Wreath Building, You’ve Been On My Mind Card…

February 25, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Today is my last post as a ‘fetti friend for Reverse Confetti. It’s been fun creating with their January release for two months! I hope you’ve enjoyed it. ❤

I decided to use the new Butterfly Wreath stamp and dies set but just the three smaller images to make a wreath using the wreath builder technique and the MISTI.

I love the simplicity of it and that the message is what you see first. It’s not always possible to be with people in person but if you’re like me, we are thinking of them!

I stamped in green ink but just die cut the three little floral images and butterfly. I colored in the flowers and butterfly with Copic Sketch Markers.

For the card base, I ran the new Stitched Scallops cover plate die through the Big Shot with the embossing set up instead of die cutting it. I really like the soft feel of this look for this card and message.

My other cards I made with these sets and dies are HERE and HERE.

So glad to have you visit today! Thank you so much for stopping by! ❤

Reverse Confetti BUTTERFLY WREATH… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts BUTTERFLY… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts STITCHED… [ SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	W-023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · ATC's · copics · LOVE · Reverse Confetti · Thinking of You

Reverse Confetti Challenge, ‘fetti friend post…

February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 Pam Sparks10 Comments

A fun challenge opportunity to share with you today! Another post from me as a ‘fetti friend for Reverse Confetti stamps this month.

The challenge this month is Encouragement or Congratulations… I went with encouragement and made 6 ATC’s for our 6 granddaughters.

I paired up this adorable whimsical lion from Flower For a Friend stamp and confetti cuts sets with the new pattern paper pad Sweet As Sugar and All The Love stamp and confetti cuts sets.

Take up the challenge and play along with us this month! Thank you for stopping by!

Reverse Confetti FLOWERS FOR A FRIEND… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts FLOWERS FOR A… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti ALL THE LOVE Clear… [ SSS ]
Reverse Confetti Cuts ALL THE LOVE Dies [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti 6×6 Paper Pad SWEET… [ SSS ]	Copic Marker [ SSS \| BLIC ]

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Reverse Confetti ‘fetti friend February Blog Hop…

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

YAY You! I’m back today to share another card as a ‘fetti friend for Reverse Confetti this month.

Here’s the list of cardmakers participating in the hop…

Reverse Confetti Blog

Pam Sparks (me)

What a sweet little mouse and elephant duo! I struggled today…not feeling the greatest but coloring and keeping this simple makes me smile anyway! The name of the set is so fitting! ‘Cheerful Pals’!

I used the new Confetti Cuts Hearts Dies and So Very Lovely sentiment stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check out the posts by the other designers and happy crafty day!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Reverse Confetti CHEERFUL PALS Clear… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts CHEERFUL PALS… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts HEARTS Dies [ SSS ]
Reverse Confetti SO VERY LOVELY Clear… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · copics · LOVE · Reverse Confetti · Valentine

Reverse Confetti…a cute handcrafted hello card!

January 24, 2020 Pam Sparks11 Comments

A handcrafted hello to you today! I’m back with a ‘fetti friend post using this cute crafty zebra from the January Release Crafty Critters stamp set. I love it! He makes me smile!

I used the new Oh My Hearts cover panel and embossed it in my big shot instead of cutting it out. An older frame die set and then this cute new pattern paper!

Here’s a close up of this sure to make you smile critter! Super quick coloring with copics for a clean and simple looking A2 size card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! It’s a pretty snowy day here in Iowa. All the kids are out building snowmen! Another thing that makes me smile.

Take care and talk to you later!

Reverse Confetti Cuts OH MY HEART… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti CRAFTY CRITTERS… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts CRAFTY CRITTERS… [ SSS ]
Love Note Confetti Cuts –… [ RVR ]	Reverse Confetti 6×6 Paper Pad SWEET… [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]

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Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash Challenge Card…

January 16, 2020January 15, 2020 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I’m on to share a card for Reverse Confetti stock your stash challenge. The theme… Love is in the Air! All those heart cuts from the new hearts Confetti Cuts to the rescue, love in the air clouds!

