poppystamps and Memory Box Flower Field Card…

April 28, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Thinking ahead a little for some Mother’s Day inspiration. I had fun ink blending a piece of bristol card and die cutting it with poppystamps Flower Field and Potpourri Flower dies!

I ink blended with Saltwater Taffy, Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink pads and TE Ink Blending Brushes.

The light really catches the gems and sparkles so beautifully!

I used the NEW poppystamps Flower Field Frame die to emboss a design on a white cardstock panel.

I die cut the NEW poppystamps Flower Field Tall Curve Border die from the ink blended card two times and three of the flowers from the NEW Potpourri Flower Set from the leftover scraps of the ink blended card.

I die cut MOM from the Memory Box Wooden Alpha die set.

I trimmed the white panel down and layered it with thin mounting tape to a white A2 cardbase.

I adhered all the die cuts with Tombow mono multi glue and added a white heat embossed sentiment from poppystamps Contempo Greetings stamp set with mounting tape.

Memory Box Fairy Jewels in Pastel added for the flower centers. I love how it turned out!

Thank you for stopping by! May is coming for us in the midwest and there won’t be a shortage of flowers!

ttul,

Here’s shopping links for what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2522 Flower Field Tall… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2519 Flower Field Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2512 Potpourri Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94579 Wooden Alpha craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8160 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]
W 023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS \| BLIC \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	TE Blender Brushes [ TE ]	TE Pastel Blender Brushes [ TE ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Poppystamps · Spring

Birch Press Design Flower Cards…

April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

A couple cards to share with you this week…unusual colors for me! Not sure but posting them anyway! lol

Light pink and bright green! Do they work?

I really like this plaid paper from the Memory Box Madras Plaid Blue and Violet 6×6 paper pad.

The flowers on this card are from the NEW Birch Press Design Eucalyptus Stem and Berries Contour Layers die set and the Tiny Tuft Flowers and LEaves Contour Layers die set.

Sentiment is Memory Box Just a Note Posh Script die cut in the NEW Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock and white cardstock.

Here I used Taylored Expressions Cupcake Pink cardstock and Bazzill Card Shoppe Easter Grass cardstock.

The flower and leaf in the corner are the NEW Birch Press Design Pimpernel Contour Layers die set.

I decided to use the NEW Memory Box Exquisite Leaf Frame die with it because the leaves are similar and I love this die anyway! It’s so pretty!

The sentiment is from poppystamps Colorful Life stamp set and stamped with Taylored Expressions Cupcake Pink ink in the MISTI. It’s very subtle but I kinda like that for a change.

The berries are a bit bluer in real life…pretty sure it’s Taylored Expressions Cookie Monster cardstock and the flowers are Taylored Expressions Candy Corn cardstock.

Just a Note is a Mini Slimline card and the Wishing You strength card is an A2 size card. Both will mail for one forever postage stamp in the USA.

Thank you for coming to visit today! More new stuff coming and I have some cute to share soon too!

Have a good cardmaking week or organizing week… I’ve been doing that too! I went on a shopping spree! oops! If you ever get the chance to go to Cedar Rapids, IA, be sure to go to Scrapmania and tell Stacy, the owner I sent you! I promise you, you will NOT be sorry you took the time to go there!

Online shopping, you can’t beat Starlitstudio.net! Dies, dies, dies and supplies, supplies, supplies! Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com are faves too! Does it make you smile like it makes me smile? We have the best craft!

talk to you again soon!

Shopping links for the products I used on these two cards…

Birch Press Design – 57496 Eucalyptus… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57501 Tiny Tuft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1014 Madras Plaid Blue… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94527 Just a Note Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57488 Pimpernel… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94665 Exquisite Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL509 Colorful Life… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Marshmallow [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Easter Grass [ STR ]	TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · sympathy

poppystamps Potpourri Flower Set Cards…

April 14, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! I have a floral duo to share today. Almost got off the kraft path but notice I managed to bring in some on one card! lol

I die cut a bunch of the NEW poppystamps Potpourri Flower Set dies and played around with different colors and ended up with a lot left over!

