Cutest Birthday Card of the Year….One of Them Anyway…hahaha

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! This box card makes me so happy! I love it so much! So fun to color and put together! Making a card like this is like starting out on a journey and you’re not quite sure where you’ll end up! lol ❤

This card was for one of our grandsons, Cedryk. Not curly blonde hair but just as cute! ❤

Our grandsons found the new show Adventure Agents a year or so ago and boy have they had fun! When I asked Ced what he wanted for his birthday card this year he told me a boy cutting down trees! I said, “ok”…told myself not to panic yet… lol Came home and started looking through the stash and thinking! This is where I ended up and I was thrilled! YAY! So thankful to have this cardmaking challenge to keep me smiling!

So here’s some more pictures!

I stamped, cut him out by hand and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Timber!!!!

from the side… I had to trim down the MFT grass dies to fit.

a little bit more of the perspective/depth…

It folds flat to fit in an envelope! YAY!

I hope he made you smile… thank you for stopping by my blog! I love sharing my cards with you!

P.S. be watching…tonight central time… 11 p.m. (12 a.m. Eastern) is the NEW Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release! I have a card to share on Thursday for the StAMPtember Blog Party… it’s a Christmas card! So come back and I appreciate it so much when you shop through my links! THANK YOU!

Here’s what I used that I have links for…

Lumberjack Guys Clear Stamp Set -… [ CCD ]	My Favorite Things OUTSIDE THE BOX… [ SSS \| MFT ]	My Favorite Things OUTSIDE THE BOX… [ SSS \| MFT ]
Taller Than Trees \| Steel Crafting… [ TCH ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]

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Two boy birthday cards…

August 27, 2017August 27, 2017 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi everyone! How’s your end of Summer going? I keep getting sidetracked! lol Trying to make more room here and there and clearing out stuff but really not ending up with that much more room! Why?! I think I’m pretty good at it! lol Oh well….I’ll keep trying.

And the other thing…how come if you use one scrap it seems like two more appear! lol

This is Corrin’s birthday card for this year… He turned 8 years old! and yes, he is a cute blonde…that Summer bleached blonde funky hair cut kind of boy, concerned about the frogs etc. lol

I linked up to this stamp below but it’s discontinued…sorry about that but I have to use my stash too and I have to show you anyway cuz it’s a cute card! lol

I stamped him with Tuxedo Black ink, colored him with Copic Sketch Markers and cut him out by hand but hey, I got a really good deal on a Scan n Cut 350 machine and I really like it you guys!!! Shirley has been telling me about it and you know how we influence each other!!! Thank you Shirley! lol So next time, I’m cutting these bad boys and anything else I don’t have the dies for, with this new toy! I cut out some digital images and the granddaughters cut out some hand drawn images with it. Gena’s clouds were super cute!

Here’s a picture of the digital images I cut out with it…

ok – back to birthday cards…

This is Henry’s birthday card for this year…he turned 11!!! Doesn’t seem possible! He loves games! He’s great driving the gator around too, mowing the lawn and loves to read.

Shoot me now! lol This is another die set that is discontinued and so is the stamp set. boo. The die set is called Game Controller and the stamp set is called Level Up, both by My Favorite Things…so don’t be mad at me! lol

I saw a card made up when I googled the stamp name, I loved it so I made it very similar to Elaine’s! Thank you Elaine for the inspiration!

Both boys liked their cards! yay! June and July are both big birthday months for our family…September we have 3 so a few weeks break from birthday cards!

Although, I made a card, copied myself, that a friend requested for her aunt’s 90th birthday. She started dairy farming when she was 50 yrs old! Click on over to my Instagram to see a super short video of it. I put the tractor on a wobble this time. Guaranteed to make you smile!

Thanks so much for stopping by stamping friends! I appreciate it so much!

I’m trying out the new LinkDeli links today…a trial to see if they will work on a wordpress.com blog….so click away! lol Pretty sure it won’t blow up! lol

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Supplies and Tools I used to made these cards… STR stands for Starlitstudio, SSS stands for Simon Says Stamp, SBC stands for Scrapbook.com and Blic stands for Dick Blick. Thank you for shopping through my links!

