5 Memory Box Die Cards….

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Pam Sparks8 Comments

I’ve been working on cards! This is a long post so keep scrolling!

I wanted to make something cool with this NEW Leafy Tree die… it looks Summery anyway! I also used the NEW Double Stitch Rectangle Cut Out die set… I like it a lot! I die cut the Leafty Tree Frame in TE Peapod cardstock and colored the tree trunk with a dark brown Copic Sketch Marker! It covers the green really well!

The sentiment is from the NEW poppystamps Greeting Basics clear stamp set. So many good sentiments in this set. I’m going to get a lot of use out of it.

I love how the leaves can be embossed with this Leafy Tree Frame die and then inked with a little stamp pad ink. I used TE Peapod ink to match the cardstock. The background is Tumbled Glass Oxide ink brushed on to a Toffee/kraft piece of cardstock…same as the card front. I like the look it gave as compared to using it on white.

The next card…same dies… but I cut the Leafy Tree Frame in Brown, then in a scrap of green and trimmed off the frame and trunk parts..

Sentiment from the same poppystamps set…

Next I played with the NEW Birthday Cursive Script Circle…

This card is greener IRL… the pictures turned out more blue… it looks ‘beachy’ here! lol I think I might have to switch back to east windows for Summer pictures.

I used the NEW Stylish Rectangle Trio die and the NEW Birthday Cursive Script Circle for this card and inlaid them both in the card panel that I pieced together with three Bazzill Card Shoppe cardstocks, HERE.

The happy die was new last year… then some enamel dots and why did this card take me hours! lol I guess that’s pretty normal around here. lol

Next two cards I used the same Birthday circle die, just cut it out from the frame but one is the NEW pattern paper pad Garden Folly, HERE and the other TE cardstocks. I used the NEW Scribble Rose Trio and Background die also.

I’m not sure about these colors at all! I debated even showing the card! lol But here it goes.

I used TE Dijon and Peapod cardstocks and ink pads I know…interesting! lol Taylored Expressions has been so good to tell us what Copic markers match their ink pads and cardstock too! So I colored the die cut with matching Copics!

Oh, I used the NEW Gracious Leaves 3D Embossing folder too! It’s really pretty made up and inked for accent.

This card I cut a circle from the embossed panel and mounted it to the card base with foam mounting tape. The Rose Trio die is recessed a little then… I really like how it looks. The word ‘wishes’ is from the Big and Little Words clear stamp set

I’m gonna stop now before your eyes cross from this crazy variety of cards! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by and scrolling forever! I appreciate it and hope I made you smile!

Now for the products I used to make these cards…some of them anyway!

Memory Box – 94420 Leafy Tree Frame… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94360 Double Stitch… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL490 Greeting Basics… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94416 Stylish Rectangle… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94107 Happy Jotted… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94396 Birthday Cursive… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94436 Scribble Rose Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1002 Gracious Leaves… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5242 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]	Memory Box Die – Puffy Clouds [ STR \| SSS ]	Doodlebug Sprinkles – Swimming Pool [ STR ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Thinking of You · Wreath Building

Memory Box Magnolia Wreath and Magnolia Double Arch

June 1, 2020 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! I used two NEW dies on my card today, the Magnolia Wreath and the Magnolia Double Arch dies.

It’s super simple but that color combo that I love so much! I hope you don’t get tired of seeing it! lol

I stamped the Hello from the new poppystamps Friendship and Kindness clear stamp set. Lots of really nice sentiments and messages for the inside too! I will stamp one of them on the inside. I’m really bad about not finishing the inside until I’m ready to send. ugh

Taylored Expressions cardstock… I die cut each die one time but cut the flowers from the Wreath set multiple times. The A2 cardbase is Toffee, the green is Granny Smith and the blue is Confetti Cake.

I used some black nuvo drops for the flower centers. I like it and hope you do too!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great week making cards…looks like a busy week here. I need to make a boy birthday card…a grandson turning six today! They grow up so fast! 😀 ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – CL492 Friendship and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94421 Magnolia Double… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94419 Magnolia Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Limited Edition – Big Shot… [ SBC \| SZZ \| BLIC ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · copics · Flowers · Simon Says Stamp · Spring

Simon Says Stamp Luck and Hugs Cards…

May 14, 2020 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Simon Says Stamp sent me this stamp set to play with for their newest release ‘Sunny Days Ahead’! I’m behind but working on catching up! I made two cards to share so be sure to scroll down for the second… 🙂

This set has a ton of images and sentiments! I stamped several in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, die cut them out and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.

