Memory Box A Happy Heart Collage Card…

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s good to be back sharing cards again! I had a wonderful Christmas season with family and hope you did too!

Now, the second most popular holiday for making and sending cards is upon us! No time to waste either! haha

I started by cutting ½ inch strips of three colors of cardstock from TE… I’ll link below. Lollipop, Candy Corn and Strawberry Milkshake.

I covered an A2 white cardbase with ATG adhesive then started placing the strips on the diagonal.

Then I decided to use the sentiments from the NEW Memory Box Big and Little Valentine’s stamp set and stamped three of the sentiments in coordinating TE ink pad colors (same as the cardstocks). ok – I love all that type on there! hehe

From the same sentiment set I stamped Happy Valentines Day on TE Oreo cardstock and embossed in white embossing powder. I cut it out with the MISTI Cut Align Tool.

Now you need that NEW Memory Box Happy Heart Collage die! I cut it out of an A2 size panel of white cardstock, then glued it directly to the strip covered cardbase. Keeping it mailable today. haha (I won’t go off on my PO rant) I mounted the valentine’s Day pieces with mounting foam tape.

Sweet, cute and colorful!

- My ‘I can’t make a card without this’ product today is…. the adhesive remover square! I will link my favorite below!

Thank you so much for stopping by today to see my first Valentine of the year!

Products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94373 Happy Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]
Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]	NEW 2020 Wagner Precision Heat Tool… [ SSS ]	EK Success HONEY BEE Non-Stick… [ SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tonic EASY CLEAN MAT 1514E [ SSS ]

Shopping · Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp Exclusives SALE and Scrapbook.com Extra 10!!!

December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 Pam SparksLeave a comment

SALE extended through the 30th!!!

Here’s a SALE at SSS that ends the season well! USE code DMR943 for SSS exclusives. 5BUCKS for all others but codes cannot be combined.

And Scrapbook . com too!

I’m posting and then going to shop myself! Happy after Christmas to you!

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp Diecember Shimmer Oval Die Card…

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! I hope you’re starting to receive some handmade cards! I hope to get mine mailed out this weekend!

Today’s post is about this new die from Simon Says Stamp, Shimmer Oval. This was so easy to make!

I die cut in 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I do shim but I use copy paper, not the metal shim. I just add a folded piece of copy paper on top of my top cutting plate and cut with the die blades up. This one I used two folded pieces of copy paper, so 4 layers.

Then the oval white panel and the gold glitter panel I die cut with Memory Box Rectangle Basics dies.

I heat embossed the sentiment from SSS Inside Christmas Greetings clear stamp set on a piece of vellum with Ranger super fine detail gold embossing powder.

I die cut two of the mistletoe dies from the SSS Christmas Foliage die from Diecember Release also. I added Ranger Gold glitter stickles to the berries. I debated adding them but I gave myself a talking to. I’m always wanting to leave things plain, so I had to ask myself why did I buy gold glitter stickles then?! So I put them on the berries. ha!

I glued the gold glitter cardstock panel to the white A2 cardbase first. Then I adhered the white oval panel with strips of foam mounting tape. The white floral oval is glued flat on the inside of the popped up oval panel.

I prepared the vellum panel by creasing the folds on each end before I stuck the white panel down, making it easier to adhere after I placed the inside floral oval.

Then I just glued the ends of the mistletoe cuts.

I still have to stamp something on the inside. In fact most of my cards that I need to get mailed still need stamped on the inside. I am always sorry I don’t do that when I make the card. moan. Oh well, I’ll set up the platforms and get them stamped! hehe

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping, shopping, whatever phase you’re in! Relaxing would be nice! haha

Shopping links below…

Simon Says Stamp SHIMMER OVAL Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp CHRISTMAS FOLIAGE… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE… [ SSS ]
Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE… [ SSS ]	WOW DUAL SPEED HEAT TOOL WZHT-USA [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]

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

Memory Box Hanging Lantern and Holly Double Arch Card…

December 11, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! and on the inside it says “Celebrate the Season” from the same stamp set by poppystamps, Art Deco Celebrate Christmas. I hope you’ve been doing just that!

We have been here! Our family is having so much fun this Christmas. It was so nice last week I took grandkids shopping every afternoon except for one and that one I went with one of our daughters. Then Monday we braved the bitter wind and cold temps to drive 25 miles to Hobby Lobby for the last 4. We have a wonderful lot of grands! 😀

Now, I’m working on my spreadsheet of who gets what for presents and stocking stuffers. :O lol

I wanted to show you this card I made for the stamp club gals I meet with once a month here.

I used the Memory Box Hanging Lantern die from last year… the new Holly Double Arch die from this year and the smallest snowflake from the poppystamps 2016 Ava Snowflakes set.

Some Distress Oxide inking on the circle…three bluish ones… spatter with white acrylic paint of white liquid watercolor.

Here’s 3 pictures of how I did the Holly Double Arches…

I die cut in red and green…

Then I clipped off the green berries…

I glued the green cut on top of the red cut being sure to line everything up…

and there you have it! So easy when you’re making multiples!

I used mounting tape under the circle and the top and bottom of the lantern but everything else is glued flat.

So happy to share a card with you again… I’m sure I’ll be back with more… so much I still want to do! eek! Not sure it’s humanly possible! ha!

Thank you for stopping by!

Some shopping info!

There’s NEW Memory Box products at Starlit Studio!!! Always on special! Click STR link below

Simon Says Stamp is running a special with 15% off Memory Box right now too… just click a SSS link below if you want to look! Use code MBX554

Memory Box HANGING LANTERN FRAME… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94304 Harvest Double… [ STR ]	Art Deco Celebrate Christmas clear… [ PPP ]
Welcome to Poppystamps – [ PPP ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS \| SBC ]

Birthday · cards · Christmas · copics · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Winter

Cottage Cutz Peeker Snowmen Birthday Card…

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Cute card warning….and these snowmen fit the part! It’s a dreary windy, rainy day here. A little blog cheer is called for!

My white pen was acting up…grrr. The cardinals have a dot of black enamel accents on their eyes.

I die cut the snowmen in white and colored all the parts with Copic Sketch Markers.

I die cut the music in black and left it complete…die cut it again in white and cut out the snowflakes and glued them over the black ones.

The background is Distress Oxide inks and the mini ink blending tools…Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot.

This is for our oldest daughter that was born on Christmas Day!

I was inspired by Leslie Miller’s 2nd card HERE. It’s funny the twists and turns a card takes as it comes to life! Kinda like Frosty! lol

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a fun shopping weekend! Here’s the stores I link to as an affiliate. Thank you so much for clicking through my blog when you can!

Taylored Expressions Craft Store -… [ TE ]	Simon Says Stamp World’s Largest… [ SSS ]	Impression Obsession Rubber Stamps [ IST ]
Scrapbook.com – Ideas, Supplies,… [ SBC ]	Art Supplies, Crafts & Framing \|… [ BLIC ]	Home \| Sizzix.com [ SZZ ]
Spellbinders Paper Arts – Die Cut,… [ SPL ]	My Favorite Things \| Clear Stamps &… [ MFT ]

Shopping links for what I used…

CottageCutz Peeker Snowmen [ SCR ]	CottageCutz Icicle Border (7″ Long) [ SCR ]	Simon Says Stamp JINGLE SNOWFLAKES… [ SSS ]
Carta Bella 12×12 Double-Sided… [ STR \| SBC ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SBC \| TE \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (White &… [ SZZ \| SBC \| SBC \| SSS ]