Taylored Expressions March Release Day…

March 3, 2016March 4, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Welcome to my blog today! It’s March release day at Taylored Expressions! I’m featuring the NEW Build a Scene Nursery! So many cute details for creating adorable cards! I used the NEW Build a Scene Window, Little Bits Rocking Horse and Welcome Baby Banner dies with it too. The sweet coordinating pattern papers are from the TE Double the Joy paper pack.

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My next card is a lot of things I love! Kraft card-base, lots of white, a little bit of black and super cute images and sentiment!

Today TE is releasing the Hippo Birdy die set to go with their previously released Hippo Birdy stamp set! YAY! Such a fun set! I could’ve made several more cards to share, if only I didn’t need to sleep, eat, laundry etc! haha The dies are so easy to use, just place over the stamped image, line up and run through the machine. They are outline dies! YAY!

My scene needed a little more, so I added some Wispy Grass cut in Peapod green TE card-stock and the small cloud from Build a Scene Cloud. A little washi tape at the top and bottom and images colored with Zig Clean Color Brush watercolor markers. Look at that ‘mug’! Just makes a gal smile!

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Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me share my cards with you today! Click on over to the TE blog to see Taylor’s post. Scroll down and you’ll find the link up to the the other TE designers. You’ll want to see what they made too!

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

and Seize the Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes, Keep it Birthday

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Memory Box, poppystamps cards and giveaway winners!

February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time to announce the Memory Box Happy Easter Egg die winners! I forgot to ask Tim to pick numbers last night so I had one of our daughters tell me two numbers via chat! lol

so…..she picked number 5 – Nancee Purdum!!!! and number 20 – Shirley Hotop!!!! Congratulations gals! Email me your snail mail addresses and Cindy will get your Memory Box Happy Easter Egg die in the mail to you!

Thank you again Cindy of Starlitstudio for the fun giveaway! yay!

I’m posting some cards using the poppystamps Triptych die. I paired it up with several other dies and stamps you’ll find in Cindy’s store, Starlitstudio.net

Played around with adding the Memory Box Playful Petal Bundle die. Ranger White Enamel Accents and the Kindness of People stamp.

I matted the Triptych squares on the Postage square die from the Memory Box Postage set on this last card.

All three of these cards are A2 size! Thanks so much for stopping by and congrats again to our winners! Happy stamping and die cutting!

p.s. I forgot to write above that I posted the card photos larger this time. If you click on them, you can see them larger and then click again and even larger. Tell me if you like that better or not??? Thank you!

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Memory Box, poppystamps cards, a sale and an Easter giveaway!

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 Pam Sparks41 Comments

An overdose of Spring today on my blog! Welcome to thoughts of new life, playful bunnies and before we know it, congratulations will be in order!

I inked a background with Distress Inks for the NEW Memory Box Happy Easter Egg, Pasture Grass and Prairie Grass dies. Die cut the scene with the MB Stitched Rectangle Layers die and added the MB Springtime Bunnies die.

*** Cindy from Starlitstudio has generously provided me with TWO of the Happy Easter Egg dies to give away! YAY! Thank you Cindy! Comment on this post for a chance to win! *** I’ll leave it open for 5 days.

Next up is a fun scene with the NEW poppystamps Brevilla Hillside die. I die cut in black and in white cardstock. I used the frame from the black cut and the pieces from the white cut.

I did ink smooshing on the pieces and the sky with Distress inks…Twisted Citron and Mermaid Lagoon.

The Hot Air Balloon and Sky’s the Limit stamp and Banner are all from the MB Flying High stamp set and Flying High die set. Super easy to stamp and die cut. I did add a little Copic coloring to the banner and a teeny bit of line shading to the balloon.

Both cards are A2 size.

Now for the SALE info… I LOVE my NEW white Big Shot…if you’re in the market for a new Die Cutting machine…here’s the deal for you! Scrapbook.com has up to 70% off Sizzix right now and the lowest price I’ve ever seen on the new White Big Shots! I do own the Big Shot Plus too… solid machine. LOVE it! So there you have it… Happy Valentines Day to us! lol We can die cut our own roses! lol

Be sure to comment on this post for a chance to win one of the two Happy Easter Egg dies I’m giving away! Thank you again Cindy from Starlitstudio! Be sure to click over to her store…TONS of awesome stamps, dies and supplies! You’ll love her store and the prices!

