Memory Box….Winter Wonder…

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Happy card making Wednesday to you! Here’s 3 Memory Box cards that scream the wonders of Winter! haha I love the red hearts. : )

This die truly does live up to it’s name, Spectacular Snowflake. I die cut it in the pool color card-stock, layered it over a white piece of card-stock, die cut the love into the pool card front piece, die cut the little hearts in the snowflake die and the love die in red card-stock and pieced them in. A fast card to make and you could vary it/bling it up so many different ways! I love Christmas!

Then there’s the new Open Studio Dies Snowglobe Bases, I used the Stitched Circles but there’s new Pinpoint Circles too! oh duh, no I didn’t! lol I used the NEW Stitched Snowflake Circle Frame! I did use the circles layers dies behind the Snowflake circle. lol

I love the look of falling snow in the scene… the Beaded Background die is perfect for that look.

For the card front, I used the Snowy Scene Background die, it cuts and embosses.

The sweet tree border die is from the Open Studio Wide Open Spaces die set. The NEW Mama and Baby Deer dies, the holly leaves are from the NEW Newbury Ornament Vignette die set and the heart is from the Cross Stitched Heart die set.

The December month stamp is from the Open Studio Clear stamp set Well Planned

The 3rd card just came together too! Love it when that happens! There are things you could easy vary here too!

There’s that beaded background again, that’s perfect for snow… yes, I used it the wrong direction but I like it!

The pretty Mountain Evergreen… I left it plain but on one other card I made, after die cutting it, I put it on the beaded background and cut snow into it. : )

Then the Deer in the Trees … I hand cut the deer out, put the trees behind and the deer in front!

Down to the end…one last die! The Curved Merry Christmas the perfect foundation for this festive Winter scene.

Have you heard the NEWS?! There’s a NEW Memory Box/poppystamps release and Cindy at Starlitstudio just received her shipment today! So they’re in her store if you want to get your order FAST! LOVE her service! Top notch! I am one very happy customer of her’s! lol But you could tell that already, right?! lol ; )

Hope you’re inspired to get to creating those Christmas cards! If you want my address to send me one! oh, I’d love that!!! hohoho

Have a great rest of the week… I’ll be back tomorrow with some more Christmas goodness!

Take care and thanks so much for stopping by! oh, scroll down to comment for a chance to win the book giveaway! TTUL!

Dies and Supplies I used to make these cards…

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Published · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Winter

Creative Cards book…

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 Pam Sparks35 Comments

Do you love having an idea book to look at while you’re having breakfast, coffee time or lunch? I do! *grin* Well, have you heard of Scrapbook and Cards Today’s NEW Creative Cards Volume One?

I have two cards in it! I’m so excited to share with you and I have one copy of the book to give away to a lucky winner in the USA that comments on this post! I’ll leave it open for a few days. The book is also available for purchase HERE. There are a few other TE designers in the book this time, including Taylor!

The two cards in the book are from a set of four Christmas cards I made with non-traditional colors.

Here’s a peek at the two in the book…

and…

I’m also sharing the two cards that didn’t get published and linking below to the supplies in the TE store. It was so fun to use extraordinary colors…although, I love red, green, kraft and white!!! : )

I LOVE the Distress ink color Shaded Lilacs…here I combined it with Tumbled Glass, both colors on the embossing folder before I ran it through the Big Shot.

Some of the Little Bits dies…so cute!

Stop by the TE Blog because it’s release week!

Thanks for stopping by again today! I’ll be back release day with three more cards from Taylored Expressions…

Supplies I used on the cards I’m sharing today…

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cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Taylored Expressions · Uncategorized · Winter

Taylored Expressions October Sneak Peeks…

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 Pam Sparks19 Comments

The end of September and the rush/fun is on to make Christmas cards! with snow on them! hehe

Look at this cute little snowman! A new die in the Taylored Expressions Little Bits ‘line’. I love the Little Bits dies! So fun to create with!

Then I used two new for October ‘Build a Scene’ die sets… Winter Trees and Central Park. SNOW much fun!

I’m sure Anne with an ‘e’ would call it the ‘lake of shining waters’! lol I love Anne!

The sweet JOY frame is from the new TE Picture Perfect Horizontal die set and I can’t forget the new Little Bits Snowflake Confetti die set! This release is a card makers night before Christmas dream! All those visions of sugarplums are visions of new stamps and dies to come! YAY!

I die cut the pieces in white card-stock and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.

Two new embossing folders also! The one I used today is called Holly. So pretty! It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Here’s the scoop for the release…sneak peeks start today and go through Wednesday with the release on Thursday! Each day over on the Taylored Expressions Blog you will find Taylor’s card creations with the new release, links to the participating designers AND you will want to comment there each day for chances to win fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE blog for the details on how to enter to win! : )

Thanks so much for visiting today! ‘preciate it!

Links to the products I used, in the TE store… (release product links will work Thursday!)

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Birthday · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Fall · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions September Release Day…

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Welcome! We’re celebrating release day at Taylored Expressions today!

I have two cards to share using the NEW Door to Door and Door to Door Decor die sets. The first one is a Fall setting so I used the NEW Little Bits Leaves dies cut in fall colors, shaped with a stylus and edged with some Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the ink blending tool, on the wreath.

The ‘celebrating’ banner is from the NEW One and Only You stamp and die combo…a gift set when you purchase $50 for a limited time only… check it out on the TE blog. I love it!

I used the TE Brick Embossing folder and inked it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the ink blending tool also.

My second card is a Winter/Christmas card with the same Door to Door and Door to Door Decor sets.

I used the Bead-board Embossing folder for the background…I wanted it to look like siding. The Ice Border die across the top, the Rolling Hills Build a Scene die for the snow on the bottom, the Stitched banner from the Pockets and Pages Stitched Essentials die set, the holly leaves are from the NEW Little Bits Leaves die and the sentiment from the Baby It’s Cold Outside stamp set.

The rest of the pieces are all from the Door to Door and Door to Door Decor die sets.

These dies are so much fun! I can see a Spring and Summer door too, a congrats on your new home, happy anniversary… good for so many occasions! I know some of you will need a critter in the picture! : )

Want to see more? Click over to the TE blog for the link up to all the participating designers. Fabulous inspiration from the TE Creative Team! It’s a HUGE release this month. So much to see!

Thanks again for joining me here today. Happy creating!

Click the links below to see the products I used and shop the TE online store.

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Card Sketch · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Peerless WC · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Watercolor

Freshly Made Sketches #200 – A Celebration…

August 22, 2015August 22, 2015 Pam Sparks38 Comments

I made two cards for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #200 yesterday… here’s the sketch, I turned it horizontal on both of my cards and the twist is to keep your project clean-lined and fresh!

Here’s hoping I succeeded! : ) Lots of great prizes from great sponsors for the celebration!

A close up photo of the poinsettia…

My 2nd card for the challenge…using Peerless Watercolors for the presents.

The Border die is from Taylored Expressions and the sentiment is from Winnie and Walter. At first I just thought of this border die for birthdays but I really like it for Christmas too!