Memory Box Large Vintage Sled Tag and Birch Press Design Pinpoint Snowflake…

December 4, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Sleds always take me back to my youth and so many nights of going to Fairmont Park for sledding and ice skating. The city closed off the perfect street for sledding. So much fun!

This new die is perfect for cards and tags a like. I used the Christmas Plaid paper pad paper and Christmas Quotes stamps and coordinating dies.

The mistletoe sprigs are from the new Mistletoe Wreath die set. I cut two, added baby pearls and twine.

I posted a snowflake ornament on Instagram not realizing the die was discontinued. So I decided to use this new die from Birch Press Design to make the same type… the pinpoint design of this Pinpoint Snowflake die makes it really easy to do… you don’t even have to score the center lines, you just fold right on the dots! I used six die cuts in white cardstock and ink blended on the edges after it was glued together.

So pretty… I need to get it hung on the tree and see if the light shines through the dots!

Not the best pictures… my camera settings got off and I didn’t realize it. ugh.

and little video…

I think I’m done getting the Christmas tree up…I want to get the garland on the stairway still…eek! How are you doing?

Thanks for stopping by!

Shopping links…

Memory Box – 94496 Large Vintage Sled… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94489 Mistletoe Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57385 Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CB496 Christmas Quotes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1009 Christmas Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]

birch press design · cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · Winter

Three Cards with Birch Press Design Stamps and Dies…

November 25, 2020 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I had some festive cardmaking time yesterday…no plan…just winging it! I started with the teal-ish looking ornament card using the new BPD Christmas Ornament and Labels stamp set and coordinating die set. This could be made up so many different ways! Here I did some oxide and regular distress ink blending in Peacock Feathers, Speckled Egg and Evergreen Bough.

First I heat embossed the stamp in Ranger Detail Gold embossing powder on white cardstock. Then I ink blended. Then I die cut the ornament from that panel. Stamped/heat embossed the label on gold metallic cardstock and die cut it. The greens are from a die included in the coordinating die set. So is the ornament topper. There is a stamp for the topper too but I missed stamping it first!

All three cards are A2 size and mailable.

Then I got out the Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 cardstock pad.

Birch Press Design is known for their layering dies… this one is the NEW Mini Snowflake Frame and I used all three layers in the three pink glitter colors in this cardstock pad. Glued them together and cut the rectangles with the Baiscs set.

The silver cardstock is a matte silver but it looks super gray here…it’s really prettier IRL! Like the close up picture.

I die cut the BPD Joy Honey Script die… the bottom layer is three glued together.

This one, I just used Layer C from the BPD Mini Snowflake Frames and die cut it in the silver from the Polished Foil 6×6 Pad. I glued it to a black glossy cardstock panel that I layered on to another layer of the silver foil paper.

I had a scrap of the glossy black so I glued the die cut Big Peace Sugar Script die to it and layered it over the top with mounting tape.Very CAS but be careful with your glue and glossy cardstocks! eek! (I didn’t check on this Peace die before I made the card. I don’t see that it’s available anymore, there are other peace dies that would work just as well!)

It’s a very striking card in person. I was thinking while working on this that I’ve always done some gold/silver/glossy black cards in the past. What a pretty combo… I need to do it again this year too! lol

I started decorating a little around the house for company over the weekend. I love Christmas and being with family and friends…what I need right now!

God bless your Thanksgiving this year. I am thankful even in the midst of hard. We’ll just keep papercrafting ok?! ❤

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Birch Press Design – 8154 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57391 Mini… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57305 Joy Honey… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – FP1001 Polished Foil Pad… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – GP1001… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]

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Birch Press Design Autumn Breeze Plate Card…

September 16, 2020September 15, 2020 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Fall is definitely in the air here in Iowa! kachoo! I had fun making some inside Fall with this card!

I die cut all three Autumn Breeze Plates in white cardstock, then I inked them with Distress Ink pads and ink blending tools.

