Designing with die cuts…

July 5, 2012February 15, 2014 Pam Sparks25 Comments

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This is Sweet November’s Garden Girl Lucy! I added flowers to her arms… the stamped image has her holding seeds! So cute and fun to color! Lucy is stamped on Hammermill Color Copy 80# Cover card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic sketch markers. Skin – E0000, 000, 00, 11, 93 and a little R20 diluted with R00 for cheeks. Hair – E50’s. Hat and Apron – E 40’s. Dress – BG70 and 72. Mushrooms are the lower E30’s and E08, 11, 13 and 15… I know… way too many colors for tiny mushrooms! lol

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I die cut the NEW 9 Petal Flower and Branch die multiple times and have it vining around the Spooky Fence die. I made a video to show how I do the flowers. The Mushroom Border is a CC Designs die cut and so is the Grass Border. I put the Grass Border through the Quilling Creations mini crimper… love how it looks!

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I love using words on cards! Just something about text and black and what it adds to the whole composition. I have a how to video on stamping sentiments on cards with the Stamp a ma jig… pull down under the Tutorials tab under the blog header and you’ll see it listed there.

The sentiments I used today are from the NEW AmyR Stamps Sweet Sentiments set.

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Challenges I’m linking to…
Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog – Gardener’s World
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge blog – Summer
Sarah Hurley Challenge blog – Dimension and Texture
Shelly’s Images Challenge blog – What the Text!

Thanks for stopping by to see today’s Preview post!

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CC Designs July Release Preview Day One…

July 3, 2012July 5, 2012 Pam Sparks30 Comments

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Time for NEW stamps and dies from CC Designs! So much sweetness for July! Meet Sugarplums Cupcake Emma! There’s a Cupcake Trevor too! You can see the rest of today’s preview over on the ATS Blog HERE. All kinds of wonderful, sweet inspiration from the design team!

I stamped Cupcake Emma on Letraset card-stock (link below) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers.

hair is E50, 51, 53, 55
skin is E0000, 000, 00, 11, 93 and a itty bit of diluted R20 for cheeks
frosting is E31, 33, 34, 35
cupcake paper and shoes are R81, 83, 85, 87
dress and hair bow are y23, 21, 26

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NEW for July dies are the Olive Branch, two on the die, going opposite directions! Love that! I only used one complete one behind the large Phlox Flower, the rest are parts… pretty cool I think! hehe The 8 Petal and branch die… the centers on the Phlox Flowers are from this die… I’ll show the rest on Thursday. The awesome thing about it is, there are two different flowers and multiples of each so you don’t have to run it through the die cut machine so many times! yea! There is also a stem for the flowers to “grow” on!!! woohoo! There’s a new Button die and Sweet Treats die! You’ll see them some more this week during previews and everything will be up for sale in the store THURSDAY NIGHT at 8 P.M. CST

“Hey Cupcake and Have a sweet day” are part of the NEW AmyR Stamps SWEET Sentiment set! So awesome! Love the sentiment sets from CC Designs… so many ways to combine messages! Scroll down for my video using the sentiments and positioning them on your creations. It’s also listed under the pulldown tutorial tab at the top under the header.

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oh fun… I wanted a simple border… going along with the sketch I followed and I wanted to use something from the CC Designs Cutters die line so… I got out my magnetic holders and started looking…hehe… yep. that delicate little scallop border is from the Christmas Bulb Border die!!! So lacy and feminine looking! love it! I had to use the Fence die! Haven’t used it for a couple weeks. Forgot to punch hearts in the pickets though! boo… My videos for how to’s on the fence are under the tutorial tab at the top of this page also.

This 6×6 pattern paper is from a Fancy Pants Summer pad… I doubt that it’s available anymore. I can’t use this paper up fast enough! I’m trying though! lol

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Challenges I’m linking to…

Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge blog – Sketch #162

Anything Goes challenge blog – Birthday with polka dots

Papertake Weekly challenge blog – Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl’s challenge blog – Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash – Triple Threat

Stamp N Plus challenge blog – Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe Crafts challenge blog – Girls, Girls, Girls

Crafty Bloggers Network challenge blog – Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers challenge blog – Create your own flowers

Chocolate, Coffee, Cards challenge blog – Anything Goes

Anyone for Anya challenge blog – Just Use it!

