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Spellbinders August Clear Stamp and Die Set of the Month Club…

Pam Sparks10 Comments

Can you believe it’s August already?!  eek!  What I notice first is the evenings getting dusky earlier! boo!

Hope this finds you creating and feeling good anyway!

I started my card today by stamping the floral stamp in the MISTI with  Memento Desert Sand Dye ink.  I know… it’s looking pretty Summery still!  I bet I should’ve been thinking Fall colors! oh well, there’s orange here! lol

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

The little bit of blue is in with the green…probably hard to see.  Some of you might remember going to stamp conventions and seeing Stamps By Judith’s booth?  She always colored her green foliage with a little bit of  blue.

The background I did on watercolor paper.  Regular Distress inks pressed onto a craft sheet, spritzed with water and press the paper into the ink.  One color at a time.  Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick.  Dab off extra color with a paper towel, more water spritzed on if the color is too strong.

I spattered with White ink after it was all dry.

I stamped a portion of the main flower image on the inside with Worn Lipstick Distress ink.  I meant to use oxide but the regular was out on the desk and I picked it up without thinking.  It looks good though.

The sentiment on the front and on the inside are from the set.

There are several to choose from in this stamp set and dies for all!  It’s great!  Two dies for the floral stamp too!  You can just die cut one side or the other since they’re separate!  Very cool idea!

This is a mini slimline size card.

Linking to some challenges…

Triple B – Blooms

Addicted to Stamps and More – Make Your Mark

Double D Challenge – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Summer

Fun clubs this month…the glimmer hot foil plate is a similar floral and you can get a stencil set and use it for coloring.  Of course I’m wishing I’d gotten that! lol

Every time I get to this point in my post I wonder if I’m giving enough information or if you like just going to the Spellbinders website to read it for yourself.

HERE is the page to find out all about Spellbinders monthly clubs.  They are really fun and an inexpensive way to get new product every month!  Something new to look forward to and it’s so nice you get to see ahead what is coming and the wonderful variety from all the card designers with great ideas!

The club I used today is HERE.   Check it out and I’d love to hear what you think!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Holler if you have any questions and I’ll stop talking now! lol

 

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Get Well · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Spring · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Blossom Trio and Vibrant Leaf Corner Card…

Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hello! I had fun making some more magnolias this week!  Memory Box dies are so awesome to work with!

I used some old Bazzill cardstocks to get two tones but you could easy color the little pieces to get the same efect.

I ended up with a lot of pictures again…

I think this piece of pattern paper I used for the background is my favorite from the New Magnolia Grove 6×6 paper pad.

Not much to tell about this card… die cut, glue, hot foil and adhere the panel to an A2 cardbase.

I don’t know why but I really like this card!  The combination of the pretty papers, see the plaid from the NEW Magnolia Plaid 6×6 pad that I hot foiled and die cut with the Rectnalge Double Border Hot Foil Plate and A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set, and the pretty flowers with the Leaf corners…. love!

Unusual colors for me too…

Thinking about sending cards reminds me of the ones I need to get in the mail!  Do you have a pile on your desk that needs to go out too?

I hope this brings a little Spring beauty to your day!  It does to mine!

Linking to some challenges…

The Flower Challenge #80 – Pretty Pastels

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge – anything goes with Flowers

Double D Challenges – Flowers

Triple B May Challenge –  Birds, Blossoms and Butterflies

The Four Seasons Challlenge – Spring Season May 2023

I was just thinking I wish I had some peony bushes!  I’ve said that every year for how many years!  If you have peonies… tell me where you got yours, buy them and the how to! I’d love to see pictures of them too!

Thank you again for stopping by!  I appreciate it! ❤

Below are shopping links for the products I used to make this card… click or tap on the alphabet abbreviations for the stores under the item pictured…

Memory Box – 94720 Magnolia Blossom…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – 94722 Vibrant Leaf…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – MBF013 Posh Just A Note…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle…
[ STR ]
Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid…
[ STR | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -…
[ SBC | SPL ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
[ STR ]
Memory Box – SP1008 Twilight Purple…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1007 Vibrant Violet…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Get Well · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Thank You · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Leaf Brand, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren Mini Slimline Card…

Pam Sparks10 Comments

This card says hello for me!  I had fun looking through the new paper pads and playing ‘matchy’! hahahaha  Almost felt like I was quilting again!

This release is stretching me!  I rarely use purple but not this time!  Purple it is!

This is such a sweet bird die… NEW….Backyard Wren.  So sweet and Memory Box just put a post up on Instagram showing it in all different colors!  So I decided I could use purple!  Why not!

I took pictures with a white background too but they look so washed out, I’m not posting them!  Crazy what a difference!

Cards always look better IRL even with all the awesome technology we have these days!

