poppystamps Pinpoint Heart Mittens and Merry Outline Card…

December 3, 2018December 4, 2018 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I had some fun making this card….I cut everything in multiple colors because I couldn’t decide what colors to use for what layers etc. Good grief! I should’ve done eeny meeny miny mo!!!

I landed here with more tone on tone or in this case, same on same! lol I almost didn’t add the word mittens but then I did. Now I can chuckle about it!

I love this big merry outline die though and these sweet mittens. I used the new background stamp from the Typewriter Holiday Elements set too.

Really simple card that shouldn’t take long if you can make decisions! lol Some days are worse than others. hehe

The mittens would be a super sweet embellishment to an ice skating or sledding card too!

I wanted to tell you about a great price on the Teflon Bonefolder too. Click HERE and get it for $12.99! Lots of other great products and prices too (Winter Sale)! I love my Teflon bonefolders…you can’t believe what a difference they make in creasing your card-stock. You have to trust me on this one! hehe (testimonials in comments)

Visit the 12 days of Christmas at Scrapbook.com, HERE! Sizzix, Lawn Fawn, Ranger and more! 20 to 50% off!

and today is the last day for this… UP to 50% off Tim Holtz products, HERE!

Thanks for stopping by! I won’t keep you cuz more cards coming from me this week!

Links to products I used…

Poppystamps – 2105 Pinpoint Heart…

[ STR ]

Poppystamps – 2111 Merry Outline…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – CL5234 Typewriter…

[ STR | SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Nativity Scene Sidekick Frame/Stencil and Simple Bethlehem Stitched Frame Card…

November 18, 2018November 19, 2018 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! I made this card last week and am so excited to show it to you today. I wanted to make a short video of the process first!

I hope the video is self explanatory but if you have any questions, just email me at the contact tab under the blog title.

or you can watch it on You Tube HERE

A snowy day in Iowa yesterday and today it’s sunny and whoa it’s bright for taking pictures! lol

I love how this card turned out… it’s A6 size and the products I used are linked below!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy creating!

Poppystamps – 2135 Nativity Scene… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2134 Simple Bethlehem… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL473 Christmas Time… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| JGG ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM** ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS \| JGG ]	Scor-Tape 1 Inch Crafting Tape [ SSS \| JGG ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]
Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Super Fine Detail Silver Embossing… [ STR ]	Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR ]
VersaMark Watermark Ink Refill .5oz [ STR ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SBC \| HLM \| SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Mini Stamp Pad 1×1 [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Snowglobe Wishes ‘Santa’ Wobble Card for CAS Christmas Challenge…

November 17, 2018November 19, 2018 Pam Sparks28 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s been a crazy week here…our area stamp club had it’s annual Christmas party yesterday and I was the head elf! I had lots of fun preparing and I’ll have a few things to share from it soon! 😀

Today I’m posting for the CAS Christmas challenge again as a guest for the month of November! So fun! I love CAS cards and even more so at Christmas! I have this cutie Santa on a wobble to share with you… a super short/seconds video to show you how it moves.

To see the video larger, go HERE

I love doing Copic Scribble coloring on these whimsical small-ish images. I added two sentiments in the set because well, Santa jiggles when he says “ho ho ho merry Christmas” so he needed to wobble!

A little Stampendous thick embossing powder for the snow…a scribble or two of white gel pen on his beard and suit.

Everything is on mounting tape but the piece behind Santa is a little thicker.

If you would like this stamp set and die set… email Cindy at Starlitstudio.net and she will get it ordered for you!

I’m going to link up to some other challenges too…

52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge – Snowglobes

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge – All About Occasions

AAA Cards – CAS Game #128 On the Move (wobble)

Happy Little Stamper November Christmas Challenge – optional twist/CAS

Stamping Sensations Challenge – Get Ready For Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything Christmas goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge – Embossing, heat or dry (my snow is heat embossed)

Addicted to Stamps and More – Holiday

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope my card made you smile and inspired you to color!

cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Mama Elephant · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Mama Elephant, poppystamps and Guesting for the CAS Christmas Challenge…

November 3, 2018November 19, 2018 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! I’m so excited to post today with the CAS Christmas Challenge! I won their challenge a few weeks ago with a CAS wreath card and now I get the honor to play along with them as a guest! You are invited to play a long too!

The theme for this month is….

I chose to use one of the super cute Mama Elephant Santa Agenda stamps…the Santa that’s ready to go down the chimney!

He’s so cute! I stamped him on Copic X-Press It coloring cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, in the MISTI and colored him with Copic Sketch Markers.

I used some white gel pen after I finished coloring to highlight his fur and beard. TIP: Don’t color with Copics after you use the gel pen because it ruins the nib on your marker!

I die cut the poppystamps Snowy Merry Christmas die three times in white, glued them together, keeping all the pieces on two of the cuts. Then I die cut one time in red. I stamped a brick stamp with black ink on the red cut, then pieced the red into the top white cut…going for a chimney look!

Everything I used is linked below.

I wanted to put snow or sparkle on the tops of the chimney but I was afraid I would ruin it! So I kept it CAS. haha

I added the small snow flake from the poppystamps Shiny Snowflake die and a red glitter dome.

