poppystamps Nordic Dancing Gnome and Large Mushroom House Be Merry Card…

August 2, 2024 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Time for a cute card! Something to make you think of cooler temperatures! That’s how we’re feeling here in steamy Iowa! Can you say Summer?!

I had fun making these NEW poppystamps dies up…die cutting, inking, gluing, arranging and spattering. Here’s the card! lol

I die cut the lower mushroom parts in kraft cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Regular Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool.

The upper mushroom is die cut in white cardstock and inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink using an ink blending brush and aged with regular Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool. The smoke in white and inked with Hickory Smoke Oxide ink.

The trees and the gnome are all die cut in Neenah Classic Crest White cardstock and inked with Oxide inks and blending brushes….

hat with Peeled Paint (less pressure to get the lighter part)

flesh parts are Tattered Rose with a hint of Vintage Photo on the edges

trees are Rustic Wilderness with a little bit of white showing here and there and those spots inked with Peacock Feathers

Backgound panel is Neenah Classic Crest White inked with Peacock Feathers, spattered with water droplets, let it dry

be merry is die cut in white also, back layer inked with Peacock Feathers and spattered with water droplets also, white layer glued on top

Panel is glued to a 5 x 7 cardbase, mushroom house adhered with my favorite thin mounting tape, trees glued directly to the card, gnome and sentiment adhered with thin mounting tape.

Last step was spattering with white drawing ink.

His belt buckle is colored with a gel pen and I added a few clear fairy drops.

I hope he makes you smile! It’s so cute! A happy card that makes me happy too!

thank you so much for stopping by! More to come!

Here’s the dies and supplies I used to make this card…so many AWESOME NEW products from poppystamps, Memory Box and Birch Press Design in the stores…have fun shopping and creating! STR takes you to Starlitstudio.net, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp, SBC takes you to Scrapbook . com, SPL takes you to Spellbinders .com, BLIC takes you to Dick Blick .com Thank you so much for shopping and supporting my cardmaking/blogging in this manner. No extra cost for you and it helps me pay for this blog/linkdeli and the convenience for you of knowing what I used! Win Win! Happy creating!

Poppystamps – 2655 Large Mushroom… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2644 Nordic Dancing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2645 Be Merry craft die [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2635 Nordic Dimple… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2629 Nordic Dimpled… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •… [ STR \| SSS ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]
Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – White,… [ BLIC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – set of 2 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC \| BLIC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Congratulations · copics · Fall · Masculine · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Simon Says Stamp Cheering For You Release!

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! New! New! New! It’s a challenge to keep up with all the new but so worth it! I’m super excited to share my card with you because you know how we need man/boy cards so often!

So many guys love football! Hey, I bet there’s some gals that do too! Not me but I had fun making this card!

The name of this new stamp set is Football Season and there are coordinating dies too!

I stamped the football on the background panel randomly and then filled in the stitching lines with white gel pen just around the parts that would show.

I cut a smaller white panel, added the torn piece of grass green cardstock for the turf, then stamped the goal post and colored it with Copics. Then I went in with a cloud stencil and brushed in some clouds.

Four perfect sentiments in the set too! I used the birthday one, sssshhhh, I cut it apart but it fits back together fine. lol

Timeout! on the front and It’s your Birthday on the inside. I heat embossed on both with white embossing powder.

Super fun set that I know I’ll get lots of use out of with so many boys in the family!

My card is A2 size.

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS (never before used stuff) #64 – New stamp set

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

The Paper Funday #67 – anything goes

I hope you enjoy looking around at this release…oh I stamped the helmet on the back of the card and will put my name under. So many creative things you can do with this set… the t-shirt with numbers…words for congrats even!

Links to what I used below!

SSS $5 off code is ‘leap24’

Cheering for You Release – Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Football… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Football… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Football Season… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	My Favorite Things CLOUD Mix-ables… [ SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Winter

New Birch Press Design and Memory Box…

July 24, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi friends and cardmakers! It’s that time of year! So exciting! Lots of Christmas coming your way from Memory Box, Birch Press Design and poppystamps!

I started by die cutting the NEW BPD Classic Poinsettia Contour Layers and gluing it together. I used some of the my watercolor papers to die cut the poinsettia and foliage.

