Memory Box Precious Gingerbread, Frosted Pine Trio and more…

August 3, 2014August 3, 2014 Pam Sparks33 Comments

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Here’s some cute little guys to add fragrance to the Christmas season.

Don’t forget the candy canes! I love the NEW Tiny Candy Canes die stamped with the NEW Candy Cane Stripes background stamp.

I just think they are so cute die cut in kraft card-stock with the edges inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink. Yes! They’d make darling gift tags too!

Dies and stamps I used…

Holly Branch die – die cut in white and colored with Copic markers
Ho Ho Holly Leaves die – die cut in white and colored with Copic markers
Jolly Combo stamp
Precious Gingerbread Men die
Gingerbread Decorations die

I’m linking to some challenges…

Crafty Calendar – Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations – Anything Goes

Inkspirational Challenges – use markers or pencils

My Time to Craft Challenge – use kraft

Sister Act Card Challenge – anything goes

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes

Next up, the NEW Frosted Pine Trio die, cut and embossed in white card-stock.

Check out the wonderful detail on the trees! I adhered the trees to the card with mounting adhesive squares.

I used Ho Ho Holly Leaves die to embellish the sentiment stamp, Walking Winter Wonderland…and the wonderful NEW Snowflake Arch die as a backdrop for the trees.

Both cards are A-2 size.

I’m linking up to some challenges…

Sparkles Christmas – snowflakes

A Gem of A Challenge – Embossing

Allsorts Challenge – favorite things

Winter Wonderland Challenge – anything goes

That’s Crafty Challenge – something Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today! I’m hoping to get more posts up this week! Lots to share. How’s your Summer going? I can get stuff made but I’m sure having a hard time keeping up with email and posting! eek! Thanks for hanging in here with me… hoping to get some blog visiting and comment replying done this week! YAY! ttul!

Dies and Supplies I used to make these two cards…

Avery Elle · Blog Hop · cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Perfect Layers Tools · Summer

Perfect Paper Crafting and Avery Elle Blog Hop!

August 1, 2014August 7, 2014 Pam Sparks40 Comments

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Hi everyone! Welcome! Good to be back sharing cards with you today!
Perfect Paper Crafting and Avery Elle have teamed up this week for a blog hop! The Design Teams are creating with Avery Elle stamps and dies and Perfect Paper Crafting tools. Both companies are giving away a $50 gift certificate to two lucky winners!!! How do you win? Just leave comments on the designer’s blogs as you hop through the list! Remember to use my Sparks5% code when you shop PPC. Thank you!

The hop started Monday, July 28th and will go through August 1st at 12:00 midnight. The winners will be announced on August 2nd. You still have time to comment!

Just in case you missed any of the amazing projects created by the Avery Elle design team and the Perfect Paper Crafting design team, here are the links to all of the designers blogs…scroll down to get to my cards!

Avery Elle – every day
Perfect Paper Crafting – every day
Caryn Davies – Monday

Yainea – Monday

Jenny Peterson – Monday

Kasia Curry – Tuesday

Chunyuan Wu – Tuesday

Roxie Glaza – Tuesday

Maska Vanacker – Wednesday

Jenny Gropp – Wednesday

Heather Campbell – Thursday

JJ Bolton – Thursday

Tracy Valure – Thursday

Avery Elle – Friday (Jamie Gracz)

Pam Sparks – Friday

PPC/Laura Lynn – Friday

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Only one Christmas card today! : )

Here I used the Mini Perfect Layers Tools and cutting mat to border the angle (cut with one of the dies from the Custom Panel Elle-ments set) of the kraft card-stock with red. I do love Christmas and I love these colors together!

I used the Avery Elle Winter Wreath Clear Stamp Set and Custom Panels Elle-ments for this card. I heat embossed the wreath with white embossing powder. Inked the kraft card with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and spattered it with a little water. Stamped the pinecones and bow on kraft and cut them out by hand. Stamped the sentiments with Espresso Truffle Memento ink, spattered with Dylusions White Linen spray and added red glitter domes for berries.

Linking up to the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge
Addicted To Stamps Anything Goes Challenge
Crafting For all Seasons – Christmas in July
Southern Girls Challenge – Christmas is a-coming
Creative Card Crew – Christmas
Avery Elle Challenge – Die Cuts

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Here I used the Mini Perfect Layers Tools and cutting mat to mat my stamped white panel with 1/16th inch green. I love being able to cut a perfect 1/16th inch mat every time!!!

