Pause and Rest Card with Cottage Cutz…

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! I had so much fun making this cute card! I wish you could see it in real life! It has terrific dimension without being popped up high!

Die cut and assemble is pretty much it. Although it took the longest to find a paper pad to use! lol

I used Cottage Cutz Winter Mouse by Woodstove to create the scene.

This is really close up! Fun to see all the detail in the dies though. The pattern paper is all from the same 6×6 pad… wait except the floor, it’s from a different one. All old though! I fell in love with the polka dot stuffed chair!

This is a 5×7 size card. It just worked out that way because I wanted the sentiment on the front too.

Pause and rest is from an AALL and Create set. On the inside I have a cut out to glue in that says, “My favorite exercise is rest.” That made me laugh when I saw it. It’s from a freebie sheet from Unity Stamps.

One more picture taken with my iPhone. It’s hard to get pictures to look as good as the card IRL! lol

I’m linking my card to some challenges…

A Cut Above February 2026 – anything goes with die cuts

The Four Seasons February 2026 – Anything goes Winter

Love Those Pretty Papers February 2026 – pattern papers with optional polka dots!

Paper Rocks Scissors February 2026 #13 – anything goes as long as you use paper and /or scissors

Hope this finds you warm and cozy! Looks like we’ll have sunshine today… yay!

Take care and I’ll be back soon!

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · MFT · Snowman · Winter

MFT Snowman Kit Card…

February 4, 2026February 5, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! The sun is shining and I decided I better get another card posted before the week gets away from me!

Winter just seems like a good time to get out some things I haven’t used yet. I was inspired by a card Kay Miller sent me a few years ago. So fun!

Hopefully some of you have this kit lurking in your stash too and you’ll be inspired to find it and use it!

I tell you it took me longer to find the almost circle die and decide what sentiment than it took to make the card! Oh, I couldn’t find the star background either but I knew I had one! Now it’s been long enough since I made this that I can’t remember what I used!

I sure like these colors together! The background is one of the Jill Foster watercolor backgrounds I made following her distress ink watercolor background video. I still have a dz or so to use before I do it again!

I heat embossed the star background with white embossing powder.

So fun and I even stamped on the inside! It’s a miracle! lol

I love this sentiment set from Penny Black Brighten the World.

Linking my card to some challenges…

MFT Card Challenges – a sketch (I know, I’m stretching it but hey it’s exposure!)

The Neglected Stuff February 2026 – old and neglected stuff. I used a My Favorite Things card kit from several years ago!

The 12 Months of Christmas – anything goes Christmas with optional twist of cozy cocoa Christmas

Group of Cardmakers – layered scene cards

The Four Seasons – anything goes Winter

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Happy February to you!

All Occasion · cards · CAS · copics · LOVE · Simon Says Stamp · Valentine

Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color CAS Card…

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hello and here’s my first valentine for this year!

Simon Says Stamp’s latest release Heart to Heart!

They sent me the New Pop of Color stamp set to make with. All I did was add some die cut hearts!

I stamped the paintbrush on Hammermill cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Copic friendly ink. I cut the paintbrush out by hand and colored it with Copic Sketch markers.

I stamped the color wheel and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Using the MISTI!

Here’s a few more pictures. The stamp set on the left has all kinds of sentiments on it. I’m not sure who this is going to yet so I haven’t stamped inside but I’m going to use this SSS set when I decide! It’s called Love Greetings Mix. I’ll link below.

The hearts are from Heart Jumble by poppystamps but any hearts will work!

It was fun to be able to make a CAS (clean and simple) card after all the more time consuming cards I’ve been making!

Check out the new release….only two weeks before we’ll be needing Valentines! eek!

I’m linking my card to some challenges….

Addicted To Stamps and More – any occasion

Double D Challenges 1/16 – Friends

Shopping Our Stash 566 – Love me do

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a crafty, cardmaking weekend!

Shopping links for the products I used on this card! Thank you so much for clicking/tapping through my links! I appreciate it!

Heart to Heart – Simon Says Stamp [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Pop of… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamps Pop of… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE… [ SSS ]	MISTI BLACK PRECISION STAMPER VERSION… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]
SSS Teflon Bone Folder [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Snowman · Winter

A NEW YEAR and some new to me Snowmen…

January 15, 2026January 29, 2026 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m sitting here trying to remember how to do everything involved in writing a blog post. eek! It’s been a month or so! I’ve been having fun using some of my stash! I hope I can keep up getting stuff posted. I have FIVE cards that I have pictures of that I haven’t posted yet. Where does the time go!

At least I’m getting to it this morning! hoho

I love how fresh and snowy this card is! Fun colors!

It’s mostly still available dies, I’ll link you up below. Very basic die cutting and gluing…a little white pen. Oh I inked the snowglobe base with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

I tore a snow layer for the globe and for the background panel so the trees are grounded. It’s hard to see but it’s there. I thought about adding glitter but then promptly forgot!

Hope they make you smile and warm up! It’s cold in Iowa this week. Yesterday the wind gave the word biting meaning! No snowmen around town right now though!

I’m linking to some blog card challenges…

Cut it Up #347 – Favorite Dies

Word Art Wednesday – Anything Goes #734-735

Christmas Kickstart #106 – Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

The Four Seasons – Winter

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup – anything goes Christmas with the optional twist of snow people

January is a busy birthday month for this family so I’ll have some more cards to share. Christmas was wonderful and I’m still enjoying my decor. I don’t get it up all that early so I figure I can leave it up a little longer. hoho

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my blog after so long an absence.

Here’s what I used to make this card…the abbreviations below the item take you to stores…thank you for using my links! I appreciate it!

Memory Box – 94918 Stylish Snowmen… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94796 Slender Pine Trees… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94930 Warm Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94808 Holiday Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94314 Bauble Snowflake… [ STR ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Mini Slim Card · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders Cozy Toes Friends Card…

November 18, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Oh happy day when you can stay home in comfy clothes and shoes! Remember last years Large Die of the Month club set for October? Well, this is a companion die set to it. So fun! I wasn’t real creative with it but maybe turning the unicorn into a horse is creative! lol

I used some cardstock and pattern paper scraps to make this mini slimline size card…. that’s always a good feeling!

It’s a card to make you smile anyway. This die set makes up some super cute tags for the kids and adults that get pajamas for Christmas!

Die cut and glue, stamp and glue, done!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Dies, stamps and supplies I used to make this card…

Exclusive – Cozy Toes Slipper &… [ SPL ]	Cozy Toes Friends Etched Dies -… [ SPL ]	Cozy Toes Slippers – Large Die of the… [ SPL ]
Exclusive – Cozy Toes Friends Stamp &… [ SPL ]	Cozy Toes Friends Clear Stamp Set -… [ SPL ]