poppystamps Birthday Floral Mini Slimline Card…

February 7, 2023March 9, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s warming up a little here in Iowa…paper flowers making us think of Spring for sure! Although I’m not good at growing flowers and the three hydrangea bushes we planted a few years ago are finnicky about giving me blooms!

For the card front panel, mini slimline size card, 3 ½ inches x 6 inches, I cut strips of ½ inch white and black and just layered them on using ATG adhesive.

I created the sentiment with Poppystamps Modest Greetings 1 Hot Foil and Cut Die set and gold hot foil.

For my card today I used a bunch of NEW poppystamps dies! It was fun to create a kind of wildflower bouquet on a card!

I started with Little Posie Layered Flowers in pink…then Lucky Layered Flowers in the pool color, Little Layered Asters in blue and pink, Layered Pointy Petals in orange and Teardrop Butterflies in blue and white!

The greenery is from the NEW poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set. I used the bouquet stems from the set and cut two in green, put them end to end (I had to trim off some of the long stems), so easy because where to put the greenery was already decided for me by using the die from the set!

I die cut one other die from the set that cuts four extra stems and I just stuck them in…no rhyme nor reason.

I figured out where I wanted the flowers, took a picture of it with my phone, then glued them all on the card with Tombow Mono Multi glue while looking at my phone picture!

Another card using up scraps! The fun thing about die cutting! I guess I used to do the same with punches but it’s hard to use small pieces of cardstock with punches!

Linking to some card challenges…

Papercraft Challenges – anything goes

The Flower Challenge – use your latest stamps or dies

NBUS challenge – Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Thank you for clicking over! I appreciate your visit! Celebrate if it’s your birthday! lol

ttul,

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2560 Little Posie… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2556 Little Layered… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2554 Lucky Layered… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2559 Layered Pointy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2561 Teardrop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2552 Floral Vase Pop Up… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – PSF802 Modest Greetings… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Licorice Twist [ STR ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · Flowers · LOVE · Simon Says Stamp · Valentine · Waffleflower Crafts

Simon Says Stamp KISSES January Release!

January 18, 2023January 19, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Lots of paper hearts, hugs and kisses coming your way! Check out this NEW release at Simon Says Stamp!

Here’s the NEW stamp set that was sent to me to show off! It’s called Swoopy Flowers! I don’t know if I did it justice but I gave it a good try, coloring with Copic Sketch Markers!

I stamped and cut the images out on the Scan and Cut but there are dies to coordinate! There’s also a stencil for coloring! Fun!

I used the R80s, the YR00s and the G20s.

I made the rectangle frame with Waffleflower A2 Layers and Additional A2 Layers die sets.

Die cut black cardstock with the smaller rectangle and the white with a larger rectangle so it’s picture framed or matted like a picture!

I love this look! I did it with a circle die also and I’ll show that card in the next day or two.

The Happy Valentines Day sentiment is from the Love and Valentines Word Mix 2 stamp set. I stamped in clear embossing ink, sprinkled with Lawn Fawn White Embossing powder and heat embossed it.

Some Cupcake Doodlebug Sprinkles for a little embellishment.

Other sentiments that would’ve worked here are from the Love Greetings Mix… fun. I’ll link it below even though I’m not showing it today.

I hope you can dash over and check out the new release. It’s a colorful Valentine season I’m sure! Have fun making some paper art today!

Linking to some challenges…

Die Cut Divas – Valentines

Papercraft Challenges – anything goes

ttul,

what I used to make this card and the $5 off code for SSS right now is LVEYU842!

Simon Says Stamps and Dies SWOOPY… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps SWOOPY… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SWOOPY FLOWERS Wafer… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Stencil SWOOPY… [ SSS ]	Waffle Flower A2 LAYERS Dies 310282… [ SSS ]	Waffle Flower ADDITIONAL A2 LAYERS… [ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Doodlebug FALL Enamel Dot Sprinkles… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE WORD MIX… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100# BLACK… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Valentine

Memory Box Blissful Heart and Cuppa Love Cards…

January 11, 2023January 19, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I have two cards to share with you today…Memory Box hearts, hearts and more hearts!

I love hearts and you probably love coffee! I’m a black tea girl… ugh… so I don’t get those swirly heart things in my cup! lol

The NEW Blissful Heart Hot Foil Plate is a stunner! So gorgeous!

I used silver hot foil with it on the lavender cardstock from the Memory Box Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad. 6×6 cardstock… wow, it takes the foil so nice! So many beautiful colors of mirror card in this pad!

After foiling, I die cut the heart with the Memory Box Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die. Fits perfect!

I used the Memory Box 3D embossing folder Heart Bouquet for the card panel layer…another gorgeous design by Dave from 2019 but still available… I’ll link below.

The sentiment is NEW from Birch Press Design…You Are Loved Noted Script hot foil plate and die set. I used Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock and silver hot foil. This picture it looks more champagne – ish color but it’s silver!

So pretty! Clean and Simple but elegant!

Back to the NEW Memory Box Cuppa Love card… this die is so cute! I love the heart steam, don’t you?!