I used the Avery Elle Laurels Clear Stamp set, Laurels Elle-ments, Build a Banner Clear Stamp set, Build a Banner Elle-ments and Petals and Stems Clear Stamp set for this card.

I stamped with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink for the green and Versacolor Pigment inks for the pink flowers.

It’s so fun to be able to die cut the images! Love how the Elle-ments dies work!

Linking up to 7 Kids College Challenge – Anything Goes, Get Wordy
Avery Elle Challenge – Die cuts

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My last card for today. I was inspired by a card I saved from the Avery Elle blog some time ago. Sorry, I didn’t save the link and there isn’t a name on the photo. : ( I just had to make it though! It’s perfect for one of our grandson’s. Our July family birthday party is tonight… so more birthday cards coming soon!

I used the Mini Perfect Layers Tools and cutting mat to mat the white panel with an 1/8th inch border.

I used the Avery Elle Happy Camper Clear Stamp set for the images and the happy birthday is from the Red and Goldie Clear Stamp set.

I hand cut the images out and colored the mountains and canoe with Copics and stamped with Versacolor Pigment ink. Happy Birthday is embossed with white embossing powder on black card-stock.

Linking to the Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Challenge – use the color blue
Color Q Challenge

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Thanks for visiting my blog today! It was so good to use some of the ‘collection’ today! wink, wink… I know you know what I mean! lol

Have a great weekend and I hope you win! : )

Supplies I used…

InLinkz.com

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P.S. 25% off Sale on Copics going on right now at Simon Says Stamp! Use code – SHADE

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cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps

Memory Box Elliana dies…

July 11, 2014January 12, 2015 Pam Sparks18 Comments

There is just something so dramatic about a tall card! I love how this turned out! Clean and beautiful! Memory Box dies are so gorgeous!

Here I used the NEW Sturdy Stem die, Elliana Ornament die and Ornament Hooks and Caps die. All of these were die cut from Silver Glitter Card-stock.

The Drop Ornament is cut from Memory Box Lagoon Card-stock. I adhered Scor-tape to the color side before I die cut it. After cutting, remove the release paper (the paper on the tape that keeps it from sticking to everything) and glitter with Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.

And finish it off with the pretty NEW Merry Christmas rubber stamp. I stamped it in Versamagic Turquoise Gem Chalk ink and heat embossed it with Detail Clear Embossing Powder.

Almost makes a gal want to put up her Christmas tree!!! HOHOHO!

Card Size… 3 3/4 in. x 9 in. fits a #10 business envelope

Have you seen the NEW Elliana Background die and Eliana Detail Plate? Really, REALLY cool!

On the left is the Detail plate and on the right is the cutting die…
Look right there in the middle where they overlap and the camera focused…you can see the detail…looks like corduroy! Click to see it better.

I die cut a Memory Box A2 Parchment Notecard with the Elliana Background die, then embossed the die cut with the Elliana Detail Plate and inked it with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool. So pretty! Going for a vintage look for this card…

The NEW Poinsettia Bloom Trio die cut from Memory Box Cranberry and Licorice Card-stock just makes me happy! Add the leaves from the NEW Sturdy Stem die, cut in Memory Box Licorice Card-stock and use the pieces separately this time! Love that!

The NEW Merry Cursive die…cut three times from Memory Box Parchment Card-stock, glued together and edged with Gathered Twigs Distress ink. The word Christmas is from the NEW Grand Merry Christmas Script and also cut three times, glued together and edged with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

I used my Perfect Layers Tools to cut the mats and the card base… link over on the right.. Special Deal going on right now!!!

Would you like the chance to win the NEW Elliana Ornament die? Click over to the Memory Box Blog, Outside the Box and leave a comment!

Thanks for visiting today! I hope to be back with a couple more cards but time will tell! It’s always ticking and ticking faster and faster for me it seems! : ) Have a great and weekend creative friends!

P.S. Cindy aka Starlitstudio.net will be heading out on vacation tomorrow… orders shipping until 9 p.m. eastern time tonight! Otherwise she will be back home July 20th and orders will ship Monday the 21st!

cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · rubber stamps · Winter

Memory Box Dazzling Snowflake and Limoges Snowflake cards…

July 5, 2014July 9, 2014 Pam Sparks31 Comments

The NEW Dazzling Snowflake die (in the store now) and NEW Merry Christmas rubber stamp, (stamps will be in the store real soon)! WOW! I love it! Turned out so cool!

