poppystamps Winter Porch Pop Up Easel Card…

August 15, 2020 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Welcome to my paper house home today! See all the sparkly Christmas trees on display!

I had so much fun creating this home with this new poppy die set, Winter Porch Pop Up Easel Set!

Just die cut all the pieces in the colors you want and layer them up. I used mounting tape for the top layer because I wanted the trees behind the windows. The trees are the new poppy Evergreen Trio die cut in glitter cardstock.

I used the new poppy Snowy Merry Christmas cut in Green cardstock and embossed the snow with white powder. I used a Versamark pen to get the powder to stick to the snow. The door knob is a tiny brad but it could be a small enamel dot, gem or make your own with black Nuvo drops.

This is one time I liked the embossing powder static! lol I melted the first time, then while it was hot, stuck it back in the powder for a second and third time to get a deeper snow pile.

The card folds down to fit in an envelope. It is A2 size but I will use a larger size envelope to mail and have it hand cancelled.

The card folded up but standing for the photo.

Did you notice the new Memory Box Vintage Sled die? Pretty cool… separate die to cut the slats and steering wood!

For the porch and sled holly and berries, I used the clipped ends of die cuts from the Memory Box Holly Double Arch die set. Fairy Sugar on the roof snow.

Here it is flat, ready to go in the envelope. Oh, the snow on the bottom of the siding is from the snow die in the Winter House Pop Up Easel Set. I used the roof line and trimmed it down.

I wish I could run across the street and show you this card in real life! Something the receiver will treasure I’m sure. I know I would if someone sent it to me! So have fun making these and sharing your love of papercrafting!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions and share your cards with me too!

Here’s what I used to make this Easel card…

Poppystamps – 2397 Winter Porch Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2387 Snowy Merry… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2390 Evergreen Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94495 Vintage Sled craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94307 Holly Double Arch… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2394 Winter House Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock -… [ STR ]	Memory Box – GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]
Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Ebony Black [ STR ]	Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Red Berry [ STR ]	Memory Box DEWDROP Fairy Sugar… [ SSS ]
Cement Gray Prestige Card Stock [ MFT ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Cutting Pad – Bigz XL – 1… [ SBC \| BLIC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| BLIC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]

All Occasion · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Easel · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Shape Cards · Winter

poppystamps Bird House Pop Up Easel Card…

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hi everyone! Yesterday while two of our granddaughters were here making cards, I started this NEW Bird House Pop Up Easel card. After supper and this morning I had to finish it and take pictures.

In my excitement to share it, I forgot the plan! I meant to put the new Memory Box Fairy Sugar Dewdrop on the snow! lol I will add it to the snow and berries on my card before I send it.

I have a lot of pictures to throw in this post. This is a super well thought out die set and goes together easily!

The only other die I used is the poppy Garden Leaves and Berries die. I die cut them in white cardstock and colored them with Copics to embellish the base sentiment.

I die cut the birdhouse piece in white cardstock and inked it with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink to give it an old birdhouse feel. I edged all the pieces with the same ink. Next time I will use Gathered Twigs though, that’s what I usually use with kraft. Vintage Photo was already out. lol

The cardinal die has embossed markings where the black piece and beak are. I just die cut it in red, a scrap of black and a scrap of gold, then trimmed out the black and gold and glued them on.

Here it is from the front again…

Here it is from the side…

Here it is flat, ready to go in the envelope…

Here I’m showing how easily it will fit into an A2 size envelope.

A perfect gift that can be mailed with one forever stamp but treasured for years because of this easel fun fold!

I want to play with it and jazz it up some more! lol This was going to just be my prototype but I ended up carrying on and finishing it, well, except for the Fairy Sugar! ugh. lol

I’m also thinking it will make super cute ornaments! I’m all about Christmas tree ornaments. lol

Thanks for clicking over and holler if you have any questions!

Here’s shopping links for the dies and stamps I used…

Poppystamps – 2396 Bird House Pop Up…

[ STR | SSS ]

Poppystamps – 2329 Garden Leaves and…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – CL5245 Tidings Wreath…

[ STR | SSS ]

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Two Cards with Memory Box NEW Christmas Dies…

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Merry Christmas in plaids! Have you seen this new 6×6 Christmas Plaid pattern paper pad from Memory Box? Some beautiful plaids with gold accents! I used two of the designs for my cards today.

I love the masculine feel of these two cards and especially this one. I die cut the Pointed Pine Needle Frame three times, glued them together and then over the top of the the plaid pattern that I die cut with a matching size from the Memory Box Rectangle Basics set.

I die cut the Bazzill Gummy Worms cardbase with the Memory Box Double Stitch Rectangle Cut Out die set. Then placed the Pine Needle frame in the cut out area. I used Wrapped Stitched Rectangle dies on the back side, inside of the cardbase.

I added several small gold pearls just to bling it up a bit.

The NEW Memory Box Special Merry Christmas is die cut from gold Metallic cardstock.

Inside…Memory Box NEW Pointy Pine Needle Sprigs and sentiment from the MB Holiday Greenery clear stamp set.

Next card…

Have you been looking for an awesome Pinecone die? Well, here it is and it’s so easy to put together! The NEW Memory Box Pinecone Stackers die.

I die cut the pine cones in TE Toffee Cardstock. I left them in the die and embossed the holes with a stylus and inked through the same holes with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the foam blending tool, using the die like a stencil.

When I took the pieces out of the die, I inked the edges with the same Distress ink and tool.

