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You’re the pick of the patch!

Pam Sparks21 Comments

Lili and I agree….YOU’RE the pick of the patch!  It’s that time of year!  Pumpkins everywhere!  So,  I had this “idea” yesterday a.m. (so glad when I have one! lol)  to make this old fashioned looking pumpkin.  Can’t think of what the stuff is called…seems like Martha Stewart sells it… oh, maybe it’s honeycomb???  That is the look I was going for anyway…

I  ♥  it!  I punched 7 Punch Bunch ovals and folded them in half and taped them together.  The stem is a piece of brown card-stock that I rolled around my paper piercer and then glued the end and glued it to the leaf behind… isn’t it just the clever – ist thing?!!! hahahaha…the silliest things make me happy!  The “vine”,  don’t tell anyone but it’s really a holly die cut from Sizzix…ugh… but I liked it as a vine, think outside the box…see you didn’t realize it was holly,  did you?! I don’t really want to know! lol  It’s a cool die…one of those 12 in. long Sizzlets,  has a NOEL on it and a cool frame. The item # of the die is 656293.

My card today is for the Inky Impressions Challenge blog post – “anything goes”… click on over and join the fun!  The challenge is for two weeks,  can’t wait to see what you create!  You gotta top my pumpkin!!! lol

A side shot… (of that pumpkin)  : )

This really is about Lili (leelee) and her pumpkin…not about my pumpkin but I guess I shouldn’t write posts at night cuz I get silly! *cough*  You will find this awesome Lili and the other new releases from Inky Impressions, HERE.  Lili is colored with Copic Sketch Markers on Papertrey Ink card-stock.  Her hair is the E30’s, jacket is BV01 & 02, jeans are E40, 41 and 42, pumpkin is YR00, 02, 04, 07, YG93 & 95, skin is E000,00,01 and diluted R20 (R000)  Do you know if you can dilute a color with blender fluid?

I used Oval Nestabilities HERE and Labels 10 HERE.  The super fun sentiment is from Amy R’s Autumn sentiment set HERE.  K & Co. pattern papers… Stampin Up Old olive and Cajun “something” card-stock. Making Memories brads.  All the papers are edged with Distress inks HERE.

I used the sketch from the Everybody Art Challenge blog and at Stamp Something Challenge blog, the theme is Something Punchy!

Happy Friday!  I’m off to our area stamp club Christmas party this afternoon. Looking forward to it!  Thanks for stopping by and happy pumpkin making!!!

More of my Inky Impressions cards HERE…

ATS · Card Sketch · cards · CC Designs · copics · Fall · Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps · rubber stamps · Tim Holtz dies

a little sugar…

Pam Sparks19 Comments

I ♥ her! So cute with her little flippy curls!

what ‘cha thinking Sugar September???  I love the Harvest Greetings sentiment…from this set HERE and Sugar is sitting on the halloween scene HERE.

and you can find Sugar September, HERE.  Along with all the other new October release stamps!  And don’t forget the Sugarplums Christmas kit, only available as a kit for one more week (big savings!)  HERE.  The pumpkin is HERE, (I cut it out of the pair).

Sugar is stamped on Beckett Expression card-stock (my personal fave), with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers, jeans B90’s, shirt E90’s, hair E30’s, fence E40’s. Distress inks for the sky and grass.

K & Co. pattern paper and a Tim Holtz border die HERE out of the gold card-stock.

I used the Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog sketch,  so I’m linking up there!  I enjoyed all their inspiration!

ENABLER ALERT!!!!!  TONS of new in at ALL THAT SCRAPS.COM HERE – don’t buy it all before I get there!

Happy coloring to you…back tomorrow with another fall image from Inky Impressions.  Haven’t decided what to do for Saturday yet… anything you want to see?  I should do something Printworks!!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas · Marianne Design Creatables · rubber stamps · Tags · Tim Holtz dies

Just for Christmas FUN!!!

Pam Sparks30 Comments

I bought the birdcage….

I think it will be a gift topper….

or maybe hang it on the Christmas tree….

or sell it!  I’m such a hoarder! lol *sigh* or as Jay Jay would type *cough*! lol   (ETA – the poinsettia looks too big for the birdcage here but it really isn’t IRL… I suppose it’s because the cage is leaning back to be photographed.

