Frosted Pine trees and Maple Leaves…

September 15, 2014September 18, 2014 Pam Sparks28 Comments

A couple cards I posted on the Memory Box blog today…

No, I’m not ready for the sparkly, fluffy stuff but I sure like it on cards! lol

For the starry background, I applied Imagine Crafts Delicata Silver ink through the Stardust Stencil with Imagine Crafts large round ink Dauber onto a Memory Box A-2 Sapphire Notecard.

I die cut and embossed the Frosted Pine die five times in Memory Box Dill card-stock. I went over the embossed snow areas with Dries White glue, shook on and tapped off the glitter and let it dry.

Merry is die cut from a Memory Box White notecard.

The word Christmas is left over from the Grand Merry Christmas Script die card I made and posted last week HERE.

I used two of the holly leaves from the HO HO Holly Leaves die and a couple red glitter domes finish it off.
Now for some Fall colors!

Very simple but maybe a nice, easy to mail, ‘flat’ card! Gotta love that once in awhile! lol

The card base is a Memory Box Lagoon A-2 Notecard with a 5 1/4 inch x 4 inch panel from a Memory Box Parchment Notecard layered on top. I used Gathered Twigs Distress ink to edge the panel and all the leaves, letters and the Woodland Branch die.

I used the new Marvelous Maple Leaves die and cut the small leaf in 3 Memory Box card-stock colors, Meadow, Sweetcorn and Jack O Lantern. The large leaf is cut once out of Jack O Lantern.

Upper and lower case Classic Alphabet dies for happy FALL.

Our daughters call their baby diaper inserts ‘flats’, so I can call my flat cards ‘flats’! lol Children are a blessing even when they create a lot of laundry! I guess we big people make a lot of laundry too! Now how did I get off on that! lol

I’ll link up to some challenges and call it a post! ttul! TFL!

(my merry Christmas card at the top)

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – the words have it

Simon Says Stamp – Make your own background

Divas By Design – Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge – Anything Goes

Paper Creators Crafts – Early Christmas

(my happy FALL card)

2 Cute Ink Challenges – Fall

Dies and Supplies I used on these cards…

cards · Christmas · Impression Obsession · Memory Box · MFT

Festive Friday Challenge…

September 10, 2014September 10, 2014 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Here I am sneaking into the Festive Friday Challenge with only a couple hours to spare! eek! It’s a photo inspiration challenge and I love the photo so I just had to play!

I used the Impression Obsession Pine Branch to make my wreath…following the tutorial on Klaudia’s blog, HERE. She made a beautiful ornament…I want to do that too! : )

Some wood veneer stars that I colored with a Krylon 18 K Gold paint pen…My Favorite Things Pierced Fishtail Flag die (I tried to edge it with the gold pen after I already stuck it on the card…oops, kinda messy but hey… it’s a rustic looking sign in the photo) and Memory Box Merry Christmas die. Links below.

This ended up being a 6×6 inch card!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a good rest of the week… it’s stamp club Friday here… fun! ttul!

Dies and supplies…

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cards · Christmas · copics · Lawn Fawn · One Layer Card · rubber stamps · Techniques · Winter

Lawn Fawn One Layer Card Challenge…

September 9, 2014September 29, 2014 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Sometimes I feel like a kid at Christmas… giddy with excitement! I can hardly wait to share what I make! lol

If you lived across the street from me… I’d be over showing you… asking your opinion on this or that until I was done! Well, then I’d probably be asking you if I should change this or that after the fact! ugh. lol

I had so much fun making this scene! When I saw the Lawn Fawn Challenge was create a one layer card… I had a good idea what I wanted to do! Here it is down to the wire but I’m getting it in before the deadline!

When our daughters were growing up we always went to a tree farm, picked out the tree and had it cut down. Well, we didn’t keep doing that after they left home… haha. We started going to Des Moines to a wonderful tree lot and sure enough…there is an Airstream camper there for you to go settle up and pay in. So I had to put one in my scene! Cute!

So here it is… the lighted Christmas tree lot! I love it! Silly me!

I will put links to all the sets I used below… I used Distress inks…peeled paint, tumbled glass, broken china, chipped sapphire. I colored the camper and bunny with copics. The silver on the camper is a metallic silver gel pen. White embossing powder for the snowflakes and lights. Frosted Lace stickles for the bit of sparkle.

