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Memory Box and poppystamps…

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Our area stamp club met Friday afternoon and it was my turn to have the program, so I had them make this tag and the red Frosted Pine Tree card I posted last week.   I’m normally NOT a glitter girl, but I am enjoying die cutting with score-tape and applying glitter to the new Memory Box ornament dies!

I never thought I would love glitter card-stock either but…people change!!! hahahahaha  I have been using so much of this glitter card that I had to buy more!  When was the last time I used a piece of pattern paper!  Oh dear… that is cause for concern considering the stash here in this house!!! eek!  Ho Ho Ho!

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So after I made this one,  I thought I’d make one to post on the Memory Box blog…lo and behold I went to post yesterday and fortunately I looked at Deborah’s draft for her post today….she used the SAME focal point dies I did!!!  So I didn’t post this yesterday. Check out her post on the Outside the Box blog HERE   

I changed it up a bit because we can only use Memory Box dies and stamps on the Memory Box blog.  (I know, every once in awhile I sneak in some grass or a window or something like that from poppystamps… hehe)  ssshhhhh…. whispering that!!!

So here’s the change up…

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I changed out the poppystamps Berry Sprig die to the Memory Box Snowflake Sprig die.. then I had to glitter up the purple snowflake center too!

Linking to some challenges…

Addicted to Stamps Challenge – Holiday

{Pin}spirational – Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge – non traditional colors

Christmas Cards all Year Round – Sparkle and Shine

Then I made this card yesterday…

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Finished the post for the MB blog… then decided maybe I liked it better without the extra white branches!  oh… I make myself crazy!  So I took them off… maybe I like it better without and maybe I don’t!  I don’t know my own mind some days! lol  What mind?  waaahhhhh!

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See what I mean?  When you look at it, do you say, “put some branches on it”  or do you think, leave them off?  Yes, some days you just need a counselor! lol

The Peace Script die is cut three times out of holly Memory Box card-stock, glued together with Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue…teeny dots in a few strategic places and then colored with the Wink of Stella Red Glitter Brush Pen.

I die cut the NEW Kensington Christmas Tree die from white card-stock and colored it first with Copic markers and then with the red and green Wink of Stella Glitter Brush markers.

Layered it on white glitter paper with mounting squares that I cut up into smaller squares!

This is an A-2 size card…Memory Box Dill Notecard…I just colored a border around the outside edge with the Wink of Stella Green Glitter Brush marker and I did the same to the Memory Box Holly Card-stock piece that I matted the white panel with, only the red Wink of Stella Glitter Brush marker.  So everything is sparkly!  Good thing, right?  Sparkle is pretty!

I just put dots of glue on a few of the letters of the ‘peace’ word, the ‘a, c and e’ and stuck it over the top.

Wish you could come over and see it IRL!  The photos don’t capture the wink of stella sparkle. boo.

Thanks for stopping by today!  ‘preciate it and always love your comments! It just encourages me to keep cutting these dies and gluing them together! lol  Have a great rest of the week and ttul!

Dies, stamps and supplies I used for these cards…

 

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Memory Box and poppystamps…

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I know… too much Christmas but there are so many new dies!!!  I just can’t help myself!  I will try to post some other stuff every other time, ok?!  : )

This is a scene I made by stamping the New Small Forest Pine stamp multiple times.  I used Versafine Olympia  Green ink… love this green.  I stamped three times before reinking.   I did use my stamp a ma jig to keep the trees straight.   I love my stamp a ma jig and my perfect rulers tools!  Yep, I used them too!  Link below and in the side bar and be sure to use the Sparks5% code when ordering!

The sentiment is the NEW Merry and Bright combo stamp, just inked it up with red dye ink and stamped with the stamp a ma jig again too.  Even if the rubber is on the wood straight,  I can still go crooked, so I need that tool! : )

I HAD to have this NEW border die from poppystamps too!  Frozen Border die cut in white card-stock and trimmed to fit the bottom of this A-2 size card.