Marker Pop challenge blog – Copic Coloring, Fur/Hair

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to click over to the ATS blog… I’ll be back tomorrow, Thursday and Friday with more NEW to share and a Marianne Design post that is crazy fun too!

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Patriotic Patty…

June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 Pam Sparks15 Comments

It’s a bird… it’s a plane…. it’s Patty!!! and she’s awesome! So cute… stamped on PTI select white card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers…

Hair – E50, 51, 52, 55, 57

Skin – Eoooo, 000, 00, 11, 13 Cheeks – R20 diluted with R00

Shirt – R24, 27, 29, 59

Shorts – 91, 93, 95, 97, 99

Shoes – E43, 44, 47

Rocket – R24, 27, 29, 59, B95, 97, 99, Silver and Gold Signo Gel pens

Pattern Paper is a little mat stack from K & Co. called Americana (it’s old). Mats cut with the Perfect Layers Tools. Clouds sponged on with Rosies Roadshow cloud template and Memento Summer sky ink.

I followed the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge – I did rotate it, to the left.

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge – Patriotic/ Military/ Fireworks

Fab ‘n Funky Challenges – Cute and Girly

Paper Pretties Challenge – Red, White and Blue

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Sporty and/or Patriotic

Patty says, “enjoy the show on the 4th”! It’ll be awesome! Thanks for visiting my blog!

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Stamping Sentiments video using a Stamp a ma jig…

June 25, 2012September 9, 2012 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Do you ever wish you could get your sentiments stamped right where you want them and straight? Then stamp positioning is for you! Watch my video and hopefully it will encourage you to use your stamp positioner! I can’t stamp without it! If you have questions or tips leave me a comment…

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CC Designs Tuesday June review…get your goggles out!

June 12, 2012June 12, 2012 Pam Sparks48 Comments

Are you ready for the fun-est card ever??? ok, I do get excited now and then! hahaha

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Meet… Snorkeling Beatrice!!!
Is she cute or what! Lovin’ her curly underwater hair!
I had to place her in an underwater-ish scene… out came the magnetic QK holder full of CCD Cutters dies.
I used…
Shell and Starfish dies (cuts and embosses in one pass)
Bubble Border die (to die for) pun intended = )
Bubbles die (3 circle frames, I used the largest for the underwater adventures sentiment)
Squiggles die
Mistletoe die
Cloud dies

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I stamped Snorkeling Beatrice on Papertrey Ink white select card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch Markers. I cut her out with the Spellbinders Mega Oval Nestabilities die and embossed it while it was still in the die with my embossing stylus. Left it in the die and turned it right side up and sponged on Distress inks with the ink blending tools. First Tumbled Glass, then a little Broken China and last and the least Faded Jeans. Goggles have glossy accents on the lens.

The mats are all cut with the Perfect Layers Tools. Even the card base. I scored an 8.5 x 11 piece of Bazzill card-stock in half and folded it. I held my Tim Holtz ruler at 1/4 in. on the card base fold and placed the top card section (w/adhesive on the back) butted up right to the ruler. Pressed it down… then proceeded to cut the other three sides with the Perfect Layers tools 1/4 in. Because it’s a double layer, you will have to go over your cut again. Works slick!

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Luv the cute little underwater adventures sign! I just hand cut the post and glued the circle and sentiment to the top. I did stamp the new CC Designs Woodgrain stamp on the post and the New circle frame die! The rocks on the water bottom are actually clouds! I know… those clouds work for everything… well almost!!! lol Clouds, snow and now rocks! I just hand cut the little “seas the day” banner but it dawned on me after the fact that there is a die that would work for that too! The little fishie is an old EK Success small Paper Shapers punch… I know… not around anymore but Christine will make us some fishie dies! yea!

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Linking up to some challenges…
{Pin}spirational Challenge – photo
Craft Your Passion – Anything Goes
Creative Mondays – Summer
Fashionista Challenge – Simply Summer
Make it Monday – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show – Anything Goes
Craft A Scene Challenge – Beach Scene
Great Impressions Challenge – Use dies
Pile it On Challenge – Let’s Get Outdoors
Cute Card Thursday – Water, Water Everywhere

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Seas the day! hmmm… I can try… hard when it’s half gone before I know it! lol Have a good one and I’ll be back at you later with some more cute or something!

Thanks for visiting my show and tell place… I love sharing and love it when you drop in!

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