I used a landscape A2 size white cardbase and stamped one of the border images directly on the base using the MISTI.

After coloring, using Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue, I adhered the flowers directly to the cardbase. HUGS is adhered with foam mounting tape overlapping a little bit of the flowers.

A card to cheer I hope!

Next card will be a congrats graduation card…

I went clean and simple here…you know I love this style! hehe I stamped and gold heat embossed good luck from the set, then die cut, popped it up with black mounting squares on a Taylored Expressions Oreo cardstock A2 size cardbase. I stamped the little sentiment on white cardstock, trimmed it and layered it over the top with mounting foam on the left end and liquid glue on the right end.

This could work for so many occasions! Such a fun set…some of the other sentiments… “Can’t wait to see you soar”, “You’re going to be Amazing”, “You’re going to rock this” and so many more!

I used Ranger Detail Gold embossing powder or maybe it’s called super fine.

Thank you so much for clicking over to see my post today! A new release is coming soon so be watching!

Here’s the products I used to make these cards…

Simon Says Clear Stamps LUCK AND HUGS… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp LUCK AND HUGS Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps And Dies LUCK AND… [ SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker R81 ROSE PINK Pastel [ SSS ]
Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker R83 ROSE MIST… [ SSS ]	Copic Sketch Marker B01 MINT BLUE [ SSS ]
Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW [ SSS ]	Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE… [ SSS ]	Memento Luxe TUXEDO BLACK Ink Pad… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps

Memory Box Happy Puzzle Letters and poppystamps Whittle Monkey Birthday Card…

April 30, 2020 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Long card today…3 ⅞ x 9…will fit in a #10 business size envelope. These monkeys make me think… you too? Monkeys jumping on the bed! haha

Happy Monkeys! I used the Happy Puzzle Letters from the next to the last release from MB. So cute with this poppystamps Whittle Monkey…the stitched detail makes it so easy to create a CAS card with.

I die cut the Happy die in five colors of Taylored Expressions cardstock and used all the letters by mixing them up and adding white gel pen dots. I die cut five monkeys from TE Toffee cardstock, added a white gel pen dot on their cheeks, then mounted them with foam mounting tape to the card after I glued the Happys on the card front.

I wasn’t picky about what colors I used…a great way to use scraps! A cheerful, fun card! On the inside I stamped ‘birthday’. I forgot to take a picture of it but I’ll link the stamp set the birthday stamp came from below.

This will go to one of our grandkids I’m sure… thank you for stopping by today!

Here’s what I used!

Memory Box – 94348 Happy Puzzle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2218 Whittle Monkey… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5242 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]
Uni-Ball Signo Broad White Gel Pen [ STR \| BLIC \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Wreath Building

Memory Box Small Cosmos and Jovial Wreath CAS Card…

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! A clean and simple card to share with you today with a wish for you to enjoy your day!

I almost got away with a completely die cut card. There is something about stamping a sentiment simply in black though! ❤

I die cut three of the Jovial Wreath in TE Granny Smith cardstock and glued them together with Tombow Mono Multi glue. I die cut two of the Small Cosmos, popped the pieces out of the top one but left them in the bottom one and added just a touch of coloring! I only glued them together around the very center and then glued the flower to the wreath and the wreath to the die cut in TE Confetti Cake and sentiment stamped panel using one of the sentiments from the Birthday Blowout stamp set.

I used mounting tape to adhere the panel to the A2 TE Toffee cardbase. I make my cardbases top folding because it’s easier to take pictures of them. Book fold cards are so nice and traditional though. I miss that sometimes! 😀

I imagine a lot of you already have flowers in your yards. Our temps are still too low in Iowa but it won’t be long! In the meantime, I’ll enjoy my day and my paper flowers!

I don’t have any of the new Memory Box/poppystamps release but Cindy @starlitstudio.net has all the NEW stuff and is shipping like normal! YAY! Simon Says Stamp has the new also but shipping is slower right now. Links below…

Linking to some challenges…

The Paper Players – tic tac toe/die cut, Spring, Birthday

Thank you for clicking over! ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94305 Jovial Wreath… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94265 Small Cosmos craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box / Open Studio – 30094… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps BIRTHDAY… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Copic Marker [ SSS \| BLIC \| TE ]
TE Foam Tape, 1/16″ [ TE ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SZZ \| BLIC ]