poppystamps Cottage Terrarium Card…

August 14, 2026August 15, 2026 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hello everyone! I went a little Fall-ish today for this card. Pulled out a couple dies I hadn’t used yet and some Fall pattern papers.

This card reminds me of the fairy garden trend. The little house invites you in to imagine what could be living in there! lol

Basic die cutting and gluing. I die cut in white cardstock and ink blended the colors on with Distress inks and mini ink blending tools.

This is a little larger than an A2 size card. I will probably use an A6 or A7 envelope to mail it in.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a lovely weekend and keep making! (collecting ideas and products) hoho!

Dies and supplies I used to make this card… (I added some other dies from the series that complement the two dies I used.)

Poppystamps – 2648 Cottage Terrarium… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2663 Simple Floral… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2661 Mini Forest Plants… [ STR ]
Poppystamps – 2657 Forest Stump craft… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2655 Large Mushroom… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94818 Mysterious… [ STR ]
Memory Box – PP1034 Nutmeg Forest 6×6… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1033 Nutmeg Plaid 6×6… [ STR ]	Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED RECTANGLE… [ SSS ]
Spellbinders Bayfair Nested Postage… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · BetterPress · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Foiling · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Patriotic · Poppystamps · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Garden Pail Bouquet goes Patriotic! 2 cards…

June 10, 2026June 16, 2026 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! A friend was showing me some patriotic ideas and it got my brain to working! I thought, why not use some products I already own! So let’s see what you can come up with too!

I used this set HERE when it first came out. I loved how this card turned out!

So change it up to patriotic colors! After all it’s a celebratory year for the USA! Happy Birthday!

I basically just die cut and glued it up like the picture on the die envelope. I added some splattering and white pen…I had a terrible time deciding whether to add the pen lines!

I used the Happy Birthday from the poppystamps Modest Greetings 1 Foil and cut die set…silver foil. The rectangle die comes with it…nice…no scrounging around for the right size rectangle to die cut it!

I used the Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels and Tag die set for the blue and white background panels.

It’s like a sixteenth of an inch larger (on each side) than an A2 size card. I used the super thin mounting tape I like so well so it’ll still post for one forever stamp.

Linking my Garden Pail Card to some challenges…

Time Out Challenges #315 – Summer and vacation!

Just Us Girls #827 – Summer!

Die Cut Diva’s June – Anything Goes!

The Four Seasons Summer Season – Anything Goes Summer!

A Cut Above June – Anything Goes!

The way this die set is made I ended up with some extra flowers… so I made a clean and simple A2 size card also!

I used the Memory Box Posh Hello hot foil plate in the betterpress letterpress with black ink instead of foiling it! It worked!

The red panel is cut with the Spellbinders postage die set I used above and the tiny scallop border is from poppystamps Scalloped Stitch Frames.

I loved how simply charming it turned out.

When you need a quick note or make it for any occasion in any color!

Linking my Hello card to some challenges…

Simply Clean & Simple -Anything Goes CAS!

Beautiful Blossoms #41 – Anything Goes Floral!

Paper Funday #88 -Anything Goes!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – add a sentiment!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Hope you’re staying in cool! We’re in a heat/humid wave here in Iowa so I’m inside!

Shopping links if you want to look at the products I used…

Memory Box – 94889 Garden Pail… [ STR \| SSS ]	Nested Postage Labels & Tag Etched… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch… [ STR ]
Poppy Stamps MODEST GREETINGS 1 Hot… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF007 Posh Hello Hot… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Spellbinders – BetterPress Collection… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Silver -… [ SPL \| SBC ]
Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect… [ SSS ]	signo white gel pen [ STR ]
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153 [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Garden Pail Bouquet Card… [ EXP ]

All Occasion · Altenew · cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Spellbinders dies · Stencils · sympathy

Altenew Wildflower Bouquet Sympathy Card…

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hello everyone! I didn’t plan to post a sympathy card because it’s Memorial Day but it does seem appropriate!

So many loved ones gone before us.

I used a fun layering stencil set from Altenew for the focal image on my card today. A couple years ago I won a contest or something with Altenew and I purchased this set with the gift card I won. I’m just now using it! eek!

I’m loving this technique of inking/coloring flowers with stencils though.

