MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge…

November 19, 2016November 19, 2016 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! What a week! Beautiful days until Friday. Then BAM blustery Friday arrived! lol I have a few Fall cards to post so I better get to it! and plenty more Christmas coming too!

I’ve been tempted for some time to get the color pencils out again, so with the Daily Marker 30 day coloring challenge I finally did! So fun…coloring is always time consuming but I need to do this more so I get the ‘feel’ for it. This was kinda an experiment! lol

I got a new pencil sharpener…wow…what a difference it makes for coloring! It’s a Dahle 133…you can google and find it.

I use Bruynzeel Fullcolor Pencils made in Holland but you can’t get them anymore. Sakura bought out Bruyzeel and changed them I’m sure…one thing I know, my set of 120 is no more. They are wonderful pencils to color with though and maybe they’d show up on ebay! I didn’t check. Here’s what mine look like…and look at the lead on the yellow pencil… yes, that sharpener!!!

The pencils they have now are called Bruynzeel Design. I’ll link up to them below just in case you want to order a couple to try. I love doing that. I have tried several brands and consequently I want ALL the pencils. HELP! lol

I love this cutie stamp and die set from MFT stamps…I hope he made you smile on this blustery weekend!

Linking up to MFT Sketch Card Challenge

I’m going to write another blog post so I’ll have one tomorrow and Monday too…for sure!

Thanks for stopping by! I’m behind replying to comments because we had our area stamp club Christmas party yesterday! Whew, I went crazy getting ready for it. lol Cards and soup! A fun time for sure and guess what?! We drew names for gift exchange and the gal that got my name knew I loved this stamp that she got last year and she gave it to me this year! It’s an older Memory Box Santa stamp! I’m so delighted to have it! Our middle daughter has a collection of older cute Memory Box stamps. I need to take a picture of them and share it here. Then you can be jealous of her collection with me! lol

Thanks again – you are the best! I am so thankful for all my friends that live in my computer and out! You’re the best! ( ) ( ) ( ) (those are hugs)

Here’s some links…

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cards · CAS · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps

Memory Box and poppystamps Christmas cards…

November 11, 2016November 13, 2016 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Cuz you can never have enough poinsettia dies in your stash! lol I do love this one…use the largest size for the leaves too.

Then add that pretty white contrast with the Scribble Snowflake Circle die and those striking pine twigs…lovin’ this card!

Linking my poinsettia card to the Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge – flowers, Happy Little Stampers Challenge – anything goes with dies

Then there’s the love of holly! This beautiful Holly Swirl Frame Oval die is so pretty done up so many ways! This one I embossed it through the Big Shot after cutting and then inked with Peeled Paint Distress Ink through the die. I used Tim Holtz card-stock and sanded the details on the Holly and the Stitched Oval.

This one is rather traditional! I stenciled after embossing with Versamark ink and used Judikins Sparkle Pine Embossing powder on the leaves. Any embossing powder would be pretty though! Some red Stampendous sticker dots, red with gold wired ribbon and the die cut Peace and it’s finished. (I kinda wish I’d put a contrasting oval under the Holly Swirl Center…hmmmm)

All about fast and flat today! lol

Thanks for stopping by! I know…I don’t think these count for coloring! and I didn’t get the Printworks Fall cards posted yesterday….I got sidetracked coloring and making these cards for Scrapmania, hehe…look at the IG photo in the sidebar. lol If you click you can see IG but you can’t post or comment unless you log in. Off to see what else I can get done today!

Happy Veteran’s Day and thank you to all who serve and have served the USA!

Shopping links to the products I used for these cards…

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cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box, poppystamps and Day 9…

November 9, 2016December 27, 2016 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m not keeping up the greatest with the ‘daily’ part of the Daily Marker 30 days of coloring challenge but here I am back again…not giving up! lol I had this all cut out in white but since I needed to color, I did some real basic Copic coloring on the Memory Box and poppystamps die cuts.

Here’s a picture of the parts before I put them together…oh, I did glitter the frame with Hero Arts Prisma glitter and the Glue stamp pad before I put the card together.

and here’s a close up photo…

I’ll link up below to the dies I used… it’s an A2 size card. It’s pretty and really was fast to make! YAY! I need those new Playful Fawn dies, I have them in my cart at SLS! lol I’ll put a link to those too…they might be really cute in this scene!

