Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color CAS Card…

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hello and here’s my first valentine for this year!

Simon Says Stamp’s latest release Heart to Heart!

They sent me the New Pop of Color stamp set to make with. All I did was add some die cut hearts!

I stamped the paintbrush on Hammermill cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Copic friendly ink. I cut the paintbrush out by hand and colored it with Copic Sketch markers.

I stamped the color wheel and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Using the MISTI!

Here’s a few more pictures. The stamp set on the left has all kinds of sentiments on it. I’m not sure who this is going to yet so I haven’t stamped inside but I’m going to use this SSS set when I decide! It’s called Love Greetings Mix. I’ll link below.

The hearts are from Heart Jumble by poppystamps but any hearts will work!

It was fun to be able to make a CAS (clean and simple) card after all the more time consuming cards I’ve been making!

Check out the new release….only two weeks before we’ll be needing Valentines! eek!

I’m linking my card to some challenges….

Addicted To Stamps and More – any occasion

Double D Challenges 1/16 – Friends

Shopping Our Stash 566 – Love me do

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a crafty, cardmaking weekend!

Shopping links for the products I used on this card! Thank you so much for clicking/tapping through my links! I appreciate it!

Heart to Heart – Simon Says Stamp [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Pop of… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamps Pop of… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE… [ SSS ]	MISTI BLACK PRECISION STAMPER VERSION… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]
SSS Teflon Bone Folder [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS ]

ALL & Create · Birthday · cards · copics · Penny Black

AALL & Create Birthday Cards….

January 28, 2026January 29, 2026 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m finally getting around to posting some birthday cards! I love the cute characters from ALL & Create! So fun to color! I wasn’t quite sure how to fit the dog on the card because it was so much bigger than the girl. I stuck with the perspective view of bigger in front.

The sentiment on the front is from Penny Black clear stamp set, Good Wishes.

The girl and dog are from ALL & Create Pawsitively Perfect clear stamp set TP-1286.

The grass and the background clouds are from ALL & Create Visual Dreams #1070.

The die cut flowers are from Tim Holtz Vault Funky Floral Wreath die set 666563.

I ink blended the grass and stamped the grass stamp over the inking…

I ink blended the sky and stamped the circles image for clouds and added some white gel pen…

The girl and dog are colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Next card…

Both of these cards are A2 size.

I randomly stamped the images from AALL & Create Elemental Notes #905 in black ink on a panel and ink blended with two colors. Spattered with white ink.

I stamped the camera on a die cut rectangle, matted it in black and then to the postage stamp die cut.

The camera is from ALL & Create Lens & Lines clear stamp set. I stamped part of it again so I could have the extra flower. I fussy cut it out and mounted it with thin mounting tape.

I ink blended around the camera panel and colored the image with Copic Sketch Markers.

Fun cards! I think the girls liked them! lol

Linking my cards to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday #319 – Rainbow of colors or anything goes

Group of Cardmakers – Layered Scene Cards (top card in this post)

Everybody Art Challenge #592 – anything goes

Try it on Tuesday – add some text (second card in this post)

The Sisterhood of Crafters – spots and dots (top card in this post)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the stamps and dies I used for these cards…

AALL & Create Pawsitively Perfect A7… [ SSS \| SBC ]	AALL & Create Visual Dreams A6 Clear… [ SSS ]	Penny Black – Timeless Collection -… [ SBC \| ACH ]
Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Funky Floral… [ SSS ]	AALL & Create Lens and Lines A6 Clear… [ SSS \| SBC ]	AALL & Create – A6 – Clear Stamps -… [ TPF \| AST ]
Spellbinders Bayfair Nested Postage… [ SSS \| SPL ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko – Memento – Fade Resistant… [ SBC \| ACH ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – 8-1/2 x 11 by… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives > Black,… [ ACH ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Fall · Flowers · Memory Box

Memory Box Garden Pail Bouquet Card…

September 23, 2025 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hello everyone! Have you seen this new die set from Memory Box? Well, it’s not the latest release but it wasn’t that long ago!

