Perfect Paper Crafting and The Craft’s Meow Blog Hop…

November 18, 2013November 18, 2013 Pam Sparks49 Comments

Welcome to our hop today!
So happy to have you hopping a long with us! You’re gonna love the awesome prizes too!

$50 gift certificate to Perfect Paper Crafting!
and
$50 gift certificate to The Craft’s Meow stamps!

Comment on all the blogs for a chance to win… Monday, Nov. 18 – 6:00 am PST through Friday, Nov. 22 -Midnight PST.

Here’s what I made using The Craft’s Meow stamps and Perfect Paper Crafting’s Perfect Layers Rulers…

Super, super close up first today because I wanted you to see the Judikins Micro Beads I used over the Poinsettia image. There are two sizes of beads from Judikins… I used the Micro Beads but there is also a Clear Beads that is equally as fun! I have a couple other posts using them here on my blog. I colored with Copics, covered it with a sheet of double sided tape and applied the Micro Beads. I love this look! IRL it really has vintage appeal to me.

First I matted the image in black with the 1/16 inch ruler… than the red with the ¼ inch ruler and the green with the ⅜ inch ruler. Perfect Layers Rulers save me so much time! Link to shop in my sidebar…be sure to use my code to save!

I love this beautiful Holiday Poinsettia clear stamp set from The Craft’s Meow! The stamps inked up and stamped perfectly! Always love that! and made in the USA!!! Several sentiments in the set to choose from too. The Craft’s Meow designers have created gorgeous cards with this set HERE.

I wish you could see this card IRL! The Micro Beads are so pretty! Thanks for stopping by today…

but before I go, I better give you the hop list! : ) Your next stop is Jennie Harper

Perfect Paper Crafting & Laura Lynn

Pam Sparks (you are here)

Thanks for looking and hope you win!

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Blog Hop · cards · copics · Easel · Fall · Perfect Layers Tools

Perfect Paper Crafting meets Some Odd Girl Blog Hop…

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Pam Sparks47 Comments

Welcome to the Hop! It’s been a hopping weekend and now it’s just moving right on to Monday!

The Perfect Paper Crafting gals and Some Odd Girl gals are hopping together! Starting today and running through the 17th, you’ll be inspired.

You know I ‘heart’ my Perfect Layers Tools from Perfect Paper Crafting. I used them on my Easel card today. I used the 1/16th inch ruler to mat my inner layers and the 1/8th inch ruler to mat the outer layer. Check them out HERE and use the code Sparks 5% when you checkout! You will love them too!

I used images from the Some Odd Girl Fall Friends stamp set. I know, I know… I’m really into kids in piles of leaves this year! lol I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. My Easel card is 5 inches square when folded down for mailing. The pattern paper I used is Nightfall from American Crafts but it’s older…sorry ’bout that!

TIP: I mounted the pumpkin on a folded in half circle of card-stock and it serves as the ‘stopper’ for the front panel, holding it in place when it’s standing up. I adhered the bottom half of the circle to the base of the card and the pumpkin is mounted to the top part of the circle. When you fold the card down, the pumpkin just lays down flat too!

If you’re not already familiar with Some Odd Girl, you are in for a TREAT! They offer clear and digital stamps, cut files and new accessories, and they are super cute and quirky too! Once you see their unique style, you’ll always be able to spot them! You should have arrived from Alexis’ blog, but in case you get lost or distracted along the way, here’s the hop order:

Some Odd Girl blog
Perfect Paper Crafting blog
Suzanne Bier
Eva Uyeunten
Alexis Kemp
Pam Sparks (you’re here)
Judy Bagwell
Wendy Ramlakhan
Jenn Cochran
Mary Pat Siehl
Katie Perry
Roxie Glaza
Kristy Dalman
Jenny Gropp
Leah l’Orange

Enjoy the hop, comment on every blog for a chance to win one of two prize packs that include one Perfect Paper Crafting Tool and one Some Odd Girl stamp set of your choice.

You have until midnight EST, Sunday to leave comments. The winner will be announced Monday, the 18th.

All the best to you! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Blog Hop · cards · copics · Fall · Impression Obsession · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Serendipity Stamps

Perfect Paper Crafting and My Minds Eye Blog Hop…

October 28, 2013December 10, 2013 Pam Sparks72 Comments

The colors of Fall…My Minds Eye Happy Haunting paper pack and Perfect Paper Crafting tools… a great combination! Welcome to the Hop! Comment until Nov. 1st, 12 a.m. PST for a chance to win one of these awesome prizes!!!

