Ima Butterfly…

March 14, 2012March 14, 2012 Pam Sparks40 Comments

So…I tried the no outline coloring… I love it but… when I took the pictures this a.m. her face looked awful in the photos! ugh! boo! whine! So, I tried to blend it more…well, we all know what happens then… ugh! So the photo above is the second photo session because of that evil E11! lol It is not my friend in photos anyway. I thought the coloring was fine until I took the pictures! I used V20, 22, 25, 28 for her dress and boots. E30, 31, 34, 37 for her hair. YG0000, 00, 01, 03 for her wings and a clear Spica glitter pen.

The pattern paper is Basic Grey Sugar Rush 6×6 pad. Dies and punches and of course the Perfect Layers Rulers!

Here’s the first photo I took this a.m. before I tried blending and removing color on her face. I think in trying to get the shading I just used too much ink!

I’m not throwing the card away because IRL, it’s cute and I really like it! Figures I can’t get a photo that does it justice! Oh well, click over to the ATS Blog and see the fab cards by the some of the other ATS gals. Tons of new stuff in the store @ All That Scraps.com too… Scroll down to see my post about the coupon code for the NEW Magnolia Princes and Princesses collection and magazine!

Have a great day! Not sure I should try anything else new this week! hohoho I do need to do some more creating so who knows what will happen! lol

Thanks for stopping by and here’s the stamps and such that I used today…

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Flashback Friday….

February 3, 2012February 13, 2012 Pam Sparks26 Comments

The challenge….your first ever black and white creation…I just had to go looking! It’s fun looking back through your own blog! This is from March of 2009! Original post, HERE. Flashback Friday Challenge Blog HERE. I just felt like wishing you a happy, happy day! weekend! Take care and stamp a little! Thanks for stopping by

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An ATC and two tags…

December 25, 2011August 12, 2013 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Merry Christmas to all! Every year I’m more amazed at how fast time goes by! ssssshhhh I don’t want to admit it’s because I’m older and just slower! pout!

Here’s an ATC (artist trading card) I just made for a “four for four” mail swap…had fun with the In the Meadow stamps and dies from PTI (Papertrey Ink). The Winter Town stamp is from Hero Arts. I used Distress stains to ink up the stamp… can’t remember which two now…ugh! Frosted Lace stickles for the glitter.

For stamping and die cutting the sledder, here’s what I did… I die cut the sledder, tacked it down with a little tape to my craft mat. Used the stamp a ma jig to stamp the image on the die cut. I tried stamping it first and then cutting but I just couldn’t get it lined up good enough to suit me that way. The partial silhouette of the snowman is an older Stampin Up punch. The sentiment is from PTI also.

A couple gift tags…

This was for our oldest daughter, Heather. Her birthday is Christmas Day. The nurses had sewn up flannel stockings for the Christmas Day babies…I have photos of her as a baby in that stocking. When this Tilda image came out, I had to have it! Tilda is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. Hair E30, 15, 08. 17 and 18 or 19, can’t remember at the moment. Skin E000, 00, 21 and cheeks diluted R20. Green BG93, 96, Red W3, R35, 37, 39 and 59. Fluff E40,41, 42, 43 and a white gel pen.

I stamped this Hero Arts typewriter on kraft card-stock and on natural card-stock too. I cut out the natural and adhered it to the typewriter after I stamped the message on it with the stamp a ma jig. The two holly leaves are an EK Success punch and the bow is an old quickutz die.

I could go on creating for Christmas for months and still have new stuff to use! Crazy! My favorite time of year! What a mess I have in my stamp room! EEK! oh well, I’m resting up today and enjoying the Christmas tree a little bit longer!

Here’s what 1800 lights on a 9 foot Christmas tree look like at night and it didn’t tip over once this year! yea! lol (my photo skills don’t do it justice!)

Merry Christmas and God bless you! I appreciate your friendship and support through this blog!

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Happy Birthday boy….

December 15, 2011January 13, 2012 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Super cute boy with his dog stamp from Penny Black for our Grandson Bryant’s 5th birthday!!! Little boy logo from Close To My Heart… Happy Birthday to You from Hero Arts. Star border punch is from American Girl…Zig Zag border punch is from EK Success. Pattern paper from October Afternoon. Fence die is from My Favorite Things. Links below…

I used the sketch from this weeks challenge sketch from the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge blog, HERE. Always love their sketches and the inspiration from the DT there! The challenge on the Penny Black and More Challenge blog is birthdays!

A cling mount stamp, inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. Hair – E50, 30, 23, 25, Skin – E000, 00, 21 and cheeks R20 diluted with a little R00 refill, Shirt – R24, 27, 29, 59, Overalls – BG70, 72, Dog – E30’s, Shoes – E40’s. Papers were edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink…on sale at All That Scraps.com this week!

Thanks for stopping by! ttul!

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I heart YOU….

December 13, 2011January 13, 2012 Pam Sparks20 Comments

How sweet is this NEW Lula Big Heart! Part of the December CC Designs Release! I paper pieced her heart with Basic Grey pattern paper from the Eskimo Kisses 6×6 pattern paper pad. The card base pattern paper is from the same collection but it’s a piece from the 12×12 size. Such a happy Swiss Pixies Lula! The “I heart you” sentiment is from the new AmyR Stamps Heart-y Sayings set. Martha Stewart heart border…Fiskars teeny heart punch (hand held paper boy type punch)…holly is from an old All Night Media border punch or the old Fiskars holly border punch has tiny holly leaves too. Can’t find either one to link to though… sorry! I love teeny stuff… sometimes I buy something I don’t like just because of a teeny part of it I want! lol

On the inside I used another piece of the Eskimo Kisses pattern paper from the 6×6 pad. The heart and lacy border are the new Big Hearts die from the CC Designs Cutters December Release! So cool! They emboss a stitching line around it too! No sentiment yet, but I will use something from the Amy R Sentiment sets for Christmas.