Memory Box Flowering Cactus Slimline Card…

August 4, 2021 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I had some fun coloring yesterday. Right now there’s a 30 day coloring challenge going on and I’m so glad I had this to color!

I stamped the NEW Memory Box Flowering Cactus in the MISTI with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, die cut it and colored it with these copics…

I stamped and die cut the sentiments from the Signature Greetings sets. I cut just the die a couple more time so I could glue them together to get some lift. Easy gluing when the dies are like this!

I die cut the largest and next largest of the Memory Box Wrapped Stitched Slimline dies in TE Oreo cardstock and Neenah 110# white cardstock and layered everything up.

I used mounting foam tape behind the cactus to adhere it to the panels.

Succulents are so fun and popular right now! Maybe sometime I’ll get to see then in the desert!

Thank you for stopping by! ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box FLOWERING CACTUS Clear… [ SSS \| STR ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps FLOWERING… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5272D Signature… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5272 Signature… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94554 Wrapped Stitched… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| BLIC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes Large… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Inlaid Diecutting · Masculine · Memory Box · Poppystamps

poppystamps Geometric Deco Plate Card and Tag…

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! A week can sure go by fast when you have company….even when you have good intentions to get a blog post in!

Today I’m sharing a card and tag using poppystamps new Geometric Deco Plate and Art Deco Birthday Greetings clear stamp set!

Need to whip up a card in a hurry? poppystamps and Memory Box to the rescue!

I needed a piece of copy paper to shim this plate die…angle it into the machine so you’re not bumping over a straight line!

I embossed the light green card panel underneath the cut with the same die to give it a little dimension… that little ‘extra’. You don’t want the sandwich too tight though, the paper will crack. I used the debossed side this time.

Memory Box Fresh Aqua 6×6 cardstock pad! I love that the papers are already color coordinated for me!

Thanks for stopping by today! I’m off to help Amanda put up peaches this afternoon. We’ve been making yummy peach cobbler…. a great recipe HERE! My mom used to make this one with rhubarb. It says use a 9×9 pan but we use 9×13.

Below are links to what I used! All the stores are getting in new stuff! Cindy is back from vacation and shipping @ starlitstudio.net. SSS has a $5 off code good through 8/15 YUM521. Scrapbook.com always has specials!

ttul!

Poppystamps – 2413 Geometric Deco…

[ STR | SSS ]

Poppystamps – CL499 Art Deco Birthday…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack

[ STR | SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Summer

Memory Box Fantasy, Imperial, Stone Keep Castle Collage Dies Card…

July 23, 2021July 22, 2021 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! More new dies from Memory Box! Check out these new dies to make a magical card for that special someone! I can see these being used for so many occasions and for both children and adults!

There are three new collage dies, top one is Fantasy Castle Collage, middle one is Imperial Castle Collage and bottom one is Stone Keep Castle Collage. Fun names! I used 3 shades of gray from the Memory Box Earth Neutral Collection 6×6 cardstock pad.

I layered them on an A2 size card. I wanted a little separation but not a lot so I could stick it in the mail. So I took a piece of chipboard and put score-tape on both sides and made my own mounting strips but they aren’t foam or thick. It just gives a little bit of lift. I really like how it looks IRL.

The peachy pink colors are from the Memory Box Berry Red Collection 6×6 cardstock pad.

I die cut the background pink color with the Memory Box Pinpoint Burst Plate die.

The sentiment is from the new Memory Box Majestic Achievements stamps and die set. I stamped it on the peachy pink color and trimmed it and layered it on the white die cut. You wouldn’t need to do this but I did a lousy job stamping it on the die cut piece so I cut it out! lol Super cute castle stamp, sentiments and banners.

Maybe you can see the dimension a little bit better in this picture.

and here’s the inside….I used the castle stamp and one of the sentiments in the stamp set. Super cute! Still room to sign!

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy Summer weekend to you!