Look at this cute critter from the new Flowers for a Friend stamp set and confetti cuts! I searched tigers and then tried to give him a realistic coloring job! He makes me smile! I used Copic Sketch markers in the YR20’s range.

I don’t remember what colors I used for the flowers, not really anything in particular.

I used the new paper pad sweet as sugar to die cut some of the hearts and for the background panel.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set… heat embossed on black cardstock with white embossing powder and trimmed to make a banner.

Such a fun theme! I hope you get a chance to play!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

All Occasion · cards · copics · LOVE · Reverse Confetti · Spring · sympathy · Thinking of You · Valentine

Reverse Confetti… January Release Blog Hop!

January 8, 2020January 7, 2020 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! The release is now available for purchase in the Reverse Confetti webstore. Check it all our HERE. Seven NEW stamp sets, 9 New Confetti Cuts die sets and a 6×6 paper pad.

I’m going to start with the cute card of the two I made for today’s post. hehe This cutie critter is all about showing us how to cut and paste! I love it so much!

I used the NEW Crafty Critters stamp set and Confetti Cuts set for this one. Besides this cute monkey, there’s the bunny and a zebra, all crafters!

This monkey’s got personality + for sure! So busy cutting paper hearts and gluing up a card! I stamped and colored with Copics… E40’s, BG10’s, R24 and 29.

There’s the NEW Scallop Cover Panel Confetti Cut in the background. The Scallop Frame is an older Confetti Cut die set called Love Note.

Up next is the Butterfly Wreath stamp set and Confetti Cuts set…

I had fun with this one… I stamped and gold heat embossed it on textured watercolor paper and painted it in with water and Distress Inks. It’s bright! lol I spattered with the leftover paint on my tonic craft mat too.

I randomly stamped the branch with old paper Distress ink on the cardbase. Heat embossed the sentiment from the set on vellum. Stamped and heat embossed the two butterflies from the set and adhered them with a little Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue after I adhered the wreath to the cardbase with mounting tape.

Both of my cards are A2 size.

The hop started at the Reverse Confetti Blog and ends here on mine (list below)…lots of hearts and inspiration shared this week!

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and visits! Happy papercrafting the for the big heart day!

Reverse Confetti Blog

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Reverse Confetti, Countdown to Confetti Day Three…

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Does she make you smile? Happy Heart Day papercrafting friends! When I saw this new heart die from the NEW Hearts Confetti Cuts, I knew I had to use it like it was paper dolls! So cute!

I stamped and die cut the cute girl bunny from the NEW Crafty Critters stamp set and coordinating confetti cuts set. Colored her with Copics, E30’s, R30’s, BG10’s.

You can tell she loves her cardmaking hobby just like we do!

I kept the card basic, clean and simple and let her shine. A little Evergreen Bough and Peacock Feathers Oxide inks blended in the background, sentiments white embossed on black cardstock to show off a happy crafter!

The happy valentines day sentiment is from the NEW So Very Lovely stamp set. Over 32 sentiments in the set…super fun ones… like ‘love you to the moon and back’, ‘cutie pie’ and so much more!

Here’s what to expect in this release on Wednesday…

Have fun clicking through the other designers posts…you’ll want to comment because there’s prizes involved! ❤ A $15 gift certificate to a blog commenter and a $15 gift certificate to a facebook commenter! Comments will close at noon CST today! The comment winners will be announced on the RC blog and FB page at 5 pm CST today!

See you again tomorrow, it’s RELEASE DAY and a blog hop!

Reverse Confetti Blog

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Reverse Confetti, Countdown to Confetti Day Two…

January 6, 2020January 5, 2020 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Welcome back to Day Two Sneek Peeks of the January Release for Reverse Confetti! Today we are introducing the stamp set Butterfly Wreath and coordinating Confetti Cuts set.

I made it up two ways… the first that I’m sharing today is a CAS card colored simply with Copics (BG10, 11, 13) and then with a shimmer pen. I’ll share my other card on release day Wednesday.

I die cut the wreath in an A2 size panel to overlay the stamped and colored image that I adhered to the cardbase after coloring because… yah… remember Copics soak through the cardstock.

