poppystamps Floral Cake Pop Up Easel Set Best Wishes Card….

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! ALL die cutting for this card! We’ve come a long way from punches, haven’t we?! lol So fun and beautiful too!

Floral Cake Pop Up Easel Set from poppystamps for this card and all the pieces are from this one set! More that I didn’t use too!

Presentation is everything and this card can be birthday, wedding or any celebratory occasion! I love how it turned out!

I used the NEW Memory Box Best Wishes Tender Script die for the sentiment. So pretty!

I added Memory Box Fairy Jewels to the flower centers…

The easel when folded fits into an A2 size envelope!

poppystamps has eleven easel card sets now and everyone is awesome! Check out my Easel card category in the sidebar to see them all made up.

Linking to some challenges for fun!

The Sisterhood of Crafters – weddings

The Flower Challenge #81 – Use your favorite flower

Triple B – blooms for me

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Lots of Layers

Creative Creases – anything goes with a fun fold

That’s it for today! Thank you so much for stopping by! The humidity has ramped up here oh boy, proclaiming it’s Summer!

Here’s a closer look at what I used to make this card… the abbreviations below the product will take you to shopping links…

(STR = starlitstudio . net) (SBC = scrapbook . com) (SSS = simon says stamp . com)

Poppystamps – 2469 Floral Cake Pop Up…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – 94670 Best Wishes Tender…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels…

[ STR | SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Shape Cards · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders – Two Floral Stems Cards…

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s Monday and I’m behind getting these two cards posted for Spellbinders! I love how they turned out though! Such pretty florals!

And the weather was right for me to get good photos! YAY!

Very Clean and Simple designs and I’m sure these cards will get used!

I made a die cut Arch frame with the Essential Arches Etched Dies set. I used two of the set and didn’t even tape them down! lol

I used the largest Arch die to make the shape card base. I cut a cardbase 11 in. x 4.25 in., scored it at 5.5 in., folded it in half and placed the die on it so the very top isn’t cut. Then I cut another single, complete arch the same size to tape over the top.

Then I glued on the kraft Arch frame and the die cut flowers.

This card is 3 ¾ in. wide and 5 ½ in. tall. It’ll still fit in an A2 envelope. Just a little narrower. Fun!

I used one of the new Spellbinders Modern Stripes Hot Foil Plates with a brass looking hot foil.

I love the sentiments from this NEW Spellbinders Must-Have Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die set! I used the same Hot Foil color to make them.

I’m going to get a lot of use from these florals! Die cut, glue together and mount to the card! I used my favorite thin mounting tape.

Be sure to email or comment if you have any questions. I’m tired today so I’m sure I’m forgetting something or more!

Linking to some challenges…

Tic Tac Toe Challenge – yellow, die cuts and floral

Triple B – Blooms for me again this time!

The Flower Challenge #81 – Use Your Favorite Flower

Thank you so much for stopping by! It’s beautiful here today! Low humidity and the perfect temperature! Unusual for Iowa in June!

Here’s the products for shopping…click/tap on the abbreviations below the product to go to a store.

(SBC = scrapbook . com) (SSS = simon says stamp . com) (SPL = spellbinders . com) (STR = starlitstudio . net)

Thank you for shopping through my links. No cost to you!

Spellbinders – Simon Hurley -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Simon Hurley -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Simon Hurley -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Greetings… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Cardstock, Paper, & Envelopes \|… [ SPL ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Crystal Katana Black Edition \|… [ SPL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Oxide Inks · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Hello Blooms Stencil and Die Card…

June 8, 2023June 12, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hello friends and cardmakers! A super fun card to share with you today! Have you tried the new stencils like this? I don’t know why but it’s so satisfying to color in this clean and simple way! Fast too!

I used Distress Oxide inks, Peacock Feathers, Pine Needles, Abandoned Coral, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Ground Espresso with blending brushes through the stencil. I cleaned the stencil between colors.

For the background, I ran the A2 size Spellbinders Simply Perfect Florets Embossing Folder through the die cut machine and trimmed it down and matted it with thin mounting tape to an A2 White cardbase. So cute! I love this folder and it matches this floral so well!

I LOVE this script hello die that is included with the coordinating die set! I did it up white on white…pleasing to my eye! lol

I did my coloring through the stencil first but now that I’ve done it once, next time I’m going to die cut a white panel, keep the die cut in the panel, then do the coloring through the stencil so I can get the margins better. I had to do a little trimming after I die cut because the white margin was more in a few places.

