Penelope and Zip…

March 8, 2012March 8, 2012 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Penelope and Zip definitely brighten the day! Super cute! I stamped them both with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Hammermil Color Copy Cover, cut them out and colored them with Copic Sketch markers. Penelope’s dress colors are BG11, 53, 75. Hair colors are E50, 51, 31, 34. Shoes are E40’s. Zip is colored with YG00,01,02,03.

I used my favorite die ever to look like tree branches up in the left corner and sprigs down with the sentiment. The little flowers I used today are from a Martha Stewart border punch… teeny four leaf sweeties. I lay them on a mouse pad and push down in the center with the smallest tip embossing stylus. I did put a black mark in the center and a teeny bit of R81 too.

Amazing again how easy it is to layer with the Perfect Layers Tools/Rulers… I used my Omnigrid 1 in x 6 in. ruler and mini rotary cutter to cut around the sentiment… then cut the layers with the Perfect Layers Tools 1/16th in. Sweet! love them! (link on the right in my sidebar) Yes, I am an enabler… but I will never tell you about something that I’m not completely sold on too!

What a happy dragonfly! I sparkled up his wings with Distress stickles.. the clear one… Man that stuff comes out in a blob! I had to spread it around with my paper piercer… the hole is too big in the bottle or I just don’t know how to do it! I do like how it looks though… whew… he’s so cute all cut out!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing the CC Designs March Release Previews with me! Click over to the All That Scraps blog, HERE, for more inspiration from the team and a chance to win the NEW Sweet November release!

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Butterfly Lucy…

March 6, 2012April 1, 2012 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Butterfly Lucy here to help us greet Spring this year! Oh, she is so sweet! I LOVE her! So pretty in pink and ready to play outside! New Butterfly Border die too! Three NEW Swiss Pixies…to die for cute!!!

Click over the the All That Scraps blog for all the wonderful creations from the ATS Design Team gals… just amazing stuff!!! While you’re there… link up for a chance to win these cute new stamps!!!

Thanks for stopping by! So fun to hear from you and I’ll be back tomorrow with more cute-ness!

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The Pattern Paper Says it All….

February 14, 2012February 14, 2012 Pam Sparks31 Comments

Click HERE to link up to my Printworks Valentine stamp candy! You don’t have to do anything! Just link!

CC Designs Swiss Pixies February Review Day! I used Pixie Lucy, Woodland Daisy and Woodland Logos…

She’s so sweet!

Images are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used some different Copic colors this time…for me anyway! For the pink clothes I started out with R11. Then teeny amounts of R12 and R20. On her Wings I used R0000 all over, then R000, 00, 01 and 02. The greens are BG90’s. The big flower is R20, R43 and R46. The teeny flowers are E24, E07 and E59. Her hair is E50, 51, 53, 55. Acorns are the E40’s.

The paper is from one of those 4×6 ish paper pads from DCWV called Mariposa.

LOVE the Woodland Daisy “seat” and AmyR Stamps Be Happy sentiments…”just sitting here thinking of YOU”! (stamped with my trusty stamp a ma jig…LOVE that thing!) Check out the super tiny acorns on the Woodland Pixie Logo… I cut out a couple and popped them up!

Thanks for stopping by to see my Swiss Pixie Lucy card today! I love hearing from you and I’ll be around soon! Working on some other cards to share soon!

Happy Valentines Day dear stamping friends!!!

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Woodland Wreath…

February 2, 2012February 2, 2012 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Oh, I had fun getting gluey with this new die set from CC Designs for February! It’s called Acorns and Leaves. I used several CC Designs dies and Ranger black enamel in the flower centers. The flowers are the smallest flowers from the Phlox Flower die and the Five Point Flower die. I doubled the kraft paper cord and tied a bow, so I’d have double loops on both sides of the knot.

The sentiment is from the NEW AmyR Stamps sentiment set called Be Happy. On the inside I made another little bouquet with an acorn and leaves and stamped the sentiment from this set that says, best birthday wishes.

Click over to the ATS blog to see what the other ATS designers created for today using these new dies! Totally inspiring! I love this Woodland theme that Christine came up with! AND… be sure to link up for a chance to win… on all three posts! woohoo! Who swallowed a happy pill? me? nah… just happy to be here!

Several months ago I finally took the plunge and ordered the Perfect Layers rulers! I was so tired of cutting card mats and re-cutting card mats and trying to achieve the perfect margin on all four sides!!! WELL… I can tell you the answer to the problem!!! THESE TOOLS are awesome!!! Time saving!!! Keep you from pulling your hair out wonderful!!!!! Hallelujah! My sanity is still in tact! Quit laughing! hehe

I will make a video showing how I use them but in the meantime… check out the video in the store. If you order through my link you’ll save 5%! If you love having perfect layers like I do, you will LOVE these tools!

You can scroll through the cards on my blog and you’ll see I’m rather biased to the 1/16 th in. mat… oh, it makes me HAPPY! so very happy…just the time it saves alone! I’m gonna ask Julie if they’d consider making a ruler for 3/32 nds… now that would be divine! Now you know… I’m crazy! lol Well, come on… don’t you think we need something between 1/16 th and 1/8 th inch too???!!!

ok – I’ll shut up about it…

Thanks for the visit! ttul!

here’s what I used today to create this humdinger of a card! hohoho – now where did that come from?!

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Dark Chocolate…

January 25, 2012January 25, 2012 Pam Sparks17 Comments

It’s a dark chocolate cuppy cake kind of day! My card for the reminder post over on the All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge blog. The challenge going on right now is a color challenge.. Blue, Brown and Tan. I really meant for this to be a true blue card but the new Farmhouse 8×8 pattern paper pad was hogging my desktop, crying for use, so I went with it. Ugh! So my card is “kinda blue”! Rolling my eyes…@@ At least I got the brown right and kraft is tan, isn’t it? Today it is the new tan!!! lol Head over and create for a chance to win!

The half doily is cut from one of the pieces of pattern paper in the pad. Hug Snug ribbon dyed with a Walnut Stain distress stain. All the pieces are edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool. Instead of messing with thread for the buttonholes, I cut a sliver of card-stock to thread the button with… glue it on the back… slick.

The cupcake die is so cool…the bottom embosses, I used a little copic marker from the bottom up on the cupcake paper… Y28… the dark chocolate is enhanced with E40, 44,47,49. I tried vintage shard glass glitter on the top but just didn’t like it w/the more old fashioned feel of the papers so took it off and colored it and added the button instead! The cupcake logo is stamped on a piece of the paper from the pad too.

I used the sketch from Sweet Stop Sketches Challenge blog HERE…

So that’s my bit of shabby chic for today. Wish it was healthy to eat these things for breakfast, lunch and supper! Hey, just stick a carrot in the top! Carrots make everything healthy, right?! ha! oh that reminds me of the broccoli ATC I made for a friend one year… it was a picture of a broccoli cake! She hates broccoli! lol

I found the picture of it…hahaha… well, I think it’s funny anyway! lol