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Memory Box Poinsettia Corner 3D and Vintage Lantern Card…

Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone!  Hopping back on the blogging train after some time with family and attempting to get started on Christmas decor around the house!

I had this NEW Memory Box 3D folder laying out to do next and thought maybe the lantern would be fun in the empty space.

I die cut the NEW Memory Box Vintage Lantern in MB glossy black cardstock, dabbed on a little gold acrylic paint to the black and a piece of vellum.  I hand cut the vellum to go behind the lantern.  When I turned the vellum over to blend on some gathered twigs distress ink on the back of the vellum, it made the acrylic ink go kinda mottled.  I was like, I’m ok with that but how will I describe it! lol

I die cut the two dies twice, that come with the 3D folder and embossed them in the folder but I only used three of them on the finished card.

After I embossed the panel, I went over it with Fired Brick Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

Then I got out the Delicata gold ink pad and ink blended a little around the edges, then decided to add gold embossing powder to the edges and heat embossed it!

I used one of the NEW Memory Box Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Black Tab Strips.

I painted Gold Calligraphy ink on the poinsettia centers.

I colored the candle with distress inks too.

I’m linking my card to some challenges…

Can You Handle The Pressure – anything goes with Christmas twist

Die Cut Divas – flowers

Peace on Earth #53 – anything goes Christmas

Merry Little Christmas #53 – always anything goes Christmas

NBUS #57 – never before used stuff

Fun…I love making Christmas cards and tags.  Back to the crafting board!  Lots to do!

Here’s the products I used if you want to shop…no extra cost to you to click through my links!  Thank you so much!

Memory Box – 94743 Vintage Lantern…
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Memory Box – EF1038 Poinsettia Corner…
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Memory Box – ST003 Merry Christmas…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy…
[ STR | SSS ]
Tsukineko GOLDEN GLITZ Delicata Ink…
[ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink…
[ SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Fired…
[ SSS | SBC ]
Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE…
[ SSS | SBC ]
Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – Gold,…
[ BLIC ]

 

birch press design · cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Bundled Bird, Nest and Aurora Snowflake Frame Card…

Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hi everyone! Here in Iowa we are dressing warmer like this NEW Memory Box Bundled Bird!

It’s one of the new layering dies and pairs well with the NEW Bird’s Nest and New Small Poinsettia Layers!

He looks just like I feel when I’m all bundled up with a scarf wrapped around my neck! lol

I die cut in white cardstock and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  Easy to get varying shades of the few colors then.  Colored cardstock would work just as well and use up some of those scraps that we don’t throw away!  Glue the pieces together.  There aren’t very many and it’s easy to see what goes with what.

I die cut the Aurora Snowflake Frame three times and glued it together.  I like doing that for photo sake…I’m not sure I would do it if I wasn’t taking pictures. Everything else is just one layer of cardstock.

I used Birch Press Design Merry Christmas Vintage die for the sentiment.  I die cut it in gold mirror cardstock and Memory Box glossy black cardstock.  I popped out the merry Christmas from the black die cut piece and glued it over the top of the gold die cut piece.  That way I didn’t have to handle the individual letters.  I did add a little piece of my favorite super thin mounting tape to the back of the gold cut to hold the letters in the cut. Then just little dots of Tombow Mono Multi on the back of the black cut to adhere it over the gold.

Die cut the Small Poinsettia Layers and glue them together.

The Bird’s Nest I die cut in kraft and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a mini ink blending tool. I adhered it together by laying it over the package picture for placement!

This is an A2 size card.  The blue base panel is a piece of watercolor cardstock that I did some stamping and inking on awhile back but didn’t end up using. I liked it for this card.  A blustery, Winter day blueness!

I added some Memory Box clear Fairy Jewels here and there to lend to that Wintery feel!

Linking my Wintery Bundled Bird Card to some Card Challenges…

Cut it Up Challenge #289 – Add a sentiment

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges #229 – Traditional Christmas colors

Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge – Get Inky  (the bird coloring and the background panel)

The Holly and the Ivy Challenge – #151 Anything Goes Christmas

Word Art Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

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

Below are links to the products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94760 Bundled Bird craft…
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Memory Box – 94740 Bird’s Nest craft die
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Memory Box – 94756 Small Poinsettia…
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Memory Box – 94750 Aurora Snowflake…
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Birch Press Design – 57538 Merry…
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Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •…
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -…
[ STR ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny
[ STR ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy…
[ STR | SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says…
[ SSS | BLIC ]
Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink…
[ SBC | SSS ]

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Spellbinders October Large Die of the Month Club Card…

Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone!  I had some fun die cutting florals and gold and getting a little bit vintage with this card.

