Memory Box Gladiola Blossom and Leaves Birthday Card…

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Have you seen the NEW Memory Box Gladiola Release? I’m not sure how many flowers we’re up to now but a gal could make a big bouquet if she had a notion to!

Easy card here…I picked two patterns from two 6×6 paper pads, cut them in strips, used scor-tape on the back to hold them together, then glued it to a white cardbase.

I die cut the Gladiola Blossom and Leaves die in Neenah heavyweight white cardstock and ink blended on the colors.

A little Shaded Lilac Distress on the flower petals, then Wilted Violet Distress on the stamens and on the edges of the flower petals.

For the leaves I used Altenew inks, Shadow Creek and Mountain Pine.

I used my favorite thin mounting tape to adhere the flower and a little on the right side of the Happy Birthday to you circle sentiment Greeting Tab.

And it was done! A2 size. I love this green plaid! It looks like the green outside right now! We’ve had lots of rain so everything is growing beautifully!

Linking to some card challenge blogs…

Double D – Pretty Florals For Mom

Triple B May 2024 – Blossom

Four Season May 2024 – Spring

Tic Tac Toe – diagonal Flower Free Die Cuts

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Feminine

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a glorious weekend and I’ll be back next week!

Take a LOOK! Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it! Happy cardmaking!

Check out the SALE page at Starlitstudio!!! Page 2 starts the Memory Box dies… awesome deals and steals! HERE!

Memory Box – ST010 Happy Birthday… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94795 Gladiola Blossom… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1028 Glimmering… [ STR ]
Memory Box – PP1025 Anemone Plaid 6×6… [ STR ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Mini… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending Brushes [ SBC \| SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Scor-Tape [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Nordic Flower Pots and Stems with Nordic Flower Heads Card…

April 25, 2024April 24, 2024 Pam Sparks5 Comments

I’m off on this color scheme again! Such a terra cotta pot girl! lol Poppystamps Nordic series for Spring was fun to create with. I used some scraps and the plaid from a previous release to make this A2 size card.

Nordic Flower Pots and Stems die, Nordic Flower Heads die and Nordic Bird Bunch die, all from poppystamps.

It’s hard to see in my photos but I die cut the Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Plate in the kraft rectangle panel. You can see it much better holding it in your hand!

I used the Happy Birthday in the poppystamps Birthday Banners stamp and die set.

The plaid strip is from the Memory Box 6×6 Anemone Plaid paper pad.

The kraft cardstock is from Hobby Lobby and the white cardbase is Neenah.

I inked everything with a little Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool. A little Copic coloring on some of the floral pieces.

The Nordic Flower Heads and Bird Bunch dies have a lot of options! Very fun… I went a little country but I’m anxious to see what everyone else does with them!

I’m a little sidetracked right now. I’ve been making bread again but just a couple weeks ago started sourdough! Any bread bakers out there that read my blog? hehe It’s fun and yummy! I want to try English Muffins and Bagels!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Poppystamps – 2612 Nordic Flower Pots… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2603 Nordic Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2601 Nordic Bird Bunch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CB514 Birthday Banners… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1025 Anemone Plaid 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Easel · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Corner Shoppe Pop Up Easel Set Card…

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! poppystamps has created another easel card design so we can make interactive cards easily! The Corner Shoppe Set is so cute and creates dimension sure to thrill the receiver! I went ahead and made it a birthday card with the New poppystamps Birthday Banners set too!

I think the birthday message is loud and clear! lol Light a Candle banner acts as a stopper….doesn’t take much to make it stand upright.

I just used cardstock from the new Memory Box cardstock pads, I’ll link below. I used a few Distress ink pads to edge the pieces because I just like how that looks sometimes.

I used the super thin mounting tape that I love so well and always link to. The little bit of lift is great but still mails easily for one postage stamp.

For the flowers and greenery in the window box I used the NEW poppystamps Flower and Leaf Sprinkles die. I thought they fit perfectly!

There are some other new dies that coordinate with this release also. So fun for Spring but would easily work into Summer, Fall and even Winter!

Here’s how it fits into an A2 envelope. I would send it in an A6 envelope myself because I like the cards to have a little wiggle room so the corners don’t get a little crinkled.

If you haven’t tried one of the easel sets yet… you should! You can see the other ones by clicking/tapping to the ‘Easel” category over in the sidebar or the bottom if you’re on a phone or iPad.

Linking my easel card to some challenges…

NBUS – never before used stuff!

