CC Designs July Release Preview Day One…

July 3, 2012July 5, 2012 Pam Sparks30 Comments

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Time for NEW stamps and dies from CC Designs! So much sweetness for July! Meet Sugarplums Cupcake Emma! There’s a Cupcake Trevor too! You can see the rest of today’s preview over on the ATS Blog HERE. All kinds of wonderful, sweet inspiration from the design team!

I stamped Cupcake Emma on Letraset card-stock (link below) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers.

hair is E50, 51, 53, 55
skin is E0000, 000, 00, 11, 93 and a itty bit of diluted R20 for cheeks
frosting is E31, 33, 34, 35
cupcake paper and shoes are R81, 83, 85, 87
dress and hair bow are y23, 21, 26

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NEW for July dies are the Olive Branch, two on the die, going opposite directions! Love that! I only used one complete one behind the large Phlox Flower, the rest are parts… pretty cool I think! hehe The 8 Petal and branch die… the centers on the Phlox Flowers are from this die… I’ll show the rest on Thursday. The awesome thing about it is, there are two different flowers and multiples of each so you don’t have to run it through the die cut machine so many times! yea! There is also a stem for the flowers to “grow” on!!! woohoo! There’s a new Button die and Sweet Treats die! You’ll see them some more this week during previews and everything will be up for sale in the store THURSDAY NIGHT at 8 P.M. CST

“Hey Cupcake and Have a sweet day” are part of the NEW AmyR Stamps SWEET Sentiment set! So awesome! Love the sentiment sets from CC Designs… so many ways to combine messages! Scroll down for my video using the sentiments and positioning them on your creations. It’s also listed under the pulldown tutorial tab at the top under the header.

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oh fun… I wanted a simple border… going along with the sketch I followed and I wanted to use something from the CC Designs Cutters die line so… I got out my magnetic holders and started looking…hehe… yep. that delicate little scallop border is from the Christmas Bulb Border die!!! So lacy and feminine looking! love it! I had to use the Fence die! Haven’t used it for a couple weeks. Forgot to punch hearts in the pickets though! boo… My videos for how to’s on the fence are under the tutorial tab at the top of this page also.

This 6×6 pattern paper is from a Fancy Pants Summer pad… I doubt that it’s available anymore. I can’t use this paper up fast enough! I’m trying though! lol

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Challenges I’m linking to…

Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge blog – Sketch #162

Anything Goes challenge blog – Birthday with polka dots

Papertake Weekly challenge blog – Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl’s challenge blog – Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash – Triple Threat

Stamp N Plus challenge blog – Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe Crafts challenge blog – Girls, Girls, Girls

Crafty Bloggers Network challenge blog – Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers challenge blog – Create your own flowers

Chocolate, Coffee, Cards challenge blog – Anything Goes

Anyone for Anya challenge blog – Just Use it!

Marker Pop challenge blog – Copic Coloring, Fur/Hair

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to click over to the ATS blog… I’ll be back tomorrow, Thursday and Friday with more NEW to share and a Marianne Design post that is crazy fun too!

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ATS · Birthday · cards · CAS · CC Designs · Marianne Design · Marianne Design Creatables · Masculine · rubber stamps · Spellbinders dies · Sugarplums · Summer

Relax….another boat!

June 8, 2012June 24, 2012 Pam Sparks28 Comments

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I’ve never been in a sailboat so I don’t know if it’s relaxing or not! I’ve been in several fishing boats and as long as I have a book… it’s relaxing! hehe

This is a Marianne Design Sailboat die, Classic Boats… if you live close to me… the Craft and Hobby Shop in Ottumwa can get it for you! Online, check it out HERE. I embossed it while the cut piece was still in the die…then turned it over and with the ink blending tool I inked it with Distress inks, Brushed Corduroy and Tumbled Glass. White Distress Stain and white pen on the tips of the waves and torn water card-stock.

The “sun” so to speak is a stamp from a clear stamp set that Alice made me buy! OK, she didn’t make me but when she pointed out the potential I grabbed it quick! I am so glad she did! It’s called Time Traveler by Tattered Angels… it’s been a couple years but I keep my stamps! I might need them someday and sure enough… I’m always glad I have them! There’s that Fiskars wave border punch again!

Linking up to Stretch My Stamps post by Virginia HERE. I just used part of the month/date circle stamp and then I used it for a sun instead of what it was meant for! I love it!

The little seashell is from CC Designs NEW for Summer Sugarplums Beach kit! LOVE it! The word “RELAX” is from a CC Designs NEW for June Oh So Beachy Sentiments set… on the inside it says, “it’s your day!”

