Taylored Expressions April Release Day…

April 7, 2016 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Welcome to my post for Taylored Expressions April Release! Today I’m showcasing the NEW ‘Some Like it Hot’ stamp set! So many FABULOUS sentiments! Made you smile!

The NEW April release products are in the TE store right now! YAY!

I used the NEW Build a Bookmark die cut from watercolor card-stock for the base and the ‘steam’. Then the NEW Stacked Mugs die cut in black card-stock and coated with Glossy Accents. (the steam too) The die cuts the card-stock pieces to go behind the mugs too! I used Red Pepper and Cookie Monster TE card-stock.

I inked the tag a lot with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, then I got the bookmark wet, threw on some Walnut Ink crystals and dried it with the heat tool. An eyelet, ribbon and brad embellish the top. I love it! We used to make everything brown and coffee stained, so it was fun to revisit this technique!

Here’s what I used for the bookmark…

Next up, a card…

Another fun sentiment from this NEW stamp set! This time I embossed it with white embossing powder. The NEW Stacked Mugs is cut from white card-stock three times and glued together. I used the flowers from the NEW Build a Bookmark to embellish the corners of the frame.

Here’s what I used for the card…

Such fun NEW stamp sets and die sets! To see what the other TE designers made, click over to the TE blog and scroll through Taylor’s post and at the bottom you’ll see links to their blog posts. Always LOVE more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy creating!

cards · Classes · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Spring · Techniques · Watercolor

Memory Box and poppystamps class cards…

March 31, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hi everyone! Finally getting these posted! You can tell it’s Spring when you start working on ‘things’ around the house! Even if it is just putting your Copic refills in alphabetical order! lol

I used the poppystamps Triptych die and Memory Box Fence die and sentiment on this one. The little flowers are from the Playful Petal Bundle. The Triptych die cuts the three squares in the card base and cuts the 3 tree parts squares too. I just cut the die once in the white card base and then once in kraft because I wanted the tree squares to be brown. I used a Tombow brush marker to edge the squares to make them darker brown. I stamped with a woodgrain stamp over the top of all three squares before I pieced them into the card base. I stamped the fence with the woodgrain stamp too.

In these two cards you have the poppystamps Boddington Cottage in the background die cut in a rectangle piece of card-stock, then cut that with one of the new Memory Box Oval Layering dies. Die cut a larger oval in light green to mat the scene and a smaller oval to stamp the sentiment on. The poppystamps Kaysen Oval is cut in darker green and lightly glued to the Boddington Cottage Oval. The flower is from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die set.

This card wasn’t part of the class but I thought I’d go ahead and show you what it looked like with a different card base color.

Here I die cut one of the dies from the Geo Fragments die set in green. Love that set! I used the curve die that comes with the Memory Box Pasture Grass die set, to cut the front panel. The sprigs from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die fit the curve perfectly! Sentiment is from Memory Box and the butterfly is Memory Box Pippi and Isabella.

Here I used the poppystamps Sylvan Frame over a watercolored panel. The Memory Box Marielle Butterflies die, a banner with the poppystamps classic ribbon die and the poppystamps happy Spring die.

Fun classes at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, Iowa! An awesome store! Her die selection is amazing! Thank you ladies for coming to class!

Shop your local store for Memory Box and poppystamps dies and stamps. If you shop online… click over to Starlitstudio.net to find the finest selection of products out there!

Thank you for dropping in today! always love sharing and hearing from you!

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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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Memory Box and poppystamps cards…

March 18, 2016 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi and are you feeling like I am? This week went by in a blur! I’m blaming it on the time change this week! haha

My first card today is all die cuts except for that little birthday stamp from the “in the words” stamp set.

The poppystamps Stitched Swirl die is die cut into the light green Open Studio Stitched Rectangle Layer, then die cut in a piece of green and pieced into the light green rectangle.

The poppystamps Susanna Bloom is die cut in white, leave it in the die, turn it over and emboss it with a stylus, turn it back over and sponge on the color. In this case, I used Distress Inks Squeezed Lemonade and Peeled Paint.

The word ‘happy’ is from the poppystamps Happy Spring die set. I like to put Scor-tape on the back of the card-stock before I run it through the Big Shot for words. Then you have a sticker. TIP: Pick out the parts you don’t want to use before you remove the word. Take out the waste from the top of the ‘h’, the bottom of the two p’s and the bottom of the ‘y’, then peel off the sticker. It shouldn’t cut through the release paper of the Scor-tape. It’s a lot easier to remove them first then after you have the word off. It’s so sticky to try to remove those inner parts then.

Here is the poppystamps Side Lattice die cut into the card front, backed with Memory Box Sweetcorn card-stock. The poppystamps Sylvan die cut and flowers from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die. Thinking of you is from the Memory Box Springtime Bunnies clear set.

For this card, I embossed both of these dies, poppystamps Peony Delight and Peony Bud into the card-stock white panel, then it was real easy to see where to adhere the green die cuts. Happy Spring is from the Springtime Bunnies clear stamp set.

A few sequins, stamp a sentiment and all the cards are A2 size cards.

I’ll be back with the four cards from the other class in a few days. I have a couple other cards to post that I colored!

Thanks to all the gals that took my classes at Scrapmania on Saturday…you have a wonderful store to shop at!

Links below if you don’t have a local store…

Thanks for stopping by today!

Shopping links for the products I used to make these cards…

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More NEW from Taylored Expressions…

March 14, 2016 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve been missing you but here I am, back again! lol I’ll show you the Memory Box/poppystamps class cards in my next post.

I love this cute NEW Build a Scene Bistro die set! I die cut 4 of the new Build a Scene Window dies, set them together to make a larger window. Then a little watercolor to mimic the sky in the background.

The rug is from the NEW Build a Scene Nursery die set. I die cut it in watercolor paper and colored it with Distress Inks.