Here’s what I used to make this card…and heads up…new release at Simon Says Stamp! It’s a long this line… Make Magic! Check it out and use the code YUM521 through 8/15 for $5 off!

Memory Box – SET of 3 craft die sets:… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94510 Fantasy Castle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94511 Imperial Castle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94512 Stone Keep Castle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94514 Pinpoint Burst… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5267D Majestic… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Clear Stamps MAJESTIC… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Flowers · Karin Markers · Memory Box · Simon Says Stamp · Summer · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp Delicate Outline Flowers for Two Mini Slims…

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! This new cling stamp from Simon Says Stamp’s newest release is almost 6×6 size. I stamped it up, heat embossed it in gold, painted it with Karin watercolor markers and cut it in half! eek! That was hard to do! lol It’s perfect for two mini slimline cards though!

The sentiment die is from Memory Box. On the top card I used a vellum layer and on the second I used a mirror gold layer.

Here you can see the gold the way it looks in real life!

Here the sentiment is die cut in the mirror gold cardstock… so pretty!

The top card is the right side of the stamp, second card is the left side! I kept with a simple method of watercoloring on Strathmore Best watercolor, the brown pad. I put the darkest color ink marker down on dry paper, then moved it out with a lighter color ink marker, then a wet paintbrush. I made myself just keep going, not going back and back! lol

I love this mini slim line size but I’m not stuck here! lol

Thank you for stopping by…check out the new release from Simon Says stamp and use the code YUM521 through 8/15.

Links below for what I used…

Simon Says Cling Stamp DELICATE… [ SSS ]	Memory Box BIRTHDAY MAIL POSH SCRIPT… [ SSS ]	Karin BRUSHMARKER MEGA BOX 60 Colors… [ SSS ]
Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER PAD… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes MINI… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Easel · Masculine · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Summer

poppystamps Country Barn Pop Up Easel Whittle Pig CUTE Card…

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! This little piggy cleaned up to bring you this special message today! lol The new poppystamps Country Barn Pop Up Easel set is SUCH a FUN die set! This is an A2 size.

I added in Memory Box new woodgrain cardstock, inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

poppystamps Whittle chickens die cut in white and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and Whittle Cloud Border dies cut with Memory Box new cardstock.

poppystamps Whittle Sunshine die die cut in Memory Box new cardstock.

poppystamps Whittle Wild Animal Sentiments stamp set, Word Balloons die and Whittle Pig…I layered up three of the pig and then a couple more layers of just his snout! I just love it! I die cut him in white, inked him with Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Ink and added in some shading with a Copic Sketch Marker R14. A little white gel pen for accenting.

I stamped ‘Missing you Pig Time’ on white Neenah cardstock and die cut it with the narrowest die in the Memory Box Slim Basic Rectangle die set. I am using that die over and over! Then I matted it with the next size up die and MB woodgrain cardstock again. Yes, I have to cut one end to get the length but I just insert the cut back into the die, tape it and barely run over the end. I use one of the Sizzix Sidekick cutting plates in my Big shot so I can just cut the very end! Slick! I should make a video. ❤

This is one of those cards that just makes me happy! I hope it makes you smile and inspires you to make something today!

Oh, there are several other animals that go with the barn and sentiments too! A Goat even! So fun!

See you again soon!

P.S. The new AC is in and running wonderfully! So thankful! I have to be cool! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by and here’s links to what I used to make this fun card! There is a code for SSS right now… YUM521 to save $5. Savings are always happening at Starlitstudio (STR) and Scrapbook.com (SBC)

Poppystamps – 2443 Country Barn Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2434 Whittle Pig craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2418 Whittle Sunshine… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2318 Whittle Cloud… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2445 Whittle Chickens… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94556 Slim Basic… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL500 Whittle Wild… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2380 Word Balloons… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook.com – Envelopes – Kraft A2… [ SBC \| TE ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC** ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	TE Blender Brushes [ TE \| TE \| TE \| TE ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker R14 LIGHT ROUGE… [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC ]