Category: Birthday

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Masculine · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Watercolor

It’s a Dad’s Life, Taylored Expressions…

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Pam Sparks Keep On Truckin'

Hi and happy June 1st already! I have a couple cards to share today using the latest Taylored Expressions release.

I used the Block Party Dad die in a little different way. I didn’t die cut it, I embossed it by running it through the Big Shot with the Spellbinders tan embossing mat and then inked it all over with Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

I die cut the Wispy Grass Border die, the  Build a Scene – on the road die, the NEW On the Road – Truck die and the Little Bits – Lawn Mower die. Layered them up to make the scene.

Pam Sparks Truckin'

I die cut the truck window in vellum…stamped the sentiment from the NEW stamp set Keep on Truckin’ on white card-stock and edged it with Salty Ocean Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

One more Dad card…

Pam Sparks Best Dad 2

Here I made a watercolor piece with the Block Party – DAD die cut embossed and then masked off. I spritzed the WC panel with water and used the Ken Oliver Color Burst powders…it kinda looked ‘earthy’ in the end so I used the NEW the World is Waiting die set and the NEW Best in the World stamp set.

Pam Sparks best Dad

I’m still not sure about this card… if it’s ‘blog worthy’ or not! lol In the end, I decided to post it because I had the truck card too. hehe  It kinda grew on me!

Thanks for stopping by today! ‘preciate it so much and it’s always good to hear from you! I’m sure a lot of you have busy Summers planned!

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Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Family · MFT · Poppystamps

MFT BB Cool Cat Purr-thday card and sale…

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Pam Sparks Anya's b-day card 2016

Hi everyone! I’m sharing a birthday card I made with MFT stamps BB Cool Cat stamp and die sets today.

One of our granddaughter’s, Anya, turned 11 the beginning of May! Wow, time flies. She loves to stamp and color with Copics and was so delighted to get her birthday present this year…a Mini MISTI!  I think this picture of her says it all! lol

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I used the old Swiss Dots embossing folder for the background…remember when we all went ga-ga for this folder?! lol  It’s a timeless one!

poppystamps window and end table dies (inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink) and MFT Blueprint set #27 for the banner. (the end table is discontinued, grrr)

I colored this ‘princess’ kitty, her ‘throne’ and the bouquet with Copics. hehe

I embossed the window curtain die cut by leaving the cut in the die and running a stylus over the parts that emboss on the die cut/card-stock side. HERE’s a video about it. Then using the ink blending took, I inked the raised edges with Distress ink Spun Sugar. (the curtain is discontinued, I’ll link to MFT’s window set)

Pam Sparks Anya's b-day card 2016 Close

I’m still LOVING this white pen from Starlitstudio.net that Cindy sent me.  It makes the best little white dots! and white lines too! YAY!

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Happy Memories to you and yours today!  Thanks for stopping by!

SALE at scrapbook.com today! All Sizzix on sale already, so save more!

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Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Spring · Watercolor

Memory Box, poppystamps, Quiet Bird Sash two ways…

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Pam Sparks Quiet Bird Sash Flat

Hello! Have you seen the new dies from poppystamps called sashes.  This one stays connected to the card piece on both ends of the branch when you die cut it. Then you slide another piece, in this case the largest Memory Box Stitched Rectangle, under the die cut branch and bird. HERE are the other new sash dies.

Pam Sparks Quiet Bird Sash Fawn

I die cut everything in watercolor paper and watercolored with distress inks and a water brush.  I smooshed the stamp pad on my craft mat, picked up the ink with the water brush and painted. Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss, Gathered Twigs, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge and Dusty Concord ink pads and/or reinkers.

I edged the fawn with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

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The sentiment is from Memory Box (inked with Versafine Black Onyx ink)  and so is the Wildflower Landscape die.

The Quiet Bird Sash and Woodlawn Fawn are from poppystamps.

There’s a little ‘dew’ in the air.. hehe. Distress ink spatters and some White Linen spray that I unscrewed and hit the cap with my finger to get some white spatters.

Here’s another version… a quick ‘just a note’ from the sweet birdie!

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a little closer so you can see how the sash works…

Pam Sparks Quiet Bird Sash Close

I think that’s everything… THANK YOU so much for clicking over! Have fun splashing some ink around!  It’s been raining here and everything is so green!  Gotta love Spring! I better get outside and enjoy the sunshine, I heard it could rain again today! ttul!

