Taylored Expressions November Release Day and Book Winner!

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! Looking at this card makes me want to celebrate! EEK! We’re so close to a new year…hard to believe…can I just live in denial?!

Today I’m featuring this fabulous Happy New Year die from Taylored Expressions. All the NEW for November release is in the store today! I die cut the Happy New Year die in metallic silver cardstock. I used four other dies for this card too. The Celebration Confetti die is new also and cut in gold metallic cardstock. Perfect for shaker party cards! Then I used the Starry Night Cutting Plate cut in teal-ish glitter cardstock for the background, the Frame in a Frame Cutting Plate cut in metallic silver cardstock and one of the banners from Skinny Mini Party Borders cut in metallic gold cardstock. Sparkle and Shine!

Next up…a sweet gift idea…keep them by the computer for all the recipe sharing that happens online!

Look at this cute NEW Little Bits Mixer die! Darling! The Recipe Card Pack is NEW also…the TE designers have been showing what they’ve made with the new kitchen stamps and dies all week. So cute!

I used the Tag Stacklets 2 dies, Tag Reinforcement dies, Special Delivery stamp set and tied the pack up with twine.

Next up…a super cute NEW set of Holiday Charms! I used the snowflake charm on this card.

I cut the three flakes in silver glitter foam and then added silver stickles glitter too! Sometimes you just need more you know! lol

The vellum banner is cut with the NEW Stitched Banner Stacklets die set and I embossed a sentiment from last months new In and Out Christmas stamp set.

I hung the flakes on twine hidden behind the Peek A Boo Circle die panel.

The background is embossed with the Winter Flurry Embossing Folder.

Next up…two cards using the NEW Basketweave Cutting Plate die.

Here I used it in a traditional way… just like you would think a basket should look! The NEW Stitched Banner Stacklets again stamped with the Simply Stamped Pinecones stamp set and the Simply Stamped Pinecones Dies.

A little Frosted Lace Stickles on the pinecones and tied up with twine.

Here is a CAS use for the Basketweave Cutting Plate. I die cut it in Red and Green cardstock. Placed it on the diagonal and trimmed off the excess after I taped it to the back of the card.

There’s another one of the NEW Holiday Charms. A cute little Santa Hat cut in white and red cardstock. Trim the white and glue to the red and Frosted Lace Stickles just makes it more festive!

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Taylored Expressions November release posts this week and can get over to the TE Blog for a complete list of the participating designers. Take a look around for more inspiration and NEW product info! All the stuff we love!

*** AND the WINNER of the Creative Cardmaking book is….. #34! Carmen Willis you have the lucky number my hubby picked! Congratulations! I will email you for your address…be watching for it!!! Thank you everyone for commenting. Always makes me happy!

Thanks for stopping by today… links for what I used on these cards in the Taylored Expressions store below. Holler if you have any questions!

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cards · CAS · copics · Fall · Halloween · Printworks · rubber stamps

Printworks NEW halloween…

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Isn’t this hilarious! Printworks always has the best sentiments! ‘Stomp your feet, down the street, and have a happy Trick or Treat’. So whimsical and fun!

Adorable halloween stamps… cling stamps HERE!

Wood mount stamps HERE!

Remember to use the code “Pam’s blog” in the comment section of your Printworks order for 5% off!

I used

F4636 Fresh Wrap

G4627 Stomp Your Feet

E4628 Haunted Condos

There are a ton of stamps that would work on the inside too!

I just found this one HERE! How cute! ‘Keep you guessing’ How fun!

I black embossed the condos, inked with Distress inks, Weathered Wood, Chipped Sapphire and Dusty Concord on Canson 90# coldpress Watercolor paper. Spattered with Copic white opaque ink and Black H2O watercolor paint.

The Fresh Wrap guy is stamped on Hammermill Color Copy Cover with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers, the T series and a little purple V15 I think it was.

Glossy Accents on the eyes and condo windows.

A silly wrap job! hahahaha

ok – watch out! Halloween smooches!!!! ewwwwww!

