Birch Press Design Flora Plate and Make a Wish Cards…

March 24, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Yikes, it’s Thursday already! I almost didn’t buy this NEW Saltwater Taffy ink color! I caved and bought regular, regular refill and oxide. Sometimes I think I need the sprays but maybe I could make a spray with the refill if I needed to make a mess! haha

I used the ink pad to color my cardstock. Hammermill Color Copy Smooth 100# Cover is what I used for all the parts of this card. I use it some for copic coloring too.

I inked up two A2 panels, one with Saltwater Taffy and one with Abandoned Coral regular distress and blending brushes and or tools. Then I did three smaller pieces with Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral and Bundled Sage. You can pretty much tell what I die cut with what from my pictures.

I die cut the leaves in the same white from the NEW Memory Box Layered Impatiens die set and inked them up also. I love these leaves!

The flowers were the waste from cutting layer A, they were white so I inked them too.

It’s a really pretty, feminine color and card in real life! I had to add some pinkish Memory Box Fairy Jewels to the flower centers.

I made this next card first to get a feel of how the layers looked together. I hadn’t planned on finishing it at first because, weird colors! lol Not Spring at all but I like it so I’m gonna throw one picture of it on here! lol

This is the Flora Plate layers AB and C again with a sentiment from the NEW Birch Press Design Kind Hearts stamp set. This is such a gorgeous set! I love it for front and inside sentiments.

Holler if you have any questions! Both cards are A2 size.

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Birch Press Design – 57437 Flora… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57434 Make a… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94613 Layered Impatiens… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – CL8162 Kind… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BUNDLED… [ SSS \| ACH ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Magnolia · Paper Smooches · PTI · Tags · Tilda's Town · Winter

Tilda’s Town Magnolia card and some tags…

November 19, 2014 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Sweet Christmas childhood memories… I’m sure we all had a rocking horse of some kind or other! This cutie is one of the dies from the Magnolia DooHickeys Club Kit #2, All I Want For Christmas. It is chock full of cuteness! Here’s the tag I made with the Santa and border that are also part of the kit. Lots of dies for a great price and a little magazine full of ideas too! OH, almost forgot! The little lace piece is another die in the kit… see… tons more too!

I die cut the Rocking Horse die from white card-stock and colored it with Copics. The words happy and christmas are from Paper Smooches.

I made this card for Tilda’s Town Challenges this week. We’d love to have you link up if you’re a Magnolia fan!

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.

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Last Friday at our area stamp club meeting we swapped Christmas tags. I made two and let the gal that got my name choose which one she wanted.

I made a bookmark style tag with Paper Smooches dies and the PTI Tinsel and Tags set and then a Snowglobe style tag with PTI Tinsel and Tags set, the Winter die and snowglobe die.

I could make tags all day! lol So much fun with all the new stamps and dies out there! Hope you are having a good time using your stash too or shopping to increase your stash … oh my… so much! I’m addicted! lol

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies, stamps and dies I used…

InLinkz.com

CAS · Christmas · copics · Doohickey's Dies · Magnolia · Tags · Tilda's Town · Winter

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town Challenge, Christmas!

November 1, 2014November 19, 2014 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Have you seen the adorable Magnolia Doohickey die club kit #2? So FUN! Love it! I will be making some more tags and using them on cards this Christmas!

The challenge at Tilda’s Town Challenges this week is Christmas, optional add a tag… well, I just made tags and they are Christmas… just a little backwards! haha

Maybe you’re like me and it’s time to do a little coloring again…well… I did color Santa’s face with Copics! hoho

We’d love to have you play in the challenges!

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

I’ll link to the All I want for Christmas die club kit and the products I used below.

Joining

Addicted to CAS challenge – Tag

Crazy 4 Challenges – add a mustache

Crafting for all Seasons – tag it

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes

Live and Love Crafts Challenge – favorite Christmas colors

Die Cut Divas – holiday

Challenge Up Your Life – anything goes

ShowCASe Your Style – tic tac toe

Cute As a Button Challenge – Christmas/Winter

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to scroll down to see the video I posted yesterday with the NEW poppy dies from poppystamps!

ttul!

Dies and products I used today…

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!

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 · Magnolia · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Spring · Tilda's Town

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Anything Goes…

February 22, 2014February 26, 2014 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Everybody’s talkin’ about it! hmmmm…. I look out the window and we’re covered with snow! hohoho Well, a couple days this past week felt like there would soon be a possibility of Spring coming to Iowa! Course we had rain too…pass on rain. ha Alice, quit laughing at me! I love umbrellas but I would just as soon use them for snow! haha

Oh, this is not a weather report, you say?! Oh, ok, well, here’s Tilda with Flowing Hair! She’s a doll and showing off for this week’s Anything Goes Challenge over @ Tilda’s Town Challenges!

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!

I used some of the new dies from Memory Box, very fun! I LOVE the new Kensington Border, Toulouse Background and Blooming Branch dies. I did cut the big flower off the Toulouse Background for this card though. I also used the Dancing Butterflies die and Memory Box Spring Greetings rubber stamp.

My Mind’s Eye Pattern Paper, pearls and Strathmore color card-stock for the frame and card base.

Challenges I’m linking my card to…
Time For Magnolia – Tilda only
Dutch Magnolia Lovers – Anything Goes
Challenge For Everybody – Anything Goes
A Creative Romance – Sentiment
Stampin for the Weekend – Flower Power
Stamp and Create with Magnolia – Spring
Crafty Hazelnuts Pattern Paper Challenge – Anything Goes
PaperTake Weekly – lovely layers
7Kids Challenge – Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today! ‘preciate it!

Stamps, dies and supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Magnolia · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Tilda's Town

Distress Marker coloring video and card…

January 25, 2014February 18, 2014 Pam Sparks19 Comments

My card for Tilda’s Town Challenges today is colored with Distress Markers in a watercolor way. I used Lovelypop Tilda for a birthday card because the theme is Celebrate!

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!

Have you tried it? Here’s a video of how I color with Distress Markers on Canson Cold Press watercolor paper. It’s very basic but if you are curious how to begin, it might be an encouragement to you.

I did make this in HD, so you can click the gear and watch it that way if you want.

Here’s a close up but remember… I was coloring standing up so it’s kinda messier than usual! : ) I think coloring on Cold Press paper has a different look than Hot Press paper for sure and definitely different than Copic coloring. I have to keep telling my self that it’s ok! lol

I’m linking my birthday card to Seize the Birthday Challenge – option this time is coloring
And just to make you laugh…how would you answer this question? huh? Did you or didn’t you? Remember that white paste??? I do! lol