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Merry Monday, Memory Box, Make It Monday – Motif, Papertrey Ink…

 

 

Pam Sparks Deer Snowglobe 1

 

 

Almost a last minute loo-loo here…. whew! I couldn’t just not play in the Merry Monday Challenge – use a reindeer!

So here’s my cutie little Memory Box ‘reindeer’ called Happy FawnI colored him with Copics and then built a scene for him to live in.

I die cut the Circle Forest die in white cardstock, recut it with a pinpoint circle layer die to make it the right size,  mounted a couple extra trees in the snow… die cut the frame first with the Pinpoint Circle Layers die, then recut it with the Shaker Circle Frames die That way I still had the little dots, although I think I would’ve liked it just as well with just the frame cut! : )

I used one of the Snowglobe Bases  dies, cut in woodgrain cardstock.  Adhered everything to a top folded A2 card base and stamped the sentiment from Into The Words clear stamp set. The holly leaves and berries are from the Mini Holly Leaves die set.

I’ll tell you how I made the sky sometime this week in another post.

 

 

Pam Sparks Deer Snowglobe Close 1

 

 

Then I watched the Papertrey Ink Video Monday on motif building…well…I’ve been thinking about it most of the week! ugh!  I just don’t have enough of their stamps for the center motif, so being me, I used dies so I’m linking up!  I hope it counts! lol  CAS!

 

 

Pam Sparks PTI Sled Motif

 

 

Yes, we’ve got snow!  All of the dies I used are from Papertrey Ink.  I cut the word snow away from one of the dies that says Let It Snow.

In the Meadow
I think the snowflake center and flakes are from the Tinsel and Tags set, can’t remember for sure.
Christmas Cheer 

 

 

Here’s another shot…

 

 

Pam Sparks PTI Sled Motif Close

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Here’s some snow from Iowa for all my friends that went south or live in warm states! : ) I took this when I got up yesterday a.m. The city had already been out making all kinds of racket. grrr  They can’t just leave it pretty, they have to plow it a million times and make it look dirty.  boo.   This is one of the churches across from us…we live on a corner.  Sympathy for ppl that live on the corner please?! lol

 

 

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ttul!  TFL!

 

Christmas · Memory Box · Snowman · Stitching · Winter

Memory Box Plush Frosty Mitten and Plush Sheldon…

 

I just couldn’t WAIT to show you this project!!!  So melt your heart cute!  Meet Sheldon. irresistibly CUTE!

 

 

Pam Sparks Plush Frosty Mitten and Sheldon

 

 

Blanket Stitch again… with Carribean twine from the Twinery and the white on Sheldon is from Doodlebug, the holiday Twine set that I linked to in my last post… links at the bottom.  oh man!  Just linking him up to SLS and I see I did him upside down to the picture on the package!!! ugh.  His head is supposed to be bigger than his body!  Figures. *sigh*  Oh well, I still LOVE this!!!  I will have to make another with a BIG head! lol

 

Pam Sparks Plush Frosty Mitten and Sheldon Close

 

 

The felt I used is from Taylored Expressions… Tiffany, Avocado, Marshmallow, Charcoal and Black.  I colored a scrap of Marshmallow with an orange copic sketch marker and then trimmed out a teeny carrot nose and glued the eyes, nose, scarf and buttons on with Tombow Mono Multi glue.  (green lids)

 

The candy cane is an organic, no artificial food dye, candy cane that I get at Christmas time at Whole Foods or through one of the online stores.  : )

 

One more look and holler if you have any questions…

 

 

Pam Sparks Plush Frosty Mitten and Sheldon 2

 

 

Linking to some challenges…
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Christmas
Sparkles Christmas Challenge – Christmas Decoration

 

I’m working on cards!!!  Can’t wait to post what I’ve been working on for cards too!  : )

Happy Thursday!  The sun is shining today! Hurrah!  Thanks for stopping by and checking out UPSIDE DOWN Sheldon! lol

 

Shopping links for the Dies and Supplies I used to make this ornament…

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Memory Box Plush Mitten dies…

 

Pam Sparks Plush Mitten Felt 2

 

 

A month ago or so, Cindy from SLS sent me this mitten cut from felt to stitch up!  I finally got around to it a couple weeks ago.  I have the Plush Frosty Mitten die now and more felt, so I wanted to make a ‘pair’!  Well, I have three pieces of three different reds and none of them are big enough to cut four mittens! So she began to cry! haha

But not for long… you’ll see my pair, a couple photos down but I cut and stitched it in cardstock just to show that it can be done!  : )  I’m on the scout for bigger pieces of felt now!

