NEW Memory Box Gentle Blossom Watercolor Floral Card…

January 14, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hello Friend! How is your January going? I woke up to HUGE snowflakes coming down…living in a snowglobe for a few hours!

I don’t have a snow card ready to post though! lol

This flower is a NEW die from Memory Box…isn’t it pretty? I added three die cuts of the MB Gentle Pine Needle Sprig behind it.

I used MB 6×6 cardstock pads and the gingham is from the MB Christmas Plaid 6×6 pad. Links below. (I don’t see the pattern paper anymore so I linked to a poppystamps stamp that makes a similar pattern)

This card ended up 5 ½ inches square.

The sentiment is the NEW Memory Box Hello Friend Posh Script die. I love it! Love how it cuts out the inner pieces and looks so nice!

It feels like a little bit of Christmas coming into the new year here but I’m sure it could be a beautiful Spring floral card too, for any occasion!

I didn’t use a lot of foam mounting tape. I glued the pine directly to the card panel, the floral has thin foam mounting tape under the center and the word die is on foam mounting tape.

Very easy dies to work with! Could be quick and easy! I had to walk away for a bit to decide how to bring in the pattern paper and then it hit me to add the pine! It just needed something…I’m thinking there are other dies in the MB collection that would be excellent additions to this flower.

That’s it for now. I have to get in the groove. A bunch of birthday cards need to be made before I’m late for all of them instead of just two! ha

Have a great weekend…it looks like someone here will be blowing and plowing and it’s not me! ha

What I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94618 Gentle Blossom… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94586 Hello Friend Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94597 Gentle Pine Needle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL478 Picnic Plaid… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Marshmallow [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · cards · Die Piecing · LOVE · Memory Box · Valentine · Winter

Memory Box House Frame Background LOVE Birdhouse…

January 9, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I pulled out a bunch of dies and designed a Wood Grain LOVE birdhouse. Valentines Day is coming…it’s hard to believe we’re already into the second week of 2022!

I started by die cutting the MB House Frame Background and the heart opening that comes in this die set.

Then I die cut the window and snow/frosting from the MB Gingerbread House Frame Die set.

I cut the MB Wood Grain Planks one time and used them to put siding on the house frame background. Then I ink blended on some Gathered Twigs Distress ink with the mini blending tool.

Then I glued everything together and wanted a sentiment and a branch!

I cut the branch from the MB Serene Bird and Branch die set and glued it flat to the background panel.

I used the MB Pinpoint Leaf Plate for the background panel. This panel is larger than an A2 size which I really like! It’s 4 ½ in. x 5 ¾ in. It will fit in an A6 or A7 envelope and still mail for one postage stamp. I inked the edges of the panel with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini blending tool also. I really like this die!

I added some natural narrow jute before I glued the house down.

I decided the heart opening could be the ‘O’ for the word LOVE. I decided to use the new poppystamps Marzipan Alphabet Outline and Background stamp set and the coordinating dies. Super fun alphabet set! ❤

I die cut in white cardsock and stamped the outline in Coffee Ranger Archival Ink. I just used an acrylic block to stamp… I only had to stamp the L twice. lol

I like it! YAY! lol My favorite colors…or I should say my go to colors! haha

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy cardmaking New Year to you!

Here’s what I used to make this card…click the store abbreviations to go to the product.

Memory Box – 94606 House Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94603 Gingerbread House… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94565 Wood Grain Planks… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94620 Serene Bird and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB504 Marzipan Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2464 Marzipan Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps MARZIPAN… [ SSS ]	Linen Thread – 40 yds – by the spool [ STR ]
hemp cord – Canvas Corp; hemp rope -… [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · Lawn Fawn · Stampin Up · SU

Sweet Little Stockings Cards…

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! I have another Christmas card post to share before I move on! I spent some of my spare time the last couple months making 18 of these cards for grandkids! They’re all cat and dog loving kids!

I got the fronts put together and adhered to the cardbases and it was what will I put inside to go with the greeting on the front?!