CC Designs – Robertos Rascals… [ SBC ]	Taylored Expressions BOLD… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SSS ]	VersaFine – Onyx Black – mini ink pad [ STR \| SSS ]
Versafine Onyx Black – Reinker [ STR \| SSS ]	Memento – Tuxedo Black – full sized pad [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad – Tuxedo Black [ STR \| SSS ]
Memento Tuxedo Black – reinker [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Martha Stewart Mini Score Board; Scoring [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| BLIC \| SSS ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
3L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC ]
Fiskars Deluxe Paper Trimmer with… [ STR \| SSS ]	Fiskars – 9 inch Bypass Paper Trimmer [ SBC ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	DB sprinkles [ STR ]	tropical matte sprinkles [ STR ]
washi tape [ STR ]	Copic Sketch Markers DB [ BLIC \| SSS ]	White Bazzill card-stock [ STR ]
glossy accents big [ STR ]	TH Stamp Platform [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	No-Clog tip – for large Glossy Accents [ STR ]
card-stock [ STR ]	My Favorite Things INSIDE AND OUT… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
QuickStik Craft Tool; quikstick;… [ STR ]	craft tweezers – EK Tools [ STR ]	3mm white fun foam – 9×12 inch sheet… [ STR ]
15×18 Non-Stick Melt Art Craft Sheet [ STR ]

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Joy, Joy, Joy…

September 23, 2012September 24, 2012 Pam Sparks18 Comments

I do love stamp edge/postal stamping kinds of things! In 1998 when I went to the first Art Continuum, I had a stamp made before I left that looks like a postal cancellation and it says “Pam going postal”. We all had books and went around collecting each other’s stamp images! I still love my stamp! In the center of the circle part, I stamp a red heart. So fun!

I saw Loll’s card on her blog, HERE and knew I wanted to CASE it and she said I could! Thanks Loll!

I’ll link below to the products I used. The stamp square is an old McGill punch and I couldn’t find it anywhere to link to, so I’ll give you some other options. It was really hard to punch through my Bazzill card-stock anyway. ugh! I LOVE this Cuttlebug die set of stamps… I own it and it’s great! The square die in the set, is the same size as the punch I used. I used the circle die on this ATC HERE. Then I own the Spellbinders stamp edge dies and use them too. HERE is a card I used a larger stamp square from the nestabilities set on… cool.

The alphabet die set I used is from Quickutz called Tangerine. I googled and found it HERE. It’s a discontinued set so it surprised me that it showed up!

Couldn’t find the holly punch I used to link up to either… sorry about that. I own these other two that I linked to below and they will work and look great too! That’s what I get for grabbing without looking first!

Use your Perfect Paper Layering Tools to create even spaces between your shapes. Watch the video HERE

I HAVE to tell you about my latest NEW tool!!! LOVE! The NEW MINI Martha Stewart SCORE BOARD! It’s awesome! The coolest way to make envelopes on the back side!!! So lightweight and easy to use and scores like a dream and the score tool is WAY better and even hooks on the front! The price… well… it’s awesome too! Here’s the description…

MARTHA STEWART CRAFTS-Mini Score Board. Score flawless crisp lines in seconds! Perfect for card makers; it will accommodate papers up to 8 inches wide with scoring grooves spaced at 1/8 inch increments. An easy-to-use guide is printed on the back surface with standard card sizes and grooves for creating matching sized envelopes. It is made of durable melamine and includes a bone folder that clips onto the surface for compact storage. Overall measurements of the board are 9-3/4×7-1/2 inches. Each package contains one scoring board and one bone folder.

So good to be back blogging! : ) I just mailed off 20 cards to Printworks Friday afternoon! Wow! I designed 8 cards for them and then I’m making multiples for store sample boards… so… if you are in Orlando, FL the first weekend of October for the wholesale trade show…check out the first four designs I sent!

Linking up to some challenge blogs…
Challenges 4 Everybody – anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges – photo inspiration (optional)
Squiggles and Giggles – punches and dies

Thanks for stopping by! I’ve missed being here and emailing! Have a great week and can’t wait to see what you’re stamping these days!

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Time for SSPC…but what is it???

August 13, 2012March 20, 2014 Pam Sparks44 Comments

Yes, It’s a MOUSETRAP! Have you seen gals altering them yet? I’ve seen a few and it just struck me today that it would be fun to have one on the frig! Write on the note paper and then just pull that page out… the other pages stay put! No need to worry about getting snapped at! = )

The challenge at Sweet Stamping Pixies this month is a recipe….flowers, ribbons and die cuts. I didn’t do very well on the plural of these ingredients but at least I have more than one flower! Counting all the flowers on the ribbon! We’d love to have you play along! There’s always an awesome prize!

