Birthday cards…

March 4, 2013March 4, 2013 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Love these fresh Summer-ish colors! Stamps and pattern paper from Printworks HERE! Kinda CAS but kinda not too!

love their double sided pattern paper! Colored with Caran D’ache Watercolor crayons. Mats cut, on both cards, with my Perfect Layers Tools… saves so much time!

Stamps I used…

F4285 California Poppies
F4270 You’re Simply Amazing
C4245 Just Because
F4302 Celebrate

Linking up to …
Simon Says Stamp Challenge… Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamping…must incorporate stamping

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This is one birthday sentiment that is encouraging! Printworks stamps and double sided pattern paper…an old button and hemp. Some May Arts black velvet ribbon.

Stamps I used…

K4288 Mannequin
E4303 Birthdays Duplex

I edged the image and papers with Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool. Thanks for looking! If you’re anywhere near, this coming weekend is the Carson Stamp convention in California… Printworks will be there! Suzan says it’s an awesome show and I believe her! I love it that she goes and several of my cards can be there to greet her! hahahaha Have fun Suzan and everyone! TTUL!

Shopping links…

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Paper Smooches Congrats…

March 3, 2013March 4, 2013 Pam Sparks16 Comments

I needed a baby shower card and the gal loves purple and monsters! Just so happened that the Paper Smooches Little Fella set showed up in my mailbox, just in time! I was inspired by this gal’s card HERE… so creative and fun!

I’m going to link up to the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge… this week, it’s the Picture Perfect challenge… well, I followed it ‘loosely’! When you see the picture, you’ll know why! This is what happens sometimes, you know! Consequences! gotta love ’em! lol

Then I’m linking to Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog too… Anything Goes!

I stamped several monsters, cut, layered and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. ‘Congratulations’ is from the PS Sentiment Sampler. I used the PS Alphadot set to stamp out the rest of the words on the front. The stamps on the envelope are from the PS Birthday Sampler and PS Pip Squeaks sets. On the inside I stamped a sentiment and bear from the PS Pip Squeaks set… it says, “to a super cute family”. I forgot to take a picture of the inside. Thought it was an adorable sentiment though! : )

I used my Perfect Layers Tools to cut the mats and a little bit of twine for the bow in her hair.

It was fun to do something unique…hope it was a hit! Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back this week with some more cards for Printworks. See you then!

Stamps and Supplies I used to make this card…

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Marianne Design…Time flies and Happy Valentines Day!

February 14, 2013February 21, 2013 Pam Sparks19 Comments

All to true… time flies…a lot of Marianne Design dies in action here…the newest die is the branch, then the clock (I embossed it instead of cutting it), the flowers, the leaves and the frames are all from Marianne Design!

A little bit of inking with Dusty Concord Distress ink and the ink blending tool…

The butterfly die is embossed like my video HERE…

5 1/2 inches square is the size…

Linking to the Cards Blog Challenge – their sketch inspired this card : )

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and then a simpler Valentine using this new mini stamp and heart die set from Marianne Design… A2 size…dies and of course my Paper Layers tools!

Thanks for stopping by today! I appreciate it and love to share what I’ve been working with… I don’t have all my Valentines done… do you? I have a feeling Tim will get one that I made a year ago or two! I always have a hard time giving them to him after I’ve showed it to him in the process! lol Take care and ttul!

Stamps and Supplies I used…linking to Stuff 4 Scrapbooking… lots of great prices right now on my favorite tools! If you love this postage look… grab this die set while you can… it’s an old one but I love it! I LOVE these black foam squares… the best I’ve found for mounting… course you know how I feel about the ATG gun… the craft mat…everything here! lol Thanks for shopping through my links!

Marianne Design products…
Col1307 Heart set
LR0257 Branch
CR1205 Butterfly
CR1202 Purple Flower
LR0242 Square Frames XL
LR0226 Open Leaves
LR0229 Baby’s Breath
CR1234 Clock

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Tilda with Heart Arrows… Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge

February 11, 2013February 11, 2013 Pam Sparks36 Comments

Time for Sweet Stamping Pixies monthly challenge! After a year of challenges… Sweet Stamping Pixies is going to close. Thank you Jay Jay for a fun year of challenges and meeting new gals! Click over to the challenge blog to see the awesome creations from the designers… worth the ‘trip’! We would love to have you create and link up for this last challenge… Valentines!

I think Tilda with Heart Arrows (cupid) is quite the cutie! I spent so much time coloring her that I ran out of time, so she is just matted with card-stocks and the Perfect Paper Layers tools…love them, I DO!!! Layered on pattern paper and then to kraft card-stock. The card measures 6×6. Tilda is colored with Distress Ink reinkers on Langton Hot Press watercolor paper.

So many fun challenges going on that I can link to! yea!

Oozak.com – Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under – Love is all around us
Totally Tilda – Valentines Tilda
Inky Chicks – Valentine or Anniversary
Midweek Magnolias – Valentine

Thanks for visiting my blog today! Be sure to check out the challenge and link up a Valentine! Take care and see you later!

Stamps and supplies I used to make this card…

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Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Valentine…

February 8, 2013February 12, 2013 Pam Sparks33 Comments

This is sweet Tilda Hiding Heart and To My Valentine, both new stamps from the ‘With Love Collection’ from Magnolia! So many charming images @ Tilda’s Town, HERE.

This is my DT card for this week’s challenge @ Tilda’s Town Challenges… Anything Goes! Hope you can link up and play with us! Click over to see what the other DT ladies have created!

Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

Card details…

I used some old My Mind’s Eye pattern papers… I think they’re called Wild Asparagus. Love the weight of them and the texture. I used to buy two and three pieces of everything I liked… not anymore! eek! Too much new coming all the time! I’m sure you will see these a few more times in the future! lol Well, if I’d just get busy and scrapbook, that would use them up faster! lol

Perfect Layering Tools to mat… some Martha Stewart ribbon…super cute Magnolia DooHickeys tag die… hemp and pearls!

I stamped Tilda on Papertrey ink card-stock, with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers…

skin – E0000, 000, 00, 21, 11, 13
hair – E30’s and E18
heart – R20’s
dress, hair bow and shoes – BG0000, 000, 10, 11, 23, 32, 70

Challenges I’m linking up to…

Simon Says Stamp – Have a Heart
Cute Card Thursday – Love Struck
Fashionista – Valentines
Bearly Mine – Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes
Midweek Magnolia – Valentine
Crafty Sentiments – Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under – Love is in the air
Ribbon Girls – Valentine/Love you
Totally Tilda Challenge – Photo Inspiration
Magnolia Mania – Anything Goes, Option – Hearts
Great Impressions – Have a Heart