But, there’s NEW Glitter glue from Memory Box called Fairy Sugar! Four beautiful holiday colors! So I had to glam up the pinecones with the NEW Sunlit Gold Fairy Sugar! ❤

I die cut the Forest Pine Branch in Toffee cardstock also and colored it with Copics, then added the NEW Dewdrop Fairy Sugar to the Pine Branches! I really like this stuff. It’s thinner and easy to spread and dries up so pretty!

I wanted to use a different sentiment die so I got out last years Merry Christmas Noted Script die and cut it in Metallic Gold cardstock.

I used the Double Stitch Rectangle Cut Out die again for the panel that I put on a metallic gold cardbase. I’m getting a lot of mileage out of the Double Stitch Rectangle Cut Out die set. ❤

Both cards today are A2 size. So happy with how these turned out. Check out the new release! I’m going to do a few poppystamps dies next.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I haven’t been able to reply to comments lately with all the card picture taking and editing… just so you know, I thank you and appreciate them very much! It makes my day and makes me smile!

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

Memory Box – 94483 Pointed Pine… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94499 Special Merry… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94360 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94487 Pointy Pine Needle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5244 Holiday Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1009 Christmas Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Gummy Worms [ STR ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE \| BLIC ]
Memory Box – 94357 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94481 Forest Pine Branch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94486 Pinecone Stackers… [ STR \| SSS ]
Shiny Gold Pearl Embellishment… [ STR ]	Memory Box SUNLIT GOLD Fairy Sugar… [ SSS ]	Memory Box DEWDROP Fairy Sugar… [ SSS ]
Memory Box SILVER LUMINA Fairy Sugar… [ SSS ]	Memory Box RUBY Fairy Sugar Glitter… [ SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Inlaid Diecutting · Interactive · Memory Box · Ornament · Winter

Memory Box NEW Snowglobe Dies and Sales!

August 1, 2020 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m so happy to start sharing Christmas creations with the NEW Memory Box and poppystamps release!!!

I love snowglobes and I have 4 ready to share. I was going to put them all in one post but I got to thinking it might be confusing so I think I’ll do them one at a time. Rest assured, you will want all four of the dies though. hehe

I want to escape to here! The roaring fire, the peaceful snowfall… my soul says yes!

The blog post right before this one, I posted a video on how these dies go together…click HOME and scroll down to see the video in the previous post. Very easy to put together!

Here’s how I put this together…

*die cut the Snowglobe Backer die in heavy white cardstock

*die cut the Snowmen Snowglobe in heavy white and TE Blue Corn cardstock (back layer)

*stamp and heat emboss in white embossing powder the Birch Press Design Celestial Waves stamp that looks like snow on the Blue Corn sky, then inlay the sky into the white Snowmen background die cut

*die cut the Radiant Snowglobe die in heavy white cardstock, I just used the frame part (middle layer)

*die cut the Cabin Snowglobe die in heavy white cardstock (top layer)

*die cut the cabin from TE Toffee cardstock and the snow from Memory Box glitter cardstock pad

*die cut the smoke from a piece of vellum

*hand cut a square of vellum to go behind the cabin and color it yellow on the backside to mimic light in the windows of the cabin

*I die cut the cabin in TE Cherry Pop to get the door and the chimney

*I die cut Santa and his reindeer in shiny black cardstock, if you don’t have that, you could heat emboss it with black embossing powder or color it with a black glaze pen or cover it with glossy accents to get a shiny die cut

I use a piece of ⅝ inch scor-tape on the inside bottom of the Snowglobe Backer die cut. That holds each layer in place.

I’m so happy with how this turned out! Perfect little gift, or tag or I can see these all over the Christmas tree as ornaments!

Thank you for clicking over and I’ll be back with the other three I’ve made so far. ❤

The dies and supplies I used…sale info below this grid…

Memory Box – 94491 Snowglobe Backer… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94492 Snowmen Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94493 Radiant Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94494 Cabin Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press – Clear Stamp – Celestial… [ FRN ]
Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE \| BLIC ]

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Memory Box Sunflower Wreath Card…

July 24, 2020July 23, 2020 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Happy Friday! Switcheroo today! Going country! Some fun watercoloring with Distress Ink Refills again and Memory Box stamps on watercolor paper. (Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Vintage Photo)

This card was easier to photograph so it’s a picture heavy post today. lol

I stamped the Sunflower Wreath stamp on watercolor paper and die cut it with the coordinating die. Then started painting. I don’t know about you but I never finish in one sitting. I lost track of how many times I sat and colored on it. Stretch out the pleasure I guess! lol

I stamped poppystamps Picnic Plaid stamp in blue on white cardstock and inked on gathered twigs distress ink around the outside edges of the panel.

I used 3M mounting tape to adhere the wreath to the picnic plaid panel.

I tied some Lawn Fawn cord around the panel and then adhered the panel to the A2 cardbase with more mounting tape.

I stamped the sentiment from the Sunflower Wreath stamp set with Versamark ink on a piece of Taylored Expressions Oreo cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I love TE Oreo for white embossing on black cardstock!

My mother in law loved sunflowers and had tons of sunflower stuff in her kitchen… this card reminds me of her and her Corelleware Sunflower dishes! ❤

That’s the last picture! I tucked the sentiment under the wreath a little bit with mounting tape on the left side and glue on the right side.

Tim and I spent the evening at one of our daughters, watching the grands pick peaches and play. The boys showing off for us on the zip line and dirt bike…we almost thought we saw neowise but it was too early and just an airplane reflecting off the sun setting! lol Lots of smiles and happiness. YAY!

Thanks again for stopping by and your comments! Hope you have some cardmaking time this Summer too. It’s busy I know, going by fast and almost time for Christmas! Be watching….the 27th!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – CL5253-D Sunflower… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5253 Sunflower Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL478 Picnic Plaid… [ STR ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Trimmings – Hemp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]