Just something about pails with flowers…I’m kinda envious of gals with flower gardens that can go pick whenever they want too. I’m not envious of the work involved though! So it’s paper flowers for me!

Funny story for you…. I decided to die cut the flowers in white and Copic color them so I grabbed a scrap of white from my white scrap bag. Put it down on the dies and when I took the flowers out of the die, I saw the print on there! lol I almost threw the pieces away but then I thought, I should just use these for fun! I probably could never do this on purpose and like it! lol

It really wasn’t hard because the pieces are grouped well! Here’s a picture of what the dies look like and then three pictures of the cuts. I did cut the two floral dies twice but you don’t need to.

I went by the picture on the package on how to put the flowers together and how to arrange them on the card. Most are just two pieces!

I did some inking with brushes on the pail and then some black spattering. Inking on the leaves also.

I colored the flowers with Copics but you could use any medium.

I used a little of my favorite thin mounting tape on the main flowers for the arrangement.

Then I just cut a black cardstock panel 4 inches x 5 ¼ inches and using my score-pal, scored all fours sides in ¼ inch. I love how the pail and flowers stand out against black!

OH, I didn’t have room for a big sentiment even though I wanted to use one. I used one of the Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope this card makes you smile and inspires you to make something too!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…tap/click the abbreviations to see the product.

(I hope these links work. I just spent an hour trying to do this. They are changing affiliate websites and making us jump through all kinds of hoops and it feels like such a waste of time. Let me know if you appreciate having the links like this because it takes so much time and I always wonder if it’s worth it!)

Memory Box – 94889 Garden Pail… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – ST007 Happy Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – 8-1/2 x 11 by… [ STR \| SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Penny Black Black Liquid Watercolor… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SBC ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Simon Says Stamp Happy Camper Release…Out of this World Card…

August 24, 2025 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hello everyone! Have you had a chance to check out the latest Simon Says Stamp Happy Camper Release? Lots of good product!

You know what I love so much about Simon Says Stamp’s Clear Stamps? They are made in the USA and stamp up the best of any I’ve ever owned! Thank you SSS for keeping production at home! I appreciate it so much! I love a sharp, crisp image!

I stamped and colored the images in this set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink using the MISTI stamp postitioner. I colored with Copic markers after cutting them out. There are coordinating dies but I don’t own them so I used the Scan n Cut to cut them out, then I colored.

I made the background on Neenah Classic Crest using Oxide inks and the ink blending brushes. I went with expected colors but wouldn’t it be fun to use a person’s favorite colors?! After Inking I did the water droplets trick. I spray water into my hand then clap over the card panel to distribute the droplets. Leave the drops a minute than press on a paper towel…let it dry.

I just received these new Sizzix Circle cutting plates! I haven’t used them yet so I used the largest one as a photo prop this time! Kinda gives a spacey, planetary feel! lol I’ll link them below. I will use them for die cutting because I love having smaller plates, saves time!

Such cute images and easy to color too! Hope these characters made you smile!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Links below to the products I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Out of… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Out of This… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Out of This World… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Uncharted Mariner… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Prize Ribbon Oxide… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]	Sakura CLEAR GLAZE Gel Pen 38386 [ SSS ]	Sizzix Circular Cutting Pads – set of… [ STR \| SBC ]

cards · copics · Simon Says Stamp · Thank You

Simon Says Stamp Moments In Time Release Thank You Teacher Card…

June 11, 2025 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everyone! The end of the school year for some is a great time for thank yous! This is a darling set and so fun to color!

I kept it very simple with the Copic colored characters as the focus. I stamped with Copic friendly ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, on Hammermill Color Copy cardstock and die cut.

This is an A2 size card. The close ups make the images look big but they aren’t. Easy to color and not as time consuming as some other images.

So cute! A few white gel pen accents.

The sentiments are stamped from the set with Versafine Onyx Black.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I appreciate it! Enjoy these cute characters!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Thank You… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Thank You… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Thank You Teacher… [ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]	Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders Breeze ColorWheel… [ SSS ]
Spellbinders Rainforest ColorWheel… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]