I used a stylus and old mouse pad to give the flower petals some poof and then added an enamel dot in the centers.

I used the NEW Memory Box Daisy Blossom Stem die for the some of the leaves on both. The pink card has additional leaves from the NEW Memory Box Layered Impatiens die and Memory Box Seed Stems die. I added white paint pen to the circles at the end of the stems.

I liked poppystamps Penelope Pinpoint Frame die for the background on the pink card and poppystamps Simple With Sympathy die for the sentiment.

Here I used poppystamps Lattice Plate die for the background, die cut in white cardstock and poppystamps New Freestyle Hugs die for the sentiment in black and vellum.

I didn’t get the lavender background panel captured very well for color so I tried holding up in the hallway! lol

It’s a pretty color IRL!

Well crazy here! It snowed yesterday! It didn’t last though. It’s really not unusual as I think back. One year in April I was headed back to where I grew up and got caught in a blizzard! It did last! eek! Not fun driving!

Some place it’s tropical right now! lol Not here! Have a beautiful weekend. Looking forward to celebrating and time with family.

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Poppystamps – 2512 Potpourri Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2510 Penelope Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94534 Seed Stems craft die [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94613 Layered Impatiens… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94616 Daisy Blossom Stem… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2453 Freestyle Hugs… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2427 Lattice Plate… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC ]	Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]
Doodlebug Sprinkles – Beetle Black [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	POSCA 3M Fine Bullet Tip Pen – White [ STR \| BLIC ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]

Baby · Die Piecing · Memory Box

Baby Boy Card…

April 12, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

It’s been a long time since I made a baby card! Years ago I saw a card made up with this turtle die and I kept it for inspiration!

The turtle is an old Provo Craft die set… the snips and snails and 100% boy is from an older Close To My Heart clear stamp set.

The pattern paper is old Memory Box 6×6 pattern paper! Somewhere in the 2003 ish time! eek!

It makes me smile! So it was use NEW/OLD stuff last week finally!

One of our granddaughter’s has a Beeswax Candle making business… so I die cut a take out box and added this cute little duckie in with the check/gift.

This picture was before I was finished, had to make sure it’d fit first! I added ribbon and tissue paper and the check! lol

Another miracle from God! A precious baby boy! ❤

Thanks for stopping by today! ttul!

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Get Well · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Spring · sympathy · Thinking of You

Hello Friend! Memory Box NEW Ruffled Blooms and More Card…

April 7, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Everyone is all about flowers right now! It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year! lol

I started with an A2 card base, I cut the Hello Friend shadow part of the die directly in the card base. Then cut the shadow in white and the outline in NEW Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock. Love this stuff! I very very lightly put a little Tombow Mono Multi glue on the top, bottom and side edges and inlaid it into the cardbase. When you open the card you can see through and between some of the letters. I like it!

I die cut the NEW Memory Box dies, Ruffled Blooms and Riverbank Large Layered Blooms, from the Memory Box 6×6 Fresh Aqua cardstock pad.

I die cut the New Memory Box Exquisite Leaf Set dies from the Memory Box 6×6 Lush Green cardstock pad. The leaves in this die set are a must have! So beautiful and good with all the flower dies!

I wasn’t quite sure where I was headed with this design but I love these colors and I’m really happy with how it turned out! I will need to use an A6 envelope for presentation though because I left some petals and leaves over the edge a bit.

Pretty simple and all die cuts again!

Whimsical and you know I always love kraft! The cardstock I use for kraft cardbases is from Hobby Lobby… their Extra Heavyweight cardstock.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a good rest of the week and a lovely Spring weekend! Spring in Iowa means rain. (how come there’s not a let it rain sentiment like let it snow?! haha) So stay dry if you can! ha

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94657 Ruffled Blooms… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94649 Riverbank Large… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94664 Exquisite Leaf Set… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94586 Hello Friend Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring · Thinking of You · Watercolor · Wreath Building · Zigs

Memory Box NEW Paisley Bloom Leaf Arch Card…

March 30, 2022 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hello friends! So thankful for all my cardmaker friends everywhere! You make me smile a lot!

