Simon Says Stamp Warm Christmas Card….super fun!

November 23, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! If you even have time to read my post on this busy week of being thankful! I can tell you I’m thankful for a warm Thanksgiving! I’m gonna head out and wash a few windows as soon as I finish this post! lol

I’m sharing my card for the Simon Says Stamp Holiday Sparkle release today! How cute is this delightful tree and snowman! I love this set! I used one more image on the inside…I remembered to take a picture so it’s down below, keep scrolling! hoho Oh, there’s a relaxing Santa in the set also but I didn’t get him into the composition! lol

Click on the picture ^ to shop the release…beautiful products to create with!

I ink blended a background with Distress Oxide ink…tore off the bottom sand part and covered the water and sky with vellum.

I die cut the NEW poppystamps Sunbeam Frame die in white and glued it over the top.

Trimmed down the sand and glued it to the bottom of the rays!

I’m tickled with how it turned out but if I was doing it again, I would cut another white die cut and ink blend it and fit the pieces into the top sunbeam frame die cut. How cute! ok – I love it! lol

I colored with Copics…that always makes me happy…just an all around fun stamp set to create with! There is a coordinating die set also! yay!

Here’s the surprise on the inside! You know what?! This flamingo needs a red gem on the end of it’s beak! lol

Super cute! A2 size card.

I hope you’re having a wonderful week and preparing for time with family and friends. We’ll all gather tomorrow at one of our daughter’s. Can’t wait!

Simon Says Stamp has some specials and a beautiful new card kit and so much more! Have fun shopping in your spare time!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog… all the best to you and yours!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies WARM… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps WARM… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp WARM CHRISTMAS Wafer… [ SSS ]
Poppy Stamps SUNBEAM FRAME Die 2504 [ SSS ]	Waffle Flower A7 LAYERS Dies 310283… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
distress oxide ink pads at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Birch Press Design Snowy Circle Layer Set – Two Cards

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I had a little fun with ink blending Distress Oxides and Dies for this A2 size card!

Kitsch Flamingo stamping for the snow and edging with a bit of Picked Raspberry added on the perimeters.

The snow scatter is from an older BPD Celestial Waves stamp set.

I used all three layers of the NEW Birch Press Designs Snowy Circle Layer set. I inked Layer B with a little bit of the pinks.

Skates are super easy to put together! They’re a NEW Memory Box die that I used already a couple weeks ago with a sled and a few other new dies. I loved using them as an embellishment on this card. A little knit cro-sheen for lacing them up.

I forgot to take a picture of the inside but I did finish it! I stamped it with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink in the MISTI with the ‘May the JOY you find this Christmas follow you throughout the year’ sentiment stamp from the NEW poppystamps Christmas Sparkle set.

I got up early this morning to make this pink card! I’d already thought it through and it worked! yay!

Linking to some Christmas Challenges…

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges – Anything Christmas Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes Christmas

Winter Wonderland Challenge – Let It Snow

I made the next card the other day using the same Snowy Circle set but adding the New Memory Box Nested Globe Bases die to turn it into a snowy snowglobe!

Here I used the NEW Birch Press Design Felicity Snowflakes dies and some Fairy Drops for the background.

I used some Lindy’s Magicals powders to ‘paint’ the snowy circles. I die cut from Smooth Bristol cardstock, spritzed with water and tapped on the powders. The top layer I just painted with the white and water.

I love the sparkle/shimmer it gives the die cuts!

The JOY on both of my cards is trimmed from the NEW BPD Find Joy and Outline die. I just used the JOY part.

The foil cardstock I used is from the Memory Box 6×6 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad. This pad has metallic and pearl cardstocks.

On the inside of this second card, I used the same sentiment set but different stamps. This one says ‘May your Christmas truly Sparkle’ and ‘With much Love’. I stamped with Peacock Feather Distress Oxide ink in the Misti and it turned out beautiful. To bad I didn’t take a picture of it!

I didn’t try this for a shaker card but I’m thinking it’d be really pretty made up as one!

Thank you for sticking with me for this long post! I appreciate you stopping by!

Click on the letters below the item to see what I used to make these two cards. Have fun!

Birch Press Design – 57467 Snowy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94674 Classic Pair of… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57452 Find Joy… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press – Clear Stamp – Celestial… [ FRN ]	Birch Press Design – 57453 Felicity… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – FP1003 Rainbow… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL511 Christmas Sparkle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94675 Nested Globe Bases… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Lindy’s Stamp Gang Magicals… [ STR ]
Lindy’s Stamp Gang DROP DEAD DIVA… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Masculine · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Layered Polar Bear Snowglobe Card…

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! There’s a chill in the air so time for a polar bear! This guy is so cute enjoying the polar weather! lol

More NEW dies from Memory Box. Layered Polar Bear, Alpine Snowflakes, Layered Birds, Nested Globe Bases and the scarf from Tall Bundled Snowman.

