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Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge – Fall…

Pam Sparks35 Comments

Apples, Pumpkins, Hay Rides, oh yea!  I’m sure she’s yelling at him to quit putting hay in her hair!  Welcome to the October Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge!  This month we’re all about Fall!  Using your Pixie, Fairy and Sprite images…create some Fall goodness!

You could win the prize… it’s a random draw and a chance at being one of the top three fall favorites!  Click over to see the cards from the other design team gals!  Beautiful work!

LOVE the cutie Hay Ride Kiddos and Autumn Words stamps… on sale through tomorrow!  35% off… see my post below…AWESOME SALE!

I stamped the kiddos with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers.
I stamped the Autumn Words with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.
I used the Perfect Layers Tools to matte and Distress inks and ink blending tool to ink the edges of everything, including the leaves.
Pattern paper and bingo card are from Simple Stories Fall Harvest Lane collection. I love their basic kits… subtle patterns to go with the busier pieces.
Punch for the oak leaves and stylus to emboss the veins.

We’d LOVE to have you join us @ SSPC for the October challenge!  TFL and ttul!

Challenges I’m linking to…
I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge
The photo challenge from the Pink Elephant
Catered Crop – Fall Theme
Fashionable Stamping – Shades of Autumn
Allsorts – Leaves and trees
Card Crafter’s Circle -Autumn colors
Card Makin’ Mamas – Fall
Crafts 4 Eternity – lots of leaves
Daring Cardmakers – October color challenge
Emergency Crafters – Leaves
Simply Create Too – Autumn
Stempelsonne Challenges – Autumn

Stamps and Such…

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Marianne Design NEW dies…Merry Christmas!

Pam Sparks19 Comments

My card today has some new, newer and older Marianne Design dies on it!  Once I get started… I end up with my 3 magnetic folders out and go to town!   Guess what die the curtain is???

Did you guess?   oh,  I’ll tell you!  It’s the top of the newest heart die!  I love the dainty open scallops all around the heart… then there are smaller hearts and a beautiful snowflake die in the set too.

The very newest dies are the candle and the tree dies. (I put links below but I don’t see them in this store yet) Tree die???  Well… I cut the tree up after I die cut it and embossed it and used it to make the window frame!   It sands up so nice with the Tim Holtz sanding block!  I used Coredinations and Bazzill card-stocks so the embossing and sanding really show up.  I did edge the pieces all with the ink blending tool and Distress inks also. (Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain and Antique Linen)

HERE is my video on deep embossing…

A little bit of stardust stickles on the candle and the center of the poinsettia.

The poinsettia is an older die set…love the embossing.  I did use the flower center from the mini poinsettia set though.  The holly leaves are from the holly wreath set.  The pine branch was a new die last year.  I used a stylus and mouse pad for the line down the center of the branches.  Then I used the ticket die and the Merry Christmas words.

The stitch lines are stamped on with this clear set that I love and Walnut Stain Distress ink… link below.  It is discontinued but I googled and found it… I’ve never ordered from here before but the price is great!

I used my Perfect Paper Layering Tools to create the mats.  The paper is from the Dec. 25th paper pad by Kaisercraft… last year.

Holler if you have any questions…email tab under the header picture.  Oh, to color the flame… I used the ink blending tool and Distress ink pads… lightly (sparingly) added Mustard Seed first,  then a little wild honey and then a teeny bit of Fired Brick.

Linking to the following challenges…
Creative Craft Challenges 2 – anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge – use more than 2 colors
Party Time Tuesdays – anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and THANKS for all your congrats and best wishes on the new addition to the family!  He’s a keeper and so cute with his cuz Cedryk! hehe

Dies and Such…

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Joy, Joy, Joy…

Pam Sparks18 Comments

I do love stamp edge/postal stamping kinds of things!  In 1998 when I went to the first Art Continuum, I had a stamp made before I left that looks like a postal cancellation and it says “Pam going postal”.  We all had books and went around collecting each other’s stamp images!  I still love my stamp!  In the center of the circle part, I stamp a red heart.  So fun!

I saw Loll’s card on her blog, HERE and knew I wanted to CASE it and she said I could!  Thanks Loll!

I’ll link below to the products I used.  The stamp square is an old McGill punch and I couldn’t find it anywhere to link to,  so I’ll give you some other options.  It was really hard to punch through my Bazzill card-stock anyway. ugh!   I LOVE this Cuttlebug die set of stamps… I own it and it’s great!  The square die in the set, is the same size as the punch I used.  I used the circle die on this ATC HERE.  Then I own the Spellbinders stamp edge dies and use them too.  HERE is a card I used a larger stamp square from the nestabilities set on… cool.

The alphabet die set I used is from Quickutz called Tangerine.  I googled and found it HERE.  It’s a discontinued set so it surprised me that it showed up!

Couldn’t find the holly punch I used to link up to either… sorry about that.  I own these other two that I linked to below and they will work and look great too!  That’s what I get for grabbing without looking first!