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I kinda got carried away arranging stuff with this New Poinsettia.   It’s pretty though and better IRL.  : ) I love the NEW Curled Ribbons… used them both here and cut them out of silver glitter card-stock.

The NEW from poppystamps Claudette Frame is so pretty!  Cut from white Bazzill texture card-stock.  Cuts like a dream…….

I used one of the NEW Memory Box snowflakes, New Castle Snowflake, cut out of silver glitter card and layered right under the NEW Memory Box Poinsettia Bloom Trio die.  I love the NEW Memory Box Sturdy Stem and Ho Ho Holly dies in the mix too.

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The sentiment is the NEW Memory Box Merry Christmas Combo stamp… heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.

Poppystamps Berry Sprig and Garden Sprig dies finish it off!  I think that’s enough dies and stamps for one card, don’t you?!  lol

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I posted this last card on the Memory Box blog a while ago but I haven’t gotten it on my blog yet!  So, today’s the day!

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I embossed the NEW Flurry Frame stencil by running it through my Big Shot die cutting machine.  Then I inked it with Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress Inks and the ink blending tools.  It’s really pretty!

I cut the top from the NEW Merry Christmas to All die, then sorted through my dies to find something to work with it.  Landed on the NEW Hanging Ornaments die,  but I had to cut it apart to make it work in the space.  It turned out great and there you have the light, airy, frosty feel of this card!

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I added some snowflake gems and tiny gemstones from Hobby Lobby to finish it off.  I think these are it but can’t tell for sure from the pictures on their site, HERE.  I picked them up in the store.

I used the Perfect Layers Mini tools and Mat for this card too.

That’s it for today!  eek!  Sorry to post so much at once.  I just can’t seem to regulate it very well! lol

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week stamping and creating!

Dies, stamps and stuff I used on these cards…

Bazzill patterned paper packs SALE going on AT Starlitstudio… click HERE …. awesome deals!

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Memory Box and Bildmalarna Birthday cards…

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Birthday fun with a step card again…for some reason, I just kinda drift toward this fold!  See that cute little kitty?  They have a black outdoor kitty at their house… so cute just sitting there watching for Henry and the other kids!

Grandchildren… so precious.  I still remember the day we met Henry.  He was two and from Ukraine.  You know I rarely post family things because that would be a blog in itself!  Six years ago Henry was the first of four to be adopted internationally into our family.  Oh, the excitement of waiting for them to get to the waiting area of the airport!  He had to be scared!  So many people waiting to welcome him to his forever home!

Precious memories.  I’ll post one picture that I love so much… Henry meeting Grandpa Tim and granddaughter Attie in the background.  Henry hugged Tim for 5 minutes… he already sensed that he was getting an awesome grampy!  : )

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Time moves on and he’s 8 already! Since then,  Anya came from Ukraine,  two more from Bulgaria and then you know the story….pregnant and Cedryk was born.  He just turned 2 and he loves tractors and Curious George!

So I had to use an image with a little blonde boy on a tractor!

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I used Mimo on a Tractor from Bildmalarna, HERE and  colored with Promarkers and Copics. The number 2 is from an old Quickutz die set.  My Perfect Layers Mini rulers and Mat to cut the ‘perfect’ black border around the image… links below and in the sidebar.

On Henry’s card, the It’s Your Day sentiment is from an old set by Hero Arts and the sun is a medium EK Success punch.  I die cut the trees in green and in brown.  I clipped off the leaves on the brown one and glued the brown over the green then… like I did this tree in this video…

This video and card were originally posted HERE.

Linking up to some challenges…

Dies R Us – Birthday (first card)

Milk Coffee Challenge – use two die cuts or more (first card)

A Blog Named Hero – Die A Little (or a lot) – sentiment is Hero Arts (first card)

Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes

Stamp and Create – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today!  It’s always so fun to share with you.  Scroll down to my Perfect Paper Crafting post and comment for a chance to win, if you haven’t already… the Crazy Dayz hop has been extended….the last day is Aug. 11th now!

ttul!