I followed a video by Jill from Penny Black to make the watercolored panels that I die cut and used for the panels. Video HERE.

I used the NEW Memory Box Fringed, Scalloped Frame die for the vintage light brown panel. I used the thin mounting tape that I love to adhere it to the red background panel.

I die cut foliage from two more NEW BPD dies, Holly Sprig Contour Layers and Tiny Berries and Leaves Contour Layers.

I love the holly, pine branches and sticks. Although I’m not sure they’re supposed to be sticks! lol

I chose to use the NEW BPD Peace Love Joy Confection Script die for the sentiment on this card. I love the fine line and I know you’re thinking ugh about gluing it but you don’t have to! The way it die cuts, the fine script fits back into the panel and you can just put little pieces of tape on the back to hold it in place, then glue it to the shadow die cut. Here’s a picture that might help you see what I mean.

On the inside I used the NEW Memory Box Holiday Wishes stamp set. Lots of great sentiments in this set! And it comes with two dies to cut out the Sending Warmest Wishes and North Pole stamps.

I cut out some extra holly leaves from the scraps of my watercolored papers, in case I needed them around the poinsettia. I didn’t so I glued them on the inside with the sentiment. I stamped in Archival Potting Soil ink.

I have plenty of photos this time so I’ll just stick them in here.

It’s no surprise that I started the Christmas cardmaking season with the Poinsettia and greenery. I do love these colors and the vintage look!

This is an A2 size card…holler if you have any questions! I’m sure I forgot something!

I’m linking to some challenges…

Color Hues #91 – Red and Green

Merry Little Christmas #57 – Anything Christmas Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas #68 – Anything Christmas Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Beautiful Blooms

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used to make this card… click on the abbreviations to go to a store to see them! Simon Says Stamp $5 off coupon code is ‘leap24’

Birch Press Design – 57557 Classic… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57543 Peace Love… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57559 Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57518 Tiny… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94842 Fringed Scalloped… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5286D Holiday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Holiday Wishes Clear… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Rustic… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Lumberjack… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Gathered… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Gathered Twigs Ink… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Potting… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders Handmade Holidays Christmas Release…

July 21, 2024July 27, 2024 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! What a week! Two days without internet put me behind getting cards posted. Christmas in July is always fun! I can’t believe it’s July already though! eek!

Some NEW dies from Spellbinders for my card today… Delivering Joy Sleigh, Handmade sentiments and new to me Nested Postage Labels & Tag.

Not much to tell…die cut and glue together. I used scraps for everything except the postage frame and cardbase! That’s always a good feeling. lol

I pretty much followed the design on the packaging to put it together.

So fun and pretty! I always love Christmas foliage…well anything Christmas and then put it on postal and I’m super happy! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by! Check out the new by tapping/clicking through my links below! Thank you so much for your comments and encouragement! I appreciate it!

Dies and supplies I used for this card…

Delivering Joy Sleigh Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Handmade Sentiments Etched Dies from… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Nested Postage Labels & Tag Etched… [ SPL ]
Mirror Silver Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 11 -… [ SPL \| SPL ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Masculine · Simon Says Stamp · Summer · Thinking of You

Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release Around the World Card…

July 17, 2024 Pam Sparks2 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Sunny Vibes….sure makes me think of Summer, vacations and travel. I’m not going anywhere but I can send this card instead! So many cute illustrations in this stamp set. There’s a coordinating die set and another die set if you don’t want to stamp.

I’m not sure if there is a thing called ‘air mail’ anymore…takes two days to get a piece of mail to someone in the same town! I love using postal elements on cards though. I heat embossed AIR MAIL in white on red cardstock.

I stamped the images and colored with Copics. I didn’t like the continents in brown so I stippled on some Rustic Wilderness Oxide ink. That was tricky but I didn’t want to start over.

I colored the airplane with a metallic gel pen then went over it a few times with a clear glaze pen.

The sentiments are straight in the stamp set but using the MISTI I curved them a little and stamped with Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink.

Ended up being a 5 ½ inch square card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Sending smiles to you wherever you are!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Around the… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Around the World… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Earth Wafer Die… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Sakura CLEAR GLAZE Gel Pen 38386 [ SSS ]	Sakura GELLY ROLL STARDUST METEOR Gel… [ SSS ]