Spellbinders April Stamp and Die of the Month Club and Small Die of the Month Club Cards…

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! Getting my floral on with the NEW Spellbinders clubs this week!

Two cards to show you using the NEW club kits coming real soon!

For the first card I used the Stamp and Die Club of the month and for the background I used the Small Die of the month set. So pretty!

My second card I used two floral sections of the Stamp from the stamp and die club to create a wreath! So fun!

Here’s a couple pictures that hopefully will help you see…

then the dies for the stamp set…

Fun to make so many different looks with this set and a great variety of sentiments with dies for them too!

If you look real close you can see I die cut the top right double flower and the bottom left flower and pieced them back in for this card. Those are also the pieces I used to make the wreath… five of each.

I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

This card is A2 size…

My wreath card is 5 ¼ in. square card…

I stamped with Memento Tuxedo black and colored with Copic Sketch again for this one. I stamp and die cut before I color.

I really like that it’s easy to get the margin the same around the whole image when you die cut with these dies.

Lots of pictures today! Crazy how some days are better for taking pictures. Here we are at a season change again which means adjustments!

Here’s where you can find out about the monthly kits from Spellbinders Paper Arts…so many great stamps and dies! The kits go ‘live’ on the 6th! (that’s the day you can start signing up for them)

A BOGO SALE going on also!!! Check it out HERE! All kinds of wonderful included!

Have fun looking around and holler if you have any questions. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make these two cards…

Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club –… [ SPL ]	Small Die of the Month Membership –… [ SPL ]	Cheerful Occasions Paper Pad \|… [ SPL ]
Black Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 11 – 25 pack… [ SPL ]	White Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 11 – 25 pack… [ SPL ]	White Foam Squares Mix 1MM Adhesive \|… [ SPL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Poppystamps · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms Birthday Card…

March 31, 2023April 1, 2023 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi friends and cardmakers! Hope you’re having a beautiful week! I needed some birthday cards this month so I finally put to use these florals that I’d put together last year! I die cut a bunch of Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms from different Bazzill Card Shopped cardstocks, glued them up and there they sat in an envelope box lid! So many gals have used these dies… I’d guess they were the most popular floral set of 2022!

I used a poppystamps Double Stitch Rectangle Frames die to showcase the bouquet.

A Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strip.

Some Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Micro Squares to mount the flowers. These worked out really nice because I needed to stick stems under!

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Word Art Wednesday – anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz – Spring Flowers

I’ll link up below what I used. It’s super simple! I didn’t even add any inking to the flowers!

Thank you for stopping by! Happy Spring flower creating to you! ttul!

Here’s what I used for this card… (I left in the Scrapbook.com and Simon Says Stamp links but they are both out of stock) (bummer, the Double Stitch Rectangle Frames dies are no longer available) I’ll link up another that’s similar but not the same size.

Be Bold Blooms Etched Dies from the… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Simple Strips Background [ TE ]	Simple Strips Die [ TE ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Self-Adhesive… [ STR ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]
Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Thank You

Memory Box Floral Bud and Stems Thanks Card…

March 28, 2023March 27, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It feels like Spring here! A beautiful sunshiny day in Iowa!

My card today is using NEW dies from Memory Box and NEW Stencil set and die from poppystamps.

I started by inking the stencil set with three colors of Distress Oxide ink. Shabby Shutters for the largest square hole stencil, Peeled Paint for the next size and Forest Moss for the smallest. (it’s greener in real life)

Then I die cut the NEW Pointy Lattice Plate from poppystamps in white cardstock to glue over the top of the stenciled panel.

I die cut the NEW Memory Box Floral Bud and Stems die three times and colored with Copics. I remember the greens I used were YG61, 63, 67.

I die cut the NEW Memory Box Woodgrain Fence Pickets from watercolor paper and smooshed them a couple times in Gathered Twigs Distress ink refill and a couple spritzes of water. Then I decided to make them look more weathered and rubbed a white pigment ink pad over them. I still wasn’t that thrilled so I added some brown color pencil! How crazy! Next time I think I’ll die cut them in brown cardstock! hahahahahaha They do look weathered though!

I was following the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge blog for my card but I’m too late getting it posted to link up. There was another panel in the sketch so I die cut the NEW Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die in vellum. I think you can see it behind the flowers and pickets.

I used a piece of wide scor-tape to hold the front pickets together… that worked really slick. Then I wrapped twine/jute cord around the front panel layers before I adhered it to the cardbase.

