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Shabby Birdhouse Gift cards in a pizza box…

Pam Sparks38 Comments

A “pizza box”!!! lol  Here’s how to make it on SCS,  HERE.  At first I couldn’t think of what to put inside but then it hit me that  4×4 gift cards and envelopes would be great in there!  I did make my box larger than the pattern on SCS. Mine is 4.5 x 4.5 finished and I used a 6.5 x 12 piece of double sided pattern paper from the Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee collection.  I also used the 6×6 matching pad for “parts”.

Four gift cards and envelopes… I used my MS scoreboard envelope maker… LOVE that thing!  CC Designs rubber stamps… links below.

Close up of how I colored the birdhouse!  I wanted it to look really rustic…eek!  it does! lol  I used Distress ink pads and Ranger Cut ‘n Dry nibs and just colored it in… quite easy… vintage photo, walnut stain,  pumice stone, weathered wood, aged mahogany, peeled paint, pine needle, mustard seed…I had FUN!  I used a crackle stamp from Magenta on a couple of the stamped images and on the Swirly Butterfly die cut.

I thought it needed an easier way to get it open,  so I got out a circle punch and punched in a bit so it’s real easy to get open now.  *here’s a tip for you though*  Punch the circle before you tape/glue it into the box shape!  *’nother tip* STAMP before you tape/glue it into the box!!!  YEP,  rather tricky stamping on a flimsy box!

Other challenge blogs I’m linking to… Creative Impsirations Challenge blog – bling and glitz … A Spoon full of Sugar Challenge blog – anything goes … Craft US Crazy challenge blog – use something new … Stamp Something Challenge blog – anything goes…

 


See you next time!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Edwin and Butterfly Dreams…

Pam Sparks37 Comments

Good morning! Edwin has something “just for YOU”!

Here’s some more pictures of my card…

Some crazy coloring on this one… his shirt started out with YG11,  added teeny bits of YG 13 & 17 but it was a little bright so I colored over with W00 then went back in with some of the greens again, then some YG0000… and so it goes!  Do you want to know about the jeans then? lol  More crazy! lol  Started by coloring all with BG0000,  then did tip to tip with BG13 & then BG18 but you have to swipe on scrap paper before you color it on the image. eek!  it’s fun!  crazy coloring is why I haven’t made any videos! lol Well the real reason is because I don’t have a video camera or maybe I would have been persuaded by now!

Couldn’t decide between these last two so bear with me,  I’m posting both! I LOVE these new Doohickey’s Butterfly Dreams dies!  I used all of the new ones except one! lol  Links below for everything.

I used my new stopper idea again too!  This time I used oval punches…three of them… the back one goes the opposite direction and is scored in half and the bottom half is taped under the brown base.  I just love this stopper stuff! lol   oh and can you see that cool arrow brad?  so happy I bought those!  I usually resist that stuff,  but you need extras for boys,  so it was a good thing!

I used the sketch from Sweet Stop Sketches Challenge blog but I think the main image is supposed to be a sentiment,  so not sure if I can link up yet or not!  Probably not… but I love Korin’s sketches so I used it anyway cuz I needed a jump start yesterday! : )) ETA – Korin says, “yes, link up!”  Linking to the new Craft Us Crazy challenge blog… use something NEW.

Here’s the stamps and stuff I used on this Easel card…

Thanks for visiting today!  I LOVE hearing from you…I’m still in awe of all the friends I’ve made out here in the stamping WWW!  Thanks for taking the time to comment, make me smile and so many times laugh out loud!
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NEW stamps for May…

Pam Sparks28 Comments

Cute Birgitta, Christine’s newest Swiss Pixie for CC Designs May release. Cute is right and so fun to color! The Stonewall is new this month too… Birgitta is always needing someplace to rest! I stamped Birgitta on PaperTrey Ink Card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then masked her and stamped the stonewall. A tutorial I made that shows how to do it is HERE. I used Copic Sketch Markers BG70, 72, YR20, 31, YR21, 23, 24 for her clothes. Her hair is the E50’s. Distress inks applied with the ink blending tool…Broken China, Pumice Stone and Weathered Wood, in that order. Finally purchased the Heavy Coats and Clarks Thread at JoAnns so I tried it out.. I like it!

I LOVE text and the NEW Great Greetings set for May is AWESOME! My FAVORITE so far!!! See the tiny phrase on the stem of the flower?! EASY to ink up one part or the other because there is plenty of room to just get ink on the Big part of the sentiment or the small phrase part of the sentiment! Using my trusty stamp a ma jig… you can place the text anywhere you want! YEA! I use my little square Versafine Black ink pad… so nifty! lol See what I mean?!!! So cool!!!

See the butterfly die cut? NEW this month from CC Designs, CC Cutters! Two beautiful butterflies on the die! I cut a teeny strip of dark brown card-stock to make the antennae.

Then the postal set is NEW… very cool…I love text… I love postal!

I’m linking my Cute Birgitta card up to the following Challenges –  Papertake Weekly Challenge blog… fancy a punch? (or die) – Paper Play Challenge Blog…show us your style – My Mum’s Craft Shop Challenges … to die for and at Allsorts Challenge blog…use three or more stamps! Great challenges!  thank you!

Links to the stamps and stuff I used to create this card…

Thanks for stopping by! TTUL!

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All That Scraps May Preview, day 4…

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Today’s preview…meet Miss Blueberry Fairy from the NEW Flitter Friends collection by Sweet November from CC Designs!  There are FOUR fruity fairies in this release…so adorable and fun to color.  You can see them all flitting around on the ATS blog HERE.  Be sure to click over to link up for a chance to win!  The new stamps for May will be in the store on Sunday HERE.  Notice the scallop circles border…be watching….

Linking my  Flitter Friend Blueberry card to the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #188,
HERE and the Stamp Something Challenge blog, HERE, Somethings with Wings is the theme.

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used on this card….

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All That Scraps May Preview, day 1…

Pam Sparks17 Comments

That time of the month… NEW stamp release from All That Scraps!  Today the DT is showcasing the new images,  Cute Birgitta, Stone Wall and Lamppost. Click HERE to go the the All That Scraps blog to see the other DT gal’s fabulous creations! Be sure to add your name to the linky tool for a chance to win these stamps!

I used the new Lamppost for a Christmas card!  I know, crazy! lol  I just associate lampposts with carolers at Christmas… so my next card with the post will be for Spring,  since I got the Christmas one out of my head! lol  I used the bow from a Sugarplums stamp kit, I don’t see it in the store anymore and a couple sentiments from  Amy R’s Christmas sentiment sets… I’ll link them below.

The bow is colored with R02, 05, 08 and E07,  the post is colored with the Warm Grays.  The pattern paper and card-stock stickers are from Basic Grey’s Jovial pack.  I used the largest Labels One die from the newest size set. Edged everything with ink and the ink blending tool.  Added a couple pine branches from the Martha Stewart punch.

Inside I cut the Magnolia Doohickey’s Vintage tag die (link below) and stamped the sentiment on it and used a few of the card-stock stickers again from the Jovial paper kit.

I’m linking my card to the Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge blog… use a little yellow.

Stamp “stuff” I used on this card…

Thanks for stopping by!  Don’t panic… lots of days before Christmas! : ))