Guest for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge…

November 4, 2012November 4, 2012 Pam Sparks32 Comments

It’s sooooo fun to play in challenges here and there… awhile back I won a guest designer position on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges blog with my Hay Rides Kiddos card!!! YEA! You can see it HERE. Love Karen’s sketches!

Thanks Karen for the sweet sketches and the invitation to join the challenge this time!

Here’s the sketch I used today…

Here’s a list of the Sweet Sunday Sketch designers… click to see their fabulous takes on the sketch!

I had to mirror image the sketch so the Penny Black Mimi image would fit between the houses in the October Afternoon pattern paper from a few years ago. I will always love this house paper! I’ll be so sad when the last piece is used up… it’s timeless! The dot and the poinsettia are from the same collection.

The sentiment stamp I used is from a clear set by PaperTrey Ink, called Stylish Sentiments: Holiday. It was new last year I think. I stamped it with Colorbox Dark Brown Chalk ink.

Mimi is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. I used W3 under the reds, R24, E07 and R59. Her coat started out with BG10…had to add other BG colors and then use some W1 gray to get it to match the paper. I edged the papers with Antique Linen Distress ink and the Ink Blending tool. I used my Perfect Layers Tools for Perfect mats… love, love the 1/16th inch ruler! For this card I used 1/16th and 3/16ths.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Click over to the Sweet Sketches Challenge and play along! ttul!

Stamps and supplies I used to make this card… (I couldn’t find the same flower punch I used to link up to, so I linked to another that I also thought about using)

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Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge – Fall…

October 8, 2012October 10, 2012 Pam Sparks35 Comments

Apples, Pumpkins, Hay Rides, oh yea! I’m sure she’s yelling at him to quit putting hay in her hair! Welcome to the October Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge! This month we’re all about Fall! Using your Pixie, Fairy and Sprite images…create some Fall goodness!

You could win the prize… it’s a random draw and a chance at being one of the top three fall favorites! Click over to see the cards from the other design team gals! Beautiful work!

LOVE the cutie Hay Ride Kiddos and Autumn Words stamps… on sale through tomorrow! 35% off… see my post below…AWESOME SALE!

I stamped the kiddos with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers.
I stamped the Autumn Words with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.
I used the Perfect Layers Tools to matte and Distress inks and ink blending tool to ink the edges of everything, including the leaves.
Pattern paper and bingo card are from Simple Stories Fall Harvest Lane collection. I love their basic kits… subtle patterns to go with the busier pieces.
Punch for the oak leaves and stylus to emboss the veins.

We’d LOVE to have you join us @ SSPC for the October challenge! TFL and ttul!

Challenges I’m linking to…
I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge
The photo challenge from the Pink Elephant
Catered Crop – Fall Theme
Fashionable Stamping – Shades of Autumn
Allsorts – Leaves and trees
Card Crafter’s Circle -Autumn colors
Card Makin’ Mamas – Fall
Crafts 4 Eternity – lots of leaves
Daring Cardmakers – October color challenge
Emergency Crafters – Leaves
Simply Create Too – Autumn
Stempelsonne Challenges – Autumn

Stamps and Such…

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Magnolia, Edwin in Miami…

July 14, 2012July 14, 2012 Pam Sparks37 Comments

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What a cute kid! Edwin and his big tennies just make a gal smile! Right now he’s Edwin in Miami… I’ve never been to Florida! Do I need to go there? I’m not a fan of swimming or relaxing even.. unless it’s reading a book! If there were stamp stores to visit…hehe

This is my card for Tilda’s Town Challenges this week… create a card for a man or boy and use Edwin!

I used a Sweet Stop Sketches Sketch #165

Linking to the following challenges…

The Stamp Man – anything goes/summer colors
Paper Crafting Journey – Summer
Fab ‘n Funky – Summer Holiday
Midweek Magnolias – Let’s look at Edwin

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Edwin is stamped on Papertrey white select card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.
Hair E50, 51, 53, 55, 57
Skin E0000, 000, 00, 11 and E30 for cheek color
Shirt BG000, 01, 02
Shorts E40, 41, 42, 43
Shoes N00, 0,3,5
orange YR000, 00, 01, 02

Martha Stewart Beach shell border punch (no longer available) in orange card-stock and EK Success Wave border punch in blue green.

Nestabilities label die and don’t ‘ya love the layers… perfect layers tools are so awesome for creating layers…HERE’S my video where I’m showing how they work…. be sure you use a full size Xacto knife/craft knife!

Super cute little puffy stickers from EK Success.

I used Broken China and Antique linen Distress inks and the ink blending tool to add color to the background while the cut was still in the die. I leave the cut in the die and flip it over and go around the edge with my embossing stylus to deepen the embossing… I show how to do this type of embossing while in the die in this video HERE.

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Every once in awhile it’s just fun to work with bright colors! Hope you’re enjoying the season where ever you are! Thanks for visiting my blog… I love to share with you!

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Stamps and Such…

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CCDesigns…A Little Bit of Magic Fairy and Sentiments Preview Day One and Printworks coupon!

July 12, 2012June 8, 2013 Pam Sparks30 Comments

Today the ATS DT is previewing a NEW whimsical, charming rubber stamp kit, illustrated by Amy Young for CC Designs …Sweet November’s A Little Bit of Magic Fairy and Sentiment set.

“Thank you Fairy Much!” is from the NEW Fairy sentiment set and “have a magical day” is from the Magical Wishes Sentiment set. I used my stamp a ma jig to stamp the sentiments… pull down the tutorial tab under the header picture for a video on how to use it to stamp sentiments. The Mushrooms are from the Mushroom stamp set.

I had to use the Leafy Branch die too…

I used sketch #43 from Freshly Made Sketches blog, HERE.

The fairies are stamped on Hammermill Color Copy 80# cover card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Skin – E0000, 000, 00, 11 and diluted R20 for cheeks

Yellow dress fairy –
hair is E50, 51, 53, 55
dress and wings are E11, 13, 15, 18

Pink dress fairy –
hair is the E30’s
dress is R11, 12, 14
wings are BG70, 72

Green dress fairy –
hair is E50, YR31, YR21, YR23
dress is YG91, 93
wings are R11, 12

The background is BG70 colored all over…

I used an old Martha Stewart border punch, cut it down to a size that would fit through the Quilling Creations crimper so it’s “ruffly” looking! Makes me happy! hehe The butterfly is an EK Success punch.

Thanks so much for joining me for this preview post! I’ll be back tomorrow with another cute card you won’t want to miss! Take care!

Stamps and Such…

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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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