Author: Pam Sparks

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under the weather?

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Today I tried out the new Copic Sketch Marker colors!  I do LOVE them!  Here’s Brrr Emma gettin’ out from under the weather by wearing her sweet new Winter clothes!

I stamped Brr Emma, with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Strathmore Bristol Smooth card, masked her and stamped the bench, and colored both with Copic Sketch Markers… face – E0000, 000, 00, 01, R20, 21…hair- YR30 (new), 31, 21, 23, E37…scarf, mittens, diamonds – RV63 (new), 66 (new)…earmuffs, belt – BG0000, 000, 53 (new)…sweater & pants – YG61 (new), 63, 67…socks – BG0000, 000, 01…shoes T0, 3, 5 …bench – E21,23 (new), 25, 27, 29.  (The green is really not “dingy” in person…not sure why it won’t show up right in the photo except for my photo skills are lacking..boohoo… in other words I don’t know what to change!)

I stamped “under the weather?”, with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  The sentiment is from the new Feb. release Amy R. Get Well set… love all the CC Designs sentiment sets!

Martha Stewart around the page punch set..not sure what the teeny snowflake stamp is… unmounted and it’s been on the desk for some time… hmmmm….I stamped it in Broken China distress ink.

I layered Emma up on a bunch of ovals cut with Nestabilities dies.  No pattern paper anywhere! lol  I did distress the edges with the Tim Holtz distress tool… popped up snowflakes here and there…stickles on the snowflakes.

Talk to you again soon!

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An ATC and new Stamping Bella in the store!!!

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An ATC for a swap today… I’ll post the ones I get when the rest get here.  A color scheme challenge from Julia… dirty pink, warm green and cream.   The image is from The Vintage Workshop HERE (reminds me of my growing up years)… an EK Success border punch (just a part showing)…Tim Holtz filmstrip ribbon…Leone Em Ash branch punch (I bought mine online in the UK)…Punch Bunch leaves branch HERE…pearls from Hero Arts HERE…pattern paper is from Autumn Leaves (remember Foo Fa La?)…rose from I don’t know where, maybe 7Kids…”4 ever” little stickers, maybe from Making Memories…flying bird is a Martha Stewart punch…the image stamped on the bird is from the same set as the “friends” sentiment and tag punch from Stampin Up.

Before I go… HERE are the new Stamping Bella stamps Christine has added to the store at All That Scraps… CUTE!  Lots of NEW, HERE…

I need to get to the Post Office today…they’re talking snow… all this Spring talk doesn’t change the weather in Iowa! lol ttul!

cards · CC Designs · copics · Doohickey's Dies · Easel · rubber stamps

CC Designs Spring Kiki LaRue w/Doohickey’s Dies…

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A simple, sweet Spring Kiki LaRue Easel card.


I used Spring Kiki LaRue, Amy R’s Get Well sentiments, CC Designs Tags it stamps and dies set and Magnolia Doohickey’s dies.  I love the doily, the berry lace and the mistletoe dies,  but do you see what I added to the mistletoe? Posies!!!   I made the posies with the tag reinforcement circles from the new Tags It stamps and dies set from CC Designs this month!  It just tickled my fancy! lol

The pattern paper is from a DCWV 4.5 x 6.5 paper stack I picked up at JoAnn’s.  An odd size to work with but I finally made myself do it! lol  Then it was hard to cover up the pattern! ugh!  Lots of sparkle….


Kiki is stamped on Beckett Expression Candlelight Super smooth 80# cover card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

  • hair – E40’s
  • dress – G40, 82, 85 and then W0, 1, 3 over the top to try to match the green in the paper
  • shoes – warm grays
  • pinks are R000, 00, 01, 02, 05, 08
  • skin – E0000, 000, 00 and diluted R20, 21, 22 on her cheeks

Thanks for visiting my blog and chatting with me again!  I appreciate your friendship!

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Sugar ‘n Spice Marci…

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Another cupcake kind of day!  Marci’s been in the kitchen!  This is Sugar ‘n Spice Marci from La-la Land Crafts, in the store at All That Scraps.com, HERE. So cute and fun to color!

I colored Marci with the E50’s series of copic sketch markers… skin E50, 51, 53… dress,  hair, shoes, cupcake E53, 55, 57, 59. No other colors or pencils or anything.  I used a piece of some old 9×9 Tim Holtz pattern paper… I have a bunch of all the patterns if anyone wants to buy some… I’ll make you a good deal! lol  The sentiment is a Penny Black stamp.  I distressed the edges with the Tim Holtz distressing tool and then edged with Vintage Photo Distress ink (Antique Linen on the words first and then VP) HERE and the Ink Blending tool HERE.   Stapled around with Tim’s tiny attacher.  Some EK Success punches, the flower and border…the leaves are the SU bird/branch punch and the cord through the flower is that paper cord from JoAnn’s.  Hope I didn’t forget anything.

I’m linking up to two challenge blogs…

What’s NEW at the store???  Christine has added Penny Black, HERE!  And the new Bildmalarna’s are so cute, HERE… I have three to color up… I need to quit reading and sleeping!  : )

Have a wonderful Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!  ttul