Memory Box Blog Blitz week…

March 24, 2014April 13, 2014 Pam Sparks29 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s Blog BLITZ week on the Memory Box blog all week! Two posts and TWO chances to win each day! Inspiration and prizes! YAY!

For my post today, I’m using NEW dies, a NEW stencil and a couple dies from the January release too!

I embossed the NEW Distressed Tula Stencil by running it through the Big Shot on Kraft card-stock. I inked it with Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool. Layered this piece to a 4 3/4 x 6 inch white card base.

I die cut and embossed the NEW Bountiful Basket die from Kraft card-stock and inked it with Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool too. LOVE this basket… it’s going to be cool for so many things!

I die cut and embossed the NEW Blushing Bouquet die from Dill card-stock and then again in Sweet Corn card-stock for the flower part of the die. I ran the Sweet Corn flowers back through again to emboss them.

While the flowers are still in the die… I shaded them with a little more color using two Copic Sketch Markers…Y13 and Y15.

I love adding greenery to flower arrangements…so the search through dies begins for the right leaves! I love this NEW Beach Sprig die, it adds a whimsical, sprinkly, spronkly feel to the card. I cut it from Meadow card-stock.

Then I needed some larger leaves so I used the Slender Leaves die in the basket and an end piece from the Norwich Corner die with the loose flower, both cut in Dill card-stock. I love using pieces of dies to finish things off.. just makes me happy! : )

The single flower is one of the dies in the Botanic Frame set. Perfect match!

I needed a table doily… so to speak! *grin* Enter the Holly Holiday Frame Set. Love it! So dainty and pretty… love the little flower it cuts out in the corner… wouldn’t it be sweet pieced back in with a color card-stock! Another card idea!

And then…back to this NEW release…check out this NEW Plush Bow die cut in Lavender card-stock. A darling addition to the basket of flowers…feels like Spring/Easter for sure!

I think that pretty much covers the details for my card… holler if you have any questions!

Click over to the Memory Box Blog and comment on the blitz posts!

***Linking to some challenges…
Moxie Fab World – Styling with Stencils Challenge
Crazy 4 Challenges – Shake your Thing

ttul!

Supplies I used to make this card…

Blog Hop · cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Impression Obsession · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Serendipity Stamps

Blog Hop – Perfect Paper Crafting and Serendipity Stamps…

March 10, 2014March 26, 2014 Pam Sparks48 Comments

SerendipityHop

Good morning and WELCOME to the first day of the week long Perfect Paper Crafting with Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop! So excited to be blogging with this wonderful group of stampers!

If you’ve come from Marybeth’s Blog, you are in the right place.

You will want to hop and comment on all the blogs… AWESOME PRIZES… I mean AWESOME!
Perfect Paper Crafting and Serendipity Stamps are both giving away a $50 Gift Certificate
Two winners will be chosen randomly from the people that have commented on all the blogs!
Winners will be announced on the PPC and Serendipity blogs on March 17th.

My first card for the hop is a window card…cut a circle from an A-2 top folding card, die cut the Serendipity Ornament die…lovin’ this die! Poked a couple holes for the twine bow, die cut some pine branches, glued them on and there you have it! It was hard for me to leave it without a sentiment, but I’ll figure something out! lol

Up close…that is dark brown card-stock in the background…helped it show up for the photos.

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On this card I used the Ornament Stamp and Die set from Serendipity Stamps. I heat embossed the ornament stamp, twice on the background, then die cut the ornament die, heat embossed it and using mounting squares, adhered it to the card front. I used black pigment ink to ink up the ornament stamp all three times and Judikins Egyptian Gold embossing powder. I used the Stamp a ma jig for positioning.

The ornament stamps beautifully and the ornament die cuts perfectly!

Here’s a close up…

I used my Perfect Layers Rulers to mat the image panel and the base of the card. I love how perfect and elegant the 1/16th inch ruler cuts the mats. I’m lovin’ the new shorter rulers and the cutting mat… both are AWESOME and I’m telling you true! : )

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I was in the mood to color, so I cut the ornament die from white card-stock so I could color it with Copics! I wanted to use my Wink of Stella Red and Silver Brush pens too! It’s Christmas…bring on the sparkle!

Then I needed some greenery to hang the ornament! poppystamps Pine Needle Border, Berry Sprig and Memory Box Ribbon Candy Border all combined to make a festive arrangement for it to hang from. Ranger Cranberry Liquid Pearls on the berries.

A festive sentiment from Serendipity Stamps, Tis the Season… stamped beautifully with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

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*** Serendipity has a SPECIAL going on right now… Everything in their Easter Category is 20% off until Wednesday March 12, 2014. ***

The HOP will go through Sunday, March 16, Midnight Pacific time. Enjoy, be inspired and comment for a chance at the prizes!