I cut the die in a white panel, embossed the sentiment with Silver embossing powder and layered it, with mounting squares, onto a white A-2 card base that I adhered a piece of Silver glitter card-stock to.

That’s it! CAS it is but so dramatic and lovely!

A CAS Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers! Thank you ladies!

I’m linking to the Merry Monday Challenge – Create an All White Christmas card (sentiment can be in silver)

and to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – W is for White (both my cards work for this one)

Will you look at all the detail in this NEW Limoges Snowflake die! Isn’t it a stunner?! So pretty!

I die cut in white card-stock, embossed it by running it back through the Big Shot again, then leaving the cut and embossed piece in the die, turn it over, ink through the die, after inking all the open areas, remove the die, cover with embossing powder and heat. Wow! Beautiful!

Ink, stamp and emboss the sentiment Walking Winter Wonderland on vellum.

A somewhat CAS, A-2 size card…for a special someone!

Just for fun… a photo of four of the six cards I made this week for Memory Box. Be watching…next week the 2014 Holiday Memory Box blog blitz starts!

See you again soon! Have fun shopping… I see the NEW Memory Box and poppystamps dies arriving in stores! YAY! Thanks for shopping through my links. I appreciate it so much!

ttul,

cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps

More Christmas in July…

July 3, 2014July 4, 2014 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Three white CAS cards in a row! At least I got the white part of the holiday weekend in! I think everyone else is getting ready for the 4th of July and here I am making Christmas cards like crazy!

I’m thinking you want to see the NEW stuff made up though so I’ll just keep making. Although I think tomorrow is going to be clean out the garage day. ugh. I’d rather make cards!!! lol

I cut the NEW Tall Taper Candle die out of gold metallic card-stock then again for just the berries out of a scrap of silver metallic card-stock.

I glued this with Tombow Mono Multi glue, green caps, directly to a top folding A-2 size card base. Teeny dots where the lines meet and there is a tad bit bigger area to leave a teeny dot of glue.

*Tip* Always keep the tip of your glue clean and it won’t clog up on you.

*Tip* and the most important one… always keep your glue laying down. If you keep your glue upside down, it will come out uncontrollable! eep!

(I did try die cutting this with double sided tape on the back. It didn’t work well for me…too sticky and didn’t hold it’s shape)

Isn’t this Taper Candle die gorgeous?! Can you just see it made up to look like stained glass?! awesome! Can’t wait to do that next!

The holly and berries are from the NEW Cabrini Ornament die. Three little snips with the scissors and you have the perfect embellishment for the candle! : )

Did you notice the sentiment? NEW rubber stamps!!!! YAY! This is the NEW Let Your Heart combo rubber stamp.

WOW is right! LOVE the NEW Grand Merry Christmas Script die! It’s a beauty! I paired it with the NEW Plush Poinsettia Corner die. Another beauty!

The Grand Merry Christmas is cut from white card-stock and the Plush Poinsettia Corner is cut from white and cranberry card-stock. The cranberry petals I colored with Copic markers after I glued them in place. A gal can only go so long without a little colorbook therapy! : )

Several red glitter domes on the berries and this A-2 size card was done.

My last card for today is colorful and picks up the chalkboard trend that has been so popular.

Isn’t it fun?! I love it! This is the NEW Have a Jolly Christmas die! FABULOUS! First I die cut it in white and it was great…but I just had to try some retro-ish colors. I know…even though I’ve been on a white kick!

So here you have Lagoon, Sage, Cranberry, Licorice and White Memory Box card-stock or notecard colors.

I used my Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Cutting Mat to layer. The ⅛ th inch ruler for the white mat and the ½ inch ruler on three sides of the card base. Click HERE. Be sure to use the code Sparks5% at checkout. The rulers are so awesome! They save me so much time! You will love them too!

See that poinsettia at the bottom? That is a NEW die too! It’s the smallest flower from the NEW Poinsettia Bloom Trio die. YAY! More of everything I love!

Well, this is a lot today…holler if you have any questions!

I’m linking up to some challenges…

Virginia’s View Challenge # 5 – Die Cut

Wonderful Words Challenge – Word Dies

Keep it Simple – lots of turquoise