Birthday card for Lilli….

January 22, 2010February 5, 2010 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Pink….Lilli loves pink! So, I colored up this Lili (leelee) Fairy from Inky Impressions in ALL pink! I think she’ll like it! I hope, she’ll love it! The challenge right now at Inky Impressions Challenge blog is to use pink and hearts…gonna link up but I don’t have any hearts on here! bum…oh well, we know these images are all “heart”! lol Papertake Weekly Challenge blog is predominantly pink…well, I nailed that and Cute Card Thursday’s challenge is fairy fantastic!

Here she is close up…SOOOOO CUTE! I love these Inky Lili stamps!

She is stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with copic sketch markers. This is my first time to try the flourishy bling! very cool! I am surprised how easy it was to manipulate and get it in the right place! I uesd the Spica clear glitter pen on her wings, it’s so subtle, the camera missed it! lol I love the look IRL though…just the right touch.

The flowers are Nellie Snellen punches and embossers…very cool and available for pre-order at 7KidsCollegeFund.com. They are from the Netherlands.

Here’s what I did inside…

There’s that Martha Stewart crown around the page corner… I used the border and corner punch set on the front. The sentiment stamped on the front, “Bright Wishes” and on the inside, “for a Birthday that outshines all the others“, in Versafine Onyx Black ink, is from Printworks….tons of great birthday sentiments here... check out their clear stamp sets too….some of their images are available in both wood and clear! I used the Stampamajig to get the placement of the Bright Wishes right where I wanted it on the front. Pearls are from Hero Arts. Teeny brads on the front are from Bazzill (coming soon to 7Kids). I think I purchased the little silver things under the brads at JoAnns. Thinking the ribbon is May Arts.

Now to finish a couple more cards for our family January birthday party on Sunday afternoon! Happy Weekend to you and thanks for coming by and seeing my “show and tell”! You know, it’s no wonder we liked Kindergarten! lol

Good NEWS… a Magnolia card from the new release coming soon to this blog…but in the meantime… 7Kids has a big re-stock of images…I had to get some more yesterday and oh, the pre-order for the Winter release is up too, right here! It’s called Raising the Ceiling…

bye…

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La-La Land Crafts Challenge #22

January 20, 2010January 20, 2010 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Welcome to La-La Land Craft’s Weekly Wednesday challenge! Design Team member, Elena challenged us to use a Fancy Fold. She gave us a list of ideas and this is what I chose…the Spring Card by Sandy Hulsart. When you pull it out of the envelope it “springs” up! Be sure to check the challenge blog to see what the other gals created…I can’t wait to see myself! I love new ideas! Linking up to Saturday Spotlight challenge also…”get WILD with snowflakes”! cool! oh we are in a ice storm right now…oldest daughter just emailed (iPhone) and said their electricity was off..boohoo! Snowflakes would be better than this ice for sure!

I stamped Down the slopes Rosie in Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her with copic sketch markers. I used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses pattern papers. Frosted Lace Stickles glitter glue on the snowflakes and around the sled. The let it snow charm is from my collection, I think it was from Quest beads. Martha Stewart snowflake punches…the large one is Himalayan and the medium is ??Alpine?? can’t remember for sure. I throw the packaging away on those! lol oh and I used her snowfall around the page set also. I linked to 7Kids so you can see what they have to order. I used a teeny Bazzill pink brad to attach the charm…be watching…7Kids is going to have them in stock soon!

Here’s a close up of the charm and cute Rosie…she reminds me of one of our granddaughters..lol always moving! AND, great news…the new release images are available and shipping! There is a special offer at La-La Land Crafts – Buy three, get one FREE!! Between now and January 30th, when you purchase three stamps from La-La Land Crafts online store, you will receive a FREE stamp of your choice! Just write your choice in the notes section upon check out. I am going to have fun with the new ones…had to have cupcake Rosie!

A view from the side. You can kinda see the fold….

I used a few copics to color her! eek! lol I tend to “over” color…maybe???? nah….lol

It’s an exciting time of year for the stamp and scrapbook world with CHA this weekend. So many new stamps and products, a gal could be on the computer 24/7 looking at all the new stuff!!!! eek! We only think we need clean sheets! (I say that because I forgot to put mine in the dryer! oops!) Tab at 7KidsCollegeFund.com has added a pre-order category for the new Stampavie stamps coming in March….lots to love in these collections! I’ve seen some cards/projects designed by the Stampavie gals that put me in the state of “want”! lol Take a look and come back and pre-order to your hearts content! I’d love to hear what you like/love! Have a great rest of the week and thanks for coming by EWH!

