La-La Land Crafts New Release Blog Hop…

January 6, 2010January 7, 2010 Pam Sparks65 Comments

Happy New Year and welcome to my blog post for La-La Land Crafts “INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH THE NEW RELEASE Blog Hop”! The Design Team would like to introduce you to NINE new images from La-La Land Crafts. This is a sneak peak type of Blog Hop, these stamps will be available on January 20th.. But.. Here is some GREAT news for you! These stamps are available to pre-order in our online store!

Follow along on the HOP and leave a comment on every design team blog you visit for a chance to win the stamp that team member is showing! Then head back to La-La Land Crafts for one more chance at winning. Just leave a comment and the winner will receive a stamp of their choice! La-La Land will draw the winning number on Tuesday, January 12th at around 10 pm PST. Spread the word! Thanks! If you didn’t come to my blog from Maureen’s blog then head to the La-La Land Crafts blog to start at the beginning!

Here’s my card with super cute….Birthday Present Rosie!!!

and “just” Rosie…

Your next stop on the HOP is Kathy – you will love her coloring with distress inks!

Before you hop on, leave a comment for a chance to win this new Birthday Present Rosie stamp! I will draw the winner on January 12th and post it here on my blog. Irina, La-La Land Crafts owner will send the stamp to you after January 20th. Good Luck!

My card details…

Early Bird 6×6 pad by Cosmo Cricket
Rosie was stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with Copic sketch markers
The shapes Rosie is mounted on are Spellbinder Nestabilities dies
The birthday sentiments are from Hero Arts
punches by McGill and the Punch Bunch
Bazzill 3mm brads….Tab from 7Kids online store is ordering them! YAY!
I stamped the skirt of Rosie’s dress by masking off sections, wish you could see her IRL!

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favorite friend…

January 5, 2010January 5, 2010 Pam Sparks44 Comments

Love this new paper by My Minds Eye…just perfect for this Tilda with a Tag…course the love affair with tags started years ago, oh yes, and that includes brown ink too! hehe Lots of “love” going on! I stamped Tilda with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with my copic sketch markers. I will list them. E000, 00, 01, 02, 07, 50 R000, 00, 01, 02, 05, 08, 17 YR21, 24, 31 Y21, 23, 28

My card base – 5.5 in. square, is Bazzill textured card-stock, scored with my scor-it board. 7Kids has an amazing price on these right now….pink even! Expected to ship this month.

Do you LOVE the sentiment stamps I used? I DO! Printworks Collection has more sentiment stamps than any company I know! Very fun and unusual ones too! I listed the links to them below…

D2877 What Would I do
B3214 Favorite Friend (this is all on the stamp, no label)
A3206 Love You ( I just inked up the Love)
C2564 My Funny Valentine

This Martha Stewart border punch, scallop dot edge, sure mimicked the pattern paper well I thought. Pulled out a Spellbinders border to try too! Spellbinders Square nestabilities on the inside…. I like to use Versafine Onyx black ink for stamping the sentiment stamps…love how it stamps! I made this little green banner for the front and then decided it didn’t really work with Tilda, finished the inside of the card and then decided I could stick it here just to show you what a fun stamp it is! lol

Tomorrow is my first card for La La Land Crafts. It’s blog hop day for the new release! Hope to see you then…there will be a new stamp looking for a new home!!!!

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Copic Creations Challenge #19…

January 1, 2010January 1, 2010 Pam Sparks30 Comments

Coloring fur is the challenge on Copic Creations blog this time…ok…it was a challenge! lol Good ‘ole Larry the Lion here! I had a Larry the lion that talked when I was growing up…sure wish I’d kept him! He had a great ROAR! lol He’s really called “Pop and the kids” on their site…

Squigglefly.com is our sponsor…come on and play!!! They are giving away three images of YOUR choice! The team has some great “furry cards” to show on the CCC blog too, lots of pure cuteness for all you animal lovers out there!

the main image is from Squigglefly.com and Crissy Armstrong is the illustrator of this digital stamp
the sentiment stamp is from Printworks
My Minds Eye pattern paper
Oval and star nestabilities dies
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, Distress ink pads – Broken China, Shabby Shutters and Antique Linen
Copic sketch markers – colors used in the photo below…

Happy New Years Day to all! I’m hoping to get some stamping/creating done! Thanks for coming by my blog, I appreciate your friendship!

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Skater Girl…

December 27, 2009December 31, 2009 Pam Sparks12 Comments

I love this skating girl image from In 2 Stamps winter collection! Stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copic sketch markers.

The inside of the card I used this birthday stamp from Printworks Collection, under “new releases”, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics…loved it for Heather’s Birthday card…she (oldest daughter) was born on Christmas Day!

close up of the skater girl…

October Afternoon pattern paper
Martha Stewart around the page snowfall set and Aspen corner punch snowflake punches.
Marvy Uchida Snow marker
Bo Bunny ribbon
a silver signo gel pen on the buckles and skate runners.
Copics: E000, 00 01, 07, 43, 44, 47 R000, 24, 27, 29 BG10, 11, 15 W1, 3, 5, 7, 9

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on the Eleventh Day of Christmas…a snowmen card

December 23, 2009December 23, 2009 Pam SparksLeave a comment

Tab says…my true love sent to me eleven pipers piping. Well, I have set my pipers to leading you to some amazingly low prices then piping you out of the store with EVEN LOWER prices than that! For the 11th day of Christmas, I am offering you an additional 20% of already up to 70% off prices on EVERYTHING in the Clearance section of the store!!! There are over 120 items currently in the clearance section, many just added in the last few days!

Eleventh Day of Christmas: Save 20% on everything in CLEARANCE!!!

Code: XMASDAY11
Good TODAY ONLY (DECEMBER 23)

Check back tomorrow for Day 12’s special deal!!!

Here is one of my favorites in 7Kids clearance. I made this for my grandchildren last year. I LOVE it! and this and this and Emma (you can see what I did with her here – love her!) and this awesome set from Tim Holtz…I could go on and on but I’ll shut up and let you get to shopping! oh, I have this skater girl but not colored yet..oh, isn’t she the greatest, I love her!