O Holy Night”.

A Joyful Christmas
1. On the 4 ¼ x 5 ½ piece of natural card-stock stamp the Hero Arts distress background stamp two times.  The first time ink it up with Old Paper distress ink and stamp it with the arrow pointing up ( I added an arrow w/a sharpie marker)…stamp it off on the scrap paper to clean it.  Ink it up a second time with Frayed Burlap distress ink and stamp it with the arrow pointing down, over the top, on the same piece you stamped the first time.  Stamp it off on the scrap paper to clean it for the next gal.
2. Stamp the crackle stamp one time in Frayed Burlap distress ink – look at the sample card for placement.
3. Stamp “A Joyful Christmas” with fired brick distress ink in the bottom left corner… the stamp positioner is ready if you want to use it for positioning.
4. Stamp the angel with Versafine Black ink – look at the sample card for placement.
5. Stamp the music staff with Walnut Stain distress ink – look at the sample card for placement.
6. With the Tim Holtz edge distressing tool… scuff up all four sides of the stamped, natural piece.
7. Using the ink blending tool and Walnut Stain distress ink,  edge all four sides of the natural, stamped card with ink and then go around the piece of red card-stock also.
8. Using the cardboard box… place your stamped piece in it and hold it up to spritz it with 4 blasts of the dazzling diamonds glimmer mist… set it aside to dry a bit.
9. Fold your kraft card base in half on the scored line, crease
10. Ink the edges a little with the ink blending tool and the Walnut Stain distress ink.
11. Punch a rectangle with the handheld punch in the back behind the fold for your gold cord to go through.
12. Using the TH tiny attacher, staple the stamped piece to the red piece – look at the sample card for placement.
13. Adhere your stamped piece to the kraft card.
14.  Add the gold cord,  the greenery, holly and berries.
Merry Creating!
Thanks for stopping by and talk to you later!!!
Two Peas in a Bucket

25% off ALL 6×6 paper pads…

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I know…we all have too much paper but…just in case…here’s a deal too good to pass up! 

Two Peas is having this great sale!   Click the photo above and check it out… you know… just in case….you NEED something! hehe

And if you’re punch crazy like me… bottom of this page HERE and the next couple pages… a lot of Martha Stewart punches 25% off!

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No card…a cold! ugh!

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ETA – I don’t know why Feedburner sent out another email for this post but this is from Oct. 5th… I’m fine now… the cold was only a few days! So glad for that! Sorry for the crazy update email…the “FOLLOW” at the top of my blog now is from WordPress instead of Feedburner if you want to subscribe via that way and unsub from Feedburner. WordPress is better! The email comes right away and doesn’t do crazy stuff like this! Thanks! Appreciate you stopping by… I do have new posts since this if you want to click the home tab and see new NEWS! ttul! Pam
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I sure wanted to have a card to post today but yesterday I woke up sneezing and by noon…yikes…the drip!  YUK!  I would much rather be stamping and blogging!

YOU must not miss the post on the All That Scraps blog though.  I got it done before I ruined my new computer keyboard!  Aren’t you glad I’m sharing all this?!  sorry!

Today the ATS DT gals are showing Amy Young’s, Sweet November Christmas Fairwees on the ATS blog HERE and on their personal blogs too!  I know they will make you smile and want some at your house!

Now while you’re at the ATS blog,  LINK UP for a chance to win!  There are nine chances with the October release!  (three blog posts)  Good Luck with the drawing and don’t get a cold!

Take care – I see more Cold Care tea in my immediate future! Lovely! haha! NOT funny!