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 ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Get Well · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Spring · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Blossom Trio and Vibrant Leaf Corner Card…

May 21, 2023May 23, 2023 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hello! I had fun making some more magnolias this week! Memory Box dies are so awesome to work with!

I used some old Bazzill cardstocks to get two tones but you could easy color the little pieces to get the same efect.

I ended up with a lot of pictures again…

I think this piece of pattern paper I used for the background is my favorite from the New Magnolia Grove 6×6 paper pad.

Not much to tell about this card… die cut, glue, hot foil and adhere the panel to an A2 cardbase.

I don’t know why but I really like this card! The combination of the pretty papers, see the plaid from the NEW Magnolia Plaid 6×6 pad that I hot foiled and die cut with the Rectnalge Double Border Hot Foil Plate and A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set, and the pretty flowers with the Leaf corners…. love!

Unusual colors for me too…

Thinking about sending cards reminds me of the ones I need to get in the mail! Do you have a pile on your desk that needs to go out too?

I hope this brings a little Spring beauty to your day! It does to mine!

Linking to some challenges…

The Flower Challenge #80 – Pretty Pastels

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge – anything goes with Flowers

Double D Challenges – Flowers

Triple B May Challenge – Birds, Blossoms and Butterflies

The Four Seasons Challlenge – Spring Season May 2023

I was just thinking I wish I had some peony bushes! I’ve said that every year for how many years! If you have peonies… tell me where you got yours, buy them and the how to! I’d love to see pictures of them too!

Thank you again for stopping by! I appreciate it! ❤

Below are shopping links for the products I used to make this card… click or tap on the alphabet abbreviations for the stores under the item pictured…

Memory Box – 94720 Magnolia Blossom… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94722 Vibrant Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF013 Posh Just A Note… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1008 Twilight Purple… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1007 Vibrant Violet… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Easel · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Interactive · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Shape Cards · Spring · Thinking of You

poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set Card…

May 16, 2023May 27, 2023 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hello everyone! It’s Geranium season for hanging baskets around here! Ferns on the front porch and Geraniums on the back porch.

They always inspire me to make a Geranium card!

This poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel is so cute! It’s not huge, fits in an A2 size envelope but it’s slim and so dainty size wise. I love it!

There’s not much to tell about it! You just die cut the pieces, glue them together and onto the card! I did use my favorite thin mounting tape for the vase and the sentiments.

I wrapped a little twine on it… can I make a card without twine?! lol

So sweet and cute with so many different flower dies in the set you can make any flower you want!

I used poppystamps Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil and Cut die set and Memory Box Cardstock paper pads.

poppystamps easel cards are all so fun and easy and I love that they are easy to display too! HERE‘s the Geranium I made last year with the basket easel card die set.

Linking to some challenges…

Cards 4 Galz – #198 Mother’s Day or Flowers For a Friend

Allsorts Challenge – anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge #5 – anything goes

Creative Knockouts #494 – anything goes

Creative Creases #57 – fun fold anything goes

my card is a winner! YAY! Thank you Creative Creases!

Beautiful Blossoms – anything flowers goes

Thank you for stopping by! Spring weather here…a little cooler but never fear the heat and humidity will be upon us before we know it! haha

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppy Stamps FLORAL VASE POP UP EASEL… [ SSS \| STR ]	Poppy Stamps MODEST GREETINGS 2 Hot… [ SSS \| STR ]	Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box EARTH NEUTRAL 6×6 Paper… [ SSS \| STR ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap… [ SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Get Well · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Thank You · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Leaf Brand, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren Mini Slimline Card…

May 2, 2023May 3, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

This card says hello for me! I had fun looking through the new paper pads and playing ‘matchy’! hahahaha Almost felt like I was quilting again!

This release is stretching me! I rarely use purple but not this time! Purple it is!

This is such a sweet bird die… NEW….Backyard Wren. So sweet and Memory Box just put a post up on Instagram showing it in all different colors! So I decided I could use purple! Why not!

I took pictures with a white background too but they look so washed out, I’m not posting them! Crazy what a difference!

Cards always look better IRL even with all the awesome technology we have these days!

I die cut the Magnolia Leaf Branch, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren in white Hammermill cardstock. I colored the branch and buds with Copic Sketch Markers and the wren with my distress oxide ink blending brushes. I didn’t ink them just used the ink that was in them already.

I like coloring dies and cutting from colored cardstock. I was thinking of the branch this time and knew I’d want the branch brown and leaves green. It’d be really easy to do colored cardstock also…next time!

