Steampunk Pipes Roses and Splendid Clarkia…

June 2, 2015June 13, 2015 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hi everyone! Something a little different…I love how the Steampunk Pipes grunged up! Distressing with Distress Rusty Hinge and Black Soot inks and the ink blending tools.

Then it was what do I put with it! I decided to distress up the new English Rose Bouquet, Gearworks Border, Uppercase Alphabet Soup letters the same way and add them to the frame I made with the die cut pipes.

I die cut everything from white card-stock, inked completely with Rusty Hinge and then Black Soot Distress inks. The Rose Bouquet I die cut from white twice. Inked the roses on one with Rusty Hinge and Black Soot and the other with Peeled Paint and Black Soot.

I pounced a Versamark pad on the pieces to hold the chunky embossing powder while it melted.

On the inside, I stamped a coordinating sentiment from the poppystamps Hope and Thanks clear stamp set. HOPING (on the front)… you have a terrific birthday (on the inside).

Very fun! I think it’d make a cool man card too, without the Rose Bouquet… maybe just embossing the new clear stamps in the frame.

The next card I made back in February…another one that didn’t make it in the look book on time. Link under the blog header…

A breathy, Spring-ish card for sure! A dash of this and a dash of that! Love putting vellum behind butterflies!

The washi tape I put on card-stock first and then taped it on the card. Six dies on that one A2 size card! lol It looks busy in the photo but IRL, it’s really dimensional and pretty.

And pearls… oh how did we ever make cards without pearls! lol

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back Thursday with some Taylored Expressions Release Day cards! TFL!

Supplies and Dies I used on these cards…

cards · Memory Box · Spring · Stencils · Techniques

Memory Box cards, HELLO and more…

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 Pam Sparks15 Comments

I have a bunch of cards I made a few months ago that were too late to get in the first Memory Box look book, so I’m going to start sharing them here before we’re on to another release!

* * * In case you haven’t noticed, I added a new TAB under the blog header with my photos of the cards I made for the first Memory Box look book…take a look!

For this HELLO card, I stenciled the background on watercolor paper with Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks.

I was inspired by Cindy’s fabulous card to make this nest in a tree card… at the time I took the photo, I didn’t have a stamp from MB to use but if I was to add a sentiment, I would use an alphabet set and stamp, “What’s Up?” or Hello! Look around Cindy’s blog… so many gorgeous creations!

One more bird idea…I’m bummed I can’t remember what I did here. ugh. Too many cards since! I know it’s regular embossing paste over a stencil. Pretty sure I sprayed it with the color spray stuff. Sorry about that.

I’m pretty sure I colored the branch die cut with markers…might’ve been Distress markers but it could’ve been Copics too! I use both all the time!

I better quit for today! Memory Box overload! Thanks for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions and thanks for looking and commenting! I appreciate it so much! ttul!

Dies and Supplies I used…

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Family · Patriotic · rubber stamps · Summer · Tags · Taylored Expressions · Washi Tape

Taylored Expressions CAS Party and Early Memorial Day…

May 24, 2015May 24, 2015 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Memorial Day…reflect…be thankful…

I don’t know about you but it’s rare I sit and look back. So many memories and yes I’m thankful! Yesterday we went to a Civil War Reenactment that our grandson participated in. History brought to life. So many things going through my mind now.

On the fun side though, they started the afternoon with a fashion show. They showed and talked about the ‘ins and outs’ of dressing in that era. The hoop skirts…what a contrast to the skin tight jeans of today. eek! Glad I can be in the middle and be comfortable!

oh cards… yes, I have two to share today! lol Both are from the May Release at Taylored Expressions.

I die cut the new Starry Night Cutting plate in kraft card-stock and layered it to a navy, top folded A-2 size card base.

I embossed the new Brick embossing folder in red card-stock and then ran it through the Big Shot to die cut it with the new Build a Tag 4 die set. Stitched edges… love! It smashed the brick a little but I had inked one side of the folder with fired brick distress ink so I kinda like how it turned out!

I die cut the bell in gray from the new Patriotic treat toppers die set. Layered it on navy card-stock and mounted it to the tag with thin 3L mounting squares.

