Spellbinders NEW Kelly Bangs Dies and Stamps…

February 12, 2025 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! This NEW Pieced Heart from Spellbinders is perfect for a shape card! I went Valentines Day but it could easy be for so many occasions!

I wish I’d thought to do real sewing machine stitching before I taped it together on the back with scor-tape! Next time! It’d be real pretty for a wedding card!

I used the NEW Speech Bubble Sentiments to stamp the dots and grids on the front and the sentiments inside. Super cute set! Speech Bubble dies too with stitch lines! YAY!

I’m patting myself on the back for remembering to take pictures of the inside! lol

These stamped up so nice…pretty sure they said made in the USA! I always love that!

I inked up the edges of everything with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool.

The bow and ribbon on the front are from the Festive Ornaments set S5-607.

The lettering for LOVE and XO is from Parcel and Post Heart Decorations die set S2-351.

I did the white stitching on the perimeter of the heart with a white gel pen. I debated for a day whether to add it or not! lol

If I was mailing this I would use an A7 envelope with one forever stamp.

Thank you so much for stopping by! It’s a snowglobe world here today! Finally getting snow! ttul!

Products I used to make this card…

Pieced Heart Etched Dies from the… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Speech Bubbles Sentiments Clear Stamp… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Speech Bubbles Etched Dies from the… [ SPL \| SBC ]
Parcel & Post Heart Decorations \|… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Spellbinders – Merry Mug And Circle… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sakura Gelly Roll Moods – Gratitude… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Zig Glue [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · CAS · Distress Ink coloring · LOVE · Oxide Inks · Simon Says Stamp · Valentine

Simon Says Stamp Falling in Love Stencil Card…

February 10, 2025February 13, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

I haven’t made much for kraft and red this year! Shocking I know! lol Here I have Lumberjack Plaid, Picked Raspberry and Kitsch Flamingo Oxide Inks blended on kraft cardstock. I love how it turned out!

It’s a 6×6 stencil so I made a 6×6 piece, trimmed it down and adhered the extra strip to the back of my card! I love how it looks!

The sentiments are from the Simon Says Stamp Love Greetings Mix stamp set…on sale right now! I’ll link you below.

I stamped the I LOVE YOU in black on kraft in the MISTI, then trimmed it out with a paper trimmer. Mounted it with the thin mounting tape I love.

I stamped You Captured in the MISTI also. I did have to go over it with a black micron pen though because the black didn’t show up great over the oxide ink. I should’ve let it dry longer I bet.

I added three black enamel dots.

The camera picks up the color more than it looks IRL. It’s more muted/chalky looking in person.

I can’t believe Valentines Day is in four days. I guess I won’t be mailing any this year. ugh

Do you mail Valentines?

I’m linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – totally inspired by the Love is in the Air theme

Stencil Fun Challenge – Stencils with optional pinks and/or reds, totally inspired by the option!

Word Power Feb. 2025 Challenge – sentiment is the focus

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #485 – diecuts and/or stencils

Inkspirational Challenge #334 – Red and Pink

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Happy cardmaking!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamp Stencil Falling in… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE… [ SSS ]	Doodlebug BEETLE BLACK GLITTER… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER 6×7… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Lumberjack Plaid… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Picked Raspberry… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Kitsch Flamingo… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Comfort… [ SSS ]

Baby · Card Sketch · cards · CAS · copics · Woodblock Stamp

CAS Baby Card for Freshly Made Sketches and Woodblock Wednesday Challenges…

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since I made a baby card! When I saw the sketch for Freshly Made Sketches I immediately thought of baby clothes on a line. Then I saw the Woodblock Wednesday Challenge and thought of my drawers of woodblock baby stamps!

I stamped the woodblock onesie in Memento Black ink using my old stampamajig to space the onesies on a 3 15/16 x 5 3/16 in. card panel. I hand drew the line with a black micron pen. Colored with Copic Sketch Markers. I made a mask, using the negative and stamped some wood peg stamps on the onesies.

I die cut the largest Memory Box Wrapped Scalloped Rectangles die in black cardstock to mount the panel to.

The onesie is from Savvy Stamps, 1026C Hanging Onesie.

The sentiments are from Lawn Fawn Little Bundle clear stamp set. On the inside I heat embossed in white powder on black, Lots of Love (and more laundry). I stamped them in the MISTI with black ink, can’t remember which one! oops!

A2 size…clean, simple and CUTE!

