Memory Box Whimsical Gladiola and Fanciful Gladiola Stem Card…

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! A card full of sunshine today! Not quite what I pictured in my mind but it is cheerful!

I die cut in Neenah Classic Crest Smooth cardstock and inked with Distress Inks.

I followed the picture on the front of the envelope for how to color. It’s really cool how it works! I inked the piece that is the darkest first…

Then ink the piece that is all green…

Then glue the green over the blue!

Next I inked lighter and lighter shades of the same blue on the petals and glued them on following the picture on the front of the envelope/package.

It’s not hard at all! The little pieces of green stem sticking off the stem are where you glue the petals on and they line up!

Same for the yellow flowers.

I used an old Memory Box postage rectangle to mat a panel of paper from the Glimmering Gladiola 6×6 pad.

Then another sheet of the same pad to coordinate on the cardbase.

Then, yet another piece to cut out the NEW Exquisite Butterflies that I only used one of.

I added the cent sign using the old Memory Box abc soup Alphabet Soup die the ‘c’ and the ‘l’.

Fuchsias are on trend again! Check out the new Memory Box release! That’s what we’ll be making up next! You can see it here at Starlitstudio.net

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I appreciate it and thank you so much for the comments and encouraging words! I finally found where to change the comment section back to what it used to be! YAY! I wish they wouldn’t change things!

Linking you to the products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94790 Whimsical Gladiola… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94791 Fanciful Gladiola… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94771 Exquisite… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1028 Glimmering… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig Glue [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Blueprint… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mustard… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mowed Lawn… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]
Waffle Flower BLENDING BRUSHES WFT021 [ SSS \| SBC ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 4 Blending… [ SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit Card…

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Just to make you smile! A super cute new kit from poppystamps! Whittle Racing Giraffe! I didn’t use the race car yet but I think it’d be so cute for a new driver or one that just got their drivers license!

I went with one I could use for a graduate or anyone on their way up the ladder! There are several sentiments included in this cute kit! All so fun!

I die cut, colored and inked the cuts. So easy with the lines that impress when you cut guiding you where to color!

Then I chose some pattern papers from the Memory Box Anemone Grove 6×6 paper pad, one for the sky and one for the grass, tore the edge on the grass…. paper piecing the background so to speak! lol

I like it! the little flowers in the green piece make me think of dandelions or clover!

This is a mini slimline size card. 3 ⅛ in. 6 in.

Wow! What a busy Spring it’s been! Are you finding that too?

Events with Grandchildren that we love doing. A wedding! Last weekend our oldest grandson was in a bike race in Burlington, IA! That was mind blowing! I cannot believe how fast they can ride those bikes! One of my sisters passed away last Thursday. Sad. I’m 7th of 8 children so three have passed now. So instead of weddings being the cause of family reunions, now it’s funerals. Not near as fun!

We’re enjoying being outside more for sure! Hope all is well for you and you’re keeping up with cardmaking! hoho!

take care and links below if you want a cute set to make with!

Take a look at what I used…

Poppystamps – KT007 Whittle Racing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1026 Anemone Grove 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Pineapple -… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee -… [ TE ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Spring

Memory Box Budding Gladiola Stem Mini Slimline Card…

May 17, 2024 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everybody! Aren’t the flowers beautiful everywhere?! In real life and in cardstock!

I’m sharing a card with the NEW Memory Box Gladiola release….there are several Gladiola dies in the release…all beautiful!

I die cut in white Hammermill 100# color copy cardstock and colored with Copics this time.

I used V12, 15 and 17 for the purple and YG25, 17 and 67 for the green. Simple coloring…

Two NEW 6×6 pattern paper pads too! Gladiola Plaid and Glimmering Gladiola. I used a piece from both pads.

I die cut the rectangle with the Memory Box Slim Basic Rectangle die set. I had to run it through the die cut machine twice though because I wanted it shorter for this mini slimline size.