I stamped along the bottom of the tag with the word celebrate stamp from a TE Christmas set, A Winter View.

I glued on Studio Calico wood stars for embellishing and Lawn Fawn twine and hemp to finish off the tag.

Doodlebug Washi tape for the rainbow tea party and birthday party CAS cards I made… so fun… I know, it’s looks like I spent 10 minutes but actually I messed around for a few hours to get to these two cards! lol

Here I used the new Block Party die and Eventful Birthday Party die. I put washi on a piece of white card and die cut it for the background behind the gifts. I love how it turned out!

This one I used just a part of the new Eventful Tea Party Border die. Glad I don’t have to pick a favorite! love them all!

Linking to some challenges …
Scrapyland Challenge – Birthday
Seize the Birthday – Birthday
CAS on Sunday – Tic Tac Toe

That’s it from me today! Thanks for stopping by and thank you so much for your wonderful, encouraging comments! Happy remembering loved ones and celebrating our freedom that was hard won by a lot of heros!

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Birthday · Card Sketch · cards · Chameleon Markers · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · Printworks · rubber stamps · Watercolor

Printworks and Perfect Paper Crafting…

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 Pam Sparks10 Comments

I have a Father’s Day card over on the Perfect Paper Crafting blog today!

Click over, it’s a super fun one!

Then a couple whimsical birthday cards using Printworks Birthday stamps… a couple from the new Birthday release HERE … super cute cupcake and cake stand!

I colored with Chameleon Pens and embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder.

The scallop border is an EK Success border punch and the pattern paper is from Printworks.

I stamped this fun sentiment on the inside… G4338-R Hope Your Birthday CLING

Linking my cupcake card up to the Retro Sketches Challenge

Here’s the new Stacked Happy Birthday stamp… I did a watercolor background with Peerless watercolors, added some white, gold and silver spatters and white embossed the sentiment on black card-stock and die cut it with an Avery Elle label die.

I die cut the background piece with Memory Box Stitched Square Layers Set, layered to black card-stock and cut the 1/8th inch border with my Perfect Layers Tools 1/8th in. ruler. Link in the sidebar…use my coupon code for PPC and Printworks!!!

Finishing touch on the front – 3 Doodlebug Sprinkles!

I stamped these fun sentiments inside… E4544 Let Your Light and D4548 As You Glow

Thanks for stopping by today! It’s raining here… a good day to work on cards! ttul!

Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Washi Tape

Memory Box…a three card kind of a day!

May 15, 2015May 25, 2015 Pam Sparks32 Comments

Spring, flowers and Memory Box! Today I’m sharing three cards using more of the Spring collection for this year.

I used the NEW Aberdeen Branches die for my first card…die cut in green, then used scraps of yellow and orange to cut extra flowers and the butterfly. Trim those cuts and glue in the centers to the green cut.

The sentiment is from the NEW poppystamps clear set ‘Into the Words‘.

I used a white Signo Broad gel pen on the little white flowers and Ranger White Enamel Accents to make the green ‘buds’ white.

Linking my Aberdeen Branches Card to Virginia’s View Challenge – Layers and Dimension

Here’s a close up so you can see a little better…

How about a CAS card using the NEW Pennington Rose die and NEW Kindness of People stamp…I love how this turned out. The beauty of a single Rose!

Linking my Rose card to the Happy Little Stampers CAS May Challenge – Dies or Punches

And one more card using the NEW Row of Poppies die, the NEW Open Studio Postage Rectangle Layers die set and the NEW Open Sudio Party Time Clear Stamp set. Poppies are layered on one of the Open Studio Stitched Rectangle Layers dies.

Linking my Poppies card to the Happy Little Stampers CAS May Challenge – Dies or Punches, to Virginia’s View Challenge – Layers and Dimension and to Seize the Birthday Challenge – anything goes birthday.

My poppy card made the Top TEN at Virginia’s View Challenge! Thank you so much Stephanie

All three cards are A2 size.

Thanks for stopping by today! I know you’re busy so I kept my chatter to a bare minimum! lol Holler if you have a question! Thanks for all your comments too! ‘preciate it!