*** $50 Gift Certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting

*** My Mind’s Eye’s Happy Haunting Paper collection

I used the Perfect Layers Tools to mat my stamped and colored image… 1/16 in, 1/8 in and 1/2 in rulers. Crisp and clean mats every time! I ‘heart’ them!

I had fun incorporating dies and other elements into the design of the card. Lovin’ the leaves die from Impression Obsession…the thanks die from Memory Box…burlap from Starlitstudio…stamp from Serendipity (colored with Copics) and the yarn is from the stash of old threads we used to use to embellish tags…can’t think of what we called it! Most came wrapped on cards…several different ones. The First Class and cancellation lines are old stamps from Hero Arts.

The card is 6×6 and mounted on a 6×6 card base… I know… kraft again! hehe

Six blogs to visit for this hop…enjoy and comment to win!

Perfect Paper Crafting & Laura

My Mind’s Eye

Pam (me)

Jenny

Eva

Roxie

Thanks so much for looking! So glad you stopped by! Have a great week and talk to you again soon!

Linking to the following Challenges…
Magazine Monday – Fall photo

My card mentioned in the winner’s post…

Papercrafting Inspiration: Magazine Mondays-Week Twenty-Eight Inspiration Piece

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Blog Hop · cards · copics · Fall · Impression Obsession · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps

Perfect Paper Crafting and Yumi & Fumi Blog Hop…

October 23, 2013October 23, 2013 Pam Sparks45 Comments

Happy FALL and WELCOME to my blog hop post for Perfect Paper Crafting and Yumi & Fumi Handmade rubber stamps! So glad you stopped by to see my ‘wild for you’ lion! He’s got personality!

Our grandkids LOVE dressing up! We have a lion costume so I just had to I use AJ Lion…I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Skin – E000, 00, 21, 11
Hair – E23, 25, 27, 29
Eyes – B21, 23, 26
Lion suit – YR20, 21, 23, 24, 27, E19, 18
Lion Nose – E40, 41, 42, 43

I must confess… I added the heart! It was real easy to cut up his arm and have him holding the heart! Made me happy! lol Oh and that heart has the new Wink of Stella brush pen, Red glitter on it!

I used the 1/4 inch Perfect Layers Ruler to mat the Chevron piece on my card, the 1/8 inch to mat the layer AJ Lion is on and the 1/16 inch to mat the sentiment. Their rulers truly are awesome! I LOVE them! The best investment for card-making! They save so much time! Link below and in the sidebar for a 5% discount.

The sentiment stamp is old, probably not available anymore… sorry ’bout that.

Here’s a list of the designers you’ll want to visit… you’re hopping for GRRRRRREAT prizes!!!

Laura & Perfect Paper Crafting

Yumi & Fumi Handmade

Eva

Rosemary

Pam – you are here!

Denice

Patti

Leanne

Kim

Renate’

Roxie

Perfect Paper Crafting is giving away a $50 Gift Certificate and Yumi & Fumi is giving away four stamps to four winners!!! So hop around and comment! You’ll love the PPC tools and these fun rubber stamps! You have until October 28th, 12 a.m. PST to finish the hop!

Enjoy and thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Hope you win!

Linking to a few challenges…
The Friday Mashup – leaves
Pinspired – Halloween/Fall pin
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Halloween colors

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Blog Hop · cards · Christmas · copics · Perfect Layers Tools · Printworks · rubber stamps

Operation Write Home & Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Skip…

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 Pam Sparks69 Comments

Welcome to my blog! We’re skipping today to show you the Perfect Papercrafting tools and the cards we created for Operation Write Home. The skip starts at the Stars and Stamps Blog, HERE.

Perfect Paper Crafting is a company with fabulous tools! LOVE their rulers! My video with a couple tips that I have found very helpful when using the tools is HERE.

*** There will be a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting for one lucky person who leaves a comment on all the blogs. ***

Operation Write Home is an amazing organization that collects handmade cards to send to soldiers who in turn use them to send home to friends and family. Wow! What an awesome thing they do and I’m delighted to have a tiny part in it today.

I created two cards for the blog skip using the Perfect Layers Tools, 1/16th inch and 1/8 inch to cut the mats on this card and Printworks Collection rubber stamps. I stamped the flowers first on watercolor paper, then masked them, stamped the cup and colored with Distress inks. Stamps I used are HERE and HERE.

A thank you card and a Christmas card! I know… I wasn’t wanting to do Christmas again but this image just needed to get inky! Let’s Go For A Walk, HERE, Tis the Season HERE. I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. I added 1/16th inch mats with the Perfect Layers Tools. The pattern paper is from Echo Park, a 6×6 pad called Tis the Season. Holly is from the Memory Box Fabulous Holly Wreath die.