The alphabet stamp in the background is from Paperbag Studios HERE, stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink… love their stamps! The flower is an old Provo Craft brad… the ribbon is old, from American Crafts. The mouse trap is even old! lol I used Simone’s ribbon technique… I stamped Lucy and the pencil in Memento Rich Cocoa Brown ink. Jay Jay and Simone stamp in brown ink a lot so I have just had to try it lately! I like it! They are colored with Copic Sketch markers

A long time ago I asked Tori Wild for her red hair color combo and I found the paper where I had it written down the other day! I did add another color but I do like this combo a lot! I’ve used it before but you know how it is… stuff gets lost on the messy desk! ugh!

Tori’s red hair – YR21, E97, E08 and I added E09 last

Skin – YR0000, E0000, 000, 00, 21, 11, 13 Cheeks – diluted R20 and R30

Shirt – B60, 63, 69 – G0000, BG23, 32, 43

Khakis – E41, 42, 43, 44

Shoes – E43, 44, 47, 49

Pencil – Y21, 23, E30, 31, E11, 13, 15

I put a piece of adhesive back magnet sheet on the back, the size of the trap. Cut the history outline paper at 2 in. x 4.5 in., die cut them with the My Favorite Things notebook die and stuck them in the trap!

The week is off to a great start! YEA! I do have extra happy news too! Amanda and Cedryk were able to come home Saturday! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers! They were deeply appreciated and helped get them home I’m sure!

Linking up to…

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Bingo (ribbon, free, blossoms)
Stampin’ Sisters in Christ – something that depicts home to you
The Pink Elephant – Back to School
There She Goes – Back to School
Eureka Stamps – Back to School

Thanks for stopping by and all your encouraging comments mean so much! Thank You!

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School Lucy	School Logos	Memento Rich Cocoa	Notebook die	Stufftainers/thick	Stamp Storage Panels	SB.com foam squares
SB.com Distress ink	SB.com Ink blending tool	SB.com ink blending tool foam	ink blending tool spinner	*Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen WHITE Smooth Medium	SSS Copic Markers	Copic Sketch markers DB
Color Bee Scissors – EK Success/Amazon	TH Scissors SB.com	Cuttlebug – Amazon	glue (SSS\|sb.com)	Advanced Tape Glider SB.com	Ranger Craft Mat SB.com	12×12 Tonic Guillotine Trimmer

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CC Designs School Hansel…

July 30, 2012August 2, 2012 Pam Sparks31 Comments

This is School Hansel… can you just hear the story about why the paper is crumpled? The puppy got it! Hansel is one of the new images for August, illustrated by Christine Wooden for CC Designs. He was really fun to color! The pencil he’s sitting on, the “write on” sentiment and the two tickets are from the new for August, School Logos set. The tickets are cut out using the Ticket die.

I used two of the new for August CC Designs Cutters dies, the banner and the apple. I told Christine about my banner on this card and that we needed it as a die and this is the month! YEA! Lots of potential for paper fun again! For this card I wanted it to be like the chalkboards we had when I was growing up!

School Hansel and his pencil are stamped on Letraset cartridge card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. The pattern papers I used are from the Basic Grey 6×6 Oxford pad. The Typewriter die cut letters are a Tim Holtz Sizzlet die called Typeset. My paper pieces are all edged with Distress ink and the ink blending tool… layers are cut with the Perfect Layers Tools…

I’m not writing the ATS blog posts anymore but you’ll still find links to all the new stamps and dies in my posts here! Thank you!

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CC Designs Cupcake Trevor celebrates!

July 17, 2012August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks24 Comments

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Sugarplums Cupcake Trevor and Cupcake Emma are showing off! Bring on the candles and cake! One of our grandson’s just turned two and he sure was good at blowing out those two candles! Breanna used a construction theme for the party and it was so cute with brownies coming out of that digger! (or whatever that is!) = )

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I stamped Cupcake Trevor on Hammermill Color Copy 80# Cover card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers.

