New Birch Press Design and Memory Box…

July 24, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi friends and cardmakers! It’s that time of year! So exciting! Lots of Christmas coming your way from Memory Box, Birch Press Design and poppystamps!

I started by die cutting the NEW BPD Classic Poinsettia Contour Layers and gluing it together. I used some of the my watercolor papers to die cut the poinsettia and foliage.

I followed a video by Jill from Penny Black to make the watercolored panels that I die cut and used for the panels. Video HERE.

I used the NEW Memory Box Fringed, Scalloped Frame die for the vintage light brown panel. I used the thin mounting tape that I love to adhere it to the red background panel.

I die cut foliage from two more NEW BPD dies, Holly Sprig Contour Layers and Tiny Berries and Leaves Contour Layers.

I love the holly, pine branches and sticks. Although I’m not sure they’re supposed to be sticks! lol

I chose to use the NEW BPD Peace Love Joy Confection Script die for the sentiment on this card. I love the fine line and I know you’re thinking ugh about gluing it but you don’t have to! The way it die cuts, the fine script fits back into the panel and you can just put little pieces of tape on the back to hold it in place, then glue it to the shadow die cut. Here’s a picture that might help you see what I mean.

On the inside I used the NEW Memory Box Holiday Wishes stamp set. Lots of great sentiments in this set! And it comes with two dies to cut out the Sending Warmest Wishes and North Pole stamps.

I cut out some extra holly leaves from the scraps of my watercolored papers, in case I needed them around the poinsettia. I didn’t so I glued them on the inside with the sentiment. I stamped in Archival Potting Soil ink.

I have plenty of photos this time so I’ll just stick them in here.

It’s no surprise that I started the Christmas cardmaking season with the Poinsettia and greenery. I do love these colors and the vintage look!

This is an A2 size card…holler if you have any questions! I’m sure I forgot something!

I’m linking to some challenges…

Color Hues #91 – Red and Green

Merry Little Christmas #57 – Anything Christmas Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas #68 – Anything Christmas Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Beautiful Blooms

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used to make this card… click on the abbreviations to go to a store to see them! Simon Says Stamp $5 off coupon code is ‘leap24’

Birch Press Design – 57557 Classic… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57543 Peace Love… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57559 Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57518 Tiny… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94842 Fringed Scalloped… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5286D Holiday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Holiday Wishes Clear… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Rustic… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Lumberjack… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Gathered… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Gathered Twigs Ink… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Potting… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring · Summer · Thinking of You

Memory Box Lavish Fuchsia Stem CAS Card…

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! Memory Box NEW Lavish Fuchsia Stem makes up beautifully and fills an A2 size card!

I know, I used unusual colors after flipping through the newer Memory Box 6×6 cardstock pads, Lagoon and Greenery.

A CAS/clean and simple design with a simple Memory Box Happy Birthday Foil Greettings Black Circle Tab.

Right now I’m liking fast cards and I made this in an hour! YAY! I’m trying to ride my bike everyday…any of you have an electric bike? Trying to build my confidence with the assist and throttle! lol A little sidetracked by sourdough too! lol So fun to watch that starter!

I’ll link up to some challenges…

Simply Clean and Simple June 2024 – Anything Goes

The Four Seasons June 2024 – Anything Summer

Triple B June 2024 – Birds, Butterflies or Blooms

Thank you so much for stopping by and happy crafting weekend to you!

And here’s the products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94785 Lavish Fuchsia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – ST011 Happy Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring · Summer · Thank You · Thinking of You

NEW Memory Box Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch and Hello Breezy Script Card…

June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hello cardmakers and friends! This NEW release from Memory Box is taking me back a lot of years to when I was so in love with Fuchsias! Now our daughters are!

They are so fancy! One of God’s truly amazing floral creations! Oh true everything God created is amazing! ❤

I love making clean and simple cards but they are challenging to take pictures of because the pictures never completely do the card justice!

This is such a sweet, delicate die and the sentiment is so neat! I love this font/look! I use the Zig Two Way Squeeze Roller Ball point glue pen to glue these. Works great! It’s also one time I use tweezers for placement!

