Marianne Design Vintage Christmas…

October 13, 2012October 13, 2012 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Merry Christmas to you! Marianne Design has some lovely vintage prints you can buy, cut and use on your creations. So pretty! (sorry, I can’t find a place to link to them in the US) I used some new dies too… I’ll link them all below. Merry Christmas sentiment is from Printworks, tags and tag sentiments from Stampin Up. Ribbon is by May Arts. Sewing machine stitching and then to get the thread to match the paper, I used a Copic Sketch marker, the chisel end to go over the stitching to make it match the paper better. The paper is an older line from Cosmo Cricket, Winter Wonderland. I have a bunch of it… ugh… used to over buy when I liked something and now I have way too much! So you’ll be seeing it again… lol I really like it but I sure can’t get the colors to show up right in the pictures! giving up and just posting them!

Beautiful dies to work with.. cut so well… take a look and enjoy creating your Christmas cards! Thanks for stopping by!

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Marianne Design NEW dies…Merry Christmas!

September 25, 2012November 8, 2012 Pam Sparks19 Comments

My card today has some new, newer and older Marianne Design dies on it! Once I get started… I end up with my 3 magnetic folders out and go to town! Guess what die the curtain is???

Did you guess? oh, I’ll tell you! It’s the top of the newest heart die! I love the dainty open scallops all around the heart… then there are smaller hearts and a beautiful snowflake die in the set too.

The very newest dies are the candle and the tree dies. (I put links below but I don’t see them in this store yet) Tree die??? Well… I cut the tree up after I die cut it and embossed it and used it to make the window frame! It sands up so nice with the Tim Holtz sanding block! I used Coredinations and Bazzill card-stocks so the embossing and sanding really show up. I did edge the pieces all with the ink blending tool and Distress inks also. (Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain and Antique Linen)

HERE is my video on deep embossing…

A little bit of stardust stickles on the candle and the center of the poinsettia.

The poinsettia is an older die set…love the embossing. I did use the flower center from the mini poinsettia set though. The holly leaves are from the holly wreath set. The pine branch was a new die last year. I used a stylus and mouse pad for the line down the center of the branches. Then I used the ticket die and the Merry Christmas words.

The stitch lines are stamped on with this clear set that I love and Walnut Stain Distress ink… link below. It is discontinued but I googled and found it… I’ve never ordered from here before but the price is great!

I used my Perfect Paper Layering Tools to create the mats. The paper is from the Dec. 25th paper pad by Kaisercraft… last year.

Holler if you have any questions…email tab under the header picture. Oh, to color the flame… I used the ink blending tool and Distress ink pads… lightly (sparingly) added Mustard Seed first, then a little wild honey and then a teeny bit of Fired Brick.

Linking to the following challenges…
Creative Craft Challenges 2 – anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge – use more than 2 colors
Party Time Tuesdays – anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and THANKS for all your congrats and best wishes on the new addition to the family! He’s a keeper and so cute with his cuz Cedryk! hehe

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Joy, Joy, Joy…

September 23, 2012September 24, 2012 Pam Sparks18 Comments

I do love stamp edge/postal stamping kinds of things! In 1998 when I went to the first Art Continuum, I had a stamp made before I left that looks like a postal cancellation and it says “Pam going postal”. We all had books and went around collecting each other’s stamp images! I still love my stamp! In the center of the circle part, I stamp a red heart. So fun!

I saw Loll’s card on her blog, HERE and knew I wanted to CASE it and she said I could! Thanks Loll!

I’ll link below to the products I used. The stamp square is an old McGill punch and I couldn’t find it anywhere to link to, so I’ll give you some other options. It was really hard to punch through my Bazzill card-stock anyway. ugh! I LOVE this Cuttlebug die set of stamps… I own it and it’s great! The square die in the set, is the same size as the punch I used. I used the circle die on this ATC HERE. Then I own the Spellbinders stamp edge dies and use them too. HERE is a card I used a larger stamp square from the nestabilities set on… cool.

The alphabet die set I used is from Quickutz called Tangerine. I googled and found it HERE. It’s a discontinued set so it surprised me that it showed up!

Couldn’t find the holly punch I used to link up to either… sorry about that. I own these other two that I linked to below and they will work and look great too! That’s what I get for grabbing without looking first!

