Spellbinders Truckin’ Through the Seasons Birthday Card…

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! I’m finally getting our oldest grandson’s birthday card posted! There is a reason for the colors and the personalized license plate! He just turned 19, so there’s 19 balloons, the orange and green balloons represent the two robotics teams he’s been on and the black truck because he has a black car! lol

I had so much fun playing with this Spellbinders Truckin’ Through the Seasons Die set. So glad I bought it! I can’t wait to use it for Christmas especially but this was really fun! I die cut 19 balloons and inked the edges with coordinating ink and the ink blending tool.

The light reflection pieces on the balloons are die cut vellum. The die cut for that comes with the Balloon die set linked below.

I did make the license plate myself. I printed the name out on the computer and it is his actual license plate.

Quite a bit of dimension but it still fits in an A2 envelope. I would use an A6 envelope if I was putting it in the mail.

The Birthday Pennant die is discontinued but the Birthday Letters are still available…link below.

The sky is definitely the limit with this set! So many great things ahead for Ethan. Exciting but so hard to believe 19 years have gone by since he was born! So proud of him!

Thanks for stopping by!

The products I used to make this card…thank you!

MISTI CUT-ALIGN Tool 00713 [ SSS ]	Truckin Through the Seasons – Large… [ SPL ]	Memory Box – 99896 Gentle Stitched… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Party… [ SBC ]	Memory Box Die – Puffy Clouds [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99678 Birthday Letters… [ STR ]
Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]	Tonic Studios – 8.5 x 11 Cardstock -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Juicy Pear [ STR ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Citrus Slice [ STR ]	Bluebird Memory Box Notecards – 25/pack [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SSS ]
QuickStik Craft Tool; quikstick;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	GLUE SPONGE Acid-Free Liquid Gluing… [ SSS ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Distress Ink coloring · MFT · Paper Smooches · Poppystamps · punches · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Taylored Expressions

Colorful Rainbow cards to share today…

September 12, 2017September 13, 2017 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Two clean and simple cards I made for stamp club last Friday. Annette had the program and she had rainbow for the theme. These are the two cards I made…one to swap and one for Annette’s birthday card.

I used the poppystamps paintbrush die, colored with Copic Sketch Markers, a Taylored Expressions brush rubber stamp, You color my world is from a new poppystamps stamp set, inked with Versafine Black Onyx ink and stamped with the MISTI. I stamped the brush stamp with Regular Distress Inks. I centered the stamp on the lid of the MISTI and moved the card to stamp the different colors. I did stamp each color two and three times to get the bold color.

Both cards are A2 top folding card bases, almost one layer!

The bike is a new Spellbinders die cut in heavy white card-stock…run it through with the tan mat a second time so it embosses nicely.

The street and the stitched rectangle are from a MFT blueprints die set, the butterflies are an old Marvy punch…sorry I didn’t have time to look for a die but I’ll see if I can find something similar to link to and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

Thanks for stopping by on this fine Tuesday! I’ll be back soon with more of you know what! lol Have a creative, colorful week!

Supplies, Stamps and Tools I used to make these cards… (click – STR links to Starlitstudio, SSS links to Simon Says Stamp, SBC links to scrapbook.com and BLIC links to Dick Blick) Thank you!

Spellbinders – D-Lites Die – Bicycle [ SBC \| SSS ]	My Favorite Things BLUEPRINTS 25… [ SSS ]	Poppystamps die – Devyn Butterfly Trio [ STR ]
Memory Box WIDE PAINT STROKE POPPY… [ SSS ]	Studio Katia BRUSH STROKES Clear… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps STUDIO… [ SSS ]
SugarPea Designs WATERCOLOR BRUSH… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti COLOR ME HAPPY Clear… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Clear Stamps BRUSHED Set… [ SSS ]
Your Next Stamp PAINT SWOOSHES AND… [ SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL459 Autumn Fairies… [ STR ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SSS ]	VersaFine – Onyx Black – mini ink pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Versafine Onyx Black – Reinker [ STR \| SSS ]
VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Mini Stamp Pad 1×1 [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Ink Refill .5oz [ STR \| SSS ]
Super Fine Detail White Embossing… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Martha Stewart Mini Score Board; Scoring [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| BLIC \| SSS ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
3L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC ]
Fiskars – 9 inch Bypass Paper Trimmer [ SBC ]	Fiskars Deluxe Paper Trimmer with… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
card-stock [ STR ]	Ranger Mini Distress Ink Storage Tin [ STR ]	Ranger Distress Mini Cube Inks [ STR ]
Copic [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Simon Says Stamp · Spellbinders dies

CAS(E) this Sketch #167….

April 12, 2016April 13, 2016 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Crazy thing…I thought, oh, this looks like a fun sketch…take the challenge Pam!

