Birch Press Design Cosmos, Lush Leaves and Wiegela Leaf Tag…

April 16, 2024April 18, 2024 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! A BIG tag for today’s post! Super fun shower for our grandson’s new wife Saturday morning!

She loves to garden so a few of us had fun gifting her gifts for that!

For some reason my camera didn’t blurr out the background for me on this picture so I tried to edit it out. Sorry it’s so bad! This is a dump garden wagon…she loves it! I picked up some plants too and one is an Iceland Poppy. I had to purchase it for her because they honeymooned in Iceland! So fun!

A close up before I hung it on the wagon…

A close up hanging on the wagon.

I used a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp to stamp all over the background of the tag… I’ll link it below.

The tag is an accucut die that you use on the big accucut baby grand machine.

The circle is a NEW die from poppystamps! I’ll link it below.

I’m linking my tag to…

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Make your own background

Here’s a video of the food table…my daughters did the food. It was so good! I moved the camera too fast. Sorry about that. We used my mother in law’s hankies down the center of the table. So fun she had a great collection!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Poppystamps Easel card coming next!

Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it!

Poppystamps – 2609 Scallop Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57528 Large… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57521 Lush… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57515 Wiegela… [ STR \| SSS ]	CZ Design Clear Stamps You Did cz277c… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Picked… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Wild Honey… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Color Pencil · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Spring

Spellbinders Twirling Tulips Collection Cards…

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! Here’s some Spring for you! What a fun collection from Spellbinders designed by Simon Hurley! The Tulip Garden release!

I used the 3d embossing folder for all three of my cards. I used the coordinating stencil set on two of the cards, ink blending with Distress ink pads.

This one I colored with color pencils after using the embossing folder. Very fun and easier than you would think!

Sentiments are all from the new Simon Hurley handwritten sentiment die set.

Here’s some more pictures…

The happy birthday and hello cards are one embossing folder piece. 5 ½ x 8 ½ cut in half at 4 ¼.

Well, then I trimmed them down so I could mat with a small margin of black showing and then cardbases to make A2 size cards.

The congrats card is the whole embossed piece trimmed down to make a 5 x 7 size card.

I used Hammermill smooth color cover white cardstock for the happy birthday and hello card and a textured cardstock for the color pencil piece.

Linking to some card challenges…

Four Seasons April 2024 – Anything Goes Spring Challenge

Stencil Fun April 2024 Challenge – Spring/Flowers

Triple B Challenge – Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

I wish you could see these in person… the detail is amazing and so beautiful! I hope you give this a try!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards …SPL is Spellbinders…SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com… STR is Starlitstudio. net. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it!

Spellbinders – Simon Hurley – Tulip… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Simon Hurley – Tulip… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Simon Hurley – Tulip… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Simon Hurley – Tulip… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Sunkissed Color Essentials Cardstock… [ SPL ]
Peridot Color Essentials Cardstock… [ SPL ]	Royal Amethyst Color Essentials… [ SPL ]	Spellbinders – Essentials Cardstock… [ SBC ]
Vellum Sheets from the Card Shoppe… [ SPL \| STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Oxide Inks · Spellbinders dies · Spring · sympathy · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Peony Celebration Birthday Card…

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! A cheery Spring peony clean and simple card to share with you today! NEW from Spellbinders and designed by Yana Smakula….so pretty! It can be made with so many techniques!

I started by die cutting both dies in the set from white Hammermill cardstock.

Next I placed the floral die face down on the larger plain white die cut, taped the die in place and ran it through my die cutting machine with the tan mat so the design is impressed (you don’t want it to cut) into the die cut.

I inked up this impressed piece with Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo ink and a small ink blending brush.

Then on the floral outline white die cut, Inked the peony buds and leaves with Distress oxide inks and small brushes.

It’s a fast way to color die cuts for sure! It’s really pretty in real life too… softer looking than in the photos.

The sentiment is from a wonderful NEW Press Plates set also from Yana. I don’t have the Press Plate system so I used Spellbinders black foil and foiled the Happy Birthday Wishes directly to the card front! It looks so professional!

My card is 4 in. x 7 in. so it will need an A7 envelope but will still mail for one forever postage stamp.