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I’m going to use this for my swap card this afternoon at stamp club. Glad Carolyn picked this theme because I needed to use this boat stuff! So guess what… I’m on a boat kick… a couple more to use! oh no! hahahahaha

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest and I’ve been making badges for Tilda’s Town Challenges with the polaroid look… very fun! Have a sailin’ good weekend!

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Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Marianne Design · Marianne Design Creatables · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Watercolor

Tulip Time…

May 15, 2012May 15, 2012 Pam Sparks21 Comments

A pretty little Dutch girl… perfect for Tulip Time in May! Marianne Design EWS 2203 is the clear stamp I used. She is inked and stamped with Colorbox Wicked Black ink on Canson Manga Drawing Heavyweight card and colored with Distress markers. I used a sentiment from Marianne Design Stampfairy Cling Stamp Sentiment set. It’s really a clear stamp set but they call it cling. They stamp up really well on Bazzill texture card-stock using Versafine Onyx Black ink… surprising! It’s hard to stamp words on Bazzill usually!

Tulips, Anja’s Leaves (new this month), fence and grass dies from Marianne Design too. Charming dies and so fun to create little vignettes with!

The oval is a Spellbinders Floral Ovals die and the corners, an old Cuttlebug corner die.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I love sharing with you all and appreciate your kind comments and sharing tips for all this creating we do! Have a beautiful, thankful week!

I’ll be back tomorrow with the new Sugarplums kit from CC Designs!

Birthday · Printworks · rubber stamps · Shabby Chic

Forever Young…

April 23, 2012April 23, 2012 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Distress Marker coloring!!! I like these markers! I stamped with Color Box Archival Dye, acid free, Wicked Black ink on Canson Manga paper (card weight) and I love it! Calls for a video…maybe… hehe

More of the new stamps from Printworks Collection… J4287 Antique Urn, K4247 Roses, C4264 Forever Young and the hand is from the Vintage collection D1808…and then you can stamp this on the inside… E4272… = )

I used Distress Markers, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Antique Linen, Black Soot, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door and for the flesh on the hand, I mixed Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar and Dried Marigold and painted it on with water. Some of the coloring I placed the marker directly on the paper and then moved it with water and some I colored the marker on a stamp a ma jig imaging sheet and then picked the color up with a wet paintbrush or I added water to it on the sheet. I tried some other papers but this is the one I liked the best.

Course I should’ve stopped before I watercolored some vintage photo ink on the leaves… IRL, it looks fine but for some reason the camera picks what I don’t like and emphasizes it! lol oh well, kick the camera! lol

Check out Laura’s fabulous creations with the new Printworks stamps…. when you order, mention her blog and you’ll receive a free stamp on orders over $25!!!

HERE’S the deal… NOW through the end of May… PrintWorks would like to offer FREE shipping on orders $20 or more! ($5 shipping on orders under $20). Please type SPRING2012 in the comments section of your order.

***All That Scraps has some of the Distress Marker colors still in stock, HERE…

Link below to the Canson Manga Drawing Pad…. it says Fanboy… 150# drawing… this one when you click to the page… 1244-1100 Manga Drawing Pad, 20 sheets 9×12 250 gsm List $10.95 Price $6.29

Distress Marker set

Canson Manga Drawing Pad

Wicked Black Archival Ink

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Thanks for stopping by! Always fun to hear from you and I wonder what new thing you’re trying out today! or should be trying! hehe

Birthday · cards · copics · Marianne Design · Marianne Design Creatables · Step card

A Fishing kind of Birthday!

April 10, 2012August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks26 Comments

Relax, it’s cool! How to celebrate a 10th birthday… fishing… Grandson Lane loved his new tackle box and lures from Grandpa!

New Stampfairy stamps from Marianne Design… Stampfairy Bear Fishing and Stampfairy Sentiments. I also used Marianne Design’s tree, fence, grass and bird dies for this step card… it just makes me happy! So cute! The three little trees in the background are a dollar stamp from M’s… I stamped and masked the bear first… just cut out half the mask… = )

I love how the dies emboss… I used the embossing with the stylus technique that I show in this video HERE and the tree is pieced like I show in this video HERE.

All the pieces are edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink, the green is edged with Peeled Paint Distress ink… and the ink blending tool! MME Lime Twist Cloud paper again… I bought the last three sheets of it at the stamp store in Des Moines… love it! I’ll link to the 6×6 pad that has it in it though.