Linking to some challenges…

Muse: Christmas Visions Challenge – Christmas or Winter themed card

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes With Dies – My card was a winner! Thank you ladies! HLS Dies Winner.png

Thank you for visiting me and I have another Fall card for tomorrow with another piece of that Printworks leaf background paper I made.

Shopping links…

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Card Sketch · cards · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Masculine · Printworks · rubber stamps · Watercolor

Printworks Collection and Day 6 Calling All Sentiment Stamps…

November 6, 2016November 14, 2016 Pam Sparks41 Comments

Hi everyone! Day 6 of the Daily Marker Coloring Challenge and Kathy is wanting to see sentiment stamps! Well… Printworks is all about the message!

I made a 9×12 piece of watercolor paper with Printworks leaves all over it, embossed in Ranger Queens Gold embossing powder and watercolored with Distress ink refills, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive and Broken China. Heidi Swapp Gold spray for the spatters. HERE‘s the stamp images I used…

Linking up to CAS(E) this Sketch… I followed their sketch!

Linking up to The Paper Players Challenge…Count Your blessings/Thankful – my card was the winner! Thank you ladies!

Linking up to the Double D Challenges…Give Thanks

I was hoping to have all 4 finished to post but it’s not looking good cuz the family is wanting to go fishing this afternoon cuz it’s so nice! Fishing in November in Iowa! Imagine! I’m not fishing but I can help, I hope! lol It’s always fun to watch the kids.

I used some of the new FALL stamps from Printworks on a couple cards last year too… HERE. Gorgeous sentiments and images for Autumn.

Printworks has a convention in CA next weekend if you’re anywhere close, go! Wish I could be there! hehe Anyway, here’s a couple sneaks of new images you’ll see there and online soon!

Once again… ALL about the sentiment! haha Don’t you just love this! I do, makes me happy! I think these two stamps would make adorable gift tags too! Memory Box ovals HERE and HERE.

Linking my ‘Cool Yule’ card to the Stamping Sensations Challenge – Christmas Greetings and Christmas Card Challenges – Christmas card

and The Heart Desires Challenge – Mad For Plaid

Linking up to Muse Christmas Visions Challenge…inspiration card (the deer head)

This is Bailey! Isn’t he the cutest ‘dog elf’ ever?! The sentiment!!! Isn’t it fabulous! Printworks has thee funnest elf sentiments ever! and so much more! Keep watching the site for the release and GO sign up for the newsletter, HERE, so you’ll get the email with info and specials! The tree was new last year. I used it on a card HERE.

Colored with Zig Clean Color Brush markers and water-brush pen on watercolor paper.

Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers HERE.

Linking my Bailey card to the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge – watercolor and Addicted To Stamps Challenge – Holiday

Happy coloring/card making everyone! Thanks for stopping by and holler if you have a question and I love your comments! I’ll be back soon!

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps

Memory Box Scribble Christmas and Day 3 of the 30 day coloring challenge…

November 3, 2016November 6, 2016 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Oh what fun! Non traditional colors! Hi everyone! Today I broke out the Memory Box Scribble Christmas stamp set and the coordinating die set. The pine branch is from the poppystamps Poinsettia Peace stamp set.

I used Altenew inks to stamp and color the ornaments, the pink series (Red Cosmos), and Evergreen Bough Distress ink pad and marker to stamp and color the holly and branches.

I stamped the ornaments using the MISTI with the different colors of ink. The greenery I just used acrylic blocks, they were easy to line up. I embossed the outline images with Silver Glitter embossing powder. You can click on the pictures and kinda see the sparkle better.

Very fun sets to play with!

Take a look at the Memory Box stamp and die sets HERE…so many fun pieces to create with!

oops! In my post yesterday, I didn’t put the right link in the paragraph about Starlitstudio having a great sale on Penny Black stamps and dies! HERE is the right link! Sorry about that! Her prices are so good but take a look at the additional discount and shop ’til you drop! lol You’ll be glad you clicked over!

Linking up on Instagram to the daily marker 30 day coloring challenge again today.