Aye Treasure your Friendship…

August 28, 2010 Pam Sparks26 Comments

Here’s my take on the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge starting today…Pirate Luka [Coming SOON] from Lala Land Crafts digging for treasure…The sentiment from Kraftin’ Kimmie available HERE.

The sketch for Challenge 71…

Lala Land Crafts is introducing new images!!! Marci and Luka HERE! Adorable and so fun to color! Right now, there is a storewide 25% OFF Sale on ALL of the previous designs*!!!! Stop by La-La Land Crafts Store today! What a great deal especially when combined with FREE Shipping on orders over $50!! *sale price will be reflected in your Shopping Cart* (digis excluded)

The Design Team members are posting new cards everyday on the Lala Land blog HERE… take a scroll though all the adorable new images coming soon!

Thanks for stopping by! “Aye treasure your friendship”!!!

cards · copics · Fall · La La Land Crafts · rubber stamps · Sweet Stop Sketches

I ♥ Recess and the Sweet Stop Sketch…

August 21, 2010September 2, 2011 Pam Sparks21 Comments

The option to add to the sketch at Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge blog this Saturday is “back to school”. I didn’t go with an apple or books this time but another favorite icon/subject… recess! Lala on a swing is delighted to be all dressed up in her new school clothes and enjoying recess!

I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored her with Copic Sketch Markers. Skin, E000, 00, 01 and a diluted R20 & 000 combo. Hair, the E50’s, Dress, the BGO’s. Eyes, B41, 45. The paper is from Making Memories, the {note}worthy pack. The branch from Stampin Up is punched three times and combined. Flowers are the retro flower punch from EK Success, the Leone Em Ash Branch and a small leaf punch. The alphabet stamps I used to stamp the sentiment are from MaVinci.net and called “it’s just my type”. The little heart is from a PSX little desk set. I edged the papers with Antique Linen Distress ink and the Tim Holtz ink blending tool.

Challenge blogs I’m linking to… Colour Create, Pile it on – shapes

Happy Weekend to you! I’ll be seeing the family today so I always LOVE that!

cards · CC Designs · copics · rubber stamps · Sweet Stop Sketches

Trevor and the Sweet Stop Sketch…

August 14, 2010September 27, 2012 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Meet sitting Trevor from the new CC Designs Take a Seat Kit. Trevor was masked and the birdbath/bench positioned/stamped with the stamp a ma jig. I have a tutorial on masking and positioning with the stamp a ma jig HERE. Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for stamping and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. This kit guarantees hours of stamping/creating adorable cards and projects! I ♥ it! I used the leaves and sentiment from CC Designs Fall kit from last year. The Scene is diecut with the square nestabilities dies. Papers are from Bo Bunny and card-stock from Prism. I used the Magnolia swirl die again, gonna get my $$ out of that die! lol The branch border punch is from Martha Stewart, the paper cord from JoAnn’s and the leaf punch is an old Emagination brand punch. I punched the leaves out of white card-stock, embossed veins and colored them with copic sketch markers. YR21 all over the leaf, then from the bottom of the leaf up, I stroked in E44, YG95, YR14 and leaving some YR21 at the top…retrace and blend with the color close to what you just colored! Almost forgot…I used the Tim Holtz tiny attacher for stapling the cord in place.

This is my DT card for the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog this week. I am really enjoying being on this team… the sketches are challenging but very do-able! Hope you can join us with week! Lots of inspiration on the challenge blog! Here’s this weeks sketch…

Also linking to the Alphabet Challenge Blog with a theme of “p” is for punches and If the Shoe Fits Challenge blog with a theme of diecuts…my square is a nestabilities die and I used the Magnolia swirl die. Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog is trees or leaves.

Oh, he does make me smile… such a handsome little guy! lol Happy Weekend and thanks for coming by!

cards · copics · La La Land Crafts · rubber stamps · Sweet Stop Sketches

Bill and Maya Escape….

August 7, 2010August 10, 2010 Pam Sparks31 Comments

I’m gonna say, Bill and Maya are celebrating their anniversary… lookin’ to escape! This is the first time I’ve stamped and colored this image and it was fun to color something other than cute children…I probably need to look at some pictures of cows though! lol Bill and Maya are part of the Summer collection of cling rubber stamps from LaLa Land Crafts. They stamp wonderfully and color up so CUTE! Bill and Maya are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Beckett Expressions 80# card-stock and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. Bill is in the B90’s for his suit….oh, his birthday suit is in the E30’s! hahahaha Maya is colored in flesh tones…the E0’s, her suit is the E90’s, the tube YG90’s and fishy’s are YR10’s.

So Bill and Maya really are celebrating!!! A BIRTHDAY! LaLa Land Crafts turing ONE! Check out the blog for all the DT links, play the games, just a hoppin’ good time! Click on the blinky to take you there. P.S. Don’t miss Maureen’s card for today!!!!!

Join us for the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge this week….another awesome sketch from Korin!

Here’s what I used for my card…

Bill and Maya – what a sweet, sweet couple : )
K & Co. travel pattern paper
Quickutz cruise ship die
EK Success nesting circle punches
Magnolia Doohickey Flourish die
cotton cord
Nestabilites square die
PSX travel stamp set for the words
Lasting Impressions for Paper pumpkin brads
Stampin Up Dusty Durango and Navy card-stock

A close up of the cute couple!

Happy Weekend to you! Thanks for stopping by! I love to share and love hearing from you too!

Birthday · cards · copics · Easel · Penny Black · rubber stamps · Sweet Stop Sketches

Wishing YOU a happy, happy day!

July 24, 2010August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Birthdays come quite frequently around here! For once I am thinking ahead! This Easel card will be for our Granddaughter Gena. She is turning 3 on 8/8! Two of our oldest daughter’s children have birthdays where the month and the day are the same number…SO much easier to remember! lol

This is my DT card for Sweet Stop Sketches Challenge Blog this week. Another awesome sketch by Korin. Hope you can join us this week!

Finally broke down and purchased some of the new images from Penny Black…they were “calling my name” as I’ve heard it expressed! lol This little gal’s name is Mimi and I ♥ her! The name of the stamp is Sweet Thing, 4084 H is the stamp code. I used the Fantasy tree, 3880 K to stamp the random dots around her on the scallop oval. Lace Frost stickles dabbed around on the dots and here and there on the cupcake…gemstones on the corners of the sentiment rectangle. The sentiment is happy, happy, 00106 E. The pattern papers are from Making Memories, the flower border punch is from Martha Stewart and the open scallop border is from EK Success. Mimi is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, paper pieced and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. Also linking to the Penny Black Allsorts challenge Blog.