Magnolia, Tilda’s Town Challenge…

May 17, 2013May 23, 2013 Pam Sparks28 Comments

Time for Tilda’s Town’s weekly challenge…this week…’use a Magnolia background stamp’. I used Tilda’s Summer Car with Cool Edwin from the Sweet Rainbow Collection and colored with Distress Ink Marker watercoloring. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the You Are Special collection.

I used the Deconstructed Sketch #101 and will link to it, but my image was too big to cut into a circle. I love fishtails but I didn’t have enough room, so I used an old Quickutz arrow die to mimic them and thought that went with the car. It was definitely my inspiration but I did have to change it up to work for my image!

I’m linking to Midweek Magnolias Challenge … Birthday is the theme.

Simply Create Too …Anything Goes

and Dutch Magnolia Lovers …Make a card inspired by a song… “let’s go fly a kite”

The cloud background is inked with Rosies Roadshow cloud stencil and Ranger Adirondack light blue ink.

The main image is matted using the Perfect Layers Tools… link on the right…

Click over to Tilda’s Town Challenges, HERE and enjoy the inspiration from the Design Team and enter the weekly challenge! We’d love to have you! Each week there is a random winner, chosen by Inlinkz, for a $10 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com!

Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

Thanks for stopping by! I love hearing from you and appreciate your friendship and comments! I’ll be back Tuesday.

Links to the stamps and supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Family

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 12, 2013 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day! So thankful God made Mother’s!

cards · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Spring · Step card

Memory Box…Mannequin in the rain?

May 9, 2013August 6, 2013 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Is this too silly to post? ok, Don’t answer that! lol I got this mannequin die without the dresses that go with it…so I’ve been puzzling over it. A couple days ago I got this idea to put it with the umbrella in the rain! So it just grew from there! lol (I know, the buttons are big but it just adds to the whimsy of it? a raincoat!)

I had fun making it into a front panel step card and bringing in the tree too! It screams Spring! I forgot to add dandelions though! hahaha

The rain die was really fun and easy to run through several times to make the raindrop background. Lots of Memory Box dies, stamp and card-stocks…Water, Key Lime Gingham, Licorice Gingham, Licorice Distressed Dots, Sage, Vanilla Bean and Cherry Blossom.

Hope this finds you laughing in the rain! (it’s raining here) Thanks for stopping by!

Oh Happy Day! Susie listed my card in the SCS Favorites thread this week! Thanks Susie!

Shopping links to the products and tools I used…

InLinkz.com

Birthday · Blog Hop · cards · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Video

Perfect Paper Crafting, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Memory Box…

May 6, 2013August 5, 2014 Pam Sparks49 Comments

Surprise! It’s blog hop day, two Monday’s in a row! More wonderful inspiration from the Perfect Paper Crafting DT and this week from the Scrapbook Adhesives/3L DT too! Awesome prizes, you’re sure to love… Hop around and comment for chances to win the $50 Gift Certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting and $50 in product from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L!

I just have one card to share…busy weekend with family birthdays. I did take time to make a video. I thought maybe it would show the adhesives better.

Click HERE to go to YOU Tube to watch the video in HD (click on the gear and change to 720pHD)

I used a variety of Scrapbook Adhesives/3L products… I’ve used their products for years and love the quality! When Laura told us we were hopping with them, I was so excited! You can’t go wrong with their adhesives! I used my Perfect Layers Tools (link and code to save in the sidebar and below) to mat the Memory Box Debutante Frame…Memory Box pattern paper and card-stock for the A-6 size card.

Memory Box dies I used… the AWESOME NEW Palace Oval Frame set… isn’t it pretty?! Gloriosa Vine… love it! So delicate and whimsical ! Pippi and Isabella Butterfly dies…Debutante Frame

Beautiful embossing on the Palace oval and and sentiment oval…

Love the pearls…Antique Linen, Walnut Stain Distress inks and the ink blending tool for edging the pieces…

Here’s the list for this week’s Hop! Have fun!

Perfect Paper Crafting/Laura Lynn

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Jenny

Pam – that’s me

Eva

Roxie

Wendy

Holler if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to comment for a chance to win!

Challenges I’m linking to…
As You Like it – favorite punch or die…well, I love Memory Box dies!
Fussy and Fancy Friday – Anything Goes

Shopping links for the supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Magnolia · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · punches · rubber stamps · Tilda's Town

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Anything Goes!

May 3, 2013May 8, 2013 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Anything Goes is the new challenge this week at Tilda’s Town Challenges! Easy week to ink up your Magnolia stamps and get creating! We’d love to have you link up!

I used Tilda with Kite… inked her with Ranger Archival black ink, then stamped her on Canson Montval, Cold Press, 140 lb. watercolor paper and colored her with Distress Ink Markers (watercolor style).

I used a NEW die from Memory Box, Cottage in the Woods (added an extra tree in the foreground), Magnolia, DooHickeys Heart Swirl and Clover and Flower dies. I use the omnigrid ruler to measure down for placing the focal image and the Perfect Layers Ruler for the 1/16th mat for Tilda. An EK Success scallop border punch, love the mini size of it… The birthday wishes circle is an old Inkadinkado stamp.

Linking my card to …
Lovely hÄnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge blog… Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday…Anything Goes
As You Like it…favorite stamp or punch – a new die from Memory Box, Cottage in the Woods… I love making little scenes!

Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate it and hope you are inspired to ink up and create with your stamps, paper and inks!

Stamps and supplies I used for this card…