Memory Box Blooming Sketch Border Thank You…

June 26, 2015June 27, 2015 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Thank you for being such super blog friends!!! I have a Memory Box card to share today and one tomorrow too!

For this card, I started by stamping the beautiful Blooming Sketch Border stamp with Ranger Archival Black ink on watercolor paper and coloring with Zig Clean Color Brush Pens.

After it was dry, I die cut the panel with the largest rectangle die from the Cross Stitched Frame Borders die set and layered it to an A2 card base. I did put a little piece of washi tape on it… it was just laying there on the table, from Little B.

I embossed the poppystamps Thank You sentiment with super fine white embossing powder on a black banner from the poppy Classic Ribbons die set and stamped the friend sentiment directly on the watercolor paper with the MISTI stamp tool. Both are from the Hope and Thanks set.

I die cut the Pennington Rose Border die in white card-stock but just used the right end and one other rose from the cut to embellish above the banner. I added a few enamel dots in green. I love the fun touch the dots add to the mix.

Thanks for stopping by today! 8 ) I’ll be back tomorrow with a birthday card or two!

p.s. if you’re in the market for a new die cutting machine I have to share this with you… I was and when I saw it was white… I was delighted! lol Silly things make me happy! Anyway, over at Scrapbook.com they have a terrific sale going on and the new Big Shot is $79.99! A terrific price and a great online store! All their Sizzix products are on sale! If you’d like a larger platform, the Big Shot Plus is awesome! I love it too. Room for an A2 card sideways, easy to crank and it stays put! Holler if you have any questions!

cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Spring · Washi Tape

Steampunk Pipes Roses and Splendid Clarkia…

June 2, 2015June 13, 2015 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hi everyone! Something a little different…I love how the Steampunk Pipes grunged up! Distressing with Distress Rusty Hinge and Black Soot inks and the ink blending tools.

Then it was what do I put with it! I decided to distress up the new English Rose Bouquet, Gearworks Border, Uppercase Alphabet Soup letters the same way and add them to the frame I made with the die cut pipes.

I die cut everything from white card-stock, inked completely with Rusty Hinge and then Black Soot Distress inks. The Rose Bouquet I die cut from white twice. Inked the roses on one with Rusty Hinge and Black Soot and the other with Peeled Paint and Black Soot.

I pounced a Versamark pad on the pieces to hold the chunky embossing powder while it melted.

On the inside, I stamped a coordinating sentiment from the poppystamps Hope and Thanks clear stamp set. HOPING (on the front)… you have a terrific birthday (on the inside).

Very fun! I think it’d make a cool man card too, without the Rose Bouquet… maybe just embossing the new clear stamps in the frame.

The next card I made back in February…another one that didn’t make it in the look book on time. Link under the blog header…

A breathy, Spring-ish card for sure! A dash of this and a dash of that! Love putting vellum behind butterflies!

The washi tape I put on card-stock first and then taped it on the card. Six dies on that one A2 size card! lol It looks busy in the photo but IRL, it’s really dimensional and pretty.

And pearls… oh how did we ever make cards without pearls! lol

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back Thursday with some Taylored Expressions Release Day cards! TFL!

Supplies and Dies I used on these cards…

Birthday · cards · CAS · Family · Patriotic · rubber stamps · Summer · Tags · Taylored Expressions · Washi Tape

Taylored Expressions CAS Party and Early Memorial Day…

May 24, 2015May 24, 2015 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Memorial Day…reflect…be thankful…

I don’t know about you but it’s rare I sit and look back. So many memories and yes I’m thankful! Yesterday we went to a Civil War Reenactment that our grandson participated in. History brought to life. So many things going through my mind now.

On the fun side though, they started the afternoon with a fashion show. They showed and talked about the ‘ins and outs’ of dressing in that era. The hoop skirts…what a contrast to the skin tight jeans of today. eek! Glad I can be in the middle and be comfortable!

oh cards… yes, I have two to share today! lol Both are from the May Release at Taylored Expressions.

I die cut the new Starry Night Cutting plate in kraft card-stock and layered it to a navy, top folded A-2 size card base.