I used the large Wendy Vecchi Make Art station to hold things in place.

Linking to some challenges…

Tic Tac Toe Challenge – diagonal on the graphic, Ink Blending, Free and Floral

Triple B Challenge – Blooms

The Flower Challenge #81 – your favorite flower

Stencil Fun Challenge – Layer Stencils

Links below to what I used to make this card!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my hello!

Product shopping list….click/tap on the abbreviations for the stores under the item to see!

Spellbinders – Glimmer Cardfront… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Cardfront… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Simply Perfect… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending Brushes [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp DETAIL FLAT BLENDING… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Universal Plate System… [ SBC ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Family · Masculine · Memory Box · Slimline · Summer

Memory Box Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder Birthday Card…

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing a card I made with the NEW Memory Box 3D Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies.

It’s so neat that you can die cut, then put the cuts into the folder to get all this detail!

I was inspired by Memory Box Dave’s card HERE. It’s such a great design I pretty much copied it!

So fun! Our grandson Rogan’s 9th birthday is today and he’s a great help with work around the house. Of course boys love tools and knives!

I used the Memory Box Wooden Alpha Dies for his name.

Happy Birthday sentiment is white heat embossed on red with the Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments. It’s from 2019 and doesn’t look like it’s available anymore. This would work also…Banner Greetings.

I used some Silver Foil and Glossy Black cardstocks for tool parts and Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool to age the Memory Box wood grain cardstock and kraft cardstock.

Everything is adhered with the thin mounting tape that I love, linked below, except for the little red happy birthday sentiment.

This card fits in a #10 business size envelope but it’s not as long as the usual slimline card. It’s 3 ¾ in. x 8 ¼ in.

Linking my card to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Can You Handle the Pressure? – Anything goes but must use an embossing folder

Cardz 4 Galz – #200 Slimline Birthday

Papercraft Crew – masculine

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Hope it gets you thinking about man cards we’ll be needing later this month for dad’s too! I have two more family birthdays this month and two gals at stamp club. No slacking on the card front here! lol

Here’s what I used to make this fun card! Click or tap on the abbreviations under the item to go to a store!

Memory Box – EF1034 Toolbox 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box WOODEN ALPHA Craft Dies 94579 [ SSS \| STR ]	Poppystamps – PSF806 Modest Banner… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Get Well · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Spring · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Blossom Trio and Vibrant Leaf Corner Card…

May 21, 2023May 23, 2023 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hello! I had fun making some more magnolias this week! Memory Box dies are so awesome to work with!

I used some old Bazzill cardstocks to get two tones but you could easy color the little pieces to get the same efect.

I ended up with a lot of pictures again…

I think this piece of pattern paper I used for the background is my favorite from the New Magnolia Grove 6×6 paper pad.

Not much to tell about this card… die cut, glue, hot foil and adhere the panel to an A2 cardbase.

I don’t know why but I really like this card! The combination of the pretty papers, see the plaid from the NEW Magnolia Plaid 6×6 pad that I hot foiled and die cut with the Rectnalge Double Border Hot Foil Plate and A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set, and the pretty flowers with the Leaf corners…. love!

Unusual colors for me too…

Thinking about sending cards reminds me of the ones I need to get in the mail! Do you have a pile on your desk that needs to go out too?

I hope this brings a little Spring beauty to your day! It does to mine!

Linking to some challenges…

The Flower Challenge #80 – Pretty Pastels

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge – anything goes with Flowers

Double D Challenges – Flowers

Triple B May Challenge – Birds, Blossoms and Butterflies

The Four Seasons Challlenge – Spring Season May 2023

I was just thinking I wish I had some peony bushes! I’ve said that every year for how many years! If you have peonies… tell me where you got yours, buy them and the how to! I’d love to see pictures of them too!

Thank you again for stopping by! I appreciate it! ❤

Below are shopping links for the products I used to make this card… click or tap on the alphabet abbreviations for the stores under the item pictured…

Memory Box – 94720 Magnolia Blossom… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94722 Vibrant Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF013 Posh Just A Note… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1008 Twilight Purple… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1007 Vibrant Violet… [ STR \| SSS ]