I die cut the NEW Memory Box Tilted Thanks die from Memory Box Black Glossy Cardstock and two other layers of regular black cardstock and glued them together and glued them to the front of the card.

I don’t have very many pictures because it’s so bright today I ended up taking pictures three times! Picky camera or is it picky me! ha

I have a question for you though, if you don’t mind replying… When I write a blog post, it’s preset that the font is this gray color. If I want it black I have to remember to go in and change it. Do you have a preference? gray or black?

Thank you for stopping by! I hope to be back with a couple more flower cards!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94647 Floral Bud and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94470 Tilted Thanks… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94646 Curved Cap… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94703 Woodgrain Fence… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2558 Pointy Lattice… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – T104 Deco Diamond… [ STR \| SSS ]
Linen Thread – 40 yds – by the spool [ STR \| TE ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper [ STR ]
Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	double-sided tape holder – holds… [ STR ]

4 Bar · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Shabby Chic · Techniques

poppystamps Basic Junk Journal Set…

March 22, 2023March 25, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I know! I know! You came expecting Easter! I’ve been thinking about this die set and what I would make with it….then I walked by this little stack of Santas that I’d printed before Christmas and didn’t use and thought one would be adorable with the Journal set!

So I die cut the journal in watercolor paper and did some ink smooshing with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs ink refill and water. I didn’t wait for it to dry on it’s own. I dried it with the heat tool.

Here’s a video of it… it might be low resolution at first until it completely downloads…even though it’s only 27 seconds! See it HERE on Instagram…

I had some scraps/strips that I kept of plaid from the Memory Box Jolly Christmas 6×6 pad and I love how they worked out on the front and on the inside!

You can tell what the size of this folder is because there’s a gift card inside.

You could stamp or write in permanent ink on the mirror gold little labels.

close up of the inside circle label…

the back….

And now I’m thinking what a cute tag this would make on an Easter basket! There’s several dies in the set I didn’t even use!

Linking to some challenges…

Peace on Earth Christmas – anything goes Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

AAA Cards – inspired by a song….Up on the House Top!

I’ll link up what I used below.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I always appreciate your encouraging words and that you come back to visit!

Poppystamps – 2451 Basic Junk Journal… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB496 Christmas Quotes… [ STR ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5261-D Spirit of… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1019 Christmas Jolly… [ STR \| SSS ]	double-sided tape holder – holds… [ STR ]
Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Linen Thread – 40 yds – by the spool [ STR ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap… [ SSS ]
Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Pop up card · Snowman · Winter

Lawn Fawn Snowball Fight Platform Pop-Up Interactive Card…

March 11, 2023March 13, 2023 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I have an end of Winter card to share today! Maybe an end to Winter… haha!

I made this for our youngest grandson’s 8th birthday…he loves the outdoors!

Linking to Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 144 – All Things Birthday

I started by making the platform pop-up. I LOVE Lawn Fawn’s interactive die sets! They are so meticulously made AND made in the USA! I have used this set so many times since I purchased it…best purchase ever! It’s even easy to walk the kids through making it!

It always takes me a little time deciding what to use. I made a set using Doodlebug Design stickers after seeing one of their design team members cards… So so cute!

Kelly from Lawn Fawn always makes excellent videos for walking you through construction too! I was totally inspired by the LF team in creating this card. The how to put the Platform Pop-up together video is HERE.

I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with sketch copic markers. White gel pen for accenting here and there.

For the snow hills I used the curved borders from the LF Shadow Box Card and Shadow Box Card Theather Add-on. Trimming them to fit the front and inside.

The sign on the front is from the Berry Special stamp set and die set.

The pattern paper I used is from LF also… I don’t see it in the store anymore though.

I know I’ve shown this before in my other posts but I love how easy it collapses and fits in an A6 or A7 envelope!

You can collapse it either up or down!

The kids love it! I love it! ❤

I hope you’re inspired to try it! Thank you so much for stopping by twice this week! I appreciate it!

Shopping links to the products I used to make this card… click on the abbreviations below the item to take you to a store! Thank you! No extra cost to you! (I see some are out of stock but I left them in for when they come back in stock)

Platform Pop-Up Lawn Cut – Lawn Fawn [ ACH \| SBC \| SSS ]	Platform Pop-Up Add-On Lawn Cuts -… [ ACH \| SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers and Sets [ BLIC \| SSS \| TE ]
Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS \| ACH \| STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	double-sided tape holder – holds… [ STR ]
Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]	Honey Bee Stamps – Birthday Bliss… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]