Memory Box and poppystamps Christmas!

November 14, 2017November 15, 2017 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hello! This brand spanking new kitty is ready to come to your house to play! Isn’t it adorable?! We have so many kitty loving grandkids that I need to make a bunch of these! hehe

Snow Kitty is part of the newest release from Memory Box…there are several ‘deep edge’ dies. These dies work great with paper but will also cut other materials too!

I die cut my kitty from regular card-stock, edged the pieces with Distress Gathered Twigs ink, layered her/him up on pattern paper then adhered to a little brown paper sack. A stamp pad fits in here perfectly or a die envelope…perfect for gift giving…definitely a wonderful gift card presentation.

yes I love it! lol Hey, the panel is perfect for an A2 size card too!

I’ll link below to what I used…

Entering my Kitty in some card challenges…

Christmas Card Challenges #25

Scrapyland Challenges – Anything Goes (with dies sold in their store)

Then I have a card to share that I copied! I know… but I loved Dave’s card in this video and had to have this tree die!

I pretty much did everything like he did… Iced Spruced Distress Oxide ink in the background. I don’t have any bleach so I used the Frost Shimmer spray to splatter on and Nuvo Fresh Snow for the glitter on the trees and snow line.

There you can see the spatters better… I didn’t realize the ink bled from the deer until I started editing the pictures. The retouch tool wouldn’t let me remove it either, it just did weird things so you’re getting to see it! bummer. hehe

I love deer on cards…not so much in real life… too many deer/car accidents in Iowa. ugh.

Linking up my tree/deer card to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Snow White

Inspired by All the Little Things

I can see more cards in the future with these dies! But you knew that! lol

Back to work! Stamp Club Christmas party this Friday, busy elves here…imaginary ones. hoho! Thanks for stopping by!

P.S. Scrapbook.com is having a clearance sale! hehe

Dies and supplies I used for these two cards…

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 ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
Memory Box / Open Studio – 30100 Snow… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99790 Holly Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Pebbles Merry Merry Collection -… [ STR \| SBC ]
Naughty or Nice Clear Stamp Set [ PPP ]	Naughty or Nice Die Set [ PPP ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SSS \| BLT ]
signo white gel pen [ STR \| SSS \| BLT ]	gathered twigs [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| BLT \| SBC \| SSS** ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| BLT ]	Memory Box – 99829 Alpine Trees craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1962 Surprise Deer… [ STR \| SSS ]
Christmas Greetings stamp set [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| BLT ]	Nuvo Glitter Accents 1.7oz – Fresh… [ STR \| SSS \| BLT ]
Taylored Expressions Premium Ink -… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
ATG tool [ SBC ]	atg refill [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| BLT ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Sheer Shimmer Spritz Spray 2oz – Frost [ STR \| SSS ]

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cards · Christmas · Watercolor · Winter

Printworks Collection Christmas Hello…

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hi everyone! Now doesn’t this take you back?! I’ve only ridden in an antique car once. It was SO fun! When I saw this stamp I knew how I wanted to make it up! With a wreath on the back of it!

A simple greeting on the inside…

Some fun extra details to the car… glossy accents on the window and tail lights, a little glitter glue on the wreath. Now I’m thinking it needs a streetlight. lol and carolers! lol

All the stamps I used are HERE, in the Printworks Collection webstore. If you order, be sure to use the code PAM5 for 5% off your order!

Thanks for stopping by! The sun is shining here, the leaves are pretty much all on the ground, a chill in the air (ok, it’s cold), a good afternoon for making more cards! TTUL!

p.s. I am using a Scan and Cut 350 to cut images that don’t have dies. Stamp, scan and cut. I love it. Only thing is, you have to make sure your image outline lines are all connected. If there are any gaps, it won’t cut right. I just fill in any space like that lightly, with a pencil. Thanks Shirley!!! hahahahahaha

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

Memory Box Wintry Christmas cards…

November 7, 2017November 9, 2017 Pam Sparks36 Comments

Two fun & festive cards to share with you today! I love the ‘wintry’ feel of both of them! Freezin’ season! hehe

I made a watercolor background with Distress Ink refills…Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire. Spattered on some water and Sparkle Shimmer Spray.

