Copic Coloring and NEW SSS release!

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Oh my, sharing the card I made with Simon Says Stamp’s NEW release “My Favorite”. Love the bike…love the flowers… and then critters with personality! Click on over to see the full release HERE.

SSS sent me the new Cuddly Critters stamp set to color up. I used Copic Sketch markers in the Warm grays 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7. I stamped him twice, cut him out completely once and then cut just his arms out of the second image, so he could hold the heart.

The grass is Mowed Lawn and then Twisted Citron Distress inks, blended on with the mini ink blending tool, under the stitched line .

The sky is Tumbled Glass with a little Broken China, blended on with the mini ink blending tool, above the stitched line.

I die cut the frame with SSS Stitched Rectangle dies. The stitched grass line is from The SSS Stitched Slopes and Hills die set.

The heart is die cut from a Memory Box stitched heart die set.

Linking up to the SSS Flickr Challenge #43 – ink blending

Linking up to CAS(E) this Sketch #169

Thanks for stopping in! Hope this little Koala made you smile!

Shopping links for the products I used…

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cards · CAS · copics · MFT · Spring

MFT Card Challenges: Wednesday Sketch…

April 5, 2016April 20, 2016 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking about getting in on the MFT Challenges for sometime and today is a start! YAY!

Here’s the sketch…I flipped it over for some reason! lol

It’s cooled off some here again… Sunday it was 82˚ but yesterday we were just in the lower fifties! So sending some warmth is good! lol

I masked off with poster tape and inked a strip in the stitched square with Salty Ocean and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Then I have the cool Homespun Stitch Lines set from MFT and I used the Blanket Stitch one on both sides of the inked strip. It doesn’t cut the paper it just embosses it!

The pillow, rug and sentiment are from the Merry Christmoose stamp and die sets with the cute moose. I’ll link up below. I stamped the images with the MISTI and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

I hope you’re as warm as you want to be, via coffee, cocoa or the weather!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies I used to make this card…

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cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Easter · Penny Black · Simon Says Stamp · Spring

Penny Black Easter Bunny Mimi…

March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Happy Easter weekend everyone! I have a cute card to share and then for the real reason for Easter, a video to share…they’ll both make you smile and celebrate!

Mimi is from the Mimi and Miles clear stamp set from Penny Black. I stamped her Hammermill Color Copy Cover card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch Markers.

The sentiment is from Printworks Collection and inked with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Both images were stamped with the MISTI stamping tool.

I die cut the stamped panel with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles dies.

Very basic A2 size card but she’s so cute she stole the show and didn’t need any embellishing IMO! lol

and here’s the video I wanted to share… super cute kids with the Easter story. This little gal is like a real life Mimi!

Thanks for the visit today!

Supplies I used to create this Mimi card…

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cards · copics · Memory Box · Spring

Memory Box Happy Spring and Springtime Bunnies…

March 1, 2016March 4, 2016 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hello and happy Spring the bunnies say! I created this card with the Memory Box Spring Bunnies Stamp and Die sets. I love that you get dies for every image in the set! I stamped with the MISTI and Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. The grass is the Memory Box Prairie Grass die.

I die cut the grass and postal frame and then inked with Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean Distress Inks. Spattered on some water, swabbed it up and then spattered on some of the inks that I diluted a touch with water.

Bunnies are colored with E40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47; Ears – R20, 21, 22; Pot – E95, 97, 15, 19; Flowers – YG25, YR04, RV25

A little white Signo gel pen to accent the bunnies and the flowers… I had trouble with it coming off this time! ugh. I wish there was a finer line white pen that worked good!

Linking up to Darnel’s NBUS Challenge – Anything Goes!

A simple sweet A2 size card to brighten our day! Thanks for stopping by! ‘preciate you following and commenting! It always makes my day!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Avery Elle · cards · CAS · copics · Digital images · Envelopes · Hero Arts · LOVE · Memory Box · Reverse Confetti · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Valentine · WPlus9

Valentines…

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 Pam Sparks19 Comments

I had great fun using stamps and dies to make Valentines last week! Our family party was yesterday so now I can show what I made. I don’t have a picture of one of them and two others didn’t get finished! I always run out of time!

This typewriter (CG280 My Type) card is Hero Arts stamps except for the row of hearts…it’s from Printworks. I used the Misti to stamp so I could get this super, wonderful black inking! love it!

This one is the size of an ATC and uses Reverse Confetti’s world die and an Avery Elle sentiment. The background embossing folder is from Cuttlebug. The woodgrain stamp is from All Night Media.

I made a few of these for the younger grandsons…Avery Elle stamp and die sets and a Hero Arts sentiment stamp. Silver Wink of Stella Brush Marker on the wings and more.

Here’s the Memory Box Rectangle Frames die with a partial cut heart die, also from Memory Box. The sentiment stamps and Little Bits Fishing pole and Fish are from Taylored Expressions. The background is the All Night Media woodgrain stamp again.

I was inpsired by Sarah G for this card. I used the Winnie and Walter Tree Ring stamp, a Memory Box heart die, WPlus9 you die and the Hero Arts sentiment again. Oh the arrow stamp is from My Favorite Things.

I made envelopes for all the Valentines using the old penmanship lined paper we had in grade school. Fun!

Whew, I could’ve made Valentines for a couple more weeks… it’s like Christmas cards once I get started I don’t want to quit! lol

Now, it’s time to clean up! lol All 17 of the grandkids loved the Valentine exchange party we had yesterday afternoon and hey, the adults had a great time too!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share with you. Happy stamping!

Links to some of the products I used to make these cards…

(the typewriter I used is CG280, I linked to a bigger typewriter by HA below but it doesn’t come with the 3 messages that CG280 does, if you can find it)