Taylored Expressions November Release Day and Book Winner!

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! Looking at this card makes me want to celebrate! EEK! We’re so close to a new year…hard to believe…can I just live in denial?!

Today I’m featuring this fabulous Happy New Year die from Taylored Expressions. All the NEW for November release is in the store today! I die cut the Happy New Year die in metallic silver cardstock. I used four other dies for this card too. The Celebration Confetti die is new also and cut in gold metallic cardstock. Perfect for shaker party cards! Then I used the Starry Night Cutting Plate cut in teal-ish glitter cardstock for the background, the Frame in a Frame Cutting Plate cut in metallic silver cardstock and one of the banners from Skinny Mini Party Borders cut in metallic gold cardstock. Sparkle and Shine!

Next up…a sweet gift idea…keep them by the computer for all the recipe sharing that happens online!

Look at this cute NEW Little Bits Mixer die! Darling! The Recipe Card Pack is NEW also…the TE designers have been showing what they’ve made with the new kitchen stamps and dies all week. So cute!

I used the Tag Stacklets 2 dies, Tag Reinforcement dies, Special Delivery stamp set and tied the pack up with twine.

Next up…a super cute NEW set of Holiday Charms! I used the snowflake charm on this card.

I cut the three flakes in silver glitter foam and then added silver stickles glitter too! Sometimes you just need more you know! lol

The vellum banner is cut with the NEW Stitched Banner Stacklets die set and I embossed a sentiment from last months new In and Out Christmas stamp set.

I hung the flakes on twine hidden behind the Peek A Boo Circle die panel.

The background is embossed with the Winter Flurry Embossing Folder.

Next up…two cards using the NEW Basketweave Cutting Plate die.

Here I used it in a traditional way… just like you would think a basket should look! The NEW Stitched Banner Stacklets again stamped with the Simply Stamped Pinecones stamp set and the Simply Stamped Pinecones Dies.

A little Frosted Lace Stickles on the pinecones and tied up with twine.

Here is a CAS use for the Basketweave Cutting Plate. I die cut it in Red and Green cardstock. Placed it on the diagonal and trimmed off the excess after I taped it to the back of the card.

There’s another one of the NEW Holiday Charms. A cute little Santa Hat cut in white and red cardstock. Trim the white and glue to the red and Frosted Lace Stickles just makes it more festive!

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Taylored Expressions November release posts this week and can get over to the TE Blog for a complete list of the participating designers. Take a look around for more inspiration and NEW product info! All the stuff we love!

*** AND the WINNER of the Creative Cardmaking book is….. #34! Carmen Willis you have the lucky number my hubby picked! Congratulations! I will email you for your address…be watching for it!!! Thank you everyone for commenting. Always makes me happy!

Thanks for stopping by today… links for what I used on these cards in the Taylored Expressions store below. Holler if you have any questions!

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cards · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Simon Says Stamp · Winter

Simon Says Stamp Ready Set Snow…

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Don’t panic! It’s really not going to snow yet! Although one year, Tim and I were in Chicago at a stamp convention in October and we got a phone call from home that there wasn’t any electricity, trees were down, snow so deep you couldn’t get through the streets…we could hardly get home from Chicago! It was so strange driving into town and we couldn’t even get in our driveway! If I’m remembering correctly, we lost 3 trees that year. I think it was the fall of 1996 but I would need to get my photos out to be sure. yikes! Glad that doesn’t happen very often. It was so bad because it was a really wet, heavy snow. I really like the weather we’re having right now! haha 50’s, 60’s, 70’s… love it!

When I saw this cute set, I knew I had to have it! It was so fun to color cute again!

I used Copic Sketch markers… her hair Y21, E97, E08 and E19; his hair E23, 25, 29; her coat and accessories BG53, 57, 49; her boots T’s; his coat and hat R24 and E07; his pants B91,93,95,97; his shoes, mittens and hat E43,44,47.

I used Ranger Black Enamel Accents on her coat buttons and boot buttons and a little white pen on their cheeks.

The background circle is a Memory Box die called Stitched Snowflake Circle Frame, the sentiment and little heart is from Simon Says Stamp.

I die cut the circle in white cardstock, die cut the center waste piece with the Memory Box die Beaded Background and inked with Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress inks. Drops of water on it to make it splotchy.

The sentiment is straight, I just curved it to fit the circle and stamped it on the MISTI.

A few clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and it was making me smile! YAY!

I’m off to Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy tomorrow. I hope you’re coming! hehe A fun Friday night and Saturday. Taylor puts on an amazing event!!! Saturday I’ll be teaching two classes and 4 other gals are teaching classes too. It’ll be so fun to catch up with kindred spirit stampers again! I’m sure you’ll be there in spirit! hehe I’ll try to make time to snap some pictures!

You have a fun, creative weekend too!

Shopping linkes to supplies I used to make this card..

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cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Winter

Taylored Expressions October Release Day!

