Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness Blog Hop Easel Card…

July 25, 2026July 25, 2026 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time to hop and be inspired by the NEW Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness release, a Free Gift AND a chance to win! SSS is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment sections. The winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog where the winners can find out how to redeem their prize. YAY! I hope you’ll comment!

Here’s my card from the release. SSS sent me the Woodland Friends stamp set.

So I had to get coloring! I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Copic friendly ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. Mostly E 30’s but the stump is E40’s.

A totally charming set of cute critters, sentiments and accessories.

I masked off the bottom and ink blended Gathered Twigs and Mowed Lawn Distress ink. Then I moved the mask and ink blended the top with Tumbled Glass Distress ink.

Here it is from the side. I die cut the largest panel with Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set in kraft cardstock, then inked it good with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

I cut a top fold cardbase, scored at 5 ½ in then one side at 2 ¾ in for the easel. I cut the corners of the cardbase off with a scissors to match the top Emerald Cut panel, then I inked it up too.

After I adhered everything together with glue, I tied on the thin cord from May Arts.

When I cut out the mushroom image, by hand, I left a piece at the bottom so I could score and make a stopper.

Here it is A2 size, folds flat and ready to go in the envelope.

I added some dots with a copic marker and a white gel pen. I used a die cut heart and glossy accents to glam up the heart on the stump.

Here’s a short video of how it fits in an envelope and how it sets up! (if a thank you comes up, just tap/click on the CC or subtitles and turn it off. I have no earthly idea how it got on there!)

Have you seen the Simon Says Stamp gallery? It’s awesome! You are welcome to share your creations there also! Check it out HERE!

Here’s the HOP LIST…not sure I really need to post it since I’m the last one on the list! lol

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Emily Midgett
Cathy Zielske
Keisha Charles
Sandi MacIver
Suzy Plantamura
Mindy Eggen
Nichol Spohr
Alberto Gava
Caryn Davies
Rachel Alvarado
Rosemary Dennis
Susan Valle
Pam Sparks

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! So glad you made it this far! Be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!

Shopping links to Simon Says Stamp and the products I used to make this easel card…thank you for shopping through my links! I appreciate it!

Every Happiness – Simon Says Stamp [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Woodland… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Woodland… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Woodland Friends… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap… [ SSS ]	Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue 200N [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Gathered Twigs Ink… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Gathered… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mowed Lawn Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mowed Lawn… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Mowed Lawn… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Mowed… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Tumbled Glass Ink… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Tumbled… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Tumbled… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153 [ SSS ]	Ranger Mini Glossy Accents Glue… [ SSS ]

BetterPress · Birthday · cards · Embossing Folders · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Magical Fuchsia Card…

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Have you tried coloring with layering stencils yet? Do you like it? At first I felt challenged but I’ve persevered and with a few little tricks I feel confident to keep purchasing them because I love the look and I do enjoy doing it!

For this focal point I used the fuchsia plate, which can be used as a betterpress plate or a hot foil plate, with gold hot foil and the hot foil system.

Then I colored with inks and the coordinating layering stencils! Keep scrolling because I have some of the experiments photographed to show you!

I didn’t feel like I found the ideal position for the card photos so I’m just posting more!

I used the Nested Postage Labels & Tag die set for the panels.

The sentiment is from the same set as the fuchsia, the Magical Fuchsia Press and Foil Plate & Die set.

I used my favorite thin foam mounting tape to adhere the postage layer to the cardbase and the fuchsia to the pink panel.

Linking to some card challenges…

AAA Cards #319 – Color Challenge, use 3 of the 4 colors. Look close and you’ll see the orange!

Try it on Tuesday – Summer Blooms

Just Add Ink #790 – Stencils and or Dies, I used both

Tic Tac Toe #297 – first or second vertical rows

NBUS #88 – Mutual Appreciation Celebration!

Now for the practice pieces…

This one I stenciled first then tried to run it through the embossing folder. It shifted. I think I decided it’s better to emboss first, then stencil because you can move the stencil.

It looked pretty bad so I thought why not just use my gathered twigs mini blending tool and give it the aged look! I think I need to do this over because I do like this browning effect! haha, not a surprise to some of you who know my past of making everything brown for a few years!

This one turned out better on the coloring, embossing lining up but then I didn’t get the die lined up well for cutting it out!

I think I embossed this one after coloring with the stencils too… better than the purple one but still getting out of the lines made the die cutting look worse.

Die cutting the foiled image is definitely easier and a better result, the image on my card.

All in all, our cards are handmade which makes them more valuable, right?! lol

Thank you so much for clicking over and I hope you enjoyed this floral break from fishing cards! I do have another fishing card coming for sure and probably some from the past I haven’t posted. Some other cards too! I’m having fun! Happy Summer!

Looking or shopping links to what I used to make this card…

Spellbinders Magical Fuchsia… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders Magical Fuchsia Press… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders Magical Fuchsia… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Magical Fuschia… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders Magical Fuschia Stencils… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Nested Postage Labels & Tag Etched… [ SPL \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision… [ STR \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – BetterPress Collection… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil Roll… [ SBC \| SPL ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flourishes stamps · Impression Obsession · Karen Burniston · Masculine · Summer · Waffleflower Crafts

Waffleflower Postage Collage A7 Size Fishing Birthday Cards…

July 13, 2026July 14, 2026 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Here’s two more cards in the birthday series postage cards I’ve been making!

My husband is a big fisherman and he’s hooked several of our grandsons on fishing! So I got out my stash of fishing products and used part of them on these cards.

One grandson just celebrated his HAPPY 16th birthday. The big drivers license one! YAY! The other one celebrated his 17th birthday. We make a little bit bigger deal out of the 16th birthdays because it’s some what of a landmark so they get more cash for it. lol

I’m going to link up the products that are available in stores below.

Better At the Lake is a die from Impressions Obsession, DIE701-F. Maybe you can find it in the FB sale groups or on eBay.

The fishing stamps are from a stamp set by Marcella Hawley, Flourishes Stamps. It says 2011 on the label. I searched her name and found her website now…some digital images HERE.

The fishing pole is from a die set that I saw someone else use. The packaging says Globeland Fishing Em…. It’s been so long ago, I don’t remember where I bought it. I’ll link to one below but just know it’s not the one I used but it would probably work…maybe even better!

The cards just didn’t quite look finished so I had to make a bobber for the end of the line! I LOVE that touch of red! I made it with punches and the little hook is from a Karen Burniston set that I’ll link below.

The Every Day sentiment is from a Karen Burniston set also, it’ll be below.

An A7 Hammermill Color copy 100# Cover for the white cardbase and the white postage collage die cut.

I die cut the A7 Postage Collage Block die in black and in white. I used the shapes from the white to stamp and ink on and the frame from the black for the mat layer.

Linking to the following card challenges…

Pick 3 #6 – frame, ink blending and sentiment

Inkspirational #371 – Summer Vibe

Try it on Tuesday – Animals, real or imaginary

Time Out #317 – Water

We Love Stamping July – summer and must have stamping

Just Us Girls – word week PLAY

Four Seasons July 2026 – think Summer!

Word Power July 2026 – sentiment is the focus

Seize the Birthday #330 – one or more numbers

So fun! Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by! It’s so hot and humid here it’s easy to stay inside and make! Hope you’re all creating too! Take care!

Here’s the products I used that are available in the shops I link to….

Click/Tap SBC below to go to scrapbook. com 13% off TODAY!

Click/Tap SSS below to go to Simon Says Stamp and coupon code FRESH good through 8/25/26 for $5 off

(I linked to the other stencils in the A7 series also)

Waffle Flower Postage Collage A7 Die… [ SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Craft Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Stencils -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Karen Burniston – Clear Photopolymer… [ SBC ]
Karen Burniston – Craft Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Karen Burniston Fishing Clear Stamp… [ SSS ]	Karen Burniston Boat Pop Up Dies and… [ SSS ]
Honey Bee Stamps – Adventure Awaits… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Summer · Waffleflower Crafts

Waffleflower Postage Collage Masculine Card…

July 7, 2026July 14, 2026 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hello everyone! I’m having fun making postage cards! We’ll just call it a birthday series! lol One thing about it, the investment in all of it will be worth it by the time I make a zillion cards with it all!

This one is A2 size. I used the A2 Postage Collage Die, the matching Postage Collage Blocks Die, the Postage Collage stamp set and the Postage Collage Dad Stencil set.

I used Distress Dye Ink pads and detail brushes for inking the stencils.

There are two different stencil sets for inking the backgrounds. I’m linking both up below but for this card I didn’t need to use either of them. I bought the set called Coloring Stencils, it has the stencil to make a solid background (which you can buy just that one) but I wanted the one that did circles, stripes and the airmail border too!!!

The stamping I did with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I think I used a woodblock stamp for the Happy Birthday sentiment.

I like to do stenciling with the Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion… I’ll link it below.

Linking to some card challenges!

Allsorts #853 – stencils

Stencil Fun July 2026 – anything goes as long as you use stencils, optional patterns (I used stencils)

Addicted To Stamps and More -die cuts and/or stencils (I used both)

NBUS #88 – Mutual Appreciation Celebration! (NBUS – Dad Stencil set)

Inkspirational #371 – Summer vibe and inspiration photo

Tic Tac Toe #296 – with a crafty twist! (Summer colors/diecut/layers)

Thank you so much for stopping by and holler if you have any questions!

Shopping Links to the products I used to make this card… SBC takes you to scrapbook. com, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp. Thank you so much for clicking and shopping through my links! I appreciate it!

Postage Collage Blocks Die from… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Postage Collage Craft Die Set Waffle… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts Postage Collage… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Postage Collage Stamp Set from Waffle… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC ]	Coloring Postage Collage Stencil Set… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Pack of 4 Detail… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp DETAIL ROUND… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Wishing you a Squeaky Clean Day Card….

June 16, 2026June 17, 2026 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! When I saw this die cut set I thought it was so cute! So many fun details but very easy to assemble! I love that Spellbinders has a page on their website for assembly!

Here’s what I used to make this card. The frame die set at the bottom isn’t on the website anymore. I went ahead and used it because I’m sure I’m not the only one with ‘stuff’ that needs used! I bet you have a collection too! lol

Whoever illustrated this set did such a great job! I love it! I’m not sure who I would send cleaning cards to though….what do you think? I think most of us can relate!

The embossing folder for this Shiny New Day Release has such a fun name! Suds and Buds! So cute!

I’m linking my card to the Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge blog. Anything Goes using an embossing folder! (optional twist which I didn’t do)

and to the Die Cut Diva’s Challenge blog…June is anything goes month using die cuts.

and to A Cut Above Challenge blog…anything goes using dies.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge blog…any occasion.

and to Farm Quest Home Challenge…anything home related goes!

I kept this A2 size.

I used another sentiment from the Shiny New Day Sentiments for the inside. I couldn’t resist making a pile of buckets!

I hope this made you smile! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Shopping links to the products I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Shiny New Day… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Squeaky Clean Etched Dies \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Shiny New Day Sentiments Clear Stamp… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Suds & Buds 3D Embossing Folder \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Platinum 6 – Die… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]