Memory Box Pine Tree Hill Card and Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Card…

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Happy card Saturday! Can’t say happy winter yet! whew! lol

I started out making a Distress Oxide background A2 size panel with Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot inks. I used the round foam mini blending tools for this because I put down a pretty heavy layer of each ink.

I let it dry, spattered it with water, spattered it with gold ink, let it dry again and die cut it with the new Memory Box Starry Burst die.

I die cut and embossed the new Memory Box Pine Tree Hill die from Classic Crest 110# cardstock, stamped happy Winter from the Memory Box Winter Greenery clear stamp set, with the We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Advanced Platform… love this set!

I attached the tree panel to the background panel with foam mounting tape. That’s it!

Peace always makes me think blue and night sky-ish! Here I went with blue glitter cardstock for the panel behind the new Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Plate and Mini Splendor Bevel Plate sets… glam it up!

Die cut everything in white and then layer it up!

For the Holly, I grabbed a Memory Box die, Antique Holly Label and poppystamps Holly Outline for the berries. Die cut them from glitter cardstock too!

The beautiful Peace die is also new from Birch Press Design, Peace Honey Script. I can’t wait to use it by cutting the background layer die from a cardstock panel and the word peace mounted on the card base inside the background cut. Like I did on this card…

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back soon!

Dies and stuff I used on these two cards…

Memory Box – 94295 Pine Tree Hill… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94356 Starry Burst craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5235-D Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57304 Peace… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 56111 Splendor… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 56110 Mini… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94334 Antique Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2258 Holly Outline… [ STR ]
We R Memory Keepers – Precision Press… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Mini Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Pattern… [ SBC ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Winter

NEW Memory Box Anitque Holly Label and More Card…

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! THERE’S MORE NEW FROM MEMORY BOX!!! And I’m here to start sharing it today! You know me…I love all things Christmas and Winter! So here’s some fabulous holly, greens and snow topping one of the pattern papers from the NEW Memory Box Dashing Holiday paper pad!!! Super festive and there’s a coordinating pad called Dashing Stripes and Dots also!

I layered the NEW Antique Pine Label die cut under three layers of the New Antique Holly Label die cuts. I was tempted to add the NEW Antique Greenery Label too but I didn’t. I decided adding white would add some brightness that the card needed and out came the New from the Holiday release Bauble Snowflakes.

The word MERRY in the label is from the NEW Mini Vintage Varsity Christmas dies. The script Christmas is from the NEW Merry Christmas Noted Script dies. I love these fonts!

Oh it’s festive with the white, plaid, red and green! I was happy when done. YAY!

Snowman card coming tomorrow… super CAS but sweet! I have lots to make and show and tell, so come on back to celebrate the season with me! I’d love to see what you’re making too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card and shopping links too!

Memory Box – 94334 Antique Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94337 Antique Pine Label… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94302 Bauble Snowflakes… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94339 Mini Vintage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94357 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Watercolor

Two poppystamps and Memory Box Autumn Cards…

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Some Autumn cards I’ve made and haven’t gotten posted yet!

The poppystamps Autumn Leaves Sidekick Frame and Stencil is so pretty! There’s also two die sets of leaves that match this die… I’ll link to them below in case you’re interested.

The sentiment I used this time is from poppystamps Autumn Leaves clear set.

I used Oxide inks to blend the rectangle I stamped on.

The leaves were blended with oxide inks but I wasn’t happy with them so I colored over them with Copics!

The background behind the frame I watercolored with regular distress inks.

My next card ended up being one thing after another! I watercolored a background with regular distress inks but it was pretty dark. I tried stamping the leaves stamp from the Memory Box Grateful Autumn stamp set directly on it but I didn’t like it. So I gold heat embossed a piece of vellum and adhered it to the background with teeny lines of glue. I wasn’t thrilled with that either so I colored the leaves directly on the front of the vellum with Copics! Copics to the rescue again! lol

I want to see what I can come up with this stamp set with another try! It’s so pretty and so many amazing stamps and sentiments in the set!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy cardmaking to you!

Products I used to make these cards…. (while I have you, I’m grateful to you that shop through my links! I appreciate it so much!)

Poppystamps – 2232 Maple Trio craft die [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2248 Autumn Leaf Set… [ STR ]	Poppy Stamps AUTUMN LEAVES SIDEKICK… [ SSS ]
Poppystamps – CL485 Autumn Leaves… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5243 Grateful Autumn… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill 40lb cardstock Vellum – pkg… [ STR ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]
Ranger 4oz Distress Sprayer by Tim Holtz [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]
Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]
Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Techniques · Watercolor · Wreath Building

Memory Box Harvest Double Arch Card and Winter Greenery Wreath Card…

September 18, 2019 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hi cardmaking friends! Have you tried Dave’s Die Cutting with Napkins Technique yet? I want to see what you make! Watch it HERE, you’re gonna love it! I’ve been playing with it the last few days and it’s so much fun!

