Memory Box Lighthouse Collage and Simon Says Stamp Mystery SALE!!!

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Good evening if you’re reading email this late or good morning if you check in tomorrow! I got this card ready to post this morning but then Robotics started. Two of our grandsons are big into Robotics and their teams made it to Super Regionals that started yesterday and goes through tomorrow afternoon. Well, there’s life streaming and I tend to ‘get into it’! So there went the afternoon! hehe

Then I found out about this sale @ Simon Says Stamp and as soon as I hit publish I’m going shopping! It’s my birthday month after-all!!! I would love it if you click through my site! As an affiliate I made a small incentive to keep linking to stores and it doesn’t cost the shopper/you any extra.

So here’s the deal…

I already did a test and one company I have a need list for is in the mystery brands!! YAY! (Altenew and My Favorite Things)

ok – back to my boring card after hearing about this exciting sale. ha

Here’s a close up…

At first I didn’t like this card. I’m not really a yellow person but it’s grown on me. I used Squeezed Lemonade regular Distress ink and probably Salty Ocean for the blue…isn’t it crazy that I’d remember the yellow color! 😀

I’ll link up what I used below…

Thanks for stopping in and hope you have time to shop too! Enjoy the weekend! I envision some more live streaming in my day tomorrow or if the weather permits we’ll be driving to watch IRL. It gets pretty intense! 😀

Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS \| STR \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY… [ SSS \| STR \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Markers FESTIVE… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Markers BLACK SOOT… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Markers SQUEEZED… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 99964 Lighthouse Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2000 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – CL5197… [ STR \| SSS ]	Ranger Pigment Ink Pad GLACIER WHITE… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE… [ SSS \| STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun… [ SSS \| STR \| SBC ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS \| BLT ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| BLT ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC \| BLT ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC \| BLT ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR \| BLT ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	9″ x 12″ Master’s Touch Watercolor… [ HBL ]

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Techniques

Memory Box Cherry Flower Stems on a Brayered Background…

March 15, 2018 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi friends and cardmakers! What I want to know is…how’d it get to be Thursday already! haha Last Friday at stamp club we made these brayered backgrounds. I made some into cards already but along the way it hit me, why not put a black floral image on one! So…here it is and I love it!

Just brayer ink on a piece of white…kinda looks like fabric salvages on the edges…well…anyway mine did! lol

This is the Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea pad and I used a Ranger brayer. I’ll link to everything below. Very fun!

A Memory Box A2 notecard for the base…a white panel die cut with a Stitched Rectangle die and mounted to the base with thin mounting tape and the Memory Box Cheery Flower Stems die cut in black cardstock.

I did mount the flower heads with pieces of thin mounting tape but glued the bottom of the stems flat.

The sentiment is from the poppystamps Valentine Fairies stamp set.

Holler if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping by on this beautiful almost Spring day!

Memory Box – 99947 Cheery Flower… [ STR ]	Lawn Fawn SMALL STITCHED RECTANGLE… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	NC-WHITE – White notecards [ BRC ]
Ranger Inkssentials INKY ROLLER… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Speedball Art Products – Pop-In Foam… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Tsukineko Kaleidacolor CARIBBEAN SEA… [ SSS \| BLT ]
DB Sprinkles Swimming Pool [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Doodlebug Sprinkles – Matte Tropical… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Key Lime Memory Box Notecards – 25/pack [ STR ]
Poppystamps – CL462 Valentine Fairies… [ STR \| SSS ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS \| BLT ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM \| BLT ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| BLT ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC \| BLT ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC \| BLT ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps

poppystamps Rose Frame and Memory Box Drifting Side Butterfly…

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Could be Spring is around the corner? hehe Rained here Monday, snowed here yesterday, back in the 20’s and windy but we can think Spring! Although I prefer snow over rain myself. lol

This is my 3rd version of playing with this new poppystamps Rose Frame. I ended up revisiting my white/pink/kraft and staples cards from HERE and HERE.

I white embossed the sentiment on vellum from the Memory Box Watching the World Bloom clear stamp set and adhered it over a strip of pink card-stock. (this is such a pretty set) I used the wreath on a card HERE.

The poppystamps Berry Sprig die and the Memory Box Drifting Side Butterfly solid die are cut from the same pink.

