Inky Impressions paper piecing challenge

August 19, 2009August 19, 2009 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Doesn’t she just make you smile? So cute and all dressed up to go somewhere! I paper pieced the suitcase, her sweater, skirt, socks and headband…This weeks challenge is “Paper Piecing” at Inky Impressions Challenge blog. Make any type of creation following the challenge and an Inky Impressions image to play along. For those of you that may have missed the free digistamp that Nicole offered last week, you can find it here. Check out the challenge blog to see the other Inkette paper pieced cards.

I love the girl stamps from Inky Impressions. I am now on their design team, an Inspirational Inkette. A challenge in and of itself! I will post about that next. I used pattern paper & puffy heart stickers (Smitten) from K & Co., map stamp is from Toybox, sentiment and suitcase are from Inkadinkado and rhinestones from my stuff. Angelica/Heart Socks is stamped in memento black ink and colored w/copics where she isn’t paper pieced. Wish you could see this IRL…so much cuter! lol

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Strawberry Girl

August 16, 2009 Pam Sparks27 Comments

My title makes me think of the book Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski…yesterday’s post about reading and all… Oh, I loved going to libraries! I LOVED the elementary school library! I grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa and we had to ride the bus uptown to the library because my mom didn’t drive. Standing on the corner waiting for the bus was just part of my life! Later we tried riding our bikes but it was a challenge cuz I always wanted to bring home more books than I could carry on my bike! Simple pleasures! Having children and home educating just made me love reading even more! Decisions, decisions…stamp or read, stamp or read…hehe To bad we have to sleep and eat!!! So….what do you think of this warm gray background w/the cream card-stock and papers? I wonder if I would’ve flunked art! hohohoho… I hated art in school…I could not do it! It was so frustrating because I was a really good student in every area except P.E. and art! I HATED P.E.! I really didn’t mean to get off on this! Here’s the card…

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Copic Creations Challenge – Red, Pink, Hearts

August 15, 2009September 7, 2009 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Do you love to read?

It’s time for a new challenge over at the Copics Creations challenge blog sponsored by Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design

For this challenge, Susana sent everyone on the team a new stamp to work with, and we were challenged to use red and pinks and hearts on our cards.

The image that was sent to me ended up red and hearts! Alexa reading a book and the “hearts” part of the theme made me think of how much I’ve always loved to read! Check out the Copic Creations Challenge blog to see the new images the other gals used and to purchase these stamps, head to Susana’s online store!

Play a long in the challenge and one lucky participant will win a complete set – 12 of the newly released sketch markers from Copic, a $60.00 value!! What a great prize! I only have half of the new colors!!! boo! hehe

You have until August 31st, 12:00 p.m. CDT to submit your Red and/or Pink artwork and be eligible for a chance to win this prize. The winner will be announced along with our next challenge post on September 1st. Get those markers out and color!!!

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Another birthday card

August 10, 2009August 15, 2009 Pam Sparks11 Comments

My mother-in-law is loving sunflowers, so I had to try using the copics on this stamp from Inkadinkado.

The pattern paper is from Graphic 45…love this piece! “to wish you” is from a Stampendous set of stamps. Charm from my “stuff”…itty bitty brad is from Bazzill…colored with copic sketch markers…Basic Brey green twill…kraft card-stock…thanks for stopping by…two posts today! I hope to get more stamping done this week!