Simple card today….I die cut this new Paisley Bloom Leaf Arch die from watercolor paper and colored with the new Zig Clean Color Brush markers. They are so pretty!

I used three arches for this card, three of the medium size flower and three of the small size flower.

I used watercolor paper for the A2 size panel that I inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a mini ink blending tool. I stamped a couple sentiments around with the same ink from the NEW Memory Box Friends and Family stamp set. The center sentiment is stamped with Ranger Black Archival ink.

I used liquid glue to attach the three arches together and just on the circle to glue to the panel. Then the flowers are glued just in the center to the wreath so I could ‘fluff’ the petals and leaves.

I added Memory Box small clear Fairy Drops, some Mayarts twine and glued the panel to a kraft color cardbase.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Holler if you have any questions!

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94666 Paisley Bloom Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5276 Friends and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC ]
Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Kuretake – ZIG – Clean Color – Real… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Canson XL Watercolor Pad – 9″ x 12″,… [ BLIC \| ACH ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap [ SSS \| TE ]	Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Spring · sympathy · Tilda's Town

Birch Press Design Flora Plate and Make a Wish Cards…

March 24, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Yikes, it’s Thursday already! I almost didn’t buy this NEW Saltwater Taffy ink color! I caved and bought regular, regular refill and oxide. Sometimes I think I need the sprays but maybe I could make a spray with the refill if I needed to make a mess! haha

I used the ink pad to color my cardstock. Hammermill Color Copy Smooth 100# Cover is what I used for all the parts of this card. I use it some for copic coloring too.

I inked up two A2 panels, one with Saltwater Taffy and one with Abandoned Coral regular distress and blending brushes and or tools. Then I did three smaller pieces with Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral and Bundled Sage. You can pretty much tell what I die cut with what from my pictures.

I die cut the leaves in the same white from the NEW Memory Box Layered Impatiens die set and inked them up also. I love these leaves!

The flowers were the waste from cutting layer A, they were white so I inked them too.

It’s a really pretty, feminine color and card in real life! I had to add some pinkish Memory Box Fairy Jewels to the flower centers.

I made this next card first to get a feel of how the layers looked together. I hadn’t planned on finishing it at first because, weird colors! lol Not Spring at all but I like it so I’m gonna throw one picture of it on here! lol

This is the Flora Plate layers AB and C again with a sentiment from the NEW Birch Press Design Kind Hearts stamp set. This is such a gorgeous set! I love it for front and inside sentiments.

Holler if you have any questions! Both cards are A2 size.

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Birch Press Design – 57437 Flora… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57434 Make a… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94613 Layered Impatiens… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – CL8162 Kind… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BUNDLED… [ SSS \| ACH ]

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

poppystamps Potpourri Flower, Freestyle Smile, Whittle Snail Card…

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

You’ve got mail! It’s always so fun to get mail! Here’s mail and a smile from this cute blushing snail! lol

I die cut the NEW Potpourri Flower Set in white and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers. I didn’t look at any pictures for coloring…flying by the seat of my pants again! haha

I layered the NEW ps Penelope Pinpoint Frame on top of Taylored Expressions Lemon Meringue cardstock A2 size panel. Then I adhered those two, to a purple from the Memory Box Twilight Purple 6×6 cardstock pad.

First I laid the flowers out down the left side of the panel from the top. Took a picture of them with my phone and put the snail down to see how it looked, it was too close to the right side of the card! I didn’t like it there! So I picked the flowers up with a piece of press and seal and reversed them to the right side bottom corner instead. Much better!

Then I die cut the NEW ps Freestyle Smile all in white, it was ok, so I die cut the top in black, too bold, so I die cut it in purple, nah, so I die cut it in yellow and that was it! I’m a terrible decision maker! lol

The sentiment is from ps Whittle Wild Animal Sentiments stamp set. Stamped in the MISTI with versamark ink and heat embossed with Lawn Fawn white embossing powder.

