Birch Press Design Jovial Blooms and Leaves Hello Card…

March 9, 2023March 18, 2023 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hello! Some fun blooms to show you today! I’ll jump right in with a short coloring video.

I used three pinks and three greens from Altenew. I’ll link the colors at the end of my post. Really pretty colors in real life.

I dry embossed the BPD hello Sugar Script hot foil plate and die from the Spring of ’22 release with my big shot (in the video you’ll see I did it in gold but didn’t end up using it) and inked it with the Altenew pink set of inks also.

I used the leaves from the NEW Birch Press Design Phlox Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers die set and inked them the same as I did the others in the video.

The background die is BPD Pinpoint Contour Plate die from this year’s Valentine release cut in white cardstock and cut down with the NEW Memory Box A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set.

I love these cute whimsical flowers!

This is an A2 size card.

Linking to some Challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Emboss it

The Flower Challenge – Die Cuts or Stencils

Tic Tac Toe – challenge board I did the Die Cut, Green and Layers row

We’re back to Winter here in Iowa! A beautiful snow globe kind of day! Snowing and I love it too! hehe

Holler if you have any questions…have a good rest of the week wherever you are!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

57502 Jovial Blooms and Leaves… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57507 Phlox… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57511 Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – BPF501 Hello… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Green Fields Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set [ ALTN ]
Red Cosmos Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set [ ALTN ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS** ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Media… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]	Couture Creations UNIVERSAL 5 x 7… [ SSS \| SPL ]
Gelly Roll Black Glaze Pens [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Mother's Day · Spring · Thinking of You

NEW Memory Box Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral, Plumed Gypsy Butterfly and Curlicue Plate Cards…

February 22, 2023February 23, 2023 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time for a new release from the Memory Box companies! The usual beautiful products to work with!

I have two cards to share with you using the NEW Curlicue Plate! I love it! So whimsical and fun! Keep going for my second card using it.

I wanted to use some other NEW dies too… so I made up the New Gentle Rose Watercolor Floral in a couple colors but went with pink from the Memory Box Berry Red 6×6 cardstock pad… it’s February, all things Red!

The NEW Wayfarer Leaves die cut in three colors of green from the Memory Box Lush Green cardstock 6×6 pad.

The NEW Hugs Tender Script die cut in white and then in Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock. I love this glossy black. I’ve about used up my pack! Not quite an emergency yet. lol What a pretty font though! Isn’t it gorgeous?!

I should’ve told my camera to focus on the hugs instead of the flower here. I am an amateur… worse than an amateur! lol

I die cut the Curlicue Plate in white cardstock, the green panel underneath with the NEW A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set (same Lush Green cardstock pad) and the oval from vellum using the Memory Box Studio Oval Layers die set.

The pretty rosebuds are from the Birch Press Design Morning Rose and Triple Buds Contour Layers dies released earlier this year.

My next card came about because I had an almost perfect Curlicue Plate die cut! It’s so hard to throw those away! So I thought about it and decided to try cutting away the parts that didn’t cut completely the first time. This plate needs a shim… so I use a piece of copy paper folded in half on top of my cutting plate to run it through… blades up as I always say! (I never use that metal shim)

I thought this turned out fun! You know me and kraft! White, pool and whimsy! Oh and staples!

A beautiful NEW butterfly for all the butterfly lovers out there! Plumed Gypsy Butterfly!

***notice how I used the curlicue from the part I cut off behind the butterfly! clever… hehe

Hello Rush Script is a NEW sentiment die… love it in that glossy black again…

A new set of nesting dies! Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers. I can see this one working for banners too!

I think I remembered everything! Send me an email or comment if you have any questions! I don’t mind at all!

I used the Tim Holtz mini stapler to hold the Curlicue cut down but glued in the few pieces of pool color.

Linking to…

Just Us Girls Challenge – moodboard

CAS Colors and Sketches Challenge #505 Sketch

The Flower Challenge #77 Use your latest stamps or dies, must be floral

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you’re getting some creating time in. Won’t be long til hearts turn to real flowers and grass grows!

Have a good rest of the week!

Here’s the products I used to make these cards…

94698 Curlicue Plate craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94713 Gentle Rose… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94712 Wayfarer Leaves… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94669 Hugs Tender Script… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57493 Morning… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94708 Plumed Gypsy… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94468 Hello Rush Script… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94646 Curved Cap… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	SCS-151 Spellbinders VELLUM SHEETS… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

All Occasion · birch press design · cards · Die Piecing · LOVE · Memory Box · Valentine

Birch Press Design Banner Heart Layer Die Set Card…

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi again! Hearts a plenty! Next it’ll be bunches of flowers! lol

Once you start cutting these layers, you wonder what it’d look like this way or that and end up with slimline cards! Birch Press Design NEW Banner Heart Layer set….3 dies in the set. I didn’t even try just using one or by twos! How about little stars up in the right hump! Patriotic is good too! Hearts for all occasions really!

