Memory Box… Scribble Rose Trio and Happy Heart Collage Cards…

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s snowing here… not a lot but enough to brighten it up which is so nice! This white card makes me think of snow too! I love how this turned out… beautiful new Memory Box Scribble Rose Trio die combined with an earlier release Antique Leaf Label. So pretty!

Several pictures today…you can always tell when I’m happy with photos. haha Such a picky picture person. ugh. (the red is prettier IRL)

I die cut and glued the Scribble Rose Trio die cuts behind the poppystamps largest Double Stitch Rectangle Frames die. I cut strips of mounting tape and raised it up a little off the cardbase…mounting tape behind the roses too.

I die cut the label die and used mounting tape behind the leaves.

Then came the challenge… heat embossing in gold is easy but figuring out how to mount it…well…eek! I found some clear mounting stuff on a roll in my drawer so I just did it! Kept it behind the words and I’m ok with it. It was worth the little bit of fiddly because it really is so pretty IRL!

The sentiments are from the NEW Friendship Floral Heart clear stamp set. I want to stamp and color that up next!

You likey? lol I think I know who I’m going to send this to. Someone special for sure! One of my sister’s is recovering from a health issue so I will stick it in the mail! ❤

Size… A2

*Keep your adhesive remover handy with white cards! I think I posted before how it was a must have tool!

*The other thing I use ALL the time is a BIG pin… like a hat pin. The head came off so I wrapped some washi tape around it. It’s always beside me. I use it to remove adhesive that seeps out AND to get cuts out of dies. ❤

Then I made another Happy Heart Collage Card… I had die cut this black one before I made the orange/pink strip type one from last week. I couldn’t make it work then but all of a sudden I was inspired to use the Memory Box Christmas 6×6 paper pad plaids and it works!

I’m happy with it! I’m sure you understand where I’m coming from (well maybe not?!)… getting back into the groove was slow after Christmas. I always wonder if I really can make cards I like again! lol

And masculine cards are challenging but this one just evolved and surprised me! I didn’t really even work hard at it like usual!

The NEW Double Stitch Happy Heart Cut Out dies are awesome! YES to double stitches! Years ago I sewed 24/7, fashion seamstress so to speak. I remember being so happy when I was able to sew double stitches! hehe I don’t know if any of that knowledge would come back to me now! Nice to have dies that do it for me!

The stamped sentiment is from the NEW Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set. Size… 5 ½ inches square!

I think that’s it for today… scroll down for SSS shopping codes (previous post)…I’ll post a Scrapbook.com great deal…and you know where to shop for Memory Box and more… Starlitstudio.net! LinkDeli links to products I used below…

Thanks for stopping by…hope you enjoyed these cards and are looking forward to more ❤ cards!

Scrapbook.com is a great source for so many stamp companies anymore! Altenew, Lawn Fawn, Hero Arts just to name a few! Cardmaking sale going on right now too! Don’t miss it! If you need a new die cutting machine? Now is the time! Their prices are thee best for that! Free shipping! whoop whoop!

Memory Box – 94399 Scribble Rose Trio… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94258 Antique Leaf Label… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1996 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5250 Friendship Floral… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94373 Happy Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94361 Double Stitch… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR ]	Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Marvy Embossing Heat Tool – Model 2500 [ SBC \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SBC \| SZZ ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SBC ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS \| SSS ]
Kool Tak 3D Clear Foam Roll 1.6yds [ STR \| SSS ]	Kool Tak 144 PADS Clear Foam Adhesive [ SSS ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · LOVE · Reverse Confetti · Spring · sympathy · Thinking of You · Valentine

Reverse Confetti… January Release Blog Hop!

January 8, 2020January 7, 2020 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! The release is now available for purchase in the Reverse Confetti webstore. Check it all our HERE. Seven NEW stamp sets, 9 New Confetti Cuts die sets and a 6×6 paper pad.

I’m going to start with the cute card of the two I made for today’s post. hehe This cutie critter is all about showing us how to cut and paste! I love it so much!

I used the NEW Crafty Critters stamp set and Confetti Cuts set for this one. Besides this cute monkey, there’s the bunny and a zebra, all crafters!

This monkey’s got personality + for sure! So busy cutting paper hearts and gluing up a card! I stamped and colored with Copics… E40’s, BG10’s, R24 and 29.

There’s the NEW Scallop Cover Panel Confetti Cut in the background. The Scallop Frame is an older Confetti Cut die set called Love Note.

Up next is the Butterfly Wreath stamp set and Confetti Cuts set…

I had fun with this one… I stamped and gold heat embossed it on textured watercolor paper and painted it in with water and Distress Inks. It’s bright! lol I spattered with the leftover paint on my tonic craft mat too.

I randomly stamped the branch with old paper Distress ink on the cardbase. Heat embossed the sentiment from the set on vellum. Stamped and heat embossed the two butterflies from the set and adhered them with a little Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue after I adhered the wreath to the cardbase with mounting tape.

