Muse Challenge, Memory Box and Paper Smooches…

April 10, 2016April 20, 2016 Pam Sparks34 Comments

Hi everybody! yep, it’s raining here and it’s our youngest daughter’s birthday which got me to thinking about cards and the Muse Challenge that I’ve been wanting to jump in on this week!

I love Michele’s card and was inspired by her element popped up in the corner of the rectangle. I left my rectangle kinda big cuz I didn’t want to cut off that much of the die but I kinda wish I would’ve now. Oops, I added a layer and forgot the sentiment was on a banner. I should’ve sent myself the picture and had it up on my phone I guess. Can’t trust my brain! lol

I used some dies I haven’t used very much so that was fun.

The Umbrella is from Magnolia Sweden (I don’t see it in stock in any of the US online stores, you can probably order it directly from Magnolia Sweden though)… the scallop stitched rectangle is from My Favorite Things… the rain background and stitched rectangle are Memory Box and the boots are from Paper Smooches. I stamped the boots with Evergreen Bough Distress Ink on the mini MISTI. I stamped and cut out a mask and inked the inside of the boots with Evergreen Bough and Hickory Smoke Distress Inks.

The next card I made for stamp club here. The theme was April Showers Bring May Flowers, so puddles with splashes just seemed like fun! All the stamps and the die are from Paper Smooches. The stitched rectangle die is Memory Box. The polka dot paper is My Favorite Things, the Lollipop and Cookie Monster layer and card-base are Taylored Expressions.

and a close up … splish splash…

It’s interesting to see the difference in the background colors of the photos. The welcome Spring card pictures were from Friday a.m. when the sun was shining… the umbrella card was late afternoon today with no sun but plenty of light.

Both cards are A-2 size.

Thanks for looking at my Spring cards! I appreciate it! Have a good week!

Here’s shopping links to what I used…

cards · Die Piecing · rubber stamps · Shabby Chic · Spring · Taylored Expressions · Techniques

Taylored Expressions April Release Day…

April 7, 2016 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Welcome to my post for Taylored Expressions April Release! Today I’m showcasing the NEW ‘Some Like it Hot’ stamp set! So many FABULOUS sentiments! Made you smile!

The NEW April release products are in the TE store right now! YAY!

I used the NEW Build a Bookmark die cut from watercolor card-stock for the base and the ‘steam’. Then the NEW Stacked Mugs die cut in black card-stock and coated with Glossy Accents. (the steam too) The die cuts the card-stock pieces to go behind the mugs too! I used Red Pepper and Cookie Monster TE card-stock.

I inked the tag a lot with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, then I got the bookmark wet, threw on some Walnut Ink crystals and dried it with the heat tool. An eyelet, ribbon and brad embellish the top. I love it! We used to make everything brown and coffee stained, so it was fun to revisit this technique!

Here’s what I used for the bookmark…

Next up, a card…

Another fun sentiment from this NEW stamp set! This time I embossed it with white embossing powder. The NEW Stacked Mugs is cut from white card-stock three times and glued together. I used the flowers from the NEW Build a Bookmark to embellish the corners of the frame.

Here’s what I used for the card…

Such fun NEW stamp sets and die sets! To see what the other TE designers made, click over to the TE blog and scroll through Taylor’s post and at the bottom you’ll see links to their blog posts. Always LOVE more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy creating!

cards · CAS · Distress Ink coloring · MFT · Printworks · rubber stamps · Simon Says Stamp · Spring

Printworks Collection, Here Kitty Kitty…

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Isn’t this an adorable kitty image? Annette from Printworks has drawn the cutest animals! This one is Here Kitty Kitty. I stamped on watercolor card-stock and colored with Distress Ink Markers.

So cute! and I’m not an animal lover at all!

A couple dies and sentiment stamp also from Printworks and it was done. Never mind that this was the second attempt. lol It’s an A2 size card.

Oh, see the white dots on the butterfly? Well, Linda told me about this Sharpie White Pen so Cindy got them in… so far… I LOVE it! Thank you Linda and Cindy!!!

I’ll link up what I used below… thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies I used to make this card…

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cards · CAS · copics · MFT · Spring

MFT Card Challenges: Wednesday Sketch…

April 5, 2016April 20, 2016 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking about getting in on the MFT Challenges for sometime and today is a start! YAY!

Here’s the sketch…I flipped it over for some reason! lol

It’s cooled off some here again… Sunday it was 82˚ but yesterday we were just in the lower fifties! So sending some warmth is good! lol

I masked off with poster tape and inked a strip in the stitched square with Salty Ocean and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Then I have the cool Homespun Stitch Lines set from MFT and I used the Blanket Stitch one on both sides of the inked strip. It doesn’t cut the paper it just embosses it!

The pillow, rug and sentiment are from the Merry Christmoose stamp and die sets with the cute moose. I’ll link up below. I stamped the images with the MISTI and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

I hope you’re as warm as you want to be, via coffee, cocoa or the weather!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies I used to make this card…

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cards · Classes · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Spring · Techniques · Watercolor

Memory Box and poppystamps class cards…

March 31, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hi everyone! Finally getting these posted! You can tell it’s Spring when you start working on ‘things’ around the house! Even if it is just putting your Copic refills in alphabetical order! lol

I used the poppystamps Triptych die and Memory Box Fence die and sentiment on this one. The little flowers are from the Playful Petal Bundle. The Triptych die cuts the three squares in the card base and cuts the 3 tree parts squares too. I just cut the die once in the white card base and then once in kraft because I wanted the tree squares to be brown. I used a Tombow brush marker to edge the squares to make them darker brown. I stamped with a woodgrain stamp over the top of all three squares before I pieced them into the card base. I stamped the fence with the woodgrain stamp too.

In these two cards you have the poppystamps Boddington Cottage in the background die cut in a rectangle piece of card-stock, then cut that with one of the new Memory Box Oval Layering dies. Die cut a larger oval in light green to mat the scene and a smaller oval to stamp the sentiment on. The poppystamps Kaysen Oval is cut in darker green and lightly glued to the Boddington Cottage Oval. The flower is from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die set.

This card wasn’t part of the class but I thought I’d go ahead and show you what it looked like with a different card base color.

Here I die cut one of the dies from the Geo Fragments die set in green. Love that set! I used the curve die that comes with the Memory Box Pasture Grass die set, to cut the front panel. The sprigs from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die fit the curve perfectly! Sentiment is from Memory Box and the butterfly is Memory Box Pippi and Isabella.

Here I used the poppystamps Sylvan Frame over a watercolored panel. The Memory Box Marielle Butterflies die, a banner with the poppystamps classic ribbon die and the poppystamps happy Spring die.

Fun classes at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, Iowa! An awesome store! Her die selection is amazing! Thank you ladies for coming to class!

Shop your local store for Memory Box and poppystamps dies and stamps. If you shop online… click over to Starlitstudio.net to find the finest selection of products out there!

Thank you for dropping in today! always love sharing and hearing from you!