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Ice Cream Birgitta soaking up the sun!

Pam Sparks28 Comments

How about another take on our beloved easel card!


Here’s a little 2 minute video on how I scored and folded the pieces…very easy!

 

I used Ice Cream Birgitta from the June, CC Designs, Swiss Pixies release.  I stamped her on heavy cold press watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored her with distress inks.  Made a little beach for her with the Fiskars wave border punch,  the Martha Stewart rickety fence border punch and the EK Success sandcastle/beach border punch.  Oh,  I do LOVE punches!  I punched the wave punch out of white cardstock and inked it with Faded Jeans Distress ink and the ink blending tool… then came back and added white accents with a white gel pen.  The puffy little flower stickers here and there are from K & Co.  I purchased them at an independent scrapbook store in Des Moines.  Filmstrips are so fun for embellishing and this new mini die from My Favorite Things is awesome!  love it!  I punched little fishies out of the pattern paper and stuck them behind the open areas.  The small easel is pattern paper I cut up from a 6×6 sheet from the Fancy Pants Beach pad.  Super cute papers for Summer acitivities.

Here’s how the easels fold down, flat, to fit into an envelope…

Just the front…

NEW stamps and more stuff in the store at All That Scraps… HERE…the new Tomboy stamps are sure cute!

The stamps and supplies I used…

Thanks for stopping by! ttul!
cards · copics · Easel · Published · Stampavie

Happy news…

Pam Sparks34 Comments

Awhile back I received an email from a magazine wanting to publish one of my easel cards for a new feature in their magazine…”What’s Out There? Beautiful Blogs!”    What an honor to be included in this magazine from overseas!  I used Stampavie’s  “Looking at You” clear stamp by Gillian Roberts.

Here’s the front of the card and the post, with pictures of the full card, is HERE…

Here’s a link to buy this August issue or to subscribe – HERE.  They told me that it should be in the Barnes and Noble, JoAnn’s and Michael’s stores also,  but I went ahead and ordered a copy online because I can’t run into those stores without a trip.  My credit card was charged $9.61 for it (you’ll only see GBP on their site).

Here’s a picture of the cover… in case you find it in a store…my card is on page 76 !  : )

Here’s a link to the Papercraft Inspirations blog and the post that lists the other blogs featured in this two page spread – HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ve missed chatting with everyone!  What a busy time of year!  I’ll leave you with a picture from our fun 4th of July – “on the pond”!   : )

ATS · cards · CC Designs · copics · Flourishes stamps · rubber stamps · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Flashback Friday 12.0, Father’s Day and CC Designs Digi…

Pam Sparks10 Comments

I like this challenge blog… so many things we post and then never have time to look back.  I’ve had a million things to do and I should stay on task and catch up with commenting instead but hopefully tomorrow! lol

The theme is Summer Colors…. Flashback Friday is HERE…  and I’m posting my card from this post in June of ’09,  HERE.  AND, if you’re a Magnolia stamp lover like me,  here’s an Edwin card from June ’09, that’s perfect for this time of year too, HERE.

and a little variation…

See what you can find and link up to Flashback Friday!

Here’s a Father’s Day card from this year!  

The stamps are from the Flourishes set called,  “What a Catch”, HERE.  The pattern paper is from the MME 6×6 paper pad called Mable, HERE.

Then I wanted to tell you the NEW Preview is up on the All That Scraps blog for a new Summer Itzie Inkies digi release, HERE.  Super creative and fun inspiration from the CC Designs digi team!  Link up for a chance to win the whole release!  The digis will be available to purchase tomorrow at noon EST. More inspiration coming on the ATS blog tomorrow…

Thanks for stopping by!  talk to you soon!

Card Sketch · cards · Christmas · copics · Magnolia · rubber stamps

Magnolia Tilda with Hanging Star…

Pam Sparks55 Comments

I used adorable Tilda…she’s a melt your heart cutie… it just dawned on me I didn’t glitter up her star! hmmm…use your imagination here! lol  Bo Bunny pattern paper pad…Basic Grey ribbon…Nestabilities dies and a matte gold card-stock….oh, a little bit of frosted lace stickles on her wings.

I stamped Tilda on Papertrey Ink white card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch Markers.  Hair – E50, YR31, 21, 23, 24, E37… Skin – E000, 00, 21, diluted R30… dress – forgot to color gray first… I knew I was forgetting something! ugh! R24, 27, 29, 59… star – YR21, 23, 24… wings – W00, 0, 1, 3.  I edged the circle with Forest Moss Distress ink and my ink blending tool.

I’m linking my card to the following challenges… Everybody Art Challenge blog – Anything Goes… Stamp Something Challenge blog – Something with pretty papers… Crafty Creations Challenge blog – Let it shine…

Thanks for stopping by!  I love hearing from you and seeing what you’re up to! ttul!

Stamps and stuff I used to create this card…

ATS Magnolia Challenge · cards · copics · Magnolia · rubber stamps

Tilda and Edwin….She said…He said….

Pam Sparks48 Comments

I’m not a fishing lady but my DH loves to fish!  My Dad loved to fish too… I always made sure I had plenty of books to read if I had to go along! lol   So, maybe she said,  “let’s go home” and he said, “not until I catch something”!  Magnolia named this Edwin, “Waiting for Fish”!  That pretty much sums it up! lol

I LOVE these images… but you knew that!  *big grin*  This Sweet Rainbow collection is fabulous!

The branches at the top are from the new tree branch stamp… I just didn’t use the big branch part this time!  The dock is an Art Impressions rubber stamp… I need to get the Magnolia dock.  The Vacation filmstrip stamp is from Hero Arts and the HE SAID, SHE SAID stamps are from Technique Tuesday, Read all about it set.  I do love filmstrips… the next one I’m going to use is this cool new mini filmstrip die from MFT… in the store HERE.  I did the sky with another treasure that I unearthed from one of the piles I’ve been going through!  YEA!  It’s from Rosie’s Roadshow and I used the ink blending tool (tip – start on the stencil and move up and off the scallop edge) and Tumbled Glass Distress ink.

I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic sketch markers.  A lot of crazy coloring again…Hair – E50, YR21, 23,  24, 31, E27 (see,  I told you)…Skin – E000, 00, 21, R30 on Edwin and diluted R20 on Tilda for cheeks…Greens – YG91, 93,95, W1, 3…boots – E40’s and a little YG91 down the front/center…basket and tree branch – E30’s…Edwin’s shirt – B32,34, W0, 1…Tilda’s shirt – Ro2, 05…tree branch leaves – YG61, 63, 67, E42.

I’m linking my card to some challenges… Stamp Something Challenge blog – pretty papers… Stamptacular Sunday Challenge – Fun in the Sun… Anything Goes Challenge blog – Here Comes Summer… Papertake Weekly Challenge blog – Dads & Lads…

Stamps and stuff I used on this card…

Thanks for stopping by!   I’m sure they made you smile!

ttul!