It’s ALL one layer! : )

Linking to…

Lawnscaping Challenge – one layer card

I won!!!! So happy and delighted…thank you Lawnscaping team!

NBUS Challenge # 2 – Christmas

Simon Says Stamps, Work it Wednesday Challenge

Thanks for looking! Hope my card makes you smile! ttul!

Stamps and supplies I used to make this card…

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cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Watercolor

Memory Box Fall cards and one Christmas card…

September 8, 2014September 9, 2014 Pam Sparks16 Comments

*** Some new Fall stamps added to my ‘for sale’ page… click on tab under the blog header ***

It’s looking like Autumn here today! Love the cooler temps! The fabulous colors of Fall are showing up everywhere!

I started with a MB Crimson Notecard and stamped the Autumn Leaf Collage stamp on a MB Parchment piece of notecard.

The Alessandria Tree Background die and Marvelous Maple Leaves die were cut from watercolor paper and watercolored with distress inks. I added the leaf veins with the smallest stylus from the McGill Stylus set.

Then the Alessandria Tree on top.

I started this card with a MB Parchment Notecard, stamped the Journey Collage stamp on it but covered up the word journy with the new Give Thanks Combo stamp.

Die cut the Caseta Bloom die from three colors of MB card-stocks. Add a couple sequins to the flower centers and some 1/16th inch brads.

Die cut the Grapevine Wreath die from MB kraft card-stock and ink.

Linking my card up to…
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog – ‘stamp it’

Here’s a festive CAS Christmas card using techniques we love and easy to create multiples of!

1. I stenciled the Memory Box Flurry Frame Stencil with Tsukeniko’s Delicata Silver ink and one of their large ink daubers on the top portion of a Memory Box White A2 notecard.

2. I die cut the Grand Merry Christmas Script die from Silver Glitter card-stock and Memory Box Cranberry card-stock. Be sure to keep the cranberry dot for the i and the silver inside piece for the tail of the y.

TIP: You could use any color for the word Christmas! A way to use up scraps. Try Black, Teal and Royal purple! (wish I’d thought of that while I was making it! lol)

3. I trimmed the silver cut to fit the white notecard.

4. Adhere the Grand Merry Christmas to the notecard.

5. Keep the word Christmas from the cranberry cut, insert into the silver cut.

TIP: If you use double sided tape to adhere your silver Merry Christmas to the card, there will be adhesive where the cranberry Christmas fits, if you go ahead and place tape over the cut out area too.

6. Die cut the Bristol Snowflake die in white and silver glitter card-stocks.

7. Adhere the silver center to the white snowflake and adhere the snowflake to the card. I just glue the center.

8. Add some pretty silver cord at the top, tying with a square knot.

9. I used the clear Wink of Stella brush marker on the word Christmas.

That’s it for today!

Holler if you have any questions! Always love reading your comments! Happy Fall Y’all! TFL!

Products I used on these cards…

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Embedded Die Cuts · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Techniques · Tutorials · Video

Adhering Intricate Dies Video…

August 27, 2014October 21, 2014 Pam Sparks36 Comments

Embedded Diecuts

I did take this in high definition so after you click play, you can click the gear for a better picture and click the frame to see it large!

Here’s my technique for making your die cuts into stickers for perfect placement. I’m really pleased with how it works… so many of the fine line dies from Memory Box are easy to pull out of shape. After trying several things, this is what I came up with! I hope you’ll try it too!

One thing I didn’t show in the video is changing the color of the petals. It’s really easy though… just cut the die in the color card-stock you want the petals and adhere them over the top after the process I show in the video.

On my candle card, I added the black pieces over the white after using the technique I show in the video.

glue the musicality background die cut to the card base (little dots of Tombow Mono Multi behind the notes)
die cut the tall taper die just like I did the plush poinsettia in the video
while still in the die, (after removing the waste) lay it right over the top of the musicality background piece, run it through the Big Shot just like I did in the video
remove the die
die cut the contrasting tall taper parts that you want a different color and glue on (or make them a sticker too)

The holly is from the Cabrini Ornament die. Die cut and then trim the holly away from the ornament with scissors.