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Memory Box Snowman and Birdie Friend Card…

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Welcome to snowman season!  Fortunately no snow here yet but it is cooling off fast!  eek!  I would like to officially request several more 67 – 70˚ weather days with no wind! hahahahahahahaha

Winter is nice on paper! hoho

This totally charming snowman is new from Memory Box, ‘Snowman and Birdie Friend’.  So cute!

Die cut in white cardstock, Copic colored R46, YG17 and a little bit of R89 on the birdie’s wing.

White dots with white gel pen.

I used the tree dies from the Memory Box ‘Log Cabin Scene’ die set.

Sentiments from the NEW Memory Box ‘Christmas Wonder’ stamp set.

Frame and flakes from the Lawn Fawn Winter Wonderland Window die set.

I remembered to take a picture of the inside!  yay!

Here’s a short video of the finished card…it takes a second to load and not be blurry for me.  Hopefully it is good right away for you!

A6 size card…

Linking to some card challenges…

Peace on Earth Christmas #122 – anything Christmas goes

A Cut Above October 2026 – anything goes

The 12 Months of Christmas – anything Christmas goes

I’m off to choir practice this afternoon. I play the piano for a children’s choir.  It’s fun to be around a lively bunch of 8 – 12 year olds!   They sing hard songs and I have to practice too!  Makes me wonder how many of my blog readers are pianists too?!

I’ll stop talking and get the list made… I appreciate you stopping by!

Here’s what I used!

Memory Box – 94973 Snowman and Birdie…
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Memory Box – 94986 Log Cabin Scene…
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Memory Box – CL5294D Christmas Wonder…
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Lawn Fawn – Christmas – Lawn Cuts -…
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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Nuvo Glitter Drops from Tonic Studios
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision…
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Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537
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copic sketch markers at Simon Says…
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Christmas · Die Piecing · Felt · Spellbinders dies · Stitching · Winter

Spellbinders Lolli & Grace Festive Felt Collection…

Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! Not a card today but it could be! I made a felt ornament but it would be a beautiful gift card holder also!

The Lolli & Grace Festive Stocking is my first installation of the Lolli & Grace Felt Collection NEW from Spellbinders!

Spellbinders has a video HERE that is very helpful to make this an easy felt creation! They recommend gluing the pieces to a base piece then stitching on the sequins and beads.

Spellbinders thought of everything!  They have the felt, glue, needles, sequins, beads, felt and floss!  I’ll link them below.

5 ½ inches long on the toe side. 4 ¼ inches wide at the toe.  Good size!

I went with traditional colors but the one in the video is non-traditional colors and very retro looking to me!  I’m going to have to try it in some other colors too! hohoho

A very close up photo…for some reason today’s pictures turned out really nice!  WHEW! It’s so nice when that happens and I don’t waste a whole day trying to get good pictures! After you spend so much time making a card or whatever,  you want it to look it’s best! lol

Happy day!  I love Christmas colors!

The next installations will be a snowlady, a snowman and a santa!

One thing I did different than the video…  She die cuts two of the back piece.  I only cut  one.  I did the stitching before I glued on the back piece. I think it’s plenty sturdy but I suppose it would depend on how thick your felt is.

Email me if you have any questions. I hope you like it!

I’m linking to some challenges…

The 12 Months of Christmas #137 – anything goes Christmas

A Cut Above: October 2026 – anything goes with a die cut

Sparkles Christmas #186 – use red and green

Merry Little Christmas #70 – anything Christmas goes

Thank you for stopping by and happy making! ‘Tis the season!

Here’s what I used to make this cute stocking…

Spellbinders – Festive Felt Christmas…
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Spellbinders – Festive Felt Christmas…
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Ranger Ink – Dina Wakley Media – Glue
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Festive Felt Christmas Sequin Bundle…
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Spellbinders – Merino Wool Collection…
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Spellbinders – Merino Wool Collection…
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DMC Floss Sampler Bundle – Spellbinders
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John James Needles Chenille 26 |…
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Roxanne Needle Threader | Colonial…
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Clear Iridescent Beads | Cartwrights…
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BetterPress · cards · Color Pencil · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Memory Box · Spellbinders dies · Thinking of You

Spellbinders and Memory Box Autumn Card…

Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! We’re happier here now that the sun is shining again! Cool temperatures too!  YAY!

I shopped the Spellbinders warehouse sale a couple weeks ago and picked up this Autumn Thanks Frame Press Plate. (It’s still on sale! link below)  I inked it in the black ink that comes with the Betterpress and used Hobby Lobby brand watercolor paper.  It worked great!

I have an old set of 84 Caran d’Ache watercolor crayons that are still basically brand new so I set to watercoloring after pressing.  It worked so easy.  I followed the coloring of a card Spellbinders is showing on the shopping page for this press plate. Yes, I’m a copycat.  If someone has done something I really like, I figure why invent the wheel! haha   I imagine they used Distress watercolor pencils so I’ll link those up too.  I only have set 5 which isn’t any of the colors I wanted to use for this card.

poppystamps Happy Fall Moonlight Script die for the sentiment.  I die cut from watercolored paper.

I was looking through a bin of layered sticker type packages and lo and behold I found an old pkg of K & Company Fall stickers with the perfect leaf and acorns to go on this card!  By old I mean over 20 years old!  I was sure tickled to use something from the stash.  I hate to admit this but I tend to hoard cool stuff.  I might need it some day for the ultimate project! haha  I’m proud of myself for using them anyway!

