Stampendous Ugly Sweater Contest…

December 5, 2018 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi everyone! You are probably wondering what in the world is she talking about now! haha Well…you know how much fun it is to take on a challenge! So here I am… but even though I’m supposed to have an ugly sweater here on this cool penguin… I sure wanted it to end up cute! 😀

I needed to stick with Stampendous products so that was a challenge too! The ornaments around it’s neck are from a Christmas tree set (looks like it’s discontinued). I colored the ornaments with Copics and drew the snowflakes on with a white gel pen.

So here’s the details…the gals have been posting since November 25th and continuing through December 8th.

There’s a prize for 3 commenters chosen from the designer’s blogs and Stampendous’ blog HERE. The winning designer wins a prize too. I hope I win!!! lol

So I’d love it if you’d vote for my penguin between December 9 – 11. 😀 (shamelessly recruiting) lol

Back to the card… I heat embossed the sentiment, snowflakes and snow it’s standing on with white embossing powder. I inked the sky with Distress Oxide inks, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire and the ink blending tool. Did the water droplet thing and glued on some sequins. It’s an A2 size card.

All I can say is, I’d hate to be walking around with ornaments around my neck! haha

Hope I made you smile with my ugly sweater and you enjoy checking out the other gal’s ugly sweaters! Thanks for stopping by! 😀

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Stampendous · Summer

Stampendous Fresh Peony card…

June 29, 2018 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! When I was growing up we had a lot of peony bushes in our yard. My parents liked to use them on Memorial Day. I’m loving all the peony craze in stamps but I’m not getting the ones I have colored up! Guess it’s enough just to collect them. One of these years we hope to plant some here! Here’s a start anyway, with this pretty Fresh Peony stamp and die set from Stampendous.

Their dies cut right on the line, so I went around with a black marker to make the white edges black.

The oval dies and another label come with the die set! The sentiment is in the stamp set. I used a We R Memory Keepers embossing folder for the background.

A clean and simple card. I spritzed the flower and leaves with water and then colored it with watercolor powder and a little color pencil after it was dry.

Now that I look at this stamp some more, I’m thinking it would be a great one to stamp multiple times, cut up the petals and layer up for a frilly, dimensional floral piece!

This ended up a little over 5 ½ inches square.

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…(I couldn’t find the dot embossing folder, sorry!)

Stampendous Cling Stamp FRESH PEONY… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Stampendous FRESH PEONY DIE CUT SET… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	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 ]
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	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 ]
Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| 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 ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Flowers · Spring · Stampendous · Thinking of You

Stampendous Hydrangea Garden Tri-fold Card…

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! How about some paper hydrangeas to hold me over until we have some real life ones! I have to tell you, it’s looking good for some flowers from our 3 new bushes we planted last year though. whew.

So a simple thinking of you card using Stampendous Hydrangea Garden stamp and die sets.

I used a piece of Smooth Bristol card from a 9 x 12 pad, cut to 4 ⅝ inches x 12 inches.

Stamp and heat emboss the Hydrangea, in white, at one end, then die cut stopping at the wide part of the flower stamp. The leaves are separate from the flower head, so I did have to glue them on underneath.

I stamped and die cut 2 extra of the single flower in the set and popped up one on the front and used the other inside… I love it there! Looks like it just landed there! hehe

I colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a little water.

The sentiment is gold embossed and from the Stampendous Fresh Peony Cling Stamp set. Sorry the sentiment is blurry…It was hard to get a picture because the flower end kinda sticks up a bit. It’s so pretty IRL!

linking to some challenges…

Stamping Sensations – anything goes

Happy Little Stamper June Watercolor – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – anything goes

Die Cuttin’ Divas – anything goes

I’m just feeling a flower kick this Spring for some reason! But then I love cute kids and critters too! So stay tuned cuz I have a fun cute card to share soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Stampendous Cling Stamp HYDRANGEA… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Stampendous HYDRANGEA GARDEN DIE CUT… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Stampendous Cling Stamp FRESH PEONY… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Stampendous FRESH PEONY DIE CUT SET… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Canson XL BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12 Paper… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Strathmore Bristol smooth surface -… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC \| SBC ]
Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Zig CLEAN COLOR 24 SET Real Brush… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Zig CLEAN COLOR 36 SET Real Brush… [ SSS ]
Zig CLEAN COLOR 48 SET Real Brush… [ SSS ]	Zig CLEAN COLOR 60 SET Real Brush… [ SSS ]	Memento Luxe WEDDING DRESS Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Super Fine Detail White Embossing… [ STR \| HLM \| SBC \| SSS ]	gold super fine embossing powder [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
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 ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	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 ]
Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]
Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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Birthday · C & 9 · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Distress Stains · Spring · Stampendous

Stampendous Build a Bouquet Card and SALES!!!

May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Such fun! I can only hope that one day our 3 Hydrangea bushes that we planted last year will give me a jar full! lol I see green coming up though, so there’s hope!

I had fun playing with this stamp and coordinating die set from Stampendous.

Inking/daubing directly on the stamp with Distress Stains in the MISTI, like I’ve seen others doing, pull the color around with a waterbrush and paint in some details with the same waterbrush. No two alike! ***Just discovered this though while making the links for what I used. Distress Stains aren’t available anymore…they are in spray form now. So I linked to some dauber bottles to put the Distress Sprays in. Sorry about this but easy fix!

I stamped the jar in Ranger Archival black ink….my go to black for everything other than Copic coloring right now.

I stamped the plaid background with a Concord and 9th set using coordinating Distress Oxide ink pads. That was fun…a gal could make plaid all day! lol

I decided the jar needed to sit on something…so those ovals…they come in so handy for that!

I think I need to try some other techniques with this set too… so many flowers and even a butterfly in the set and another vase! Even a pop-up with the Stampendous pop up die!

It’s a flower time of year for sure! YAY!

AND it’s SALE time! Check these out! Copics on sale at Simon Says Stamp!

AND at Scrapbook.com it’s an EXTRA 10% off everything! Coupon expires Sunday, May 6th at midnight, PST. They have these stamps and dies!

Thanks for stopping by! Links to what I used below!

Stampendous Cling Stamps BUILD A… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Stampendous BUILD A BOUQUET DIE CUT… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Stampendous – Empty Bottle with… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Zig Long Watercolor BrusH2O Tip -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]
Concord & 9th PLAID BACKGROUND Clear… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Stitched Oval Layers [ STR \| SSS ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| 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 ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]
We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
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 ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC \| BLT ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| 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 \| BLT ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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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 · 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