Two more Winter Cards…

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Season! We did!

Winter cards to share today but one is Christmas. I had good intentions of getting everything posted before but that fell through! I still want to show you though! lol

Here’s a card I made for one of our son in laws…birthday… it was late too! waaahhh But, I love it!

October Afternoon Washi tape, the Under the Tree collection.

Memory Box Large Winter Sled cut three times in woodgrain, red and silver cardstocks and hemp added for the rope.

Memory Box Dashing Through the Snow for the snow hills.

Memory Box Beaded Background embossed instead of die cut in the background.

and the cute background sledding die is from Cottage Cutz.

It’s snowing here today! Frosty goodness. hehe…since I don’t have to go out in it!

A Christmas card…I saw a gal’s one layer card and I just couldn’t resist giving it a try! ~~Now, since I waited to post, I can’t remember who it was. She was a winner in a challenge and now I can’t find it! If you know who it is, let me know and I’ll link to her.~~ *sigh* FOUND HER! My friend Annette emailed me her name! YAY! HERE is Julie’s card!

Santa and the sentiment are from an old Inkadinkado set (they show it in stock at Michaels but you have to buy two! Strange. At least you can see the picture and know what to look for if you want the set. The trees are from Embossing Arts. Embossing Arts is owned by I Brake For Stamps now if you want to find them. I have used this stamp so many times over the years. You can tell I was hurrying again… sloppy inking. I didn’t send this one to anyone! I still love it though. It was fun!

I added Frosted Lace Stickles to the trees…cuz..it’s snowing! I try other stickles but I always come back to Frosted Lace.

Oh no! I can’t remember what color Distress Ink I used! Blue Jeans and Chipped Sapphire??? I don’t know! Maybe if we find the gal I CASed…she might’ve used the same colors! lol

I was going to post pictures of the gift tags I made but I’m afraid this is already toooo long and I still have another card to take a picture of! HELP! lol I’ll be back with those pictures tomorrow.

THANK YOU all for making my Christmas merry and bright! Smiling here and so thankful!

cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Winter

CAS Christmas cards…Taylored Expressions and poppystamps

December 20, 2015December 21, 2015 Pam Sparks26 Comments

Just a couple more Christmas cards to share today. I purchased this A Winter View stamp set last year at Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy. I was determined to use it this year! lol

I paired it with the poppystamps Small Madison Window.

The sentiment is from TE In and Out Christmas stamp set. I love this set… I used it a lot this Christmas.

Linking this card to the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge

A little Frosted Lace Stickles around the star.

Then for our stamp club’s Christmas party, I had the gals make this card…

I used Taylored Expressions Sweater Weather Cutting Plate die for the background, then poppystamps Blooming Poinsettia die for the flower. I think this is one of my favorite poinsettias.

One poppystamps Berry Sprig die that I put Ranger White enamel Accents on the berries, cut it in half and placed under the poinsettia.

Then the poppystamps Pine Boughs die here and there too!

Twine at the top and it was done… oh, I did put sentiments inside from the same set I used on the first card.

I finally started using the MISTI for the insides… so much happier then! : )

Linking my poinsettia card to the Sparkle and Shine Photo Inspiration Challenge

Dies R Us Challenge – snowflakes (there are snowflakes in the background cutting plate)

All the joys of the season to you! As we’re rushing from this to that! hohoho I told Tim last night, we needed to drive around the city and look at Christmas lights!

Thanks for stopping by!

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Watercolor · Winter

Memory Box Winter Sled Scene…

December 18, 2015December 18, 2015 Pam Sparks19 Comments

So many wonderful stamps, tools, papers and ink…I just had to make another card…even though I have 5 I haven’t posted yet! Crazy! lol

I’ve been wanting a sled die for years….so happy to have two sizes from Memory Box this year! I used the small one HERE. Then the awesome NEW sentiment from MB too.. love this one and the tree dies…and the snowfall background die…the perfect elements for a scene. I better not forget the Holly die! I added some white gel pen to the berries and flowers.

I made the bow with 3/16th narrow ribbon and a fork. Google for a You Tube video, there are several!

I die cut the sled 5 times. You wouldn’t need to but I wanted two layers beneath for dimension. So I cut two layers of black, glued them together, then one metallic silver layer glued to the black, then a red cut, I trimmed away everything to just have the steering bar and then a woodgrain cut that I trimmed to just have the boards. I used a silver gel pen between the boards to mimic the silver base.

