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 · Christmas · Flexmarkers · Marianne Design · Marianne Design Creatables · Promarkers · punches · Scrapping Center · Spellbinders dies

Scrapping Center SALE and Caroling Daisy…

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 Pam Sparks11 Comments

20% off PLUS an additional 10% off when you use the code VETERANS!

The best part of waking up is not Folgers in your cup anymore!!! It’s waking up to a SALE! lol ☕

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Meet Caroling Daisy… a new clear stamp from the Don and Daisy line by Marianne Design. She is stamped on Hammermill 80# Color copy paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. The pattern paper is from the NEW Fancy Pants Christmas 6×6 pad.

I used the new Book die from Marianne Design and stamped a stamp from Embossing Arts on the book page. I had to use a negative mask (I made it by stamping and cutting out what I wanted to stamp) to stamp the image.

Martha Stewart holly branch punch and holly border punch. ok – the holly branch punch is hard to find, some places say discontinued… I found it at Blue Moon, link below… if you want it… grab it while you can! The JOY sentiment is from Printworks Collection.

I wish I’d thought to stickle up the candle beams… there is always something I think of after the fact… this is already version 2! lol

Believe it or not, I used the Sweet Stop Sketches sketch for my card!!! lol I’m going to go ahead and link it up even though I had to take a detour or two! hehe

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it! I love hearing from you and appreciate all your awesome comments and friendship!!!

Stamps and Supplies I used…

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Guest for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge…

November 4, 2012November 4, 2012 Pam Sparks32 Comments

It’s sooooo fun to play in challenges here and there… awhile back I won a guest designer position on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges blog with my Hay Rides Kiddos card!!! YEA! You can see it HERE. Love Karen’s sketches!

Thanks Karen for the sweet sketches and the invitation to join the challenge this time!

Here’s the sketch I used today…

Here’s a list of the Sweet Sunday Sketch designers… click to see their fabulous takes on the sketch!

I had to mirror image the sketch so the Penny Black Mimi image would fit between the houses in the October Afternoon pattern paper from a few years ago. I will always love this house paper! I’ll be so sad when the last piece is used up… it’s timeless! The dot and the poinsettia are from the same collection.

The sentiment stamp I used is from a clear set by PaperTrey Ink, called Stylish Sentiments: Holiday. It was new last year I think. I stamped it with Colorbox Dark Brown Chalk ink.

Mimi is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. I used W3 under the reds, R24, E07 and R59. Her coat started out with BG10…had to add other BG colors and then use some W1 gray to get it to match the paper. I edged the papers with Antique Linen Distress ink and the Ink Blending tool. I used my Perfect Layers Tools for Perfect mats… love, love the 1/16th inch ruler! For this card I used 1/16th and 3/16ths.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Click over to the Sweet Sketches Challenge and play along! ttul!

Stamps and supplies I used to make this card… (I couldn’t find the same flower punch I used to link up to, so I linked to another that I also thought about using)

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

Magnolia…Tilda’s Town Challenges… Anything Goes!

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 Pam Sparks37 Comments

Friday is always a new challenge @ Tilda’s Town Challenges blog, HERE! This week it’s Anything Goes… a fun and popular theme! We’re enjoying a new baby boy in the family! Next month we’ll be enjoying another newborn! So when I opened my drawer and pulled out a Stufftainer and saw these stamps that I hadn’t used yet… bingo!

I used Magnolia Tilda’s Family and Welcome to a Lovely Home stamps. You’ll find them @ Tilda’s Town.com, HERE and HERE. I colored them with Distress Ink Reinkers on Canson Manga Pad (last in the list in the link below).

It was fun trying Distress Ink Reinker coloring again…
I used Tattered Rose and vintage Photo for skin…
her hair is Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain…
his hair is Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain…
her dress and shoes are a mix of Dried Marigold, Tattered Rose and Spun Sugar…
the baby’s clothes are Broken China…
his shirt is Faded Jeans…
vest is Peeled Paint…
jeans are Frayed Burlap…
shoes are Walnut Stain.

The pattern papers are from Graphic 45’s Little Darling 8×8 paper pad. I edged all the papers with Antique Linen Distress ink and the ink blending tool. I used Spellbinders Labels One sets… the largest is from the Grand set. Seam binding ribbon is from Hug Snug and the button is from SEI.

Challenges I’m linking to…
Just Magnolia – Show a heart
Lovely hÄnglar or Sweet Magnolia – Your Favorite image
It’s a Magnolia Challenge – Shape card

Thanks for stopping by! The DT ladies and I would love to have you enter the challenge this week! The prize is a $15 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com, chosen randomly by Inlinkz!

Stamps and Such…

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CC Designs July Release Preview Day One…

July 3, 2012July 5, 2012 Pam Sparks30 Comments

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Time for NEW stamps and dies from CC Designs! So much sweetness for July! Meet Sugarplums Cupcake Emma! There’s a Cupcake Trevor too! You can see the rest of today’s preview over on the ATS Blog HERE. All kinds of wonderful, sweet inspiration from the design team!

I stamped Cupcake Emma on Letraset card-stock (link below) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers.

hair is E50, 51, 53, 55
skin is E0000, 000, 00, 11, 93 and a itty bit of diluted R20 for cheeks
frosting is E31, 33, 34, 35
cupcake paper and shoes are R81, 83, 85, 87
dress and hair bow are y23, 21, 26

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NEW for July dies are the Olive Branch, two on the die, going opposite directions! Love that! I only used one complete one behind the large Phlox Flower, the rest are parts… pretty cool I think! hehe The 8 Petal and branch die… the centers on the Phlox Flowers are from this die… I’ll show the rest on Thursday. The awesome thing about it is, there are two different flowers and multiples of each so you don’t have to run it through the die cut machine so many times! yea! There is also a stem for the flowers to “grow” on!!! woohoo! There’s a new Button die and Sweet Treats die! You’ll see them some more this week during previews and everything will be up for sale in the store THURSDAY NIGHT at 8 P.M. CST

“Hey Cupcake and Have a sweet day” are part of the NEW AmyR Stamps SWEET Sentiment set! So awesome! Love the sentiment sets from CC Designs… so many ways to combine messages! Scroll down for my video using the sentiments and positioning them on your creations. It’s also listed under the pulldown tutorial tab at the top under the header.

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oh fun… I wanted a simple border… going along with the sketch I followed and I wanted to use something from the CC Designs Cutters die line so… I got out my magnetic holders and started looking…hehe… yep. that delicate little scallop border is from the Christmas Bulb Border die!!! So lacy and feminine looking! love it! I had to use the Fence die! Haven’t used it for a couple weeks. Forgot to punch hearts in the pickets though! boo… My videos for how to’s on the fence are under the tutorial tab at the top of this page also.

This 6×6 pattern paper is from a Fancy Pants Summer pad… I doubt that it’s available anymore. I can’t use this paper up fast enough! I’m trying though! lol

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Challenges I’m linking to…

Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge blog – Sketch #162

Anything Goes challenge blog – Birthday with polka dots

Papertake Weekly challenge blog – Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl’s challenge blog – Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash – Triple Threat

Stamp N Plus challenge blog – Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe Crafts challenge blog – Girls, Girls, Girls

Crafty Bloggers Network challenge blog – Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers challenge blog – Create your own flowers

Chocolate, Coffee, Cards challenge blog – Anything Goes

Anyone for Anya challenge blog – Just Use it!

Marker Pop challenge blog – Copic Coloring, Fur/Hair

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to click over to the ATS blog… I’ll be back tomorrow, Thursday and Friday with more NEW to share and a Marianne Design post that is crazy fun too!

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