Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release Around the World Card…

July 17, 2024 Pam Sparks2 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Sunny Vibes….sure makes me think of Summer, vacations and travel. I’m not going anywhere but I can send this card instead! So many cute illustrations in this stamp set. There’s a coordinating die set and another die set if you don’t want to stamp.

I’m not sure if there is a thing called ‘air mail’ anymore…takes two days to get a piece of mail to someone in the same town! I love using postal elements on cards though. I heat embossed AIR MAIL in white on red cardstock.

I stamped the images and colored with Copics. I didn’t like the continents in brown so I stippled on some Rustic Wilderness Oxide ink. That was tricky but I didn’t want to start over.

I colored the airplane with a metallic gel pen then went over it a few times with a clear glaze pen.

The sentiments are straight in the stamp set but using the MISTI I curved them a little and stamped with Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink.

Ended up being a 5 ½ inch square card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Sending smiles to you wherever you are!

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

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Around the… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Around the World… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Earth Wafer Die… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Sakura CLEAR GLAZE Gel Pen 38386 [ SSS ]	Sakura GELLY ROLL STARDUST METEOR Gel… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Masculine · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Summer

poppystamps Whittle Tropical Gator Kit Card…

July 4, 2024July 3, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Surprise! Now I’m wishing I’d thought to make the bow and hoop red! lol Happy Fourth of July friends and cardmakers!

Such cute critters from poppystamps and everything you need to make this card or another version in the kit!

Personality indeed! They’re having a Summer good time!

I colored the die cuts with Copic Sketch Markers after I die cut them in Hammermill Color Copy 100# cardstock.

Branches – YG17, YG 67 and G99

Tree Trunks – E43, E44 and E47

Splash – B000, B00, B01 and B02

Bow and hoop – RV02 and inked a little bit with my dirty pink oxide ink blending brush

Tie – B05 and BG09

Umbrella – N2, 3, 4, 5

Gators – YG21, YG23 and inked a little bit with my dirty green oxide ink blending brush

I kept it clean and simple by just mounting the colored die cuts onto an A2 size Neenah Solar White 110# cardbase that I inked with a little bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

Small pieces of the thin mounting tape behind the pieces and placed similar to the picture on the envelope of the kit packaging.

So cute and easy to do! Aren’t the teeth fun?! lol

Have a beautiful holiday rest of the week and enjoy the fireworks if you can stay up late enough! haha!

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this gator card…

Poppystamps – KT001 Whittle Tropical… [ STR \| SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit Card…

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Just to make you smile! A super cute new kit from poppystamps! Whittle Racing Giraffe! I didn’t use the race car yet but I think it’d be so cute for a new driver or one that just got their drivers license!

I went with one I could use for a graduate or anyone on their way up the ladder! There are several sentiments included in this cute kit! All so fun!

I die cut, colored and inked the cuts. So easy with the lines that impress when you cut guiding you where to color!

Then I chose some pattern papers from the Memory Box Anemone Grove 6×6 paper pad, one for the sky and one for the grass, tore the edge on the grass…. paper piecing the background so to speak! lol

I like it! the little flowers in the green piece make me think of dandelions or clover!

This is a mini slimline size card. 3 ⅛ in. 6 in.

Wow! What a busy Spring it’s been! Are you finding that too?

Events with Grandchildren that we love doing. A wedding! Last weekend our oldest grandson was in a bike race in Burlington, IA! That was mind blowing! I cannot believe how fast they can ride those bikes! One of my sisters passed away last Thursday. Sad. I’m 7th of 8 children so three have passed now. So instead of weddings being the cause of family reunions, now it’s funerals. Not near as fun!

We’re enjoying being outside more for sure! Hope all is well for you and you’re keeping up with cardmaking! hoho!

take care and links below if you want a cute set to make with!

Take a look at what I used…

Poppystamps – KT007 Whittle Racing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1026 Anemone Grove 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Pineapple -… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee -… [ TE ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Spring

Memory Box Budding Gladiola Stem Mini Slimline Card…

May 17, 2024 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everybody! Aren’t the flowers beautiful everywhere?! In real life and in cardstock!

I’m sharing a card with the NEW Memory Box Gladiola release….there are several Gladiola dies in the release…all beautiful!

I die cut in white Hammermill 100# color copy cardstock and colored with Copics this time.

I used V12, 15 and 17 for the purple and YG25, 17 and 67 for the green. Simple coloring…

Two NEW 6×6 pattern paper pads too! Gladiola Plaid and Glimmering Gladiola. I used a piece from both pads.

I die cut the rectangle with the Memory Box Slim Basic Rectangle die set. I had to run it through the die cut machine twice though because I wanted it shorter for this mini slimline size.

The sentiment on the front is the Memory Box Posh Happy Birthday Hot Foil Plate and die set. I used metallic cardstock and black hot foil.

On the inside, which I forgot to take a picture of, I used the Birthday Wishes to you on your very special day from the Memory Box Joyful Moments stamp set.

I love this mini slimline card size. 3 ½ in. x 6 in. this time. It’s just a dainty, charming card!

Email me if you have any questions. Hope I didn’t forget anything.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

If you want to shop for the products I used, links provided below… just click or tap on the Abbreviations! Thank you!

Memory Box – 94792 Budding Gladiola… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1027 Gladiola Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1028 Glimmering… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5266 Joyful Moments… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94556 Slim Basic… [ STR ]	Memory Box – MBF004 Posh Birthday… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Nordic Flower Pots and Stems with Nordic Flower Heads Card…

April 25, 2024April 24, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

I’m off on this color scheme again! Such a terra cotta pot girl! lol Poppystamps Nordic series for Spring was fun to create with. I used some scraps and the plaid from a previous release to make this A2 size card.

Nordic Flower Pots and Stems die, Nordic Flower Heads die and Nordic Bird Bunch die, all from poppystamps.

It’s hard to see in my photos but I die cut the Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Plate in the kraft rectangle panel. You can see it much better holding it in your hand!

I used the Happy Birthday in the poppystamps Birthday Banners stamp and die set.

The plaid strip is from the Memory Box 6×6 Anemone Plaid paper pad.

The kraft cardstock is from Hobby Lobby and the white cardbase is Neenah.

I inked everything with a little Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool. A little Copic coloring on some of the floral pieces.

The Nordic Flower Heads and Bird Bunch dies have a lot of options! Very fun… I went a little country but I’m anxious to see what everyone else does with them!

I’m a little sidetracked right now. I’ve been making bread again but just a couple weeks ago started sourdough! Any bread bakers out there that read my blog? hehe It’s fun and yummy! I want to try English Muffins and Bagels!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Take a LOOK! Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it! Happy cardmaking!

Poppystamps – 2612 Nordic Flower Pots… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2603 Nordic Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2601 Nordic Bird Bunch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CB514 Birthday Banners… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1025 Anemone Plaid 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]