poppystamps Cottage Terrarium Card…

August 14, 2026August 15, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hello everyone! I went a little Fall-ish today for this card. Pulled out a couple dies I hadn’t used yet and some Fall pattern papers.

This card reminds me of the fairy garden trend. The little house invites you in to imagine what could be living in there! lol

Basic die cutting and gluing. I die cut in white cardstock and ink blended the colors on with Distress inks and mini ink blending tools.

This is a little larger than an A2 size card. I will probably use an A6 or A7 envelope to mail it in.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a lovely weekend and keep making! (collecting ideas and products) hoho!

Dies and supplies I used to make this card… (I added some other dies from the series that complement the two dies I used.)

Poppystamps – 2648 Cottage Terrarium… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2663 Simple Floral… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2661 Mini Forest Plants… [ STR ]
Poppystamps – 2657 Forest Stump craft… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2655 Large Mushroom… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94818 Mysterious… [ STR ]
Memory Box – PP1034 Nutmeg Forest 6×6… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1033 Nutmeg Plaid 6×6… [ STR ]	Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED RECTANGLE… [ SSS ]
Spellbinders Bayfair Nested Postage… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · Bookmaking · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies

Turn the Page Collection by Spellbinders…

August 10, 2026August 12, 2026 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Spellbinders sent me the dies to this NEW collection but not the whole collection so this is what I came up with using other products I’ve purchased this year! Very fun and I didn’t begin to use all of the options! Yay for timeless though! (Watch for tags coming soon!)

Photo heavy post…

Cookies! Measure, Weigh, Mix, Bake, Cool, ENJOY! And the word RECIPES and rectangle on the front and under Cookies on the next page, as well as the main pages and hole reinforcements are all from the Keepsake Capsule Page Die Set.

I made a video and it’s posted on Instagram HERE. I tried to load it here but I couldn’t get it to work! grrr

The ticket under the word RECIPES is from the Page With Flap Pocket Die set.

The tag with the two cookies at the top and the ENJOY tag at the end are from the Keepsake Capsule Page Die Set.

Everything else is from the Tina Smith baking line of dies and stamp set. I’m just going to link below because it’s pretty easy to see what I used where.

If you have questions be sure to contact me through my email link here. I will answer!

I’m thinking to some challenge blogs…

Can You Handle the Pressure? – anything goes using embossing folders

A Cut Above – anything goes with a die cut (I didn’t do the optional twist)

NBUS #89 – Never Before Used Stuff

Thank you so much for stopping by! TTUL!

Dies and Supplies I used to make this little book…

Spellbinders has the Make it Bake it Collection on sale right now! Scrapbook. com has 12% off right now!

Spellbinders and Simon Says Stamp are out of stock on the Turn the Page Collection BUT Scrapbook. com has them in stock and I linked to them below! YAY!

SBC takes you to Scrapbook. com, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp, SPL takes you to Spellbinders! Thank you so much for shopping through my links. I appreciate the help paying for my blog to have NO ADS and to pay for Linkdeli to bring you these links to find products easier!

Spellbinders – Make It & Bake It… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Make It & Bake It… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Make It & Bake It… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Make It & Bake It… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Make It & Bake It… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Make It & Bake It… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Make It & Bake It… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Turn The Page… [ SBC ]	Spellbinders – Turn The Page… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Turn The Page… [ SBC ]	Spellbinders – Turn The Page… [ SBC ]	Spellbinders – Turn The Page… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Turn The Page… [ SBC ]	Spellbinders – Turn The Page… [ SBC ]	1.5″ Book Rings – 12 pack \|… [ SPL ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flourishes stamps · Impression Obsession · Karen Burniston · Masculine · Summer · Waffleflower Crafts

Waffleflower Postage Collage A7 Size Fishing Birthday Cards…

July 13, 2026July 14, 2026 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Here’s two more cards in the birthday series postage cards I’ve been making!

My husband is a big fisherman and he’s hooked several of our grandsons on fishing! So I got out my stash of fishing products and used part of them on these cards.

One grandson just celebrated his HAPPY 16th birthday. The big drivers license one! YAY! The other one celebrated his 17th birthday. We make a little bit bigger deal out of the 16th birthdays because it’s some what of a landmark so they get more cash for it. lol

I’m going to link up the products that are available in stores below.

Better At the Lake is a die from Impressions Obsession, DIE701-F. Maybe you can find it in the FB sale groups or on eBay.

The fishing stamps are from a stamp set by Marcella Hawley, Flourishes Stamps. It says 2011 on the label. I searched her name and found her website now…some digital images HERE.

The fishing pole is from a die set that I saw someone else use. The packaging says Globeland Fishing Em…. It’s been so long ago, I don’t remember where I bought it. I’ll link to one below but just know it’s not the one I used but it would probably work…maybe even better!

The cards just didn’t quite look finished so I had to make a bobber for the end of the line! I LOVE that touch of red! I made it with punches and the little hook is from a Karen Burniston set that I’ll link below.

