Memory Box House Frame Background LOVE Birdhouse…

January 9, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I pulled out a bunch of dies and designed a Wood Grain LOVE birdhouse. Valentines Day is coming…it’s hard to believe we’re already into the second week of 2022!

I started by die cutting the MB House Frame Background and the heart opening that comes in this die set.

Then I die cut the window and snow/frosting from the MB Gingerbread House Frame Die set.

I cut the MB Wood Grain Planks one time and used them to put siding on the house frame background. Then I ink blended on some Gathered Twigs Distress ink with the mini blending tool.

Then I glued everything together and wanted a sentiment and a branch!

I cut the branch from the MB Serene Bird and Branch die set and glued it flat to the background panel.

I used the MB Pinpoint Leaf Plate for the background panel. This panel is larger than an A2 size which I really like! It’s 4 ½ in. x 5 ¾ in. It will fit in an A6 or A7 envelope and still mail for one postage stamp. I inked the edges of the panel with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini blending tool also. I really like this die!

I added some natural narrow jute before I glued the house down.

I decided the heart opening could be the ‘O’ for the word LOVE. I decided to use the new poppystamps Marzipan Alphabet Outline and Background stamp set and the coordinating dies. Super fun alphabet set! ❤

I die cut in white cardsock and stamped the outline in Coffee Ranger Archival Ink. I just used an acrylic block to stamp… I only had to stamp the L twice. lol

I like it! YAY! lol My favorite colors…or I should say my go to colors! haha

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy cardmaking New Year to you!

Here’s what I used to make this card…click the store abbreviations to go to the product.

Memory Box – 94606 House Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94603 Gingerbread House… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94565 Wood Grain Planks… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94620 Serene Bird and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB504 Marzipan Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2464 Marzipan Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps MARZIPAN… [ SSS ]	Linen Thread – 40 yds – by the spool [ STR ]
hemp cord – Canvas Corp; hemp rope -… [ STR ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Ornament · Oxide Inks · Tags · Video · Winter

NEW Memory Box House Frame Dies…

October 7, 2021October 13, 2021 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! I don’t know which one to start with! Lots of pictures so I better just get to it!

We all love snowmen, right? This one is sooooo CUTE!

I think I’m going to have to make a video to show what I used on each one…

I used the House Frame die, the House Frame Background die and the Snowman House Frame die.

Simple Distress Oxide backgound using my blue and purple brushes…I didn’t even add any extra ink! Then a quick spritz of water.

The trees I used my green Distress oxide brush….no extra ink.

These will be so fun hanging on the Christmas tree or if I can part with them, on a present!

Here’s the Nativity House Frame… new navy glitter cardstock from the NEW Festive Glitter 6×6 Pad.

The House and tree are cut from MB woodgrain cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

I used the House Frame, the Nativity House Frame and the House Frame Background dies for this ornament.

I love the simplicity of this and want to make more! A great reminder that Jesus is the reason for the season!

Next up is the Gingerbread House Frame….. so cute!

Gingerbread…a must have for Christmas! So many adorable pieces to embellish this cute house!

I used the House Frame, the Gingerbread House Frame and the House Frame Background dies to make this one.

MB woodgrain cardstock again, inked with Gathered Twigs distress ink. The gum drops and peppermint glitter is from the new Festive glitter pad and last years Holiday glitter pad.

Last, I thought it’d be fun to make a birdhouse from the House Frame Background die! I made it a tag. I think I’ll still hang it on the tree as an ornament though.

I used some elements from the Gingerbread House Frame die also.

I heat embossed the word JOY from the NEW Birch Press Design Contempo Christmas Greetings stamp set.

It needed some green! So I cut the NEW Curled Holly Branch from the Fresh Green 6×6 cardstock pad and embellished the berries with Nuvo drops.

I felt like it needed a bird. lol I couldn’t get it to work to suit me though so I put the bird I made on the back!

He is from the MB Perched Bird die… just brushed on ink with my oxide ink brushes again. I love how that works and so fast…who knew that an inky brush could be so handy! lol

These aren’t as big as they look in my pictures… they are approximately 3 ½ in. wide and 3 ½ in. tall. Perfect ornament size!

Editing and adding this video…watch it on You Tube for better quality!

Whew… did you make it through this long post! I almost didn’t! lol I kept taking pictures over! My computer desktop is a mess of pictures! lol

But I love making so I keep doing this! haha We’ll inspire each other to get in the Christmas spirit!

Links below for what I used…ttul! Tap STR for starlitstudio.net, SSS for Simon Says Stamp (code CZY444) and SBC for Scrapbook.com

Thank you!

Memory Box – 94601 House Frame craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94606 House Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94604 Snowman House… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94602 Nativity House… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94603 Gingerbread House… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94599 Curled Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94244 Perched Bird craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design CONTEMPO CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Red Berry [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

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Memory Box Floral Collage and Birch Press Design Crystal Lingo Cards…

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hello everyone! Here’s to flowers blooming everywhere!

