It’s a Butterfly Dreams post!

April 16, 2011August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks64 Comments

Some super sweet stamps from Magnolia on my stair step card today! The latest collection, Butterfly Dreams…they just keep getting cuter! I also used a few Magnolia Doohickey’s dies… I’ll link to them all in the photos below.

I made this a back panel stair step. I didn’t take time to search to see if anyone has already done this. I didn’t like it as tall either so I did some changing. The pattern paper is from the Webster’s Pages 6×6 pad called Spring Market/Yacht Club. Some really neat designs in the collection… link below.

Linking up to the Just Magnolia Challenge for this week, they’re celebrating birthdays! It’s HERE! Linking to the Wee Memories Challenge post, HERE, the challenge is “All Things Adorable”… well, that’d be Tilda and Edwin! : )

Here’s a side view to see the stair step…

And some close ups…

Made ‘ya smile! Thanks for stopping by… links below take you to the products I used when you click on the pictures! Happy Weekend!

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Let’s Celebrate Birthdays!

March 9, 2011February 12, 2013 Pam Sparks35 Comments

Tilda is such a cutie! I’m loving this new collection as I’m sure you are too!!! I used Tilda With Balloon, check out the new You Are So Special die collection … You’ll ❤ them too!

I brought out my Distress Ink palettes again last night… all inspired after watching Dena’s how to videos, HERE. Fun, THANK YOU Dena! I enjoyed it! I’m linking my card up to the Just Magnolia challenge… this week is “anything goes” and I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop Sketches challenge blog.

I also used the Magnolia Doohickey’s dies, Tilda’s Lace and the mini scallop lace.

The pattern papers are from the new 6×6 MME pad Stella Rose, Hazel. Elongated Rectangle Nestabilites for the shapes… love them!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Tilda with a letter…

January 19, 2011May 22, 2014 Pam Sparks51 Comments

A Valentine is a “gift from the heart”!

I used five Magnolia stamps and one die on my card for today…

Tilda with a Letter

Postbag with Letters

Tag with Heart

Love Heart

a gift from the heart

Tilda Lace Doohickey die

Kraft and Bazzill Card-stock…Sizzix scallop frame heart die #655459…stitching border stamp is from Sandylion, a set called “borders” KPSTP4…American Crafts ribbon stapled on with the Tim Holtz tiny attacher.

I stamped the images on Beckett Expression Super-smooth 80# cover card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers.

I used my stamp a ma jig to stamp the sentiments on the tag and on the big heart.

I’m linking up to the Just Magnolia Challenge – the theme is My Favorite Things… well, that’d be red and brown… my stamp a ma jig…. and hearts! oh and better not forget Tilda! oh and dies… what’s not a favorite! lol …. copics… paper… on and on and on!

Bye for now! Hope she makes you smile and want to stamp and create Valentines! ttul!

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Magnolia, Winter Where You Live…

January 12, 2011September 24, 2012 Pam Sparks47 Comments

This is Winter where I live…snow…snow…cold!!! Edwin and Tilda love it in Iowa! lol I used “Snowy Hug” Tilda, “Edwin on Sled”, “Love Trees” and the fence and snowflake Doohickey Dies.

Here’s a couple close up photos…

and a side view…

Linking up to the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog, HERE…theme is “anything goes”

and just for fun…an ATC I made a few years ago…

Thanks for stopping by and love hearing from you!!!

Happy “Winter Where YOU Live”!!!

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Autumn Tilda…

October 15, 2010September 14, 2012 Pam Sparks48 Comments

I love this Tilda, I think she looks rather like a Pilgrim and the little pumpkins are so charming! I also love the color pencil coloring of Moni HERE, so today I attempted to get her “look” with copics. hmmmmmm… She does magic with pencils and OMS!!! I kinda felt like I was creating mud! lol I’m happy with my brown, brown card though….as long as we don’t put Moni’s beside mine!!!!!!!

I used the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog Sketch for my card and the panel with Tilda on it was perfect for scoring on the left to create a fold. When you lift the “thank you” tab on the right, the panel comes up… I know…way too easy but that’s all I could do today!!! lol I always enjoy Dawny P’s sketches! Linking up to Totally Papercrafts Challenge Blog , Stampin For the Weekend Challenge Blog, Stampin’ B’s Challenge blog, the themes are Fall.

Here’s a couple more photos of the fold side and then the tab side…

Tilda – Circle Nestabilities – thank you sentiment – I like to edge all the papers and card-stock with Distress ink – Scored with the Martha Stewart scoreboard – Pattern Paper – Martha Stewart branch edge punch – SEI button – cord from JoAnn’s – the card is 6×6 in. square.

Happy Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

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Midsummer Tilda…

May 1, 2010May 11, 2010 Pam Sparks36 Comments

Midsummer Tilda is from the Fairytale collection…just love the flowers in her hair and the way it waves. Fun to color…trying distress ink coloring again…not sure why ‘cept that it’s a challenge! lol I made this for the Just Magnolia Challenge blog, a sketch this week. Love the simplicity of it too!