Use your Perfect Paper Layering Tools to create even spaces between your shapes.  Watch the video HERE

I HAVE to tell you about my latest NEW tool!!!  LOVE!  The NEW MINI Martha Stewart SCORE BOARD!  It’s awesome!  The coolest way to make envelopes on the back side!!!  So lightweight and easy to use and scores like a dream and the score tool is WAY better and even hooks on the front!  The price… well… it’s awesome too!  Here’s the description…

MARTHA STEWART CRAFTS-Mini Score Board. Score flawless crisp lines in seconds! Perfect for card makers; it will accommodate papers up to 8 inches wide with scoring grooves spaced at 1/8 inch increments. An easy-to-use guide is printed on the back surface with standard card sizes and grooves for creating matching sized envelopes. It is made of durable melamine and includes a bone folder that clips onto the surface for compact storage. Overall measurements of the board are 9-3/4×7-1/2 inches. Each package contains one scoring board and one bone folder.

So good to be back blogging!  : )  I just mailed off 20 cards to Printworks Friday afternoon!  Wow!  I designed 8 cards for them and then I’m making multiples for store sample boards… so… if you are in Orlando, FL the first weekend of October for the wholesale trade show…check out the first four designs I sent!

Linking up to some challenge blogs…
Challenges 4 Everybody – anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges – photo inspiration (optional)
Squiggles and Giggles – punches and dies

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ve missed being here and emailing!  Have a great week and can’t wait to see what you’re stamping these days!

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Printworks and other things…

Pam Sparks13 Comments

Is it neon enough? lol  Just had to try out the Summer Limited Edition Distress inks finally!  This is Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn.  Hot pink FUN!  I’ve been noticing the neon trend… didn’t realize I’d be trying it out too! lol

The stamps are from Printworks… love this bicyle HERE, the flowers HERE in the basket are separate and the sentiment HERE  just finishes off the theme!

I love Printworks stamps and Nicole just sent out an email with awesome news!  I’ll copy and paste it below…if you’re already thinking Halloween… I have some fun cards posted HERE, HERE, a close up  HERE and the inside HERE using Printworks stamps and they’re in the store HERE and HERE

And… here’s another one!

…from PW email newsletter…
As a thank you to our loyal customers we have decided to lower our shipping costs across the board. We understand times have been hard, but you guys have never left our side! We are hoping this will help you enjoy your favorite hobby a little easier.
Shipping Costs are now:
Under $20: $5.00
$21 – $49: $7.00
***Over $50: FREE***
Shop our Halloween Collection and enjoy the new shipping costs!  Wood mounted stamps HERE and Cling mount HERE.  Be sure to check both… there are more in the wood.

We are still working on adding more and more of our products every day. If there is something in particular you can’t find, drop us an email at printworkscollection@yahoo.com and we’ll move it to the top of the list.

…more about markers…
if you color a lot like me, with markers from different brands…you know how much you value your hand-colored chart!  I found this blog the other day with blank charts for Promarkers and Flexmarkers… cool… thought I’d pass on the link in case you’re a marker collector too! Check them out HERE!

…more shopping deals…
I don’t know about you but I love stamps… the more the merrier! ugh!  Another great offer from Stuff 4 Scrapbooking!  An amazing inventory of stamps…lots of new stuff from Penny Black, Stampendous, Stamping Bella, Distress inks, my much loved Versafine Onyz Black ink pad and tons more!  Click on the logo below to go to the site for 25% off savings! Companies are listed on the left, so you can shop your faves!

…and get 12% off all Fall products TODAY @ Scrapbook.com… click the logo below!

…I think that’s all for now! lol  Have a good rest of the week and I’ll be back Friday with a card for Tilda’s Town challenges… hey!  You can still get in on this weeks challenge… check it out @ Tilda’s Town Challenges HERE! The challenge is ‘Late Summer Fun’… a good one! = )

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Marianne Design…Passport to adventure

Pam Sparks20 Comments

Silhouettes are so popular right now… I love them all so every once in awhile I have to try my hand at using them again!

I used a variety of Marianne Design products…
The travel/map papers are from Marianne’s Pretty Paper Bloc – Vintage Journey HERE
or preorder HERE
I used two dies, the Creatables die – Lord and Lady HERE or preorder HERE and the Craftables die – Lacy Rectangle and flower HERE or preorder HERE. (I cut the rectangle die down and just used the center part of it)
Stamps are from a Vintage stamp set called Journey CS0585 HERE.

I did the usual… antique linen and walnut stain distress inks on all the pieces… applied with the ink blending tool.  Perfect Layers Tools to cut the mats… the sentiment is from an old PSX travel set…. I wish they were still around!  It’s weird not to color but fun for a change too!

I’m linking to…

StampArtic  Challenge blog – make a card with dies
Delightful Sketches Challenge blog – punches and dies
Paper Pretties Challenge blog – Square card
Waste Not Wednesday Challenge blog – unused products
Word Art Wednesday Challenge blog  – encouraging/uplifting sentiment
Clear it Out Challenge blog – manly…use two pattern papers
Creative Card Crew Challenge blog – maps/newsprint/sheet music/script

Thanks for stopping by for something a little different from me! = )   ttul!