A Masked Card

     Thanks for stopping in today to see my new card. This one was lots of fun to make. I stamped the background first. Using a few sticky-notes, I masked off the squares that I wanted to keep clear. I stamped my flourishes and then removed the masks. So easy to do, but you surely must agree that it looks more difficult that that!?! 😉

    I used a white card base and several layers of matting. I've used this background stamp from GinaK Designs (Inspiration Mosaic) so many times. It's one of my all-time favorites. The sentiment is part of the Inspiration Mosaic collection. The flourish stamp is from Inkadinkado.

 

     I love matching envelopes, so I always fancy them up if I have time. 

     Enjoy your day and stay safe out there. May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands.

Pamela 

Come See the Magic Card

A Magical Card

Could it be magic? Pull the tab and find out.

     Pull the tab and see the magic happen. 

Keep pulling.

Pull it further until the bees are completely colored. Push the tab back down and the color vanishes.

I stamped the bees with stamps from Reverse Confetti. The sentiment tag stamped from Stampendous and I die-cut the frame with a Spellbinders Paper Arts die. THe beautiful cardstock is from the Paper Studio.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

     Enjoy your day and stay safe out there. May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands,

 Pamela

Put on Your Red Dress Challenge, Card 2, Gina K Designs

      

     Thanks for stopping by today! I created this card for the Put-On-Your-Red-Dress challenge at GinaK Designs. The challenge this month is to use red as the main color on your card and to have a celebratory sentiment. 

     This mosaic background stamp (Inspiration Mosaic) in one of my faves. I use it a lot. I stamped it in red and matted it with red cardstock. I used foam tape to secure it to the card base. The sentiment is from the Sending Love collection. I used A Happy Hello stamp set to make the roses and leaves. I love matching envelopes so of course, I did a bit of stamping there.  

     I fussy-cut the roses and leaves and secured the large rose and some of the leaves with foam tape. There is still plenty of time to get your cards into the challenge. Here's a link to the GinaK Designs blog - Gina K. Designs Blog - Gina K Designs

     Enjoy your day and stay safe out there. May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands,

 Pamela

Put Your Red Dress On Challenge - Gina K Designs

     Thanks for stopping by my blog today. 

     I created this card for the Put-On-Your-Red-Dress Challenge over on Gina K Designs blog. I heat-embossed the flowers using watermark ink and clear embossing powder. I created the patterned cardstock using just the watermark ink. I adhered my front panel flush with the upper left corner. I used foam tape between the two sizes of flowers and added white pearls to finish it off. The little trim on the right hand side I made from scraps. Hard for me to throw out even the tiniest pieces of cardstock. 

     I love matching envelopes so I used red chalk ink on my envelope.

     I used Gina K BOHO FLOWERS and STIPLLED FLOWERS stamp and dies sets.

     Hope you have a safe and fabulous day, Pamela

I'm Dizzzy - Max, the Boy Raindrop

     Max lands in a creek with a big splash that made him dizzy!

     Thanks again for stopping in today. I had so much fun working on this layout and creating such colorful mountains. More later!
MAX, THE BOY RAINDROP

Over the Waterfall - Max, The Boy Raindrop

     Oh, no! Over the waterfall he goes!

     Thanks for stopping in today to see another page of MAX, THE BOY RAINDROP.

Max and Tony Scheming - Max, the Boy Raindrop

     Another illustration from my children's picture book MAX, THE BOY RAINDROP.

     Max and Tony are scheming. They want to use this man's big nose as a giant waterslide. Will it work out for them?

     I had so much fun illustrating this book with various kinds of paper and cardstock. I'm working on a new book.

     Thanks for stopping in today.

               Pamela

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Sharing My Illustrations from Max, the Boy Raindrop

 

     Today, I'm sharing the first illustration from my children's picture book, MAX, THE BOY RAINDROP. Over the next few days, I'll add a few more.



    This is page one in the book. Poor Max, it's his first day to rain, and he's afraid to jump. Will he find the courage?
     I had so much fun illustrating this book with various kinds of paper and cardstock. I'm working on a new book now.


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Tone-on-Tone Boho Flowers Anniversary Card

     Today, I have a tone-on-tone anniversary card to share with you. This is among my favorite cards from all the ones I've created over the years. Working with tone-on-tone colors will make your finished project look so elegant.  

     To begin, I heat-embossed and die cut boho flowers and foliage (Gina K Designs) using clear vellum paper.

     I used embossing folders (Darice) to create my background panel and embellishing strips using the same cream cardstock I used for the card base. I adhered the panel with foam tape. I also used foam tape to adhere the flowers and foliage being careful to hide the foam behind the embossing and pearl embellishments.

     I was super happy with the way this card turned out and gave it to my in-laws for their wedding anniversary along with a gift card to eat out.

 

Designer Tip: To keep vellum from curling too much when I'm heat-embossing on it, I also heat the back of the vellum. I still get a bit of curling, but not so much that I can't deal with it.

 

Designer Tip: I highly recommend using a stamping platform such as a Misti when stamping on vellum and other finicky papers. It's so easy for the stamp to move around otherwise when you apply pressure.

 

     Enjoy your day and thanks so much for visiting my blog,

                                                                   Pam

    

 

Flip-n-Fold Birthday Card

 

     Today I have a flip-n-fold card for you. My first. I've been seeing these cards around the web and wanted to give them a try.

