Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Days Release…

April 22, 2023April 21, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hello everyone! After Winter we’re thinking #Beautiful Days! Bring ’em on! Simon Says Stamp sent me this stamp set to play with and I’ve made two cards with it. A super cute set, Garden Fresh!

Out came my Distress Reinkers and paint brushes to watercolor. I stamped the images on Strathmore Best Watercolor paper with Ranger Black Archival Ink in the MISTI.

The first one I made is pretty rustic…I wasn’t sure it was post worthy but I was encouraged by cardmaker friends on Instagram to go for it! So here it is! A not so rustic one follows!

There’s something about watering cans that just draws me in. I have a really old one I like to sit out for Summer porch decor.

I stamped and watercolored this regular like, then decided after I’d spattered to go over it with my Gathered Twigs mini blending tool! All the while telling myself it was only a card! lol

It’s A2 size and I die cut the frame from Simon Says Stamp Frames die set, inked it with Gathered Twigs regular Distress ink and glued it on.

I added some think twine and a button and called it good. The sentiment is from the set also.

Here’s my next card…not brown card! lol

Jars are so fun for flowers too! The images in this set are so easy to color in!

The water looks dark in my pictures… I’m gonna have to go back and take some water and lighten it up! Funny what you notice after you’ve taken photos and are writing a blog post!

I’m thinking this card could be used for any kind of shower and also for get well! A very versatile set.

There’s one more floral image in the set that would be perfectly delightful stamped inside! I love the birthday sentiment too!

Happy Saturday to you! It’s looking like our weekend will be on the chill side so I might get some more cardmaking in! A good day to shop the Beautiful Days NEW Release!

ttul!

Links to see what I used to make these cards…

Simon Says Clear Stamps Garden Fresh… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Garden Fresh Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp FRAMES Wafer Dies… [ SSS ]
Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER PAD… [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK… [ SSS ]	MISTI TEAL PRECISION STAMPER VERSION… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER 6×7… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker GATHERED… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker RUSTIC… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker PEELED… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker PICKED… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker BROKEN… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker FIRED… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker MUSTARD… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker HICKORY… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker DUSTY… [ SSS ]	Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY… [ SSS ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GATHERED… [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Video

Memory Box Magnolia Release and Video…

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! New beautiful dies and paper from Memory Box! So pretty! This release gives Hallmark a run for it’s money! lol

Beautiful Magnolia dies and embossing folders with dies too!

Keep scrolling for the video of the release at the end of the post.

So easy to create too… I die cut the Magnolia Blooming Bud die in white cardstock and blended on Distress Oxide ink with brushes. I didn’t add any new purple to my brush but for the green I used Peeled Paint and a little Forest Moss. The brown is Gathered Twigs.

I used the Posh Happy Birthday Hot Foil Plate and Cutting Die set for the sentiment. I love how pretty it foils up!

For the rectangle panel I used the Rectangle Double Border Hot Foil Plate and A2 Rectangle Frames Die set.

The gold foiled green background is a piece of paper from the new Magnolia Grove 6×6 paper pad. I die cut it with the largest A2 size die from the A2 Rectangle Frames Die set.’

I didn’t capture the shine that is so beautiful about hot foiling as well as I would’ve liked to.

Here’s a video of the new release and hopefully it will show the shine of the card better than my photos. It will take a minute to load to full resolution completely so my voice isn’t so muffled. Click the frame icon in the bottom right corner and it’s much better!

Linking to some challenges…

Just Us Girls Challenge – moodboard

AAA Birthday Challenge – #48 Layer It Up

Use Your Stuff Challenge – #482 Layers

A Place To Start Challenge – anything goes

Thank you for stopping by! Have fun checking out this release!

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

Memory Box – 94716 Magnolia Blooming… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF011 Posh Happy… [ STR ]
Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Spellbinders dies · Spring · sympathy · Taylored Expressions

Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms and Memory Box Garland 6×6 Paper…

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Remember my purple and kraft card a few weeks ago? I made this at the same time. I had made up a bunch of Be Bold Blooms flowers and was using them up. I’m finally getting this card posted!

I know, it’s a little unusual but I like it! I really like it in real life! Come on over to see it! I wish! lol

I have several pictures…

This is paper from a Memory Box 6×6 paper pad that I’ve struggled to use but now maybe since I took up the challenge I’ll keep going and get it used! It kinda reminds me of my quilting days. The gals in the quilters guild told me I was too ‘matchy’! lol My cardmaking journey has been trying to loosen up and not be so matchy but not sure it’s working! haha

I like matchy! So I’m ok with it but I do try to be a little more out there sometimes! Why the revelation you ask? Who knows! lol

I used Bazzil Cardshoppe cardstock for the flowers…

Taylored Expressions Strip stamps and die for the sentiment. Is this too bright for a sympathy card?

I can change it to a birthday card if you all vote that it is!

That’s the end of my photos so I’ll stop talking now! haha

Linking to some challenges…

Use Your Stuff – #482 Layers

Little Red Wagon – #700 Layers

Paper Funday – #52 Anything Goes/Flower Power

I appreciate you stopping by and your comments and shopping through my links are deeply appreciated! Have a good rest of the week! Make a card! ttul!

Products I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Be Bold Collection -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Memory Box – PP1010 Garland 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Simple Strips Die [ TE ]
Simple Strips Background [ TE ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe [ STR ]	Gelly Roll White Glaze Pens – pkg of 2 [ STR ]
Uni-Ball Signo Broad White Gel Pen [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Self-Adhesive… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Oxide Inks · Spellbinders dies · Uncategorized

Spellbinders April 3D Embossing Folder Club…

April 13, 2023April 14, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I kept this card clean and simple… A7 size. Embossing Folder FUN! ❤

Shabby Shutters Distress Oxide swiped directly on the smooth side of the NEW April 3D Embossing Folder. I love it! So many different ways to ‘do it up’!

