5 Memory Box and poppystamps Spring cards…

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hi everyone! Five cards to share today with a variety of dies from the January release…

The first card is the Backyard tree die…I made it up on the new chipboard card base with gesso and distress paints… the grass is really greener in real life. I don’t have the card anymore so I couldn’t take the picture over.

This is the Sketch Floral die and Thank you Manuscript die.

Doodlebug White Enamel Dots for accent…

For this card I used the Ring a Ding Corner die and Happy Bday Pop Culture Cut Out die…

Distress ink blending on Mixed Media card…

For this card I used the Palma Curve die, Stitched Bloom Trio die and Happy Birthday Pop Culture die…

and the last card…

I always have a terrible time taking pictures of pink cards! So strange! sorry…they are pretty IRL!

I used the Floral Dotted Border die and Scribble Hello die…

Lots of beautiful dies! Thanks for stopping by today!

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Simon Says Stamp · Spring · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp New Release Flora Background Stamp…

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hello! I was so happy to find this new Simon Says Stamp Flora Background stamp from the Mothers, Fathers, and Floral release in my mail box last week! So pretty and fun to play with!

I have a couple things in mind for it but I ended up here, using the ‘old school’ chalkboard look again! I inked the Flora Background stamp with Versamark ink, in the MISTI and heat embossed it with Ranger Detail White Embossing Powder on black card-stock. I distressed the edges with the Tim Holtz Distressing tool and went around the edges with Picket Fence Distress Paint.

I die cut the Single Roses, Banner and Painted Happy Birthday dies from heavy white card-stock.

I used three of the new Distress Oxide Inks. Pressed the pad to my craft mat, spritzed it with water and smooshed the flowers, leaves and banner in the different colors. I dried them in between smooshes with my heat tool. I know…that sounds funny! lol

I looked through my Doodlebug Sprinkles and ended up using three of the matte colors…I like the matte finish with the oxide ink.

I attached the Birthday cuts to the banner with skinny cuts of foam mounting tape. I love that the letters are thicker and you don’t have to cut and glue multiples together, you can just use mounting tape or squares! yay!

Then I attached the banner to the card with 3L thin mounting squares. The flowers and leaves were next, 3L regular mounting squares for them.

I adhered the black finished panel to a 5 ½ inch square white card base.

Linking up to challenges…

SSS Flickr Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Happy Birthday

The Heart Desires Challenge #11

The Curtain Call Challenge – Speckled (my flowers)

The Flower Challenge – Sketch FCB5

The sun was shining so I was able to get bright pictures! So happy with my new camera…if you need a new camera be sure to look at Nikon. hehe AND so happy to see the sun!

Have fun looking at the new release! Some pretty stamps and dies once again. Thanks for clicking over to my post! Thank you so much for commenting too, I appreciate it and am always encouraged!

Links to the products I used to make my card…

InLinkz.com

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

Memory Box Budding Peony and Blooming Peony Stem…

April 4, 2017April 5, 2017 Pam Sparks21 Comments

A Happy Birthday Flower card to share with you today! I die cut both flower dies from Mixed Media card-stock twice. That way I could leave the petals in the cut to ink them with Distress Ink and a Mini Ink Blending Tool. Then I glued the second cut, without the petals though, right over the top! If you have the Distress Markers, they work really good for the small flower center circles.

The background is a Mixed Media card panel that I die cut with the Memory Box Rectangle Basics die set. I love that the largest rectangle is A2 size!

Also inked with Distress Inks and the Mini Ink Blending Tools.

Isn’t this Happy Birthday Friendship Script die lovely? I die cut it a couple times in black card-stock, glued them together and then glued to the card. Easy to glue with the thicker line weight too! Score!

Several Pretty Pink Posh Clear Sequins… the clear are my favorite but you can tell, right?! lol

Linking to challenges…

Inspired by All The Little Things – inspirational photo

Thanks for clicking over today! At least there’s some blue sky on my card! We’ve had a series of dreary days again. Hoping the sun will shine again soon!

Shopping links to what I used to make this card…

InLinkz.com

Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Spring

Memory Box Antilles Floral dies…

March 31, 2017April 4, 2017 Pam Sparks28 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m back to share a card I made in November! Hoping I can tell the details right! I really liked how it turned out.

The background I made with a Memory Box stencil. I inked directly on the stencil with Distress Ink Mini stamp pads, then spritzed with water, placed it on watercolor paper and soaked up the color coming through the holes with a paper towel. I think any colors would be pretty with this technique. I need to do it again!

I can’t remember if I let it dry or dried it with a heat tool though. I would think either would be fine. I used the piece I trimmed off to die cut the sentiment die.

I die cut the three Antilles Floral dies in white and adhered them with mounting squares.

I glued the sentiment to a strip of vellum and wrapped the strip over the background layer, gluing the ends behind.

Mounted to a square white card-base.

Linking to some challenges…

City Crafter – In Bloom

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp – National Crafting Month

Watercooler Wednesday – anything goes – thank you ladies for choosing my card as the winner! You made my day!

Seize the Birthday – birthday with optional vellum

Thanks for clicking over to my blog today! Hoping to get some more card pictures taken today. I have pictures but I’ve decided at the moment I like them better taken in a different location of the house! lol CRAZEE! lol

Happy stamping!

Shopping links to the products I used for this card…

InLinkz.com

Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Simon Says Stamp · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp New Beginnings Release…Artsy Flower Parts

March 9, 2017March 13, 2017 Pam Sparks19 Comments

So happy to share a card with you today using the NEW Artsy Flower Parts stamp set from the New Beginnings release available today! Such sweet flowers! I love this set already!

I spritzed a piece of Canson Montval watercolor paper with water and then stamped the images inked with Distress Inks. After everything was inked and stamped I spritzed with water again to cause the inks to bleed. I kept it in the MISTI stamping tool to dry so the magnets held it down to keep it from warping.