New Memory Box Poinsettia Ribbon card…

July 16, 2015July 21, 2015 Pam Sparks20 Comments

It’s time for the Memory Box Blog Blitz this week. Click over and comment for chances to win dies from the new 2015 Holiday/Christmas release!

Today I’m using the NEW Poinsettia Ribbon die. I die cut it in Metallic Gold and Red card-stock and mounted the gold ribbon piece with mounting squares behind the ribbon part and then mounting squares behind each of the red poinsettia petals. A gorgeous die! I love it!

I did the ink smooshing watercolor technique for the background in three Distress ink colors, Abandoned Coral, Barn Red and Fired Brick. A few spatters of gold ink and some pearls to glam it up a little.

I mounted the panel to gold card-stock and then to a 5.5 inch square white card base, that I stamped the Merry Christmas Combo stamp on, and embossed in gold embossing powder.

Challenges…
Deep Ocean Challenge – Christmas in July
Happy Little Stampers – Sketch Challenge

Some shopping news for you…Scrapbook.com is having a free standard shipping special on all orders over $60!!! AWESOME deal. Today through the 19th! They have thee best price on the new Big Shots!!! I love them…so happy with them…while you’re there…the magnetic platform and spare cutting plates are a great deal too! They carry my favorite mounting squares in regular and thin…in white and in black…by 3L Scrapbook Adhesives.

While you’re there… get the free tote!

Starlitstudio.net shopping… Cindy will be back packing and shipping orders this weekend! YAY!

ok – I’m headed to Ankeny IA later this afternoon for a class at Taylored Expressions Studio! Here’s the fb page if you would like to keep up with the fun classes and activities happening there! August release in a couple weeks! oh eek! August…no way! The year is flying by way toooooo fast!

Happy stamping, die cutting Day to you! It’s ok to track little bits of paper all over the house! lol

Thanks for stopping by! : )

cards · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Scrapbook.com · Washi Tape · Watercolor

Memory Box Blooming Sketch Border Thank You…

June 26, 2015June 27, 2015 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Thank you for being such super blog friends!!! I have a Memory Box card to share today and one tomorrow too!

For this card, I started by stamping the beautiful Blooming Sketch Border stamp with Ranger Archival Black ink on watercolor paper and coloring with Zig Clean Color Brush Pens.

After it was dry, I die cut the panel with the largest rectangle die from the Cross Stitched Frame Borders die set and layered it to an A2 card base. I did put a little piece of washi tape on it… it was just laying there on the table, from Little B.

I embossed the poppystamps Thank You sentiment with super fine white embossing powder on a black banner from the poppy Classic Ribbons die set and stamped the friend sentiment directly on the watercolor paper with the MISTI stamp tool. Both are from the Hope and Thanks set.

I die cut the Pennington Rose Border die in white card-stock but just used the right end and one other rose from the cut to embellish above the banner. I added a few enamel dots in green. I love the fun touch the dots add to the mix.

Thanks for stopping by today! 8 ) I’ll be back tomorrow with a birthday card or two!

p.s. if you’re in the market for a new die cutting machine I have to share this with you… I was and when I saw it was white… I was delighted! lol Silly things make me happy! Anyway, over at Scrapbook.com they have a terrific sale going on and the new Big Shot is $79.99! A terrific price and a great online store! All their Sizzix products are on sale! If you’d like a larger platform, the Big Shot Plus is awesome! I love it too. Room for an A2 card sideways, easy to crank and it stays put! Holler if you have any questions!

Blog Hop · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Watercolor

Perfect Paper Crafting and Art Impressions Blog Hop…

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hi everyone! I have a card to share here and a card on the PPC blog today. There’s a blog hop happening there this week!

What a fun set to color! I love these Try” folds stamp sets form Art Impressions! The one I used for my card is Shoppes TF-4339.

I stamped with Ranger Archival Black Ink on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Markers. I add color to an area and move it around with a paintbrush and water. Love how easy it is and that I’m happy in the end! lol

I didn’t do the try fold for my card… I just turned it into a scene by cutting and layering with 3D mounting squares.

Of course I had to mat the focal piece with my 1/16th inch Perfect Layer Tools… I will never quit using them! : ) They work so slick and what a time saver. None of the back to the trimmer thing going on! YAY! Link to shop in the sidebar and don’t forget to use the coupon code for 10% off.

