Hello Bluebird Fishin’ Hole Shadowbox Card…

August 17, 2021October 7, 2021 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Meet me at the fishin’ hole! It’s a beautiful day! lol Here’s the card I made for our grandson Corrin who just turned 12! He loves to fish with Grandpa!

I saved this idea from Instagram/designs by mommajean when I saw it last year. So much fun! I made the video after I gave it to Corrin and he showed me that it looked like the fish were swimming when you bend it back and forth! ❤

I didn’t have a shadowbox die set that would work for what I wanted to do so I had to make this up as I went. No instructions, just some Math! lol

Stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird, Memory Box and Lawn Fawn. I’ll link below.

I stamped, die cut the images and colored with Copic Sketch markers. Since alcohol marker ink saturates through to the back side, I die cut a piece of white cardstock to glue behind the colored images.

Bushes and grass dies in the background from Hello Bluebird…

I took a lot of pictures!

Memory Box dies for the greens and coral in the water…

I used a piece of acetate to cover the opening…

Distress Oxide inks for the blues and sandy shore…

Corrin really liked it and the money in the envelope too! lol

Thank you for stopping by! ttul

Here’s what I used…

Fishin’ Hole Stamp – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]	Fishin’ Hole Die – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]	Pond Builder Die – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]
Memory Box – 94561 Kelp Collage craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94562 Bubble Coral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94563 Deepwater Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Hello Bluebird · Winter

Hello Bluebird My Snowman Card…

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! yikes! I’m thinking today I better get some cards posted I made for grands so far this year! This might be the last snowman of the season for Iowa! Never know! lol It snows in April some years.

Anyway… I know you’ll love the cuteness no matter what the season!

It was a good picture day whatever day I took these pictures so I have five pics to share! ❤

I used Hello Bluebird stamps and dies for this card. I die cut the tree frame in kraft color cardstock…inked the brown trees, inked and then heat embossed the frame area with white embossing powder.

The background snow die is inked with Distress Oxide inks… ugh… I don’t remember the colors though.

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers… the sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

So fun! I always love making Winter scene cards. This one is for our first red headed granddaughter that just turned 16 in January! We have two red headed granddaughters and five red headed grandsons! My husband was a red head and two of our girls are red heads. ❤

Hope this made you smile and bring back memories! Thank you so much for stopping by! I always love hearing from you!

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Hello Bluebird · Lawn Fawn · Masculine · Oxide Inks · Summer

Lawn Fawn Fishing Birthday Card…

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Happy Summer Monday to you! Family birthday card show and tell time again!

This one is for a boy that loves to fish and pretty much most things outdoors! Lawn Fawn stamps and dies except for the cattails… they’re from Hello Bluebird.

I inked the mountains with Espresso oxide ink and barely on the dirt borders. The pond is die cut from white and inked with Peacock Feathers I think. The sky is a Rosie’s Roadshow cloud stencil and Tumbled Glass Oxide ink.

Here’s what I used…

Thanks for stopping by! Keep cool! ha!

Shopping links for what I used…

Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Dad… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn SET LF16SETDM DAD AND ME… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Christmas – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Christmas – Lawn Cuts -… [ SBC ]	Lawn Fawn SET LF17SETBH BEARY HAPPY… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Happy… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Christmas – Lawn Cuts -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Hello Bluebird FISHIN’ HOLE Clear… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird FISHIN’ HOLE Die Set… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Simple… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	My Favorite Things MINI CLOUD EDGES… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Copic Sketch Markers and Sets [ BLIC \| SSS \| TE ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| BLIC \| SSS \| TE ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Family · Hello Bluebird · Honey Bee Stamps

Honey Bee Stamps, Oh My Whiskers Birthday Card…

September 23, 2019September 24, 2019 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time for family September birthdays around here. This is for our granddaughter that loves her outdoor kitties! It’s her 12th birthday and one of her birthday gifts from her mom and dad were all the kitty pictures printed from her iPod and a photo album to put them in! So so sweet! She loved it!

When I saw this stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps, I knew I had to have it for Lizzie Faith’s birthday card this year. The kitties are SO CUTE! Just full of personality.

I stamped on Copic X-press it card, cut the images out with the Scan and Cut and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. There are coordinating dies to but I don’t have them yet.

Pinks are R81,83,85

Green YG17

Grays the T’s and N’s

Violet V12, 15, 17

yellow Y13, 15

I added the white dots to the boot with a White Signo Gel pen.

The cardstock is Taylored Expressions Confetti Cake for the cardbase and Bazzill cut with a grass die and cloud border die.

