Wednesday Stamper – play w/the color GREEN

March 13, 2009March 15, 2009 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Wednesday Stamper Challenge this week is to “play” with the color Green. So, I played w/green, stamps and punches! Stampendous, Hero Arts and Technique Tuesday stamps. Martha Stewart fence and butterfly punches, the leaves in the fence are from an old big flower punch set by Family Treasures, the kind that came in the wooden box w/the acrylic lid. The paper is from the Basic Grey O Baby set and the ink is Clearsnap Vivid Olive dye ink. The gold adhesive rhinestones are from Hero Arts.

Fresh…that’s what I think of green today! lol

happy, happy day!

March 7, 2009February 3, 2012 Pam Sparks7 Comments

It’s a dreary, dreary, rainy day here, not good for taking pictures! BUT, at least I’m getting in a new post! woohoo!LOVE Lasting Impressions pattern papers! I used a few I picked up in Des Moines at Outstamping Designs in Valley Junction on this card.

Then, I had to try out the Spellbinders scallop dot border die that’s been laying there on the desk taunting me….oh and the Sizzix button die hadn’t been used yet either! Just kept thinking it’d make cute flowers! The leaf is the Martha Stewart rose petal punch. The wishing you is a Penny Black stamp. Buttons are from a long time ago, a Making Memories case of buttons.

And, I better not forget the new Fiskars Apron border punch…love it, probably because of it’s name! lol

I didn’t smear any ink on anything on this card! I’ve been looking at some blogs where the gals use white a lot! So, I’m giving it a try….

happy, happy day!

cards · Published

3 Cards published!

March 1, 2009September 17, 2010 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Have you seen the new book 1000 Handmade Greetings “creative cards and clever correspondence”, by Quarry Publishing? Well, how fun is this?! I have three cards published in it…the first one, on page 52, my favorite card that I’ve ever made, (I reserve the right to change my mind). lol I made it for a couple really special friends in memory of their family. The other two cards are on pages 62 and 188. Here they are…

ATC's

American History Month – the Civil War

February 24, 2009March 7, 2009 Pam Sparks3 Comments

Heart of Dixie

My last swap for the month of February was last night…this is the atc I created for it…

We home educated our three daughters for nine years and I enjoyed reading their books more than they did!

Irene Hunt, her book Across Five Aprils is one about the Civil War, someday I’ll read it again!

The stamps used on this atc are from Oxford Impressions

cards · Printworks

Friends of the Freezing Kind

February 19, 2009December 31, 2009 Pam Sparks4 Comments

I do love snowmen and as our new grandson would say, “Dep, I do!” !!!

Friends....talkin' in a Winter Wonderland

Annette Allen Watkins, the artist behind the Printworks Collection rubber stamp company, has drawn so many snowman stamps over the years and I have loved them all! This trio of snowmen stamp is probably going to end up as one of my faves though! And then the white ice skates, so fun…you’ve already read about my fond ice skating memories…*grin*

Cuttlebug snowflakes…brrrrr!