Printworks NEW halloween…

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Isn’t this hilarious! Printworks always has the best sentiments! ‘Stomp your feet, down the street, and have a happy Trick or Treat’. So whimsical and fun!

Adorable halloween stamps… cling stamps HERE!

Wood mount stamps HERE!

Remember to use the code “Pam’s blog” in the comment section of your Printworks order for 5% off!

I used

E4628 Haunted Condos

There are a ton of stamps that would work on the inside too!

I just found this one HERE! How cute! ‘Keep you guessing’ How fun!

I black embossed the condos, inked with Distress inks, Weathered Wood, Chipped Sapphire and Dusty Concord on Canson 90# coldpress Watercolor paper. Spattered with Copic white opaque ink and Black H2O watercolor paint.

The Fresh Wrap guy is stamped on Hammermill Color Copy Cover with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers, the T series and a little purple V15 I think it was.

Glossy Accents on the eyes and condo windows.

A silly wrap job! hahahaha

ok – watch out! Halloween smooches!!!! ewwwwww!

I used…

A4647 Spider

C4637 Bugs & Kisses

E4629-R Spider Web

and on the inside (which I forgot to take a picture of, ugh)

C4632 Spooky Icky

D4644 Happy Halloween

and on the back

A4625 Cat Face

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black on Premium Neenah White Cardstock, colored a little with orange and purple Copics. YR04 and V15, a little Wink of Stella clear glitter pen and then Glossy Accents again.

Silly but stamped up so cute and CAS!

That’s it for me today! Always fun to share the whimsy that is Printworks with you! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies I used for these cards…

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cards · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Memory Box · Printworks · rubber stamps · Techniques · Watercolor

Printworks NEW stamps for Thanksgiving…

October 15, 2015October 16, 2015 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Ahhhhh Autumn! NEW stamps from Printworks! Just in time for Autumn colors and crisp apples! These new images are so wonderful for coloring!

I embossed the images Autumn and Pumpkins, HERE in Ranger Detail White powder, HERE on Ranger watercolor paper, HERE … love how white it is! I used the smooth side.

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Have you seen the new Earth Color Bursts? This was the first time I’d used these watercolor powders! Cindy/SLS has them in stock HERE. I painted water over the embossed images and ‘poofed’ on a little powder or I should say I just shook the bottle a little. I did end up moving the color some with a paintbrush.

On this card I used the NEW Cornucopia and Happy Thanksgiving stamps, HERE. I stamped in Ranger Archival Coffee Ink and watercolored with Distress Markers, HERE.

I die cut a Geo Fragment die, HERE in the card front and embellished with a wood leaf.

Linking to some challenges…

Repeat Impressions DCC1014 ~ Pumpkin Time

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Wonderful Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Color Inspiration

Well, I have two more PW cards to post and then I will post a TE card and get the book winner posted! So much for a few days… in the meantime, you can still comment to win on that post! 😀

And in other news… the Memory Box cards I was talking about posting, did end up going for a look book, so be watching… I hope it’s soon before everyone has their cards decided! : )

In the meantime, I know you are enjoying all the new out there and this wonderful Autumn weather! Happy creating whatever you are working on at the moment! Seems like we go back and forth, don’t we?!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to click over and see the new stamps from Printworks… Annette, Nicole and Chelsea have put up 5 new collections this year! SO MUCH FUN!

Shop ’til you drop! haha

cards · Fall · Lawn Fawn · rubber stamps

Lawn Fawn Happy Harvest Scarecrow…

October 3, 2015October 3, 2015 Pam Sparks28 Comments

It’s World Card making day so I had to finish this CUTE scarecrow from Lawn Fawn, in honor of our very own holiday!!! YAY!

I fell in love with this set when I saw it… so many fun elements to use with this guy and so much fun to color!

I used Canson watercolor paper 90# and colored with the Zig Brush Paint markers, a paint brush and water.

The background is the corn stamp, inked with Peeled Paint Distress ink and the mid-Brown Zig Paint Brush marker, inked multiple times and stamped. Then I inked the lower area with Peeled Paint and the ink blending tool. Then Squeezed Lemonade on top of that and then a combo of Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky at the top.

