NEW Memory Box!!!

March 18, 2014March 21, 2014 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Here’s the NEW Beautiful Balloon die pieced and inlaid with the Puffy Clouds dies… I just love this look and I had so much fun creating it! After everything was pieced in, I stamped parts of the happy hello combo stamp with the Stamp a ma jig. Love the embossing detail in the balloon!

Hello is die cut out of the card front also and another white hello die cut inserted. Imagine the ‘hello’ as part of the cloud formation. : )

Ribbon is from May Arts in stock at Starlitstudio.net
Memory Box Holly Berry Red & White A-2 Notecards

This truly is a one layer card.

And another card…

*For this card I cut the Wildflower Corner two times.
*Glued one complete cut in the bottom left corner. (I use Tombow mono multi glue, little dots here and there)
*Glued the other corner in pieces to the top right corner, right side and top left corner.
*Die cut the thanks Cloud but just used the word. I cut my thin mounting squares into narrow strips.

*die cut the Asti Butterfly wings directly in the card front…it doesn’t cut completely…it stays connected at the body.
*die cut the Swirl Butterfly, glue on top of the Asti butterfly
*Memory Box White and Lagoon A-2 Notecards

A pretty CAS card that could be used for several occasions!

Here’s another take with the Wildflower Corner die cut in the front panel of the card twice… then cut again twice from white card-stock and inlaid into the holes you cut in the front of the card.

Version 1…that I gave away…

Version 2… I made it again this a.m. so I’d have one but I didn’t look at my photo first! The corners are in different corners! pout.

I don’t think I’ll make it again today anyway but I like the corner placement on the first card the best. The second one I did a better job of keeping track of all the little center dots! lol

I have a few tips that make this go easier… thinking video… let me know if you get this die and need help… so hard to explain with words.

In the post before this one… I list the steps I used to inlaying die cuts.

Well back to the die cutting table and stamping desk! Have a great week stamping friends and I’ll be back with something sometime! : ) Thanks for all your comments and encouraging words! They always help me keep motivated! ttul!

Links to the Supplies I used…

cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Lawn Fawn · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · Serendipity Stamps · Winter

New Memory Box meets Lawn Fawn…Serendipity Winter Scene…

March 16, 2014March 21, 2014 Pam Sparks33 Comments

NEW Memory Box and poppystamps dies…Spring 2014 release in stock @ Starlitstudio.net

Isn’t this going to be a fun congrats card or graduation card?! I love it! It’s so fun when what you imagined works out! YAY for stamping and die cutting FUN! *grin*

a little bit of a side view…

You are looking at the NEW Dream Cloud die from Memory Box! There’s a new happy cloud, birthday cloud and thanks cloud too! I LOVE using the words by themselves too! Cindy at Starlitstudio.net has them in stock!

The balloon stamp and die, sentiment and star stamps are from Lawn Fawn… link below in the supplies.

Linking up to CAS on Sunday – one layer wonder (yes this truly is one layer!)
Addicted To CAS – luck
Clean and Simple Stamping – sketch (upside down)
Sarah Hurley 365 – Speech Bubbles
Stempelgarten Challenge – one layer card
Sister Act Card Challenge – Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday – Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps – Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund Challenge – Anything Goes with a twist, Die cute

So here’s what I did…

1. cut an 8.5 x 11 pc. of card-stock in half, score one half at 4.25. Use the teflon bone folder to crease… LOVE the teflon bone folder (link below)…no glossy look where I rub after creasing!!!

2. cut the balloon out of the front of your card

3. cut the balloon out of red card-stock

4. cut the bottom of the balloon out of kraft card-stock

5. stamp the red and kraft pcs with the balloon stamp, then cut and piece them together

6. I used packing tape to cover behind the balloon cut out portion of the card front. You want sticky in the opening to adhere your red and kraft balloon parts to it. Go ahead and stick them in

7. Then position your dream cloud die face down to the right side of the card front over the stamped red balloon.

8. Tape the dream die in place with reposition-able tape, stick the tape to your clothes a couple times to make sure most of the sticky is removed.

9. Run it through the die cut machine.

10. Keep the word dream because you will use that part

11. Cut the dream cloud die from white card-stock, keeping the white centers of the letters.

12. Piece the die cuts into the card front and cover the back with packing tape to hold it in place or you can put the packing tape over the hole first and then piece in the cloud parts.

13. isn’t this fun?! : )

14. Stamp the little star from the balloon set multiple times with Tumbled Glass distress ink.

15. Stamp the sentiment from the set.

16. Back to the other half of the 8.5 x 11 piece of card-stock. Cut it in half…well, a little less than half… 4 ⅛ in. x 5 ⅜ in.

17. Adhere that piece behind the card front to cover up the piecing and taping you did.

That’s it for this card!

Now for the Winter scene I told you I was working on… colored it last Monday morning and finished it Friday morning! Where does the time go! It goes by me way too fast!

The stamps I used for this card are from Serendipity Stamps…wonderful images to color and create cards with.

I stamped with Ranger Archival Black ink on Canson watercolor paper and watercolored with Ranger Distress markers. Stardust Stickles to give the snowy, Winter sparkle.

I used the new Mini Perfect Layers Tools and the new Cutting mat… oh, I do love them a lot! Yes, I’m glad I have both sizes.

Stamps I used….Winter Farm HERE, Sled Here and Peace on Earth HERE.

How I paint with Distress Markers…post and Video HERE.

So happy to finally use these stamps I’ve had in my collection for years! Some times just owning makes me happy! I need to find a use your stash challenge to link to! lol

Linking my Winter Scene card to…
Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long – Sparkle and Shine
Virginia’s View Challenge – Watercoloring
Hiding in my Craft Room – Color It!
Completely Christmas – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede – Anything Goes
Stampin’ For the Weekend – Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday – Anything Goes
Fusion Card Challenge – Sketch

I have two more Winter cards but I better save them for another day! : ) Tomorrow I’ll be back with more NEW from Memory Box!

Thanks for stopping by! We’ve got snow again… you know you’re in IOWA when you experience all four seasons in one week! lol ttut!

Supplies I used for these two cards…

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

Memory Box Siena Floral die…

March 5, 2014March 21, 2014 Pam Sparks16 Comments

I wanted to get back here to remind you of the Lunette and Oriel Butterfly dies giveaway… if you haven’t linked up yet… click HERE and add your email address in the first box and your name! (USA mailing addresses only) One person will be selected, randomly, to win! Thank you Starlitstudio.net!

The NEW Siena Floral die and a butterfly I cut from the NEW Kensington Border die. The Siena Floral die comes with the floral stem and separate circle dies for the flower centers. I used a mouse pad and the largest ball stylus from my stylus set to round the centers of the flowers.

Two rubber stamps…April Showers Combo for the sentiment and Washi Tape Dots for the border stamped with lavender chalk ink. I used a little of the same lavender ink to shade the flower petals and leaves.

I used my Perfect Layers tools, link and coupon code in the sidebar, to cut the pattern paper mat and then adhered it to the card base with ATG tape.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to link up for the Butterfly dies! ttul!