I glued the flowers down, then the snail and sentiments with mounting tape. Then I pulled up a couple of the flowers to put one on her head and one right close to the body.

I added yellow Fairy Gems last.

I forgot to talk about the snail! It’s die cut in kraft cardstock and edges inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool. I went over the mouth, eyes and added eyelashes with a micro black fine point pen.

It’s a bright card and more fun in real life. I like it! That’s saying a lot of me cuz I don’t love yellow and purple! lol

It’s a rainy, dreary day here so we need bright! Have a good one anyway! ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2510 Penelope Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2506 Grand Whittle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2512 Potpourri Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2456 Freestyle Smile… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94613 Layered Impatiens… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1008 Twilight Purple… [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Poppystamps – CL500 Whittle Wild… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL509 Colorful Life… [ STR \| SSS ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| TE \| SSS ]	New MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| TE \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers and Sets [ BLIC \| SSS \| TE ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Impression Obsession · Spring

Impression Obsession Chicken Birthday Card…

March 10, 2022March 9, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Just ‘chick’en in on the blog scene! We celebrated middle daughter’s birthday last week… her current flock of new chickens is white! Her first flock was a variety.

The sentiment on the front and the one on the inside are from Printworks Collection.

This super cute hen and chick are from Impression Obsession and designed by Anna Wight. I cut them in natural white linen cardstock and inked the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool. The red and oranges pieces are scraps of cardstock.

I was digging through 6×6 pattern paper pads with our granddaughter Anya and saw this old Cosmo Cricket pad called Early Bird and went with it! So cute!

A couple stitched rectangle die cuts and everything adhered and it was done! Only took me 15 minutes to decide what color button to use! lol

Thanks so much for stopping by! ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Impression Obsession Rubber Stamps:…

[ IST ]

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Small…

[ SBC | SSS ]

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Large…

[ SBC ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Foiling · Memory Box · Shape Cards · Thank You

Memory Box Enchanting Poppy Stems Card…

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hello! I had the urge to make more of a pastel card yesterday but I also wanted to use the Nested Globes die set and make a shape card.

Well, a long the way, it ended up that the shape, cut to have a fold at the top, from white cardstock that opens to reveal the message inside. Then I decided to mount it on an A2 Wrapped Stitch Rectangle die cut from one of the lightest greens in the Memory Box Lush Green 6×6 cardstock pad.

Fun for a change! I stamped the ‘thank you’ sentiment from the NEW Birch Press Design Kind Hearts stamp set. It’s a gorgeous stamp set! I used Shabby Shutters Distress Oxide for this in the MISTI, inked and stamped 3 or 4 times.

I used the smallest Nested Globes die to stamp ‘Hello’ on. The HELLO stamp is from the Memory Box Peony Garden Wreath stamp set.

I die cut the Memory Box NEW Enchanting Poppy Stems from a white cardstock that has a little bit of texture. Then I inked the pieces with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink for the leaves and stems. I inked the poppies with Altenew Cotton Candy Ink and then a little bit of Taylored Expressions Lavender Glaze ink. It’s tricky getting the right pink to match the plaid paper. I hope I got close! lol

I added a video directly from my phone, I wish they let me change the size but this is all I get for my money!

I die cut the plaid from the Memory Box Spring Plaid Slim paper pad and edged the cut with the same Shabby Shutters Distress ink. Regular Distress ink.

Basically a very non traditional poppy! I will have to do a red one next time!

Last week I posted the poppystamps Grand Whittle Pig card and after I got to thinking it’d make a cute shape card to be used on a gift! So here’s a quick snapshot of how that turned out when I tried it. Cute! oink!

Sure you could ‘doll’ it up too! How about a red bandana at the neck! lol

Another quick video…

Thank you for stopping by today! I’ll be back tomorrow with a Birthday card!