A close up of the snowflake… and yes it’s handmade… I just now saw, looking at this photo, the signature mistake that you’re supposed to see in anything handmade! Crying again. lol

 

 

Pam Sparks Plush Mitten Close 1

 

 

and another….see those cute white pom poms?!  The holly die I used on this one is from poppystamps.

 

 

Pam Sparks Plush Mitten Felt

 

 

I took too many pictures of the felt one. lol  It’s so sweet and I love the blanket stitch!

 

 

Pam Sparks Plush Mitten Close 2

 

 

ok – Here’s the pair that I cut and stitched in cardstock… it worked great, didn’t tear or anything.  I used Maraschino Bakers Twine from the Twinery to sew the blanket stitch on all the mittens and Peapod Bakers Twine from the Twinery to sew the holly leaves on the ‘pair’.  I used a needle from a pack that just said book binding needles.  Sorry I don’t have a size to tell you.

 

 

lights off…

Pam Sparks Plush Mitten 3

 

 

lights on…

Pam Sparks Plush Mitten Pair 4

 

 

I had to google for a refresher course on adding on thread and going around corners… I really liked this site HERE.

 

 

Pam Sparks Plush Mitten Close 3

 

 

The holly leaves on the mitten pair are from the Plush Holly Leaves and Berries die.

I made sure I started in the same place on each mitten so that I would have long tails to knot together so I can hang them as ornaments or easy use them to embellish a gift package.

Oh, to make a pair, you do have to use the back side of the mitten cut but because you are stitching around the edge, you can’t tell!

I used to hand sew all the time so this was fun!  I’m going to do up some more of the new Memory Box Plush dies!

Thanks for stopping by!  What are you making for Christmas?

Shopping links for what I used on the mittens…

 

 

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Penny Black Brush Pines…

 

Pam Sparks PB Brush Pines

 

 

Penny Black stamps and dies put me in a festive mood! I had fun inking up this brush art style stamp…I used the MISTI for stamping…some watercolor markers and stamp pads.  Next time I need to try the Zig Clean Color Paint markers!  I didn’t think of that ’til now!

The sentiment is embossed in gold detail powder and is from the Believe Transparent stamp set.

In this next pictures you can really see the Tim Holtz Jingle Bell brad!  I LOVE these! I did poke holes in the watercolor paper first for the prongs.  I used Canson Montval 140# this time.

 

 

Pam Sparks PB Brush Pines Bell Close

 

 

The snow is Stampendous Frantage Chunky Embossing Enamel.  Another reason why the heavy watercolor paper was better this time.  You lightly sprinkle on the chunks and heat from the underside.  Years ago we used to heat up an old electric frying pan and lay the card in it to heat UTEE.  That would be easier to keep the chunks in place for sure!  Be careful you don’t get too much… you can see I kinda did on the left pinecone.

 

Pam Sparks PB Brush Pines Close

 

A pretty stamped card…the bell brad might be a little too much for Uncle Sam’s mail machines though. ugh.

Oh the twine is one of Lawn Fawn’s, sparkle green.  love it!

I inked the edges with Broken China Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

 

Sharing my card on the following challenge blogs…
Penny Black and More – Anything Christmas
Craft Stamper Magazine – Take a Stamp/Anything Goes
Stamp Ink Paper Challenge – CAS Christmas
Addicted To Stamps – Clean and Simple
Stamping Sensations – Festive Flowers and Foliage

 

THANKS for stopping by again!  I am so excited to ‘make’ Christmas! I’m hoping to post a lot cuz I love to share and  I miss hearing from you if I don’t post! lol Enjoy the pretty weekend!

 

Shopping links to what I used on this card…

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Memory Box Christmas Look Book…

 

I can finally share with you what I spent so much time on this Summer!  YAY!!!!  Click on the photo below to go to the book.

 

 

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I hope it inspires your Christmas card making and I love it when you email me with the cards you’re making!  If you see something you need… lol… here’s the link to Starlitstudio.  Cindy has the best customer service and the fastest  shipping around!  😀

Thanks for looking!!!!