Thank you all for stopping by today! I appreciate it so much and love your comments and chatting now and then!

Links to the supplies I used to create these cards…

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Taylored Expressions February Release Day…

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 Pam Sparks29 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s release day at Taylored Expressions.com today! I’m featuring the NEW Door to Door Spring Decor die set that goes along with the previously released Door to Door die sets.

I love all the elements that come in these sets! Unlimited creativity!

I used the Bead Board Embossing Folder for the house siding…the New Little Bits Mailbox, NEW Welcome Spring banner die, Wispy Grass Border die, Door To Door die set and the wreath from the Door to Door Decor die set.

I scored the steps with my scor pal and inked the edges of pretty much everything with Hickory Smoke and Peeled Paint Distress Inks and the ink blending tool. I used a white gel pen to decorate the eggs on the wreath.

My past Door to Door cards are HERE and HERE.

Look at this darling NEW In the Garden die! I wanted to make it a vintage sepia ‘look’ so I used Tea Dye Distress Ink and did watercolor ink smooshing on canvas looking card-stock for the background. Edges of everything are inked with Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Inks and the ink blending tool.

The sentiment is from the Shade Tree Scripture stamp set.

A beautiful New stamp set, Light of the World, with lovely stain glass windows and sentiments. I stamped in dark brown ink, then blended on Distress inks…Shaded Lilac, Cracked Pistachio for coloring. I can’t remember what the orangish color is. ugh. sorry about that! I used white gel pen over the flower petals after I finished inking.

I covered the stain glass piece with double sided adhesive and glittered it with Vintage Glass Glitter…so pretty!

I gold embossed the sentiment on vellum die cut with the Stitched Banner Stacklets and adhered with little dots of Tombow mono multi behind the words. The little bird’s tail from the NEW Little Bits Birds die set, is glued to the vellum also then a mounting square behind the top part of the bird.

The ‘true’ way to welcome Spring in our area anyway is with Tulips! Gorgeous new stamp and die sets, Simply Stamped Tulips.

I stamped, die cut and placed them on the NEW Leafy Vine Cutting plate die cut in white. So romantic! lol

That’s it from me today but there’s tons more inspiration from the TE creative team! Click over to the TE Blog HERE, scroll down to the link up of designers and enjoy all their beautiful creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

You’ll find the products I used at Taylored Expressions…links below

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Memory Box Plush Heart Pocket…

January 17, 2016 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Hi everyone! What did I do on a cold Winter’s day? Stitch of course! I’m using the NEW Memory Box Plush Heart Pocket die today with card-stock and felt but I’m going to post the felt pocket tomorrow. I love how easy they are to stitch when the holes are already perfectly placed! happy happy!

This one is die cut in cardstock and backstitched. No stuffing inside. Before I stitched them together though, I die cut the Memory Box Clementine Heart in one of the plush hearts. I was lucky and all the pieces stayed on the cutting plate and not in the die! yippee! lol So I held it tight to the cutting plate, turned it over and slid it off so I could scotch tape the back. Then I was able to remove the light pink frame leaving the inside pink pieces stuck to the tape. Then I die cut the Clementine heart again in mint green and pieced the frame back in. Fortunately the scotch tape releases what you want it to because I don’t press it down real hard until I’m done.

I die cut the small heart button that comes with the Plush Heart Pocket die set three times, glued them together, thread through the holes and knotted.

Here’s the back side…

I put the pocket die cut piece on the back. I cut a smallish card to put in the pocket, similar to a gift card size. Perfect for the times you want a special gift card holder!

I stamped the image and sentiment from the NEW Memory Box Springtime Bunnies set, with mint Colorbox pigment ink.

The bow is where my thread ends met from stitching. Triple cut and glued together the heart button again, in the mint color cardstock.

Fortunately the sun was out today and helped warm the house up… eek… waking up to zero degree weather…let’s just say, I didn’t have any trouble staying inside today!

Thanks for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions!

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