I used a lot of CC Designs Cutters dies and jazzed them up with crimpers, Copics and a white gel pen.

The Sentiment is stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on the same white card-stock and punched with a circle punch… edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

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The cupcakes are from the new CC Designs Sweet Treat die! A very cool die, a cupcake, ice cream cone, confetti and frosting! I love the five little circles (confetti)… stick them on with Tombow Mono Multi glue and the QK Quick Stik. The Squiggles and Balloons are CC Designs Cutters dies also. I crimped the cupcake papers with the “tube wringer” crimper and the strips of wavy frosting with the Quilling Creations mini crimper! Love that thing!

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Cute kid! His hair is colored with Copic E30’s series. I stamped the cupcake on colored card-stock, cut them out, crimped the bottom/cupcake paper and adhered them to the completed, colored Trevor. Oh, glued on the five dots from the Sweet Treats die!

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I cut the CC Designs Candle border in yellow and green… cut the flames off the green and glued it to the yellow. I added white gel pen to the wick.

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Happy Birthday to YOU!

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CCDesigns…A Little Bit of Magic Fairy and Sentiments

July 13, 2012April 1, 2014 Pam Sparks22 Comments

A fairy step card for you today! oh what fun coloring these dinky little fairies from Sweet November… scroll down to my post from yesterday to see another card using this new kit!

I stamped using my stamp a ma jig for positioning… video under the tutorial tab above. Papertrey Ink card-stock and Hammermill. I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. The sentiments are stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink… the best stuff on the market for stamping sentiments… so clean and crisp… be sure to allow time for it to dry though… a few minutes at least. I used the stamp a ma jig to position on the banner die cuts… how to in the same video. I used the Versafine cube ink pad to just ink up part of the sentiment for the loving wishes. I love all the stuff you can do with a handy, dandy stamp a ma jig!

Copic colors I used..

Dresses, BV 11, 13, 15 – YG 01, 03, 05 – R81, 83, 85 – B000, 01, 02
Hair, C’s – E50, YR31, 21, 23, 26 – E30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37 – E97, 08, 18, 19
Skin, E0000, 000, 00, 11 and diluted R20 for cheeks

Capture the magic today and happy weekend to you! I’m off to stamp club this afternoon. It’s gonna take a trunk to pack up all this show and tell! Wish you could come! Wouldn’t that be fun! I ran out of time last month to take any show and tell. Hopefully I can get it together for today and pack up what I need for the program too! Take care and talk to you soon!

Linking up to these challenges…

Fun with shapes and more – Summer
Inspire me Friday – Always anything goes
Simply Create Too – Summertime

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CCDesigns…A Little Bit of Magic Fairy and Sentiments Preview Day One and Printworks coupon!

July 12, 2012June 8, 2013 Pam Sparks30 Comments

Today the ATS DT is previewing a NEW whimsical, charming rubber stamp kit, illustrated by Amy Young for CC Designs …Sweet November’s A Little Bit of Magic Fairy and Sentiment set.

“Thank you Fairy Much!” is from the NEW Fairy sentiment set and “have a magical day” is from the Magical Wishes Sentiment set. I used my stamp a ma jig to stamp the sentiments… pull down the tutorial tab under the header picture for a video on how to use it to stamp sentiments. The Mushrooms are from the Mushroom stamp set.

I had to use the Leafy Branch die too…

I used sketch #43 from Freshly Made Sketches blog, HERE.

The fairies are 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 and diluted R20 for cheeks

Yellow dress fairy –
hair is E50, 51, 53, 55
dress and wings are E11, 13, 15, 18

Pink dress fairy –
hair is the E30’s
dress is R11, 12, 14
wings are BG70, 72

Green dress fairy –
hair is E50, YR31, YR21, YR23
dress is YG91, 93
wings are R11, 12

The background is BG70 colored all over…

I used an old Martha Stewart border punch, cut it down to a size that would fit through the Quilling Creations crimper so it’s “ruffly” looking! Makes me happy! hehe The butterfly is an EK Success punch.

Thanks so much for joining me for this preview post! I’ll be back tomorrow with another cute card you won’t want to miss! Take care!

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Mimi and Friend for Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge…

July 9, 2012August 5, 2012 Pam Sparks23 Comments

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It’s YOUR Day! A cheerful friend is like a sunny day which spreads it’s brightness all around.