I die cut two of each arch from the NEW Harvest Double Arch die, like Dave explains in the video. Painted them and arranged them into a wreath. It’s very easy to do because of the curve of the die cuts.

I painted with Gansai Tambi watercolors and Champagne Gold from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors set.

I adhered the diecut NEW Joy Airy Script die from Gold Mirror Cardstock and using mounting tape cut in narrow strips I stuck it to the inside of the wreath.

I stamped to the world from the NEW Merry and Bright Mistletoe clear stamp set in Coffee Archival ink.

Then I glued everything to a Taylored Expressions Toffee Cardstock A2 size top folding cardbase that I cut and scored.

My next card is another wreath. Yes I love them I guess! They keep making appearances on my cards! lol

Here I used my homemade 4 ¼ inch template for stamping wreaths. It’s similar to Gina K’s but her’s are different sizes. I’m sure her 4 inch or 4 ½ inch template would work too! I made mine by die cutting two 4 ¼ inch squares in a heavyweight cardstock. I have a Big Shot Plus which helps because you need the width when you have to cut on the diagonal to make the template this size.

I used the NEW Winter Greenery stamp set again… that smaller branch in the set… I will use the other branches soon too! lol Scroll down or click HERE for another version of this wreath…

The berries are from the NEW Mistletoe Swag stamp set…scroll down my blog to see a card made with it or click HERE and another card with this stamp set HERE.

I put the berries stamp on an acrylic block and just stamped them in pretty much the same place all around the wreath… you don’t really need the stamp platform or template for them. Anyway, I didn’t use one.

The black and red cardstocks are from Taylored Expressions, Cherry Pop and Oreo…link below. I can’t remember what inks I used to stamp the greenery and berries though! ugh Too many days since I made it.

I love the beautiful scripty font sentiments in this Winter Greenery set too… so pretty!

That’s it from me today! Thank you for stopping by! Oh, I’m still playing with the napkin technique…I have another card but I didn’t get a frame cut just right so I think I’m going to make it over. ugh. 😀

Products I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – 94304 Harvest Double… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94297 Simple Poinsettia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94325 Joy Airy Script… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5246 Merry and Bright… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box WINTER GREENERY Clear… [ SSS ]
Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY… [ SSS ]	Kuretake – Gansai Tambi – Solid… [ SBC \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Cleaner – 2… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]	Ranger 4oz Distress Sprayer by Tim Holtz [ STR ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]
Ranger Archival Ink Pad COFFEE AIP31451 [ SSS \| BLT ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Ruffled Poinsettia and poppystamps Festive Noel Cards…

August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone!!! I’m so excited to get on here and start sharing the cards I’m working on with the NEW Memory Box and poppystamps release! YES! My favorite time of year!

I had to use this gorgeous NEW Ruffled Poinsettia first! I LOVE it! So, so pretty!

I think it’s pretty straight forward but if you have any questions holler! Nothing new as far as techniques go.

The sentiment is from the NEW clear stamp set called Mistletoe Swag. I love the images and the name! lol

I die cut the largest shape from the NEW Stylish Frame Trio die set two times and off set them. They are only glued under the poinsettia. I’m in love with this set too! 😀

Then I die cut two of the NEW Silverdale Branch and trimmed them down to tuck under the petals. Yes, I love this die too!

My next card…

This beautiful NEW Festive Noel die from poppystamps is the only die I used on this card!

I die cut it in Gold mirror/foil cardstock and in red glitter cardstock.

The pattern paper is from a few years ago but I’m going to link up some new patterns that I think would work beautifully also!

I used foam tape that I cut down to fit on the back of this… very easy to do because the letters are wide! YAY!

I got carried away with pictures.. hehe

Noel is an A2 size card and the Ruffled Poinsettia is somewhere between in A6 and A7. It fill fit in an A7 envelope for sure.

Bring out the Christmas CD’s and start your cardmaking!

Thank you for stopping by! I’ve been sad to not post yet this week but we had a family deal we had to take care of…not pleasant but now I can make cards again. So thankful for cardmaking and cardmaker friends! I’ll be back soon!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Poppystamps – 2240 Festive Noel craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Pink Paislee Together for Christmas… [ STR \| SBC ]	Pink Paislee Together for Christmas… [ STR \| SBC ]
Pebbles Merry Little Christmas… [ STR \| SBC ]	Memory Box – 94296 Ruffled Poinsettia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94306 Silverdale Branch… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94308 Stylish Frame Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5247 Mistletoe Swag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR \| SSS \| TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cherry Pop [ TE ]	Taylored Expressions Cilantro Premium… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee [ TE ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad COFFEE AIP31451 [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival COFFEE Reinker ARR30775 [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Cleaner – 2… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]	Ranger 4oz Distress Sprayer by Tim Holtz [ STR ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]
Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]