Use your Perfect Paper Layering Tools to create even spaces between your shapes. Watch the video HERE

I HAVE to tell you about my latest NEW tool!!! LOVE! The NEW MINI Martha Stewart SCORE BOARD! It’s awesome! The coolest way to make envelopes on the back side!!! So lightweight and easy to use and scores like a dream and the score tool is WAY better and even hooks on the front! The price… well… it’s awesome too! Here’s the description…

MARTHA STEWART CRAFTS-Mini Score Board. Score flawless crisp lines in seconds! Perfect for card makers; it will accommodate papers up to 8 inches wide with scoring grooves spaced at 1/8 inch increments. An easy-to-use guide is printed on the back surface with standard card sizes and grooves for creating matching sized envelopes. It is made of durable melamine and includes a bone folder that clips onto the surface for compact storage. Overall measurements of the board are 9-3/4×7-1/2 inches. Each package contains one scoring board and one bone folder.

So good to be back blogging! : ) I just mailed off 20 cards to Printworks Friday afternoon! Wow! I designed 8 cards for them and then I’m making multiples for store sample boards… so… if you are in Orlando, FL the first weekend of October for the wholesale trade show…check out the first four designs I sent!

Linking up to some challenge blogs…
Challenges 4 Everybody – anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges – photo inspiration (optional)
Squiggles and Giggles – punches and dies

Thanks for stopping by! I’ve missed being here and emailing! Have a great week and can’t wait to see what you’re stamping these days!

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Birdie Kiddo…

September 12, 2012September 13, 2012 Pam Sparks19 Comments

So CUTE! Love these Kiddo stamps from Stampendous! Lucky for all of us they are 25% off through today at the Scrapping Center… links below… Martha Stewart snowflake punch… EK Success border punch…Tim Holtz Alphabetical die… Distress ink reinkers for coloring. (The pattern paper is from a pad by K & Co.5.5 x 8.5 in. – quite a few years old. It’s a bummer but I’m going to be using old paper for awhile. One should not hoard paper after-all…waaaahhhhhh no fun!)

I LOVE that they are singing to each other while the snow is swirling around her feet!

Linking up to some challenges…
Sweet Sunday Sketch 167
Anything Goes – Early Christmas
Shopping Our Stash – 3, 2, 1 – three papers, two circles, one snowflake
Use it Tuesday – Anything goes – K and Co. paper
Just Keep on Creating – Christmas

YES, I had to have the hay ride kiddos for Fall too… Tons of awesome new stamps from Stampendous… Have fun shopping, stamping and coloring! Hurry though, the sale is just through today!

Here’s the latest update from the Scrapping Center about shipping….

Great News For Our International Friends

We have gotten some feedback from our International customers about the shipping rates we had originally set up to ship abroad, we are happy to announce that we have made big changes.
Now shipping will be calculated based on weight instead of $ amount so it definitely works in your favor!
In comparing our old structure to the new one, we see that this will greatly benefit you which is our goal!
Thanks for your feedback!!

Shipping for the USA

flat rate shipping of $5.95 for orders below $75 and FREE shipping for orders above $75 shipped within the Continental USA.

YES, that is great news! YEA!

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate and love hearing from you!

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No place like home…

January 2, 2012January 13, 2012 Pam Sparks19 Comments

I know, I know… it’s not Christmas! lol This has just been unfinished for three weeks or so and I had to finish it yesterday!!! Just had to so I could move on! I’m happy with it finally! One of those cards where I had to keep walking away and coming back! eek!

I love this Printworks chair… the third time I’ve used it and the second time for this Printworks window that I love too! HERE, HERE AND HERE. All the stamps I used are from Printworks. The pattern paper is from the Echo Park 6×6 pad called Season’s Greetings. The Chair is paper pieced. I edged the pieces with Distress Walnut Stain ink and the ink blending tool. I think this living room type scene could be for any time of year! Happy 2nd day of 2012 to you and yours! Hope you don’t have the biting cold wind that we have here in Iowa! Brrrrrr. Wish I didn’t need to go out today! Hip hip hooray this card is done though!!! lol

A fun challenge to link to… Paper Sundae challenge blog – something old (PW evergreen tree stamp), something new (Echo Park Season’s Greeting paper pad).

All Winter theme products are 15% off TODAY at scrapbook.com. If you don’t have the Limited Edition Tim Holtz Distress ink set yet… check out the awesome price of $9.99!!! Click the 15% off box below to see the Winter sale items for today.