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SSPC #5 – Color challenge… use blue, tan and yellow with your pixie/sprite/fairy stamp! I used Mimi and Friend from Penny Black, colored with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. Memory Box Honeyblossom die and AmyR Stamps Oh So Beachy Sentiment set. October Afternoon pattern paper and a SU stamp to go around the edge of the image. I think the name of the set is Tiny tags. I went with kraft for the “tan” in the color scheme. Layers are all cut with the Perfect Layers Tools… even the card base. I scored and folded an 8.5 x 11 piece of kraft card-stock in half…then I held my ruler on the fold at 1/4 in. and placed the image rectangle right up to it, stuck it down… then used the 1/4 in. Perfect Layers Tool to cut the sides and bottom at 1/4 in. for perfect spacing! love these tools!

Click over to see the fabulous creations by the SSPC team, HERE! Check out the totally charming prize too! We’d love to have you play a long! All the details are on the SSPC blog.

The marker colors I used…

Mimi
hair – FM buttercup, PM burnt orange and FM Firebrick
skin – FM blush, PM oatmeal, PM apricot and PM soft peach for cheeks
dress – PM Pastel Blue, PM Denim Blue, PM Midnight Blue
wings – FM buttercup, PM tulip yellow

Friend
hair – PM ivory, FM buttercup, PM Tulip yellow
skin – PM ivory, PM vanilla, PM oatmeal, PM apricot and PM soft peach for cheeks
wings – PM pastel blue
dress – FM buttercup, PM Tulip yellow and FM Sunflower

Challenges I’m linking to….

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Blog – Summertime
Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog – Card for something special
Let’s Ink It UP Challenge Blog – All Girl
Penny Black Allsorts Challenge Blog – Summer Blooms

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Start HERE…

July 6, 2012July 6, 2012 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Growing up we didn’t have a TV until I was in 9th grade… we played outside every spare minute and when we were inside we played church, library, store, school and oh, I loved playing table games! So that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw these new images for July illustrated by Christine Wooden. They’re called Meoples… well… that immediately brought to mind because of the rhyme…the pre-school Sunday School song where we locked our fingers, made a steeple and sang open the door and see all the people! Well, that translated to see all the Meoples in my mind! lol Next it translated to a game board! So here you have it from a non-candy eating person… Candyland meets the Meoples!!! Start HERE!

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Aren’t they funny?!!! So cute! So whimsical…you can’t help but grin! You HAVE to go see what the other ATS Design Team gals created too! Fab and F*U*N as Tracy would type it! HERE’s the post…

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I used the NEW I Want Candy Meoples… the NEW Lolli die… the NEW Sweet Treat Logos on my card.

I punched 1 in. squares for the game board… I know… I need a “start here” stamp! lol

Quickutz banners/bunting… and bakers twine

Challenges I’m linking to…
Card Makin Mamas Challenge blog – use your rubber stamps
CAS-ual Fridays Challenge blog – Use text in your clean and simple design
Our Craft Lounge Challenge blog – Use die cuts
CCEE Stampers Challenge blog – Use three circles on your card

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The July Release stamps are in the store! Links will be below in this post and in my previous posts on Tuesday and Thursday! Thanks for looking and shopping through my blog… I appreciate it so much!

Have a “lolli” good day! (you know.. like jolly!) Quit rolling your eyes! = ) TTuL!

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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 Summer Emma…

June 21, 2012June 30, 2012 Pam Sparks30 Comments

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Summer Emma… so sweet! A strawberry blonde today! I decided to go rather CAS and stamping for her scene today…. I stamped Emma on Hammermill Color Copy 80# Card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers. Hair – E50, YR31, Y21, E35 and E37, Skin – E0000,000,00, 21 and R20 diluted with R00, Dress – V20, 22, 25, 28.

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CC Designs Sugarplums Summer Emma is part of the June Release up for review on the ATS blog today, HERE! Click on over to see what the other ATS DT gal’s created… you’ll be glad you did!

I stamped the Down by the Seaside images from an Inkadinkado clear set with Versafine Onyx Black ink on Papertrey Ink white card-stock and made a frame for the background image. I colored these stamped images with Ranger Distress Markers.

The sentiments, from the NEW Beach Logos and NEW Oh So Beachy Sentiments set, were both stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on Papertrey Ink card also.

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