The Every Day sentiment is from a Karen Burniston set also, it’ll be below.

An A7 Hammermill Color copy 100# Cover for the white cardbase and the white postage collage die cut.

I die cut the A7 Postage Collage Block die in black and in white. I used the shapes from the white to stamp and ink on and the frame from the black for the mat layer.

Linking to the following card challenges…

Pick 3 #6 – frame, ink blending and sentiment

Inkspirational #371 – Summer Vibe

Try it on Tuesday – Animals, real or imaginary

Time Out #317 – Water

We Love Stamping July – summer and must have stamping

Just Us Girls – word week PLAY

Four Seasons July 2026 – think Summer!

Word Power July 2026 – sentiment is the focus

Seize the Birthday #330 – one or more numbers

So fun! Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by! It’s so hot and humid here it’s easy to stay inside and make! Hope you’re all creating too! Take care!

Here’s the products I used that are available in the shops I link to….

Click/Tap SBC below to go to scrapbook. com 13% off TODAY!

Click/Tap SSS below to go to Simon Says Stamp and coupon code FRESH good through 8/25/26 for $5 off

(I linked to the other stencils in the A7 series also)

Waffle Flower Postage Collage A7 Die… [ SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Craft Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Stencils -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Karen Burniston – Clear Photopolymer… [ SBC ]
Karen Burniston – Craft Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Karen Burniston Fishing Clear Stamp… [ SSS ]	Karen Burniston Boat Pop Up Dies and… [ SSS ]
Honey Bee Stamps – Adventure Awaits… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Summer · Waffleflower Crafts

Waffleflower Postage Collage Masculine Card…

July 7, 2026July 14, 2026 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hello everyone! I’m having fun making postage cards! We’ll just call it a birthday series! lol One thing about it, the investment in all of it will be worth it by the time I make a zillion cards with it all!

This one is A2 size. I used the A2 Postage Collage Die, the matching Postage Collage Blocks Die, the Postage Collage stamp set and the Postage Collage Dad Stencil set.

I used Distress Dye Ink pads and detail brushes for inking the stencils.

There are two different stencil sets for inking the backgrounds. I’m linking both up below but for this card I didn’t need to use either of them. I bought the set called Coloring Stencils, it has the stencil to make a solid background (which you can buy just that one) but I wanted the one that did circles, stripes and the airmail border too!!!

The stamping I did with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I think I used a woodblock stamp for the Happy Birthday sentiment.

I like to do stenciling with the Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion… I’ll link it below.

Linking to some card challenges!

Allsorts #853 – stencils

Stencil Fun July 2026 – anything goes as long as you use stencils, optional patterns (I used stencils)

Addicted To Stamps and More -die cuts and/or stencils (I used both)

NBUS #88 – Mutual Appreciation Celebration! (NBUS – Dad Stencil set)

Inkspirational #371 – Summer vibe and inspiration photo

Tic Tac Toe #296 – with a crafty twist! (Summer colors/diecut/layers)

Thank you so much for stopping by and holler if you have any questions!

Shopping Links to the products I used to make this card… SBC takes you to scrapbook. com, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp. Thank you so much for clicking and shopping through my links! I appreciate it!

Postage Collage Blocks Die from… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Postage Collage Craft Die Set Waffle… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts Postage Collage… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Postage Collage Stamp Set from Waffle… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC ]	Coloring Postage Collage Stencil Set… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Pack of 4 Detail… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp DETAIL ROUND… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Wishing you a Squeaky Clean Day Card….

June 16, 2026June 17, 2026 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! When I saw this die cut set I thought it was so cute! So many fun details but very easy to assemble! I love that Spellbinders has a page on their website for assembly!

Here’s what I used to make this card. The frame die set at the bottom isn’t on the website anymore. I went ahead and used it because I’m sure I’m not the only one with ‘stuff’ that needs used! I bet you have a collection too! lol

Whoever illustrated this set did such a great job! I love it! I’m not sure who I would send cleaning cards to though….what do you think? I think most of us can relate!

The embossing folder for this Shiny New Day Release has such a fun name! Suds and Buds! So cute!

I’m linking my card to the Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge blog. Anything Goes using an embossing folder! (optional twist which I didn’t do)

and to the Die Cut Diva’s Challenge blog…June is anything goes month using die cuts.

and to A Cut Above Challenge blog…anything goes using dies.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge blog…any occasion.

and to Farm Quest Home Challenge…anything home related goes!

I kept this A2 size.

I used another sentiment from the Shiny New Day Sentiments for the inside. I couldn’t resist making a pile of buckets!

I hope this made you smile! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Shopping links to the products I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Shiny New Day… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Squeaky Clean Etched Dies \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Shiny New Day Sentiments Clear Stamp… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Suds & Buds 3D Embossing Folder \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Platinum 6 – Die… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]