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 ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Hello Bluebird

Hello Bluebird Moose and Friends Birthday Card…

December 13, 2018 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! December birthdays must go on! We have three this month…our oldest daughter was born Christmas Day, then two grandsons, one the 3rd and one the 16th. So fun and this card just makes me HAPPY! So cute! I used some Hello Bluebird stamps and dies.

I stamped on Copic X-press it card and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. A little white gel pen when I was finished coloring.

Oh, it’s a happy celebration here! My granddaughter Lizzie asked me which critter the party was for? Then she decided it was the beaver! hehe So cute!

The cake looks good. yum!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope the prep is going well for you… I kinda feel like I’m spinning my tires on ice but I’m banking on getting there! hoho

Take care!

cards · CAS · Christmas · Hello Bluebird · Lawn Fawn · Winter · Wreath Building

Wreath Builder Card and New on my For Sale Page…

September 27, 2018September 9, 2019 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone… the wreath building craze! Do you love it?! I don’t have the Gina K set but I have the Big Shot Plus die cutting machine so when she came out with the templates I pulled out my squares and die cut some of my own! I know, I know, but hey, that’s what creative people do, right?! So I’ve messed around with it off and on since…tried circles even… I posted one of those some time back.

Anyway, it is a play when you have to figure out what works and what doesn’t work. If you buy her sets… you get immediate satisfaction without all the messing around! lol I linked up to her sets below…

There’s some greenery and fun small pieces in this Hello Bluebird Quiet Christmas stamp set, so I decided that this card hopefully is blog worthy! eek! lol

You have to love the sentiment from the set for sure! I hear you all singing out there…this one goes right a long with our fave brown paper packages tied up with string!

I stamped and die cut three snowflakes and popped them up with mounting tape.

I used Lawn Fawn ink pads again… I really love the colors! This card ended up 4 ⅝ inches square.

I wanted to tell you I added some stamps to my for sale page HERE… Holler if you’re interested in any of them. I have more to sell too, just slow getting them all listed.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Back to some die cards now and coloring… I have two poinsettia colored cards started… now why do I do that?! lol I need to finish them and get them out of the way so I can start more! lol

ttul!

Here’s what I used and what is available as kits…

Hello Bluebird QUIET CHRISTMAS Clear… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird QUIET CHRISTMAS Die… [ SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30088 Square… [ STR ]
Gina K Designs WREATH BUILDER Clear… [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs AUTUMN WREATH BUILDER… [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs HOLIDAY WREATH BUILDER… [ SSS ]
Gina K Designs WREATH BUILDER… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn MERMAN Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn LOBSTER Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Lawn Fawn CELERY STICK Premium Dye… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn ARTICHOKE Ink Pad LF1808 [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn NOBLE FIR Premium Dye Ink… [ SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe [ STR ]	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 ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| 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 ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Hello Bluebird · Winter

Hello Bluebird Wildflower Bouquet Card…

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Pam Sparks HBB Wildflower Bouquet Wreath 9.25.18

Hi everyone! Here’s one of the wreath cards I made last week just playing around with a stamp and die set from Hello Bluebird.

I used Lawn Fawn stamp pads, stamped and die cut then arranged the pieces into a wreath.

I have more pictures than there are words to talk about today! lol The sentiment is from the HBB Quiet Christmas stamp set.

I used a white gel pen to add the dots and dashes here and there. An A2 size Neenah 110# Solar White card base.

Very simple but I really like it! I hope you do too! 😀 Thanks for stopping by today!

Links to the products I used for my card today!

Hello Bluebird WILDFLOWER BOUQUET… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird WILDFLOWER BOUQUET Die… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird QUIET CHRISTMAS Clear… [ SSS ]
Hello Bluebird QUIET CHRISTMAS Die… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	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 ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| 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 ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Sunday Brunch Ink Cube Pack… [ FLD \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn Cranberry Ink Pad – The… [ FLD \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]
Lawn Fawn Mermaid Ink Pad – The… [ FLD \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn Walnut Ink Pad – The Foiled… [ FLD \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn Soot Ink Pad – The Foiled Fox [ FLD \| HLM \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn Noble Fir Ink Pad – The… [ FLD \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn Celery Stick Ink Pad – The… [ FLD \| SSS \| HLM ]	Lawn Fawn Jalapeno Ink Pad – The… [ FLD \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Hello Bluebird · Summer · Watercolor

Hello Bluebird Birthday Card…

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hi everyone…it’s been a fun Summer with our kids and g-kids. This is the card I made for Cedryk who turned six in July. He loves to fish with his dad and gpa and loves his kitties and dog and everything on wheels! lol

I had so much fun with this… I die cut the Pond Builder Set in Strathmore 400 BEST coldpress watercolor paper and watercolored the pieces with Gansai Tambi 36 color wc set. I mixed color right on my Tonic craft mat and then spattered on the extra with my favorite brush for spattering… I’ll link it up below… it’s the round #4 in the set.

I stamped the colored images on Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock, die cut them, then colored them with Copic Sketch markers. TIP: I always die cut before I color… if you need something larger to hold on to, use a temporary adhesive and stick the cut to a larger piece of paper or cardstock.

Isn’t he just the cutest and that kitty!!!

It was hard to narrow down the photos for this one…this scene just made me photo happy! lol

I hope it makes you smile too! We were having some super hot and humid days but wow, now it won’t stop raining and being humid. Yep, I’m from Iowa, we’re always talkin’ ’bout the weather! I don’t like to go places in the rain people! lol I came up the front stairway last night and bam… the roof is leaking. ugh. Water is supposed to stay outside and in ponds you know! So I’m feeling whiny baby. sigh

Thank goodness for cute cards!

Thanks for stopping by! Take care and see you soon…bring on the snow! haha

Here’s the products I love and what I used for this card…

Hello Bluebird FISHIN’ HOLE Clear… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird FISHIN’ HOLE Die Set… [ SSS ]	Hello Bluebird POND BUILDER Die Set… [ SSS ]
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor… [ BLIC ]	Perfect Brush Set – Paint Brushes \|… [ USR ]	Kuretake – Gansai Tambi – Traditional… [ SBC \| SSS \| BLIC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Memento – Tuxedo Black – full sized pad [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| BLT ]
Memento Tuxedo Black – reinker [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	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 ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	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 ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| 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 ]	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 ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]
Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]
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 ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]