I like the pink and more card but you know…I’m partial to red! ❤

Nothing out of the ordinary here…die cut and glue together.

I did get some stamping on this one though. Using the Memory Box Big and Little Valentines stamp set… I curved the stamps on a block… they stamped great! I stuck the cutouts that I threw away in the spot to test though. I’m a tester stamper! lol I suppose every once in a while I gamble but for the most part I’ve learned my lessons well! lol

one of the red close up…

For the this one, I used the Memory Box Slim Confetti Plate for the front panel/background… I thought it was playful and fun with the banner look. Reminds me of that candy that came in dots on paper and you picked it off to eat it. gag. Can’t believe the stuff I ate as a kid! Much better on a card!

The sentiment here is from the NEW Birch Press Design Sugar Script Sentiments 1 Hot Foil Plate and die set. I foiled it in silver on Memory Box Black Glossy cardstock.

I placed the hearts on wonky and straight. I think they’ll mail fine. I can’t believe postage is going up again. ugh

Happy Thursday to you and I’m on to the next birthday card. Our youngest grandson turns 8 tomorrow! Doesn’t seem possible! We are blessed!

ttul!

Here’s links to what I used for these two cards…

Birch Press Design – 57510 Banner… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – BPF503 Sugar… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94551 Slim Confetti… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR ]	Altenew RED SUNSET Crisp Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe [ STR ]

All Occasion · birch press design · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Valentine

Memory Box Blissful Heart and Cuppa Love Cards…

January 11, 2023January 19, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I have two cards to share with you today…Memory Box hearts, hearts and more hearts!

I love hearts and you probably love coffee! I’m a black tea girl… ugh… so I don’t get those swirly heart things in my cup! lol

The NEW Blissful Heart Hot Foil Plate is a stunner! So gorgeous!

I used silver hot foil with it on the lavender cardstock from the Memory Box Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad. 6×6 cardstock… wow, it takes the foil so nice! So many beautiful colors of mirror card in this pad!

After foiling, I die cut the heart with the Memory Box Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die. Fits perfect!

I used the Memory Box 3D embossing folder Heart Bouquet for the card panel layer…another gorgeous design by Dave from 2019 but still available… I’ll link below.

The sentiment is NEW from Birch Press Design…You Are Loved Noted Script hot foil plate and die set. I used Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock and silver hot foil. This picture it looks more champagne – ish color but it’s silver!

So pretty! Clean and Simple but elegant!

Back to the NEW Memory Box Cuppa Love card… this die is so cute! I love the heart steam, don’t you?!

I used the Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die on this card also. I cut the largest heart in my cardbase, then I had to back the cardbase on the inside but that’s alright… it turned out nice with white on the inside. I love the double stitch lines.

Another NEW heart die, Pinpoint Burst Heart from Memory Box for the background insert… I love how they all fit with each other!

Cuppa is cut in white cardstock, the liquid in kraft and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending took and the heart and saucer in red cardstock. Super simple die inlaying… love simple puzzles! lol

I used this cute sentiment, ‘It’s the little things’, from the poppystamps Marzipan Greetings stamp set. On the inside… ‘this is a paper hug’.

I love that paper hug sentiment! Stamped with Archival ink pad Potting Soil.

So fun! I made these on Monday, took pictures yesterday and made two loaves of bread! It turned out so good! I’m happy! lol No stamps for happy bread hugs though! ha! It must be a two thing kind of week! lol

Linking to the Die Cut Divas Challenge – Valentines

Just wow…already January 11th! Time flies when you’re having fun!

From the Archives… the card I posted on January 11, 2019!

I’ll sign off… thank you so much for stopping by! I’m thankful for another year to share cardmaking with you! ❤

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

p.s. every place is out of the Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut out. I’m linking to another heart that has stitching. You can email Cindy at starlitstudio.net and see if she can get it for you. I see it on the Memory Box Co website. Sorry about that!

Memory Box – MBF014 Blissful Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1006 Heart Bouquet 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – BPF509 You Are… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – FP1003 Rainbow… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Therm O Web SILVER Deco HOT Foils… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Memory Box – 94637 Cuppa Love craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94639 Pinpoint Burst… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB502 Marzipan… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94364 Scallop Pinpoint… [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC** ]
Ranger Ink Potting Soil Ink Pad by… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Easel · Foiling · Interactive · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Birch Press Design Meridian Ornament Easel Cards…

November 30, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I have four easel cards to share with you today. As I was making these, thinking about how fun and easy, it hit me how cute they would be for table place cards! They would be beautiful just using the ornament part and hanging on a tree or used for a gift tag with a beautiful bow!

