Time for a NEW release from Simon Says Stamp…. Dream Big!

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! Bringing you everything ‘dreamy’ with this release in Summery July! Check it all out HERE.

I received the Tropical Leaf Bunch die to play with. It’s from Simon Says Stamp but designed by Memory Box! I love it when I get the designs by MB!

You deserve a break but I don’t mean at Mc Donalds! lol I’m not a beach person but I’ve probably not been at the right beach to appreciate it!

Here I kept it very CAS (clean and simple).

I die cut a rectangle out of copy paper so I could ink blend an area centerish on the front of my A2 size cardbase.

I blended oxide inks with my blue and brown brushes without putting on more ink because I wanted it very light.

Then I did some splattering with Prize Ribbon and Ground Espresso Distress inks and then a little white acrylic after the ink splatters were dry.

I die cut three of the Tropical Leaf Bunch, glued them together and then directly to the cardbase.

The beach chair is from last months SSS release. I stamped it and fussy cut it by hand, colored it with Copics and glued it directly to the cardbase. Details about this set in my post HERE.

Then I stamped the sentiment from the beach stamp set and added Memory Box Fairy Jewels from the Pastel set.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Hope you enjoy the new release and here’s the

code for $5 off through 8/15… 5BUCKS

Have a great weekend! Do any of you have an ebike? We’re going to go looking at them this afternoon.

ttul,

p.s. links to the new products are in bold and the SSS picture in my post! Thank you for looking/shopping through my links! I appreciate it!

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Mini Slim Card · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Winter Garden Release Letterbox Card…

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Special Delivery! All the fun things of the season right there! Snail mail, snowflakes, jingle bells and snow!

I went with a Mini Slimline Card for this one. I used Spellbinders Precision Layering Mini Slimline A and B sets to cut my layers. I really like these dies because they are heavier and hold the rectangle shape better than the thin silver ones do. I don’t like it when I die cut layers and they’re wonky!

I tore a piece of white cardstock for the mailbox to stand in (snowdrift) and die cut it with the same layer die as the blue background size. I used Prize Ribbon Regular Distress Ink to ink up the background this time. I spattered on some water droplets. I like to spray water into the palm of my left hand, then I rub both my hands together so they’re both wet, then I clap over the inked background to spatter the water drops. I let it sit a minute, then lay a paper towel over it to get the extra water.

Then I spattered on some diluted white acrylic paint.

I die cut the mailbox post from woodgrain cardstock and the mailbox from silver mirror cardstock.

I die cut the sentiment from gold glitter cardstock and white cardstock, then glued the gold on top of the white.

The jingles bells and ‘garland’ are from the NEW More Holiday Decor die set. I love how cute the little bow is on the super cute jingle bells I die cut in silver mirror cardstock also.

I love that there’s just enough dimension to add perspective. It’ll still mail in an envelope for one stamp.

I used the thin mounting tape, I’ll link below, behind the mailbox post and box on this card and yesterdays.

Finished size is 3 ½ in. x 6 ½ in. So happy to have a start on Christmas cards! I can’t believe we’re half way through July! I need to get more done!

I’ll be back soon….we have to keep making!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Winter Garden… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Kaleidoscope Snowflake \| Small Die of… [ SPL ]	Spellbinders – Precision Layering… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Precision Layering… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger 4oz Distress Sprayer by Tim Holtz [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]	Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing… [ SPL \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Masculine · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Summer · Thinking of You

Sending You Some Vitamin Sea!

July 13, 2022July 14, 2022 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hi everyone! Check out the latest release from Memory Box, ‘June Island Vacation’! I had fun playing with these products!

I embossed the fish with the NEW Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder, then I used the NEW coordinating Ocean Fish stencil set to color the fish! It worked great!

I have no idea what colors these fish should be! lol I used my mug of dye ink blender brushes! I didn’t add any ink, I just used the ink that was in the brushes and used the green, blue and bluegreen brushes over yellow. Orange and red together on the other!

The Ocean Fish Folder comes with matching dies, so I die cut the fish after coloring.

For the background piece, I used the Memory Box Underwater 3d embossing folder on white cardstock, then used my Distress Oxide blender brushes to add color. Again, just the color that was in the brushes. I guess I was too lazy to get out the ink pads! Funny girl yesterday! lol

I used mounting tape to mount the fish to the background piece and added some clear Fairy Drops.

The sentiment is heat embossed from the Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set released last year. Awesome sentiments and images in this set. Dies to match too!

I saw Memory Box Dave’s card on the Memory Box website using the Kelp Collage die, also from last year so I used it too!

The last thing I did was add some clear glitter pen to the fish. I love how it makes it look like shimmery fish!

