poppystamps Whittle Panda Pickup Kit Step Card…

March 2, 2023 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! How do birthdays look at your house? Pretty much Panda-monium around here! lol Look at this adorable shiny black pickup and friends though! So cute! I think I’m going to have to save this for my husband’s next birthday.

I started with a 5 ½ in x 11 in piece of cardstock. Then it’s just a simple cut and some score lines to create the fold. Email me if you want me to post a how to… I used to make these a lot!

Here it is flat… send in a square envelope or the catalog size envelope that is rectangle.

A close up of the panda on the right step.

I die cut the pandas in white cardstock and colored them with a black copic marker. The details die cut into the images and you can stick a piece of scrap paper to help protect the white areas. slick!

A Fineliner pen for their eyes.

Panda on the left will hold something so I put in a heart and he’s holding a balloon.

I had to cut the pickup out of Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock and silver mirror cardstock for the wheels and bumpers.

A piece of acetate I hand cut to place behind the window.

I used the poppystamps Whittle Cloud Border for the clouds.

I used the poppystamps Word Balloons for the sentiment that comes with the Whittle Panda Pickup kit.

This is all I’ve gotten made this week. Sometimes I can be so slow! Well, I was just playing and having fun! lol

I also pieced the pandas from white and black cardstock and that worked great too. If you do that, use a fine sanding block or the Tombow sander that looks like an eraser to smooth your scissor cut areas. It works great!

ok – I’ll stop talking now and get busy on my next card! I was inspired by a flower card in the new Birch Press Design look book!

Have a great rest of the week and see you here again soon! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Poppy Stamps Whittle Panda Pickup Kit… [ SSS \| STR ]	Poppystamps – 2380 Word Balloons… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2318 Whittle Cloud… [ STR ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]
Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR ]	double-sided tape holder – holds… [ STR ]	Gutermann Extra-Strong Thread – 110… [ STR ]

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 ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Poppystamps

poppystamps Birthday Floral Mini Slimline Card…

February 7, 2023March 9, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s warming up a little here in Iowa…paper flowers making us think of Spring for sure! Although I’m not good at growing flowers and the three hydrangea bushes we planted a few years ago are finnicky about giving me blooms!

For the card front panel, mini slimline size card, 3 ½ inches x 6 inches, I cut strips of ½ inch white and black and just layered them on using ATG adhesive.

I created the sentiment with Poppystamps Modest Greetings 1 Hot Foil and Cut Die set and gold hot foil.

For my card today I used a bunch of NEW poppystamps dies! It was fun to create a kind of wildflower bouquet on a card!

I started with Little Posie Layered Flowers in pink…then Lucky Layered Flowers in the pool color, Little Layered Asters in blue and pink, Layered Pointy Petals in orange and Teardrop Butterflies in blue and white!

The greenery is from the NEW poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set. I used the bouquet stems from the set and cut two in green, put them end to end (I had to trim off some of the long stems), so easy because where to put the greenery was already decided for me by using the die from the set!

I die cut one other die from the set that cuts four extra stems and I just stuck them in…no rhyme nor reason.

I figured out where I wanted the flowers, took a picture of it with my phone, then glued them all on the card with Tombow Mono Multi glue while looking at my phone picture!

Another card using up scraps! The fun thing about die cutting! I guess I used to do the same with punches but it’s hard to use small pieces of cardstock with punches!

Linking to some card challenges…

Papercraft Challenges – anything goes

The Flower Challenge – use your latest stamps or dies

NBUS challenge – Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Thank you for clicking over! I appreciate your visit! Celebrate if it’s your birthday! lol

ttul,

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2560 Little Posie… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2556 Little Layered… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2554 Lucky Layered… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2559 Layered Pointy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2561 Teardrop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2552 Floral Vase Pop Up… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – PSF802 Modest Greetings… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Licorice Twist [ STR ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter · Your Next Stamp

Memory Box Plaid Winter Scene Birthday Card…

January 20, 2023January 31, 2023 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hello to all, snow or no snow! The birthdays keep coming!

I started with Memory Box Circle dies, cutting a smaller circle in black cardstock and using the panel, not the cut out circle. Then I cut out a larger circle in a kraft A2 size panel with an eighth inch larger Memory Box die. I’ll link the ones I used below.

