Spellbinders NEW Stencil Club!

December 29, 2023December 31, 2023 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! Here we are after Christmas and moving right on to the New Year faster that the speed of light!

Have you heard about the NEW Spellbinder stencil of the month club? I’m sure you have cuz I’m late getting my card posted for December and it’s already closed! Usually you can order them a month later though.

This set has four stencils. I used Distress inks and the mini circle Tim Holtz blending tools.

I used Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover and Pine Needles for the greenery. For the heart flowers I put down Kitsch Flamingo first, then some Worn Lipstick and Abandoned Coral! lol You sure wouldn’t need to use all the pinks/reds! lol

I hated to cover up all the stenciling so I went with a fun hot foiled sentiment from the Spellbinder All Occasion Mailbox Greetings Hot Foil set.

I really like how clean and simple it turned out plus it was fast to make!

It’s an A2 size card and completely mailable! I noticed the post office was running cards through the machines even if they had ‘hand cancel’ and extra postage on them. That is really frustrating. I even received cards that were completely rigid that had been machined. So cardmakers just put a stamp on it and call it good! I even received a pkg that was a stamp set and a die, weighed 1.8 ounces and only had one forever stamp on it and it still came intact and no extra postage envelope wanting me to pay extra! All this technology isn’t speeding things up or accurate! HOHOHO!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I went MIA because I needed to get some house stuff done and be ready with gifts and 27 ppl on Christmas Eve day! WOW! Did we have fun! Still smiling about it. I thank God for our family every day! I hope you had a blessed Christmas too. Talk to you again soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Stencil of the Month Membership -… [ SPL ]	All-Occasion Mailbox Greetings… [ SPL \| 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 ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Pine… [ SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
Glimmer Hot Foil System \| Spell… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Spearmint -… [ TE ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| BLIC \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Wide Pine Needle Shoots Die Card…

November 20, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Are you thinking about turkey and trees?! lol I decided to make up this tree this morning. It’s so cute and could be made up in every color in lots of ways! So here’s one version!

I used the NEW Memory Box Shining Star stamp set for the star at the top of the tree and the sentiment ‘trunk’ and the sentiments inside. Stamped with Potting Soil Archival Ink pad in the MISTI.

I dug around in my ‘star’ category of MB dies and found the Starry Collage die had the size star to die cut the one in this stamp set.

An A2 size card…I foiled a kraft panel with the Memory Box Dot Burst Hot Foil Plate and trimmed it to 3 ⅞ in. x 5 ⅛ in., edged it with a little Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blender.

Layered it on a white piece leaving a small margin, then on to the cardbase.

I used Taylored Expressions cardstock. I’ll link below.

I think that’s everything…holler if you have any questions. Have a creative rest of the week with paper and food! hehe

Below is what I used to make this card and some sales you might be interested in! Thank you so much for supporting my card making and blogging. I truly appreciate it!

Starlitstudio.net

Great prices everyday!

Simon Says Stamp.com

Use code WRAP23 for $7 off

Scrapbook.com

Spellbinders

Poppystamps – 2579 Wide Pine Needle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF003 Dot Burst Hot… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5285 Shining Star… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94631 Starry Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Fossilized… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Confetti Cake… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cookie Monster… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Blue Raspberry… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Poblano Pepper… [ TE ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders October Large Die of the Month Club Card…

October 21, 2023October 26, 2023 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 · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Winter

Memory Box Christmas 2023 Release – Glorious Poinsettia Card

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m getting a poinsettia card posted before you can buy them in the stores! I always look forward to them showing up for sale! The seas of poinsettias when you walk in the door!

I went with pink for this BRAND NEW Glorious Poinsettia! I used Distress Oxide Inks, Worn Lipstick, Lumberjack Plaid, Peeled Paint and Forest Moss. I absolutely love coloring white cardstock with inks and blending tools or brushes. I die cut and used Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock this time.

I used Worn Lipstick on the tips of the leaves and Lumberjack Plaid from the centers out.

Oh, I used Fossilized Amber for the centers. I got a little green on the center that’s connected to the stem but I liked it that way!

I used the New Merry Christmas Charmed Script Sentiment die. I used it this way but you’ll notice on Dave’s card HERE page 43 in the Memory Box idea book that you can use it another way also! I love having more than one option!

I used the Rectangle Double Border Hot Foil Plate and A2 Rectangle Frames Die set to make the panel the poinsettia is mounted on.

I used my fave thin mounting tape, linked below to stick the panel to the cardbase.

Linking to some challenges…

The Flower Challenge #84 – Use a Die and flower/s

Triple B Challenge – Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

The Sisterhood of Crafters – Die Cuts

Addicted To Stamps and More #454 – Any Occasion

And so the festive cards begin! I’m excited and I hope you are too!

Talk to you again soon!

Check out the NEW Memory Box Christmas Idea Book here and I want to know what’s your favorite!

Here’s links to what I used to make this Glorious Poinsettia card…

Memory Box – 94734 Glorious… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94749 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum \|… [ SPL ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny [ STR ]
Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WORN… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders Sealed Christmas Sprigs Card…

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! The dies I used on my card today are part of the NEW Spellbinders Sealed For Christmas Release. I don’t have the wax seals but I was able to use this fun foliage and floral die set anyway and used one of the Make it Merry Sentiment Banner dies. Three banners in the set, Jingle All the Way, Make It Merry and the one I used, ‘Tis the Season.

I foiled the Plaid Tidings Hot Foil Plate on a white panel for the background and edged it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

I die cut the twigs a few times and placed them where I liked the arrangement, picked them up with Press n Seal, put mounting foam on the back (the thin stuff I like), turned it over and hovered over my front panel and then stuck it where I liked it!

Added the sentiment, Layered on red cardstock and then teal cardstock.

This is closer to an A7 size card than an A2. The plaid foiled panel is A2 size. It will fit in an A7 envelope and mail for one stamp!

I like it a lot! I love these colors together. Next time I would make the panel smaller and keep it to an A2 size card. They’re easier to take pictures of! lol

Half way through September….I know I’m always saying this but I can’t believe it! We’ll just keep making and hope we’re ready for the holidays, right?! After all it’s people that are the most important!

I’ll be back with the cutest little ornaments I’m making soon!

Heads up for the Fall Warehouse Sale at Spellbinders…click the logo below to check it out!

A GREAT offer at Simon Says Stamp right now too! Click on the logo below or the links below to check it out!

Here’s the links for my card today! Feeling festive with all the new Christmas products!

Sealed Christmas Sprigs Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Plaid Tidings Background Glimmer Hot… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Make It Merry Sentiments Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat… [ STR ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – New and Improved… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]