I used Memory Box white notecards for the frame and outline butterfly.

Some gems and the Tim Holtz tiny attacher and this card was done!

The sun is peeking in and out and looking like it’s going to stay…tricky taking pictures! Oh, this is a 5 inch square card.

Thanks for stopping by! We’ll keep this Spring stuff coming! Links below to what I used on this card…

Poppystamps – 2033 Rose Frame craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99900 Drifting Side… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2009 Berry Sprig craft die [ STR ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – CL5197… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 32197… [ STR \| SSS ]	idea-ology Tiny Attacher with refill… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
idea-ology Tiny Attacher Refills by… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	card-stock [ STR ]	NC-WHITE – White notecards [ BRC ]
Super Fine Detail White Embossing… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	VersaMark Watermark Mini Stamp Pad 1×1 [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS \| BLT ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM \| BLT ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| BLT ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC \| BLT ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC \| BLT ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Crystal Stickers – 5mm bling – clear [ STR ]	Crystal Stickers – 3mm bling – clear [ STR ]

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Grand Stag Oval Frame , Pine Branch Oval Frame, Country Road Oval Birthday Card…

March 2, 2018March 16, 2018 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! I needed a masculine birthday card so I revisited some of the fabulous Memory Box nature dies that combine so well.

I love die cutting the Memory Box white notecards…a beautiful white card…just the right weight and die cuts beautiful. I linked to the white A2 size notecards below. I used 3 for this card with scraps leftover that I keep and use for other cuts/cards. Starlitstudio carries most of the colors.

The red plaid for happy birthday is from the Simple Stories Winter Wonderland 6×6 paper pad. (I couldn’t find it to link to)

I inked up the card base with a little Tumbled Glass Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool. I glued the Double Stitched Frame directly to the card. The oval dies were inked with Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs using a mini ink blending tool and raised up with mounting tape. Happy Birthday was glued directly on the top.

A fun Winter, masculine birthday card that you could glam up to look like clean, sparkly snow. I suppose, since it’s March, I’m not supposed to use that ‘snow’ word anymore this year. hehe Really, this card could work for any season with a few changes.

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge …anything goes

AAA Cards …Die cuts only Sieze the Birthday…anything goes/birthday

STB Challenge Winner

Addicted To Stamps …anything goes

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Word Art Wednesday …anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today! Always fun to hear from you and I appreciate it so much!

Here’s the links I promised! Have fun shopping and creating!

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad 1×1 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad 1×1 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad 1×1 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| HLM \| SBC \| SSS ]	NC-WHITE – White notecards [ BRC ]
Memory Box – 99493 Grand Stag Oval… [ STR \| SSS ]	pine branch oval [ STR \| SSS ]	Country Road Oval [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 1996 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99684 Happy Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS \| BLT ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| BLT ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]
Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC \| BLT ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC \| BLT ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]
Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]

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Birthday · cards · copics · Memory Box · Poppystamps · The Greeting Farm

The Greeting Farm Birthday Anya Card…

February 27, 2018 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! Sharing a birthday card I made for one of our granddaughters that just turned 13! Hard to believe! They grow up so fast!

Birthday Anya was stamped in the MISTI with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers. I cut her out by hand…fun to visit my coloring and cutting days again!

So fun… I love coloring redheads…Lilli is one of our 7 grands with red hair! hehe She loves pink! She loves to make cards too…for her birthday she wanted Distress Ink mini ink pads…sure made it easy for grandma! lol

I love my days stamping/cardmaking with the grandkids. We had lots of fun making Valentines. I’ll share the ones I made soon…we’re late since our family party was just Sunday night.

The dies and stamps I used are linked below! Thanks for stopping by!

Memory Box / Open Studio – 30094… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2002 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birthday Anya 2 [ BRI ]
Open Studio dies – Stitched Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	My Favorite Things BUNDLES OF… [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]
Ornamental Butterflies Clear Stamp… [ IMP ]	Memento – Tuxedo Black – full sized pad [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| BLT ]	Memento Tuxedo Black – reinker [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS \| BLT ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM \| BLT ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| BLT ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]
Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC \| BLT ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]
Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLT ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
X-Press White Blending Card 8.5″X11″… [ STR ]