Magnolia, Tilda’s Town Challenge…

December 28, 2012December 29, 2012 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Happy New Year! Our challenge to you this week at Tilda’s Town challenges is to create something for the New Year!

Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at http://www.tildastown.com and live the magic.

I used a couple older Magnolia stamps from the So Jolly collection @ Tilda’s Town. com, HERE and the snowflake DooHickeys die HERE.

I stamped on PTI card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Die cut the Fir in Snow image with Spellbinders rectangle die, left it in the die and embossed it. Colored in the snowflakes with white gel pen. Let them dry and then used Distress ink pads in Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans, applied with the Ink Blending tool while the image was still in the die. The Calendar stamp is colored with Copic Sketch Markers. Stardust stickles on the snowflake and circles.

The pattern paper is from SEI… two years ago, maybe three… who knows! lol I purchased three sheets of it and I still have one left! It’s so pretty. Do you remember my House Mouse card? I used it then too… it’s HERE… I loved this card. Are you ever that way? Every once in awhile I have a card I just love more than others… hehe So, make that three years… the date of this post was 2009! My how time flies!

I used my Perfect Paper Layering Tools… link over there on the right! Yes, YOU need them… they are awesome! : ) Use that Christmas cash! HOHOHO

Linking to some challenges…
Lovely hÄnglar or Sweet Magnolia – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps – Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday – Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under – Anything Goes

Marvelous Magnolia – Two or more Magnolia stamps
It’s a Magnolia Challenge – New Year

Happy New Year to you dear stamping friends! It’s been a great year and 2013 is looking even better! Why? Because today our internet service was fixed!!! I have been limping a long with less than stellar service for a couple years. The last several months it’s progressively gotten worse until this last week it’s been less than 1 mbps when it’s supposed to be up to 15 mbps!!! I am in shock today to be speeding along! I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry! All that to say, I hope I get around better this year! I should!!!!

It’s a joy following and sharing this wonderful stamping and paper-art hobby with you! Thanks again for a wonderful 2012 and looking forward to 2013!

Be sure to scroll down for the great sale at the Scrapping Center! Trust me, it’s amazing! hehe

talk to you again soon!

cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Printworks · rubber stamps · Stampendous · Winter

Stampendous, Bundled Up!

December 18, 2012December 20, 2012 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Another cutie Kiddo from Stampendous! Love her smile! Washi tape from My Minds Eye and the row of hearts from Printworkscollection.com… She’s stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Hammermill 80# cover color copy paper (scroll down in my posts for links) and colored with Copic Sketch markers! oops! Just realized I was going to finish coloring her. I colored her while I was watching grandkids and with my granddaughter’s limited color selection of markers… I was going to blend and finish at home and completely forgot until I looked at my photo… oh well, you will give me coloring grace this time, right?! hohoho

Challenges…

Anything Goes – Traditional colors
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge – Merry Christmas
PaperTake Weekly – Pick of the Year, Get Krafty!
Use it Tuesday – All About Christmas
The Kraft Journal – Favorite kraft card from 2012

Are you still shopping? I am! eek! I’m done with the kids… now just a few adults… hoping I am successful this afternoon! Mailing three more cards today too… hmmm… better make that four! lol

Take care and all the greetings of the season to you! MERRY CHRISTMAS and happy busy!

TTUL!

cards · Christmas · copics · Impression Obsession · Magnolia · Martha Stewart · punches · rubber stamps · Tilda's Town · Tim Holtz dies · Winter

Magnolia… Tilda’s Town Challenges…Freezin’ Season…

December 14, 2012December 19, 2012 Pam Sparks26 Comments

I’m back with a Magnolia Tilda with Rudolph card! I had to try the chalkboard ‘look’! FUN! It’s time for a new challenge today @ Tilda’s Town Challenges… Hope you can play along!

I’ll be back tonight to add links… today is our stamp club’s yearly Christmas party and I’ve been a busy elf preparing for the fun day! Wish you were going to be there too! : ) Have a great day and weekend … I’m sure you’re a busy little elf yourself! Take care and ttul!

Thank you Sherri for putting my card in the SCS Weekly Favorites!

Challenges…

Lovely hÄnglar and Sweet Magnolia – Christmas
Sweet Stampin’ Christmas – Anything Goes
Cutie Pie Challenge – Cute Christmas
Little Miss Muffet Challenges – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

cards · Christmas · copics · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Scrapping Center · Stampendous · Sweet Stamping Pixies

Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge and Kiddos…

December 10, 2012December 19, 2012 Pam Sparks26 Comments

The challenge for December @ Sweet Stamping Pixies is… Christmas! Oh, I had fun coloring these cute pixie images from Stampendous! Tree Trim Kiddos HERE, Teddy Kiddo HERE or both of them HERE. The die cut words and numbers are the Christmas Stacked Words die HERE. The image mats are cut with the Perfect Layers Tools… link in the right side bar!

Click the logo to go to the challenge blog… you’ll enjoy the Christmas inspiration from the other designers too! We’d love to have you create and link up this month!

I’m also linking to some other challenge blogs…
Christmas Card Challenges – die cuts
7Kids Challenge – Holiday Inspired
Sweet Stampin Challenge – dies or punches
PaperPlay Challenges – Christmas is coming!
Cute Card Thursday Challenge – Red and Green
Deep Ocean Challenge – So this is Christmas

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it! ttul!

cards · Christmas · Penny Black · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Sizzix · Tim Holtz dies

Leaping Reindeer…

December 5, 2012December 6, 2012 Pam Sparks20 Comments

The front…

the inside…

I saw Shelly’s pop up leaping reindeer card HERE and wanted to try… I didn’t succeed with the swivel yet but went ahead and finished the card just as a pop up inside. I like it anyway…funny thing is…when I started it Monday, I thought I would make six! hahahahaha, joke was on me… just because my prototype worked! lol

It was fun to try and check out her post for today… so cool!

I used some older Basic Grey paper and Tim Holtz dies HERE. I used a Sizzix tree die but after, I thought the Tim Holtz tree sure would’ve been cool! The pine branch on the front is from Impression Obsession. I swiped some Delicata gold ink on the branches… oh, the scene has Gingerbread Glimmer mist on it also…hard to see. Perfect Paper Layers tools to mat the front…link in the sidebar…

The gold berries on the front are from Marianne Design. The stamp I used for the winter scene on the front is from Penny Black, it’s called Heaven and Earth and you’ll find it HERE and 20% off too!

I’m linking to some challenges…

Everybody Art Challenge – Christmas
Papertake Weekly Challenge – Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash – Winter Holiday

New arrivals at the Scrapping Center and 20% off a lot of items too! Always love that!

AND… just noticed that Scrapbook.com has some deals too… stamps on sale and a great shipping offer!

Thanks for looking at my post today! I know, it’s crazy busy, isn’t it! Look what was at my house today! My DH and his crew for a few hours making sheetrock dust! So I’m off to vacuum to clear the air! eek! lol So exciting to make progress on the house though! yea!