Spellbinders Copperplate Happy Anniversary Card…

July 15, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone and happy anniversary to someone somewhere! A new collection at Spellbinders for the Betterpress machine! Copperplate calligraphy sentiments. Happy Birthday, Happy Everything, Heartfelt Sympathy and Hope You’re Feeling Better pretty much covers everything!

Here’s a close up of how beautiful this impresses! I used Silver Delicata ink. It’s so great that my old ink pads work too!

I love it! At one point I took some classes to attempt to write like this but alas life makes it hard to practice as much as it takes to master it. I still like to do lettering though! I guess making cards took up priority! lol

I die cut the panel with one of the dies from the Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set and mounted it on a 5×7 navy cardstock panel. Using the Scor-Pal I embossed the corners because it needed something! The card base is A7 size white cardstock.

The flower dies I used are from the Spellbinders Club Blooms set from January of 2023. Timeless!

A traditional looking, Hallmark size type card!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I have to get started on Christmas in July! How are you doing? Anything Christmas yet? hehe

ttul,

Links to what I used…click/tap the abbreviations under the pictures to go to the stores. Thank you for shopping through my links! I appreciate it and thank you so much!

Emerald Cut Labels and Tag Etched… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Copperplate Happy Anniversary… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	BetterPress Copperplate Happy… [ SPL ]
Club Blooms \| Large Die of the Month… [ SPL ]	Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]	Dahlia ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]
Fern ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″… [ SPL ]	Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock… [ SPL ]	BetterPress Letterpress System \|… [ SPL \| SBC ]

All Occasion · birch press design · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Wreath Building

Birch Press Design and Freshly Made Sketches…Two Cards…

March 1, 2025 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hello everyone! Two cards to share with you that I made with the same dies!

Basic cards made with dies…no stamps!

Birch Press Design Rosebud Arch Contour Layers die set comes in the cool folder packaging with the color picture insert for how to put the designs together! It’s so helpful and you don’t have to change anything for storage! Magnet sheet included!

Birch Press Design Hello Vintage Sentiment die set…I cut from two colors and was able to make two sentiments and throwing away nothing! YAY! (there are two sizes of this die, I used the smaller one)

I use scor-tape to assemble the hellos, no messy gluing!

I followed the card challenge blog Freshly Made Sketches for this card. Linking to challenge #675.

Here’s two more pictures of the wreath…

The wreath card is 5 ½ inches square.

I added some gems from the pastel Fairy gems by Memory Box.

I used Memory Box cardstocks and plaid paper.

One more picture of the A2 size card…

Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Shopping links for the products I used on these two cards…

STR – starlitstudio.net, SSS – simon says stamp.com, ACH – A Cherry On Top.com

Birch Press Design – 57561 Rosebud… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57550 Hello… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1027 Gladiola Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]
Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •… [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]	Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Slimline · Spellbinders dies · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Propagation Garden Collection Cards…

February 22, 2025February 24, 2025 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everyone! I saw a GREAT, FLASH sale at Spellbinders including the sets in this collection and it reminded me that I’d not posted these two cards! For example Propagated Plants that I used for the plants on these two cards is on sale for $9! Regular $29.99!!! I made links for you below.

So here I am on a Saturday afternoon finally editing the photos and typing up a post. The sun is shining, the sky is blue for a change and the hub is out ice fishing with grandsons!

Super cute cards to make for plant loving friends and family!

I used the Circle Windows dies from Photo Play for the card front panel. I did a search and found a couple places to link to…not affiliate but I couldn’t find them in the stores I normally link to.

Then it’s just die cutting and gluing everything up!

The bottom terra cotta pot is from the Tiered Tray Decor set from Spellbinders but it’s not in the store anymore. I’m not positive but the pail is probably from Memory Box. This is what happens when you don’t post for over a year after you make! oops!

Are you on team Pink or team Yellow? lol

The grid pattern papers are from….ugh…I can’t remember! Some papers I have in the old, old, stash! But good ones! I’m sure you have this too.

I don’t remember where the sentiment is from either.

Another die set that you can use up scraps with! I don’t have great scrap organization but what I do have works for me. It’s a fairly good size 8 inch-ish tall bin that sits on a stool beside my desk that I have cardstock pieces in by company! I know…see…I told you…not great but it really does work for me!

So many fun cards for any occasion with this collection! I didn’t buy all of it but now I want to go back and buy the rest of it!

Have fun and thank you so much for stopping by!

Links to what I used to make these cards…

Propagated Plants Etched Dies from… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Propagation Garden Frames Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Propagation Garden Sentiments Stamp &… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]
Laboratory Glassware Etched Dies from… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Propagation Garden Stamp & Dies… [ SPL ]	Leafy Helix Embossing Folder from the… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tropical Leaves Press Plate & Die Set… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Oval Hello Wax Seal Stamp from the… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	The Botanical Solarium Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Amazon.com: PHOTOPLAY SIWS Dies #9… [ AMZUS \| BTT ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Spring

Spellbinders February Release Flower Cart Card…

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everyone! Some fun, floral die cutting happening around here! Talk about sweet little flowers! Super cute set!

Straight forward die cutting! I didn’t use any stamps! A little Copic marker though but no ink blending which is unusual for me too!

On can never have too many birthday cards in the stash! I used the Simon Hurley Handwritten Sentiments die set for the happy birthday greeting.

I wanted to add some clouds in the sky and thought, why not make it the sentiment in the clouds!

It’s an A7 size card…move over Hallmark! haha

I pretty much used scraps except for the background and cardbase!

Thank you so much for stopping by today…we need the thoughts of Spring in Iowa today…. -8˚ this morning when I got up. BRRRRR Next week shows warmer….we’ll appreciate it!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Simple Vintage Flower…

[ SBC | SSS | SPL ]

Spellbinders – Simon Hurley – Tulip…

[ SBC | SPL | SSS | ACH ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · LOVE · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Valentine

poppystamps and Memory Box Friend Nordic Card…

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi friends and fellow cardmakers! It’s time to hit the hearts! lol Looking through the never been used stash are some Nordic themed dies from poppystamps and some older Memory Box dies.

Basic die cutting…no extra inking even! Cut, layer and glue!

This is an A2 size card…

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS Challenge #70 – never before used stuff

Triple B January 2025 Challenge – birds, blooms and butterflies (blooms for me)

Die Cut Diva’s Challenge – Use something NEW

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Yikes! Just two days of January left and I still have a three birthday cards to post! January is a big birthday month for this gang of mine.

Holler if you have any questions… linking below to dies that are still available.

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2637 Nordic Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2628 Nordic Fancy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94659 Friend Daily… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2294 Stitched Envelope… [ STR ]	Memory Box – Open Studio Die Set -… [ FRN ]	Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]