I combined some dies for this card…nothing stamped on this one! I LOVE this Jumbled Line Collage die…new from Memory Box.

The flowers are from the release before this last one. I used the Layered Daisies, Layered Fresh Flowers and Thank You Posh Script dies.

Five of the new Memory Box Fairy Jewels and two of the Memory Box 6×6 cardstock pads. I love that there are three shades for each of the 4 colors in the pads. I used Berry Red and Lush Green.

The Jumbled Line Collage lends itself to any card size. I made this one in the Mini Slim Size, 3 ½ by 6 inches.

Oh the leaves and berry branches are from the poppystamps Woven Basket Pop Up Easel Set.

My next card is Bright too! lol

Here’s a simple slim line card… I ink blended five colors of Distress Oxide onto a piece of cardstock using Taylored Expressions Ink blender brushes. I let it dry overnight and heat embossed with white powder the slim line size stamp from Birch Press Design, Crystal Lingo.

The Happy and Birthday To You stamps are both from the same set and there are dies to cut out the big words.

I colored HAPPY with Copic Sketch Markers.

I used the Memory Box Slim Basic Rectangle Layers dies to cut the stamped panel and the black layer.

It kinda reminds me of a box of crayons! lol

Some beautiful days this week here in Iowa. We live in a big old house with two Central air units… the one for the 2nd and 3rd floor pooped out on us Tuesday. ugh ugh ugh. I like being cool! So, here’s hoping we can get a new unit in fast! It could be challenging, especially sleeping.

I’ll get off and figure out what I need to do next without getting hot! lol

Some of the supplies I used to make these cards… and while I have you here… look at the June Clearance SALE at Scrapbook.com! I found some things I needed for birthdays! yay! Tons of good stuff!

Memory Box – 94529 Thank You Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94474 Layered Fresh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94472 Layered Daisies… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94560 Jumbled Line… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2463 Woven Basket Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 8155 Crystal… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design CRYSTAL LINGO… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94556 Slim Basic… [ STR \| SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Die Piecing · LOVE · Memory Box

Birch Press Design Kinsley Heart Layers Card…

February 3, 2021 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Back today with a heart card…when I looked at this die pkg, I got the idea to try it in succulent colors…

I wanted some texture so I started with the new Memory Box Pinpoint Snowflake Plate die for the background in TE Sweet Basil cardstock, regular A2 size.

Then I decided I wanted to use the new Memory Box Woodgrain Heart die to layer the heart layers, die cut in TE Toffee and inked with Distress Gathered Twigs ink and the mini ink blending tool.

I always like to have a sentiment so I used the new Memory Box Sending Love Posh Script again… three layers of cardstock, the top layer is inked with regular Distress inks… some purples.

The new Birch Press Design Kinsley Heart layers are die cut, Layer C in white and inked for the purple, Layer B in TE Peapod cardstock and inked in TE peapod ink and Layer A in TE Sweet Basil and inked in TE Sweet Basil ink.

I tied it up with that fun May Arts twine and it was done.

Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Birch Press Design – 57399 Kinsley… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94543 Sending Love Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94552 Woodgrain Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94513 Pinpoint Snowflake… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	TE Premium Ink – Mini Ink Pads [ TE ]
TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap [ SSS \| TE ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

birch press design · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Winter

3 Cards from Memory Box… Let It Snow!

January 2, 2021 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Three cards, three pictures of each, three snowflakes or four! ❤

I’ll start with this Clean and Simple one…still loving this blue green pine needle color!

Just a strip of Memory Box plaid with gold foil lines in it…

poppystamps Shiny Snowflakes again…

Memory Box Pointy Pine Needle Sprigs die and Let It Snow sentiment from Memory Box Spirit of Christmas stamp set.

Card size 5 ½ inches square.

Next one is another wreath…wreaths are always in season!

Same Let It Snow sentiment, same snowflakes but I went back to the new Memory Box Bountiful Wreath. Die cut and inked with a little Distress ink.

Some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink brushed on to shadow the die cut.

This one is 5 ¼ inches square…

The last one is a statement in contrast for sure! 😀

Bold plaid from the Memory Box Christmas Plaid 6×6 pad…same sentiment…same snowflakes with the addition of Birch Press Design Frosty Flake Layer Die set…I used all three, A, B and C.

The day I was making these it snowed big time, then it didn’t snow the next day but it snowed again yesterday! It’s nice and bright here! Now that I’m sitting here looking at the pictures, I kinda wish I’d tried black for the top, fine snowflake layer….hehe… next time!

Here it is January 2nd already. It feels like we had three Saturdays this week! Anybody else think that too?! lol

Thanks for stopping by today! All the best to you and happy cardmaking new year too!

Products I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – 94487 Pointy Pine Needle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5261-D Spirit of… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps SPIRIT OF… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1009 Christmas Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – Die – Shiny Snowflakes [ FRN ]	Memory Box – 94490 Bountiful Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57388 Frosty… [ STR \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]