Linking to some challenges…

Freshly Made Sketches #672

Woodblock Wednesday Challenge – oops…there’s no challenge there right now but still giving it a shout out because it triggered me to use a wood mount stamp!

NBUS #71 – Never Before Used Stff!

Simply Clean and Simple February – anything goes CAS, love and /or hearts

The Neglected Stuff Challenge – Kick-Off (new challenge) everything on my card has been neglected sad to say!

Thank you for stopping by!

Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Family · Memory Box · MFT · Paper Smooches

My Favorite Things ‘Right on Track’ Birthday Card…

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! One of our granddaughters LOVES vinyl, I still call them records, but when I saw this set I HAD to have it! I LOVE how it turned out!

These cute critters are from My Favorite Things!

I stamped them in the MISTI with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers. A little white gel pen added after coloring. What a happy musical trio!

My pictures turned out good so there’s five of them! lol

I used an older Memory Box die, Party Music 98757 for the background but I’m linking you to the new die.

The sentiment stamps I used are from Paper Smooches which is closed now but I did see some pages of PS stamps on ebay. The name of the set is Birthday Sampler.

I just used a A2 white cardbase and on the inside I glued an extra record that I had colored.

A clean and simple card but good colorbook therapy!

I’m linking my card to some challenges…

The Neglected Stuff Challenge – this is their kick off…so fun! I’m excited about this challenge! (my neglected stuff – the party music die and sentiment stamp set)

We Love Stamping February Challenge – Anything Goes and CAS

Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #1 – Paper and/or Scissors

Stamping Sensations February Challenge – Anything Goes

Our family hasn’t had any February birthdays but we just got our first yesterday! Our first great grandchild was born! So exciting! It’s a girl! I can’t wait to shop for some girl things! It’s all icy out today so I’m not going anywhere yet but soon!

One of our grandson’s was telling another grandson that grandpa is a great grandpa now. His reply was, grandpa has always been a great grandpa! lol We think our grandkids are great! ❤

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used if you want to go shopping…. coupon code to save $5 at SSS is WELUVU

My Favorite Things Right On Track… [ SSS ]	My Favorite Things Right on Track… [ SSS \| MFT ]	My Favorite Things Right On Track… [ SSS \| MFT ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Memory Box – 94851 Happy Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Softgrip Titanium Non-Stick… [ STR ]

cards · Die Piecing · LOVE · Simon Says Stamp · Valentine

Simon Says Stamp Postage Collage Cover Card with Fresh Brewed Hearts…

February 3, 2025February 4, 2025 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Heart day is coming! I forgot I had this Valentine made! So it’s usurping a birthday card post.

This was fun…I had scraps of white and there’s always scraps of colors to use! Keep that trash can by your side! lol I always laugh at myself when I’m picking a piece back out!

Super fun cover die from Simon Says Stamp. I love that you get all that postage in one pass of the die cutting machine! I had extras too!

I used the cute heart die from the Tim Holtz Fresh Brewed Sidekick Side-Order set to cut a heart in each of the postage rectangles. FUN! I don’t know about you but growing up, making Valentines was always a highlight of the year! I loved those books that you cut out the valentine and the envelope. I only wish I’d kept some of those valentines from grade school years!

Happy Valentines Day is from the Simon Says Stamp Love and Valentines Word Mix2 stamp set. Super fun set! I stamped it in Potting Soil Archival ink from Wendy Vecchi.

Cord is from my stash but I’ll link you to something similar below.

A2 size card!

I hope you get a chance to make some Valentines. I keep putting stuff in a pile to make! lol Here’s hoping anyway!

Linking to some card challenges…

A Cut Above February Challenge – anything goes

(PIN)spirational Challenge – inspirational picture

Addicted to Stamps and More #485 – Diecuts and/or Stencils

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Save $5 when you use the code WELUVU

Simon Says Stamp Postage Collage… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stencils and Dies Postage… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix Fresh Brewed… [ SSS ]
Memory Box Cranberry 8.5×11 Paper… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Pool Party 8.5×11 Paper… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Deep Turquoise 8.5×11… [ SSS ]
Memory Box Golden Wheat 8.5×11 Paper… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Summer Squash 8.5×11 Paper… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Blush 6×6 Paper Pack… [ SSS ]
Memory Box Greenery 6×6 Paper Pack… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Lagoon 6×6 Paper Pack… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Sunrise 6×6 Paper Pack… [ SSS ]
Studio Light Shades of Brown Hemp… [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN WHITE 3D… [ SSS ]