This one was a little tricky at first. I did the stenciling and then die cut and it didn’t match up at all! So I switched and die cut my white cardstock first, then stenciled on the die cut! It worked perfect because I could adjust.

I used the Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion to stencil! Love this thing…so handy and holds things in place so well. (linked below, I use the big one, there’s a mini also)

I linked the ink colors I used below. I used the pinks to ink the cardstock I die cut the sentiment with so it would match the big pink flower.

I used the Memory Box A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set to make the frame. This set will cut regular rectangles if you take them off the adhesive they come on. I left them all attached so that the set cuts several sizes of frames then!

Poppystamps Lattice Plate for the background on the kraft color cardstock. I can’t remember which kraft I used and I already mailed the card. I think it’s the Neenah brand though which several companies sell. I linked to a few.

This is an A2 size card but I think it’d be really nice on a larger size also. Fun… I loved the Altenew samples so I will be using this again and again! In fact I have one more ready to put on a card! lol

Challenges I’m linking to…

Stencil Fun May 2026 – anything with stencils

Neglected Stuff May 2026 – one old neglected product, The dies I used and the layering stencil set first time out!

Beautiful Blossoms – anything floral goes!

Triple B May 2026 – blossoms, butterflies, birds, one or all three! I have blossoms!

Cut it up – #356 Flowers!

Well thank you so much for stopping by my blog again! I’ve been in a cardmaking frenzy lately! June is a busy family birthday month so…watch out cuz more coming I’m sure! lol

ttul!

It’s a big weekend for sales! I’d love it, if you shop this weekend if you click/tap through my links! I appreciate the little bit of revenue these days! 🙂

Three more days to shop at Simon Says Stamp!

Four more days to shop Spellbinders Paper Arts!

and now the links to the products I used on this card… ALTN = Altenew, SSS = Simon Says Stamp, STR = Starlitstudio.net, SBC = scrapbook. com, SPL = Spellbinders

Dynamic Duo: Wildflower Bouquet &… [ ALTN ]	Dynamic Duo: Wildflower Bouquet [ ALTN \| SSS ]	Dynamic Duo: Wildflower Bouquet… [ ALTN \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2427 Lattice Plate… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR ]	Layered With Sympathy Etched Dies -… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Essentially Yours… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Altenew Red Cosmos Fresh Dye Ink Mini… [ SSS \| ALTN ]	Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Ink… [ SSS \| SBC \| ALTN ]	Altenew Coffee Break Fresh Dye Ink… [ SSS ]
Altenew Summer Afternoon Fresh Dye… [ SSS \| SBC \| ALTN ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Volcano… [ SBC ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Lagoon [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sea Shore Fresh Dye Ink \| Altenew [ ALTN ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Deep Iris [ SBC \| SSS ]
Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Ink \| Altenew [ ALTN ]	Neenah Cardstock Environment 100 LB… [ SSS \| SSS \| SBC ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS \| STR ]
Altenew – Crafter’s Showcase – Mini… [ SBC \| SSS \| ALTN ]	Altenew – Mini Blending Brush Set – 4… [ SBC \| SSS \| ALTN ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

cards · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Foiling · Graduation · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Minc · Quickutz · Sizzix · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Stencils · Taylored Expressions

Even MORE Graduation Cards for 2026!

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Pam Sparks14 Comments

It was so fun to personalize some cards for my daughters to use! You can guess this one was for a drummer!

Linking to the Crafty Catz Challenge – anything goes!

and linking to DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge – anything goes/optional graduation

and linking to Time Out Challenges – playing music!

I’ll link up what I used below. The drum set is from My Favorite Things. No longer open but maybe it can be found searching. I don’t see the congratulations anymore either so I’ll link up a different one, it’s not as long though.

This one was for a vocalist and pianist! So fun!

Linking my piano keyboard card to the Simply Clean & Simple May Challenge – Clean and Simple.

and linking to Cards 4 Guyz – Clean and Simple.

and linking to Try it Tuesday – Keep it simple!

congradulations is another stamp from My Favorite Things…

Keyboard and Microphone are from Spellbinders, linked below.

This one was for a cello player that plays basketball and volleyball too!

The filmstrip is a really old Sizzix or Accucut die!

