Memory Box Layered Festive Santa Card…

December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! Here we are…December 7th already! I can believe it! Time flies faster than Santa for sure! hoho

This turned out to be a really fun die/card to make!

Cut the pieces…lay them out…start gluing…surprisingly it didn’t take all that long!

I used the same colored cardstock for the layers but inked the darker with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and it worked great! I left the white layers all white.

Here’s a phone picture I left BIG in case you want to see detail better.

I started out by inking the Frosted Trees 3D Embossing Folder with Peacock Feathers and Prize Ribbon Oxide inks on the flat side of the folder, then running it through the Big Shot. It didn’t turn out perfect but I thought it looked like sky! Then I sprayed it with Frost and Sparkle sprays.

I used the two largest trees from the Slender Pine Trees die set. I glued everything flat on this card!

The Pretty Presents die set worked perfect for him! I cut from several colors, glued them up and used five of them… I love them sticking out of his bag!

I just tore a piece of white cardstock for the bottom snow.

Believe Enchanted Script for the sentiment! I love this type of die… None of that fussy gluing… piece it together and then glue the complete cut to the backer piece. done.

oh hohoho I forgot to take a picture of the inside! I finished it! I stamped Holly Jolly and Merry Christmas from the Be Merry stamp set! Then I glued one of the extra presents inside also.

Holler if you have any questions! I’m sure I’m forgetting something since it’s so early when I’m typing this!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Links below to what I used to make this cute guy!

Memory Box – 94737 Layered Festive… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94739 Believe Enchanted… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94761 Pretty Presents… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – EF1045 Frosted Trees 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94796 Slender Pine Trees… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5287D Be Merry clear… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]	Sheer Shimmer \| Imagine [ IMG ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine… [ SBC ]

Christmas · Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp Stained Glass Christmas Card…

December 5, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hello everyone! New stamp set to share with you from Simon Says Stamp! I just have to say that I LOVE their stamp sets…they stamp beautifully! Made in the USA!

I love how this card turned out but I couldn’t capture it to suit me….I tried a few different backgrounds and it didn’t help. boo. I think it’s harder when you’re comparing to the real card you have in your hand! lol It’s beautiful!

Simple card…I heat embossed her on vellum with gold detail powder, layered her on white cardstock and cut her out. There are coordinating dies, I might have to get them!

I used a piece of Crafter’s Companion ‘O Holy Night’ 6×6 paper pad from last year. It’s such beautiful paper! I’m proud of myself for cutting into it! lol

I’m also super happy I finished the inside AND took a picture of it! lol

This is an odd size card but it will fit in an A7 envelope and mail for one stamp!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Back to being an elf after I eat lunch! lol

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Stained… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamp Stained Glass… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Stained Glass… [ SSS ]
Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

Christmas · Die Piecing · Felt · Memory Box · Stitching · Winter

Memory Box Stitchable Stocking and Mitten…

November 29, 2024 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! Let the Christmas/Winter festivities begin! I hope to get our tree out soon!

Today I stitched up these NEW dies from Memory Box, keeping them simple!

They come with flower dies also but I just used the holly from the stocking set on both.

I’ve made some stockings in the past and mittens.

This post, I’ll just call the mitten a candy cane mitten! Fancy stitching!

This post, I left the stocking open at the top and added a candy cane, french knots on the berries, kinda retro!

So fun and such a sweet size (4 x 3 ish)…perfect on the tree or that extra special package for a special person! I think my photos make them look larger than they are IRL.

I used Taylored Expressions felt, I’ll link you up below!

thank you so much for stopping by! Happy belated Thanksgiving and merry making in the days ahead!

Sales, Sales everywhere! lol

Shopping links….STR – starlitstudio.net, SSS – Simon Says Stamp, TE – Taylored Expressions

Memory Box – 94824 Stitchable Mitten… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94825 Stitchable… [ STR \| SSS ]	100% Wool Felt – Tiffany [ TE ]
100% Wool Felt – Marshmallow [ TE ]	100% Wool Felt – Avocado [ TE ]	100% Wool Felt – Red Hot [ TE ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Merry and Bright Candles Card…

November 24, 2024November 26, 2024 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s always a festive Christmas card when you can add in some poinsettias and pine!

I had fun using a bunch of products on this card and of course bringing in brown! lol

I started by cutting the candles in green and inking them with Distress Rustic Wilderness and the flames die cut in white and inked with Distress Mustard Seed. I added some Copic E07 at the bottom of the ovals to look like fire.

After I pieced the candles together I spritzed them with Sparkle Spray…they are really shimmery in person…the dots aren’t so dotty looking IRL. lol Left them to dry and worked on the background and poinsettias.

I used the NEW Pinecone and Berried 3D Embossing Folder for the background panel….after I embossed it, I inked it with Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain Distress ink and ink blending brushes. I spattered it with a gold spray by Heidi Swap but I don’t see it anywhere anymore. Any gold ink would work. I’ll link to the other one I use more.

I die cut the Memory Box Pine Branches die, clipped it apart and used half on each end.

I die cut the Petite Poinsettias die set and made 2 poinsettias to add on each end.

The sentiment is from the poppystamps Christmas Quotes stamp and die set.

I hope I remembered to include the pertinent details…if I didn’t comment or email.

haha! I forgot to take a picture of the inside again! I made the cardbase green, then I die cut one of the Rectangles from the NEW Memory Box Fringed Scalloped Frame Set in red cardstock and I stamped ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas’ from the NEW Be Merry stamp set that I love so much!

Linking to some challenges…

Die Cut Divas – any holiday in the year

The Paper Funday November – anything goes with optional twist

Can You Handle the Pressure? – anything goes with embossing folder – optional

Winter fun

Peace On Earth Christmas #76

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Keep on papercrafting!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – EF1043 Pinecones and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94812 Merry and Bright… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94817 Pine Branches… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94822 Petite Poinsettias… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB496 Christmas Quotes… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94842 Fringed Scalloped… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5287D Be Merry clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tsukineko SPARKLE Sheer Shimmer… [ SSS ]	Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – Gold,… [ BLIC ]
Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

Christmas · Felt · Ornament · Snowman · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders Felt Snowman Star Ornament…

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hello everyone! First I wanted to let you know about this sale! I don’t know about you but I like these early sales because Thanksgiving day and weekend are so busy! It’s hard to get this kind of shopping to fit in with all the other activities!

Sharing my super cute Felt Snowman Star Ornament with you today! So festive and fun! What a fun addition to my tree or it might end up being a gift to a friend!

It’s even cute on the back!

I die cut everything…pretty much following the designer Nicole’s video HERE. I did a few things different. I just left it sewn with a running stitch and didn’t go back and fill in the spaces.

I sewed his eyes on but in handling those pieces the felt starts to shred so I can see why she just did a knot for the eyes on hers. I like the bigger eyes though….

I stitched on his nose and cheeks.

I only used hot glue to adhere the scarf. I didn’t stitch clear through front to back.

He’s definitely got personality! I love it! I hope you do too! I have two more from this collection to make up plus a mitten from Memory Box! Fun!

So thankful for this craft! One of my dearest friends has passed away. We shared 30 years of kindred spirit papercrafting! I will miss you so much Jan! We were always texting each other, did you see this? did you see that? lol Smiling through the tears.

Thank you for stopping by today and email if you have any questions!

Here’s what I used to make this snowman…