I die cut the Simple Evergreen Frame, Cascade Evergreen Frame, Mountain Evergreen in white card-stock and Home for the Holidays in metallic gold card-stock and glued them, with liquid glue to the card-base in that order. I checked the frame dies to make sure they were still available but didn’t check the Mountain Evergreen die. ugh. So I’m linking you to the Marvelous Pine die in the links below. I think it will be pretty on this card too!

After everything was glued on, I added some glitter domes. I link you to the large one I used on the bottom snowflake but I don’t have a source for the small ones anymore. You could use small pearls and coat them with Nuvo Snowfall drops…linked them up below.

Entering my ‘Home for the Holidays’ card in some challenges…

HLS November Christmas Challenge

CAS Watercolor Card Challenge – Holiday

I couldn’t resist making a Clean and Simple card with this Snowman Heart Collage die. Sometimes clean makes such a wonderful statement! lol

I die cut the top panel with the largest Wrapped Stitch Rectangle die, then die cut the Snowman Heart Collage die in the panel. I used 3M thin ¾ inch. mounting tape to mount this panel to my card-base after I wrapped it with a piece of kraft color twine.

I stamped the panel with a sentiment from the Believe in the Magic stamp set using the MISTI!

The two little holly leaves are from the Holly Collage die. Die cut in white card, colored with Copic Sketch Markers and mounted to the panel with little pieces of mounting tape.

oh yes, the little heart is part of the Snowman Collage die too. It comes with hat, scarf, carrot nose and buttons dies.

Entering my ‘Snowman Collage’ card in some challenges…

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – kraft and red

Christmas Card Challenges – photo

HLS November CAS Challenge – Christmas

Well, that’s it for today… I have more to blog, it’s just been kinda crazy around here! eek! Yesterday the city cut down 3 of our trees in the parking…we live on a corner. Our poor house feels naked. Now to figure out new trees. Found out this morning they have a list of approved trees. Course what we wanted isn’t approved right now. Insert head banging person. It was so upsetting to see those trees go. Our house is over 100 yrs old and new trees look so funny but we will plant the biggest ones we can afford! To bad I can’t just put up paper trees! lol

Thanks for stopping by today! Here’s a link to listen to Christmas music on your computer! http://www1.cbn.com/radio/christmas I’m enjoying it! Take care!

Links to the products I used to make these two cards…

Memory Box die – Simple Evergreen Frame [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box die – Cascade Evergreen Frame [ STR ]	Memory Box die – Marvelous Pine [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 99848 Tall Pine craft die [ STR ]	Memory Box – 99862 Home For The… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box / Open Studio – 30094… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 99801 Snowman Heart… [ STR \| SSS \| BMS ]	Poppystamps – CL454 Believe in Magic… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99790 Holly Collage… [ STR \| SSS \| BMS ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR ]	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 ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping… [ SSS \| SBC ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK REFILLS LOT OF… [ SSS ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Gold Metallic card-stock [ CTC ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Cranberry Memory Box Notecards – 25/pack [ STR \| BMS ]	SSS Teflon Bone Folder [ SSS ]
glitter domes [ STR ]	Nuvo Glitter Accents 1.7oz – Fresh… [ STR \| BLT \| SSS \| SBC ]	Pearl Embellishment Stickers – 3mm [ STR ]
Sheer Shimmer Spritz Spray 2oz – Sparkle [ STR \| SSS ]

Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Ornament · Poppystamps · Winter

A Memory Box Matchbox Ornament, Santa’s Workshop!

October 31, 2017December 9, 2017 Pam Sparks12 Comments

So excited to share this little matchbox ornament with you! I love this and already have it hanging where I can enjoy it! hehe

I die cut the matchbox with with pretty heavy card-stock. By the time you get it folded into the box, it’s quite sturdy! yay! This one is 2 ½ in x 3 ½ in.

I punched holes in the top and set eyelets with the cropidile. I strung ribbon through the holes and tied knots on the inside.

I stamped and cut images from two Memory Box stamp and die sets…Christmas Elves and Dashing with Reindeer, the Christmas tree is from poppystamps Purrfect Holidays stamp and die sets, the banner is from poppystamps Naughty or Nice stamp and die sets and the sentiment on the banner is a partial stamping from a stamp in the Wintertime Fairies stamp set.