Paper Craft Crew – PCC566 Fun Fold

Tic Tac Toe #245 Green, die-cut, outdoors

Well have a beautiful April day…raining here but so green! Thankful! Oh now I’m envisioning a little letter sticking out of that mailbox in the door! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Poppystamps – 2623 Corner Shoppe Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2622 Flower and Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB514 Birthday Banners… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Salt Water… [ TE ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]

birch press design · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Family · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Simon Says Stamp · Techniques · Wedding

Birch Press Design Cosmos, Lush Leaves and Wiegela Leaf Tag…

April 16, 2024April 18, 2024 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! A BIG tag for today’s post! Super fun shower for our grandson’s new wife Saturday morning!

She loves to garden so a few of us had fun gifting her gifts for that!

For some reason my camera didn’t blurr out the background for me on this picture so I tried to edit it out. Sorry it’s so bad! This is a dump garden wagon…she loves it! I picked up some plants too and one is an Iceland Poppy. I had to purchase it for her because they honeymooned in Iceland! So fun!

A close up before I hung it on the wagon…

A close up hanging on the wagon.

I used a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp to stamp all over the background of the tag… I’ll link it below.

The tag is an accucut die that you use on the big accucut baby grand machine.

The circle is a NEW die from poppystamps! I’ll link it below.

I’m linking my tag to…

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Make your own background

Here’s a video of the food table…my daughters did the food. It was so good! I moved the camera too fast. Sorry about that. We used my mother in law’s hankies down the center of the table. So fun she had a great collection!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Poppystamps Easel card coming next!

Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it!

Poppystamps – 2609 Scallop Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57528 Large… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57521 Lush… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57515 Wiegela… [ STR \| SSS ]	CZ Design Clear Stamps You Did cz277c… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Picked… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Wild Honey… [ SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Die Piecing · Easter · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring

Birch Press Design Floral Cross Happy Easter Card…

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! A lovely NEW Floral Cross Layer set from Birch Press Design on my mini slimline card today.

I’m so glad to have this set to make a cross card…especially fitting for Easter.

Some green cardstocks, kraft and gold metallic cardstocks for die cutting…no stamps used for this card.

Die cut and glue them up!

I love this size of card…my pictures don’t do it justice. The gold Happy Easter is so pretty too! I used the new Memory Box Happy Easter Curled Script die.

The florals and greens come in the dies in each of the layer dies.

HERE is the Birch Press Design idea book for this release… I love Dave’s cross card in it!

Linking to some card challenges…

NBUS #60 – never before used stuff

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – anything goes

Triple B March 2024 – Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a beautiful Easter season!

Here’s what I used to make this card… Clicking/tapping below on STR takes you to Starlitstudio.net and SSS to Simon Says Stamp

Birch Press Design – 57537 Floral…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – 94731 Happy Easter…

[ STR | SSS ]

Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny

[ STR ]

cards · copics · Die Piecing · Easter · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

Memory Box Hippity Hoppity Bunny Card (Masterpiece)!

March 18, 2024 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! Cute card warning and yes I’m calling it a masterpiece because I hung all the eggs in the trees! A work of heart/art! lol

I had fun but I could’ve made another card in the time it took… this might stay at my house on the mantel! lol

This is such a neat, whimsical rabbit! He’d be cute dancing around in a carrot garden too!

I cut two rows of MB Prairie Grass, mounted the top row with the thin mounting tape I love…

Die cut the New Berry Branches and Leaves and made them trees. I used the eggs from the NEW Hippity Hoppity Bunny die and colored them with Copics! I added the lines to the basket in pencil with a ruler and then went over them with a stylus.

I took the straight sentiments from the NEW poppystamps Spring Banners stamp set and mounted them in the MISTI to stamp on the curve with Distress Archival Peeled Paint ink pad.

I’ll link everything below…

I used the Happy Easter and the included die from the same sentiment set and mounted it with the thin mounting tape also.

A little Copic and color pencil to enhance the bunny/whiskars and oh Gathered Twigs and the mini ink blending tool for the white parts of his body.

I have some more Easter dies to get made up so I’ll be back soon I hope! I can’t take as long on the next cards! lol

Have a great week everybody! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Shopping links to the products I used on my card today!

Clicking/tapping below on STR takes you to Starlitstudio.net, SSS to Simon Says Stamp and SBC to Scrapbook . com

Memory Box – 94728 Hippity Hoppity… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94704 Berry Branches and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2335 Hill and Valley… [ STR ]
Poppystamps – CB515 Spring Banners… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze Pen – White [ BLIC ]
Sakura BLACK GLAZE Gel Pen sk38395 [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Uni-Ball Signo Broad White Gel Pen [ STR ]	Gelly Roll Clear Glaze Pens – pkg of 2 [ STR ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]
Woodware EasyPick Tool by Creative… [ STR ]	Woodware EasyPick Replacement Tips… [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam 1″ 20/Pkg -… [ STR ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine… [ SBC ]	Zig Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]