Linking to some challenges…

Simply Clean & Simple April 2024 – anything goes, optional weather

Four Season Challenge – anything goes Spring

Triple B: April 2024 – Blooms for me this time

I’m sure a lot of you are thinking of gardens and flowers this time of year! My daughters are really into house plants so that’s been fun. I made 55 shower invitations! That’s why I’ve been rather MIA! lol Fun times!

Wishing you a beautiful Spring day!

Here’s links to the products I used to make this card…SPL is Spellbinders…SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com… STR is Starlitstudio. net. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it!

Spellbinders Peony Celebration Press… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders Let”s Celebrate… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Peeled Paint… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Gina K Designs MINI BLENDING BRUSHES… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]
Spellbinders BLACK Glimmer Foil GLF-010 [ SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil Roll… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – New and Improved… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Enlarged Embossing Pads -… [ SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	BetterPress Letterpress System \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| SPL \| SBC ]

birch press design · cards · Die Piecing · Easter · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring

Birch Press Design Floral Cross Happy Easter Card…

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! A lovely NEW Floral Cross Layer set from Birch Press Design on my mini slimline card today.

I’m so glad to have this set to make a cross card…especially fitting for Easter.

Some green cardstocks, kraft and gold metallic cardstocks for die cutting…no stamps used for this card.

Die cut and glue them up!

I love this size of card…my pictures don’t do it justice. The gold Happy Easter is so pretty too! I used the new Memory Box Happy Easter Curled Script die.

The florals and greens come in the dies in each of the layer dies.

HERE is the Birch Press Design idea book for this release… I love Dave’s cross card in it!

Linking to some card challenges…

NBUS #60 – never before used stuff

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – anything goes

Triple B March 2024 – Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a beautiful Easter season!

Here’s what I used to make this card… Clicking/tapping below on STR takes you to Starlitstudio.net and SSS to Simon Says Stamp

Birch Press Design – 57537 Floral…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – 94731 Happy Easter…

[ STR | SSS ]

Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny

[ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Easter · Flowers · Memory Box · Mother's Day · Spring · Thinking of You

NEW dies! Memory Box Clara Blooms, Sitting Sparrow and Happy Easter Dover Script…

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hello! Welcome to a blog post with Spring vibes again! How in the world did it get to be March already! I feel like I’ll be forever trying to catch up this year. It’s ‘after wedding’ time for our family and adjusting to the anti climatic period! lol So here’s a card for Easter!

I fell in love with this new Clara Blooms die…I used two pinks and mint green to die cut. So sweet! I also used the darker pink to die cut the top layer of the new Happy Easter Dover Script and a dark teal to cut the underneath layer…both the same size, I just offset them a little for a shadow effect.

I die cut the new Sitting Sparrow in some old Bazzill brown cardstocks and the Woodgrain Bird House in one of the reds from the new Blush 6×6 cardstock pad. Gorgeous colors!

Can you guess where I got the inspiration for the background on this card? Let me know in the comments! hehe

I die cut the oval with the Studio Oval Layers and inked the edges a bit with Distress Evergreen Bough and the mini ink blending tool.

No stamping on this card!

I hope you love this as much as I do… the bird is so neat and easy to put together too! As well as the birdhouse and the flowers!

Change the sentiment for any occasion! yay! This is an A2 size card…

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS #60 – Never before used stuff!

Triple B March – Birds, Blooms and Butterflies

Four Seasons – Spring!

Double D – First Signs of Spring!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Add a Sentiment

Thank you so much for stopping by and if you want to know where to purchase these products at no extra cost to you, links are below!

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Links to the products I used on this card… Clicking/tapping STR takes you to starlitstudio.net, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp, SBC takes you to Scrapbook.com and TE takes you to Taylored Expressions.

Memory Box – 94688 Clara Blooms craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94724 Sitting Sparrow… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94742 Woodgrain Bird… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94729 Happy Easter Dover… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box / Open Studio – 30075… [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cupcake -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Pink Champagne… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Spearmint -… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Poblano Pepper… [ TE ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe [ STR ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Evergreen… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam 1″ 20/Pkg -… [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR ]	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine… [ SBC ]