Spellbinders Classic Road Legends Release…

May 30, 2025 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s been so long since I posted I hope I haven’t forgotten how! It’s been a busy Spring! It’s time to get back to work though!

My two cards today are part of the May release from Spellbinders. So much potential with these sets for all the men’s occasions we make for!

Die cutting and a little stamping is all for this one! On the inside I stamped “Have a wheel-y great day!”

A2 size. I loved the green color of this cardstock but neither my phone or my Nikon could capture it right! It’s much better in hand! Sun is bright this week I guess! The top and bottom strips and center are silver mirror cardstock.

My next card uses the NEW Timeless Truck!

These colors aren’t right either but oh well! lol Use colors you like is all I can say!

Here I used the NEW stencil set, Scenic Drive, for the background… I love stenciling like this!

Then die cutting and gluing the truck together. I love that it’s so easy to tell where the parts go!

Then a little stamping again with the NEW Cruisin’ By Sentiments. It comes with the dies too! I stamped on the inside too. Forgot to take a picture… “Thought you could use a little pick up”.

I made this a square card but it would be easy to change to an A2, A6 or A7 size to mail with one stamp.

Comment or email if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by to see my cards!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Timeless Truck Etched Dies from the… [ SPL ]	Speedometer Etched Dies from the… [ SPL ]	Scenic Drive Stencil from the Classic… [ SPL ]
Cruisin’ By Sentiments Clear Stamp &… [ SPL ]	Celestial ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]	Cascade ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]
Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock… [ SPL ]	Onyx Assorted Treasured Cardstock 8… [ SPL ]	Ranger Archival Jet Black Archival… [ SPL ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Masculine · Memory Box · The Stamp Market

Time for Another Birthday…The Stamp Market

April 10, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

I bought this card kit from The Stamp Market last year because I thought it’d be so great for masculine cards! This is my second time to use it! You can’t buy it anymore but they have kits coming out all the time and they’re only available for a limited time.

I love how it works up. Oh, I used a Memory Box die on the panel. I’ll see if I can find it.

HERE it is…

Die cutting and a little stamping. Oh, the cake is an old Memory Box die set.

A person could almost make this with circle and rectangle dies. hehe

On the inside I stamped a Penny Black birthday sentiment.

A 2 Size…holler if you have any questions!

Thank you for stopping by today!

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Masculine · Sizzix · Tim Holtz dies · Winter

Tim Holtz Fresh Brewed Sidekick Side-Order Birthday Card…

January 31, 2025February 2, 2025 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Wishing you a warm birthday card… So much potential for this set for any occasion! Make it flakey!

Once again I was inspired by a gal on instagram….I’ll link to her on my post there.

The NEW Tim Holtz Sidekick Side-Order set, thinlets dies and a texture fades embossing folder.

I embossed the folder, trimmed it down, inked it with some Gathered Twigs distress ink and glued it directly to a white Hammermill cardbase.

I die cut the sentiment from Tim Holtz Thin, Sentiment Words die set. I used scor-tape on the back so I could just insert the blue letters back in. I can’t find this set to link to.

Die cut the mugs, steam and snowflakes. The snowflakes are from the Tim Holtz Twig and Stump die set. I can’t find this set to link to. I used the super thin mounting tape I love so much, on the mugs! It’s sticky so I use the scissors I’ll link below.

So fun…you could easy just use paper scraps and come up with all kinds of designs for all seasons!

Linking my card to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday – Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Can You Handle the Pressure – anything goes with a twist of snow

I have two more birthday cards to post but I’m going to do them one at a time so the post isn’t terribly long.

Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used to make this card… Holler if you have any questions.

Save $5 at Simon Says Stamp (SSS) with code WELUVU or free shipping code in the logo below.

Tim Holtz Sizzix Fresh Brewed… [ SSS \| SBC \| ACH ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS \| SBC \| ACH ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| ACH \| HLM ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Congratulations · copics · Fall · Masculine · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Simon Says Stamp Cheering For You Release!

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! New! New! New! It’s a challenge to keep up with all the new but so worth it! I’m super excited to share my card with you because you know how we need man/boy cards so often!

So many guys love football! Hey, I bet there’s some gals that do too! Not me but I had fun making this card!

The name of this new stamp set is Football Season and there are coordinating dies too!

I stamped the football on the background panel randomly and then filled in the stitching lines with white gel pen just around the parts that would show.

I cut a smaller white panel, added the torn piece of grass green cardstock for the turf, then stamped the goal post and colored it with Copics. Then I went in with a cloud stencil and brushed in some clouds.

Four perfect sentiments in the set too! I used the birthday one, sssshhhh, I cut it apart but it fits back together fine. lol

Timeout! on the front and It’s your Birthday on the inside. I heat embossed on both with white embossing powder.

Super fun set that I know I’ll get lots of use out of with so many boys in the family!

My card is A2 size.

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS (never before used stuff) #64 – New stamp set

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

The Paper Funday #67 – anything goes

I hope you enjoy looking around at this release…oh I stamped the helmet on the back of the card and will put my name under. So many creative things you can do with this set… the t-shirt with numbers…words for congrats even!

Links to what I used below!

SSS $5 off code is ‘leap24’

Cheering for You Release – Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Football… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Football… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Football Season… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	My Favorite Things CLOUD Mix-ables… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Masculine · Simon Says Stamp · Summer · Thinking of You

Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release Around the World Card…

July 17, 2024 Pam Sparks2 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Sunny Vibes….sure makes me think of Summer, vacations and travel. I’m not going anywhere but I can send this card instead! So many cute illustrations in this stamp set. There’s a coordinating die set and another die set if you don’t want to stamp.

I’m not sure if there is a thing called ‘air mail’ anymore…takes two days to get a piece of mail to someone in the same town! I love using postal elements on cards though. I heat embossed AIR MAIL in white on red cardstock.

I stamped the images and colored with Copics. I didn’t like the continents in brown so I stippled on some Rustic Wilderness Oxide ink. That was tricky but I didn’t want to start over.

I colored the airplane with a metallic gel pen then went over it a few times with a clear glaze pen.

The sentiments are straight in the stamp set but using the MISTI I curved them a little and stamped with Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink.

Ended up being a 5 ½ inch square card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Sending smiles to you wherever you are!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Around the… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Around the World… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Earth Wafer Die… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Sakura CLEAR GLAZE Gel Pen 38386 [ SSS ]	Sakura GELLY ROLL STARDUST METEOR Gel… [ SSS ]