Birthday card and Easter Baskets…

April 6, 2015April 7, 2015 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi everyone! I was so excited to get this stamp and die set from Avery Elle! Perfect for boys of any age! The sentiment is stamped on vellum with pigment ink and embossed with clear powder. The clouds are stamped and inked with Tumbled Glass Distress ink and the buildings are colored with Copic Sketch markers. A row of chevron washi along the bottom. I was happy with it and Lane liked it too! The grandkids are growing up so fast! This is grandson #2 turning 13!!! Whoa!

Linking my Birthday card to…

Virginia’s View Challenge #14 – Layers and Dimension

We’ve got grandkids! Anyone have more than us?! lol We have 17! lol We have so much fun! They range from 15 years old down to 2 months old. Happy gram! Saturday I made Easter baskets and Tim filled plastic Easter eggs with dollar bills. Here’s the box with all 17 baskets ready to pack in the car for the hunt. The kids loved them and wanted to keep them too! YAY!

The girls baskets were lilac with light green tags. The paper ‘carrot’ is a scallop circle taped in a cone shape and a couple poppystamps die sprigs stapled with the tiny attacher for the carrot top!

I filled little zip lock bags with ‘Sundrops’. So cute!

I googled baskets made from 12×12 paper and was reminded of this basket that we’d made several years ago! I tried it multiple sizes and it ended up the 7.5 inch square size worked the best for what I had to put in it. Score your paper in thirds both directions. Cut up the score lines on two sides then you can position into the basket shape! Very easy after you decide what size to make! lol

I stamped and die cut the egg carton and chick from Reverse Confetti’s Carton Cuties stamp and die set. So cute! Then on the back I stamped ‘from the bunny’, from the same stamp set.

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Baby Charles is way to little for an egg hunt or to eat. But he needed something in his carrot! So I put in a few Late July Organic mini cheddar sandwich cookies. His basket had his 5 eggs in it instead of the fruit snacks. Fortunately I had just the right color plastic eggs in the egg collection. 😀

I’m linking my Easter baskets to the following challenges…

Addicted to CAS – Cute

After we had our Easter Basket/egg hunt, we ate supper and sang happy birthday a few times. A beautiful day with family. It was nice to be able to be outside. Thankful it wasn’t muddy! eek!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week! I’m prepping for two classes Saturday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Can’t wait to see the gals @ Scrapmania again!

p.s. Next week is the new Memory Box release…be watching!

Shopping links…

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Memory Box…Florina Corner meets Prim Poppy

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 Pam Sparks30 Comments

Hi everyone! I know… a card finally! lol CAS, Springy color and Memory Box pretty dies!

I die cut the Florina Corner, Prim Poppy and Shaker Rectangle Frame dies in Black card-stock and glued them together.

I die cut one of the Studio Rectangle Layers dies in Pool card-stock and glued it to the back of the glued together black pieces.

I die cut the smaller Forest Hummingbird die in White card-stock and using a thin mounting square, adhered it over a flower.

Then I adhered the rectangle to a white A-2 card base.

Tied hemp twine around and in a bow. Added three enamel dots.

That’s it! Fabulous dies together and don’t you love this pool color?! I do!

Linking up to some challenges…

CASology – Spring

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – pastels

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – happy birthday

the Challenge – anything goes

Crazy for Challenges – Think Spring

Time Out Challenges – CASE with your twist (Cased this card HERE)

Fusion Card Challenge – use the sketch or photo or both

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Easter to you and yours!

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Starlitstudio…

March 26, 2015 Pam Sparks2 Comments

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that Cindy @ Starlitstudio.net is having a crazy amazing May Arts Ribbon sale , HERE. I mean, deep discounts! and she has a huge selection!

While you’re there… her selection of Memory Box and poppystamps dies and stamps is crazy amazing too! and AWESOME prices!

She’s carrying Penny Black now also and I see some Tim Holtz and lots more! Check it out! Tell her Pam sent you! hehe

Hope you’re having a great week… I’ve been working on classes and will have more to share soon!

Scroll down HERE ’til you come to the IOWA heading and you’ll see the info and photos for the two upcoming classes at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Thanks for stopping by! talk to you again soon!

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Memory Box Spring 2015 Look Book…

March 13, 2015June 11, 2015 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! Memory Box just published a Look Book full of Spring inspiration! I wanted to post a link to it and I will add it to my sidebar too, for later if you want to find it again! Click on the butterfly card below and it will take you to the Look Book. I’m so excited to have my cards featured! Thanks for stopping by and all your encouraging words! What awesome stamping/die cutting friends you are! Enjoy!

Photography by Dave Brethauer/Memory Box

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A little Memory Box Spring and a SALE!

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 Pam Sparks26 Comments

I’ve noticed the dark chocolate bunnies showing up in the grocery store aisles! These two cute NEW bunnies are hiding out under the flowers in their own little miniature world!

I created the little scene on an A-2 size card with the following dies…

links go to Starlitstudio.net – great prices on Memory Box and check out the new Penny Black stamps and dies while you’re there too!

Shaker Rectangle Frames (30003)

Stitched Rectangle Layers (30009)

Oh Hello Again (30010)

Fanciful Fences (30035)

Springtime Bunnies (99109)

Florina Corner (99081)

Puffy Clouds (98172)

Alphabet Soup (98795)

Here’s a close up of the bunnies… I drew in a little brown line with an E49 copic marker to define the ears, a black dot for the eyes and a little white gel pen on the eye. An itty bitty white pom pom for the tail.

Next… the NEW Tulip Bouquet die! So pretty and ready for Spring!

Linking up my Tulip Bouquet card to the Card Concept Challenge – thinking of you photo inspiration (CAS)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything girly/feminine

and Addicted to Stamps Challenge – CAS

Here’s the steps to create this card…

*die cut the Tulip Bouquet in an A-2 white top folding card-base (you’ll want to keep a few of the white pieces to stick back in)
*then die cut it in black card-stock, keeping the Tulip outline
*line the inside of the card with a piece of Raspberry Dot Signature Pattern Paper
*piece and glue the black cut into the white negative die cut space in the white card-base
*glue in the little white pieces you kept
*die cut the middle size butterflies from the NEW Leavenworth Butterfly Trio die in black card-stcok and NEW Cascadia Butterfly Trio die in Raspberry Moroccan Signature Pattern Paper
*glue them together and glue to card
*wrap the card with two rows of Black and White Bakers Twine, knot is under the rectangle
*die cut the smallest rectangle from the NEW Cross Stitched Frame Borders set in white card-stock
*stamp just the word ‘hello’ from the Hello Combo stamp (I used my stamp a ma jig to stamp it)
*adhere the rectangle over the knot with mounting squares

While I’ve got you here, I wanted to tell you about a sale where I’m an affiliate…Scrapbook.com…a four day stamping sale event!

Save BIG on all stamping supplies! Every stamp, ink pad, and stamping accessory is on sale. You save 20% to 60% off! This stupendous stamping sale starts now and lasts until Sunday March 8th at midnight MST. Check out a few of our best-selling stamping brands below or shop all stamping today! The stamp a ma jig, paper for masking, clear blocks, Delicata ink, Memento ink, tack ‘n peel, Distress ink, Tim Holtz stamps, Lawn Fawn, Avery Elle and so much more!

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Have fun shopping and so glad you stopped by! Thank you for all the comments on my coffee blog hop cards!

It’s still cold with snow on the ground here in Iowa but that is going to change! My computer dashboard says it’ll be a high of 19˚ on today but watch out Friday! We’re jumping to 46˚! Almost bike riding weather! lol