So fun. I love dies that can be mixed and watched for a variety of designs!

I used a scrap from one of last year’s MB paper pads, Woodsy Plaid.

The sentiment is from the Birch Press Design Contempo Christmas Greetings clear stamp and die set.

I used the thin mounting tape that I like so well. You get just enough dimension but still easily mailed.

A beautiful sentiment from the NEW Sweet Christmas sentiment clear stamp set.

The check pattern paper is from the same paper pad.

He’s cute! Black Glossy cardstock for his nose and eyes and a little ink on his tummy.

Copic on his paws. The gray background is one of the pieces I did on a Saturday afternoon following Jill Foster’s video. I had so much fun making them! HERE is the video if you want to make some!

I couldn’t get my camera to focus right on this guy so I ended up with phone pictures. Sorry for my hand being in them. ugh.

thank you for visiting! I appreciate it and I will be back soon!

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

Memory Box – 94685 Layered Polar Bear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94683 Tall Bundled… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94680 Alpine Snowflakes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94675 Nested Globe Bases… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94532 Nested Globes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94684 Layered Birds… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5283 Sweet Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1018 Woodsy Plaid 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

cards · copics · Interactive · Scan and Cut · School

Back To School Box Card…

October 17, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m going to work on getting some stuff I’ve made for grands posted! We’ll see how it goes.

Last week one of my older sisters passed away, funeral was Saturday. So hard but good to visit with family and friends I haven’t seen for a long time. So I’m behind posting for Memory Box too but I’ll be making this week!

I made these three box cards for our three grands that attend school. Our others are home educated.

It was fun to use the library cards that I bought from Starlitstudio.net. I love to read so of course I needed them in my stash! They worked out perfectly in these box cards!

The box card is a file I cut with my Scan n Cut from Lori Whitlock HERE.

My Scan n Cut doesn’t print so if you want to print the numbers you have to get a pdf by emailing for it… or I can send you what they sent me.

The paper bags I put money in are also from Starlitstudio.net.

The library card and the bag slide in the box, then it collapses and will fit into an envelope! So cute!

I have some post it notes that are all over sticky on the back so I die cut them and stamped the sentiment for the bag. The push pin is part of the card file.

It was fun to make something different!

I can’t remember now if I inked the apples or colored them with Copics!

I used a Lawn Fawn alphabet set for their names, a date stamp and another sentiment on the library card. I printed the grandma and grandpa.

Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a beautiful week…we’re trying not to blow away… so windy this Fall here in Iowa. Before long the leaves will be dropping and blowing all over the place!

Here’s a pretty picture of the bluffs in the Missouri River area of Iowa…

ttul!

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Pondering Layered Deer in the Iced Pine Trees Mini Slimline Card…

September 29, 2022September 30, 2022 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Welcome to a Winter Wonderland using NEW poppy dies and the NEW Memory Box Jolly 6×6 pattern paper pad. The plaids in this pad are gorgeous!

I die cut and laid everything out before I cut the plaid paper. I decided to go with the Mini Slim size, completed it is 3 ½ x 6 inches.

I used the NEW poppy Proper Merry Christmas die cut in TE Cherry Pop Red cardstock and Hammermill White cardstock.

The NEW poppy Pondering Layered Deer is die cut in TE Toffee cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

The scarf is colored with Copic E07 and the antlers with Copic E47.

The NEW Iced Pine Trees are cut in TE Toffee Cardstock also and Hammermill White for the snow. I colored the trees with Peeled Paint Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

I used an older Memory Box die for the snowy hills, Stitched Curves.

I mounted the sentiment and the deer with the thin mounting tape I like so well. The hills and trees are taped and glued directly to the plaid and then the cardbase.

I’m linking to some Christmas Challenge blogs…

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Holler if I forgot some info! I’m sure I often do! I have some more photos to work on and I need to pick a winner of the Halloween dies! I didn’t forget, I have it ready to choose, I just need to put the phone holder on the table and tape myself choosing the winner! hehe

I will try to be back tomorrow with another card and the winner!

Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate it!

Dies and Supplies I used for this card…

Poppystamps – 2532 Pondering Layered… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2551 Iced Pine Trees… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2543 Proper Merry… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 99842 Stitched Curves… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1019 Christmas Jolly… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
Mini Slim Envelopes [ TE ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC** ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Big Shot Switch… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]