This card could be used for so many occasions… well this set could be! Beautiful image and sentiments! I especially love the one, ‘you’ve been on my mind’. Come back Wednesday to see that one used on a card! ❤

Have fun clicking through the other designers posts…you’ll want to comment because there’s prizes involved! ❤ A $15 gift certificate to a blog commenter and a $15 gift certificate to a facebook commenter! Comments will close at noon CST January 7th. The comment winners will be announced on the RC blog and FB page at 5 pm CST January 7th!

See you again tomorrow and Wednesday the 8th for RELEASE DAY and blog hop!

Reverse Confetti Blog

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Reverse Confetti ‘fetti friend for January/February and it’s Countdown to Confetti Day One…

January 5, 2020January 4, 2020 Pam Sparks34 Comments

Hi everyone! I didn’t realize how appropriate this card would be for my news today! The WOW. JUST WOW. part anyway! lol I was asked to be a guest for Reverse Confetti during January and February! A super fun way to start the new year!

My first card is using one of the new stamp sets, omg and one of the dies from the new hearts confetti cuts. Swoon, I love this stripe heart! What else can I tuck in there?! ❤

I had fun heat embossing the sentiments in white on black cardstock (don’t they look like real dymo labels), then stapling them with the tiny attacher onto the die cut panel.

I ended up with a 5 ½ inch square card.

The small red hearts are dies from Heart Tag Toppers Confetti Cuts. ❤

My next card uses another new stamp set all the love and the coordinating die set, all the love confetti cuts.

You know I love hearts! Yes my blog name… ❤ And by the way, in case you haven’t noticed, I did upgrade over the Christmas break to expressions with heart.com! yay! So you shouldn’t see any ads other than the ones I put on here to the ‘good’ stuff! hehe

You have to love the ‘confetti’ hearts I made with the new oh my heart cover panel confetti cuts die! So colorful and sure to make the receiver smile!

I didn’t get all my wood slices used for Christmas! That worked out great for me to have one ready to stamp and heat emboss with white powder with a couple of the other sentiments from the all the love set! So fun to add to a gift for Valentines or hey, you don’t even have to have a reason to give!

Another close up of just the wood slice…

Thank you so much for stopping by…but wait! There’s tons more for you to see today from the other ‘fetti friend and the regular design team! Here’s the list and you’ll want to comment because there’s prizes involved! ❤ A $15 gift certificate to a blog commenter and a $15 gift certificate to a facebook commenter! Comments will close at noon CST January 7th. The comment winners will be announced on the RC blog and FB page at 5 pm CST January 7th!

See you again tomorrow and Tuesday for more sneak peeks, then Wednesday the 8th for RELEASE DAY and blog hop!

Reverse Confetti Blog

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Two CAS Christmas cards…

December 6, 2016December 10, 2016 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi everyone! I have to get some posts in while it’s snowing here on the blog! lol Sharing the two cards I had the gals make at our stamp club Christmas party a couple weeks ago.

I stamped the silhouette image and sentiment from Hero Arts in black multiple times with the MISTI and Versafine Onyx Black ink, then using clear embossing powder I embossed it on a periwinkle color card-stock. The stamp set is, Greatest Gift CL559 if you want to google it.

Then I inked it with Chipped Sapphire Distress ink and an ink blending tool.

The pretty Avery Elle pierced postal frame die cut and mounted with strips of craft foam. I covered both sides of a piece of craft foam with Scor-tape and cut it into strips. Thank you Cindy for that technique! It’s awesome!

Here I used a snowflake background and word from Taylored Expressions and Crafter’s Companion watercolor paper. It’s really white. The holly and berries from Reverse Confetti.

Very easy A2 size and flat for mailing cards! I hope you’re enjoying this creative and busy season! It is going by way too fast for me! The tree is up and decorated and some of the other decorative things are out. yay!

oh presents…well…we’re working on it! lol

Take care! Thanks for stopping by today!

P.S. I have one TE Christmas Card class kit left if anyone is interested! I’d love to sell it! Photo and price on the ‘For Sale’ page, a tab under my blog title.