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Copic Creations Challenge #20

January 15, 2010January 14, 2010 Pam Sparks21 Comments

The challenge….Ethnic skin tones…I colored my image, called “Whoosh” Native American.

The sponsor… Phindy’s Place digital stamp images….

The Design Team has created awesome cards again! Be sure to take a look at the Copic Creations Challenge blog.

I colored this cute little sledding guy with copic sketch markers… face – E02, 11, 13, 15, 17, 99 sled – R24, 27, 29, 59 coat & hat– B91, 93, 95,97,99 pants – E93, 95, 97, 37 boots – W1, 3, 5, 7, 9 scarf & mittens – YR 21, 23, 24, B99 background – BG0000
The AWESOME sentiment stamp “Let the fun begin” B3996, is a new stamp from Printworks page H36. If you want to order it, send me an email and I’ll tell you how to go about it since the new stamps aren’t in their online store yet.
Snowflakes are Marvy Uchida punches in three sizes
Scor-it tool – card scored in half before folding
Circles are all cut with Nestabilities dies by Spellbinders
Black Button brads by Making Memories
Pattern paper by Basic Grey Junebug
Stickles glitter glue in platinum and frosted lace
EK Success heart punch
Everything is edged and aged with antique linen distress ink by Ranger

I probably forgot something but just holler if you have a question! Hope you can join us for the challenge this time…you have two weeks!

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La-La Land Crafts Challenge #21…

January 13, 2010April 15, 2013 Pam Sparks20 Comments

This week the design team and guest designers for La-La are making “shape” cards…anything other than a rectangle or square….so take off creative people and let’s see what you can come up with! I decided to color up Happy Maya with my copic sketch markers, cut her out and let her out of the barn! Moooo-oooh lala! I wanted the rooster to be crowing that but the banner just didn’t fit over there and it was too late to turn the rooster around! lol The rooster is a Tonic punch and I hand cut the hay. Bringing up Tonic makes me want to mention the paper cutters I use. “Commercial”………..I LOVE the Tonic Guillotine cutters! The only ones for me and I have them all! Just in case you’re lookin’ for the best cutter out there! The barn is cut three times on the Cricut, 2 red and 1 brown from the newer Everyday Paper Doll cartridge at 5.5 inches. I used a Karen Foster ribbon brad at the end of the banner.
Here’s my card for this challenge…

Happy Maya is stamped with Memento Black Ink on Neenah Classic Crest 80# card-stock. I stamped the barn with my Stampin Up Sanded background stamp and edged everything with distress ink.

The hearts on the inside are from a Stampin Up punch…very fun! I wish I’d thought to use some nestabilities on the inside…*sigh*….always forgetting stuff! lol

Sorry about all the pictures… I decided to take a picture of the stamps to show you how I did the words. I used my stampamajig! oh my, “Commercial” I LOVE my stampamajig!!! do you all use one? I could do a tutorial, if it’s something you might like….just pictures, I don’t have a video camera. whew! lol

I used three stamps from Printworks. All stamped in Versafine Black Onyx ink…love this ink for just traditional stamping…a very sharp crisp image.

C2902 Merci (just the “m”)
C2873 Oooh La La
D2242 Laughter is the Sun (I couldn’t find this one to link it, when I do, I’ll come back and add it)

See the other designer’s creations on the La-La Land Crafts blog! Wishing you lots of laughter!

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coming from the Orient…

January 11, 2010January 11, 2010 Pam Sparks7 Comments

I didn’t get to stamp all my new Christmas stamps….so….a Christmas card might find it’s way onto this blog now and then during the year! lol I’ve never started this early! lol Our area stamp club has had to cancel our Christmas party two times now, so I can still make cards until the February meeting! I love these caroling wisemen…Soooo CUTE! and majorly on SALE right now!!!

I used some sentiment stamps from Printworks…be sure to scroll down…
B3548 Joy, F2520 We Three Kings and F2524 Wise Men

I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored these cute wisemen with copic sketch markers and the pattern paper is from Cosmo Cricket. Sing JOY!

Moving on to Valentine’s Day…Tab just added the three new Pink Cat Studio designs…super cute! Take a look! Wouldn’t you know I just ordered yesterday! lol