Memory Box Leaves and Berries Merry Christmas Swirl Card…

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Christmas cards always make me think of songs! You? So right now I’m singing in my head, have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

I just realized my gold spattering on my card looks white in this photo. Hopefully in the rest we can see gold!

oh tricky photography! There’s brown spattering with Walnut Ink too. No white, that’s gold ink! It’s really pretty.

I stamped the NEW Leaves and Berries Cling Stamp on Memory Box watercolor paper with Ranger Archival Black ink. Watercolored with Karin Brush Markers, red, lipstick red, olive green and olive black. I used a waterbrush to move the ink around.

I love going vintage-y. Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress ink blended on heavier on the edges and lighter in the center. I did some waterdrop bleaching too.

I used the New Merry Christmas Swirl die for the sentiment…painted the letters and swirl with the same markers.

Tied it up with string! Jute and thin gold cord.

Adhered the sentiment with my favorite thin mounting tape.

I stamped the inside and my name on the back even! One more ready to mail! YAHOO!

I used the NEW Memory Box Be Merry Stamp set.

I know I always say this but I wish you could see it in person…So much prettier!

Linking to card challenges!

Word Power #11 – Sentiment is the focus

Peace on Earth #75

Paper Funday #71 – anything goes with optional twist tags

NBUS #68 – Never Before Used Stuff!

Holler if you have any questions….thank you so much for stopping by! I’m thankful for you as we move into this Thanksgiving month I’m reminded everyday to be thankful!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…No extra charge to you if you shop through my links! Click the abbreviations below the image… STR = Starlitstudio.net, SSS = Simon Says Stamp, SBC = Scrapbook .com, SPL = Spellbinders

Memory Box – CS2084 Leaves and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94803 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5287D Be Merry clear… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Vintage… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Walnut… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Karin Brushmarkers Pro Marker -… [ BLIC ]	Karin Brushmarkers Pro Marker – Red [ BLIC ]
Karin Brushmarkers Pro Marker – Olive… [ BLIC ]	Karin Brushmarkers Pro Marker – Olive… [ BLIC ]	Karin BRUSHMARKER PRO MEGA BOX 60… [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL \| BLIC ]	Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – Gold,… [ BLIC ]	Walnut Ink Crystals – 2 oz [ STR ]
Spellbinders Water Brush Set 3 Pack… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]

cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps

poppystamps and Memory Box Fall Forest Card…

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Happy Fall y’all! It’s right before Freezin’ Season!

I was flipping through the NEW Nutmeg Forest 6×6 paper pad and saw this piece! I hated to cover it up but I did put a solid oval under the die cuts. I could’ve made a bigger card so more would show!

I die cut everything and colored it with ink or copics. Little white dots with acrylic white paint and the small end of an embossing sytlus.

A lot of whimsy in the release this time. Birds, flowers, mushrooms and so much more! Lots of Christmas! I’ll link up what I used below if you want to check out the dies! No stamping on this A2 size card.

Linking to some card challenges…

Love Those Pretty Papers October Challenge – Halloween colors/papers

The Paper Funday October 2024 – anything goes with twist Autumn colors

Triple B October 2024 – Use one or all of the three B’s (bird for me)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions! I’m writing this the night before and I can hardly stay awake! ugh!

Shopping links….

Memory Box – PP1034 Nutmeg Forest 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94818 Mysterious… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2597 Happy Fall… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2657 Forest Stump craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2663 Simple Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94811 Little Bird Bunch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2359 Oval Fold Frame… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Spellbinders dies · Stencils · Winter

Spellbinders October Stencil of the Month Club Card…

October 12, 2024 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everyone! The stencil of the month club is so fun this month! I used two of the stencils to make this background, the other stencils in the set make an ornament background. So fun. I could’ve use this design on the ornaments too. Ppl come up with the greatest ideas! I need to make another card! lol

Curious about the Spellbinders Monthly Clubs? I love how they are set up… join and cancel anytime but most of the time you’re gonna want them! lol Check them out HERE!

I just used ink pads and inked through the stencils in red and then in green on white cardstock. It was so white I had to age it with Vintage Photo Distress ink and a blending brush, than the very edge with Walnut Stain Distress ink. I love this look! Smiling… I know you’re remembering this about me. lol

I die cut the Holly branch twice and glued them together, then cut a bunch of berries from the Poinsettia Spray die set.

I didn’t like it directly on the stenciled panel so I cut a piece of vellum and aged it with Vintage Photo Distress ink also. I mounted the holly branch to the vellum with the thin mounting tape I love, linked below. Then I used glue on the back for the vellum on the areas the branch and leaves covered so you wouldn’t see the glue from the front.

The sentiment is from the Christmas Sentiments Betterpress Plate and Die set. I foiled it though with gold foil on red cardstock. So pretty!

I wish I could show you in person because it’s so much more vintage/antique looking IRL! In the photos it looks white but it’s not. It’s so nice to be able to take photographs of everything but they never do the real thing complete justice. lol I love it!

