Simon Says Stamp October Release!

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

NEW! NEW! NEW! Welcome to my blog post today introducing a new stamp from the Simon Says Stamp Cozy Hugs Release.

When this stamp came in the mail… I was stunned with the size but loved the bold print of it and challenged with what I would do!

So I put it in the MISTI and started inking with Lawn Fawn Ink Cubes, Lobster and Artichoke. I tore some scrap paper squares to kinda mask off but finally just ended up wiping off if I got ink where I didn’t want it.

I LOVE it! ❤

Fortunately I thought to snap a phone picture before I chopped it in half! (sorry it’s blurry, ugh, I only took one)

It’s just everything traditional Christmas to me! lol

I used a wide ruler to try to decide WHERE to cut it in half…finally realized there was no rhyme nor reason to where!

I ended up with two Mini Slimline size cards.

This one I just stamped a sentiment right over the design. Happy Christmas from the SSS Inside Christmas Greetings stamp set.

The second I tried gold heat embossing directly on the design but it didn’t show up as well as I thought it would.

I heat embossed a piece of vellum and positioned it directly over the direct to card embossed sentiment.

Now I wonder if I shouldn’t have added some gems or something but you know me… I err on the side of clean and simple!

Are you looking forward to Christmas creating or have you already started? This release has some wonderful things in it!

Tired to catch the gold embossing in the picture a little better.

I had fun making these!

I hope you’ll check out the new release. Thank you for clicking from my blog…if you click from somewhere else but want me to get credit, be sure to come back to my blog and click again. I appreciate it so much and thank you from the bottom of my cardmaking loving heart! ❤

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…click on the letters SSS in the grid below…use code ‘cozy’ to get a free die with a $75 order!

Simon Says Cling Stamps PAINTED… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn CANDY STORE Premium Dye Ink… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn SUNDAY BRUNCH Ink Cube Pack… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]	Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn VELLUM 8.5 x 11 Translucent… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100#… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes SLIMLINE… [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Summer

Lawn Fawn Platform Pop Up High Five Birthday Card…

July 7, 2022January 3, 2023 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Two more cute pop up cards! The last two for this round of family birthdays! These critters are having a grand time celebrating! Today is Corrin’s 13th birthday and the other is for Cedryk who will be 10 later this month. They grow up so fast!

I die cut Happy Birthday in blue and backed it with a white die cut, then added three clouds to the back. I love how that turned out with the balloons! (I used clouds from a couple companies)

Close up… I stamped, die cut and then colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Our oldest daughter has a big, nice tramp and the kids have so much fun on it! We were over there the other day and after they jumped awhile they moved to the slides! They greased them with dish soap and soon there was a competition happening! So funny!

close up… I did different balloon colors on this one.

I used Doodlebug pattern paper for the pop up and TE cardstock for the grass.

Here’s my phone picture…shows the detail of the giant Happy Birthday better! I know I already said this but the clouds! ❤

Thank you for clicking over for the backyard playtime…reminds me of a meme I saw on instagram… we had some good times didn’t we! Bug bites and all!

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Giant… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Doodlebug My Happy Place 12×12… [ STR \| SBC \| ACH ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Lawn Fawn REALLY HIGH FIVE Clear… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Lawn Fawn REALLY HIGH FIVE Die Cuts… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Lawn Fawn SET REALLY HIGH FIVE Clear… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| TE \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Masculine · Pop up card · Summer

Lawn Fawn Basketball Birthday Platform Pop Up Card and SALE….

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everybody! I had so much fun making these pop ups! Inspired by the Lawn Fawn design team! I’m so happy how this turned out!

I stamped, colored with Copic Sketch Markers and die cut all the images.

Here’s a close up…I die cut the Happy Birthday die in white and black, glued them together a little offset.

A phone picture just because it captures it a little different.

Holler if you have any questions!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy 4th of July! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

SALE!

What I used to make this card…

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Giant… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Really… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn SET REALLY HIGH FIVE Clear… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – All-Star [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn SET ALL-STAR Clear Stamps… [ SSS ]	Sunny Studio Stamps – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sunny Studio TEAM PLAYER Snippets Die… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]	Lawn Fawn – 8.5 x 11 – Woodgrain… [ SBC \| SSS ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Masculine · Memory Box · Pop up card · Taylored Expressions

Lawn Fawn Platform Pop Up Birthday Beach Card…

June 30, 2022July 5, 2022 Pam Sparks11 Comments

I have a few of these interactive cards to share with you in the next few days. The kids all have them now. I forgot to take a picture to show that it fits in an envelope but it does!

I used some Lawn Fawn stamp sets for the images and the sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.

I sure had fun coloring these. I used Copic Sketch markers and a little white gel pen.

I had to make the sun because I didn’t have a big enough sun die. I used a Memory Box slimline die and stitch circle die.

I use pattern paper for the interactive platform die cut. It works better if it’s not a heavyweight cardstock, in my opinion.

I found a yo yo stamp in a Paper Smooches stamp set. This card is for Henry and he’s quite the yo yo expert! I love it!

Holler if you have any questions! My last photo is a phone picture…a little bit different color wise.

Linking to some Card Challenges…

Double D Challenge – Beach Time

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Lawn Fawnatics – Summertime Fun

Thank you Lawn Fawn for featuring my pop up on your blog… HERE

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope my card made you smile and think about relaxing! If you were handing outside here this week, you’d get blown away! lol

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this card…

(SSS coupon code is 5BUCKS through 8/15)

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – On the… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Clear Photopolymer Stamps… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Life… [ SBC ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| TE \| BLIC ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]	Simple Strips Background [ TE ]	Simple Strips Die [ TE ]

Avery Elle · cards · Congratulations · copics · Die Piecing · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Simon Says Stamp · Spring

Platform Pop Up Hat’s Off To YOU Card…

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s a happy time of year for so many kids! I made several grad congrats cards but this is the only one I took pictures of.

I used the popular Lawn Fawn Platform Pop up die set! I have made so many of these already! It’s so fun and easy too!

I used an older Avery Elle stamp and die set for the images and the congrats, graduate strip is from Taylored Expressions. I’ll link to a newer version of the images below.

Super fun images… I didn’t think to get a picture of it flat. It fit into an A6 envelope.

Because I used Copic Sketch Markers to color, I die cut an extra piece of white cardstock to put on the back of the images to cover up the coloring. It worked great for the hats because then I could sandwich the acetate strips inbetween the colored hat and the plain hat die cuts.

Here’s the back… I used a two tone 12×12 bo bunny 65# cardstock for the base and the add on backdrop. The colors are kinda weird in the pictures but they matched much better IRL!

I stamped the sentiments from the set with Ranger Archival Black ink.

Thank you so much for stopping in today! I’m off to make some more flower cards!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies HATS OFF… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps HATS OFF GRAD… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp HATS OFF GRAD Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simple Strips Background [ TE ]
Simple Strips Die [ TE ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS ]