Happy Birthday Henry…

July 20, 2010September 2, 2011 Pam Sparks33 Comments

Today is our grandson Henry’s 4th Birthday… so exciting! Henry has a stuffed puppy dog that he carries around that looks like this cute little Puppy from CC Designs. This Puppy with Kite is a new digi release from CC Designs HERE. The sentiment is HERE. I cut circles with Nestabilites circle dies HERE and on the inside is a Magnolia Summer background from the Fairytale release HERE. The pattern papers are from a K & Co. 12×12 pad. The stitching lines are from a clear set by Technique Tuesday called Borderline Notions.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday challenge Blog.

Thanks for stopping by! You make me happy!

ATS · cards · CC Designs · copics · rubber stamps · Summer

Honey August…

July 18, 2010September 2, 2011 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Just cleaning up my computer desktop and realized I hadn’t posted this Honey Autumn card yet! A frame card….means the scene is set back in an 1/8th inch and then the images are popped up on top of the cloud/grass background. The wheelbarrow is glued directly to the frame. I love these stamps from CC Designs… so adorable!

Here’s a close up….hope to be back tomorrow with more!

ATS · Card Sketch · cards · copics · Magnolia · Printworks · rubber stamps · Sweet Stop Sketches

Violets for you…

July 17, 2010July 16, 2010 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Welcome to Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge 65 – this week, a sketch with a spin…Korin says to use a tag!

I used my new Magnolia Doohickey tag and border Dies HERE, Basic Grey Kioshi 6×6 pad HERE, Doodlebug flowers, Violet Plant F1770 and sentiment stamps from Printworks HERE. I can’t find the violets on the site, so just write that in when you order in the comments and Nicole will add it to your order and send you a paypal invoice. This is an “odd” size card…I’ve been making my own envelopes with 12×12 card-stock and I love it! The Martha Stewart scoring board HERE has an envelope making guide and it is awesome! I just “wing” it, you know, kinda like making soup! lol Really though, there are great directions and measurements right on the tool! I did use the Ink Blending tool and Distress ink HERE on the edges of the tag and some of the papers. An awesome sketch and I love the violets on the tag! I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink HERE and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. (G20’s and BV0’s).

We’d love to have you join us this week for a sketch with a spin! Happy Weekend!

ATS · Card Sketch · cards · CC Designs · copics · rubber stamps

Lazy afternoon…

July 14, 2010April 1, 2014 Pam Sparks31 Comments

Cute Nora colored with all the Warm gray Copic Sketch Markers. I used Basic Grey’s Scarlet Letter 6×6 pattern paper pad, EK Success wide staples and small retro flower punch, Martha Stewart branch border punch, black pearls and the sentiment is from a CC Designs. Almost forgot the scenery again! It’s a CC Designs set.

I started out coloring pretty much everything, even the sky with W00, then added in each color up to W9 and then retraced my steps back down from W9 to W00! I have a couple other cards on my blog colored like this too… Here and Here. I love this “style” of coloring.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday…

Color Me Copic blog is having their first challenge with black and white coloring. There is even a tutorial…(although she colors different than I do…I color light to dark and retrace my steps and don’t use the blender pen for coloring)…really cute cards…so fun to see what others are doing to get a similar look!

Thanks for stopping in! ttul!

ATS · cards · CC Designs · copics · Magnolia · rubber stamps

Look what I did today….

July 12, 2010July 14, 2010 Pam Sparks38 Comments

I ordered the Magnolia DooHickey dies and they came today!!! I LOVE them! I set out to use ALL FOUR of them on the same card, for the #100 Color Throwdown Challenge blog! All That Scraps is one of the sponsors for this challenge so I just had to play! lol I’m so tickled with myself that I actually used a purchase the same day as I received it! This is a very rare occurrence! lol I used the leaf and swirl, tag, border and flower dies, all from Magnolia HERE. The texture background is a cuttlebug embossing folder.

If you are having trouble deciding whether to order these dies my advice would be to go for it! It helped me to see a gal’s card using two of them, so here’s hoping seeing my card w/all four will help you decide! oh eek! hopefully I won’t scare you off! lol

The Thinking of You stamp is HERE. Can’t wait to hear what you think! I can’t decide if I have a favorite of the four….glad I just got them all! oh no…what will they come out with next! I’m sure it will be good! lol