The picture wasn’t complete until I added the kraft telephone wires! hahahahaha Really I wish I’d thought of that sooner and stamped on some telephone wires and little birdies!

Linking to some challenges…

Virginia’s View Challenge – All Things Colored

The Daily Marker – 30 day coloring challenge

Simon Says Stamp – Work it Wednesday – stamp!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge – Ombre

That’s my fun for today! Many thanks to you all for stopping by and all your encouraging comments are much appreciated! I love hearing from you all!

Happy World Card Making Day! ttul!

Dies and Supplies I used on my card…

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cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions · Winter

Taylored Expressions October Release Day!

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Welcome to my post for Taylored Expressions October Release day! Open the door and come on in! Last month brought us the Door to Door die set and Door to Door Décor. This month we get the accessory set, Door to Door Winter Décor! YAY! So…let it snow!

The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the awesome New In and Out Christmas stamp set. My weakness is sentiments…ok, maybe I have more than one weakness. lol

I used the Bead Board embossing folder to make the card front look like siding and embellished with the new Little Bits Snowflake Confetti dies. I hope you’ll come in out of the cold! : )

My next card is the moose image from the New Critters on Ice stamp set with matching dies…

SO cute! I love critters with personality! So fun to color too! I die cut the pieces in white card-stock and colored them with Copic Sketch markers.

The frame is the New Picture Perfect Horizontal die… love it! Then the trees and lake are from two new Build a Scene die sets… Winter Trees and Central Park. Oh.what.fun!

I used some Stampendous Frantage Chunky Enamel embossing powder on the lake… snow! Ranger White Enamel Accents on the tree.

I tore a piece of copy paper and using the ink blending tool, sponged on Tumbled Glass Distress ink for the horizon line.

I LOVE this release! Everything is available in the Taylored Expressions online store today! hurray! You will want to see what all the other TE designers created for release day too! Head over to the TE blog, read through to the bottom of the post for the links to the other gals that are posting today.

Merry Christmas creating to you! Thank you for visiting! I love sharing and can’t wait to send cards!

p.s. be sure to scroll down two posts and comment, if you haven’t already, for a chance to win the new Creative Cards book. I have two TE cards published in it!

Here’s the list of what I used and is now all available @ Tayloredexpressions.com!

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cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box….Winter Wonder…

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Happy card making Wednesday to you! Here’s 3 Memory Box cards that scream the wonders of Winter! haha I love the red hearts. : )

This die truly does live up to it’s name, Spectacular Snowflake. I die cut it in the pool color card-stock, layered it over a white piece of card-stock, die cut the love into the pool card front piece, die cut the little hearts in the snowflake die and the love die in red card-stock and pieced them in. A fast card to make and you could vary it/bling it up so many different ways! I love Christmas!

Then there’s the new Open Studio Dies Snowglobe Bases, I used the Stitched Circles but there’s new Pinpoint Circles too! oh duh, no I didn’t! lol I used the NEW Stitched Snowflake Circle Frame! I did use the circles layers dies behind the Snowflake circle. lol

I love the look of falling snow in the scene… the Beaded Background die is perfect for that look.

For the card front, I used the Snowy Scene Background die, it cuts and embosses.

The sweet tree border die is from the Open Studio Wide Open Spaces die set. The NEW Mama and Baby Deer dies, the holly leaves are from the NEW Newbury Ornament Vignette die set and the heart is from the Cross Stitched Heart die set.

The December month stamp is from the Open Studio Clear stamp set Well Planned

The 3rd card just came together too! Love it when that happens! There are things you could easy vary here too!

There’s that beaded background again, that’s perfect for snow… yes, I used it the wrong direction but I like it!

The pretty Mountain Evergreen… I left it plain but on one other card I made, after die cutting it, I put it on the beaded background and cut snow into it. : )

Then the Deer in the Trees … I hand cut the deer out, put the trees behind and the deer in front!