I colored everything with Copic Sketch Markers and added glitter from the Spectrum Noir clear glitter brush pen on the snow, banner and lights.

Here it is hanging…it was hard to get it to quit moving so I could take a picture of it hanging! lol

Hopefully between all these, you can see all the fun details.

I cut part of an 8.5 x 11 piece of white 3 mm thick craft foam in ½ inch strips, covered each side with ½ inch Scor-tape, layered them together, 3 strips thick, 2 strips thick and then I just left one, 3mm thick. I was able to place the images in the box at different levels then.

The window is the poppystamps Grand Madison Window die that I cut down to fit over the top.

Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share this cute box! It’s going to be a Fall and Winter of snow-globes, fold cards, matchboxes and all things festive!

P.S. Starlitstudio has the just released Memory Box/poppystamps Winter 2017 collection IN STOCK!!! I hope mine get here soon!

PP. SS. Scrapbook.com is having an awesome special! This is a great time to get a new Big Shot or machine of your choice! Lots of stamps, dies, paper, tools (MISTI) etc! I love the ⅛ in. Scor-Pal. Shop now and get FREE standard shipping on any order of $70 (or more) until November 2nd at midnight PST. Shop for any items you want in the Scrapbook.comStore. Enter coupon code SHIP2465 during checkout and all standard shipping costs will be removed from your order. Not using standard shipping? Use code SEVEN2465at checkout to receive $7 off your order of $70 (or more) instead.

Here’s what I used on my matchbox ornament today…

Memory Box / Open Studio – CL5217… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box / Open Studio – 32217… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box / Open Studio – CL5215… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box / Open Studio – 32215… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL458 Wintertime… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1941 Wintertime Fairies… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Clear Stamps PURRFECT… [ SSS ]	Memory Box PURRFECT HOLIDAYS POPPY… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps NAUGHTY OR… [ SSS ]
Memory Box NAUGHTY OR NICE POPPY… [ SSS ]	Sizzix Thinlits Plus Dies Box Matchbox [ BMS \| SBC ]	Poppystamps die – Grand Madison Window [ STR \| SSS ]
Copic [ SSS \| BLIC ]	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 ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	SSS Teflon Bone Folder [ SSS ]
Memento – Tuxedo Black – full sized pad [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]
3mm white fun foam – 9×12 inch sheet… [ STR ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Knock on Wood Collection… [ SBC ]	Lawn Fawn – Knock on Wood Collection… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Brush Pens [ BLIC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers – Crop-A-Dile -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Eyelets – Wide… [ SBC ]

Bridge card · cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box, poppystamps One Horse Open Sleigh Bridge Fold Card…

October 30, 2017June 29, 2019 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve been playing with the Bridge Fold card again. To see how I made this, scroll down to the post before my last post for the pictures and video. YES! It folds and fits in an A2 envelope to mail for one US postage stamp!

Three photo sessions and I still didn’t capture the sparkle like I wanted to! I sprayed this with lots of Shimmer Sparkle spray. When you hold it to the light…it’s magical!

Click on the pictures and they will enlarge…

I used the oddest colors together for this Distress Oxide background! I ink blended Iced Spruce and then Lucky Clover! I know… but I really like it!

All the dies I used are in the links below…here and here are cards I made last year with the House in the Woods die.

Entering some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp – Anything Goes

The Paper Players – Tic Tac Toe – diagonal/tree/die/shine

AAA Cards #102 Ink Blending

It’s a blustery day here…kinda glad I have a car if I need to go anywhere! lol Doing laundry and then two granddaughters are coming over to make cards this afternoon. Happy Gram here… lol

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned! More fun stuff coming!

Dies and Supplies for this card…

Memory Box / Open Studio – 30093… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99809 Snowflake Wire… [ STR \| SSS \| BMS ]	Memory Box – 99713 Timberland Collage… [ STR \| SSS \| BMS ]
One Horse Open Sleigh [ STR ]	house in the woods [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1937 Pine Needle… [ STR \| 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 ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR ]	Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Mixed… [ SSS ]	Sheer Shimmer Spritz Spray 2oz – Sparkle [ STR \| SSS ]
SSS Teflon Bone Folder [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	fiskars trimmer [ SBC \| BMS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
White Bazzill card-stock [ STR ]	Copic [ SSS \| BLIC ]