Memory Box Single Daisy Stem Card…

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Happy Friday everyone! A CAS die cut card to share today. Our area stamp club meets this afternoon and I have the program. This is one of the two cards I’ll have them make.

The Single Stem Daisy comes with a backer die for the flower. I die cut it in TE Lollipop cardstock, put the cut into the full flower die and embossed it with a stylus.

Then I inked the flower head with TE Strawberry Milkshake ink and a little make up brush.

I die cut the complete flower in TE Granny Smith cardstock and inked it with TE Granny Smith ink and a little make up brush.

I glued the layers together. You might want to clip off some of the green flower bottom layer if it shows.

I popped up the flower head with mounting foam tape just in the center.

I stamped the panel with a sentiment from a poppystamps sentiment set, links below.

A little Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink on the background panel. Some jute and it’s done…A2 size!

I changed the wrap up this time and wrapped an A2 size stitched panel die cut in TE Toffee cardstock. Then I just made the bow separate and glued it on the stem. I used mounting tape to adhere the white panel to the Toffee panel because of the jute. I didn’t want a hump! 😀

Thanks for stopping by today! I love the message on this card…a good thing to remember everyday! ❤

A FUN SALE going on at SSS!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – CL482 Blooming… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94398 Single Daisy Stem… [ STR ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Large… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Large… [ SBC ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]
Burlap Twine [ TE ]	Steel-ball stylus – MultiCraft double… [ STR ]	X-Press It Foam Mounting Tape – 1/4… [ STR ]

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Wreath Building, You’ve Been On My Mind Card…

February 25, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Today is my last post as a ‘fetti friend for Reverse Confetti. It’s been fun creating with their January release for two months! I hope you’ve enjoyed it. ❤

I decided to use the new Butterfly Wreath stamp and dies set but just the three smaller images to make a wreath using the wreath builder technique and the MISTI.

I love the simplicity of it and that the message is what you see first. It’s not always possible to be with people in person but if you’re like me, we are thinking of them!

I stamped in green ink but just die cut the three little floral images and butterfly. I colored in the flowers and butterfly with Copic Sketch Markers.

For the card base, I ran the new Stitched Scallops cover plate die through the Big Shot with the embossing set up instead of die cutting it. I really like the soft feel of this look for this card and message.

My other cards I made with these sets and dies are HERE and HERE.

So glad to have you visit today! Thank you so much for stopping by! ❤

Reverse Confetti BUTTERFLY WREATH… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts BUTTERFLY… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts STITCHED… [ SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	W-023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · LOVE · Thinking of You · Valentine

Memory Box Gloriosa Butterfly Duo and Jovial Wreath, Leafy Heart CAS Cards…

February 6, 2020February 18, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Thinking of you and thanks for your friendship! You are all wonderful blog, cardmaking friends! I always love hearing from you. We’re in the throws of making valentines here. Grandkids and I…having too much fun! ❤

Two CAS cards today… diecutting, a little bit of stamping, glue and staples! I’ll link up below for what I used.

The NEW Gloriosa Butterfly Duo Outlines and Background dies… Jovial Wreath and sentiments from the new Floral Heart Bouquet clear stamp set. Toffee cardstock from Taylored Expressions.

The next card, a CAS Valentine….

The new Memory Box Leafy Heart and Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out dies, sentiment from the new Memory Box Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set.

This was truly a clean and simple card… I did mount the outside die and leafy heart with thin Mounting Squares that I trimmed down to smaller pieces.

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – With Love

Cuttlebug Mania – With All My Heart

Double D Challenges – Hearts

Thank you for choosing my card as a winner ladies!

Double D Challenge Winner

Thanks so much for stopping by today…we are having so much fun with THIS washi tape! It’s perforated like postage stamps!

Here’s what I used to make these two cards… have fun making v’tines! ❤

Memory Box – 94383 Gloriosa Butterfly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94387 Gloriosa Butterfly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94305 Jovial Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5250 Friendship Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box LEAFY HEART Craft Die 94377 [ SSS \| STR ]	Memory Box – 94359 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz – Idea-ology – Tiny… [ SBC \| SSS ]	idea-ology Tiny Attacher Refills by… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SBC \| SZZ \| BLIC ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · LOVE · Memory Box · Thinking of You · Valentine

Memory Box Floral Bouquet Heart Card…

February 2, 2020February 1, 2020 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hearts are just the best don’t you think? hehe I think it’s been awhile since I told the story of my blog name. In 1994 I started a new venture as a stamp store owner. In trying to decide what to name the store, I finally settled on ‘Expressions With Heart’. The phrase ‘expressions with heart’ was used in the Hero Arts catalog that year. Something about creating expressions with heart and it just hit home with me! I closed the store after 12 years and started blogging in 2009. I used the name again because I loved it and still love it after all these years!

Here’s the new Memory Box Floral Bouquet Heart die cut three times and layered over some of the new Double Stitch Happy Heart Cut out dies.

I just love the outside the lines stitch lines and then to have them double… hehe…swoon!

I used some more of the Memory Box 6×6 pattern paper pad from the Christmas release… so fun how it crosses over!

The love die cut is from the Memory Box Love Jotted Script die… stamped sentiments are from the new Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set.

An A2 size card…pretty straight forward.

The Floral Bouquet heart would be pretty colored or cut and pieced! So fun!

Thank you for stopping by today! Stay tuned… more hearts to come! ❤

Memory Box – 94368 Floral Bouquet… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94361 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94119 Love Jotted Script… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SBC \| SZZ \| BLIC ]

cards · CAS · Die Piecing · LOVE · Memory Box · Valentine

Memory Box Champagne Heart and Leafy Heart Cards…

February 1, 2020 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Valentines….bring back memories of sitting on the living room floor cutting out cute images from dime store Valentine booklets. I remember being so thrilled when they made them punch out! lol That dates me! lol

Now we’ve gone from blah punches to die cutting and all sorts of amazing crafting!

On my first card today I used the NEW Memory Box 3D Heart Bouquet Embossing Folder for the background panel. WOW! It is so pretty!

I decided to just cut some dies to see what I could put together on top of the panel. I love the Champagne Heart in gold glitter cardstock.

I die cut the Leafy Heart in Mint Julep cardstock… swiped on some Versamark ink and heat embossed it with glitter gold embossing powder. I really liked the unusual, soft color of this green with the gold.

Then I just played around deciding what to use and this is how it ended up! I wish you could see it IRL! I need to send it to one of you! 😀 Somebody claim it! ❤

Be My Valentine is a sentiment die from last year’s release. So pretty! I love how vintage but still elegant it looks for this card.

The next card is one I made a few weeks ago using the New Memory Box Happy Heart Collage Die again. I got a little carried away with it but hey, it’s nice to use a die three times right off the bat! lol

Here I layered, with foam mounting tape, the Happy Heart cut panel over a Leafy Heart cut. I stamped Valentines Day on it first though.

I went over the ‘Happy’ with a metallic paint pen. Then I added little dots with Ranger Liquid Pearls, gold pearl.

A totally different look than the first card! I need to send it to someone too! Somebody claim it? I think I need to use this Leafy Heart die some more!

Links below to what I used…

Thank you for stopping by today!

Memory Box – 94389 Champagne Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94377 Leafy Heart craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1006 Heart Bouquet 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2003 Be My Valentine… [ STR ]	Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR ]	WOW Embossing Glitter METALLIC GOLD… [ SSS \| SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Liquid Pearls -… [ SBC \| SSS ]