I embossed the new Brick embossing folder in red card-stock and then ran it through the Big Shot to die cut it with the new Build a Tag 4 die set. Stitched edges… love! It smashed the brick a little but I had inked one side of the folder with fired brick distress ink so I kinda like how it turned out!

I die cut the bell in gray from the new Patriotic treat toppers die set. Layered it on navy card-stock and mounted it to the tag with thin 3L mounting squares.

I stamped along the bottom of the tag with the word celebrate stamp from a TE Christmas set, A Winter View.

I glued on Studio Calico wood stars for embellishing and Lawn Fawn twine and hemp to finish off the tag.

Doodlebug Washi tape for the rainbow tea party and birthday party CAS cards I made… so fun… I know, it’s looks like I spent 10 minutes but actually I messed around for a few hours to get to these two cards! lol

Here I used the new Block Party die and Eventful Birthday Party die. I put washi on a piece of white card and die cut it for the background behind the gifts. I love how it turned out!

This one I used just a part of the new Eventful Tea Party Border die. Glad I don’t have to pick a favorite! love them all!

Linking to some challenges …
Scrapyland Challenge – Birthday
Seize the Birthday – Birthday
CAS on Sunday – Tic Tac Toe

That’s it from me today! Thanks for stopping by and thank you so much for your wonderful, encouraging comments! Happy remembering loved ones and celebrating our freedom that was hard won by a lot of heros!

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Washi Tape

Memory Box…a three card kind of a day!

May 15, 2015May 25, 2015 Pam Sparks32 Comments

Spring, flowers and Memory Box! Today I’m sharing three cards using more of the Spring collection for this year.

I used the NEW Aberdeen Branches die for my first card…die cut in green, then used scraps of yellow and orange to cut extra flowers and the butterfly. Trim those cuts and glue in the centers to the green cut.

The sentiment is from the NEW poppystamps clear set ‘Into the Words‘.

I used a white Signo Broad gel pen on the little white flowers and Ranger White Enamel Accents to make the green ‘buds’ white.

Linking my Aberdeen Branches Card to Virginia’s View Challenge – Layers and Dimension

Here’s a close up so you can see a little better…

How about a CAS card using the NEW Pennington Rose die and NEW Kindness of People stamp…I love how this turned out. The beauty of a single Rose!

Linking my Rose card to the Happy Little Stampers CAS May Challenge – Dies or Punches

And one more card using the NEW Row of Poppies die, the NEW Open Studio Postage Rectangle Layers die set and the NEW Open Sudio Party Time Clear Stamp set. Poppies are layered on one of the Open Studio Stitched Rectangle Layers dies.

Linking my Poppies card to the Happy Little Stampers CAS May Challenge – Dies or Punches, to Virginia’s View Challenge – Layers and Dimension and to Seize the Birthday Challenge – anything goes birthday.

My poppy card made the Top TEN at Virginia’s View Challenge! Thank you so much Stephanie

All three cards are A2 size.

Thanks for stopping by today! I know you’re busy so I kept my chatter to a bare minimum! lol Holler if you have a question! Thanks for all your comments too! ‘preciate it!

cards · Taylored Expressions · Washi Tape

Taylored Expressions News!

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015 Pam Sparks29 Comments

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood and I’ve got exciting news to share! Taylor from Taylored Expressions emailed and invited me to be on her Creative Team! Of course I said, “YES”!!! What’s really fun is that her business is only an hour away from me! Road trip! lol What a girl will do for more new stamps and dies! 😀

Click over to the TE blog for more exciting news! I’m so delighted to work with Taylor and her stamps and dies! The May release is coming soon! YAY!

Thanks for stopping by today! I always look forward to hearing from you and thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to talk to me!

Dies I used… Shades of Thanks from TE, Wispy Grass Border from TE and Cable Knit Embossing Folder from TE

Other… Doodlebug Happy Clouds Washi tape, Distress ink and Distress markers and various card-stocks

p.s. one of the grass cuts I ran though the Big Shot in the Cable Knit embossing folder… isn’t that fun?! love this folder!