Memory Box Double Arch Die and Peace Card…

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Making Christmas cards is about the only time I listen to music while I’m making and words always make me think of songs!

I wanted to use the new Memory Box Holly Double Arch Die and ended up revisiting a card I made last year and making it again but adding the Holly and new Mini Vintage Varsity word dies too!

Here’s the card I made last year… funny I posted it almost to the day! Click over to read how I made the scene in the circle.

I love how the Nuvo ‘Red Berry’ Crystal Drops worked for the berries. It’s not a dark red so I wasn’t sure it’d be red enough. Since it went over the green of the cardstock, it made it darker! Just right! I love how glossy it is too.

The word PEACE came from the new Mini Vintage Varsity Peace set and On Earth came from the new Mini Vintage Varsity Christmas set. I just used the letters I needed from the words. ❤

Late evening, last night, it started snowing! So pretty and goes right along with my card today

Thank you so much for stopping by! How’s it going with you and your Christmas card creating? Have you started yet? hehe I have another card to share as soon as I get pictures… It’s nice and bright today! So glad!

Products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94304 Harvest Double… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94338 Mini Vintage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94339 Mini Vintage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94038 Country Church… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94044 Snowy Circle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2088 Tree Line Hill… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94080 Sleigh Horse Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Red Berry [ STR \| SBC ]

Card Sketch · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Snowman · Winter

Memory Box Scribble Snowman Card…

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 Pam Sparks10 Comments

I saw the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and I had to play! Does that ever happen to you? You see something and you have to go make! If I don’t do it right away I forget and the deadline helps me get it done too! lol

I’m loving the new paper pads from Memory Box so I paired it up with the new Scribble Snowman dies and a new poppystamps Holly Outline die for this quick CAS card!

I do like to edge my pattern papers with distress ink and the round mini ink blending tools. I know everyone is changing to brushes and I have those too but the mini foam works great for edging lightly with ink. I used Gathered Twigs.

I needed words! So I started reading stamp sets. lol This poppystamps Whittle Everyday set had the perfect ones!

Then I had a few snowflakes laying on my desk… oh yes, the snowman needs a flake! haha

Thanks for clicking over and checking out my card! I appreciate your visit! Links below to what I used if you want to see exactly! I thank you so much for clicking and shopping if you do too! ❤

Memory Box – 94350 Scribble Snowman… [ STR ]	Memory Box SCRIBBLE SNOWMAN OUTLINE… [ SSS ]	Memory Box SCRIBBLE SNOWMAN… [ SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2258 Holly Outline… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94302 Bauble Snowflakes… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL484 Whittle Everyday… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Precision Press… [ SBC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers – Mini Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS** ]

birch press design · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Pine Tree Hill Card and Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Card…

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Happy card Saturday! Can’t say happy winter yet! whew! lol

I started out making a Distress Oxide background A2 size panel with Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot inks. I used the round foam mini blending tools for this because I put down a pretty heavy layer of each ink.

I let it dry, spattered it with water, spattered it with gold ink, let it dry again and die cut it with the new Memory Box Starry Burst die.

I die cut and embossed the new Memory Box Pine Tree Hill die from Classic Crest 110# cardstock, stamped happy Winter from the Memory Box Winter Greenery clear stamp set, with the We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Advanced Platform… love this set!

I attached the tree panel to the background panel with foam mounting tape. That’s it!

Peace always makes me think blue and night sky-ish! Here I went with blue glitter cardstock for the panel behind the new Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Plate and Mini Splendor Bevel Plate sets… glam it up!

Die cut everything in white and then layer it up!

For the Holly, I grabbed a Memory Box die, Antique Holly Label and poppystamps Holly Outline for the berries. Die cut them from glitter cardstock too!

The beautiful Peace die is also new from Birch Press Design, Peace Honey Script. I can’t wait to use it by cutting the background layer die from a cardstock panel and the word peace mounted on the card base inside the background cut. Like I did on this card…

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back soon!

Dies and stuff I used on these two cards…

Memory Box – 94295 Pine Tree Hill… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94356 Starry Burst craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5235-D Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57304 Peace… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 56111 Splendor… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 56110 Mini… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94334 Antique Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2258 Holly Outline… [ STR ]
We R Memory Keepers – Precision Press… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Mini Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Pattern… [ SBC ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · Winter

NEW Memory Box Watercolor Woodland Washi Tape and Peace Airy Script Card…

October 24, 2019 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi everyone! A super CAS card for you today….all I did was put the new Memory Box Watercolor Woodland Washi tape on a piece of kraft/toffee cardstock, die cut the new Peace Airy Script die and white heat emboss the words ‘on Earth’ from the Tidings Wreath stamp set. This washi tape is so pretty! I’ll link up below but be sure and check out the other new washi too!

I want to link up my card to the following challenges…

The Paper Players – “say it loud”

Just Add Ink – Just Add A Technique

The Happy Little Stamper Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes

I have grandkiddos today so I’m keeping it short but I have some more cards to share this week! EEK! How’d it get to be Thursday already! 😀

Thank you for stopping by!

Some links to what I used to make this CAS card…

Memory Box – 94335 Peace Airy Script…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – WT498 Watercolor…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – CL5245 Tidings Wreath…

[ STR | SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Lawn Fawn · Tags · Winter

Lawn Fawn Build A House Christmas Tags…

October 21, 2019October 23, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Last week Thursday I got to have a craft day with one of our granddaughters Lizzie Faith. One of the things we did was play with this new Lawn Fawn Build a House die set. I’ll link below. It’s not very often I get grands one on one so we made the best of the day!

Here’s my two tags and then I’ll add a picture of Lizzie Faith and her tag. She also made a couple cards with the Spellbinders Merry Everything Card kit and then she drew and Copic colored an 8×10 picture of Dragon Prince. The girls got talent drawing!

I just picked out scraps in some teals and pinks and started die cutting. I was inspired by Kay Miller’s tags HERE! So festive and fun… always love what Kay designs and makes!

I did end up adding some white gel pen embellishing and glossy accents to the light bulbs. I die cut the main house piece inside the fold so I’d have a tag with an opening card. If you look close, you can see that’s how my tags are standing up.

Funny how flat photos the color changes some… I liked the picture though. lol

Ok – here’s Lizzie Faith working on her tag…

And here’s her finished tag! She added snow and sparkle! A sweet gingerbread house!

So fun, we need to do more craft days around here… Summer is so busy with swimming and gymnastics, we don’t get as many cardmaking days in.

Thanks for stopping by and hope we made you smile!

Products we used…

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Trimmings – Bakers… [ SBC \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Signo – White Uni-ball Impact Pen [ SBC \| STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]