I used…

A4647 Spider

C4637 Bugs & Kisses

E4629-R Spider Web

and on the inside (which I forgot to take a picture of, ugh)

C4632 Spooky Icky

D4644 Happy Halloween

and on the back

A4625 Cat Face

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black on Premium Neenah White Cardstock, colored a little with orange and purple Copics. YR04 and V15, a little Wink of Stella clear glitter pen and then Glossy Accents again.

Silly but stamped up so cute and CAS!

That’s it for me today! Always fun to share the whimsy that is Printworks with you! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies I used for these cards…

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Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Family · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Birthday month…

September 15, 2015September 16, 2015 Pam Sparks23 Comments

oh wow! It’s been too long since I posted! Hard to believe September is half gone! boohoo! I’ve missed you all! lol I’m working on cards for a Christmas Memory Box Look Book, our stamp club had a shoebox card party and then we had a family birthday party! Eek… it’s a lot of card making going on!

Here’s one of the cards I made for our grandson Gilbert. He’ll be turning three next week. Time goes by so fast. We still have three grandsons younger though. lol We’ve got boys!

Here’s a close up of this cute bunny and his birthday balloon…

It was fun to color with Copics again… I need to do it more often! Funny that for years that was all I did! You can go back on my blog and see lots of coloring. It’s hard not to love everything anymore! I’m sure you agree…so many wonderful stamps, dies, inks and papers!

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS – anything goes (Balloon Buddies stamps/dies and trees dies are NBUS!)

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – love that technique (mine are coloring and die cutting)

Happy Little Stampers – Coloring

Thanks for not forgetting me! I’ll be back!

Linking up below to the stamps and dies I used for this A2 size, top folding card.

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Fall · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day #3…

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! Funny how fast time flies when you’re having fun! I found it hard to believe it’s already Taylored Expressions 7th birthday!!! It’s a WOW of a release for September and I will be sharing what I created for the celebration today and on release day, tomorrow. I have three cards for today…eek…I had a hard time deciding what to start with! lol

I’m focusing in on the NEW Bloomers Greenery die set today. My thankful for you card uses one of the fern looking branches. I die cut it several times in two colors of TE cardstock and formed a wreath. This is an awesome set of dies for making wreaths, bouquets and whatever you can come up with!

The flowers are from the NEW Mini Bloomers die set. I die cut the set in two colors of TE cardstock and glued them together.

The ‘thankful for you’ stamp and ‘you’ die are part of a Stamp and Die combo called ‘One and Only You’. TE designed this set especially for you. When you order $50 or more from September 3rd – September 13th, you’ll receive it free! Read all about it and see the picture of it on the TE blog HERE.

I’m all over the place with these cards today! lol Here’s a CAS card showing the swirly vine that is in the NEW Bloomers Greenery die set. Again, I used the same two colors of TE cardstock and then added the roses and the crosshatch cuts from the NEW Scribbles die set. See, I told you… a lot of NEW stamps and dies this month! : ) The two little rosebuds I cut by hand from the center of the scribbled rose die cut.

There’s the NEW One and Only You stamp and die combo again too.

Here’s another wreath card I made using another branch from the NEW Bloomers Greeney die set. I can see using this card for pretty much any occasion! A very versatile set and I still haven’t used all the pieces!

The swirly vine, die cut four times and glued to the card base. A layer of vellum over that and then the wreath popped up with mounting squares on top.

and close up…

Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win.

If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, head over to the TE Blog, scroll through to the end of the post for a complete list of today’s participating designers!

Thanks for clicking to my blog today! I love sharing what I’ve been up to with you!

Here’s the links to what I used in the TE store… (the die links will work tomorrow on release day)

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Card Sketch · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Peerless WC · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Watercolor

Freshly Made Sketches #200 – A Celebration…

August 22, 2015August 22, 2015 Pam Sparks38 Comments

I made two cards for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #200 yesterday… here’s the sketch, I turned it horizontal on both of my cards and the twist is to keep your project clean-lined and fresh!

Here’s hoping I succeeded! : ) Lots of great prizes from great sponsors for the celebration!

A close up photo of the poinsettia…

My 2nd card for the challenge…using Peerless Watercolors for the presents.

The Border die is from Taylored Expressions and the sentiment is from Winnie and Walter. At first I just thought of this border die for birthdays but I really like it for Christmas too!