The sentiment on the front is the Memory Box Posh Happy Birthday Hot Foil Plate and die set. I used metallic cardstock and black hot foil.

On the inside, which I forgot to take a picture of, I used the Birthday Wishes to you on your very special day from the Memory Box Joyful Moments stamp set.

I love this mini slimline card size. 3 ½ in. x 6 in. this time. It’s just a dainty, charming card!

Email me if you have any questions. Hope I didn’t forget anything.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

If you want to shop for the products I used, links provided below… just click or tap on the Abbreviations! Thank you!

Memory Box – 94792 Budding Gladiola… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1027 Gladiola Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1028 Glimmering… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5266 Joyful Moments… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94556 Slim Basic… [ STR ]	Memory Box – MBF004 Posh Birthday… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring

Memory Box Gladiola Blossom and Leaves Birthday Card…

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Have you seen the NEW Memory Box Gladiola Release? I’m not sure how many flowers we’re up to now but a gal could make a big bouquet if she had a notion to!

Easy card here…I picked two patterns from two 6×6 paper pads, cut them in strips, used scor-tape on the back to hold them together, then glued it to a white cardbase.

I die cut the Gladiola Blossom and Leaves die in Neenah heavyweight white cardstock and ink blended on the colors.

A little Shaded Lilac Distress on the flower petals, then Wilted Violet Distress on the stamens and on the edges of the flower petals.

For the leaves I used Altenew inks, Shadow Creek and Mountain Pine.

I used my favorite thin mounting tape to adhere the flower and a little on the right side of the Happy Birthday to you circle sentiment Greeting Tab.

And it was done! A2 size. I love this green plaid! It looks like the green outside right now! We’ve had lots of rain so everything is growing beautifully!

Linking to some card challenge blogs…

Double D – Pretty Florals For Mom

Triple B May 2024 – Blossom

Four Season May 2024 – Spring

Tic Tac Toe – diagonal Flower Free Die Cuts

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Feminine

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a glorious weekend and I’ll be back next week!

Take a LOOK! Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it! Happy cardmaking!

Check out the SALE page at Starlitstudio!!! Page 2 starts the Memory Box dies… awesome deals and steals! HERE!

Memory Box – ST010 Happy Birthday… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94795 Gladiola Blossom… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1028 Glimmering… [ STR ]
Memory Box – PP1025 Anemone Plaid 6×6… [ STR ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Mini… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending Brushes [ SBC \| SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Scor-Tape [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Thinking of You

Spellbinders SimonHurley Tulip Trio Card…

April 30, 2024April 29, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Move over Hallmark here comes a 5 x 7 card! haha It’s really hard to trim down the large embossing folders sometimes and I needed the space for these wonderful tulips and sentiment!

I pretty much followed the color scheme on the packaging. There are so many pretty tulips this time of year…how do you decide!

I die cut in color cardstock and then inked with Distress Oxide inks and the ink blending brushes. Very fun… I love how easy it is to use the oxides. They match up so well with most cardstocks.

Thinking of you is from the Simon Hurley Handwritten Sentiments set. 24 cutting dies…pretty much words for any occasion! I used kraft and black cardstock thinking dirt! haha

We live close to one of the Dutch areas of Iowa. Tulip Time is coming up in another week. I hope there’s some tulips left! Our grandchildren have been practicing for marching in the band, the Dutch dancing and marching with the homeschool group. So I’m sure I’ll be going to watch it all!

I almost forgot! My white background panel is the Simon Hurley Twirling tulips embossing folder. So pretty. Two cards using it back a few posts.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy the Tulips and or what flowers are you enjoying right now?!

Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards …SPL is Spellbinders…SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com… STR is Starlitstudio. net. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it!

Spellbinders Tulip Trio Etched Dies… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders Twirling Tulips 3D… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Simon Hurley – Tulip… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders Handwritten Sentiments… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Black Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 11 – 25 pack… [ SPL ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]