I used Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs, Peeled Paint, Carved Pumpkin and Rusty Hinge ink pads.

My cardbase is Taylored Expressions Sweet Basil cardstock. That’s the darkest green showing through.

Fall is in the air sentiment and die is from the NEW BPD Pumpkin Lacework stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Here’s what I used to make this Fall card…

Birch Press Design – 56130 Autumn…

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Birch Press Design – 8153 Pumpkin…

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TE Premium Cardstock

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birch press design · Christmas · Fall · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box, poppystamps and Birch Press Designs NEW Stamp Release Video!

September 1, 2020 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Have you seen these NEW stamp sets and dies? Shoot me now! haha Hey, it’s not my fault! lol Sorry it’s muffled sounding. ugh. I just download right to the blog from my phone but they change it. sigh. I should go back to you tube I guess. Bear with me this time…

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back tomorrow for the SSS STAMPtember Release Blog Party!

See them in the stores here…

Memory Box – CL5264-D Halloween… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps HALLOWEEN… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5261-D Spirit of… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Clear Stamps SPIRIT OF… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5260-D Berry Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps BERRY WREATH… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5262-D Harvest Love… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps HARVEST LOVE… [ SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL497 Joyous Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL495 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB496 Christmas Quotes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL494 Christmas Fun… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5263 Christmas Tiles… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94509 Winter Wood Dome… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 8154 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT… [ SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8153 Pumpkin… [ STR ]
Birch Press Design PUMPKIN LACEWORK… [ SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 56130 Autumn… [ STR \| SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Inlaid Diecutting · Interactive · Memory Box · Ornament · Winter

Memory Box NEW Snowglobe Dies and Sales!

August 1, 2020 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m so happy to start sharing Christmas creations with the NEW Memory Box and poppystamps release!!!

I love snowglobes and I have 4 ready to share. I was going to put them all in one post but I got to thinking it might be confusing so I think I’ll do them one at a time. Rest assured, you will want all four of the dies though. hehe

I want to escape to here! The roaring fire, the peaceful snowfall… my soul says yes!

The blog post right before this one, I posted a video on how these dies go together…click HOME and scroll down to see the video in the previous post. Very easy to put together!

Here’s how I put this together…

*die cut the Snowglobe Backer die in heavy white cardstock

*die cut the Snowmen Snowglobe in heavy white and TE Blue Corn cardstock (back layer)

*stamp and heat emboss in white embossing powder the Birch Press Design Celestial Waves stamp that looks like snow on the Blue Corn sky, then inlay the sky into the white Snowmen background die cut

*die cut the Radiant Snowglobe die in heavy white cardstock, I just used the frame part (middle layer)

*die cut the Cabin Snowglobe die in heavy white cardstock (top layer)

*die cut the cabin from TE Toffee cardstock and the snow from Memory Box glitter cardstock pad

*die cut the smoke from a piece of vellum

*hand cut a square of vellum to go behind the cabin and color it yellow on the backside to mimic light in the windows of the cabin

*I die cut the cabin in TE Cherry Pop to get the door and the chimney

*I die cut Santa and his reindeer in shiny black cardstock, if you don’t have that, you could heat emboss it with black embossing powder or color it with a black glaze pen or cover it with glossy accents to get a shiny die cut

I use a piece of ⅝ inch scor-tape on the inside bottom of the Snowglobe Backer die cut. That holds each layer in place.

I’m so happy with how this turned out! Perfect little gift, or tag or I can see these all over the Christmas tree as ornaments!

Thank you for clicking over and I’ll be back with the other three I’ve made so far. ❤

The dies and supplies I used…sale info below this grid…

Memory Box – 94491 Snowglobe Backer… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94492 Snowmen Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94493 Radiant Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94494 Cabin Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press – Clear Stamp – Celestial… [ FRN ]
Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE \| BLIC ]