poppystamps Dogwood Frames and more…

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Happy first day of Spring to you! It’s been lovely here in Iowa… well if you ignore the stormy and cold days! lol

My first card today is really fun, simple, whimsical and graphic in a very CAS kind of way! I actually got my Tiny Attacher to cooperate and work right! yay! Usually it smashes out all kooky and flat. I guess the trick is only going through one layer! hehe

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Layer it up

Happy Little Stampers March Die challenge – Anything Goes with Dies

Time Out Challenges – CASE

AAA Cards Challenge – Diecuts

2nd card … bring in some color!

Thank you, don’t mind if I do! I like pink and green with kraft too! lol White lines drawn in with a signo gel pen…happy with it!

Linking to some challenges…

The Flower Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Bit O’ Green

Links below to the products I used…

Thanks so much for stopping by and one of these days I won’t have so much to post! ‘preciate you looking and your comments so much!

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cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Easter · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Happy Easter Curve, Elegant Easter Lily, Ring Collage, Easter Egg Party and Tomei Branch dies…

March 17, 2017April 5, 2017 Pam Sparks26 Comments

Hello! Here’s the card I used the leftover watercolor piece from yesterday’s card on. I embossed the Ring Collage die in the watercolor background by running it through the Big Shot with the Multi Purpose Platform on Tab 1, a tan mat, the cutting plates and a couple card-stock shims.

I’ve been thinking about this background and I’m pretty sure I used Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers and Peeled Paint for the watercoloring. I didn’t use this piece for what I originally wanted because I didn’t like the Peeled Paint in there but I don’t mind it for this card. Tip: don’t throw anything away. lol

I like the Lilly as a silhouette in white! The other card-stock colors are Memory Box A-2 Notecards.

Another close up. The spatters are the same distress inks I used for the background, use less water for darker spatters.

Linking up to…
The Flower Challenge – Anything Goes

CAS Watercolor Challenge – Spring

Stampin’ Royalty – Spring

The next card is a little more whimsical…

Here I used the new Easter Egg Party and Tomei Branch dies. I die cut them in white and colored with Copics. The rectangles are cut with the Rectangle Basics die set.

An ink blended background with some spatters everywhere! And I mean everywhere…how do they get on my glasses and the floor?! ugh

Some of those sweet little sequins and a few gel pen white dots to finish it off.

Oh and a sweet happy easter greeting from the Easter Excitement Clear stamp set, inked in black.

The white Floral Dotted Border die on the pink card is this one HERE…

Linking to….
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge – Holiday
Scrapyland Challenge – Favorite Holiday (poppystamps)
Time Out Challenges – #79 CASE

Links below to the products I used….thanks for stopping by again!

P.S. Starlitstudio.net has Distress Oxide inks and refills in stock HERE and HERE if you’re looking for them! hehe

cards · Distress Ink coloring · Easter · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Freida Curve, Happy Easter Curve and Serene Rabbit dies…

March 16, 2017March 22, 2017 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Hi everyone! Here comes Peter Cottontail! I’m not sure the best way to show all the Easter cards I have…getting close to the wire. Do you have an opinion? Two cards in a post? Two posts a day? There are a lot of pictures. I know I need to get them out there so you can shop if you want!

I made a watercolor background with Distress inks and cut the Happy Easter Curve die out of it…in the card I’ll post tomorrow, you’ll see what I did with the negative of the cut.

Linking to the CAS Watercolor Card Challenge – Spring

and The Crafty Addicts Challenge – Anything Goes/CAS

and CASology Challenge – Foliage

I die cut the Freida Curve die from White card-stock.

The Rabbit is die cut from white card-stock and inked with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs and the ink blending tool. I masked off his tail so it wouldn’t get too dirty! hehe

The Mixed Media card panel is cut from the Rectangle Basics die and ink blended with Distress Inks and the ink blending tools and spattered with some water droplets. The rectangle panel is taped with ATG to an A-2 size card base.

Two sizes of Pretty Pink Posh sequins glued here and there finish it off.

Thanks for visiting my blog today! I’ll put links to everything below and let me know what you think? If you mind 2 or 3 cards in a post or more posts a day? TY!

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Here’s what I used on my card today…

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cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

Memory Box Happiness and poppystamps Tendril Demi Frame…

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 Pam Sparks19 Comments

It’s looking like Spring all over blog land but we finally got snow here in SE Iowa! I love how bright it is and the sun is shining! yay!

I have a lot of Spring cards to share though so I better get to it!

Some ink blending with Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Shaded Lilac…heat embossed sentiment and then the panel hooked under the scroll parts of two cuts of the Tendril Demi Frame die. Whew. Easy! The hard part was getting a picture of it for some reason.

It’s been challenging to find card-stocks that blend easy. Have you noticed that? What are your favorites for ink blending? I really like the heavier weight Mixed Media pads, but what I used today is Strathmore Premium, Super Smooth 80# Ultimate White card-stock. I purchased a ream of it from Marcos Paper a few years ago. Just happened to try it and wow, I like it for this! Good deal. lol

I’ll link below to what I used…

Thanks so much for stopping by! You’re what keeps me coming back here and posting! lol ‘preciate it and your comments so much. Thank you!

Products I used for my card today…