poppystamps Dogwood Blossom and Swirly Bird…

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I’m posting some easy on the eyes cards… hehe Is there a color that doesn’t go with kraft card-stock? I don’t know of any right off the top of my head! lol Today it’s ‘pinks’ turn.

And what better way to use pink than these beautiful poppystamps Dogwood Blossom dies! I’ll put links to all the dies below in Inlinkz since the post is gonna be a little picture heavy.

I started off with this Dogwood Blossom Corner die and one thing lead to another! lol (I used my embedding die technique, video how to under the blog header video tab and titled Adhering Intricate Dies)

and why not just use them all in pink and kraft?! lol

It’s not been a sunshiny week here so these cards are cheering me up and I needed some thank you cards. Win, win! hehe

Linking up…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp August Work it Wednesday

Die Cuttin’ Divas – Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More – Clean and Simple

Thanks for stopping in again… tomorrow is Taylored Expressions release day and I’ve got some fun cards to share! Hope you’ll come back!

Dies and Supplies I used on these cards…

cards · Embedded Die Cuts · Fall · Perfect Layers Tools · Taylored Expressions · Watercolor

Taylored Expressions September Release and Celebration!

August 30, 2016August 29, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Welcome and THANKS for visiting my blog today! I’m featuring this NEW Thanks Cutting Plate die from Taylored Expressions September Release that will be available for purchase this Thursday, Release Day. Love it!

Here’s what I did for this card…I die cut the Thanks Cutting Plate two times out of watercolor paper. I cut the card base from TE Premium Cookie Monster card-stock but cut it short…a lot short! only ⅛ inch past the 4 ¼ inch crease line.

The ⅛ th inch part of the card base I sandwiched between the top of the two Thanks Cutting Plate die cuts, sort of a hinge so to speak. That allowed me to have a see through card front but sturdy enough to stand on it’s own because of the two layers of watercolor paper glued together. Very cool…wish you could see it in real life!

Then I watercolored the whole thing with Zig Clean Color Brush pens and a water brush.

For this card, I did my embedding technique for intricate dies. (pull down under the video tab above to see, Adhering Intricate Dies)

I inked the whole thing after embedding with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the ink blending tool and then pounced on a little Delicata Gold ink pad with a big sponge dauber tool.

Some twine and then adhered to a TE Buttercream card-stock card base.

That’s my show and tell for today! You’ll want to click over to the TE blog to see what the other gals have been up to AND to read all about TE’s 8th birthday celebration!

Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with some fun party favors! These include everything from the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set to patterned paper packs, ink, and more! Visit the TE Blog for all the special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize!

THANKS again for stopping by! Always love hearing from you. Your comments are always appreciated and encouraging! Thank you so much!

Links to the TE webstore…

InLinkz.com

cards · Christmas · Class · Classes · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Poinsettia Candles…

August 28, 2016September 11, 2016 Pam Sparks37 Comments

And today, the last card from the Christmas Elegance classes. Memory Box Poinsettia Candles die set on the Memory Box Modern Tile background die.

poppystamps Swirled Peace die and 3 small Pretty Pink Posh gold sequins finish it off.

All three of the cards together…

I can’t help but think back to the days when we just had circle, heart and star punches! WOW! The paper crafting industry has come so far! Really makes me appreciate Memory Box and all the other companies out there that provide us with so much to create with.

Linking to…

Allsorts Challenge – use at least two dies

Happy Little Stampers – anything goes with dies

yay! my card was a winner here! Thank you ladies!

Christmas Card Challenges – anything goes My card won for the week! Thank you so much gals!!!

Enjoy your ‘stuff’! lol Thanks for looking and I’ll show the other class cards next week. Taylored Expressions release is this week! yay!

Click for the Dies and Supplies I used for today’s card…

InLinkz.com

cards · Christmas · Class · Classes · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box, poppystamps Lavinia Snowflake and Scrollwork…

August 27, 2016September 11, 2016 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Another festive card from the Christmas Elegance class today….Beautiful dies from Memory Box and poppystamps in the wonderful world of snowflake white and metallic gold.

The sentiment is from the poppystamps Christmas Greetings clear stamp set again. Dies I used in the links below!

Linking to…

Happy Little Stampers Christmas – Snowflakes

My card was a winner here! Thank you ladies!

djkardkreations – anything goes with NBUS Challenge (new dies & new stamp set)

Crazy For Challenges – Holiday

Addicted To Stamps – Holiday

Allsorts Challenge – use at least two dies

Thanks for looking and thank you so much for the comments! I appreciate it so much!

Dies and supplies I used to make this card…

(99213 ornament caps and hooks – can’t find a place to link to, there is a cap with the Lavinia Snowflake ornament die)

cards · Christmas · Class · Classes · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Let Heaven and Nature Sing Standing Deer Winter card…

August 26, 2016August 29, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hi everyone! Time to share the cards I’ve been teaching for Memory Box! This one is part of the Christmas Elegance class.

The Standing Deer Oval Frame die cut in metallic gold card-stock takes center stage in a winter wonderland created with the Forest Clearing Oval Frame die, the Country Hills Oval Frame die, the Cheery Cardinals die and poppystamps Delicate Holly Frame die. (links below)

The sentiment is from poppystamps Christmas Greetings stamp set, stamped and embossed in gold on a strip of vellum.

Linking to…

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies