Happy Birthday…

January 3, 2012March 21, 2013 Pam Sparks25 Comments

This new CC Designs Swiss Pixies Lucy can stand alone because she is the cutest thing ever!

Well, here’s the whole card…

Our granddaughter Lilli turns 7 on the 8th. Yep, you guessed it, she’s a red-head! This card is for you Lilli! Happy Birthday! AND, she loves pink! She loves to color with copics too… for Christmas I gave her the markers to color red hair, cuz she loves to color her color hair! hehe Today I used E97, E08 and E19 for her hair. Her skin is E000, 00, 21, cheeks are R20, 21, 22…micro amounts! lol All the pink is R81, 83 and 85.

I used Party Time Lucy, Party Time Logos and the Candle border die.

Here’s a side view…

I hope you can see that I used two different pattern papers for the candle border die. I cut the candle border out of each one…kept the back piece with the flame and attached the second piece to the top after I cut the flames off… very easy! You probably can’t really see this, but I embossed lines with the small end of a stylus between the candles to give definition and dimension.

I used Marga’s sketch from Scrap-en-stempel club blog HERE.

Wish you could see this one IRL… so sweet. I know what my friend Linda is going to say….another pink card! lol She’ll get to see it at stamp club! lol

Thanks for visiting Lucy and me today! We loved having you over! = )

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Happy Birthday boy….

December 15, 2011January 13, 2012 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Super cute boy with his dog stamp from Penny Black for our Grandson Bryant’s 5th birthday!!! Little boy logo from Close To My Heart… Happy Birthday to You from Hero Arts. Star border punch is from American Girl…Zig Zag border punch is from EK Success. Pattern paper from October Afternoon. Fence die is from My Favorite Things. Links below…

I used the sketch from this weeks challenge sketch from the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge blog, HERE. Always love their sketches and the inspiration from the DT there! The challenge on the Penny Black and More Challenge blog is birthdays!

A cling mount stamp, inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. Hair – E50, 30, 23, 25, Skin – E000, 00, 21 and cheeks R20 diluted with a little R00 refill, Shirt – R24, 27, 29, 59, Overalls – BG70, 72, Dog – E30’s, Shoes – E40’s. Papers were edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink…on sale at All That Scraps.com this week!

Thanks for stopping by! ttul!

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I heart YOU….

December 13, 2011January 13, 2012 Pam Sparks20 Comments

How sweet is this NEW Lula Big Heart! Part of the December CC Designs Release! I paper pieced her heart with Basic Grey pattern paper from the Eskimo Kisses 6×6 pattern paper pad. The card base pattern paper is from the same collection but it’s a piece from the 12×12 size. Such a happy Swiss Pixies Lula! The “I heart you” sentiment is from the new AmyR Stamps Heart-y Sayings set. Martha Stewart heart border…Fiskars teeny heart punch (hand held paper boy type punch)…holly is from an old All Night Media border punch or the old Fiskars holly border punch has tiny holly leaves too. Can’t find either one to link to though… sorry! I love teeny stuff… sometimes I buy something I don’t like just because of a teeny part of it I want! lol

On the inside I used another piece of the Eskimo Kisses pattern paper from the 6×6 pad. The heart and lacy border are the new Big Hearts die from the CC Designs Cutters December Release! So cool! They emboss a stitching line around it too! No sentiment yet, but I will use something from the Amy R Sentiment sets for Christmas.

Lula is stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink on Papertrey Ink select white card-stock and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Hair – E50, YR31, YR21, YR23

Face – E000, E00, E21 and R20 for the cheeks (this R20 is one I diluted with some R00 refill)

Dress and socks – B000, 00 and some light warm grays

Uniball white gel pen for the dots on the scallop heart and cheeks

I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge HERE

I used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper because I saw the challenge on the Basic Grey Challenges blog was Anything Goes HERE

The Challenge at Wee Memories Challenge blog is Holiday HERE

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Back From the Past…

November 29, 2011November 30, 2011 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Christmas Trevor is patiently awaiting the moment he can tear into these presents! He’s so cute with his antler headband and candy cane shirt! I colored him with Copic Sketch Markers…check my post from yesterday for the link to Dick Blick’s sale and a great price on Copics! Then in the sidebar on the right… Copic refills HALF PRICE!!! I already ordered what I needed… yea! Hair E 13, 15, 18, 19 … Skin E000, 00, 01 … Shirt B000, 00, 02, 05 …Pants and shoes E40’s …

I started out with the Sweet Stop Sketch challenge blog open on my computer….It was the inspiration behind this card…might not look exactly like it… but that’s where I started! Sketch SSS136. Thanks Korin for the great inspiration!

I’m linking to Craft Your Passion Challenge Blog – the them is “tis the season”.

I had to try out my new EK Success ornament border punch… love it! I linked to it on Amazon because that was the only place I found it in stock online. Super cute Imaginisce chipboard sticker and die cut tree… links below. Echo Park 6×6 Season’s Greetings pad, in stock at ATS.

on the inside I used some more of the Season’s Greetings pad and a brand NEW Printworks sentiment from their Christmas release.. love it! I linked to it below also. Since we’re all thinking about PRESENTS! (and buying our own, hehe) I linked up some of the tools and things I use all the time! I LOVE the Color Bee Scissors!!!! I have a zillion pairs but for fussy cutting…these are the best!!!! My friend Alice clued me in to them and I became a believer immediately! They are the only ones I use for cutting out images! They last too…well, don’t get glue on them… use one of those other pairs you thought would be good to cut out that stuff w/glue on it! lol I use the Tim Holtz Tonic scissors for cutting rubber stamps….they’re grrrrreat!

I heard gals rave about Craft mats for a couple years before I finally purchased my first one a few years ago…now I have two! hehe Can’t create without it! Same with the ATG gun… oh my… definitely the most $$$ saving thing I own!!! I am not kidding…. the best thing! I know… it’s big… BUT… mine sits on the floor, right where I can put my arm/hand down and grab it…gotta have it! Then the Stamp a ma jig… yep… I use it every time I make a card or anything that needs lined up… another BEST thing! The Tonic 12×12 Trimmer….cuts straight… yep, it does and the Martha Stewart scoreboard….true love! Course you know I have videos under my tutorial tab for making envelopes with it… AWESOME! All this “stuff” makes me happy! If you need more ideas for what to buy yourself… stamps and dies…can’t go wrong! hohoho!

That sentiment pretty much says it all! Check out the new Printworks website… HERE … The Limited Edition Snowman is available now.

May your Season be full of stamping… your halls decked with paper scraps and die cut waste…creations all over the place!!! Thanks for stopping by!

More wonderful “Back From the Past” cards on the ATS blog HERE… hope you have time to look!

Stamps and supplies I used for this card and on everything I make!

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Cyber Monday and Winter Tilda…

November 28, 2011November 29, 2012 Pam Sparks42 Comments

Tried my hand at distress ink coloring again… The new Tim Holtz Winter Distress Ink collection was just sitting there on the desk looking neglected! I do love the colors! Special price on them at Simon Says.. link below. The Happy Holiday and red pearl brads are from Bo Bunny.

I used the sketch and I’ll be linking up, from the challenge blog Stempeleinmaleins, HERE The Happy Holiday brad is the “text” in the sketch. I had fun with it!

The snowflakes are from Marvy…three sizes. I used a sheet of Christmas ad looking paper from the Echo Park Season’s Greetings 6×6 pad to punch them. It’s linked below.