Operation Write Home & Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Skip…

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 Pam Sparks69 Comments

Welcome to my blog! We’re skipping today to show you the Perfect Papercrafting tools and the cards we created for Operation Write Home. The skip starts at the Stars and Stamps Blog, HERE.

Perfect Paper Crafting is a company with fabulous tools! LOVE their rulers! My video with a couple tips that I have found very helpful when using the tools is HERE.

*** There will be a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting for one lucky person who leaves a comment on all the blogs. ***

Operation Write Home is an amazing organization that collects handmade cards to send to soldiers who in turn use them to send home to friends and family. Wow! What an awesome thing they do and I’m delighted to have a tiny part in it today.

I created two cards for the blog skip using the Perfect Layers Tools, 1/16th inch and 1/8 inch to cut the mats on this card and Printworks Collection rubber stamps. I stamped the flowers first on watercolor paper, then masked them, stamped the cup and colored with Distress inks. Stamps I used are HERE and HERE.

A thank you card and a Christmas card! I know… I wasn’t wanting to do Christmas again but this image just needed to get inky! Let’s Go For A Walk, HERE, Tis the Season HERE. I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. I added 1/16th inch mats with the Perfect Layers Tools. The pattern paper is from Echo Park, a 6×6 pad called Tis the Season. Holly is from the Memory Box Fabulous Holly Wreath die.

I used the Operation Write Home Sketch #191.

Your next stop on the skip is Sandy’s blog. Be sure to comment for a chance to win the awesome $50 prize from PPC!!!

Thanks for skipping by!

cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Snowman · Winter

Memory Box and Poppystamps Christmas in the City…

September 24, 2013September 25, 2013 Pam Sparks15 Comments

I know… Christmas again?!!! yes… tomorrow… tomorrow won’t be Christmas cards!!! I hope! lol

You have to love these mini snowmen though! So cute to tuck in a scene!

Can you see them? One in front of the NEW Memory Box City Globe stamp, hatless… brrrrr …then two out front. I used the Poppystamps Pine Border die cut in MB Dill cardstock too. I cut off a few trees and placed them with the hatless snowman and then a piece out front with the two more. (three different hats and four snowmen on the die)

The City Globe stamp is inked with black pigment ink and clear embossed, behind a panel with a circle cut out of it, then two cuts of the NEW MB Fabulous Holly Wreath die glued on the circle panel.

It’s Christmas Time in the City is a NEW sentiment stamp from MB and comes with a little holly stamp on the end of it. I inked the sentiment with Versafine Black ink and the holly with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copics and added Christmas Red Stickles to the berries.

Red twine and Red Glitter Domes or Red Pearls to finish it off! Oh, wouldn’t a jingle bell be cute tied on the bow?!!! An A-2 size card, just right for mailing! Use a piece of that really thin foam like packaging sheet over the front, inside the envelope, to help keep the envelope from puncturing while going through the postal machines.

I love the freshness of this card… the green against the white… the candy cane sweetness from the twine. Love this new stamp… it’s great with the MB snow globe dies too!

Happy Tuesday and I’m off to get ready for tomorrow’s blog skip with Perfect Paper Crafting and Operation Write Home. See you tomorrow! Thanks for Looking! ‘preciate it! Have a good day!

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Memory Box and Poppystamps…

September 17, 2013October 8, 2013 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Mittens! Do you immediately think of the “lost your mittens you naughty kittens” poem?! I do!

As soon as I saw this new Zig Zag knit die from Poppystamps, the gears (what’s left of them) started turning in my brain. Yep… had to try it on the Toasty Mitten die from Memory Box! Brrrrrrr Mittens are right up there with snowmen on my favorites for Winter list!

There’s that wonderful Frostyville Border die too…love that die! The bow is from the largest Precious Snowflake die. I used the new from Poppystamps, Garden Sprig, Small Garden Sprig and Berry Sprig. Embellished the bow and berries with white glitter domes.

Next up is a card with my usual colors! lol Kraft, red, brown… you know… lol

You can really see the detail of the Zig Zag Knit die on this card and look at the detail on the Small Blooming Poinsettia! Love this sweet flower! This is an A-2 size card…that will give you an idea of the poinsettia’s size.

I used the Berry Sprig die without cutting it up on this card… the mitten card, I cut it up into pieces… it works really great both ways! I used the Garden Sprig and the Small Garden Sprig again too.

Some twine, gold and platinum stickles and the Merry Christmas stamp from Memory Box!

I have a couple other cards to show you but I figure I better wait for another day. I need to color a couple images! eek… I go crazy when there’s new stuff! lol

TFL! I always appreciate you visiting and appreciate your comments! Always so encouraging! Thank You so much!

Shopping links to the products I use…

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Memory Box Glowing Candles…

September 12, 2013May 15, 2014 Pam Sparks26 Comments

Wow! A friend called the other day and said to me she was praying for peace. If only mankind could truly wish peace and goodwill to all. I have to say I am praying for peace right a long with her!

I made a short video to go along with this card… the Glowing Candles die lends itself to a type of paper piecing… call it die piecing! Hope it makes sense in the video… if not… feel free to ask me questions!

(click the gear to switch to high definition)

I used Memory Box Card-stocks…

Juniper
Cranberry
Dill
Thistle
Thistle Gingham
Thistle Moroccan

May Arts wired gold edged red ribbon… Red Glitter Domes and Versafine Onyx Black ink for stamping the Memory Box Sentiment

The dies I used…

Holly Holiday Frame Set
Glowing Candles

The stamp I used…

Peace and Goodwill to all

Again, the Perfect Layers tools to make the perfect 1/16th inch in and 1/2 inch borders…link in my sidebar and tutorials under the blog header.

Thanks for visiting today…hope this find you excited about creating Christmas cards! Take care everyone and see you next time!

Tools and Supplies I use…

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Memory Box and Poppystamps…

September 11, 2013September 11, 2013 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Happy Day! I could hardly wait to get my hands on the new Poppystamps dies and stamps! My order came Monday so I stopped everything yesterday and made two A-2 size cards! lol Back to Christmas cards for a couple days!

There…you can see the embossing on the sleigh in this photo! So cool! I combined the new Poppystamps dies, Santa’s Magic Sleigh, Small Garden Sprig, Woodland Fawn with Memory Box ‘All is Calm’ stamp, Winter Cabin Landscape, Bare Sapling, Twiggy Tree and Silent Snowfall.

It might look like the sky is black but it really is Memory Box Sapphire card-stock…it’s navy! I just can’t capture the colors right. I need a new lens. I keep forgetting to shop for one! ugh.

Frosted Lace stickles for the snow and Distress Peeled Paint stickles on the scarf. Red Glitter Domes on the sleigh.

Of course I had to have the snowman! Salutations! Yes, he’s waving at you! : )

Meet Poppystamps Bundled Snowman stationed in front of the Country Fence and Mountain Top Trees stamp and die set. The sentiment, snow place like home, is from Memory Box.

I left this card very CAS…could easy add snow though. When you see it IRL, it just doesn’t need the sparkle to shine, in my opinion! lol

He’s got personality! (waves g’bye) Thanks for stopping by today… fun to share my excitement over new dies again! I’ll be back tomorrow with a card and video for the Memory Box blog but I’ll post them both here too! ttul!