The background color is Stormy Sky Distress ink, smooshed on and painted on. Then some White Frantage melted on because you can never have too much snow! haha

Oh the snowbank is from then Dashing Through the Snow die. I’ll link everything up below.

Thanks for stopping by! The sun is shining here…yay! ttul!

Shopping links to the supplies I used to make this card…

InLinkz.com

Last minute gift ideas… great shipping deal @ Dick Blick.com!

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Color pencils, Copics, Watercolors, pads…oh my. I ordered a few sets of the woodless Koh-I-Noor pencils for grandkids…they color so nice in color books!

cards · CAS · Peerless WC · rubber stamps · Simon Says Stamp · Valentine · Washi Tape · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp You Have My Heart release…

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 Pam Sparks16 Comments

I was so fortunate to receive a new die from Simon Says Stamp to play with for their December release You Have My Heart! Today’s the day to share! I have two cards…this colorful one, I painted a background with Peerless Watercolors on Canson Montval 90# watercolor paper. Spattered with some white Dylusions spray and black Peerless watercolor.

I used the SSS Stitched Rectangles to cut the watercolor piece. Mounted the frame cut directly to the card and popped up the Stitched Heart Collage die cut piece. Oh before I stuck that piece to the card, I stamped the sentiments from the SSS Sending and Wishing stamp set with the MISTI and Versafine Onyx Black ink.

I couldn’t just throw the die cut hearts away! NO! I glued them inside! 😀

My second card is the red/kraft/black ‘thing’ that I always seem to find myself doing! lol

Here I used the SSS Sending and Wishing stamp set and the Sending die with the new Stitched Heart Collage die. A little strip of Little B Washi and Divine Twine to finish it off.

Very CAS but still fun!

Linking to some challenges…
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Just a Pinch
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Die Crazy

I still have some Christmas cards coming…time marches on and I’m trying to get everything made that I want to. I’m still addressing cards! I sure made a lot of Christmas cards this year! lol A long with shopping for 17 grand kids and stocking stuffers! Oh what fun! Where is Santa when you need him! hohoho Actually my husband is really good shopping help! YAY!

Thanks for stopping in quick! Have a great rest of the week! eek! 😀

The supplies I used on these two cards…

InLinkz.com

cards · copics · LOVE · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Winter

Taylored Expressions December Release Day!

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Taylored Expressions December release is here! Time to think about Happy Heart Day! Valentines! I admit I wasn’t quite ready to myself but once I got started, I was delighted with the new stamps and dies!

I’m featuring the NEW Picture Perfect Valentine Dies today. I love the TE series of stitched frames and words. I added a little ‘snow’ Frosted Lace stickles to the tops of the words and banners.

The colored images I’m using in my cards today are from the Love Makes the World Go Round stamp set and with this release there are dies to cut out three of the images from the set too! I fussy cut this penguin by hand though. It’s colored with Copic Sketch Markers. There’s a NEW Swiss Hearts Embossing folder and a NEW Banner set called Skinny Mini Valentine Borders and a NEW Love and Be Mine Borders dies set.

I was so tickled with how this whimsical scene turned out! I used the new cardstock color Mint Julep from last month to ‘play’ off of.

The darling couple is part of Love Makes the World Go Round die set that is part of the release this month. Such a cute stamp set and I had so much fun coloring them in a ‘sketchy’ kind of way, with Copic Sketch markers.

The other TE dies I used are Build A Scene Winter Trees dies, Build A Scene Central Park dies and the Neighborhood Border die.

I swiped Distress inks on the Neighborhood Border die and the background embossing folder is Snowfall. The sentiment is from the TE stamp set Ready, Set, Snow, inked with Shaded Lilac Distress ink.

Did you laugh at this one? What a cute couple!!! See why I told you I ended up having so much fun with this stamp set?! lol

Some more sketchy Copic coloring…then die cutting the piggies with the NEW die set. I stamped the background stamp twice but leaving off the sun and cloud on the right. Carrying over that mint julep influence. 😀

Last one!

The House and sentiment are from the same stamp and die sets. Colored with Copics. Floral Vine embossing folder with white gel pen highlights and die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets. I used the Welcome Home Stamp set and Build a House dies for the banner.

and…look at the beautiful NEW Stitched Heart Stacklets dies! They cut so beautifully!

Thanks for visiting my blog today and this week! If you’d like to see more TE projects and new product information, please head over to the TE Blog for a complete list of our participating designers!

Links to shopping the new release at the TE web store…