Tim Holtz birdcage die HERE, painted with Antique Linen crackle paint

Marianne Design Creatables poinsettia & pine branch dies (US and the Netherlands)

Ash Branch punch (purchased and shipped from the UK)

Hero Arts pearls colored with a copic marker HERE

Stampin Up branch die

Quickutz banner from limited edition Christmas set

Sentiment…an old Hero Arts stamp

Tim Holtz jump rings from charm clips package

charm – I told you I was a hoarder!!!

Distress inks HERE

Basic Grey fruitcake paper in the background… did you know BG has digital paper now?  You can download the old collections and print!

I’m linking up to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog HERE, the challenge is to “punch it out”!

So fun to create something out of the ordinary again!  Thanks for stopping by!  Be back REAL soon with cute!

Card Sketch · cards · Copic Creations Challenge · copics · Fall · Impression Obsession · rubber stamps

Sweet Stop Sketch meets Lili “falling for you”!

Pam Sparks42 Comments

It’s that time of year…leaves, changing colors…bringing welcome relief from the heat and humidity of Summer! Lili is enjoying Saturday romping in the fallen leaves!  She’s so cute and reminds me so much of our granddaughters… especially the two that have red hair!  We have five grandchildren with red hair… how cool is that!  oh,  I am biased! lol

Lili from Inky Impressions rubber stamps, is stamped on Beckett Expression card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink HERE and Colored with Copic Sketch Markers HERE.  Notice that cool picket fence….a new die from Magnolia HERE.  Then,  you gotta love that notebook border die too HERE!!!  The sentiment is HERE in this fall set… love it! The teeny words in a line are from a set by Technique Tuesday… the row of leaves is a new punch from EK Success.  I edged the circle nestabilites with Antique Linen distress ink HERE and the Nestabilities circles are HERE.

Here’s a close up of Lili playing in the leaves…so cute… look at all the detail!!!!  She’s got personality for sure!!!

This is my card for the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog post this week… SSS76.  Hope you can join us in the fun!  Korin’s sketches are awesome!

I followed the color challenge over at the Color Throwdown Challenge blog…had fun with this!

Over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog there is a photo inspiration and use beautiful Autumn colors and Copic Creations Challenge Blog is coloring “orange”,  so I’m linking up!

Happy National Card-making Day!!! Thanks for stopping by!

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CC Designs Sweet November Christmas Baby…

Pam Sparks38 Comments

Coming Monday, October 4th….ADORABLE Christmas Baby stamps from Amy Young’s Sweet November line at CC Designs! Check out all the wonderful cards and projects posted today on ALL That Scraps blog, HERE.  Totally delightful and charming images…so fun to create with.  It feels good to get started on some Christmas cards!

I stamped Baby Cookies and Milk HERE on X-Press card-stock HERE, with Memento Tuxedo Black ink HERE and colored her with copic sketch markers HERE.  I used the Magnolia fireplace background HERE and the sentiments HERE are NEW from CC Designs also!!!  A new release by Amy R…coming Monday, October 4th also.  I’ll come back and add the links on Monday!

The pattern paper is from a card pad 5.5 x 8.5 from K & Company,  I’ve had it a couple years.  The bakers string is Martha Stewart… the Holly is from the new CC Designs Sugarplums Christmas kit HERE. The bow on the holly wreath is HERE. The holly wreath is a Marianne Designs die that cuts and embosses… I added the berries with a copic R29 sketch marker. The Nestabilities scallop circle die in red behind the wreath is HERE.

Over on the Pile IT ON challenge blog, the theme is cute and charming,  so I’m linking this card up there… AND at Charisma Cardz Challenge blog, the theme is Christmas Crafting,  better link there too!  It was a happy day Wednesday when I saw I’d won there last challenge HERE, with my Pumpkin Marci card HERE! Sentimental Sundays Challenge Blog wants to see dimension and a sentiment… check, check,  got that!

Thanks for stopping by for another CC Designs Release Preview!  Have a great Friday!