Linking my old filmstrip die card to the Neglected Stuff Challenge – use at least one old neglected product.

and linking to the Alphabet Challenge – B is for ball

Cap, basketball, words and numbers from Spellbinders. (it looks like the sports set is discontinued)

Stars from Memory Box.

Below, more cards that would work for anyone….

I like the cap on numbers and letters! lol This is the TE Little Bits cap, Quickutz extra Large Blossom numbers, TE layered Star stencil and TE congrats grad sentiment.

Linking my congrats grad card to the Stencil Fun Challenge – stencils are the game!

and linking to the Just Add Ink Challenge – add stencils or dies or both!

and this one…

TE star background stamp and cap die. Quickutz Diesel Numbers. Sub sentiments are from My Favorite Things. I found some other small sentiments and linked them up below…

Last but not least…although it looks like the words didn’t all take the foiling, they did! No idea why it looks black. I made two of these.

TE foiling cards and TE graduation cap.

Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle dies.

That’s all I think! eek! I had fun making…I hope you’ve been having fun too!

Now back to the regularly scheduled program! haha I have a sympathy card, some birthday cards and baby cards to share!

ttul!

Some shopping links for products that are still current…

Simon Says Stamp CONGRATULATIONS… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamp EZ Strips… [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Everyday Sentiment Strips 2… [ SSS ]
Classic Mouse Graduation Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Mini Musical Instruments Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Classic Mouse Graduation Sentiments… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]

cards · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Graduation · Memory Box · Penny Black · Poppystamps · Quickutz · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Taylored Expressions

Graduation Cards Galore!

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Linking my Globe Card to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge – anything goes!

I finally got the TE Little Bits Grad Cap to make this card. I copied it from their website (edited to add the card designer is Kavya). One difference is I used the Penny Black wood floor. (linked below)

Linking my congradulations card to the Paper Funday May Challenge – anything goes!

This card I used Spellbinders Bold numbers sets, TE grad cap and MFT sentiment.

Linking this colorful card to the A Cut Above May Challenge – anything goes with a die cut.

This one is a TE die and the mini sentiments are from MFT. Oh, the star stamp is from TE also.

I used Black Glossy cardstock to die cut it. Linked below.

I had fun with this! I used the NEW poppystamps Joyride Car, an old Quickutz die for the grad caps, Memory Box Puffy Clouds and the FLY HIGH sentiment is a dollar stamp, probably over 20 years old from JoAnns! I’d never used it before!

I’m linking my FLY High card to the NBUS challenge #86 – never before used stuff!

and to the Four Seasons Spring Challenge – because Spring is graduations!

and to the Neglected Stuff Challenge – because this Fly High sentiment has to be over 20 years old!

I just inked the background with Distress inks.

This one it’s hard to see but the black behind the cut out letters is embossed with Spellbinders Music folder, I’ll link it below and you can definitely see it better in the last photo.

The grad cap and scroll I used here are from the Classic Mouse Graduation die set…linked below.

I used Altenew’s Bold alphabet to die cut the word GRAD, I’ll link it below.

I did different color hats…

I’m linking my GRAD card to the Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge – anything goes with an embossing folder.

and to the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog – all about celebrations!

and to the Word POWER Challenge – focus on the sentiment!

So fun! I have one more post coming with grad cards…hopefully you’ll be inspired like I was by all the cards out in the interwebs!

I got out all my graduation supplies and now I have a real mess. haha It’s kind of tempting to keep them all together instead of putting them back away by company.

Thank you so much for stopping by and scrolling through! Holler if you have any questions!

Here’s shopping links to what’s available that I used…

Penny Black – Creative Dies – Wood… [ SBC ]	Poppystamps – 2697 Joyride Car craft die [ STR ]	Favorite Song 3D Embossing Folder -… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Altenew – Dies – Caps Bold Alphabet [ SBC \| SSS \| ALTN ]	Bold Numbers Etched Dies from the… [ SPL \| SBC \| SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders Bold Color Mix Numbers… [ SSS ]
Sweeping Celebration Sentiments Press… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Classic Mouse Graduation Etched Dies… [ SPL ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders Splatter White Opaque… [ SSS ]	Splatter White Opaque Watercolor \|… [ SPL ]	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect… [ SSS ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny [ STR ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision… [ STR \| SSS ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Simple… [ SBC ]