Relax….another boat!

June 8, 2012June 24, 2012 Pam Sparks28 Comments

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I’ve never been in a sailboat so I don’t know if it’s relaxing or not! I’ve been in several fishing boats and as long as I have a book… it’s relaxing! hehe

This is a Marianne Design Sailboat die, Classic Boats… if you live close to me… the Craft and Hobby Shop in Ottumwa can get it for you! Online, check it out HERE. I embossed it while the cut piece was still in the die…then turned it over and with the ink blending tool I inked it with Distress inks, Brushed Corduroy and Tumbled Glass. White Distress Stain and white pen on the tips of the waves and torn water card-stock.

The “sun” so to speak is a stamp from a clear stamp set that Alice made me buy! OK, she didn’t make me but when she pointed out the potential I grabbed it quick! I am so glad she did! It’s called Time Traveler by Tattered Angels… it’s been a couple years but I keep my stamps! I might need them someday and sure enough… I’m always glad I have them! There’s that Fiskars wave border punch again!

Linking up to Stretch My Stamps post by Virginia HERE. I just used part of the month/date circle stamp and then I used it for a sun instead of what it was meant for! I love it!

The little seashell is from CC Designs NEW for Summer Sugarplums Beach kit! LOVE it! The word “RELAX” is from a CC Designs NEW for June Oh So Beachy Sentiments set… on the inside it says, “it’s your day!”

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I’m going to use this for my swap card this afternoon at stamp club. Glad Carolyn picked this theme because I needed to use this boat stuff! So guess what… I’m on a boat kick… a couple more to use! oh no! hahahahaha

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest and I’ve been making badges for Tilda’s Town Challenges with the polaroid look… very fun! Have a sailin’ good weekend!

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A Birthday Boat!

June 7, 2012August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks18 Comments

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Marianne Design has come out with these fun word dies… I love cutting them and layering them up to look like chipboard. I did ink the edges with Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

Here’s a link to them and if you go to the next page, you’ll see the new dies for June! I don’t have them yet but I’m looking forward to having some in my possession soon!

The background Lure stamp is from Judikins… the main boat and dock image is an old PSX stamp. DAD is an alphabet set that I picked up years ago at Hobby Lobby. I have a thing about alphabet stamp sets… some people collect figurines… I collect stamps, dies, paper, you name it… lol! I have a feeling you’re in the same “boat”! Pun intended!

On the inside I used a belated birthday greeting from a CC Designs AmyR Stamp sentiment set. Perfect Layers Tools to mat the image… link in the right sidebar.

Linking to the CCEE Stampers Challenge – Create a card with a Vintage feel…

THANKS for looking! ttul!

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CC Designs June Preview Day One…

June 5, 2012August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks36 Comments

So Beachy cute or what?! Beachy Beatrice and a day at the beach. NEW stamps, NEW dies and NEW sentiments for you this week from CC Designs. Do you love that Bubble Border die or what! The Starfish and Shell dies…so cool! Then there is a NEW die called Bubbles… click over to the ATS blog to see more fabulous creations from the Design Team using the NEW stuff for June.

Here’s our Beachy girl up close…

I colored her with Distress Markers… Tattered Rose and Vintage Photo for skin… cheeks are Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick…hair is Antique Linen, Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo… suit and hat are Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick… bubbles are Broken China.. sand and shells are Pumice Stone and Vintage Photo.

The cancellation stamp is from the CC Designs Butterflies Postage stamp set. The ticket stamp is from the NEW Beach Logos set and the Ticket die is from CC Designs too. A day at the beach and just sittin’ here are both sentiments from the NEW Oh So Beachy Sentiment set. Yep… lots to love this month from CC Designs!!!

oh, I had fun with this card! A front panel step card…one of my faves…Bazzill card-stock and a Spellbinders Postage stamp die ( on sale at link below!)

Challenges:

The Shabby Tea Room – Sweet Summertime

Paper Take Weekly Challenge – Anything Goes

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge – Anything Goes (Spellbinders postage die)

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge – Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge – Simply Summer

My card was featured!

Thanks for visiting today! See you again this week with more new stuff! I appreciate your encouraging comments and will be talkin’ to you soon! Have a great week!

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just “beachy”…

May 29, 2012November 5, 2013 Pam Sparks37 Comments

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Emma says “Seas the day!” Reality is… yikes where did the morning go! I got up at 5:45 a.m.! I didn’t realize my E000 and E00 needed refilled, so that equals ruined skin and not from the sun either! lol Do over… ugh! At least I used a piece of ribbon! Why do I have all this ribbon anyway! lol Oh and I used a deep edger EK Success punch I don’t know if I’ve used before! Good for me!!! hip hip hurray! I even used the stamps I was supposed too! lol

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I drew the two lines in the background with a copic multi liner pen… then colored the water and the sand with Copics. Everything is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Hammermill Color Copy 80# Cover and colored with Copic Sketch markers. Rosies Roadshow cloud template and Memento Summer Sky ink to ink up the clouds. I used the stamp a ma jig to stamp “Seas the day!” along the bottom of the card. A sweet Summer card… Did you have a nice weekend? I shopped to much… didn’t even leave home! lol Read a couple books… ttul!

Challenges…

Stretch Your Stamps Challenge by Virginia – I used a sentiment stamp over and over to create a border!

Cute Pie Challenge Blog… Die cuts and punch creations (I used two punch border punches)

Paper Play Challenges… Summer lovin’

Celebrate the Occasion… Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge… Swirls (border punch)

Die Cuttin’ Divas… Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge Blog… Simply Summer

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Marianne Design Basket Birthday Wishes…

May 27, 2012June 7, 2013 Pam Sparks34 Comments

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If the woodgrain stamp is on my desk…I have to stamp it! hahaha… some stamps are just like that! I really like the white basket on it though… I made the roses with the smallest flower from the CC Designs Phlox die and followed the tutorial on McGill’s website for mini roses HERE. The basket is Marianne Design, the big leaf is a new die from her and so are the two new greenery dies I used with the roses in the basket. The little white flowers are punched out of white card-stock and it’s hard to see them but there are three Martha Stewart pine branches punched out of brown card-stock in with the roses and greenery too.

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The sentiment on the outside and on the inside are from CC Designs AmyR Stamps sentiment sets… Birthday Wishes is from the Great Greetings Set and Thinking of you today is from the Best Birthday Wishes Sentiment set. I used my Perfect Layers tools to mat … love them!

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Our local -ish stamp store is now carrying Marianne Design dies! If you are anywhere in the area… check out Craft and Hobby Connection in Ottumwa, Iowa! It’s an awesome stamp store and tons of CC Designs stamps and other stamp lines too! Holler if you want more info…