I used the thin mounting tape I love so much, trimmed to fit on the back of the floral piece.

I die cut the hello mat three times and glued together so I wouldn’t need to use mounting tape behind.

I die cut the Fuchsia in Taylored Expressions cardstocks and inked with Distress ink pads. I used single colors but different pressure to achieve the variation. I’ll link what I used below.

The cardbase and Hello Breezy Script are Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock.

It’s an easy to mail A2 size card.

Simply Clean and Simple June 2024 – Anything Goes CAS

Triple B June 2024 – Blooms

NBUS #63 – Never been used stuff

Thank you so much for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions!

I was able to change the comment section back to what I think it was before the powers that be changed it to what they thought it should be. I’m curious if it works better now.

ttul! I have some birthday cards to share soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94781 Hello Breezy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94788 Little Fuchsia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Lollipop -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Lime Zest -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Jelly Donut -… [ TE ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Picked… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · sympathy · Thinking of You

Memory Box Whimsical Gladiola and Fanciful Gladiola Stem Card…

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! A card full of sunshine today! Not quite what I pictured in my mind but it is cheerful!

I die cut in Neenah Classic Crest Smooth cardstock and inked with Distress Inks.

I followed the picture on the front of the envelope for how to color. It’s really cool how it works! I inked the piece that is the darkest first…

Then ink the piece that is all green…

Then glue the green over the blue!

Next I inked lighter and lighter shades of the same blue on the petals and glued them on following the picture on the front of the envelope/package.

It’s not hard at all! The little pieces of green stem sticking off the stem are where you glue the petals on and they line up!

Same for the yellow flowers.

I used an old Memory Box postage rectangle to mat a panel of paper from the Glimmering Gladiola 6×6 pad.

Then another sheet of the same pad to coordinate on the cardbase.

Then, yet another piece to cut out the NEW Exquisite Butterflies that I only used one of.

I added the cent sign using the old Memory Box abc soup Alphabet Soup die the ‘c’ and the ‘l’.

Fuchsias are on trend again! Check out the new Memory Box release! That’s what we’ll be making up next! You can see it here at Starlitstudio.net

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I appreciate it and thank you so much for the comments and encouraging words! I finally found where to change the comment section back to what it used to be! YAY! I wish they wouldn’t change things!

Linking you to the products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94790 Whimsical Gladiola… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94791 Fanciful Gladiola… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94771 Exquisite… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1028 Glimmering… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig Glue [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Blueprint… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mustard… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mowed Lawn… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]
Waffle Flower BLENDING BRUSHES WFT021 [ SSS \| SBC ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 4 Blending… [ SSS \| SBC ]

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

Spellbinders Stencil of the Month Club and Fresh Picked Angel Trumpets Card…

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! New products from Spellbinders to share with you today! The stencil of the month club is so fun! You can find the details HERE…

I used two Distress Oxide colors, Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio and ink blending brushes on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I trimmed the finished panel down to A2 size. I love it but then I pretty much covered it up! lol

This Fresh Picked Die Collection from Spellbinders is so fun too!

I die cut in color cardstock and then inked in the same two colors I used for the background.

Glued them together and mounted them on the stencil panel with the thin mounting tape I love.

I’m getting a new dishwasher as I’m writing this post. eek! I keep wondering how it’s going and wondering about the noises! lol Excited to get a quiet dishwasher though!!!

I used the Spellbinders Let’s Celebrate Sentiments BetterPress plate and die set but I used it with Silver Hot foil! Worked great! So many sentiments and messages in this set from Yana!

I hope you enjoyed my card and take a look at these new products.

You can still sign up for the May Stencil of the month Club til the 27th! Details HERE.

I’ll link you to everything below.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

SALE at Spellbinders! HERE!

Spellbinders Paper Arts April Stencil… [ EXP ]	More Fresh Picked I Want It All!… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Fresh Picked Angel Trumpets Etched… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Fresh Picked Daisies Etched Dies from… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Fresh Picked Vase Bouquet Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Let’s Celebrate Sentiments Press… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Salt Water… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Mint Julep -… [ TE ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Silver -… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]