Very Merry Christmas Greetings… and a meowy New Year! hehe Thanks to Lawn Fawn for that part and the Peace, Love and Paws is from My Favorite Things. Very happy with how they turned out!

Then there’s the dog one…I had to color a variety of colored dogs to fit the ones in the families! I didn’t try with the cats…they’re all outdoor cats.

So fun… I varied the stockings a little bit too.

I wanted to be clever with the saying inside the dog cards too… came up with this…

Very Merry Christmas Greetings…and a Yappy New Year!

So cute…they make me smile! Love and good cheer to you all! Thank you so much for supporting me and my cardmaking! I appreciate it!

Stamped in the Misti, die cut in a Big Shot and Colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Have a meowy and yappy New Year if you have critters! I have to settle for a Happy New Year! lol

ttul,

p.s. I wanted to let you know about this great SALE at Simon Says Stamp! ❤

Alexandra Renke · cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · Winter

Alexandra Renke Holly Branch Die CAS card…

December 22, 2021December 27, 2021 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi everyone! Glad tidings to you and your kin! A clean and simple card to share with you today. I saw a wreath card on Instagram made up like this so I had to try it!

I used the beautiful, elegant Alexandra Renke Holly Branch die and beautiful Memory Box stamps for the sentiments inside and out.

I die cut the holly branch three times, glued them together. I think I colored the top one before I glued together. I don’t know that it’d matter.

My pictures aren’t the greatest, I didn’t have time to set up like normal but I wanted to share anyway.

I colored the berries with Copic Sketch Markers R24, 29 and 89. The little dot is in the die and I just put a dot of white gel pen on it.

I heat embossed the sentiment in Ranger Detail Gold Embossing powder on a strip of red cardstock and die cut it with the long narrow die from the Birch Press Design Contempo Christmas set.

An A2 size card…

Thank you for stopping by today! I always appreciate your visits and I want to wish you a blessed Christmas. So much to be thankful for.

I just remembered I might be back with the cards I made for the grandkids! We’ll see how pictures go! Down to the wire and I haven’t started wrapping yet! eep!

ttul,

Here’s the die and stamp I used! Click on the letters below the image to see…

Alexandra Renke craft dies – Holly… [ STR ]	Memory Box – CL5273D Festive… [ STR ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5274 Yuletide Moments [ STR ]	Copic Sketch Markers and Sets [ BLIC \| SSS \| TE ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Taylored Expressions

Memory Box Layered Poinsettia and Pinpoint Daisy Background Card…

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve been a little MIA but rest assured I’ve been ‘elfing’! hohoho! The granddaughters and I are doing make n takes for the home education group Christmas party here next Friday. Of course we couldn’t just do one thing! ha! Good for grandma’s heart to spend time with the grands! Sometimes you need a good excuse! lol

So this morning I made a card! Checking to see if I still remembered how!

I hadn’t used this Pinpoint Daisy Background yet so I had to play with it a minute. First thing I did was run it through the machine with a piece of red foil to see if it would transfer! It did! I didn’t use it though because I didn’t use a full sheet of red foil. lol Then I couldn’t decide if it would work with this card so I went with white.

I love this new Layered Poinsettia die so I used it again.

This card went together pretty quick compared to some I make.

Taylored Expressions cardstock in Cherry Pop, Cilantro and Poblano Pepper. Metallic gold for the sentiment.

The gold pearls are from Starlitstudio… love these pearls! So easy to apply with the mini Nuvo Embellishment tool!

This ended up a little larger than an A2 size because I didn’t cut down the Pinpoint background cut. It will fit easy in an A7 envelope and travel on one postage stamp.

Thank you for stopping by today! Season’s Greetings to you and happy last minute cardmaking! eek! ❤

Here’s what I used for this card…

Memory Box – 94605 Layered Poinsettia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94621 Pinpoint Daisy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94590 Joy and Cheer… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94610 Holly Bundle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94600 Pine Needle Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]	Pearl Embellishments – flat backed,… [ STR ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Nuvo Embellishment Tool by Tonic [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE ]