Christmas Cuties ATC swap…

December 10, 2009December 16, 2009 Pam Sparks11 Comments

I created this ATC for a Christmas Cuties Swap on the Vintage photo Image ATC’s Yahoo group. I used the 6×6 Websters Pages paper pad, Nestabilities Labels 8, an Anna Griffin stamp, a couple Hero Arts definition stamps and the first class cancelation stamp. The punch border is by Martha Stewart…love it!!! Gold german scrap borders and the holly is the postive pieces from the MS border punch. Glittered the holly with stickles. I can’t remember where I got the image! sorry about that. I drag images off and save them on my desktop and when I find them again (my desktop is a mess) it’s a surprise! lol She is a cutie and my photo does not do her cuteness justice!

I wish you….Just Magnolia Challenge!

December 4, 2009January 8, 2010 Pam Sparks39 Comments

Tilda from the “So Jolly” Magnolia collection, singing her heart out! An Inkadinkado collage stamp in the background, a Martha Stewart Glacial snowflake punch, prima red flower, Bo Bunny pattern paper and a music notes border punch. Tilda is colored with copic sketch markers.

The special monthly challenge on the Just Magnolia blog is to create something special for someone. This card will be my entry. Thanks for coming by my blog today!

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Copic Creations Challenge #17…

December 1, 2009August 14, 2012 Pam Sparks30 Comments

Coloring snow and snowmen…we all love that! Take the challenge and be entered in the prize drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Whipper Snapper’s online store!!! oh man, hate it that I can’t enter!!! Win for me! Lots of adorable snow-people to purchase there!
Another photo straight on…I couldn’t decide which one I liked better *sigh*. The picture on the Copic Creations Challenge blog is different too! lol I’m “photo decision making impaired”! to say the least! lol

A couple close-ups…love this holly die from Quickutz! The jingle bells sentiment is from Stampendous and of course I should mention that the snowman sleigh stamp is from Whipper Snapper and colored with my copic sketch markers. Papers are from Memory Box and Bazzill. Snowman scene border and snowflake punches are Martha Stewart. Stickles glitter glue and Marvy snow marker add to the snowy effect…I hope! I’m really not ready for the real stuff! I wanted to tell you that I punched the die and punches out of white card-stock and colored them with my copic sketch markers…same colors I used on the image.

Sketch Copic Markers I used…

snowman BG0000, 000, 02, C00, 0 hat C3 – 7

reds R05, 08, 27, 29, 59 and E07 greens G20, 21, 24, 28, 29, 40, 82, 85, 99

blues B32, 34 yellows Y11, 15, 17 others N1, 7, W0, 1, E40, Y28

bear E42, 44, 47

Thanks for stopping by and happy snowman stamping and coloring!!! “Tis the Season”!

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Monday Guest Designer Spotlight at All That Scraps…

November 30, 2009November 9, 2010 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Good morning and I’d like to report, thankfully, that this is “not” our weather conditions right now! The cuteness factor of these stamps is making the dial go up on the cuteness scale for sure though!!!! I am loving these stamps from All That Scraps!!! This is Trevor, posing for a picture on a snowy day! lol

I know, I love snowmen, but this kid just melts my heart too! I love how he colored up and worked into this scene. The trees are so cool too! The pattern papers are from a Snow collection 6×6 pack from Memory Box…it’s an older pack, so probably not available anymore. When you leave a comment, tell me you’d like some of the sheets and I’ll do a random drawing next Monday. The sentiment is from All That Scraps also. The mittens are an old Emaginations medium size punch with a Martha Stewart snowflake punch from the Aspen border punch. I used the Martha Stewart Snowfall Around the Page border punch to frame the shadow box. The medium size snowflake is from the Aspen corner punch and the large snowflake is the Martha Stewart Alpine punch (I think). There is snow on the trees that I made with the Marvy snow marker…it works really slick…glitter on some and frosted lace stickles on some. I stamped with Memento Black ink and colored with my copic sketch markers…no picture this time but I wrote down the colors for you!
skin…E000, 00, 01, R20, 30
hair…E50, YR21, 31
Blues…B0000, 32,34 C0
boots…C0 – 7
sweater…G40, 82, 85
scarf…YR12, E95, 97, 99
Tree…G21, 24, 28
skis are a silver gel pen…
here’s a close up for you…yep, he makes you smile!

My inspiration for this piece is from Sharon. Click her name to see her adorable Tilda frame card. Thank You Sharon!!!!! If you’d like to make a frame card like this there is a tutorial here on the Papertake Weekly Challenge blog. Here it is the end of November and my month as guest designer for All That Scraps has come to a close! I’ve really enjoyed this honor and am looking forward to using many more of their wonderful stamps! Lots of cute still to come! Happy creating and thanks for coming by to see what I’m up to!

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Bearing Gifts….

November 27, 2009January 8, 2010 Pam Sparks11 Comments

I just love the sound of that! A collage type Christmas card…one of my faves and it doesn’t have any coloring with copic markers! lol

Basic Grey pattern paper…

stamps by Stampa Rosa (no longer in business), Penny Black and Hero Arts…

Merry Christmas ribbon from Creative Impressions…

Christmas Red stickles on the berries

Sweet childhood Christmas memories! Looking at this card brings some to mind…God bless you during this Christmas season with remembering and also a fresh sense of celebration for the birth of Jesus, the greatest gift of all.