I don’t remember all the colors I used but you can’t go wrong with these stamps! So much fun! I have a few other sets too…thinking they could work up fun for Christmas! You know…when you start getting tense as the holidays approach, you can always use a little color book therapy! I know it’s good for me!

Now, if you would like to see the other card I made with Art Impressions, Chameleon Pens and Perfect Paper Crafting… hop over to the Perfect Paper Crafting blog HERE! From there you can hop to the Art Impressions and Chameleon Pens blogs for chances to win prizes!

Thanks for stopping by today… if only we lived close enough we could run across the street for show and tell now and then! Wouldn’t that be fun! : ) Happy creating for Father’s Day. I’m working on birthday cards for two of the grandsons also. Always cards to be made! Take care!

Supplies I used …

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cards · copics · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Summer · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Wild About You and On The Line…

June 11, 2015 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Wow! We survived 91˚ weather to watch our 5 yr. old grandson’s baseball game last night! These Summer temps always bring to mind my growing up days and going to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha every Summer. Seems like the family always picked the hottest day of the year to go! lol

This card brings up all those Zoo days. Nowadays I prefer the Des Moines zoo. You can get through it in an hour or so!

This cute little swinger is in the new TE Wild About You stamp set. Color with Copics and stamp a sentiment and you’ve got a quick card. There is a coordinating die set for it also.

The other thing I did growing up in Council Bluffs/Omaha with lots of sidewalks is bike riding! Sometimes I wonder when we stopped playing and ate lunch and supper! lol

I cut the bike in silver paper, colored it with a permanent black pen and layered it on a couple other cuts before I glued it to the scene.

I love the new On The Line die set… the squirrel is from the new On The Line Accessories set. So cute! The leaves on the tree are supposed to cut when you run it through but instead of cutting them for this card, I embossed them with the die. 😀 I inked the die with Peeled Paint Distress ink, placed the tree top cut back in the die and ran it through with a tan mat.

To get the hill… I used the clothesline part of the tie. I die cut the line in dark brown and in green. I used the waste from the green cut and placed the brown line on top of it. I thought it made an awesome sidewalk!

The ‘thanks’ die cut is one that you get when you order from Taylored Expressions. Every time you order you receive a complementary die, thanking you for ordering! Isn’t that awesome?! I think so! I love getting something that I love free! : ) The free die varies every time, you don’t know what you’ll get.

Thanks for stopping by today! Holler if you have any questions. Links to the products I used from the TE store below…

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Birthday · cards · copics · rubber stamps · Summer · Taylored Expressions · Watercolor

Taylored Expressions June Release DAY!

June 4, 2015June 6, 2015 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Release DAY @ Taylored Expressions!!!

It’s ALL about Summer! Relax, walk on the beach, ride a bike and maybe visit the zoo?! Maybe you don’t have to go very far to feel like you’re at the zoo! lol Personally, I prefer my own little zoo inside my air conditioned house! lol

My husband would love this… goin’ fishin’!

Here I used the NEW Build a Scene – Rolling Waves dies …three stitched dies, each with a different wave pattern.

Here’s what I did – I cut a piece of watercolor paper…dropped water on to it with a dropper bottle…then drops of Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink reinker straight from the bottle onto the water drops…let it spread…then removed the excess with a paper towel. Let it dry, then cut the waves from that piece. Cool! See those white caps?! I love how it turned out! YAY!

I also used the new Build a Scene – Underwater dies in the scene foreground.

Don’t you love the new Little Bits Fishing Boat and Lighthouse! So cute!

Meet this cute little crab!

The new Build a Scene – Underwater dies make the scene again here. Super cute plant life dies to perfectly complement the Under the Sea stamp set and new Under the Sea dies!

Well, he/she doesn’t look very crabby with that cute smile and googly eyes! lol Quick recovery! lol I colored the crab with Copic Sketch Markers and die cut it with the new Under the Sea dies.

I used the new stitched Peek a Boo Circles die at the top of the card and the new Beadboard Embossing Folder for the lower part of the card front.

So glad you stopped by today! If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, please head over to the TE Blog for a complete blog roll of the participating designers!

Hope you’re inspired to create some cards with TE stamps and dies! I have two more cards…I’ll post them soon!

See ‘ya!

All of the new products are available for purchase at the TE web store today!