I used the Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die on this card also. I cut the largest heart in my cardbase, then I had to back the cardbase on the inside but that’s alright… it turned out nice with white on the inside. I love the double stitch lines.

Another NEW heart die, Pinpoint Burst Heart from Memory Box for the background insert… I love how they all fit with each other!

Cuppa is cut in white cardstock, the liquid in kraft and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending took and the heart and saucer in red cardstock. Super simple die inlaying… love simple puzzles! lol

I used this cute sentiment, ‘It’s the little things’, from the poppystamps Marzipan Greetings stamp set. On the inside… ‘this is a paper hug’.

I love that paper hug sentiment! Stamped with Archival ink pad Potting Soil.

So fun! I made these on Monday, took pictures yesterday and made two loaves of bread! It turned out so good! I’m happy! lol No stamps for happy bread hugs though! ha! It must be a two thing kind of week! lol

Linking to the Die Cut Divas Challenge – Valentines

Just wow…already January 11th! Time flies when you’re having fun!

From the Archives… the card I posted on January 11, 2019!

I’ll sign off… thank you so much for stopping by! I’m thankful for another year to share cardmaking with you! ❤

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

p.s. every place is out of the Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut out. I’m linking to another heart that has stitching. You can email Cindy at starlitstudio.net and see if she can get it for you. I see it on the Memory Box Co website. Sorry about that!

Memory Box – MBF014 Blissful Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1006 Heart Bouquet 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – BPF509 You Are… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – FP1003 Rainbow… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Therm O Web SILVER Deco HOT Foils… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Memory Box – 94637 Cuppa Love craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94639 Pinpoint Burst… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB502 Marzipan… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94364 Scallop Pinpoint… [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC** ]
Ranger Ink Potting Soil Ink Pad by… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Simon Says Stamp · Valentine

Memory Box Luxe Peony For You Card…

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s been a week so far…some anxiety here…our internet provider is discontinuing their email service which I’ve had forever! So I’ve had to spend hours changing log ins in all the places I used that email address over the years. Fingers crossed everything still works after January 6th which is the day they’re cutting it off! eek!

Thankfully I’ve gotten one card made in there to keep my sanity! haha

A brand NEW Peony die from Memory Box.. very fun and easy to use… I die cut in white and inked with two Altenew ink cubes and mini ink blending tools. The leaves/stems come with it too and I inked them the same way. I’ll link the colors below.

For You Posh Script is a NEW Memory Box die also. I die cut it three times and glued them together. I didn’t use the mat behind it this time, I just used the top outline part.

I wanted to bring in a heart so I used the largest heart from the Memory Box Double Stitch Happy Heart Cut Out die set.

I didn’t add a lot of thickness… just the thin mounting tape I love so well behind the heart. I use this pair of scissors, HERE, to cut it because it is sticky.

I inked around the edge of the A2 size top panel with Simon Says Stamp Deep Purple and an ink blending brush.

A Clean and Simple card by design with simple coloring too!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope your week doesn’t have major tech changes too! Insert the crazy face!

Here’s links to what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94714 Luxe Peony craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94709 For You Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94361 Double Stitch… [ STR ]
Tropical Forest Crisp Dye Ink Mini… [ ALTN ]	Altenew SEA SHORE Mini Cube Crisp Dye… [ SSS \| ALTN ]	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Flowers · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Video · Winter

Memory Box Poinsettia Watercolor Floral and Curled Script Video…

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Look at these beautiful NEW dies! I love the Curled Script dies and I have a video below to show you how I’m using them… WITHOUT GLUE!

This poinsettia! SO GORGEOUS! Memory Box illustrator Dave designs the most beautiful florals all year but I’m always so happy to see the NEW poinsettias every year! I LOVE this one too!

I kept my card clean and white so the designs would pop! White is so ‘Winter’! lol For us that live in snow country anyway! lol

Again I used the envelope cover picture to put the poinsettia together. It looks hard! I even thought, oh, this looks hard! IT IS NOT HARD AT ALL! Yay! I meant to show this in the video but I forgot. ugh

Just lay the largest piece on the envelope cover and layer up with a bit of glue and boom! it’s done!

LOOK at the detail!

Yes I sharpened the photo but it’s so much more beautiful in person!

The holly die… oh yes! It’s NEW from poppystamps! It’s called Layered Holly Branch… this die is going to be a staple in the stash! I love it! I love holly anyway. lol Tim and I got married in December and we had holly on all the pews and in the floral arrangements… oh, it was pretty and timeless!

I have to tell you….I have turned over a new leaf this year so to speak. I’m am so bad about not finishing the inside of the card and stamping my name on the back. So when it’s time to send, I’m hurrying to get cards in the mail… well, so far this year with Christmas cards, I have stamped the inside and my name on the back! I’m shocking myself! lol Kinda late for New Year resolutions. hoho

A2 size card…

ok – here’s my video on adhering this type of die…email me if you have any questions. Click on it to see it large.

Thank you so much for coming to see my card. I hope you’ll try this method and let me know how it goes!

ttul,

Links to Dies and Supplies I used on my card today…

Memory Box – 94676 Poinsettia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94700 Keep Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2537 Layered Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5283 Sweet Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]