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Welcome to my post for Taylored Expressions October Release day! Open the door and come on in! Last month brought us the Door to Door die set and Door to Door Décor. This month we get the accessory set, Door to Door Winter Décor! YAY! So…let it snow!

The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the awesome New In and Out Christmas stamp set. My weakness is sentiments…ok, maybe I have more than one weakness. lol

I used the Bead Board embossing folder to make the card front look like siding and embellished with the new Little Bits Snowflake Confetti dies. I hope you’ll come in out of the cold! : )

My next card is the moose image from the New Critters on Ice stamp set with matching dies…

SO cute! I love critters with personality! So fun to color too! I die cut the pieces in white card-stock and colored them with Copic Sketch markers.

The frame is the New Picture Perfect Horizontal die… love it! Then the trees and lake are from two new Build a Scene die sets… Winter Trees and Central Park. Oh.what.fun!

I used some Stampendous Frantage Chunky Enamel embossing powder on the lake… snow! Ranger White Enamel Accents on the tree.

I tore a piece of copy paper and using the ink blending tool, sponged on Tumbled Glass Distress ink for the horizon line.

I LOVE this release! Everything is available in the Taylored Expressions online store today! hurray! You will want to see what all the other TE designers created for release day too! Head over to the TE blog, read through to the bottom of the post for the links to the other gals that are posting today.

Merry Christmas creating to you! Thank you for visiting! I love sharing and can’t wait to send cards!

p.s. be sure to scroll down two posts and comment, if you haven’t already, for a chance to win the new Creative Cards book. I have two TE cards published in it!

Here’s the list of what I used and is now all available @ Tayloredexpressions.com!

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cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box….Winter Wonder…

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Happy card making Wednesday to you! Here’s 3 Memory Box cards that scream the wonders of Winter! haha I love the red hearts. : )

This die truly does live up to it’s name, Spectacular Snowflake. I die cut it in the pool color card-stock, layered it over a white piece of card-stock, die cut the love into the pool card front piece, die cut the little hearts in the snowflake die and the love die in red card-stock and pieced them in. A fast card to make and you could vary it/bling it up so many different ways! I love Christmas!

Then there’s the new Open Studio Dies Snowglobe Bases, I used the Stitched Circles but there’s new Pinpoint Circles too! oh duh, no I didn’t! lol I used the NEW Stitched Snowflake Circle Frame! I did use the circles layers dies behind the Snowflake circle. lol

I love the look of falling snow in the scene… the Beaded Background die is perfect for that look.

For the card front, I used the Snowy Scene Background die, it cuts and embosses.

The sweet tree border die is from the Open Studio Wide Open Spaces die set. The NEW Mama and Baby Deer dies, the holly leaves are from the NEW Newbury Ornament Vignette die set and the heart is from the Cross Stitched Heart die set.

The December month stamp is from the Open Studio Clear stamp set Well Planned

The 3rd card just came together too! Love it when that happens! There are things you could easy vary here too!

There’s that beaded background again, that’s perfect for snow… yes, I used it the wrong direction but I like it!

The pretty Mountain Evergreen… I left it plain but on one other card I made, after die cutting it, I put it on the beaded background and cut snow into it. : )

Then the Deer in the Trees … I hand cut the deer out, put the trees behind and the deer in front!

Down to the end…one last die! The Curved Merry Christmas the perfect foundation for this festive Winter scene.

Have you heard the NEWS?! There’s a NEW Memory Box/poppystamps release and Cindy at Starlitstudio just received her shipment today! So they’re in her store if you want to get your order FAST! LOVE her service! Top notch! I am one very happy customer of her’s! lol But you could tell that already, right?! lol ; )

Hope you’re inspired to get to creating those Christmas cards! If you want my address to send me one! oh, I’d love that!!! hohoho

Have a great rest of the week… I’ll be back tomorrow with some more Christmas goodness!

Take care and thanks so much for stopping by! oh, scroll down to comment for a chance to win the book giveaway! TTUL!

Dies and Supplies I used to make these cards…

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Published · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Winter

Creative Cards book…

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 Pam Sparks35 Comments

Do you love having an idea book to look at while you’re having breakfast, coffee time or lunch? I do! *grin* Well, have you heard of Scrapbook and Cards Today’s NEW Creative Cards Volume One?

I have two cards in it! I’m so excited to share with you and I have one copy of the book to give away to a lucky winner in the USA that comments on this post! I’ll leave it open for a few days. The book is also available for purchase HERE. There are a few other TE designers in the book this time, including Taylor!

The two cards in the book are from a set of four Christmas cards I made with non-traditional colors.

Here’s a peek at the two in the book…

and…

I’m also sharing the two cards that didn’t get published and linking below to the supplies in the TE store. It was so fun to use extraordinary colors…although, I love red, green, kraft and white!!! : )

I LOVE the Distress ink color Shaded Lilacs…here I combined it with Tumbled Glass, both colors on the embossing folder before I ran it through the Big Shot.