I die cut the Magnolia Leaf Branch, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren in white Hammermill cardstock. I colored the branch and buds with Copic Sketch Markers and the wren with my distress oxide ink blending brushes.  I didn’t ink them just used the ink that was in them already.

I like coloring dies and cutting from colored cardstock.  I was thinking of the branch this time and knew I’d want the branch brown and leaves green.  It’d be really easy to do colored cardstock also…next time!

I used a new poppystamps die for the sentiment, Hello Moonlight Script.  What a fun name! What a beautiful font!  The white cardstock is Hammermill and the black is Memory Box Glossy Black. I love that cardstock so much.  I’m on my last sheet from the ten pack!

The pattern paper is the NEW 6×6 pads from Memory Box!   I’ll link them below with everything else.

Linking to some challenges!

Papercraft Challenges – Spring

Word Art Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed this sweet wren card!

To see the products  I used and shop, click/tap the abbreviations below the item…

Memory Box – 94723 Backyard Wren…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – 94721 Magnolia Leaf…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – 94718 Magnolia Bud Trio…
[ STR | SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2509 Hello Moonlight…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY 8.5×11 Paper…
[ SSS | STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Copic
[ SSS | BLIC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Kuretake ZIG Memory System Squeeze…
[ SBC | STR | SSS ]
Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot…
[ SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Get Well · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · sympathy · Thinking of You · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Days Release…

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…
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Simon Says Stamp Garden Fresh Wafer…
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Simon Says Stamp FRAMES Wafer Dies…
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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…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker BROKEN…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker FIRED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Reinker MUSTARD…
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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 · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Flowers · Get Well · Gina K Designs · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · Thinking of You

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Blog Party!

Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi everyone!  I have some cards to post using the NEW for STAMPtember sentiment set called ‘Extra Talkative’.  So many sentiments in the set I ended up with five cards!  This is a big set with dies to match but I didn’t get the dies to use.  You’ll see how beautifully they ink up and stamp!

Here’s my first card…

I made three Mini Slimline cards and two A2 size cards…

What great words of encouragement!  Everyone can use that now and then!  I’m sending this one to myself! lol

Besides the Extra Talkative set I used two new sets from Memory Box.  Leafy Branch Oval and Fanciful Fall Leaves.

 

Next up…

How cute is this ‘Hi.’! So cute!  I cut some strips with a Waffleflower die, stamped four sentiments from the set on each strip with matching ink. ATG to the card…thin mounting tape to mount the HI circle.

Next…

Another CAS card.  Here I used a Gina K Designs die set, Botanical Duo.  I cut it in white and inked it with regular Distress Inks and ink blending brushes.  Scrap paper to protect each part from the other color.

I stamped the sentiment in the MISTI…taped on another one of those strips, I cut too many, tied on the thin Mayarts twine and it was done!

Now for the two A2 size cards…

Brayering Kaleidacolor ink pad colors onto Hammermill Color Copy 100# cardstock.  I love how this cardstock keeps the color vibrant!

The Botanical Duo die in Glossy Black cardstock and two sentiments from the set again.

Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die for the brayered white panel.

Next…

More encouragement from this card! These sentiments stamped so beautifully.  I used Ranger Archival Black ink.  It’s my favorite for stamping black sentiments.  I used the MISTI also.

I added a few black enamel dots on the berries… just enough to make it a little ‘extra’!

Just reading these cards is helping put the smile back on my face today!  Hope it’s an encouragement to you also!

Here’s a special code from SSS for an ‘extra’ to put a smile on your face today too! I’ll list the clickable links to the other products I used at the bottom of this post… Have fun shopping and if you click to another blog but want to shop through my links, just come back and click through one of my links again and it will track to me.  You know I appreciate it and wish I knew who to send thank yous too!

Have a wonderful extended weekend!  We always try to get something done around the house cuz…it’s Labor Day. ha! lol

Thank you so much for visiting my blog…talk to you again soon!

Clickable shopping links to the NEW release and below, what I used on these cards…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies EXTRA…
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Simon Says Clear Stamps EXTRA…
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Poppy Stamps LEAFY BRANCH OVAL Die 2491
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Poppy Stamps FANCIFUL FALL LEAVES Die…
[ SSS ]
Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK…
[ SSS ]
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GATHERED…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp DETAIL ROUND…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEELED…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPICED…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WILD HONEY…
[ SSS ]
May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap…
[ SSS ]
Waffle Flower VERTICAL STRIPES Die…
[ SSS ]
Memory Box STITCHED CIRCLE LAYERS…
[ SSS ]
Gina K Designs BOTANICAL DUO Dies…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz MEDIUM Distress Brayer…
[ SSS ]
Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY 8.5×11 Paper…
[ SSS | SSS ]
Doodlebug BEETLE BLACK GLITTER…
[ SSS ]
Memory Box WRAPPED STITCH RECTANGLES…
[ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]