♥ Tilda is stamped with ♥ Versafine Onyx Black ink on ♥ hot press Arches watercolor paper (comes in a big sheet). Then painted/colored in with ♥ Distress Inks. The papers are from ♥ K&Company… ♥ card-stock is prism and via…the cool paper ribbon is from a pack of ♥ Capella Basic Grey ribbon doilies…pretty cool stuff (purchased it at Archivers). I put ♥ Martha Stewart ribbon through the ribbon doily after I inked it good with ♥ walnut stain distress ink. All the edges of everything are edged with ♥ Walnut Stain distress ink and the ♥ Ink Blending Tool. The ovals are die cut with ♥ oval Nestabilities dies. Can’t do words without using the ♥♥♥ Stamp a ma jig, I ♥ that thing!!! Tutorial on using it in my post right before this one. “Thank You is a Hero Arts stamp D4903.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! I can say I used some scrapbooking paper today anyway! And took some pictures! Doesn’t matter that it was just of a card! lol

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Magnolia Spring Kit

April 20, 2010April 21, 2010 Pam Sparks40 Comments

I just had to get started stamping and coloring the new Magnolia Spring Kit stamps…this one is called Lady Tilda and is part of the new Fairy Tale collection. She’s so sweet and easy to color too!

I’m linking to the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog and using Mina’s sketch for this week.

Also linking to Stamp Something Challenge blog (Fri.) – layered is the challenge right now.

Lady Tilda was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink
colored with Copic Sketch Markers – skin E000, 00, 01, 21, R20, 21 – hair E50, YR31, 21, 23 – dress BV0000, 01, 31 – rose R00, 01, 21 – leaves BG93, 96, 99
Nestabilities, standard ovals, scallop ovals and labels 2 dies
Basic Grey Sugar Rush 6×6 paper pad
Frosted Lace Stickles on Tilda, the butterfly and the brads
ribbon is from May Arts
Flowers are from Making Memories
Butterfly is a new punch from EK Success, branch punch from Stampin Up
Bazzill card-stock

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Honey Tilda birthday!

March 20, 2010August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks43 Comments

Another Easel card…this style really works well for the 6×6 papers and folds up so nice, but most of you already know that because you’ve been making them! lol
The challenge at Just Magnolia blog is an easel card this week…
The challenge at Friday Sketchers blog is the sketch I used….
The Challenge at Cute Card Thursday is anything you like to celebrate each year…birthdays, anniversaries, etc…
The challenge at Saturday Spotlight blog is birthdays and using your birthstone color (mine is aquamarine)….
The challenge at Copic Creations blog is to use your favorite coloring technique from their challenges the last year (mine is coloring black)

Here’s a close up of Honey Tilda sitting on the Honey Jar – so sweet!

Honey Tilda and jar are stamped on 100% cotton Bristol card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers, The warm grays… y11, 15, 17, 19…YR 21, 23, 24… E50, 000, 00, 11…R22, 24, 27, 59. The copics really blend easily on this stock but oooooh watch out, they bleed really quick! Reminds me of the Canson Manga card weight paper pad. I like it and look how it changes the flesh colors…the ink doesn’t soak in as much either IMO.

I used Basic Grey Urban Prairie 6×6 pattern paper (I don’t see this one in the store but there are two brand new collections!
Magnolia, Honey Tilda, Honey Jar and made with love rubber stamps
Printworks, C1615, sweet on you and Happy Birthday to you (I don’t see the exact same one I have, which is G2003. This one and this one are similar) rubber stamps
I used my Stamp a ma jig to make the “made w/love” and “birthday” sentiments fit on the labels
Stampington honey comb background rubber stamp
Spellbinders new large scallop rectangle die
Nellie Snellen punch flowers
Clear gemstones from Hero Arts for the flower centers
Martha Stewart frond punch
Wild Honey distress ink for stamping the background and for edging everything with the ink blending tool
Frosted Lace stickles on her wings

I think that’s it! Happy weekend and stamping! It’s all pretty here again…covered with snow! lol

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Christmas All Year Long….

January 25, 2010February 5, 2010 Pam Sparks57 Comments

Welcome to the Christmas All Year Long blog hop! I’m so excited about this hop because I love creating for Christmas. If you ‘d like to start at the beginning of the hop…go to Julie’s blog. Everyone participating in this hop is using Magnolia rubber stamps for their creation.

Here’s my January card…

Bazzill card-stock
Creative Imaginations ribbon
Martha Stewart pine and holly punches…McGill 1/8th inch circle punch
Nellie Snellen dies for the frame
Tilda and the Christmas background words are from Magnolia and stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Peace and Joy is an Anna Griffin stamp from All Night Media and stamped with Versafine Onyx black ink.
The frame is aged with Ranger Nick Bantock VanDyke Brown ink and the Inkssentials ink blending too l

One last picture of Tilda close up…

and the copic sketch markers I used to color her…

Thanks for stopping by! I’m linking this up to the Just Magnolia challenge blog also…I used their sketch for this card!

Next stop on the hop is Patricia Garcia…enjoy!

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I wish you….Just Magnolia Challenge!

December 4, 2009January 8, 2010 Pam Sparks39 Comments

Tilda from the “So Jolly” Magnolia collection, singing her heart out! An Inkadinkado collage stamp in the background, a Martha Stewart Glacial snowflake punch, prima red flower, Bo Bunny pattern paper and a music notes border punch. Tilda is colored with copic sketch markers.

The special monthly challenge on the Just Magnolia blog is to create something special for someone. This card will be my entry. Thanks for coming by my blog today!