     I first stamped the daffodils (Gina K Designs) and colored them with pencils (PrismaColor). Then, I die cut the labels and card base (Divinity Designs). Using the same yellow cardstock, I die cut two lattice panels (Divinity Designs). I trimmed their facing edges along the label edges. That was much easier to do than it might look.

     I added a fancy filigree die cut that is actually the top part of a tree (Spellbinders) that I think looks fancy and perfect for this card. I added a sentiment tag to finish it off.

     I had tons of fun creating this card and will make more!

 

Designer Tip: I save all the die cuts I make that don't turn out perfect. Then, I use them on cards like this one where I used the top of a tree die.

 

Designer Tip: When I die cut intricate shapes such as the tree on this card, I lay a piece of wax paper between the die and the cardstock. The die cuts pop right out with no bending or tearing.

 

     Enjoy your day and thank so much for stopping in!

 

                                                                    Pam



 

 

My Sentiments Exactly Challenge - Gina K Designs Card 2

 

     I have one more card today for the My Sentiments Exactly Challenge over at the Gina K Designs blog. This month's challenge was to stamp only sentiments. No other stamps. No patterned papers.

     This was the most fun challenge I've been a part of in a long time. It kind of forced me to try something new. I created my backgrounds with Ken Oliver's Color Bursts. I love how these cards turned out. I'll play with these pigments again.

  

     For this card, I layered the top panels as you see here. Sometimes the rebel in me comes out and won't let my strong perfectionist-side line things up perfectly.

   

     There is still plenty of time to enter your own card in this challenge. Check out the rules here: https://www.ginakdesigns.com/category/challenges/

 

     Wishing you a fun day and inky fingers,

 

     Pamela

 

Materials Used:

cardstock-  white, Turquoise Sea, Blue Lagoon (Gina K Designs)

 stamps-     Boho Flowers, (Gina K Designs)

pigment-    Orchid, Turquoise, Tangerine (Ken Oliver Color Bursts)

ink-              black, Blue Lagoon (Gina K Designs)

 

My Sentiments Exactly Challenge - Gina K Designs

     My card today is for the My Sentiments Exactly Challenge over at the Gina K Designs blog. This month's challenge was to stamp only sentiments. No other stamps. No patterned papers.

     This was the most fun challenge I've been a part of in a long time. It kind of forced me to try something new. I created my backgrounds with Ken Oliver's Color Bursts. I love how these cards turned out. I'll play with these pigments again.

 

     To create the side step on this card, I cut both top panels 4" x 5.25". Then I side stepped them to form a 4.25" x 5.5" card. I used a white base card and adhered both panels to it. I cut two corners away to match the top panels.

 

     There is still plenty of time to enter your own card in this challenge. Check out the rules here: https://www.ginakdesigns.com/category/challenges/

 

     Wishing you a fun day and inky fingers,

 

     Pamela

 

Materials Used:

cardstock-  white, Turquoise Sea, Blue Lagoon (Gina K Designs)

 stamps-     Grand Greetings (Gina K Designs)

pigment-    Orchid, Turquoise, Tangerine (Ken Oliver Color Bursts)

ink-              black, Blue Lagoon (Gina K Designs)

 

 

    

 

Card & Matching Envelope Challenge - Simon Says Stamp

       Thanks for stopping in! Today, I have a card for the Card and Matching Envelope Challenge over at Simon Says Stamp.

 

     I created this card by first drawing a butterfly pattern that would fit inside a 4.25" x 5.5" envelope. I added score lines every 1/4" to the front of the card and the envelope back flap. I LOVE my scoring board and rarely make a card without it even if the only thing I do is score the fold line. I think it makes my cards more professional looking.

     Next, I die cut two fancy flourishes and adhered them to the butterfly. I heat-embossed the sentiment tag and used foam tape to adhere it. A few purple gems completed my card.

    

     A new challenge goes up every Wednesday. Here's a link to the Simon Says Stamp blog where you can see the rules and other challenges. https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

 

     Wishing you a fun day and inky fingers,

 

     Pamela

 

Materials Used:

cardstock- purple (Recollections, Cool Waters 221136)

                     blue (Momenta, Watercolor Splash 26643)

stamp-       Sending Love (Gina K Designs)

die-             Flourishes (Spellbinders S2-247)

ink-            violet (ColorBox CB15017)

powder-    clear (JoAnn Essentials)

scoring board

bone folder

gemstones



DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge, Jan 2019

     Today, I have a card for the monthly Stack-a-holic Challenge over at DCWV. They made it easy on us this month. We can make anything we want but must use some of our favorite DCWV products.

     I used their Botanical Beauty stack to create my card. There are so many great tags in the stack that it's easy to put together a pretty card. I added a stamped sentiment to the butterfly tag, a brad and a bit of ribbon.

     There is still plenty of time left if you want to join in the fun. You can find the rules on the DCWV, Inc. Facebook page. I'll look forward to seeing your creations.

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     Thanks so much for stopping in. I love reading your comments.   

     Have a great day, 

           Pamela

Materials Used:

cardstock- DCWV, Botanical Beauty

stamp-       sentiment- Gina K Designs, Stippled Flowers