On the inside I stamped, ’tis the season to be jolly from a Penny Black stamp set.

I sure have been having fun with my stamps and dies! ‘Tis the season and my favorite time of year to make cards! I hope you’re inspired to get in the Spirit of Christmas and make cards! Thank you so much Loll for asking me and to the team for sharing their CAS creativity!

Thanks for stopping by! If you want to see a fun video of a card I made that I didn’t get posted on my blog yet…click HERE…you can see it even if you don’t have an Instagram account. I hope to make another and post instructions here soon. It’s super, super cute and FUN! I am biased about it! HOHOHO

ttul! (Remember to comment on my Tuesday giveaway post here on the blog, winner announced next week!)

Links to what I used to make this card…

Mama Elephant Clear Stamps LITTLE… [ SSS ]	Mama Elephant LITTLE SANTA AGENDA… [ SSS ]	Snowy Merry Christmas [ PPP ]
Penny Black Clear Stamp Set -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Memento – Tuxedo Black – full sized pad [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| BLT ]	Memento Tuxedo Black – reinker [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
X-Press White Blending Card 8.5″X11″… [ STR \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]
Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Seed Outline Snowflake and Seed Snowflake Collage Cards…

October 24, 2018November 19, 2018 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Hi everyone! Bringing some faux snow your way today! White bits everywhere these days! lol

My first card I used both the NEW poppystamps Seed Snowflake dies…the outline is the big white flake…I cut and glued three together…

Timesaver Tip: I stacked the 3 together first, without glue, and poked the pieces out, all three at the same time!

Then I die cut the Seed Snowflake Collage die in a 110# Solar White card front panel and inked it with Tumbled Glass Oxide in the center and Evergreen Bough Oxide everywhere else. I love this combo!

I took this picture before assembling because I thought it’d help you see what I inked and where.

The card base is Tumbled Glass Oxide.

Here’s the card assembled…

ok – I finished it and thought, I should spray this with some Frost spray… I like the look of it when the card is in my hand but it sure was hard to get a picture of it! I spent 3 hours yesterday taking and retaking. Now that’s dedication or just stupid. sigh. So moral of the story, don’t spray it if you want to take pictures of it Pam. haha

I love this gorgeous snowflake die. I saw it made up as an ornament. I want to do that.

So I had so much fun inking I decided to make a CAS, clean and simple card. Nothing is clean and simple when I do it! hahahahaha

I mean, I can’t even decide what sentiment to use and what color to stamp the sentiment without deliberating for 30 minutes! lol I get today’s whiny baby award! lol

‘nother lesson…don’t spatter right after you’ve done water drops. The spatters hit the water drops and well, they spread! Oh well, I used it anyway…see…nothing’s simple! Go ahead and laugh cuz I am!

I do love Tumbled Glass Oxide…this is on 110# Solar White too. The sentiment from the NEW poppystamps Art Deco Celebrate Christmas stamp set stamped in the same Tumbled Glass Oxide ink. I wasn’t sure how it would stamp a sentiment but I am really happy with it. I did use the MISTI to stamp it.

I colored the snowflake with a Spectrum Noir Clear glitter pen. I really like how that made it sparkle! I tried to capture it…

Linking my card to some challenges…

The Merry Christmas Challenge – anything goes

Cards in Envy – Favorite Holiday Card Challenge

Watercooler Wednesday – All About Holidays Challenge

ABC Christmas Challenge – V for very quick

My last card was inspired by the word ‘collage’ in the title of the Seed Snowflake Collage die…

I just got the NEW Memory Box That’s Acute stamp and die sets so I had to play! First I had to try it in a wreath building way and yes the stamp set works for that!

I soon decided I needed trees to go with the Seed Snowflake Collage panel that I’d inked up with Lucky Clover Oxide and Cracked Pistachio Oxide on 110# Solar White.

I already had the ‘peace’ word stamped and layered/glued up, since I didn’t use it on the first card, I loved it here! It’s from the NEW Memory Box Bold Christmas Greetings stamp and die sets. I love that it has dies to match! Oh so pretty! I love all the scripty words!

Then I decided it needed glitter paper behind and a glitter frame…use the piece from cutting the frame behind the collage.

After stamping and layering the trees where I wanted them…it just needed a bit of something! YES! a small snowflake hit the spot.

This is my week so far! It’s been really nice and I haven’t even been out to enjoy it…maybe today…I hear some stuff calling my name though! I need a stamp store to walk to! lol

Thanks so much for stopping by today…I’ll post links below. I appreciate it so much when you click through my links. Some are affiliate but never any added cost to you but a small income for me and accountability that I’m here making, showing off cool stuff! I thank you for your support. If I knew who you were, I would send thank you cards! Just know, I appreciate it so much!

Poppystamps – 2097 Seed Snowflake… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2094 Seed Snowflake… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Memory Box – CL5232 That’s Acute… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 32232 That’s Acute… [ STR \| SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]
Super Fine Detail White Embossing… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad 1×1 -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM ]	Memory Box – CL5233 Bold Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 32233 Bold Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 1967 Shiny Snowflakes… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL471 Art Deco… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94017 Peace Cheshire… [ STR ]
Poppystamps – 1938 Pointed Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1996 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
W-023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]
We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]