Christmas in July sale 30% off with code at Simon Says Stamp!!!

July 26, 2018 Pam Sparks1 Comment

Don’t shoot me for posting twice today but this email just came and I couldn’t resist passing it on right at the start of the sale! Woohoo! I’m going shopping! Christmas is my favorite time of year for making cards! Bring it on! haha

Scroll down for my earlier post today using a new die from the Simon Says Stamp Friendly Frolic collection!

thanks all!

Folk Dance Die from SSS Friendly Frolic New Release…

July 26, 2018 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! AWESOME new release up at Simon Says Stamp! They sent me the Folk Dance die to create with…here’s what I came up with this time around!

I die cut a piece of copy paper to make a stencil…

Used the stencil to ink up a card panel with Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Inks and the mini ink blending tools. Sprinkled on Clear Embossing powder and heat set.

Then I die cut a card panel of 110# Neenah Solar White and layered/glued it over the top of the inked panel.

Tied on some pink twine…glued that to a top folded card base.

Die cut a Double Stitch Rectangle from poppystamps…inked the interior cut with Peeled Paint Oxide ink…

Die cut SSS Painted Thanks die two dies from the same white and glued them together and mounted them to the rectangle with mounting tape.

Have fun checking out the NEW RELEASE HERE!

A big thanks for visiting my blog today and thanks for your wonderful comments too! I appreciate them so much and love hearing from you!

Shopping links to the die and products I used for this card…

Simon Says Stamp FOLK DANCE Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp PAINTED THANKS Wafer… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinkers… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinkers… [ SSS ]
Memory Box DOUBLE STITCH RECTANGLE… [ SSS ]	Ranger Embossing Powder CLEAR EPJ37330 [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]
Sizzix BIG SHOT WHITE TOOL CADDY 661081 [ SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Kick STANDARD CUTTING… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix ON THE EDGE CUTTING… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Tonic MAXI GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix DIE PICK Tool 657498 [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Tonic CRAFT PICK… [ SSS ]
Tonic EASY CLEAN MAT 1514E [ SSS ]

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poppystamps Tall Sketch Daisies Card…

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi awesome cardmakers and friends! I started out with the new poppystamps Tall Sketch Daisies and of course I needed words to go along… the new Memory Bos Awesome Jotted Script fit the bill! The cut apart clear stamped and embossed accessory sentiments came from the poppystamps Sentiments of Hello clear stamp set.

Here’s a side view and you can see I popped up the flower heads with a little foam mounting tape, the words too.

The pattern paper piece is from Carta Bella, the Spring Market 6×6 paper pad. The die cut frame is from poppystamps Double Stitch Rectangle Frames. I like it a lot!

A close up of the top… a little white gel pen detail here and there. A few matte enamel dots…

Close up of the bottom… I love this scripty fun font!

An A2 card, easy to mail, yay!

Thanks for stopping by! It’s a beautiful Summer week right now. Scary storm last Thursday, Tornado 15 miles from us and up closer to Des Moines too.

Take care and I’ll be back soon!

Supplies I use to make cards and the dies/stamps I used for this one.

Poppystamps – 2065 Tall Sketch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94015 Awesome Jotted… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL451 Sentiments of… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 1996 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Carta Bella Spring Market Collection… [ STR \| SBC ]	Super Fine Detail White Embossing… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]
Red Matte Enamel Dots – Eyelet… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Neenah Environment 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
card-stock [ STR ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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Memory Box Astro Suit and Starry Sky Border Dies Card…

July 17, 2018 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m kinda late getting in on the galaxy background trend! One of our granddaughters made this one for me one day when she was over playing with Color Burst Powders! So fun she made me one to use! You know how it is parting with stuff you make sometimes! 😀

This little Astro Suit die makes up so cute. I kinda got carried away with silver embossing powder… I really like the card though. A lot of silver but it gets the message across! You are a star, in case you didn’t know that! haha

I did add some of the clear Goosebumps Spray, I’ll link it up below if I can find it somewhere. Mirror card for the die cut Deep Space Planets that he’s standing on and the Starry Sky Border die cut into the Galaxy Background watercolor piece.

The Border die is the Double Stitch Rectangle Frames die from poppystamps.

I die cut the flesh in card-stock and a piece of acetate. Adhered them together with a squish of Ranger Glossy Accents.

Some spatters of Heidi Swapp Gold Spray and I finally quit! hehe

Not my usual card making style but fun and I’m sure I’ll use it at some point…everyone needs to know they are a star!

Thanks for stopping by! and thanks Lilli for the background! Happy soaking up the sun to you!

Here’s what I use to make cards and the dies and stamps I used to make this one…

Poppystamps – 1996 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99973 Astro Suit craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99971 Starry Sky Border… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 99974 Deep Space Planets… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5221 Outta This World… [ STR \| SSS ]
Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]
Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]
Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Goosebumps Dauber Top Bottle [ STR ]	Imagine Crafts Goosebumps Texture… [ BLT ]
Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Watercolor Paper by Ranger – 10… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]

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Forget Me Not Blooms with Everglade Collage Hello Card…

July 12, 2018 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hellooooooo! I didn’t melt off the face of the earth! It’s hot and humid here though.. I easy could! lol

A clean and simple card to share with you today… I fell in love with this Forget Me Not Blooms die when I saw it made up… so whimsical and cute! I bought the flower pots too but they didn’t make it on this card. Next time!

A really straight forward card. I used thin mounting tape from Starlit Studio (link in the sidebar) to adhere the top panel to the kraft cardstock A2 size card base.

Flowers (available at Starlit Studio also) were die cut and mounted with a few pieces of mounting tape that I cut to fit…just random pieces, not a lot.

I cut the strips with a Tim Holtz Tonic trimmer and stapled them together with the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.