Memory Box Frosted Lantern, Pinecone Duo Card…

August 13, 2024August 14, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hello and good Tuesday to you! Here I am back to share more Christmas inspiration today! When I opened this NEW Memory Box paper pad and saw this plaid…swoon! Then this foiled snowflake in the other NEW pad! So much to love about these new 6×6 pads!

I started die cutting after I had a bit of a plan. Using the A2 Rectangle Frames Die set I cut the papers. I layered the smaller on the larger with the thin mounting tape I love!

I found some matching cardstock (matches better in real life) in the Lagoon and Greenery 6×6 cardstock pads from Memory Box. I heat embossed the sentiment from the NEW Holiday Wishes stamp set. There are two coordinating dies for two of the sentiments included in the set! This is a neat set…sentiments for the front of the card and more sentiments for the inside! I stamped one on the inside but I forgot to take a picture of it! ugh. Go look at the set… I used It’s the most wonderful time of the year on the inside. You can imagine it stamped in black on the white cardbase. lol

I used Bazzill Gold foil cardstock to cut the lantern. I also cut it in white and kept the pieces in place with scor-tape on the back so I could have an ink blended background. I used Iced Spruce Distress Oxide to ink the white. I was happy with the match!

I die cut the NEW Pinecone Duo die twice from a darker green in the Greenery pad.

The pinecones are die cut from a piece of distress ink refill watercolored watercolor paper! I love the variation in color in these watercolor pieces. HERE‘s the video on creating these pieces…

The candle is colored with Copics.

An A2 size card, not too thick and ready to mail!

Linking to some Christmas Card Challenges…

Peace on Earth Christmas #69 – anything goes Christmas

Krafty Chicks #728 Christmas

NBUS (never before used schtuff) #65

Love Those Pretty Papers August – pretty papers (optional Summertime)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I know it’s been days since I posted. I have good intentions but life happens. I won’t go into it! ugh. I have a lot of Christmas inspiration to share and hopefully some birthday in the mix too!

I’ll be back soon!

Here’s the products I used to make this shiny, bright card! 🙂

Memory Box – 94800 Frosted Lantern… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94802 Pinecone Duo craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5286D Holiday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1031 Yuletide Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1032 Yuletide Cheer… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Spellbinders – Vivant Finn Cord -… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Switch Plus Machine… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – set of 2 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Iced… [ SSS ]	Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]
Rainbow Splash Small Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9×12 140lb… [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor… [ BLIC ]	Gold Taklon Oval Mop Paint Brush \|… [ HBL ]	distress ink reinkers [ SBC \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Nordic Dancing Gnome and Large Mushroom House Be Merry Card…

August 2, 2024 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Time for a cute card! Something to make you think of cooler temperatures! That’s how we’re feeling here in steamy Iowa! Can you say Summer?!

I had fun making these NEW poppystamps dies up…die cutting, inking, gluing, arranging and spattering. Here’s the card! lol

I die cut the lower mushroom parts in kraft cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Regular Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool.

The upper mushroom is die cut in white cardstock and inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink using an ink blending brush and aged with regular Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool. The smoke in white and inked with Hickory Smoke Oxide ink.

The trees and the gnome are all die cut in Neenah Classic Crest White cardstock and inked with Oxide inks and blending brushes….

hat with Peeled Paint (less pressure to get the lighter part)

flesh parts are Tattered Rose with a hint of Vintage Photo on the edges

trees are Rustic Wilderness with a little bit of white showing here and there and those spots inked with Peacock Feathers

Backgound panel is Neenah Classic Crest White inked with Peacock Feathers, spattered with water droplets, let it dry

be merry is die cut in white also, back layer inked with Peacock Feathers and spattered with water droplets also, white layer glued on top

Panel is glued to a 5 x 7 cardbase, mushroom house adhered with my favorite thin mounting tape, trees glued directly to the card, gnome and sentiment adhered with thin mounting tape.

Last step was spattering with white drawing ink.

His belt buckle is colored with a gel pen and I added a few clear fairy drops.

I hope he makes you smile! It’s so cute! A happy card that makes me happy too!

thank you so much for stopping by! More to come!

Here’s the dies and supplies I used to make this card…so many AWESOME NEW products from poppystamps, Memory Box and Birch Press Design in the stores…have fun shopping and creating! STR takes you to Starlitstudio.net, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp, SBC takes you to Scrapbook . com, SPL takes you to Spellbinders .com, BLIC takes you to Dick Blick .com Thank you so much for shopping and supporting my cardmaking/blogging in this manner. No extra cost for you and it helps me pay for this blog/linkdeli and the convenience for you of knowing what I used! Win Win! Happy creating!

Poppystamps – 2655 Large Mushroom… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2644 Nordic Dancing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2645 Be Merry craft die [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2635 Nordic Dimple… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2629 Nordic Dimpled… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •… [ STR \| SSS ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]
Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – White,… [ BLIC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – set of 2 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC \| BLIC ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Winter

New Birch Press Design and Memory Box…

July 24, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi friends and cardmakers! It’s that time of year! So exciting! Lots of Christmas coming your way from Memory Box, Birch Press Design and poppystamps!