Both of my cards are A2 size.

The hop started at the Reverse Confetti Blog and ends here on mine (list below)…lots of hearts and inspiration shared this week!

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and visits! Happy papercrafting the for the big heart day!

Reverse Confetti Blog

All Occasion · cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · LOVE · Reverse Confetti

Reverse Confetti, Countdown to Confetti Day Two…

January 6, 2020January 5, 2020 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Welcome back to Day Two Sneek Peeks of the January Release for Reverse Confetti! Today we are introducing the stamp set Butterfly Wreath and coordinating Confetti Cuts set.

I made it up two ways… the first that I’m sharing today is a CAS card colored simply with Copics (BG10, 11, 13) and then with a shimmer pen. I’ll share my other card on release day Wednesday.

I die cut the wreath in an A2 size panel to overlay the stamped and colored image that I adhered to the cardbase after coloring because… yah… remember Copics soak through the cardstock.

This card could be used for so many occasions… well this set could be! Beautiful image and sentiments! I especially love the one, ‘you’ve been on my mind’. Come back Wednesday to see that one used on a card! ❤

Have fun clicking through the other designers posts…you’ll want to comment because there’s prizes involved! ❤ A $15 gift certificate to a blog commenter and a $15 gift certificate to a facebook commenter! Comments will close at noon CST January 7th. The comment winners will be announced on the RC blog and FB page at 5 pm CST January 7th!

See you again tomorrow and Wednesday the 8th for RELEASE DAY and blog hop!

Reverse Confetti Blog

Thank you so much for stopping by!

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Interactive · MFT · Summer

MFT Hop, Flip and a Jump Interactive Birthday Card…

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing a birthday card for one of our grandsons that just turned 7 the end of September. He’s a tramp lovin’ boy for sure and can run like the wind!

I used some newer My Favorite Things stamps and dies… perfect for our grands who all love the tramp. I had a $25 gift certificate that I’d won on a challenge that helped me buy the awesome Interactive Up Down Die set! We’ll need to use it a lot!

I followed the MFT Design Team gal Laura’s instructional video on how to do it. I reinforced the mechanism by gluing 3 die cuts together though, it really needed the strength! I haven’t asked but I’m hoping it’s still working on the card! hehe

Super cute and easy to color! I was so happy with how it turned out! I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Ink and cut the images out with the Scan and Cut 350, then colored with Copic Sketch Markers. There are coordinating dies, I’ll link them up below.

Then it was just assemble like Laura’s video! You can find it on the MFT You Tube Channel. Here’s my video of it in action! Click HERE to see it BIG… much better on the You Tube channel.

It’s an A2 size card…

Thanks for stopping by! Hope it made you smile!

Here’s what I used to make it…

My Favorite Things A HOP FLIP AND A… [ SSS \| MFT ]	My Favorite Things HOP FLIP AND A… [ SSS \| MFT ]	My Favorite Things INTERACTIVE UP AND… [ SSS \| MFT ]
My Favorite Things MINI CLOUD EDGES… [ SSS \| MFT ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	Honey Bee GRASS BORDER Die hbds-gb [ SSS \| SBC ]
Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Push Here [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn SET LF17SETPH PUSH HERE… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Watercolor

Two poppystamps and Memory Box Autumn Cards…

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Some Autumn cards I’ve made and haven’t gotten posted yet!

The poppystamps Autumn Leaves Sidekick Frame and Stencil is so pretty! There’s also two die sets of leaves that match this die… I’ll link to them below in case you’re interested.

The sentiment I used this time is from poppystamps Autumn Leaves clear set.

I used Oxide inks to blend the rectangle I stamped on.

The leaves were blended with oxide inks but I wasn’t happy with them so I colored over them with Copics!

The background behind the frame I watercolored with regular distress inks.

My next card ended up being one thing after another! I watercolored a background with regular distress inks but it was pretty dark. I tried stamping the leaves stamp from the Memory Box Grateful Autumn stamp set directly on it but I didn’t like it. So I gold heat embossed a piece of vellum and adhered it to the background with teeny lines of glue. I wasn’t thrilled with that either so I colored the leaves directly on the front of the vellum with Copics! Copics to the rescue again! lol

I want to see what I can come up with this stamp set with another try! It’s so pretty and so many amazing stamps and sentiments in the set!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy cardmaking to you!

Products I used to make these cards…. (while I have you, I’m grateful to you that shop through my links! I appreciate it so much!)

Poppystamps – 2232 Maple Trio craft die [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2248 Autumn Leaf Set… [ STR ]	Poppy Stamps AUTUMN LEAVES SIDEKICK… [ SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL485 Autumn Leaves… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5243 Grateful Autumn… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill 40lb cardstock Vellum – pkg… [ STR ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]
Ranger 4oz Distress Sprayer by Tim Holtz [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]
Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]
Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	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 ]
Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| 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 \| JGG ]
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 ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]