It’s really a greener green in real life.

I used the Best Wishes sentiment from the April Large Die of the Month Club set.

‘From All Of Us’ is from the Essential Glimmer Sentiments Hot Foil Plates set. A neat variety of sentiments!

One thing I tried but didn’t finish was, after I did this same first step, I took another color oxide ink pad and swiped it over the top/raised areas and it worked great too! Lots of ideas out there! People are so creative!

Linking to challenges…

Can You Handle the Pressure – anything goes

Addicted to CAS – Garden

Thanks for stopping by my blog again this week! I’ll be back soon…more NEW stuff to show!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

3D Embossing Folder of the Month…

[ SPL ]

Large Die of the Month Membership –…

[ SPL ]

Essential Glimmer Sentiments –…

[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month Club…

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! Two pink cards in a row! That’s amazing for me! Paper flowers coming at ya!

I started with the NEW Spellbinders Large Die of the Month Club set (linked below). There’s a lot of dies in these sets. This versatile set can be used as a complete background panel, a background panel with the outside edge die cut around the pointy pattern, a frame with the center and the outside die cut or a frame with just the inside die cut out! That’s a lot of bang for your buck!

I used it as a complete background with the decorative pattern die cut into it.

There’s four sentiment sets too! The outline image and the layer! So pretty too!

I decided to add some flowers and an extra little sentiment near the bottom.

I die cut a bunch of the Mini Blooms and Sprigs set… fun little flowers to make bouquets with.

Super fun Spring-y A2 size card that’s really fun IRL! I’m happy with it! YAY!

Linking to some challenges…

The Paper Players… Joanne’s color Challenge

My Time to Craft – Spring Flowers

Check out Spellbinders Clubs…I have one more to share with you this week and you can sign up now through the 27th! HERE‘s where to learn all about it.

Thank you for stopping by and holler if you have any questions!

Check out the products I used below…

Large Die of the Month Membership –… [ SPL ]	Mini Blooms and Sprigs Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Yana’s Special Sentiments Glimmer Hot… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold –… [ SPL ]	Mirror Gold Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 11 -… [ SPL ]	Pink Sand Color Essentials Cardstock… [ SPL ]
Snowdrift Color Essentials Cardstock… [ SPL ]	A2 White Envelopes – 25 pack –… [ SPL ]	Bearly Art Mini 2 fl oz Precision… [ SPL ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum \|… [ SPL ]	Tool ‘n One for Die Cutting &… [ SPL ]
Scor-Buddy Eighths – Spellbinders… [ SPL ]	Crystal Katana Black Edition \|… [ SPL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Easter · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Watercolor · Zigs

Memory Box and poppystamp Cards…

April 7, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Happy Spring to you today! I’m not sure who all has tulips yet but when you do, you know it’s Spring!

I started out with the NEW poppystamps Layered Tulips die set. I cut the petal piece in three pinks and instead of using all three colors on one flower, I went with three different color tulips. I’m glad I did this time!

I went over my options of what to do with them after I made them and thought…they’d be great in a basket!

I love this basket from the poppystamps Woven Basket Pop Up Easel Set. I die cut it in kraft cardstock, then ran it back through with the embossing stack for the big shot. I shim it quite a bit to get the embossing deep.

Then using the mini ink blending tool and Gathered Twigs Distress ink pad I browned it up!

I used the grass and the bow from the basket set also.

It’s an A2 size card!

My next two cards are using the NEW Memory Box Floral Stems die.

I die cut the floral stems from Memory Box watercolor cardstock and colored it with Zig Clean Color Brush markers and water.

I die cut an A2 panel of kraft cardstock with the NEW Memory Box Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die set, then die cut the NEW poppystamps Pointy Lattice Plate in white cardstock and layered it over the top. Trimmed off the excess.

I made an A2 size white cardbase and adhered the lattice panel direct to the cardfront. The outside part of the panel is adhered with the thin mounting tape that I love so much.

I wrapped some twine and then the NEW Memory Box Posh Birthday Wishes Hot Foil Plate and Cutting die set for the sentiment.

As soon as I finished this, I thought, this could be a great Easter card! I didn’t get any Easter cards made. Maybe I’ll have time to make something for the grands tomorrow.

I added some gold fairy gems in a few places on the lattice.

I always love the ‘window’ look on a card! I always notice windows on houses too! lol Right now mine are dirty! We had one storm that blew snow so bad and it was dirty! I was sad because it’d only been a month since I’d washed windows! Figures!

My last card…clean and simple. I wasn’t sure I should even post it but it is nice IRL.

This looks champagne color but it’s really silver. My last picture will show it silver but it’s not the best photo!

The NEW Memory Box Confetti Dot Hot Foil Plate turned out really neat! I was pleased. Finally getting better at doing the large foil plates. I was afraid to shim it but that’s what it needs for the machine I have.

I die cut the foiled panel with the NEW Memory Box A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set and layered that with the thin mounting tape on my A2 size white cardbase.

I die cut the NEW Memory Box Happy Birthday Tender Script die in white and silver foil cardstocks…so fun!

ok this last picture shows it silver….get your sunglasses!

It doesn’t do it justice but at least you can see it’s silver! The struggle is real taking photos!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I appreciate it and thank you so much for your kind comments!

Have a blessed Easter weekend and talk to you again soon!

Here’s a shopping list to the products I used to make these cards…

Poppystamps – 2557 Layered Tulips… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2463 Woven Basket Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94638 Backyard Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS** ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94646 Curved Cap… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2558 Pointy Lattice… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF004 Posh Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF001 Confetti Dot Hot… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94671 Happy Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper [ STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC ]
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold –… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]