poppystamps Spring is a Time with Leafy Vines Slim Plate and Whittle Birds Card…

April 9, 2021 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! I hope you’re enjoying some nice days where you are! The trees are budding and the grass is green!

I started today by cutting this new Leafy Vines Slim Plate in black…scrapped that. lol I die cut it in TE Toffee and colored the leaves quick with a Copic Sketch YG17 marker. Then I inked the rest with the mini blending tool and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink pad. My go to brown for edging with ink.

Then I die cut a white cardstock panel with one of the New Memory Box Slim Basic Rectangle Layer dies. Using the light blue TE blending brush and Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass ink I brushed in the sky on this white panel. I really like the look of some white space.

I die cut the poppystamps Whittle Birds from white cardstock and inked them with the red TE blending brush. I didn’t add more ink, it already had oxide ink on it.

Then back to Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini blending tool for the rest of the bird. I did the underside with a little brown too.

A black ink pen for the dot in the eyes.

The sentiment I used is from the poppystamps Springtime Fun clear stamp set. It’s a beautiful sentiment but I cut it up for this card! It fits back together though. Don’t panic! ❤ You can almost hear the birds singing!

I heat embossed with VersaMark Ink and Lawn Fawn White Embossing powder on TE Oreo/black cardstock.

I had no idea what I was going to come out with when I started this card! I guess that’s pretty normal for me. lol I’m really happy with it! I love it when I get a surprise like that! ❤

I hope you’ve had some time to be creative with paper and ink or out in the dirt! hehe

Thank you for stopping by! Keep me in your prayers… tomorrow was Breanna’s birthday. My mom heart is weepy. sigh. Almost 6 months since she died. I appreciate it! ❤

Here’s the products I used for this card…

Poppystamps – 2454 Leafy Vines Slim… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps WHITTLE BIRDS Craft Dies… [ SSS \| PPP ]	Poppystamps – CL491 Springtime Fun… [ STR ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]	TE Blender Brushes [ TE ]	TE Pastel Blender Brushes [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn TEXTURED WHITE Embossing… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Easter · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Techniques · Washi Tape

poppystamps Happy Easter and Memory Box Blossom 3D Embossing Folder Cards…

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Made you smile! I know, I know! Thank you Jan for reminding me to add the puffy tail! Keep scrolling for the pretty floral embossing folder card.

Grab a grass die cut it in green….add washi tape to white cardstock and die cut eggs…stamp some words…heat emboss some other words…layer it all up and you’ve got a cute card! I’ll link what I used below.

I love using washi tape… it just adds a little bit of homespun or something! The cute sentiments add the whimsy!

Hippity hoppity to the next card…

Here I used the NEW 3D embossing folder. I lightly spritzed the panel of Memory Box Watercolor paper with water on both sides before I ran it through my Big Shot. Using blending brushes I blended ink on the panel with Distress Oxide inks. I used one of the finger daubers to do the green. I used my water droplet, clap on technique to get the white spots. Spray water into your hand, then rub them together and clap over the panel. I got a little green on the edges of the flowers so I went around the flower edges with a white gel pen. Oh and a few white gel pen dots on the flower centers.

The detail on this type folder is amazing! My pictures do not do it justice!

I die cut the NEW Glade Butterfly and NEW Just a Note Posh Script dies from white cardstock and vellum.

I layered the panel onto black cardstock and then to a light yellow A2 size cardbase.

I’m really happy with how it turned out… it almost went in the trash! lol

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a fun week creating! I might be outside some! After a dreary week last week, it looks like we’re in for some sunshine! YAY!

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make these two cards…

Poppystamps – 2460 Spring Bunnies… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2459 Farm Fresh Eggs… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5254 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2335 Hill and Valley… [ STR ]	Memory Box – WT504 Cornelia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Doodlebug Design – Fun in the Sun… [ SBC ]
Doodlebug Washi Tape – Rainbow Bright [ STR ]	Doodlebug Washi – School Stripe [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – EF1014 Blooming 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94527 Just a Note Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94578 Glade Butterfly… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Blender Brushes [ TE ]
TE Pastel Blender Brushes [ TE ]	distress oxide ink pads at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Slimline · Spring · Thank You

Memory Box Dies, Flower, Stems and More on Three Cards…

March 23, 2021 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hello! I have three cards to share today…starting with the tallest and ending with the shortest! lol For this card I was inspired by a challenge and a way to use the extra flower I had ready. Here’s a link to the challenge…(click on the logo). I managed to keep it very CAS and complete the optional twist also with only die cuts! yay! lol

I went with the Slimline card size so I could use the NEW Memory Box Slim Diagonal Collage die, the NEW Wildflower Stems die and the NEW Thank You Posh Script.

The flower is cut from watercolor paper and colored with Distress ink refills. Definitely Clean and Simple!

Next card….

I absolutely love this mini slim line size card… 3 ½ inches by 6 inches. I don’t know why but I find it charming! lol

I used the Memory Box NEW Lavender Stems, the greenery from the NEW Daisy Stems and the greenery from the NEW Wildflower Stems.

I die cut from watercolor cardstock and painted with Distress Ink refills again. I don’t know why I reach for these so much. I have lots of other watercolor mediums. hehe

I used one of the NEW Memory Box cardstock pads… I love already coordinated paper! The plaid is from the NEW Memory Box Madras Plaid Blue and Violet 6×6 paper pad. This pad is so beautiful! One side has gold foil accents and the back side is plain. I used the plain this time but wow, the gold sides are so gorgeous!

Sentiments from poppystamps Springtime Fun and Memory Box Big and Little Spring stamp sets.

Next card…

This was my first card with the flowers I cut and painted. From here they got simpler and taller! lol This is a regular A2 size card.

Wildflower Stems, Seed Stems, Daisy Stems on top of the Stylish Rectangle Trio die.

Pattern papers from the Memory Box Garden Folly, Christmas Plaid and Garland Stripes and Dots 6×6 paper pads.

The sentiment is from poppystamps Greeting Basics.

Give me a holler if you have any questions! Thank you for stopping by!

Products I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – 94555 Slim Diagonal… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94529 Thank You Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94537 Wildflower Stems… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94535 Lavender Stems… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94538 Daisy Stems craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL491 Springtime Fun… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5254 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1014 Madras Plaid Blue… [ STR \| SSS ]
May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap [ SSS \| TE ]	Linen Thread – 40 yds – by the spool [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94534 Seed Stems craft die [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94416 Stylish Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	PoppyStamps – Greeting Basics clear… [ FRN ]	Memory Box – PP1005 Garden Folly 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1009 Christmas Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1011 Garland Stripes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK REFILLS LOT OF… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Poppystamps

Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Puppy Birthday Card…

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Meet Maggie! lol There’s a new toy poodle at our middle daughter’s house. So I had to make our youngest grandson a cute Magic Iris Maggie card for his 6th birthday in January. So fun! Charley loves it!

I used the Memory Box Birdhouse die set for the doghouse because I don’t own the Lawn Fawn birdhouse die.

The dog dish and bone are an old big punch or were they an old Quickutz die…I can’t remember! I looked through so much stuff to find something that would work! lol

The Lawn Fawn design team is so inspiring! It’s nice as a card designer/maker not to always have to come up with a new idea!

Here it is closed… pull the arrow tab down and it opens like a camera lens, sorta kinda! hehe

and a video… it’s bad but gives you an idea of how it works.

