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!

A couple cards with Memory Box dies…another Birthday and hey… a start on Christmas cards too!

the Grand Happy Birthday die, Delightful Peony dies and the poppystamps Fading Dot Border die…

the Grand Merry Christmas die, Bells are Ringing die and Piestra Tile die…

Thanks for stopping by! It’s snowing here in Iowa… so pretty! Happy stamping weekend to you!

Supplies, stamps and dies I used…

cards · CAS · copics · LOVE · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Valentine

Tulip Stems and Queen of Hearts…

January 30, 2014January 31, 2014 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Thank you So much – white heat embossed on vellum. So fun that vellum is new again! I die cut, embossed and colored the Tulip Stems die with Copic Sketch markers… V22, 25, 28 and YG21, 23, 25, 17.

Memory Box Distress Dot violet paper and Violet A-2 Notecard.

I’m entering this card in the CASE Study Challenge #176.

Here’s a close up…

I just had to use this Queen of Hearts die! Of course you think of black and red with Queen things! oh and Silver glitter paper is a must! haha

I dry embossed the NEW Flourish Stencil on the red heart and rubbed over it with a little Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

Just a subtle look but I like that it’s delicate to go with the fine lines of the die!

This die cuts perfect and beautiful every time!

LOVE is cut with the UpperCase Classic Alphabet… love Memory Box Alphabets!

I’m linking up to Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday

Thanks for stopping by! Hoping to do a snowman next! It’s still Winter even though we’re working with all these new flower dies!

Supplies I used…

Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · LOVE · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Valentine

Memory Box Blog Blitz Day Two…

January 7, 2014January 22, 2014 Pam Sparks39 Comments

I have a lot to show you today! I got started on my cards for the Memory Box Blog and before I knew it, I had four cards to share today! Good thing I needed to stop and fix supper or this really would’ve been a long post!

It’s Day Two of the Memory Box 2014 Creative Elegance Collection Blog Blitz! Scroll through the posts all week…comment on all the posts for chances to win the NEW dies and stencils!

Happy Day! My tree card won Top Three at Addicted to CAS Challenge blog! Thank you ladies!

Here, I used the NEW Yorkshire Tree, Yorkshire Tree background and Library Alphabet Tags dies. The letters ‘Y’ and ‘U’ are from the tag set also and the hearts are from the Cherish Border die. I colored the trunk of the tree with a copic marker. I just love the pop of red in the green!

Next…

Here I used the NEW Piano Border and Perky Poppy dies. The sentiment is Just a Note Combo. I added the detail on the leaves with a copic marker.

LOVE this keyboard and how can you not love this Perky Poppy! I even love the name!

Next…

Here I used the NEW Party Music, Musical Motifs, Heart of Hearts, Sweet Heart, Queen of Hearts and Alphabet Soup dies. (I just used the heart cut from the center of the Queen of Hearts die) I cut the Cupid Heart out of red card-stock and it is glued on the inside of the card behind the Heart of Hearts that is cut directly in the white notecard.

Next…

Here I used the NEW Grand Happy Birthday, Norwich Corner and Lunette Butterfly dies. I cut the corner die twice, left one complete and cut one up to use here and there.

I LOVE these Grand word dies… there is also a New Grand Thank You! yep…tons of AWESOME NEW product! The dies cut wonderfully!

Believe it or not…that was my last card for today! lol Now to make some more with the NEW stencils.

Linking to the Addicted to CAS challenge blog…Die Cuts
Keep it Simple …Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash …Something New
Papertake Weekly …Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share with you! Makes my heart happy!

Supplies I used…

Yorkshire Tree	Yorkshire Tree background	Cherish Border	Library Alphabet Tags	twine SLS	Perky Poppy	Piano Border
Just a Note SLS	Party Music	Musical Motifs	Alphabet Soup	Sweet Heart die	Queen of Hearts	Heart of Hearts
Cupid Heart die	Grand Happy Birthday	Norwich Corner	Lunette Butterfly	2014 MB Stencils SLS	2014 MB Dies	2014 MB Stencils BM
QK Magnetic die holder	Big Shot BM	Magnetic Platform	standard cutting mats	tan embossing mat	Tuxedo Black	*Memory Box JUST A NOTE Rubber Stamp B1852
Copic Sketch Markers DB	Tombow Mono Multi Glue	adhesive pick up	ATG tool	atg refill	3d foam squares	Thin 3d foam squares
white mt squares	tweezers	stylus set	pick me up tool	stampamajig	craft sheet	ruler
fiskars trimmer	cutter bee	Mini scoreboard	SSS Teflon Bone Folder