The white heat embossed sentiment is from another set, I’ll link below and I colored a piece of Copic X-press it card with the pinks, let it dry, then heat embossed it in the MISTI. Another sentiment from the same set on the inside.

Linking to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday

I hope it made you smile! Thank you so much for stopping by! Two more birthday cards to go. All three birthdays are right in a row…how did that happen! (different years) I remember when all three of them were born. They grow up so fast! ❤

Products I used for this card…

Honey Bee Stamps – Clear Photopolymer… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Honey Bee Stamps – Honey Cuts – Steel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Honey Bee Stamps – Clear Photopolymer… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Honey Bee Stamps – Honey Cuts – Steel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hello Bluebird SUNSHINE SCENE Die hb2185 [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird POND BUILDER Die Set… [ SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Spearmint Stick [ STR ]
Tsukineko – Memento – Fade Resistant… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tsukineko – Memento – Fade Resistant… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]	Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Embossing Powder – White [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Hello Bluebird · Summer

Hello Bluebird Maverick Birthday Card and New Simon Says Stamp Release!

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Pam Sparks8 Comments

So this cute little pup found an old army plane. hehe Mercy this stamp set is CUTE! I had fun making this card for our grandson Corrin… 10th birthday for him already! Man, these kids grow up fast!

I die cut in white…stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black in the MISTI or TH Platform, can’t remember which… I use them both all the time… and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

A TIP for you if you buy this Sunshine background die…emboss the die on a panel so you have something to go by for placement. This is a die that all falls apart when you die cut it. So like a puzzle, you need the impression in a panel so you know how to put it back together, like a puzzle!

The Sun and rays are ink blended with Oxide inks. The edges of the clouds with regular Distress ink.

A little white gel pen and the sun and bottom cloud layer are mounted with foam tape.

A fun message on the inside…

Before I sign off… I’ll be back tomorrow with my cards for this new Simon Says Stamp release but I wanted to go ahead and link it up today in case you haven’t seen it yet! 😀

Some neat things for every kind of card you might need this time of year! New stamps and dies… dies to go with previously released stamp sets too! So check it out!

Then… there’s THIS! CHRISTMAS IN JULY at Scrapbook.com!!! Through July 29th… details HERE

and here’s what I used to make this cute Maverick card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Bluebird SUNSHINE SCENE Die hb2185 [ SSS \| HLL ]	W-023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Hello Bluebird MAVERICK Clear Stamps… [ SSS \| HLL ]
Hello Bluebird MAVERICK Die Set hb2182 [ SSS \| HLL ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]
Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Cleaner – 2… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL Reinker… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

Birthday · cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Hello Bluebird · Interactive · Karen Burniston · Oxide Inks · Winter

Karen Burniston Tag Book Pop Up and Hello Bluebird Snowmen…

January 9, 2019February 8, 2019 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hi everyone! Happy January! LET IT SNOW! haha I know, you’re all groaning. lol Lots of pictures to show you with this one.

I used Karen Burniston’s neat Tag Book Die set to make this card… Karen is a great gal! So talented! I was fortunate to meet her a few years ago when I taught at the Great Yosemite Stamp Escape. If you ever have a chance to take her classes…you’ll love it! Her ‘how to’ video for this set is HERE. It’s amazing and so easy to follow!

Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers Ink blended background with some water spots and I’ll just link up what I used at the bottom of the post so not a lot of text today!

Click on the pictures to see them larger.

Open it up and ….

Super cute little snow ppl in scenes…

I took my time…stamped, die cut and colored over two weeks…no pressure! It was fun!

Linking to some challenges…

Crazy 4 Challenges – Your favorite card type to make. Today it is a pop up! lol

Happy Little Stampers January – anything goes with dies

Stempelgarten Challenge – Winter Top 1! Thank you so much ladies!

Scrapyland Challenge – anything goes using product they sell

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – something new

Hope it made you smile…what’s funny is the last couple weeks the temps have been pretty mild in Iowa…now today I’m finally posting this and my feet are cold! brrr is right!

I’ll be back with Valentines from the NEW Memory Box release! Thanks for stopping by! Stay warm!

Here’s what I used…

Tag Book Pop-up – KB Riley LLC [ KRN \| SSS ]	Hello Bluebird FROSTY FRIENDS Clear… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird FROSTY FRIENDS Die Set… [ SSS ]
Hello Bluebird FROSTY LITTLES Clear… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird FROSTY LITTLES Die Set… [ SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM** ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG \| HLM ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL Reinker… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]