I die cut the snow puffs with poppystamps Whittle Cloud Border die and white cardstock.

I used a square of Memory Box Woodsy Plaid paper to fit behind the circle panels. I adhered everything together flat for mailing, except the sled.

Memory Box Little Trees dies cut from black cardstock and glued on flat.

Memory Box Feathery Snowflake Discs from white cardstock and glued on just in the centers. (I just used the flakes)

For the sled I used Memory Box Vintage Sled #94495 from 2020. Die cut in kraft and black cardstocks, then glued together and mounted to the card with the very thin mounting tape I’m always raving that I love!

The sentiment on the front is from Your Next Stamp set called Silly Monsters Chill Out. At first I was going to use the images from the set and color but then I changed my mind and went with the sled.

On the inside is a happy birthday sentiment.

It turned out CAS but I was happy with it! I hope it inspires you to create something Winter-ish!

Linking to the The CARD CONCEPT Challenge – Winter Snow

Cut it Up Challenge – anything goes with a die cut

Once Upon A Time Challenge – The Snowy Day

Shopping Our Stash – Winter Fun

Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94677 Little Trees craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94495 Vintage Sled craft… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94681 Feathery Snowflake… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2318 Whittle Cloud… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1018 Woodsy Plaid 6×6… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Licorice Twist [ STR \| SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Doodlebug Designs · Lawn Fawn · Memory Box · MFT · Snowman · Winter

MFT Cash Card Kit Birthday Card…

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Super fun birthday cards today.

I couldn’t resist using the cash card kit again. This is the third one and I have a short video to share of it and I’ll post a picture of the first two I made with the kit also.

Here’s the back… I signed it back here and stamped the date.

Then I have this bag die that fits a card so I die cut it in heavy printer paper and decorated it with Doodlebug Washi Tape…it was hand delivered. It fits all the way down in, I just left it up for the picture.

Here’s a video of it…tap/click to enlarge to get the full resolution/sharpness! ❤ It’s better quality on Instagram if you want to click over… It should let you watch without making an account.

HERE

ok – I see what the deal is with the video… you have to click the sliders and choose high quality after you click the outside bracket symbol to the far bottom right to enlarge it. ugh. I wish it would just load it at a decent size and quality to watch without clicking! But that’s tech for you, always thinking they’re making it better and we’re just clicking, clicking! waaahhh! rme. Then you have to hit the play arrow in the bottom left corner and if you want to replay it, hit the curved arrow in the same corner! That’s my computer anyway. I’ll check it on the phone.

Here’s a picture of the first two I made for the two of our grandsons with birthdays in December. I didn’t even take a picture of the back I guess. December turns into a blur around here!

The kids are loving these cards! I’ll link to what I used below!

Thanks for stopping by and holler if you have any questions!

Thank you for shopping through my links! I truly do appreciate it!

I used an old Memory Box die from 2016, Snowflake Ring #99494. It’s 3.3 x 3.3 inches. This die, HERE, would work, you could cover the flowers with snowflakes! It’s the same size. HERE’S the Circle Category if you’d want to check out the possibilities! or this new one HERE might work!

Washi Tape HERE

The Bag die I used for the envelope is HERE

My Favorite Things MONEY CARD Dies… [ SSS \| MFT ]	Lawn Fawn – Christmas – Lawn Cuts -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	My Favorite Things CHRISTMAS… [ SSS \| MFT ]
My Favorite Things BIRTHDAY CASH… [ SSS \| MFT ]	Price Tag – MFT Stamps [ MFT \| SSS ]	My Favorite Things FEELIN’ FESTIVE… [ SSS \| MFT ]
My Favorite Things LIP BALM Shaker… [ SSS \| MFT ]	Smooth White Card Stock – MFT Stamps [ MFT ]	Caribbean Sea Card Stock – MFT Stamps [ MFT ]
Tropical Teal Prestige Card Stock [ MFT ]	Ripe Raspberry Card Stock – MFT Stamps [ MFT ]	Wild Cherry Card Stock – MFT Stamps [ MFT ]
My Favorite Things CARIBBEAN SEA… [ SSS \| MFT ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Doodlebug Washi Tape – Let It Snow [ STR ]