Links to products I used…

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Reverse Confetti Birthday Cards…

September 27, 2016 Pam Sparks17 Comments

I have two birthday cards to share today. This little monkey is so cute and worked up so well for our grandson Cedryk’s 4th birthday. I colored him with Copic Sketch Markers, the E40s and the background is Distress Ink blended on to the card-stock with ink blending tools.

Memory Box Rectangle Layers die for the panel, the number 4 is from TE and the ‘th’ is from Avery Elle.

The next one was for our grandson Henry’s 10th birthday…

The sentiment…so fun! I think I’ll stay away from those chompers!

Copic colored again…same Distress ink pad colors for the floor and the hb2u balloon. Some Doodlebug Enamel Dots.

I stamped and hand cut the zero for the ten. eek. It was hard to find the right size but it worked. hehe

It was fun doing some kid cards! I need to make some more! lol September family birthday party coming up soon!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope I made you smile!

Products I used to make these cards…

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Valentines…

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 Pam Sparks19 Comments

I had great fun using stamps and dies to make Valentines last week! Our family party was yesterday so now I can show what I made. I don’t have a picture of one of them and two others didn’t get finished! I always run out of time!

This typewriter (CG280 My Type) card is Hero Arts stamps except for the row of hearts…it’s from Printworks. I used the Misti to stamp so I could get this super, wonderful black inking! love it!

This one is the size of an ATC and uses Reverse Confetti’s world die and an Avery Elle sentiment. The background embossing folder is from Cuttlebug. The woodgrain stamp is from All Night Media.

I made a few of these for the younger grandsons…Avery Elle stamp and die sets and a Hero Arts sentiment stamp. Silver Wink of Stella Brush Marker on the wings and more.

Here’s the Memory Box Rectangle Frames die with a partial cut heart die, also from Memory Box. The sentiment stamps and Little Bits Fishing pole and Fish are from Taylored Expressions. The background is the All Night Media woodgrain stamp again.

I was inpsired by Sarah G for this card. I used the Winnie and Walter Tree Ring stamp, a Memory Box heart die, WPlus9 you die and the Hero Arts sentiment again. Oh the arrow stamp is from My Favorite Things.

I made envelopes for all the Valentines using the old penmanship lined paper we had in grade school. Fun!

Whew, I could’ve made Valentines for a couple more weeks… it’s like Christmas cards once I get started I don’t want to quit! lol

Now, it’s time to clean up! lol All 17 of the grandkids loved the Valentine exchange party we had yesterday afternoon and hey, the adults had a great time too!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share with you. Happy stamping!

Links to some of the products I used to make these cards…

(the typewriter I used is CG280, I linked to a bigger typewriter by HA below but it doesn’t come with the 3 messages that CG280 does, if you can find it)

cards · Christmas · Hero Arts · Magnolia · Poppystamps · PTI · Reverse Confetti · rubber stamps · Tags

A little more Christmas…

December 29, 2015January 4, 2016 Pam Sparks13 Comments

I really enjoyed playing with this Spruce and Sprigs set from Papertrey ink after seeing what their design team did with it. I wish I’d had more time to make more! : )

So festive. I used Stampin Up’s Real Red ink, Peeled Paint and Pine Needles Distress Inks. Then I brushed in a little Copic Sketch marker.

So I moved on to making Gift tags…they always make me happy. I’m trying to use up wrapping paper so I can buy new again, so I ended up with a variety of tags trying to match the wrapping paper.

Hero Arts Elf stamp and die set, Merry and Bright circle tag set, Dotted Merry is a poppystamps die and Magnolia dies.

Sloppy, sketchy Copic coloring…Santa and Sleigh are from Taylored Expressions.

Pretty sure this Holly stamp and die is from Papertrey Ink.

Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Some wood mounted stamps from Inkadinkado and the sentiment inside from MFT. The tag is from Papertrey Ink.

Tag from MFT and the sentiment from Stampers Anonymous.

More sloppy, sketchy coloring on this Reverse Confetti Santa and Rudolph.

I had fun making and I think the kids all enjoyed their gifts! I know the adults did! : ) Lots of smiles and memories.

Thanks for stopping by again!