Dies and Supplies I used on these cards…

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Perfect Paper Crafting Crazy Dayz with Taylored Expressions…

 

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ETA…I’m linking my scene to the Foxy Foxes Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  You’ll want to play along!

Hi everyone! Welcome!  Today I’m hopping with Regina Mangum from Taylored Expressions Design Team.  Perfect Paper Crafting and Taylored Expressions design teams have been posting random days throughout July and there will be one more day of hopping together, August 11th… so keep commenting on this post for a chance to win!

Today I used the ‘cool’  Perfect Tears, 3 Tool setI used the scallop edged ruler, both sides…the larger for the snow and the smaller for the ice skating rink.   The set comes with a water pen… very nice… the water pen is different than the one Julia shows in her video below.  Really works slick!  Love it!

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PPC’s Video showing how the Perfect Tears work…

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I created this 5 ½ inch square card with Taylored Expressions, Woodland Winter stamp set and Neighborhood Border die.   I’m in love with these cute, cute critters, sentiments and scenery!

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Here’s a close up of the scene…

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I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  I hand cut out the critters and the tree and then colored them.  I like to do it that way so the white edges get saturated with color too.

Tree/wreath – YG23, 25, 67
Deer – E43, 44, 47
Red – R24, 27, 29, 59
Raccoon – W3, 4, 5, 7
Fox – YR27, E08

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So wintery and festive!  I spattered the blue background with Dylusions White Linen spray.  Shake it up really good…unscrew the cap and tap the ink from the tube onto your card-stock!  It’s a winter wonderland!

I’m linking to some challenges…

A Blog Named Hero – Die cut a little or a lot!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

2 Cute Ink Challenges – Animals

Marker Pop Challenge #49 – Copic markers

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – skis, skates or sleds (deer is ice skating, coon on the sled)

thank you ladies for choosing my card to be in your Honorable Mentions!

Honorable Mention

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Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to leave a comment here for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting!!!

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Supplies I used to make this card…

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Memory Box Precious Gingerbread, Frosted Pine Trio and more…

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly!  Here’s some cute little guys to add fragrance to the Christmas season.

Don’t forget the candy canes!  I love the NEW Tiny Candy Canes die stamped with the NEW Candy Cane Stripes background stamp.

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I just think they are so cute die cut in kraft card-stock with the edges inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.  Yes!  They’d make darling gift tags too!

Dies and stamps I used…

Holly Branch die – die cut in white and colored with Copic markers
Ho Ho Holly Leaves die – 
die cut in white and colored with Copic markers
Jolly Combo stamp
Precious Gingerbread Men die
Gingerbread Decorations die

I’m linking to some challenges…

Crafty Calendar – Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations – Anything Goes

Inkspirational Challenges – use markers or pencils

My Time to Craft Challenge – use kraft

Sister Act Card Challenge – anything goes

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes

 

Next up, the NEW Frosted Pine Trio die, cut and embossed in white card-stock.

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Check out the wonderful detail on the trees!  I adhered the trees to the card with mounting adhesive squares.

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I used Ho Ho Holly Leaves die to embellish the sentiment stamp, Walking Winter Wonderland…and the wonderful NEW Snowflake Arch die as a backdrop for the trees.

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Both cards are A-2 size.

I’m linking up to some challenges…

Sparkles Christmas – snowflakes

A Gem of A Challenge – Embossing

Allsorts Challenge – favorite things

Winter Wonderland Challenge – anything goes

That’s Crafty Challenge – something Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today!  I’m hoping to get more posts up this week!  Lots to share.   How’s your Summer going?  I can get stuff made but I’m sure having a hard time keeping up with email and posting!  eek!   Thanks for hanging in here with me… hoping to get some blog visiting and comment replying done this week!  YAY!  ttul!

Dies and Supplies I used to make these two cards…