Birthday Cards for guys and boys….

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Birthday cards galore today! Keep scrolling…lots of pictures. Not much text!

Coffee is always a hit if you’re a coffee drinker!

Getting some mileage out of this Hat set from Stampin Up!

Here’s a short, short video of how this card works. The color is better in the video too. Give it a second to load to full resolution.

Another hat card with a fishing theme…

Another coffee card!

Coffee has a big job! hahahahahahaha

Fishing has been an almost daily occurrence around here!

The vest is a pattern from WPlus9.com

This is the Lawn Fawn Platform Pop up die made up with the new Dog collection from Doodlebug Designs. The front….

the back…

from the top to kinda see down in….

And last but not least… this is my newest hobby and it’s yummy! I finally bought a stand mixer and boy am I having fun baking!

Here it is in action making bread! Another super short video.

Ready to stick in the oven!

I guess I didn’t take pictures of these two loaves done! They’re really good!

Today I need to do some laundry though so I better stop talking!

I’ll link up the products that I used, that I can find, below!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I’d love to know if you bake bread too!

Shopping links…

Alexandra Renke craft dies – Coffee… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2541 Whittle Cocoa with… [ STR ]	Waffle Flower Crafts Horizontal… [ SBC ]
Memory Box – 94341 Vintage Varsity… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2364 Happy Birthday… [ STR ]	offset sayings: birthday \| Lawn Fawn [ LWN ]
CottageCutz Fishing Set Shape (4×4)… [ SCR ]	Doodlebug – Doggone Cute Collection [ STR ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]

cards · Christmas · Color Pencil · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Masculine · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Christmas in July Spellbinders Stamp and Die Set Club Card…

July 11, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! I had fun with this! If you’ve known me for all the years I’ve been stamping, you know I LOVE brown! haha I stamped and die cut this twice in Hammermill White cardstock thinking I would color it with Copics. I sat down and started coloring one with color pencils! lol I still have the other white one to color with Copics.

I have a deep love for brown…when Ranger came out with Van Dyke Brown all those years ago I bought a few reinkers thinking I’d use it forever! But then Distress Inks and then Gathered Twigs! Gathered Twigs regular Distress is my go to! Do not take my Gathered Twigs away!

I die cut the floral shape, put the waste/frame in the MISTI, lined up the stamp in the hole, put in the die cut, inked up the stamp and stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I used Caran d’Ache Pablo Color Pencils to color but any will work. After coloring I went around the edges with Gathered Twigs and the mini ink blending tool. I just keep this color and this tool handy on my desk all the time!

I embossed the Forevergreen Embossing Folder in TE Cilantro cardstock and inked it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool. I trimmed it down this time so my card would end up A2 size.

I ink blended a natural linen cardbase with Gathered twigs also. Just around the perimeter.

The panel in the center is a die that comes with the set too! Dies for everything in the stamp set! Such an amazing deal!

I lined up the sentiments in the MISTI and inked up the decorative panel…inked it up with GT also!

Glue on the little gold pearls…adhere everything to the cardbase and it’s ready to mail almost! I need to bring back my last year’s resolution to finish the insides…. ugh. haha

Here’s where you need to go to get the info on joining the Spellbinders monthly club option or options!

Here’s the link to the Clear Stamp and Die Kit of the Month. You can also choose just to get the Stamp Set.

CHRISTMAS in July SALE going on right now HERE!

Thank you for stopping by my blog today…hope you’re inspired and making something fun!

Links to the products I used to make this card…

Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club –… [ SPL ]	Spellbinders – Tis The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Caran d’Ache Pablo Colored Pencils… [ BLIC ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cilantro -… [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat… [ STR ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Universal Plate System… [ SBC \| SPL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Family · Masculine · Memory Box · Slimline · Summer

Memory Box Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder Birthday Card…

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing a card I made with the NEW Memory Box 3D Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies.

It’s so neat that you can die cut, then put the cuts into the folder to get all this detail!

I was inspired by Memory Box Dave’s card HERE. It’s such a great design I pretty much copied it!

So fun! Our grandson Rogan’s 9th birthday is today and he’s a great help with work around the house. Of course boys love tools and knives!

I used the Memory Box Wooden Alpha Dies for his name.

Happy Birthday sentiment is white heat embossed on red with the Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments. It’s from 2019 and doesn’t look like it’s available anymore. This would work also…Banner Greetings.

I used some Silver Foil and Glossy Black cardstocks for tool parts and Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool to age the Memory Box wood grain cardstock and kraft cardstock.

Everything is adhered with the thin mounting tape that I love, linked below, except for the little red happy birthday sentiment.

This card fits in a #10 business size envelope but it’s not as long as the usual slimline card. It’s 3 ¾ in. x 8 ¼ in.

Linking my card to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Can You Handle the Pressure? – Anything goes but must use an embossing folder

Cardz 4 Galz – #200 Slimline Birthday

Papercraft Crew – masculine

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Hope it gets you thinking about man cards we’ll be needing later this month for dad’s too! I have two more family birthdays this month and two gals at stamp club. No slacking on the card front here! lol

Here’s what I used to make this fun card! Click or tap on the abbreviations under the item to go to a store!

Memory Box – EF1034 Toolbox 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box WOODEN ALPHA Craft Dies 94579 [ SSS \| STR ]	Poppystamps – PSF806 Modest Banner… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Graduation · Masculine · Slimline · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Two Grad Cards with Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club…

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Some fun cards that came together fast. I was so glad the club kit has birthday and graduation sentiment banners!

A2 size cardbase with a panel on top… die cut all the parts…you even get the cloud dies in the set! It’s such a good deal for $15! You can purchase later but the price is $27!

One of our grandsons when he was a toddler loved lining up his airplanes like a lot of boys line up cars! So cute! Now he loves fishing, playing the piano and drums….and swimming and and and! lol Airplanes always make me remember this about him.

The dies in this kit make lines to follow where the pieces go! THAT is so great! Helpful! Speeds it up!

The words in the banners are such a neat look!

I used my favorite double sided mounting tape to adhere the die cuts to the card. The clouds are glued flat.

I had a lot of pictures for this first card… second card I only have two. So keep scrolling! lol

Basically the same thing only Slimline size…matte gold and matte silver scrap pieces for the airplane.

I love the clean and simple approach with the dark medium blue sky! So fun!

My daughters needed 7 grad cards so these 2 will go with 5 others I made for them. So fun! I love it when I get to use my supplies!

Thank you so much for stopping by and before you go I better tell you about the SALE Spellbinders has going on! Some wonderful products to choose from! So glad we can order online since Hobby Lobby quit carrying them.

Have a good rest of the week!

Shopping links to the products I used to make these cards… click/tap on the letters under the idea to go to the shop. Thank you!

Small Die of the Month Membership –… [ SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Confetti Cake… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Earl Grey -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Cherry Pop -… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Blueberry -… [ TE ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver Matte… [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold Matte… [ STR ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana Black Edition \|… [ SPL ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| SSS ]

Birthday · cards · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Interactive · Masculine · Summer

Pop Up Step Birthday Cottage Cutz Camping Card…

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Do you have memories of camping? Our grandsons keep very busy outdoors! They love sleeping out and all the things that go along with it! I have fun making them cards like this.

This is a step card of sorts, not sure what it’s called. It fits in an envelope though! lol

Here’s the back side…