Here’s what I used on this card…

Memory Box – 94644 Enchanting Poppy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94532 Nested Globes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1015S Spring Plaid Slim [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 30094 Wrapped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – CL8162 Kind… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5257-D Peony Garden… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2502 Grand Whittle Pig… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SHABBY… [ SSS ]
Altenew SUMMER SHERBET 6 MINI INK… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Thinking of You

Memory Box Floral Birthday Card and poppystamps Floral Miss You Card…

March 2, 2022 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! I did a little flower coloring with Copics Monday. Colorbook therapy! It’s been so nice here, I hope the flowers don’t come up to soon!

I started with an A2 size cardbase. Topped it with a panel of the NEW Memory Box Black Glossy Cardstock. It’s heavyweight and die cut so nice for the Happy Birthday sentiment too!

Then I die cut and glued together, three for each side, the NEW Hex Half Pinpoint die. Don’t you love how it makes the perfect base for the NEW floral dies?!

Here’s a picture of the dies I used and for the flowers and leaves I colored.

Here’s a picture of the Copic Marker colors I used.

It didn’t take a whole lot of cuts! I was surprised. After coloring, I used black and white glaze pens to add some accents.

Look at this NEW Memory Box stamp set!!! (Full picture lower in the post) It matches the font of this Happy Birthday Posh Script die and the Miss you Posh Script die on my next card! I absolutely love matching fonts for the inside of my cards! ❤

This picture I’m trying to show a little of the dimension. I didn’t use any foam mounting tape and it will still go in the mail under ¼ inch thick for one forever stamp! YAY!

My second card for today is just plain floral fun!

The Memory Box Berry Red 6×6 Paper pad came out for this card. I love having 3 shades of each color to coordinate! It sure saves time digging through cardstock to find matching pieces!

I started with an A2 size kraft cardbase. I die cut the NEW poppy Penelope Pinpoint Frame in white, glued it on. I die cut the poppy Lattice Plate in white and glued it on.

Next came the NEW super pretty poppy Flower Field Frame die cut in one of the pinks in the Berry Red 6×6 pad and glued on.

Then some Memory Box Fairy Jewels for the flower centers.

Here’s the dies I used for this card…

and here’s the NEW stamp set that matches these posh script dies! and the Berry Red 6×6 pad.

Haha! Isn’t she the cutest! Look at that snout! I added a couple more layers to it. lol

I added the eyelashes with a color pencil! I also went over the partial cuts at the ears, eyes, snout and legs with the same color pencil.

Miss piggy is just one cut and I edged her with a little gathered twigs distress ink so she wouldn’t look too clean! haha The thought did cross my mind that she’d be super cute in a mud puddle!

She’s super cute…not sure who I’ll send it to but usually when I type that as soon as I hit publish I think of someone!

Thank you all for hanging in here for this long post! I promise not to make long a habit! lol

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – 94469 Hex Half Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94613 Layered Impatiens… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94614 Layered Periwinkle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94612 Layered Star… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94588 Happy Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5276 Friends and… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| BLIC \| SSS ]	Gelly Roll Black Glaze Pens [ STR \| SSS ]
Gelly Roll White Glaze Pens – pkg of 2 [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2502 Grand Whittle Pig… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2519 Flower Field Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2510 Penelope Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2427 Lattice Plate… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94589 Miss You Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Marshmallow [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Shopping · Video

NEW Memory Box dies and New Birch Press Design dies videos…

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

I’ve been thinking I wanted to share how the NEW Birch Press Design dies are packaged. I made a short video to show how neat they are!

Next video I’m showing the NEW Memory Box dies and one stamp set release. Take a look!

You can see both of these releases at Starlitstudio.net, HERE

Thank you for stopping by! Let me know if you enjoyed seeing the release like this!

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

NEW Memory Box Riverbank Large Layered Blooms and Exquisite Leaf Dies Card…

February 22, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! We’re far from flowers blooming in Iowa today…woke up to ice and now a little snow! haha

Paper flowers are always in season though! YAY!

and this one is so pretty and easy to make! It’s really a clean and simple card with Memory Box 6×6 cardstock pads. I used the 3 yellows from the Sunny Orange collection pad… prettier in real life! The green is from the Green Lush pad.