This is an A2 size card. It was fun to color!

I’m linking my card to the following card challenge blogs…

The Four Seasons October 2026 – anything goes Fall

Word Power October 2026 –  sentiment is the focus

Inkspirational #377 – visual Fall/Halloween cupcakes

Try it on Tuesday – Autumn’s Beauty

We Love Stamping October – Shades of Autumn

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  More holiday stuff coming!

Here’s what I used on this card…

Scrapbook. com ends today!

 

Autumn Thanks Frame Press Plate from…
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Poppystamps – 2597 Happy Fall…
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Caran d’Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle…
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Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
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Spellbinders – BetterPress Collection…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Water Brush…
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Master’s Touch Watercolor Paper Pad |…
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Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;…
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cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Simple Stories · Snowman · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders and Simple Stories: 3 Cards and 2 Tags!

Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hello and happy first day of October 2026!  Hard to believe!  This year has flown by!

A few Christmas cards and tags to share today.

This first card is:

  • Spellbinders Old Fashioned Christmas Stocking Die Set
  • Simple Stories 6×8 Simple Vintage Old-Fashioned Christmas Paper Pad
  • Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels & Tag Die Set
  • Simple Stories 4×6 Simple Vintage Old-Fashioned Christmas Stamp and Die Sets

I die cut the background panel, the panel inside the postage frame, stocking, pine branches, holly,  berries and the cut apart all from the paper pad.  The postage frame and poinsettia are from white cardstock.

The sentiment ‘naughty or nice’ and Merry Christmas inside are from the Simple Vintage Old-Fashioned Christmas stamp set.

The next two cards are framed with the same postage die set die cut in white and I used panels from one of the cut apart pages of the same paper pad.

Linking my ‘naughty or nice’ stocking card to some card challenges…

The 12 months of Christmas linkup #137 – Anything Goes Christmas

Merry Little Christmas #70 – Anything Goes Christmas

NBUS #91 – never-before-used schtuff (NBUS)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

The ornament on the comfort & joy card is from the same stamp set. Stamped in dark green, die cut with coordinating dies and added a teeny 1/16th inch brad in the loop.

A scrap of one of the paper pad papers and some Mayarts twine and a heart button.

Close ups…

Next are the two tags I made…

Two more of the cut aparts from the paper pad…so cute!

  • ribbon from the stamp and die set
  • check out that oval eyelet using the new oval Crop-A-Dile!
  • tag base, numbers and paper eyelets from Spellbinders Keepsake Capsule Page Die Set
  • poinsettia and foliage the same as above
  • add twine, jute and ribbon

I love how they all turned out! This is a great size paper pad to work with for cards.

The top card is probably going to take an A7 envelope.  It’s 4 ¾ in x 6 in.  The other two cards are A2 size.

I hope you enjoyed what I came up with using this Spellbinders Simple Stories release. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!  Email me if you have any questions.

Products and supplies I used to make this card…

Simple Stories Vintage Old-Fashioned…
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Spellbinders Old-Fashioned Christmas…
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Simple Stories Vintage Old-Fashioned…
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Spellbinders – Simple Vintage…
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Simple Vintage Old-Fashioned…
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Spellbinders Bayfair Nested Postage…
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Spellbinders Keepsake Capsule Page…
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We R Makers Oval Crop-A-Dile Punch…
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We R Crop-A-Dile Oval Eyelets, 50 pack
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May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap…
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Red Heart Buttons | Hobby Lobby | 483263
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Starlitstudio · Stencils · Winter

Memory Box Cozy Quacker Merry Christmas Log Cabin in the Woods…

Pam Sparks8 Comments

Oh happy day! This was such a fun scene to create! Super cute woodsy cabin and Mr. Duck dressed for the season!

I started with an A7 size cardbase.  Inked it with Distress Prize Ribbon ink and the mini ink blending tool. Then I used the Memory Box Snow Flurries 6×6 stencil and modeling paste for the snow. This stencil is no more so I’m linking up a couple others that will work just as well.

Die cut the Log Cabin, ink the wood parts with gathered twigs distress ink.  I die cut the string of lights in white and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Tear a piece of white for the bottom snow border.

Die cut the duck and parts.  Die cut the evergreen stand three times and trim off the extra after gluing.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from the NEW Christmas Wonder stamp set and dies.

I adhered the sentiments, the cabin and the duck with the thin mounting tape I love, linked below.

I’m linking my Cozy Quacker card to some card challenge blogs…

Tic Tac Toe #302- center vertical row for me, DieCuts, Free and Embossing wet/dry  (my sentiments are heat embossed with black embossing powder)

My card was Team Pick!  Thank you!

Critter Crazy #114 – anything goes with a critter!

Christmas Cards All Year Round – September challenge is the letters R and S (I used S for snow)

NBUS – #90 never before used schtuff!

That’s pretty much it!  Email me if you have any questions!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope I made you smile!

Dies and supplies I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 95006 Cozy Quacker craft…
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Memory Box – 94986 Log Cabin Scene…
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Memory Box – 94969 Evergreen Tree…
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Memory Box – CL5294D Christmas Wonder…
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Memory Box – Stencil – Snow Flurries
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Lawn Fawn SNOWY SKY Stencil lf2459 –…
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Alex Syberia Designs Falling Snow…
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The Crafter’s Workshop – TCW – Light…
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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