I used a new poppystamps die for the sentiment, Hello Moonlight Script. What a fun name! What a beautiful font! The white cardstock is Hammermill and the black is Memory Box Glossy Black. I love that cardstock so much. I’m on my last sheet from the ten pack!

The pattern paper is the NEW 6×6 pads from Memory Box! I’ll link them below with everything else.

Linking to some challenges!

Papercraft Challenges – Spring

Word Art Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed this sweet wren card!

To see the products I used and shop, click/tap the abbreviations below the item…

Memory Box – 94723 Backyard Wren… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94721 Magnolia Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94718 Magnolia Bud Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2509 Hello Moonlight… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY 8.5×11 Paper… [ SSS \| STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Copic [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Kuretake ZIG Memory System Squeeze… [ SBC \| STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Thinking of You · Watercolor

Memory Box New Marvelous Magnolia 3D Embossing Folders Cards…

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hello in hot foil on watercolor paper today!

Two cards to share with the same coloring idea. I used watercolor crayons. Do you remember those? Do you have some stashed away in a drawer or cupboard? It was really easy to do, color it on then go over it with a wet paint brush.

I started out by embossing the folder on watercolor paper…this picture is Strathmore. I ended up using Memory Box Watercolor paper for the card with the plaid background. My second card is Hammermill color copy cover cardstock.

I had to do it over because after I was done painting, I put it back in the folder and ran it through again but I didn’t get it lined up right.

The second time I didn’t run it through again after painting! Learned my lesson! haha

I used the NEW Magnolia Plaid paper for the background and a strip of paper from the New Magnolia Grove paper pad under the sentiment.

Lines of foiling run through this plaid paper so I used Gold Mirror/Foil Cardstock to mat the embossed panel. I die cut out the center of it so I can use it for something else.

I wanted to carry over the gold into my sentiment so I used the Hello from poppystamps Birthday Wishes Poe Script foil and cut die set.

I used Memory Box watercolor cardstock for the embossed panel and the sentiment. I really like how it colors and how easy it is to remove color if you get it where you don’t want it!

My next card is the same 3D embossing folder but lighter colors and on cardstock.

This folder comes with dies! I embossed another panel of cardstock and die cut and embossed them but didn’t get a card made with them yet.

I did the same coloring with watercolor crayons. I bet watercolor pencils would work too!

For this one I die cut the Memory Box Thank You Posh Script die in vellum and TE Cupcake Pink cardstock.

Very simple but I’m happy with both of them! whew! I can’t believe it’s already Thursday. I’ve worked on these since Monday. I guess I played too much! haha

Linking to some Challenges…

Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge – anything goes (isn’t this a fun name?!)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – anything goes

Papercraft Challenges – #93 Spring

Thank you for stopping by! Talk to you again soon!

Products I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – EF1035 Marvelous… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – PSF807 Birthday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94529 Thank You Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]
Caran d’Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle… [ BLIC ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Video

Memory Box Magnolia Release and Video…

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! New beautiful dies and paper from Memory Box! So pretty! This release gives Hallmark a run for it’s money! lol

Beautiful Magnolia dies and embossing folders with dies too!

Keep scrolling for the video of the release at the end of the post.

So easy to create too… I die cut the Magnolia Blooming Bud die in white cardstock and blended on Distress Oxide ink with brushes. I didn’t add any new purple to my brush but for the green I used Peeled Paint and a little Forest Moss. The brown is Gathered Twigs.

I used the Posh Happy Birthday Hot Foil Plate and Cutting Die set for the sentiment. I love how pretty it foils up!

For the rectangle panel I used the Rectangle Double Border Hot Foil Plate and A2 Rectangle Frames Die set.

The gold foiled green background is a piece of paper from the new Magnolia Grove 6×6 paper pad. I die cut it with the largest A2 size die from the A2 Rectangle Frames Die set.’

I didn’t capture the shine that is so beautiful about hot foiling as well as I would’ve liked to.

Here’s a video of the new release and hopefully it will show the shine of the card better than my photos. It will take a minute to load to full resolution completely so my voice isn’t so muffled. Click the frame icon in the bottom right corner and it’s much better!

Linking to some challenges…

Just Us Girls Challenge – moodboard

AAA Birthday Challenge – #48 Layer It Up

Use Your Stuff Challenge – #482 Layers

A Place To Start Challenge – anything goes

Thank you for stopping by! Have fun checking out this release!

Here’s shopping links to what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94716 Magnolia Blooming… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF011 Posh Happy… [ STR ]
Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]