I edged everything with a little Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool.

When I glued the three petal sections together, I laid them on top of the envelope picture for placement… that sure works slick. If I hadn’t thought of that last year, I would be fiddling for hours with placement. Insert eye rolling!

This is an A2 size card.

I die cut the Exquisite Leaf Frame, the three leaf image and single leaf image from the Exquisite Leaf Set for this card. Gorgeous, gorgeous dies!!! I love these leaves! It’s gonna be fun playing with all the new dies.

I used a sentiment from the NEW poppystamps Colorful Life stamp set. White heat embossed on Taylored Expressions Oreo cardstock. Another fabulous set full of great sentiments! Wishing you Happiness on your special day….enjoy each Joyful moment…your sweet smile can change the world…Big Hugs…Hello Sunshine and tons more!

I die cut Hello Lovely with one of the rectangles from the poppystamps contempo Greetings set.

I think that’s everything! A little Spring in your day today and this yellow is so pretty and I’m not a yellow person! haha

Thank you for stopping by and for all your encouraging words! I got my Valentines all done for the family and I’ll be posting them soon… that’s where I’ve been! We had our annual Valentine, pizza party Saturday evening. Super fun! Whoever wants to, makes ATCs and we pass them out. Lilli was super creative and made cookie boxes! So fun and yummy!

I’ll be back soon with more NEW from Memory Box, poppystamps and Birch Press Designs!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94649 Riverbank Large… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94664 Exquisite Leaf Set… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94665 Exquisite Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL509 Colorful Life… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8160 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC** ]
VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]

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Birch Press Design Adornment Peony Card…

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi friends and papercrafters! A CAS card to share with you today.

Inlaid die cutting with Birch Press Design’s New Adornment Peony die. I die cut the flower in white and ink blended Picked Raspberry Oxide Ink on the flower petals and Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Oxide inks on the leaves with Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes. This is an awesome set…the solid dies for backing the die piecing parts is in included!

I die cut the top panel with the Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles Die set.

I stamped the sentiment from the poppystamps Diamond Sentiments clear stamp set with Peacock Feathers Oxide ink in the MISTI.

I added a scatter of several Memory Box Clear Fairy Drops.

It’s lighter, pinker than my pictures show. ugh. I tried. lol

It’s unusually warm here so far today…55˚ but suppose to go down to 12˚ before the day is over! eek! Guess I’ll stay in and keep working.

NEW Dies/cards on the horizon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Birch Press Design – 57480 Adornment… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 30094 Wrapped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB498 Diamond… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps DIAMOND… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Blender Brushes [ TE \| SBC ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]

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poppystamps Tall Curved Heart Arch Card…

February 14, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Happy Valentines Day! Here I am at the last minute sharing one more heart card!

I die cut the new poppystamps Tall Curved Heart Arch two dies from white cardstock and colored both with Copic Sketch Markers. R24, G82, G85, E42 and E44.

I love this sentiment from poppystamps Marzipan Greetings. I inked with Versamark in the Misti and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I die cut two poppystamps Tall Curve Background from a piece of Simple Stories woodgrain pattern paper and layered them on the poppystamps Oval Fold Frame die cut in Memory Box 6×6 Garland Stripes and Dots pattern paper pad.

I colored a scrap of white with R24 and die cut some small hearts using the small heart die that comes with the Memory Box Heart Streamer Globe die. I glued them to the oval that is a die in the Oval Fold Frame set.

It’s an A2 size card that should mail easily with one postage stamp.

It turned out fun! I always love kraft and paper hugs! ❤

Stay tuned! More NEW coming! ttul!

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

Poppystamps – 2457 Tall Curved Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2359 Oval Fold Frame… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2350 Tall Curve… [ STR ]
Poppystamps – CB502 Marzipan… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps MARZIPAN… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94558 Heart Streamer… [ STR ]
Memory Box – Garland Stripes and Dots… [ FRN ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]