This will be a fun card to send to someone feeling under the weather. I love vitamin C anyway… it’s a staple around this house! lol

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Make your own background

Shopping Our Stash Challenge – Blending In

Double D Challenges – Creatures In/Under the Sea

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my card and it made you smile.

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box OCEAN FISH 3D Embossing… [ SSS \| STR ]	Memory Box – 88623 Ocean Fish Stencil [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94561 Kelp Collage craft… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – EF1012 Underwater 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5268D Deep Blue Ocean… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps DEEP BLUE… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 10 BLENDING… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]
Spectrum Noir CLEAR OVERLAY Sparkle… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps

poppystamps Perfect Posies Bouquet Card…

June 17, 2022June 16, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Another floral card to share today. I need to glue pink paper flowers to my three hydrangea bushes! No flowers on them yet!

I die cut the poppystamps NEW Perfect Posies Bouquet die two times in white. I inked up one in green distress oxide colors using an ink blending brush and the other I trimmed off some of the flowers to ink up in pink distress oxide colors.

There are a few blooms on this Posies die that match up with the blooms in the NEW poppystamps Petite Blooms Flower Set, so I used the two smaller sizes of those for pink blooms.

I cut an A2 size panel of white cardstock, die cut it with the Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Plate, then embossed it with the Memory Box Blooming Sweet Pea 3D Embossing Folder. The dots make it look like a bee has been buzzing around! lol

I used a white Posca pen to color the little green blooms white on the green Perfect Posies Bouquet die cut.

Memory Box has come out with a lot of Foil and Cut die sets this time. This is a new to me technique but I’m getting the hang of it. I really like how pretty and elegant they make a card sentiment.

For this card I used the NEW poppystamps Modest Greetings 1 Foil and Cut die set. Gold foil on white cardstock. I love having a die to just cut one sentiment. I’m not one to make a bunch of stuff ahead. I just make as I go along to go with what I’m making. It’d be fun to do a survey and find out how many make a bunch of elements and then sit down and make cards. I wish I could. It overwhelms me to have too much to choose from. Interesting… I bet there’d be a lot of creative ways to go about making cards!

There’s a NEW Memory Box Intricate Mini Butterflies die so I had to add one to my card. I die cut it in white and inked it with Squeezed Lemon Distress Oxide ink.

I added some Fairy Drops and it was done. YAY! It’s kinda vintagey looking in a modern way!

I can’t believe it’s Friday already! Hope you’re getting some Summer things done…eek! It’s time I did! lol

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this card

Poppystamps – 2514 Perfect Posies… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2526 Petite Blooms… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – PSF802 Modest Greetings… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94641 Intricate Mini… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR ]	Memory Box – EF1020 Blooming Sweet… [ STR ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Marshmallow [ STR ]	Memory Box – CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops [ STR ]	POSCA 3M Fine Bullet Tip Pen – White [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

Memory Box Charlotte Blooms and More…

June 11, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Are you a fan of lime? This is one of the sheets from the Memory Box Lush Green 6×6 cardstock pad! It turned out fun!

Love this sentiment set from Poppystamps too! I stamped it directly on the panel, then on white and cut out the banner and mounted it over the stamped banner. Say It Big is the stamp set and it has coordinating dies too! Love that!

For this card I die cut the NEW Memory Box Charlotte Blooms dies in white cardstock and with the mini ink blending tool, colored the centers with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

I die cut the Leaves from the Charlotte set in the same green as the background.

I glued the flowers and leaves directly to the green card panel. The only thing popped up a bit is the banner.

This is an A6 size card.

The first card I made using the Charlotte Blooms and Leaves die set is the one below…I die cut in the yellows from the Memory Box 6×6 Sunny Orange cardstock pad. The flower centers from the Earth Neutral pad. The leaves from the Lush Green pad.

For the butterfly I used the Memory Box Gloriosa Butterly Duo Outlines die, the smaller one from the set and the underneath butterfly is the NEW Memory Box Ava Butterflies die, die cut from the Sunny Orange cardstock pad. Fun! It you use Ava on it’s own, you can fluff up the sections I think. I still have to try it. lol

I wanted to tie in the foiled New Memory Box Posh Birthday Wishes hot foil and die set so I used the poppystamps Scalloped Stitch Frames die cut in Woodsy Plaid 6×6 pad and NEW Polished Foil 6×6 pad.

Kraft cardbase and A2 size.

Thank you for stopping by today! We’re watching the grass grow, thankful for rain!

Here’s what I used on my cards if you want to take a closer look!

Memory Box – MBF004 Posh Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94645 Charlotte Blooms… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94383 Gloriosa Butterfly… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94643 Ava Butterflies… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CB510 Say It Big clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps SAY IT BIG… [ SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| TE ]
Memory Box – PP1018 Woodsy Plaid 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC ]	GLS-003 Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT FOIL… [ SSS \| SSS ]