Have a great rest of the weekend friends and cardmakers! Thankful for every minute. A horrible car/tractor accident a couple miles from our small city last night. So awful. Just four years ago it was our youngest daughter that died this month. I’m probably more sensitive to it this month.

My wonderful husband just made me some more shelves so I’m rearranging and need to sort and re-bin this 30 year collection of stuff! I get to work and forget I need to be doing other things too!

I’m don’t like facing the fact that I’m a stamp/die/paper addict! lol Fortunately it’s the only thing I collect! whew! lol!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy every moment!

Products I used to make this card…

Stencil of the Month Membership -… [ SPL ]	Christmas Sentiments Press Plate &… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Poinsettia Spray Etched Dies from the… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR \| SPL ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Vintage… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Walnut… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Vellum Sheets from the Card Shoppe… [ SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC ]
Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum \|… [ SPL ]	Scor-Pal Eighths – Spellbinders Paper… [ SPL ]	Crystal Katana Black Edition \|… [ SPL ]

cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Oxide Inks · Spellbinders dies · Stencils

Spellbinders September Stencil of the Month Card…Colorful Pumpkins

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Happy Fall y’all! I think I say that every year! I should do some subtracting as to how long I’ve been blogging! A long time! lol

Super, super fun stencil set! So easy too! I used Distress Oxide inks… so many colors would work! I used Carved Pumpkin, Antique Linen, Wilted Violent, Peacock Feathers and Peeled Paint. I used an old splatter stamp in dark brown ink.

I cut a ticket tag from the Nested Postage Labels and Tag die set, inked it with Distress Gathered Twigs and stamped Happy Fall from last years stamp and die of the month set for September. I’ll link below if it’s still on the site. It is! $5 for the stamp set and $3 for the die set! WOW! Links below!

Tie on with some twine.

Die cut a pumpkin, gourd and some dies from last years die sets and it was done! They’re amazing sale prices too!

An A2 size card.

Linking to some Card Challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Make your own background

Stencil Fun – stencils with optional Fall Frenzy!

Four Seasons – Fall Season September

Double D – Fall Leaves (I have three on my card)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the season and happy cardmaking!

Products I used to make this card… but first… Spellbinders Fall Warehouse Sale!

Fall Warehouse Sale – Spellbinders… [ SPL ]	Stencil of the Month Membership -… [ SPL ]	Nested Postage Labels & Tag Etched… [ SPL ]
Fall Thoughtfulness – Clear Stamp of… [ SPL ]	Fall Thoughtfulness Die Set- (Dies… [ SPL ]	Hiking Through the Meadows – Small… [ SPL ]
Boo-licious Fall Cupcake – Large Die… [ SPL ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Oxide Inks · Simon Says Stamp · Winter

SSS STAMPtember Christmas Block Art Tags and Cards…

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hello everyone! A bit of a blizzard happening here, hoho! Sharing a few things from this NEW STAMPtember release stamp set illustrated by Miriam Prantner called Christmas Block Art.

My projects are pretty straight forward. The snowflake tags and tree cards are stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then ink blended with Distress Inks. I linked the ones I used below.

For the trees I used an old primitive star Marvy paper punch and glitter cardstock.

I love this primitive looking tree… so cute! I added some Memory Box Fairy Gems from the Christmas pack. Mini slimline card size.

So fun….this last photo is the first things I made with the set. I stamped all three on one piece of 4.25 x 5.5 cardstock panel but ended up cutting them apart and making tags instead of a card.

I used Distress Oxide inks to ink up the stamps in the MISTI but I didn’t write down what colors I used. ugh. I stamped some snowflakes on the tree but they didn’t show up well enough after they dried so I added some using an old EK Success paper punch.

The sentiment over the star is from a SSS set that’s not available anymore. Sorry about that! It’s Holiday Greetings Mix 1.

Oh Christmas Tree is included in the stamp set with the block art images.

Walking is from a new set from Memory Box, Holiday Wishes.

Linking to some challenges…

Merry Little Christmas #58 – anything Christmas goes

NBUS #66 – never before used stuff!

Peace On Earth #71– anything Christmas goes

And my set of three tags to this challenge…

Word Power #9 – words/sentiment is the focus

I hope you’re enjoying this month at Simon Says Stamp! A long with the new STAMPtember release there is a collaboration set or something happening every day of this month! So fun! Go HERE to check it out everyday at noon ET. One more thing….free shipping with this code!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Products I used to make these tags and mini slimline cards…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Christmas… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps Dies and Stencils… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Christmas… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Christmas Block Art… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Holiday Wishes Clear Stamp… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Holiday Wishes Clear… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Tumbled… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Broken… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Wilted… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Villainous… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Evergreen… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Pine… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Cracked… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Lucky… [ SSS ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap [ SSS ]
Memory Box CHRISTMAS Fairy Jewels jwl005 [ SSS ]	MISTI Mini Black Precision Stamper… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Spellbinders Splatter White Opaque… [ SSS ]