Shopping links…click to see the products I used. I was just looking over the tools page at Starlitstudio and it’s amazing all the cool stuff there!  Check out the new Tacky Roller Tool!  YES! 

p.s. I have to tell you, I LOVE how good the stamp shammy cleans off Versafine ink. Just get it wet, ring it out and clean away. No baby wipe fibers on the stamp! Hip Hip hooray!  It cleans other inks too but you know how tough Versafine is… well…not anymore! yay!

Birthday · cards · CAS · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Simon Says Stamp · Spellbinders dies

CAS(E) this Sketch #167….

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Pam Sparks CAS(e) Sketch cards

Crazy thing…I thought, oh, this looks like a fun sketch…take the challenge Pam!

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Hey, CAS is hard!!! lol Three cards later and I give up! lol

First card…I thought, use the Memory Box Grand Happy Birthday! Brilliant! until I decided to keep it all Memory Box dies/stamps. Didn’t really have a MB stamp that would work… I tried a few different alphabets…oh eek…should’ve started over but nah, try something else! haha  I’ll show it to you anyway.  I love enamel dots! lol

Pam Sparks Birthday wishes CASE sketch

Then I remembered these old Spellbinders labels and decorative dies….sure…give it a try or several tries! lol

Pam Sparks SB CAS(e) sketch

Be kind now…quit laughing!  I knew it, I shouldn’t have posted this one! lol

I really like the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle dies though, don’t you?! lol

I’m gonna be courageous and link up this next one to the challenge…

Pam Sparks Labels thanks

and tell you all thanks for hanging in here with me!  The thanks is a cool poppystamps die! The label is an old Spellbinders and there’s that SSS Stitched Rectangle set again.

I experimented and took a picture with my phone.  Amazing… I did edit some but still…the quality is crazy good!

Pam Sparks CAS(E) thanks 2

Oh, I did stamp a scratchy looking stamp on the labels. And I used up SIX brads!  YAY! lol

Here’s the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge blog…. go ahead, give it a try! Fabulous cards from the team over there!

Thanks for stopping by today…I have a few cards for TE and cards for Printworks to post soon!  So there’s hope! lol

p.s.   Starlitstudio has the NEW Memory Box/poppystamps releases in stock! Have fun shopping!

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Birthday · cards · Masking · Printworks · rubber stamps · Shopping · Spring · Watercolor

NEW Printworks Collection…meet Harvy!

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Pam Sparks PW Harvy

Hi there! Dogs with personality…that’s what we’ve got here with this release!  SOOOOO CUTE!  This is Harvy…there’s a mini version of him called Harry and some other dogs and cats too!

Over on FB Printworks is showing their card with Winston and a special offer… HERE… Click on the pup and it will open up their latest email newsletter.  Be sure to sign up on the home page of their store site to receive it.  Nicole and Chelsea don’t send them out often so no worries about your inbox getting flooded!

Here’s the release in the store… So, so cute!  Super cute bunnies and sentiments too! I don’t have the Easter stamps yet but I NEED them! lol

The Happy Birthday sentiment is new too.  Stamped in Versafine Black with the Mini MISTI.  LOVE it!

Pam Sparks PW Harvy Close

I colored Harvy and the scene with Zig Clean Color Paint markers… love them I do!  Canson Montval watercolor paper, my favorite for coloring… awesome quality.  I’ll link you up below.  I did mask Harvy to stamp the flowers behind him. They’re new too and oh my, the dirt stamp!  I LOVE the dirt stamp! hehe ok it’s named “The Good Earth”.

I accidentally stamped it in black first but after I stamped it in Rich Cocoa Memento ink a couple times and then ink blended it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink, I was glad for the accident!  Happy surprise!

This is an A2 size card.

Happy stamper here…Thanks for looking today and remember the shopping code for Printworks over in my sidebar!!!

There’s also some other specials at Simon Says Stamp that I wanted to let you know about!  I appreciate it so much that you click from my blog to shop when you can.  I’m an affiliate with SSS, Scrapbook.com, Blick and Bluemoon. I receive a small percentage when you click from my blog, it doesn’t change the price of the item at all. Your support helps me keep on blogging!  Thank you so much!  😀

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