Magnolia, Tilda’s Town Challenges…

August 23, 2013 Pam Sparks10 Comments

The challenge at Tilda’s Town this week is Christmas! I got it into my head to go for CAS… well… it’s pretty IRL but oh my… so hard to capture shiny, shimmery, gold and glitter on camera!

I colored with Copics… G20’s, R30’s, YR21’s and a metallic silver gel pen.

Put the double sided tape sheet over it and used the Art Glittering system’s diamond dust glitter all over it.

I used the Jingle Jangle Tangle stamp and A Merry Christmas Text stamp from Magnolia, available at Tilda’s Town.com . I heat embossed the sentiment with gold ultra fine embossing powder.

Cut the layers with my Perfect Layers Rulers… LOVE them… link over in the right sidebar and tutorial under the header…pull down under tutorials.

Click over to Tilda’s Town Challenges, HERE and enjoy the inspiration from the Design Team and enter the weekly challenge! We’d love to have you!

Each week there is a random winner, chosen by Inlinkz, for a $10 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com!

Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

Thanks for stopping by! Hard to believe Summer is winding down… time goes by so fast. We’re heading to a 50th wedding anniversary reception tomorrow afternoon for one of my sisters! A BIG Congratulations to Doris and Harvey! : ) I was the flower girl in their wedding! Wish I had a picture of that! lol I remember breaking the heel off of my new white shoes at the reception. So funny what you remember… memories…

ttul!

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

Memory Box…more Christmas!

August 21, 2013August 20, 2013 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly… this is the NEW Fabulous Holly Wreath die from Memory Box. I cut it twice and layered it up on two cuts of the Bramble Circle die. A piece from the Pine Needle Border (love this die) and top it off with four cuts of the half bow from the Crisp Bows dies. I love these Glitter domes too… link below in shopping for supplies links.

I stamped the Winter Collage Background stamp in brown ink on Memory Box Kraft card-stock. Stamped it again on Cranberry to get an extra bird, cut it out and mounted it on the full stamped piece.

Mounted the Kraft piece to Cranberry, to Vanilla Bean and then to a Vanilla Bean Distressed Dots card base. I used the Perfect Layers Tools to cut the mats/layers. No snow on this one but you could sure add some to cool things off! haha

Just can’t get enough of the NEW Pinecone Corner die…love the NEW Hayden Twigs die with Frosted Lace Stickles and Glitter Domes! How cool is the NEW Snowcap Ornament die in Cranberry Dots card-stock! The little snowflakes I cut out of NEW Gabriella Border die and put White Glitter Domes in the centers. It all just pops on the white card. Sure reminds me of how bright the fresh fallen white snow is!

I’ll sign off and we’ll go back to celebrating Summer! : ) I sure do notice that it’s getting darker earlier every week… that’s what I miss most in the Winter… I like the extra hours of light in the Summer!

Thanks for the blog visit today! I always love hearing from you! I’ll be back Friday!

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

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Perfect Paper Crafting and Tiddly Inks Blog Hop!

June 24, 2013June 24, 2013 Pam Sparks68 Comments

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So glad you clicked over to my blog today! I know… a switch from die cutting to coloring this cutie Tiddly Inks image called ‘Hopping By’ and using my Perfect Layers tools that I love! Perfect Layers every time! I used 1/16th, 1/8th, 5/16th and then the complete width of the ruler on the orange piece! lol Links below and in the sidebar… be sure to use the coupon code sparks5% to get a discount!

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I stamped her on Copic Express It card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers…

skin – E000, 00, 21,11
hair – YR21, E97, E08, E18
clothes – BV000, 00, 01,02, R24, 27, 29, YR12, 14,
background – BV0000

Basic Grey, Sugar Rush 6×6 pattern paper pad…

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The design teams from both companies have creations to share with you… here’s the list to hop around to. Hop dates…June 24 – 28! Enjoy!

Christy
Eva
Jeanne
Jenny
Jodi
Laura
Melissa
Pam (you’re here)
Roxie
Tabbatha
Wendy

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The PRIZES…comment as you hop along for a chance to win…

a $50 Gift Certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting

a $25 Gift Certificate and a ruler from Tiddly Inks (USA only)

a $15 Gift Certificate from from Tiddly Inks (everyone)

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Thanks so much for comin’ over today! Love hearing from you and good luck in the draw! I hope you win!

Supplies I used to make my card…

InLinkz.com

cards · Distress Ink coloring · Doohickey's Dies · Magnolia · Paper Smooches · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Tilda's Town · Watercolor

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Tilda!

June 14, 2013June 17, 2013 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Use Your Stash! is the challenge this week at Tilda’s Town Challenges. So out came a Tilda I haven’t used yet, colored with Distress Ink Markers with water on Langton Prestige Hot Press Watercolor paper and the only paper anywhere near the Milled Lavender color is this old Wild Asparagus pattern paper from My Minds Eye. I know… in the photos the paper doesn’t looked lavender at all but IRL, it is a pretty soft lavender!!! Imagine…. hehe

Tilda has a little garden happenin’ here… love this sentiment from Paper Smooches! Dies are all Magnolia Doohickeys… check ’em out @ Tilda’s Town.com!

Perfect Layers rulers 1/4 in. and 1/16 in. to frame and mat Tilda…Link and shopping discount code in my sidebar. Videos on using them…pull down the tutorial tab under the header.

Click over to Tilda’s Town Challenges, HERE and enjoy the inspiration from the Design Team and enter the weekly challenge! We’d love to have you! Each week there is a random winner, chosen by Inlinkz, for a $10 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com!

Linking up to Oozak Challenge – Anything Goes/sentiment

Thanks for stopping by today! Great to have you! Time for a weather report…it looks like rain so Tilda’s little garden is going to keep growing!

cards · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools

Memory Box Chrysanthemum Happy Birthday card…

June 10, 2013June 10, 2013 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Happy Monday everyone! My Chrysanthemum Happy Birthday card features the new Chrysanthemum Outline die, Chrysanthemum Background die and Happy Birthday script dies. I used the Dogwood Blossom Outline die and Dogwood Blossom die for the stems and leaves.

Happy Birthday is die cut from Licorice card-stock, the flowers are cut from Bubblegum dots card-stock, the stems and leaves are cut from Key Lime Dots and the accent paper border is Key Lime Gingham.

How to get perfect placement for the happy and birthday words…
* after die cutting, keep the negative piece from the cut (the part you would usually throw away)
* place it over your card where you want your word to be
* put adhesive on your word die cut
* place your word back in the negative piece, press it in place
* then slowly, carefully remove the negative piece so all that is left in place, is the word

In this photo you can see I die cut the florals in the white card base then cut them out of the colored card-stock too and inserted them in the cuts in the white card base.

A fun technique for using Memory Box dies…cutting, layering them with different colors for a little different look. I did this on my Jasper Leaves card, HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy stamping and die cutting!

Shopping Links… (some of these links are for the card I posted yesterday, scroll down for that card, thx!)