Waffleflower Postage Collage A7 Size Fishing Birthday Cards…

July 13, 2026July 14, 2026 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Here’s two more cards in the birthday series postage cards I’ve been making!

My husband is a big fisherman and he’s hooked several of our grandsons on fishing! So I got out my stash of fishing products and used part of them on these cards.

One grandson just celebrated his HAPPY 16th birthday. The big drivers license one! YAY! The other one celebrated his 17th birthday. We make a little bit bigger deal out of the 16th birthdays because it’s some what of a landmark so they get more cash for it. lol

I’m going to link up the products that are available in stores below.

Better At the Lake is a die from Impressions Obsession, DIE701-F. Maybe you can find it in the FB sale groups or on eBay.

The fishing stamps are from a stamp set by Marcella Hawley, Flourishes Stamps. It says 2011 on the label. I searched her name and found her website now…some digital images HERE.

The fishing pole is from a die set that I saw someone else use. The packaging says Globeland Fishing Em…. It’s been so long ago, I don’t remember where I bought it. I’ll link to one below but just know it’s not the one I used but it would probably work…maybe even better!

The cards just didn’t quite look finished so I had to make a bobber for the end of the line! I LOVE that touch of red! I made it with punches and the little hook is from a Karen Burniston set that I’ll link below.

The Every Day sentiment is from a Karen Burniston set also, it’ll be below.

An A7 Hammermill Color copy 100# Cover for the white cardbase and the white postage collage die cut.

I die cut the A7 Postage Collage Block die in black and in white. I used the shapes from the white to stamp and ink on and the frame from the black for the mat layer.

Linking to the following card challenges…

Pick 3 #6 – frame, ink blending and sentiment

Inkspirational #371 – Summer Vibe

Try it on Tuesday – Animals, real or imaginary

Time Out #317 – Water

We Love Stamping July – summer and must have stamping

Just Us Girls – word week PLAY

Four Seasons July 2026 – think Summer!

Word Power July 2026 – sentiment is the focus

Seize the Birthday #330 – one or more numbers

So fun! Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for stopping by! It’s so hot and humid here it’s easy to stay inside and make! Hope you’re all creating too! Take care!

Here’s the products I used that are available in the shops I link to….

Click/Tap SBC below to go to scrapbook. com 13% off TODAY!

Click/Tap SSS below to go to Simon Says Stamp and coupon code FRESH good through 8/25/26 for $5 off

(I linked to the other stencils in the A7 series also)

Waffle Flower Postage Collage A7 Die… [ SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Craft Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Stencils -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Karen Burniston – Clear Photopolymer… [ SBC ]
Karen Burniston – Craft Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Karen Burniston Fishing Clear Stamp… [ SSS ]	Karen Burniston Boat Pop Up Dies and… [ SSS ]
Honey Bee Stamps – Adventure Awaits… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Summer · Waffleflower Crafts

Waffleflower Postage Collage Masculine Card…

July 7, 2026July 14, 2026 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hello everyone! I’m having fun making postage cards! We’ll just call it a birthday series! lol One thing about it, the investment in all of it will be worth it by the time I make a zillion cards with it all!

This one is A2 size. I used the A2 Postage Collage Die, the matching Postage Collage Blocks Die, the Postage Collage stamp set and the Postage Collage Dad Stencil set.

I used Distress Dye Ink pads and detail brushes for inking the stencils.

There are two different stencil sets for inking the backgrounds. I’m linking both up below but for this card I didn’t need to use either of them. I bought the set called Coloring Stencils, it has the stencil to make a solid background (which you can buy just that one) but I wanted the one that did circles, stripes and the airmail border too!!!

The stamping I did with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I think I used a woodblock stamp for the Happy Birthday sentiment.

I like to do stenciling with the Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion… I’ll link it below.

Linking to some card challenges!

Allsorts #853 – stencils

Stencil Fun July 2026 – anything goes as long as you use stencils, optional patterns (I used stencils)

Addicted To Stamps and More -die cuts and/or stencils (I used both)

NBUS #88 – Mutual Appreciation Celebration! (NBUS – Dad Stencil set)

Inkspirational #371 – Summer vibe and inspiration photo

Tic Tac Toe #296 – with a crafty twist! (Summer colors/diecut/layers)

Thank you so much for stopping by and holler if you have any questions!

Shopping Links to the products I used to make this card… SBC takes you to scrapbook. com, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp. Thank you so much for clicking and shopping through my links! I appreciate it!

Postage Collage Blocks Die from… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Postage Collage Craft Die Set Waffle… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts Postage Collage… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Postage Collage Stamp Set from Waffle… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Postage… [ SBC ]	Coloring Postage Collage Stencil Set… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Pack of 4 Detail… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp DETAIL ROUND… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Masculine · Spellbinders dies

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 Sparks7 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 ]