Spellbinders Petal Fresh Card…

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everyone! Petal Fresh a NEW die set from Spellbinders…part of the Shiny Day Release. Very fun florals and easy to work with too! YAY!

I don’t remember if I’ve used this Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set or not but I sure like it. So classy looking!

I was brave and just started gluing flowers and leaves together and stuck them down. I especially love the daisies!

The sentiment I used is from Yana’s Special Sentiments Hot Foil and die cut set. It isn’t available anymore so I linked to other similar type fonts sets.

A pretty basic CAS A2 size card. Will mail for one postage stamp for sure!

Linking to some card challenges…

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms – choose one, two or three!

The Four Seasons May Challenge – inspired by Spring!

Make My Monday Challenge – #278 Say it with Flowers!

613 Avenue Create May 2026 – anything goes/twist is May Flowers!

Thanks so much for stopping by….you all are wonderful friends for sure! 🙂

Here’s some shopping links to what I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Shiny New Day… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Emerald Cut Labels Etched Dies from… [ SBC \| SPL ]	A Little Message Sentiments Press… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]
Spellbinders Yana’s Tulips Bouquet of… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Spellbinders GOLD Glimmer Foil GLF-014 [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT FOIL SYSTEM… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]

Baby · cards · CAS · Congratulations · Lawn Fawn

Clean and Simple Baby Cards…

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Pam Sparks3 Comments

Two fun clean and simple cards to share with you! I was inspired by a card I’d saved some time ago but no markings on the photo so I’m not sure where I found it! Some place that had a stitched plaid cloud anyway!

I recreated the plaid cloud with an old Hero Arts graph type wood mounted stamp and a cloud die.

I cut the BABY out of a clear stamp set. lol The large Baby is from another clear set and the word shower is from a Lawn Fawn set!

The stitched rectangle dies are from Lawn Fawn.

My daughters needed baby cards so I set to work! It took me longer looking for stamps that would work than it did to make the two cards! lol

I love how they turned out!

All the baby stuff I’ve ever purchased is now out in a pile on the floor ready for what they need next! Whispering this but believe it or not, I’d had the excuse to shop even though I don’t need a thing!

Super fun news though! Our family is GROWING again! So excited! Babies are so SO wonderful!

Linking to some Card Challenges…

Simply Clean & Simple May 2026 – clean and simple

Word Power May 2026 – focus on sentiments

Try it on Tuesday – Keep it simple

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing the joy of creating with me!

ttul!

All Occasion · cards · CAS · copics · LOVE · Simon Says Stamp · Valentine

Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color CAS Card…

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hello and here’s my first valentine for this year!

Simon Says Stamp’s latest release Heart to Heart!

They sent me the New Pop of Color stamp set to make with. All I did was add some die cut hearts!

I stamped the paintbrush on Hammermill cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Copic friendly ink. I cut the paintbrush out by hand and colored it with Copic Sketch markers.

I stamped the color wheel and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Using the MISTI!

Here’s a few more pictures. The stamp set on the left has all kinds of sentiments on it. I’m not sure who this is going to yet so I haven’t stamped inside but I’m going to use this SSS set when I decide! It’s called Love Greetings Mix. I’ll link below.

The hearts are from Heart Jumble by poppystamps but any hearts will work!

It was fun to be able to make a CAS (clean and simple) card after all the more time consuming cards I’ve been making!

Check out the new release….only two weeks before we’ll be needing Valentines! eek!

I’m linking my card to some challenges….

Addicted To Stamps and More – any occasion

Double D Challenges 1/16 – Friends

Shopping Our Stash 566 – Love me do

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a crafty, cardmaking weekend!

Shopping links for the products I used on this card! Thank you so much for clicking/tapping through my links! I appreciate it!

Heart to Heart – Simon Says Stamp [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Pop of… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamps Pop of… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE… [ SSS ]	MISTI BLACK PRECISION STAMPER VERSION… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]
SSS Teflon Bone Folder [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Here Comes Christmas! Spellbinders The Three Magi Card…

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Pam Sparks5 Comments

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy! I’m rejoicing that I got a card made to blog! hoho

What a neat set from Spellbinders! I guess I didn’t stray from the CAS look that I like but there’s so much potential to do fun things with this set! Turn it vertical and add a city border behind and and and…

This is a 5 x 7 size card on purpose because I wanted to give them plenty of room!

I started out thinking royal colors but I found these that had tones that worked together so I went with scraps for the most part!

I love that the sentiments are small! A beautiful cursive font!

All the extra details too… a little piece to go behind the head…three different beards….I colored the flesh with a Copic marker.

Versafine ink in the MISTI for the sentiments.

They’re festive! I used the thin mounting tape I love to pop them up just a hair! The stars are glued directly to the card front.

Simple once you decide your colors and get your pieces die cut!

Hope all is well with you. This Summer has flown by or washed by for some… lots of rain…lots of green! Can’t complain about lack of rain!

It feels good to be using the stash…I have a birthday card to share soon. Hopefully my pictures are good because I already gifted it!

ttul!

Some links to shop for the products I used…no cost to you! Thank you!

The Three Magi Stamp & Die Set from… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Holiday DIY Color Deck Expansion Pack… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR ]	Precision Fine Tip Applicator – small… [ STR ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]

cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Family · LOVE · Memory Box · Paper Smooches · Wedding

Memory Box Cheery Flower Stems and Pinpoint Heart Wedding Card…

July 7, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! Our oldest granddaughter got married in May and this is the card I made for her. I copied a card I made several years ago!

I die cut the Memory Box Pinpoint Heart die in an A2 size white cardstock panel. I added a piece of pattern paper behind it. It was just a random piece that a friend had given me!

I die cut the Memory Box Cheery Flower Stems in solid black cardstock and added a couple enamel dots to the centers.

The sentiment is from the Memory Box Peony Garden Wreath stamp set.

The die cut hearts are from a Paper Smooches die set.

It was a fabulous, beautiful wedding. Lots of memories!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! It’s been a crazy and busy Summer so far. The humidity in Iowa right now is frightful! ugh.

Take care and keep making cards! I’m trying to get back in the groove! lol

Here’s links to the products I used to make this card…

Memory Box Pinpoint Heart, Cheery… [ WRD ]	Memory Box – 99947 Cheery Flower… [ STR ]	Memory Box – Die – Pinpoint Heart [ FRN ]
Memory Box – Clear Stamp – Peony… [ FRN ]	Doodlebug Design – Stickers -… [ SBC ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS ]