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Curly Q Flower making video…

Pam Sparks18 Comments

I used the Curly Q die to create the flowers in this Flower Pot Bouquet card HERE!  I used the super cute Grass border, Flower border and Fence dies too, HERE… I used them on this card and this card….

Sorry about the quality of this video… I changed the setting on my camera for the last few videos so they would load faster to You Tube…not realizing that smaller meant compromising the quality! boo!  I will be changing back to HD for future videos!

Hope it gives you an idea of how fun this die is… I also used it in some creative ways in this post.   LOVE it!

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll get to work on some new stuff!  yea!

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Shabby Chic “style” Mother card…

Pam Sparks21 Comments

Oh,  I had some die cut creating time early this a.m.!  I absolutely LOVE how the CCD Cutters Squiggles die looks for the corner under the CCD Rolling Rose die and CCD Mistletoe die!  Then I used the Curly Q border die along with my Perfect Layering Tools to make the flower paper border and sentiment panel.  The pretty CCD Butterflies dies are three layers glued together so they are a little heavier and really stand out IRL!  Another card I wish I could just run across the street to show you!  = )

I love the touch of clear rhinestones everywhere… the pattern paper is from a Crate paper 6×6 pad. I can’t find this one to link to,  so I linked to a new pad that is really neat from them.  The little flourish tab thing is from an EK Success border punch… I just used a section of it!

Thanks all for visiting my blog again…I love the stamping community I feel such a part of on the WWW!  I just saw there is a stamp convention in Ohio next weekend… anyone going?

ttul!

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Umbrella Lula and how I store my thin metal dies…

Pam Sparks25 Comments

For today’s card,  I used Umbrella Lula and colored her with Promarkers and Flexmarkers… scroll down to my post from yesterday for  the color information.  See that cute paper pieced umbrella?  That’s a new die and the umbrella stamp and sentiments are from the Umbrella Logos set!  Very cute!

I’m sharing a video I made quick the other day…I know… I got carried away with videos…hohoho!  I wanted to show how I keep my thin metal dies… so without further ado… here’s a 2 minute quickie!

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First link is the magnetic holder… it’s in stock now! Thanks!

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Coloring with Promarkers and Flexmarkers…

Pam Sparks23 Comments

Today I’m coloring with Promarker and Flexmarkers colors. I’ve colored five skin tones and a variety of colors to hopefully give you an idea of how the colors look and work together.  I haven’t colored with these markers very long…I’m still learning for sure! I like them and enjoyed learning to use the chisel tip for covering larger areas and getting in tight places! 


Here’s cute Umbrella Lula showin’ her colors!


 

 forgot to add, I used Dusky Rose on her cheeks!

Markers and Umbrella Lula in the store, click the links below…

 Thanks for stopping by my blog and Happy Coloring!

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Curly Q Flower Bouquet…

Pam Sparks23 Comments

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Did you guess right?  oh?  I didn’t tell you to?  oh… well…this flower idea is what set me off on the Curly Q crazees!  Scroll down to see the other three cards that I posted yesterday… I’ve had some serious creating this week!

The super creative Mary J on the ATS Design Team set me to thinking when she used the waste from the Curly Q die for raindrops on her card Tuesday!!!   I was challenged!  Thanks Mary J!  So fun to work with you!

If you guessed Rolled Flowers out of the Curly Q die you guessed right!!!  VERY FUN!  I wrote out a short tutorial  for creating these flowers.

* cut the Curly Q die out in a few flowery Spring colors

* roll it up just like you would a rolled rose or other rolled flower!

* fiddle with it for five minutes to get the loops evened out a bit (if you are faster than that,  I want to know your trick! lol)

* glue it together with Tombow Mono Multi glue (I love this glue… I’ve been using it for over ten years!)

* I punched 3/4 inch circles and glued the flower in the center

* die cut two of the large Phlox Flower die to make the leaves under the flower

* cut the Phlox Flower into pieces,  I used one piece with three leaves and two pieces with two leaves for each flower

* edge the leaves with Peeled Paint Distress ink and the ink blending tool

* glue those pieces under the flower… to the circle

* the flower centers are the smallest Phlox Flower from the Phlox Flower die

* filler greenery is from the Leafy Branch and Mistletoe dies

* the flower pot is a folded piece of card-stock and I just chopped off the slant!

* the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment is from the  All About Mom sentiment set and I stamped it on the banner from the Banners Tags die (this die comes in so handy) with my stamp a ma jig

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Here’s the card laying down… I cut a strip of card-stock…trimmed it at the top like a shipping tag.  Adhered the flowers to the top of the strip/long tag… then it slides down between the fold of the flower pot!

The flower pot is just a piece of card-stock,  you determine the size… folded in half,  trimmed and a little border glued on the top for the ridge of the flower pot.  You want the fold to be at the bottom.  I used ATG on the sizes to hold it together, being sure to leave room for the strip/tag to move in and out freely.

Stamp a sentiment and layer it up on the strip/tag.

It just squeals, SPRING!

Thanks for visiting my blog this week… I think this is a record for me,  posting four times in one week!  WOW!  Course I haven’t had time for anything else!  Pans piled in the sink… laundry…an inbox full of email…eek! hehe   So I’ll be catching up next! lol I’m sure you all identify! It’s been fun though and I love hearing what you think!  It spurs me on!  Have a blessed Easter… God bless you!

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