Perfect Paper Crafting and My Minds Eye Blog Hop…

October 28, 2013December 10, 2013 Pam Sparks72 Comments

The colors of Fall…My Minds Eye Happy Haunting paper pack and Perfect Paper Crafting tools… a great combination! Welcome to the Hop! Comment until Nov. 1st, 12 a.m. PST for a chance to win one of these awesome prizes!!!

*** $50 Gift Certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting

*** My Mind’s Eye’s Happy Haunting Paper collection

I used the Perfect Layers Tools to mat my stamped and colored image… 1/16 in, 1/8 in and 1/2 in rulers. Crisp and clean mats every time! I ‘heart’ them!

I had fun incorporating dies and other elements into the design of the card. Lovin’ the leaves die from Impression Obsession…the thanks die from Memory Box…burlap from Starlitstudio…stamp from Serendipity (colored with Copics) and the yarn is from the stash of old threads we used to use to embellish tags…can’t think of what we called it! Most came wrapped on cards…several different ones. The First Class and cancellation lines are old stamps from Hero Arts.

The card is 6×6 and mounted on a 6×6 card base… I know… kraft again! hehe

Six blogs to visit for this hop…enjoy and comment to win!

Perfect Paper Crafting & Laura

My Mind’s Eye

Pam (me)

Jenny

Eva

Roxie

Thanks so much for looking! So glad you stopped by! Have a great week and talk to you again soon!

Linking to the following Challenges…
Magazine Monday – Fall photo

My card mentioned in the winner’s post…

Papercrafting Inspiration: Magazine Mondays-Week Twenty-Eight Inspiration Piece

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Blog Hop · cards · copics · Fall · Impression Obsession · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps

Perfect Paper Crafting and Yumi & Fumi Blog Hop…

October 23, 2013October 23, 2013 Pam Sparks45 Comments

Happy FALL and WELCOME to my blog hop post for Perfect Paper Crafting and Yumi & Fumi Handmade rubber stamps! So glad you stopped by to see my ‘wild for you’ lion! He’s got personality!

Our grandkids LOVE dressing up! We have a lion costume so I just had to I use AJ Lion…I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Skin – E000, 00, 21, 11
Hair – E23, 25, 27, 29
Eyes – B21, 23, 26
Lion suit – YR20, 21, 23, 24, 27, E19, 18
Lion Nose – E40, 41, 42, 43

I must confess… I added the heart! It was real easy to cut up his arm and have him holding the heart! Made me happy! lol Oh and that heart has the new Wink of Stella brush pen, Red glitter on it!

I used the 1/4 inch Perfect Layers Ruler to mat the Chevron piece on my card, the 1/8 inch to mat the layer AJ Lion is on and the 1/16 inch to mat the sentiment. Their rulers truly are awesome! I LOVE them! The best investment for card-making! They save so much time! Link below and in the sidebar for a 5% discount.

The sentiment stamp is old, probably not available anymore… sorry ’bout that.

Here’s a list of the designers you’ll want to visit… you’re hopping for GRRRRRREAT prizes!!!

Laura & Perfect Paper Crafting

Yumi & Fumi Handmade

Eva

Rosemary

Pam – you are here!

Denice

Patti

Leanne

Kim

Renate’

Roxie

Perfect Paper Crafting is giving away a $50 Gift Certificate and Yumi & Fumi is giving away four stamps to four winners!!! So hop around and comment! You’ll love the PPC tools and these fun rubber stamps! You have until October 28th, 12 a.m. PST to finish the hop!

Enjoy and thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Hope you win!

Linking to a few challenges…
The Friday Mashup – leaves
Pinspired – Halloween/Fall pin
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Halloween colors

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

cards · copics · Fall · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps

Memory Box hello FALL…

October 15, 2013 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Have you heard? Fall card contest going on the Memory Box Flickr page HERE!

I’m sharing this card on the Memory Box blog today HERE … I stamped the Autumn Trees stamp with black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder on pool card-stock.

I love the Perfect Pumpkins die…I cut them in Jack O Lantern card-stock and used Copic markers E47 on the stem and a little YR12 on the lines.

I die cut the hello Script die four times and glued them together to make them sturdier and then glued directly to the card.

FALL is die cut from the Parker Upper Alphabet set one time and then I used thin black mounting squares cut in strips to mount the letters to the card.

I used the 1/8th inch Perfect Layers Ruler to mat the black card-stock behind the Pool piece and then layered it to an A-2 Crimson notecard.

Hope my hello FALL card has inspired you to get creating with Memory Box! Hope to see your creations linked up on the Flickr page!

Thanks for stopping by today! ‘preciate it!

cards · Christmas · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Winter

Memory Box Addison Ornament…

October 8, 2013October 9, 2013 Pam Sparks27 Comments

I love a pretty, new snowfall…it’s always so bright outside until the snow melts. Just really cheers up the drab of Winter. How about this bright Lagoon color with white and a touch of silver and gems. A little unusual but very festive!

The small bow from Precious Snowflakes die tops the Addison Ornament Background die. I used the Sussex Snowflake die (cut twice) from a white notecard, behind the ornament and the label die from the Peaceful Snowflake Frame die set mounted on top of the ornament. I stamped the label with the all is Calm, all is Bright stamp. I just inked up the ‘all is Bright’ part of the sentiment.

Layered onto a piece of white woodgrain card-stock, then to Core’dinations Glitter silk silver cardstock (you can see what this card looks like HERE, links to purchase below) I cut with the Perfect layers tools 1/16th inch tool (link in the sidebar or below) and then on to a Lagoon A-2 Notecard.

Challenges I’m linking my card too…
Everybody Art Challenge – 3 punches/dies
PaperTake Weekly – Two by Two
Created with Love Challenges – Any Holiday
Challenges 4 Everybody – Anything Goes
The Glory of Christmas Challenge – Christmas Ornaments
Paper Creators Crafts – dies or punches

Thanks for stopping by today! Tim has been painting for me, so I’ve been moving stuff here and there and vacuuming more than usual! Yay for color and fresh paint! It was fun to make a card yesterday though! Lots more I need to make! : )

Shopping links…

InLinkz.com

Blog Hop · cards · Christmas · copics · Perfect Layers Tools · Printworks · rubber stamps

Operation Write Home & Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Skip…

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 Pam Sparks69 Comments

Welcome to my blog! We’re skipping today to show you the Perfect Papercrafting tools and the cards we created for Operation Write Home. The skip starts at the Stars and Stamps Blog, HERE.

Perfect Paper Crafting is a company with fabulous tools! LOVE their rulers! My video with a couple tips that I have found very helpful when using the tools is HERE.

*** There will be a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting for one lucky person who leaves a comment on all the blogs. ***

Operation Write Home is an amazing organization that collects handmade cards to send to soldiers who in turn use them to send home to friends and family. Wow! What an awesome thing they do and I’m delighted to have a tiny part in it today.

I created two cards for the blog skip using the Perfect Layers Tools, 1/16th inch and 1/8 inch to cut the mats on this card and Printworks Collection rubber stamps. I stamped the flowers first on watercolor paper, then masked them, stamped the cup and colored with Distress inks. Stamps I used are HERE and HERE.

A thank you card and a Christmas card! I know… I wasn’t wanting to do Christmas again but this image just needed to get inky! Let’s Go For A Walk, HERE, Tis the Season HERE. I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. I added 1/16th inch mats with the Perfect Layers Tools. The pattern paper is from Echo Park, a 6×6 pad called Tis the Season. Holly is from the Memory Box Fabulous Holly Wreath die.