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Your next stop on the HOP is Julie

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Thanks so much for stopping by and see you next time! Working on a scene card with Serendipity Stamps and Perfect Layers tools..

Supplies I used on my cards…

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Birthday · cards · copics · Distress Ink coloring · Printworks · rubber stamps

Printworks Birthday cards…

February 25, 2014February 26, 2014 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Back to class… haha… chalkboard! Now wouldn’t this be a FUN class?!!! I just need some place to teach it! haha On the inside of this puppy card I stamped, Celebrate Today! I stamped the pup on watercolor paper and watercolored him a bit with a Black Soot Distress Ink Marker.

Linking up the puppy card to some challenges…
Sweet Sketch Sunday Challenge 208 – I followed the sketch.
Come and Get it Challeges – Sweet Domestic Animals
Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenges – Anything Goes
CASology – Paint
CAS on Sunday – Masculine

I posted the balloon card several days ago… so scroll on down for it…

This is a Tri-fold card… 4 1/4 in. wide by 11 in. long… scored and folded into thirds.

I love how it turned out… so fun! Printworks stamps complement each other perfectly! Zillions of cute combinations!

Linking my Tri-Fold Birthday card to some challenges…
Tuesday Throwdown – Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday – Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge – Anything Goes
Scribbles Design – Frame It

There’s a cupcake sentiment too! Click over HERE to shop the store… Printworks Collection.com. Click on NEW release to see these new stamps… they come wood mounted or cling mounted. The Cling mounted are indexed! Top quality rubber stamps! REMEMBER to use the code PAM2014 to save 5% on your order!!!

Linking my Make a Wish card up to some challenges…
Challenges 4 Everybody – Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge – Anything Goes
Just B Creative – Linky Party, Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges – Keep it Simple

The Printworks gal’s would love to have you ‘like’ their Facebook page too… HERE… a great way to keep up with all the specials and NEW releases.

Seems like I need Birthday cards more than any other kind… is that how it is with you? Enjoy the whimsical style of this release! I love how there are so many sentiments that coordinate!

Thanks for stopping by! ttul!

cards · copics · Magnolia · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Spring · Tilda's Town

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Anything Goes…

February 22, 2014February 26, 2014 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Everybody’s talkin’ about it! hmmmm…. I look out the window and we’re covered with snow! hohoho Well, a couple days this past week felt like there would soon be a possibility of Spring coming to Iowa! Course we had rain too…pass on rain. ha Alice, quit laughing at me! I love umbrellas but I would just as soon use them for snow! haha

Oh, this is not a weather report, you say?! Oh, ok, well, here’s Tilda with Flowing Hair! She’s a doll and showing off for this week’s Anything Goes Challenge over @ Tilda’s Town Challenges!

Click over to Tilda’s Town Challenges, HERE and enjoy the inspiration from the Design Team and enter the weekly challenge! We’d love to have you!

Each week there is a random winner, chosen by Inlinkz, for a $10 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com!

Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

I used some of the new dies from Memory Box, very fun! I LOVE the new Kensington Border, Toulouse Background and Blooming Branch dies. I did cut the big flower off the Toulouse Background for this card though. I also used the Dancing Butterflies die and Memory Box Spring Greetings rubber stamp.

My Mind’s Eye Pattern Paper, pearls and Strathmore color card-stock for the frame and card base.

Challenges I’m linking my card to…
Time For Magnolia – Tilda only
Dutch Magnolia Lovers – Anything Goes
Challenge For Everybody – Anything Goes
A Creative Romance – Sentiment
Stampin for the Weekend – Flower Power
Stamp and Create with Magnolia – Spring
Crafty Hazelnuts Pattern Paper Challenge – Anything Goes
PaperTake Weekly – lovely layers
7Kids Challenge – Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today! ‘preciate it!

Stamps, dies and supplies I used…

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Memory Box · Paper Smooches · Poppystamps · Winter

Paper Smooches and Memory Box…

February 8, 2014February 10, 2014 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m behind posting cards… so there’s a few in this post… then Tilda coming for Tilda’s Town and then a Printworks snowman! So hang on but don’t worry, I’m not going to start posting everyday all the time!

I wanted to get in on the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog Anything Goes post. This is a birthday card I made for Tim. I saw one of the PS designers using this flourish for a snow look so I had to do it too! Stamped with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. Perfect for a January birthday! Colored with Copic Sketch Markers. Right now ‘deer’ aren’t so ‘dear’ to me though. Hit one with my car in July and did a lot of damage. I just like the stamp and paper cute ones now!!!

A little Wink of Stella Glitter marker on the flakes and flourish too!

Happy Day! My Deer card was one of the featured cards for this challenge! YAY!