They’re so easy to make…I started with the black one and just kept going trying to use up the pieces!

The NEW Birch Press Design Meridian Ornament is a Layering Set. I used all three layers for all but one.

The easel part is the Birch Press Design Christmas Ornament Pop Up Easel die set. I didn’t use the ornament that comes with the set this time but I did HERE in this post. I’ll link everything below.

Here’s what I did inside this black glossy one.

I used Memory Box Black Glossy Cardstock and the NEW Memory Box 6×6 Vintage Pastel Mirror cardstock pad.

The happy Christmas sentiment is from BPD Contempo Christmas Greetings clear stamp set and die set. I love this set!

So from the black one I carried on to three other variations!

I just got to playing using the same dies and stamp set. I know…I brought in pink! A contrasting color! Out of the box for me! hehe

I spent the afternoon yesterday trying to take pictures and get them light enough. It just kept getting darker and darker outside as the temperature kept dropping! So there’s only one picture of the card with pink pastel metallic that was useable.

Here’s the gold with teal…

and they fit easily into an A2 size envelope

I love this teal one that I used the pieces from the waste of cutting layers A and B from the teal cuts.

for this one I used the poppystamps Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil and cut die set for the Just For You and With Love sentiments.

Do you have a favorite? I think I do but then I change my mind! lol

Thank you for visiting today and hope there’s some inspiration here! I have so much I still want to make but I must start shopping and decorating too! eek!

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make these fun pop up cards!

Birch Press Design – 57470 Meridian… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57455 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design CONTEMPO CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ]	Poppystamps – PSF808 Modest Greetings… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – FP1002 Vintage Pastel… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Pearl Embellishments – 4mm gold,… [ STR ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Inlaid Diecutting · Masculine · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit Card and Leaf and Tentril Hot Foil Card…

November 1, 2022November 10, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hello! How is your Holiday creating going? I cannot believe it’s November can you! Keep scrolling for card #2.

Now this cutie reindeer is going to make you smile! Isn’t he adorable in his plaid hat!

I love this new die kit and NEW Wintertime Snowflake Frame from poppystamps!

I used the NEW Memory Box Jolly Christmas Plaid 6×6 paper pad…Memory Box Lush Green and Earth Neutral 6×6 cardstock pads.

such a cutie!

The sentiment is part of the stamp set included in the kit. I heat embossed in white and die cut with one of the rectangle dies from the Birch Press Design Contempo Christmas Greetings die.

I love how it turned out! I hope you love it too! hehe

On the inside I stamped a greeting from the NEW poppystamps Christmas Sparkle stamp set, ‘You make every day seem like Christmas’. I love this set! I used Wendy Vecchi English Ivy Archival ink pad to stamp it. I just bought her English Ivy and Red Geranium Archival ink pads. I love them too! lol

TIP: I tell you a lot I love this thin big roll of mounting tape that I link to at the bottom of my posts…I always forget to tell you about cutting it though! I use the non stick scissors that I finally remembered to link to today! I’m really glad I went ahead and purchased the scissors from Cindy because it makes a difference with sticky tape. I love that it’s sticky because I’m assured that my card won’t fall apart after the receiver gets it! I love that it’s easier to mail too! Win! Win!

Next Card…

NEW poppystamps Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate! Sooo pretty! This green cardstock is from my stash but now I’m thinking there’s probably a similar green in the Memory Box Cardstock pad.

I die cut the NEW Memory Box Keep Christmas Curled Script die in gold foil/mirror cardstock.

Then I die cut it in a piece of white cardstock and inlaid the gold into the white so I didn’t have to glue all the lines! Scor-tape on the back, flip it over and put in the insides of the letters… that’s easier imo. I also love how it looks! So professional!

I’m not a big bow person but I love it on this card! The NEW Memory Box Dreamy Bow die in TE Cherry Pop cardstock.

A mess of sparkly trim behind it. Gold pearls added to dot the ‘i’s and in the corners. I love these gold pearls from starlitstudio.net. The perfect sizes!

Both of my cards in this post are A2 size.

I’m linking my Whittle Deer Card to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge – Holiday Cards

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Christmas

Christmas With the Cuties – Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes Christmas

I love sharing with you! I hope you enjoyed it! I so appreciate you stopping by and interacting with me! It makes my day! ❤

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Poppystamps – KT003 Whittle Forest… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2534 Wintertime… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL511 Christmas Sparkle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1019 Christmas Jolly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC ]	Poppystamps – PSF809 Leaf and Tendril… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94700 Keep Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94633 Dreamy Bow craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Pearl Embellishments – 4mm gold,… [ STR ]	Pearl Embellishments – 2mm, 3mm and… [ STR ]
Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Big Shot Switch… [ SBC \| SBC ]