I started by die cutting the NEW BPD Classic Poinsettia Contour Layers and gluing it together. I used some of the my watercolor papers to die cut the poinsettia and foliage.

I followed a video by Jill from Penny Black to make the watercolored panels that I die cut and used for the panels. Video HERE.

I used the NEW Memory Box Fringed, Scalloped Frame die for the vintage light brown panel. I used the thin mounting tape that I love to adhere it to the red background panel.

I die cut foliage from two more NEW BPD dies, Holly Sprig Contour Layers and Tiny Berries and Leaves Contour Layers.

I love the holly, pine branches and sticks. Although I’m not sure they’re supposed to be sticks! lol

I chose to use the NEW BPD Peace Love Joy Confection Script die for the sentiment on this card. I love the fine line and I know you’re thinking ugh about gluing it but you don’t have to! The way it die cuts, the fine script fits back into the panel and you can just put little pieces of tape on the back to hold it in place, then glue it to the shadow die cut. Here’s a picture that might help you see what I mean.

On the inside I used the NEW Memory Box Holiday Wishes stamp set. Lots of great sentiments in this set! And it comes with two dies to cut out the Sending Warmest Wishes and North Pole stamps.

I cut out some extra holly leaves from the scraps of my watercolored papers, in case I needed them around the poinsettia. I didn’t so I glued them on the inside with the sentiment. I stamped in Archival Potting Soil ink.

I have plenty of photos this time so I’ll just stick them in here.

It’s no surprise that I started the Christmas cardmaking season with the Poinsettia and greenery. I do love these colors and the vintage look!

This is an A2 size card…holler if you have any questions! I’m sure I forgot something!

I’m linking to some challenges…

Color Hues #91 – Red and Green

Merry Little Christmas #57 – Anything Christmas Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas #68 – Anything Christmas Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Beautiful Blooms

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used to make this card… click on the abbreviations to go to a store to see them! Simon Says Stamp $5 off coupon code is ‘leap24’

Birch Press Design – 57557 Classic… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57543 Peace Love… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57559 Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57518 Tiny… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94842 Fringed Scalloped… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5286D Holiday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Holiday Wishes Clear… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Rustic… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Lumberjack… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Gathered… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Gathered Twigs Ink… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Potting… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Oxide Inks · Patriotic · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Spellbinders Monthly Clubs…last day to sign up for June!

June 27, 2024 Pam Sparks2 Comments

Here I am at the last minute and you still have time to get in on the June Clubs at Spellbinders! Sign up goes through today, the 27th! Go HERE.

I’m using the Stencil of the Month Club on my card. FIVE stencils in this set…3 for the beach balls and 2 to create a Summer scene! BTW a one inch circle punch works to punch out the balls. Hard to tell in my photos but I have two punched out and raised with thin mounting tape.

I used two Distress Oxide inks, Lumberjack Plaid and Prize Ribbon. I also inked a piece of cardstock to make the background blue pieces.

SB All-Star Sentiments (half price right now!) and Simon Hurley Handwritten Sentiments (25% off right now!) for the message. Links below…

It turned out cute considering I had no idea where I was headed with it! lol

I ended up with two different color reds because I grabbed the pink blending brush to do the main red on the ball! oops! But it worked out because the small red circle die using the red brush gave me another red! lol

I’ll add this A2 size card to my stash of birthday cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to check out Spellbinders! There’s always a great sale going on. I love it!

I’ll link you to what I used below…

Clubs \| Spellbinders Paper Arts -… [ SPL ]	Stencil of the Month Membership -… [ SPL ]	All-Star Sentiments Clear Stamp Set… [ SPL ]
Handwritten Sentiments Etched Dies… [ SPL ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Blending Brushes – 3 Pack \|… [ SPL ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring · Summer · Thank You · Thinking of You

NEW Memory Box Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch and Hello Breezy Script Card…

June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hello cardmakers and friends! This NEW release from Memory Box is taking me back a lot of years to when I was so in love with Fuchsias! Now our daughters are!

They are so fancy! One of God’s truly amazing floral creations! Oh true everything God created is amazing! ❤

I love making clean and simple cards but they are challenging to take pictures of because the pictures never completely do the card justice!

This is such a sweet, delicate die and the sentiment is so neat! I love this font/look! I use the Zig Two Way Squeeze Roller Ball point glue pen to glue these. Works great! It’s also one time I use tweezers for placement!

I used the thin mounting tape I love so much, trimmed to fit on the back of the floral piece.

I die cut the hello mat three times and glued together so I wouldn’t need to use mounting tape behind.

I die cut the Fuchsia in Taylored Expressions cardstocks and inked with Distress ink pads. I used single colors but different pressure to achieve the variation. I’ll link what I used below.

The cardbase and Hello Breezy Script are Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock.

It’s an easy to mail A2 size card.

Simply Clean and Simple June 2024 – Anything Goes CAS

Triple B June 2024 – Blooms

NBUS #63 – Never been used stuff

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

I was able to change the comment section back to what I think it was before the powers that be changed it to what they thought it should be. I’m curious if it works better now.

ttul! I have some birthday cards to share soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94781 Hello Breezy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94788 Little Fuchsia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Lollipop -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Lime Zest -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Jelly Donut -… [ TE ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Picked… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]