Have you checked out this month’s club offering on the Spellbinders store website HERE?  Awesome stuff again! We’ve come a long way from punches!  hoho! (I still have all my punches, can’t bring myself to part with them.)

I took the club dies a little different direction than what it was designed for but for the most part it’s still intact!

I die cut the house section twice but trimmed it down to where the leaves stop on the sides.  I die cut it in white and inked it with a couple green inks but you could easy die cut it in green and be fine.  Everything that you don’t want to be green is covered by the time you’re finished.

Next I die cut the florals twice… it looks like a lot but it’s surprising that it isn’t!  It goes fast because they’re an easy size to handle and you can see exactly where everything goes!  YAY!

It would’ve been really pretty without being on a black cardbase but I couldn’t decide if it’d be ok or not in the end so I stuck it on a black 5 ½ inch square cardbase.

I really, really like it.  Wish I could show you in person!

Die cut the words.  Hot foil the panel…I didn’t do a great job foiling this piece.  The cardstock was textured and foil works better on smooth.  I didn’t do it over though because I wanted it to look vintage!

I cut a piece of white cardstock 4 ⅛ x 3 inches for the center and aged it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a blending brush.  Then I glued the red foiled Christmas Greetings panel flat to the distressed piece and glued the panel to the floral pieces.  You can see by my photos that I was able to get the corners under some of the floral parts.

When you’re gluing, leave your edges without glue and then you can get the panel under the berries, poinsettia and roses.  Not hard at all!

So much fun!  This will be a fun card to leave out on a mantel or on display some place in your home for the season!

Linking my card to some challenges…

Triple B – Blooms

Peace on Earth Christmas – anything goes Christmas

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas – #150 Anything Christmas

 

Thanks so much for stopping by again!  Thank you for helping me out with comments too!  Let me know if you have any questions!

ttul!

Linking to the products I used for this card below!  Have fun!

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month…
[ EXP ]
Mix & Match Holiday Greetings |…
[ SPL ]
Essential Duo Lines Glimmer…
[ SPL ]
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil…
[ SBC | SPL ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny
[ STR ]
Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Blending Brushes – 3 Pack |…
[ SPL ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Bearly Art Mini 2 fl oz Precision…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Teal Topaz Color Essentials Cardstock…
[ SPL ]
Lagoon Color Essentials Cardstock…
[ SPL ]
Onyx Color Essentials Cardstock 8.5″…
[ SPL ]
Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat…
[ STR ]
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel GOLD 1.0mm…
[ SSS ]
cards · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Fall · Flowers · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders September Large Die of the Month Club…

Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone!  Do you have your Spellbinders September Large Die of the Month club yet? I have a card using it to share with you today.  I haven’t used the Seasonal Cupcake Toppers yet but I’m excited about using all the options for Christmas, Valentines Day and Spring!  So fun!

I’m just die cutting crazy lately!

I was able to use a couple of my leftover flowers from the Small Die Club of the Month on this card also.

I used the September release Monoline Start Embossing Folder for the background panel.  A little bit of Gathered Twigs inking on the edges and also on the die cut leaves etc.

Spellbinders has wonderful two Tone enamel Dots…here I used the teal package.  The look of dimension but not a problem mailing at all!

Holler if you have any questions.

This is a 5×7 card…not sure why I thought I needed three cupcakes on it! lol  I like it!

ok – Back to die cutting!  Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Hope you enjoyed my Fall frolic-y card!

Shopping links for the products I used on my card today.  I’ll come back and add the club sets when they’re available in the store again.

Seasonal Cupcake Toppers -…
[ SPL ]
Monoline Stars Embossing Folder from…
[ SPL | SSS | SBC ]
Dimensional Two Tone Teal Enamel Dots…
[ SPL | SSS | SBC ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine…
[ SPL | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]

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Spellbinders September Die of the Month Card…

Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone!  I’m late with my card for this month but I know a lot of you will be getting your club soon so I still want to share!

I have to say I loved putting this collection together!  Spellbinders dies are really well thought out and easy to stick together.

Here’s a short video with some tips I wanted to share…click/tap the bottom right corner to get full frame and full resolution.  It might take a few seconds to load.

Happy Fall is from the September Large Die of the Month Club.

Just die cutting, gluing and flower arranging.  Flower arranging takes me almost as much time as taking the pictures of the card!  Season change again and natural light is tricky for me!

Oh, when I wanted the green darker for stems and parts of the boots I used a copic marker to go over it.  Quick!  Then I edged everything with coordinating brushes, just using the ink that was in them.

So fun creating with this set!

I’ll come back later and add a link to the set when it’s back in the Spellbinders store.

Linking to some challenges…

Triple B: September Challenge – Birds, Blooms and Butterflies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps and More #455 – Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Fall!