Flowers For You – OCC Challenge

May 10, 2009August 23, 2009 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Our Creative Corner Challenge blog – this week is a sketch. I’m playing along, but I had to use a rectangle instead of an oval…hope that’s ok! Click the link to see the sketch and play along!

The little boy stamp that’s stealing your heart is from Penny Black….love coloring w/the copic sketch markers…Eoo, Eo2, R20 for the face/flesh…R 22, R24, R27 for the reds….B91, B93, B97, B99 for the blues…Y21, Y35, Y38 for the yellows…can’t remember what I used for the red hair this time…I keep experimenting w/different markers for the red heads… I have a bunch in our family and they’re all different beautiful reds! I colored on Beckett Expressions 80# Radiance card-stock for the first time with this image! OH my, it is my new favorite for coloring with copics…it is so easy to stay in the lines…and smooth, oh, it is wonderful!

The pattern papers I used here are from Carolees Creations…I wanted to keep it simple this time, so the image would be the focal point for sure. Again, those puffy little hearts from K & Co., I heart them!

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Happy Mother’s Day

May 10, 2009May 10, 2009 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Flowers….the kind I do best…PAPER! lol

May Flowers…enjoy!

I was collecting ideas yesterday online and one thing led to another and I found myself creating flowers! This was fun…used an old Sizzix die that had never been used….two old Quickutz leaves…the lovely swiss dots embossing folder…the flowers and leaves are all Stampin Up card-stock….the pot is Prism card-stock, stamped w/SU’s sanded background stamp (love that stamp)….twill is from Technique Tuesday…the tag is a QK die also…the word stamp, “enjoy” is from an old Hero set that had several small stamps w/words…love those!!!

Here’s the blog I found the instructions on…. Stephanie Luman ….she makes it so easy!

Go look at this flower pot card… Cindy Van Sluys … I love this one too! Wish I had this stamp set…boo hoo

And this one….oh my, it’s totally colorful and fun! Anitsirk ….it will make you smile and want to go make one!

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No matter how long the Winter, Spring is sure to follow!

May 6, 2009May 10, 2009 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Spring House Shape ATC

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Isn’t she the sweetest little girl?! Lasting Impressions pattern paper (8.5 x 11). EK Success scallop dot border punch. Stampendous rubber stamp images in the background. Distress inks for aging and the background color. Teeny little daisy punch is a $1 punch from Michael’s. Computer generated words. K&Co. puffy heart sticker.

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Catch of the Day

May 3, 2009 Pam Sparks4 Comments

A happy fisherman stamp from Art Impressions, Happy Birthday from Hero Arts and Copic markers, make for a fun birthday card!

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Pink and Green challenge

April 29, 2009June 4, 2009 Pam Sparks21 Comments

The challenge for week 2 at Just Magnolia challenge blog is to use the colors pink and green and one Magnolia of Sweden stamped image…here is my entry….

I really had fun w/the flower bouquet in the bottom left corner. Picked up a small stem type punch at Outstamping Designs in W. Des Moines last week and for once I used something right away after purchasing!!!! I punched and adhered little flowers to make baby’s breath to accent the larger flower that is made from the EK Success medium retro flower and the Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch. The leaves are the Martha S. rose leaf punch.

I colored Tilda with copic markers… R81, R83, R,85 & R89

The “for you” phrase is from Quickutz cookie cutter dies…

yep, that’s the Fiskars apron lace punch down the right in white card-stock…love that punch!

The pattern papers are from Memory Box…6×6 set…