Thank you for clicking over again today! I’ll link the products I used below. ❤

Lawn Fawn – Dies – Magic Iris… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Magic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Magic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Magic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2396 Bird House Pop Up… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Picket… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Grassy… [ SBC \| SSS ]	My Favorite Things CLOUD Mix-ables… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Happy… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| BLIC ]	critters in the ‘burbs \| Lawn Fawn [ LWN ]	critters in the ‘burbs – lawn cuts \|… [ LWN ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Pinkfresh Studio · Simon Says Stamp · Spring · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp Botanical Split Background Slimline Card…

March 16, 2021 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Today’s card I’m using the center section of this new stamp from Simon Says Stamp’s latest NEW release ‘Hello Beautiful’. It’s a cool 6×6 background stamp but it splits into three pieces and you can use it all or just parts!

I started with Strathmore Best Watercolor paper pad, the brown one, taped it down, spritzed with water good and dropped in distress ink pad refill inks. Then I used that camera lens cleaner puffer tool. I think that’s what it is anyway. To move the inky water around.

Then I dried it with the heat tool.

After it was good and dry, I used the powder tool on it before I heat embossed the stamp in white on the watercolor background.

Then the question was, what to do with it! lol

I wanted to bring in some color, so I picked a light yellow from my stash.

Heat embossed a couple sentiments on vellum from SSS Sending and Wishing stamp set. Trimmed it down, folded it around the watercolor panel, taped it on the back, die cut the label and glued it on. Nothing complicated at all!

I’ll link up what I used below…hopefully they’re all still available! Have you tried making slimline cards yet? What do you think?

Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s what I used…

hello beautiful [ SSS ]	Simon Says Cling Stamp BOTANICAL… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps SENDING AND… [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio SLIM DIAGONAL… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK REFILLS LOT OF… [ SSS ]	Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER PAD… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz ALCOHOL INK AIR BLOWER… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Ranger Embossing Powder BLACK EPJ37347 [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Easter · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Slimline · Spring

Memory Box All That Happiness meets poppystamps Woven Basket…

March 12, 2021 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Truth! and on the inside I used the word ‘hugs’ from the same new Memory Box All That Happiness stamp and die sets.

I’m having fun using the new Memory Box Slim dies too!

I stamped and die cut one of the floral stamps in the set….simple Copic Sketch Marker coloring, the R30’s and YG61 and 63.

I die cut the basket from TE Toffee cardstock then I remembered my new Memory Box cardstock pads and found the perfect green to die cut the berries. Dies from the new poppystamps Woven Basket Pop Up Easel Set.

A little white glaze pen on the berries…

Some baby pearls…

Popped up on mounting squares…

White heat embossed sentiment on TE black cardstock…

My granddaughter Attie sent me some pictures of her flowers popping up from the bulbs she planted last year. It’s so fun to have a 17 year old so excited about growing flowers and food! Her watermelons were the most amazing things ever last year! Huge and delicious! Here’s hoping it’s a bumper crop this year! lol

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a creative weekend if you can! ❤

Here’s some shopping links to what I used!

Memory Box – CL5265-D All the… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps ALL THE… [ SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2463 Woven Basket Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94554 Wrapped Stitched… [ STR \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers and Sets [ BLIC \| SSS \| TE ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Pearl Embellishment Stickers – 3mm [ STR ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Hello Bluebird · Winter

Hello Bluebird My Snowman Card…

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! yikes! I’m thinking today I better get some cards posted I made for grands so far this year! This might be the last snowman of the season for Iowa! Never know! lol It snows in April some years.

Anyway… I know you’ll love the cuteness no matter what the season!

It was a good picture day whatever day I took these pictures so I have five pics to share! ❤

I used Hello Bluebird stamps and dies for this card. I die cut the tree frame in kraft color cardstock…inked the brown trees, inked and then heat embossed the frame area with white embossing powder.

The background snow die is inked with Distress Oxide inks… ugh… I don’t remember the colors though.

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers… the sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

So fun! I always love making Winter scene cards. This one is for our first red headed granddaughter that just turned 16 in January! We have two red headed granddaughters and five red headed grandsons! My husband was a red head and two of our girls are red heads. ❤

Hope this made you smile and bring back memories! Thank you so much for stopping by! I always love hearing from you!