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Birthday card and Easter Baskets…

April 6, 2015April 7, 2015 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi everyone! I was so excited to get this stamp and die set from Avery Elle! Perfect for boys of any age! The sentiment is stamped on vellum with pigment ink and embossed with clear powder. The clouds are stamped and inked with Tumbled Glass Distress ink and the buildings are colored with Copic Sketch markers. A row of chevron washi along the bottom. I was happy with it and Lane liked it too! The grandkids are growing up so fast! This is grandson #2 turning 13!!! Whoa!

Linking my Birthday card to…

Virginia’s View Challenge #14 – Layers and Dimension

We’ve got grandkids! Anyone have more than us?! lol We have 17! lol We have so much fun! They range from 15 years old down to 2 months old. Happy gram! Saturday I made Easter baskets and Tim filled plastic Easter eggs with dollar bills. Here’s the box with all 17 baskets ready to pack in the car for the hunt. The kids loved them and wanted to keep them too! YAY!

The girls baskets were lilac with light green tags. The paper ‘carrot’ is a scallop circle taped in a cone shape and a couple poppystamps die sprigs stapled with the tiny attacher for the carrot top!

I filled little zip lock bags with ‘Sundrops’. So cute!

I googled baskets made from 12×12 paper and was reminded of this basket that we’d made several years ago! I tried it multiple sizes and it ended up the 7.5 inch square size worked the best for what I had to put in it. Score your paper in thirds both directions. Cut up the score lines on two sides then you can position into the basket shape! Very easy after you decide what size to make! lol

I stamped and die cut the egg carton and chick from Reverse Confetti’s Carton Cuties stamp and die set. So cute! Then on the back I stamped ‘from the bunny’, from the same stamp set.

: )

Baby Charles is way to little for an egg hunt or to eat. But he needed something in his carrot! So I put in a few Late July Organic mini cheddar sandwich cookies. His basket had his 5 eggs in it instead of the fruit snacks. Fortunately I had just the right color plastic eggs in the egg collection. 😀

I’m linking my Easter baskets to the following challenges…

Addicted to CAS – Cute

After we had our Easter Basket/egg hunt, we ate supper and sang happy birthday a few times. A beautiful day with family. It was nice to be able to be outside. Thankful it wasn’t muddy! eek!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week! I’m prepping for two classes Saturday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Can’t wait to see the gals @ Scrapmania again!

p.s. Next week is the new Memory Box release…be watching!

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Birthday card, SFYTT and a winner!!!

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hi everyone! Thank you all for your wonderful comments on the giveaway post! and all your comments all year long!! So fun to hear from you all and I failed to get replies sent this time! My computer has the craziest problem right now and I’ve been wasting too much time trying to figure it out on my own. I think I better just take it to the store! ugh. Of all things, MUTE is stuck on! So I can’t watch the videos of our grandkids or stamping videos! My videos won’t work in iPhoto either! No sound at all! Have any of you ever had this happen?

ok – now that I got the complaining out of the way….

the WINNER of the Warm Wishes stamp set and die IS….

#36 Rannah Romps!!!!

congratulations Rannah!

email me with your snail mail address!

I’m sharing a birthday card today that I made with Reverse Confetti stamps and dies.

Every month Reverse Confetti has a Sketch For You To Try Challenge and I wanted to enter!

I really did make this card for the challenge – I had my computer open to the sketch, made the flowers and look where I ended up! I’m still linking up though because I played! : )

I used the Petals ‘N Posies stamp and die sets, Roundabout Additions stamp set, Memory Box stitched circle die and Perfect Layers Mini Rulers and Mat. (link in sidebar – be sure to use my code if you shop)

I used Colorbox Chalk inks for the leaves and flowers, Pink Pastel, Rouge, Lime Pastel and Deep Green. Black ink for the flower centers is Versafine Onyx Black. I inked up the birthday wishes stamp with Versamark and embossed it with Ranger Detail Embossing powder.

The card is top folding and 5 1/2 inches square.

and Washi tape! Two different black patterns. The dot one is from K & Company, the smash book line and the other I don’t know the brand…sorry about that.

Thanks again for your support of Cindy’s store and my blog! ‘preciate it so much! Happy Friday and Happy weekend to you!