Hey, CAS is hard!!! lol Three cards later and I give up! lol

First card…I thought, use the Memory Box Grand Happy Birthday! Brilliant! until I decided to keep it all Memory Box dies/stamps. Didn’t really have a MB stamp that would work… I tried a few different alphabets…oh eek…should’ve started over but nah, try something else! haha I’ll show it to you anyway. I love enamel dots! lol

Then I remembered these old Spellbinders labels and decorative dies….sure…give it a try or several tries! lol

Be kind now…quit laughing! I knew it, I shouldn’t have posted this one! lol

I really like the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle dies though, don’t you?! lol

I’m gonna be courageous and link up this next one to the challenge…

and tell you all thanks for hanging in here with me! The thanks is a cool poppystamps die! The label is an old Spellbinders and there’s that SSS Stitched Rectangle set again.

I experimented and took a picture with my phone. Amazing… I did edit some but still…the quality is crazy good!

Oh, I did stamp a scratchy looking stamp on the labels. And I used up SIX brads! YAY! lol

Here’s the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge blog…. go ahead, give it a try! Fabulous cards from the team over there!

Thanks for stopping by today…I have a few cards for TE and cards for Printworks to post soon! So there’s hope! lol

p.s. Starlitstudio has the NEW Memory Box/poppystamps releases in stock! Have fun shopping!

Shopping Links to the supplies I used on these cards…

InLinkz.com

cards · Distress Ink coloring · Magnolia · rubber stamps · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Tilda's Town

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Spring!

March 22, 2014September 29, 2014 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Time for Tilda’s Town Challenges! Spring is the challenge this week… a fun change in colors and well…almost anything goes for Spring!

Click over to Tilda’s Town Challenges, HERE and enjoy the inspiration from the Design Team and enter the weekly challenge! We’d love to have you!

Each week there is a random winner, chosen by Inlinkz, for a $10 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com!

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 Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

I used this super cute Skateboard Tilda… she’s been playing hard… she must’ve skinned her knee and forgot to pull her jeans back down! lol Behind her is the Vintage Swedish Background stamp.

I colored with Distress Markers…her hair got a little dark, oops, I used Vintage Photo first but didn’t like it so I went back and used Gathered Twigs over it. Next time I’m just going to use Gathered Twigs and see what that looks like.

Her face is a light wash of Vintage Photo and then Tattered Rose, like I did in a video…under the header photo you’ll find the video tab…pull down.

Shirt and tennis shoes are Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick. Faded Jeans on the jeans. Tree trunks are Gathered Twigs. Grass is Mowed Lawn. Sidewalk is Pumice Stone. Skateboard is Shaded Lilac. Sky is Tumbled Glass.

Stamped with Ranger Archival Black ink on Canson Motval 90# watercolor paper.

I cut the scene with some new (to me) Square Spellbinder dies and then floral corners are from Magnolia. Flower Swirl Corner DooHickeys die.

The finished card is 5 ½ in. square.

*** Linking up to…
Lovely hÄnglar and Sweet Magnolia – Flower Power
Time For Magnolia Challenge – Spring is in the Air
Dutch Magnolia Lovers – Spring is in the Air
CASology – Blush

It was fun to color again. : ) Happy weekend everyone! Some grocery shopping to do, nothing real exciting.

Well, not sure I’ve told you, but, our youngest daughter is expecting and it won’t be long until grandchild number 16 is here!!! woohoo! We’re excited. She’s knitting up a storm… she makes the sweetest things. I’ll have to post something on my FB page. I have shared a couple photos of what our middle daughter is up to. She purchased a loom and is weaving… oh my… so amazing! Our oldest daughter sews and creates adorable things too! Like my FB page and I’ll share once in awhile what they’re up to. Link is over on the right.

Thanks for stopping by! I love sharing and chatting with you! ttul!

Supplies I used on my card…

InLinkz.com

cards · copics · Darcies · Fall · Perfect Layers Tools · Spellbinders dies

Guest Designer @ ABC Challenges today…

September 20, 2013September 20, 2013 Pam Sparks13 Comments

A cute, Copic colored card to show you today… This image and sentiment are from a clear stamp set by Darcie’s called Pile on the Leaves. Super cute images for this time of year. Brings back so many childhood memories of playing outside in the leaves. I won the guest designer spot over on the ABC Challenges blog and the theme right now is Fall! Thank you for having me!

Copic colors I used…
skin – YR0000, E000, E00, E01, R20
Hair – E20’s
Shirt and hat – E43, 44, 47
Greens – YG93, 95, 97, 99
Oranges – YR21, 23, 24, 27, E08, E19

Added some hemp, a button and Simple Stories pattern papers. Everything is edged with Distress inks and the ink blending tool.

I used the Perfect Layers tools to mat the sentiment in two colors… link in the side bar and video at the tutorial tab under the blog header.