Simon Says Stamp Cheering For You Release!

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! New! New! New! It’s a challenge to keep up with all the new but so worth it! I’m super excited to share my card with you because you know how we need man/boy cards so often!

So many guys love football! Hey, I bet there’s some gals that do too! Not me but I had fun making this card!

The name of this new stamp set is Football Season and there are coordinating dies too!

I stamped the football on the background panel randomly and then filled in the stitching lines with white gel pen just around the parts that would show.

I cut a smaller white panel, added the torn piece of grass green cardstock for the turf, then stamped the goal post and colored it with Copics. Then I went in with a cloud stencil and brushed in some clouds.

Four perfect sentiments in the set too! I used the birthday one, sssshhhh, I cut it apart but it fits back together fine. lol

Timeout! on the front and It’s your Birthday on the inside. I heat embossed on both with white embossing powder.

Super fun set that I know I’ll get lots of use out of with so many boys in the family!

My card is A2 size.

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS (never before used stuff) #64 – New stamp set

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

The Paper Funday #67 – anything goes

I hope you enjoy looking around at this release…oh I stamped the helmet on the back of the card and will put my name under. So many creative things you can do with this set… the t-shirt with numbers…words for congrats even!

Links to what I used below!

SSS $5 off code is ‘leap24’

Cheering for You Release – Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Football… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Football… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Football Season… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	My Favorite Things CLOUD Mix-ables… [ SSS ]

cards · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Fall · Flowers · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders September Large Die of the Month Club…

October 3, 2023 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! Do you have your Spellbinders September Large Die of the Month club yet? I have a card using it to share with you today. I haven’t used the Seasonal Cupcake Toppers yet but I’m excited about using all the options for Christmas, Valentines Day and Spring! So fun!

I’m just die cutting crazy lately!

I was able to use a couple of my leftover flowers from the Small Die Club of the Month on this card also.

I used the September release Monoline Start Embossing Folder for the background panel. A little bit of Gathered Twigs inking on the edges and also on the die cut leaves etc.

Spellbinders has wonderful two Tone enamel Dots…here I used the teal package. The look of dimension but not a problem mailing at all!

Holler if you have any questions.

This is a 5×7 card…not sure why I thought I needed three cupcakes on it! lol I like it!

ok – Back to die cutting! Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Hope you enjoyed my Fall frolic-y card!

Shopping links for the products I used on my card today. I’ll come back and add the club sets when they’re available in the store again.

Seasonal Cupcake Toppers -… [ SPL ]	Monoline Stars Embossing Folder from… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Dimensional Two Tone Teal Enamel Dots… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Fall · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Thinking of You

Spellbinders September Die of the Month Card…

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m late with my card for this month but I know a lot of you will be getting your club soon so I still want to share!

I have to say I loved putting this collection together! Spellbinders dies are really well thought out and easy to stick together.

Here’s a short video with some tips I wanted to share…click/tap the bottom right corner to get full frame and full resolution. It might take a few seconds to load.

Happy Fall is from the September Large Die of the Month Club.

Just die cutting, gluing and flower arranging. Flower arranging takes me almost as much time as taking the pictures of the card! Season change again and natural light is tricky for me!

Oh, when I wanted the green darker for stems and parts of the boots I used a copic marker to go over it. Quick! Then I edged everything with coordinating brushes, just using the ink that was in them.

So fun creating with this set!

I’ll come back later and add a link to the set when it’s back in the Spellbinders store.

Linking to some challenges…

Triple B: September Challenge – Birds, Blooms and Butterflies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps and More #455 – Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Fall!

cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Fall · Memory Box · Oxide Inks

Memory Box Happy Fall Gypsy Oak Leaves Card…

September 21, 2023September 22, 2023 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Happy Fall y’all! I’m back today with some more NEW Memory Box products! Look at this neat embossing folder! It’s called Vintage Tray and comes with a cutting die that cuts a frame.

I die cut the embossing folder in white cardstock and swiped the Gathered Twigs Distress ink pad over the top of it a bunch of times until I liked the coverage.

I die cut the NEW Gypsy Oak Leaves dies and NEW Happy Fall Posh Script dies in white Neenah also and inked them with Distress Oxide inks and ink blending brushes. Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Peeled Paint and Seedless Preserves are the colors I used. On the outline die cuts I inked with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink.

I die cut a couple extra of the leaves and sentiments to layer them up for height on the card.

I stamped the words from the Harvest Love and Kindness Stamp set on a TE Candy Corn cardstock strip in the MISTI. I hope this set is still available. I’ll link below if it is.

I mounted the A2 size panel to an A2 size Seedless Preserves color cardbase.

I wasn’t sure I liked it while I was making it but when I finally landed on a design with my pieces I really like it! It seems like I’m like that a lot in my cardmaking! ugh! I just keep going and hope for the best! hohohaha Wish I could show it to you IRL!

Linking to some challenges…

Inspired By Challenge – Inspired by Acorns

Addicted To Stamps and More – Any Occasion

Sisterhood of Crafters – die cuts/anything goes

Three birthdays this week! These grandkids keep getting older! Three in a row this week! Today, Friday and Saturday! What to make, what to make!

Thanks again for visiting my blog! You know I appreciate it so much! Thank you thank you!

Links below to what I used to make this card…click/tap on the abbreviations in brackets to go to Starlitstudio.net, Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com or Taylored Expressions.

Memory Box – 94747 Happy Fall Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94744 Gypsy Oak Leaves… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1040 Vintage Tray 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5262-D Harvest Love… [ STR ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Candy Corn -… [ TE ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GATHERED… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap [ SSS \| TE ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Fall · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Thinking of You

poppystamps Whittle Napping Cat Hello Fall Card…

September 17, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hello with a cat going postal today! I love the Memory Box double sided plaid papers so I started there with this card die cutting the poppystamps Large Stitched Envelope and Postage. Kinda unusual colors for Fall but I tried! lol

This piece of plaid is from the Jolly Christmas 6×6 pad.

I die cut the Leafy Vine Corner die by poppystamps from kraft and light green cardstock. I just clipped the kraft apart with a scissors at the corner for the stems coming out of the envelope and cut the leaves off the light green die cut and glued them to the kraft cardstock stems.

The Whittle Napping Cat is die cut in kraft and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool. I glued a little square of black cardstock behind the nose.

It’s a top folding A2 size cardbase using TE cardstock. A rectangle panel glued on, kraft color cord tied around and knotted.

I mounted the envelope with the thin foam mounting tape I love so well. I use the scissors linked below to cut it. It’s sticky but so great for adhering and mailing!

I die cut the two postage stamps from the TE cardstock also. Scribble a little black on them…

That’s pretty much it! I can see this envelope used in so many ways! I almost started over but thought, I’ll use it again later for another occasion!

Oh… I used the outline part of the Hello Moonlight Script die set for the sentiment. Die cut in gold foil cardstock. Love that stuff!

Thanks for coming over to see what I’ve been up to! Well, I didn’t post that I rearranged my kitchen counter this morning! lol Do you do this too when you get a new appliance? My thoughts are what can I get rid of! haha Big old house but small kitchen, which I’m glad it’s small until all the family is home for Christmas! lol We manage!

talk to you again soon! Lots of NEW coming! Suspense! It’s good!!!!

Dies and supplies I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2530 Large Stitched… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2544 Whittle Napping… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2511 Leafy Vine Corner… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2509 Hello Moonlight… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1019 Jolly Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny [ STR ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Spearmint -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Salt Water… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee -… [ TE ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| SBC ]