Spellbinders Truckin’ Through the Seasons Birthday Card…

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! I’m finally getting our oldest grandson’s birthday card posted! There is a reason for the colors and the personalized license plate! He just turned 19, so there’s 19 balloons, the orange and green balloons represent the two robotics teams he’s been on and the black truck because he has a black car! lol

I had so much fun playing with this Spellbinders Truckin’ Through the Seasons Die set. So glad I bought it! I can’t wait to use it for Christmas especially but this was really fun! I die cut 19 balloons and inked the edges with coordinating ink and the ink blending tool.

The light reflection pieces on the balloons are die cut vellum. The die cut for that comes with the Balloon die set linked below.

I did make the license plate myself. I printed the name out on the computer and it is his actual license plate.

Quite a bit of dimension but it still fits in an A2 envelope. I would use an A6 envelope if I was putting it in the mail.

The Birthday Pennant die is discontinued but the Birthday Letters are still available…link below.

The sky is definitely the limit with this set! So many great things ahead for Ethan. Exciting but so hard to believe 19 years have gone by since he was born! So proud of him!

Thanks for stopping by!

The products I used to make this card…thank you!

MISTI CUT-ALIGN Tool 00713 [ SSS ]	Truckin Through the Seasons – Large… [ SPL ]	Memory Box – 99896 Gentle Stitched… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Party… [ SBC ]	Memory Box Die – Puffy Clouds [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 99678 Birthday Letters… [ STR ]
Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]	Tonic Studios – 8.5 x 11 Cardstock -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Juicy Pear [ STR ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Citrus Slice [ STR ]	Bluebird Memory Box Notecards – 25/pack [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SSS ]
QuickStik Craft Tool; quikstick;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	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 ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	GLUE SPONGE Acid-Free Liquid Gluing… [ SSS ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Family · Masculine · Memory Box · MFT · Summer

MFT Warm and Fuzzy Birthday card…

August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi and welcome to a beautiful Summer’s eve campfire! This set is so cute, can’t believe it’s the first time I’ve used it. The kids have used it but me, I’m the last one! Now it’s retiring but we know there’s always more cute coming… You can still find it HERE and the dies HERE…hurry if you want them!

This was our grandson Cedryk’s 5th birthday card. They live in the country and at night they’ll go visit the cows in the gator… the cows love to come talk to Cedryk! lol Actually Ced talks to them and they listen! lol

I used Distress Oxide inks for the sky and grass ink blending… water dripped on and dabbed off for the faint spots in the sky. Puffy cloud dies, you can find them HERE.

So cute! Love that little hedgie! I colored the images with Copic Markers on MFT Sweet Tooth Card stock. I have a little trouble with the copics bleeding on it but I like how easy it blends. A basic A2 size card.

Sharing my card on some challenge blogs…

The Paper Players – The Great Outdoors

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – For a Child

Seize the Birthday

Thanks for stopping by and hope these critters made you smile!

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Birthday · cards · Christmas · copics · Family · Lawn Fawn · Memory Box · MFT · Poppystamps

Memory Box Purrfect Holidays and MFT Jungle Friends Birthday…

October 14, 2016October 17, 2016 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hi card makers! I can’t believe a week has gone by without me posting again! Yikes! I have two cards today though.

Tonight and tomorrow I’ll be at Stamp Joy in Ankeny for Taylored Expressions. I’ll post the cards I’m teaching there next week or so.

Then the 22nd I’ll be teaching two classes in Cedar Rapids at Scrapmania! I’d love to see you either place! Be sure to introduce yourself to me if you are there!

Back to my festive kitties! This is a super cute set from poppystamps called Purrfect Holidays. Matching dies too! I love it! The mittens on the cat! and the hat! Purrfect is right. So many cute elements to make scenes with.

Just colored with Copics… the gray the both is the T series. The blue green is BG11, 70, 75, 78. The reds are R02, E07,08. Nuvo White Crystal Drops on the Santa hat fur. Nuvo Winter Blizzard Drops on the tree star, ornament and here and there.

The patterned paper is from an older Lawn Fawn 6×6 pad.

Linking to…

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge

Christmas Card Challenges – Decorations

Next is a birthday card for one of our 4 year old grandsons, Gilbert. I hope he loves it! I do! lol

The gator slides in the groove over to the giraffe and then….

chomp!

Guess he was hungry! yikes! Anyway, I had fun making this cute card! Elements are all from the MFT Jungle Friends kit except for the number 4. It’s from Taylored Expressions.

Linking to ….

Seize the Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes, Birthday

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Thanks for shopping through my links too! Happy stamping/creating weekend to you!

Shopping links…

InLinkz.com

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Family · MFT · Poppystamps

MFT BB Cool Cat Purr-thday card and sale…

May 30, 2016May 31, 2016 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m sharing a birthday card I made with MFT stamps BB Cool Cat stamp and die sets today.

One of our granddaughter’s, Anya, turned 11 the beginning of May! Wow, time flies. She loves to stamp and color with Copics and was so delighted to get her birthday present this year…a Mini MISTI! I think this picture of her says it all! lol

I used the old Swiss Dots embossing folder for the background…remember when we all went ga-ga for this folder?! lol It’s a timeless one!

poppystamps window and end table dies (inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink) and MFT Blueprint set #27 for the banner. (the end table is discontinued, grrr)

I colored this ‘princess’ kitty, her ‘throne’ and the bouquet with Copics. hehe

I embossed the window curtain die cut by leaving the cut in the die and running a stylus over the parts that emboss on the die cut/card-stock side. HERE’s a video about it. Then using the ink blending took, I inked the raised edges with Distress ink Spun Sugar. (the curtain is discontinued, I’ll link to MFT’s window set)

I’m still LOVING this white pen from Starlitstudio.net that Cindy sent me. It makes the best little white dots! and white lines too! YAY!

Linking to…

Seize the Birthday Challenge – topping option/dimension

Happy Memories to you and yours today! Thanks for stopping by!

SALE at scrapbook.com today! All Sizzix on sale already, so save more!

Shopping links for products I used for this card…

Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Family · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Birthday month…

September 15, 2015September 16, 2015 Pam Sparks23 Comments

oh wow! It’s been too long since I posted! Hard to believe September is half gone! boohoo! I’ve missed you all! lol I’m working on cards for a Christmas Memory Box Look Book, our stamp club had a shoebox card party and then we had a family birthday party! Eek… it’s a lot of card making going on!

Here’s one of the cards I made for our grandson Gilbert. He’ll be turning three next week. Time goes by so fast. We still have three grandsons younger though. lol We’ve got boys!

Here’s a close up of this cute bunny and his birthday balloon…

It was fun to color with Copics again… I need to do it more often! Funny that for years that was all I did! You can go back on my blog and see lots of coloring. It’s hard not to love everything anymore! I’m sure you agree…so many wonderful stamps, dies, inks and papers!

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS – anything goes (Balloon Buddies stamps/dies and trees dies are NBUS!)