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Birch Press Design Piped Icing Star Merry Christmas Slimline Card…

Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! Getting festive here on the blog today!  I love this folky Christmas ‘look’!  I’ve never been a cookie decorator but now I can with paper! lol

Die cut the star in TE Toffee Cardstock and ink with Vintage Photo. Die cut the icing in white and copic color the star center border.

Same idea with the new BPD Handwritten Merry Christmas and Outline.

I added holly leaves and berries from the new BPD Herbarium Plate Layer A.  TE Cherry Pop and Sweet Basil cardstocks inked with Vintage Photo ink also.

hmmm…now I’m looking at it and wondering if it needed some fairy glitter glue highlights?! lol

I used the thin mounting tape that I love so well to mount everything to the Cherry Pop panel.

I’m linking to some Christmas Challenge blogs…

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

I hope you get some time for cardmaking this week!  It brings me JOY especially this time of year! Getting festive!

Thank you for stopping by.  I always love hearing from you! 

Here’s the products I used to make this card… click on the letters in the brackets to see.

Birch Press Design – 57454 Piped…
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Birch Press Design – 57478…
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Birch Press Design – 57458 Herbarium…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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TE Premium Cardstock
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Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
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Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Big Shot Switch…
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Grafix Essentials Artist-Tac Dot…
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Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll…
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All Occasion · cards · Christmas · copics · Fall · Memory Box · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · Winter

Simon Says Stamp/Memory Box STAMPtember Collaboration!

Pam Sparks8 Comments

Welcome to my blog, it’s that time of year! STAMPtember at Simon Says Stamp and a collaboration with Memory Box! I have two cards to share…

The stamp set has beautiful botanical images and sentiments! I hope you will love it too!

Beautiful images to color!  I used Copic Sketch Markers for my cards today. G21, 24, 28, 29 for the greens. R24, 37, 39 for the berries.

There’s a coordinating die for the set also.  I didn’t have it so I used my scan n cut to cut it out.

I always love coloring the reds and greens for Christmas.

I stamped the sentiment with the MISTI and Ranger Archival Black Ink. These stamps stamp beautifully!

Both of my cards are A2 size.

The next card is an Autumn card…

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers again.  I loved coloring these images… very easy open spaces which would work with all coloring mediums. E11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19 for the flower.  YG91, 93, 95, 97 for the leaves. YR02, YR18, E07 for the berries.

I’ll link up below the other products I used on these two cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you click away, be sure to come back and click through my link again and I’ll get credit at no expense to you!  I appreciate it so much!

Enjoy STAMPtember!

Here’s the products I used on these two cards…

Memory Box STAMPtember Exclusive…
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Memory Box STAMPtember Exclusive…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full…
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Tsukineko Memento Ink Pad RICH COCOA…
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copic sketch markers at Simon Says…
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Simon Says Stamp FRAMES Wafer Dies…
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Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK…
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Memory Box CLEAR Fairy Jewels jwl001
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Memory Box PINPOINT LEAF PLATE Craft…
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Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING…
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Memory Box AUTUMN Fairy Jewels jwl004
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MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0…
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Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two…
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Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE…
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birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Birch Press Design Adornment Santa Card…

Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone!  It’s looking a little festive here today!  A super cute Santa in classic Memory Box style!  I love it!

This is the NEW Adornment Santa die from Birch Press Design.  Die cuts in white, a flesh color and red cardstocks.

I added a couple dies that aren’t available anymore, the holly and the postage frame.  I know we all have a collection though! hoho

Be Merry is heat embossed with white embossing powder and this sentiment from the BPD Contempo Christmas Greetings. There is a circle surrounding it but I didn’t ink it.

HOHOHO is from Poppystamps Marzipan Alphabet die set.

My plaid pattern paper is from Dashing Holiday Memory Box 6×6 paper pad.

My card turned out 4 ½ in x 6 ½ inches so it will fit in an A7 envelope and post for one forever postage stamp!

So happy with this card!  Yay!  I hope you like it too!

Tomorrow night at midnight EST, I’ll have a Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember post with a collaboration!  You can guess with who! lol

talk to you again soon!

Here’s what I used for this card…

Birch Press Design – 57482 Adornment…
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Poppystamps – CB504 Marzipan Alphabet…
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Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo…
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Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537
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New MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most…
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Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp…
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Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Big Shot Switch…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Flowers · Get Well · Gina K Designs · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · Thinking of You

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Blog Party!

Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi everyone!  I have some cards to post using the NEW for STAMPtember sentiment set called ‘Extra Talkative’.  So many sentiments in the set I ended up with five cards!  This is a big set with dies to match but I didn’t get the dies to use.  You’ll see how beautifully they ink up and stamp!

Here’s my first card…

I made three Mini Slimline cards and two A2 size cards…

What great words of encouragement!  Everyone can use that now and then!  I’m sending this one to myself! lol

Besides the Extra Talkative set I used two new sets from Memory Box.  Leafy Branch Oval and Fanciful Fall Leaves.

 

Next up…

How cute is this ‘Hi.’! So cute!  I cut some strips with a Waffleflower die, stamped four sentiments from the set on each strip with matching ink. ATG to the card…thin mounting tape to mount the HI circle.

Next…

Another CAS card.  Here I used a Gina K Designs die set, Botanical Duo.  I cut it in white and inked it with regular Distress Inks and ink blending brushes.  Scrap paper to protect each part from the other color.

I stamped the sentiment in the MISTI…taped on another one of those strips, I cut too many, tied on the thin Mayarts twine and it was done!

Now for the two A2 size cards…

Brayering Kaleidacolor ink pad colors onto Hammermill Color Copy 100# cardstock.  I love how this cardstock keeps the color vibrant!

The Botanical Duo die in Glossy Black cardstock and two sentiments from the set again.

Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die for the brayered white panel.

Next…

More encouragement from this card! These sentiments stamped so beautifully.  I used Ranger Archival Black ink.  It’s my favorite for stamping black sentiments.  I used the MISTI also.

I added a few black enamel dots on the berries… just enough to make it a little ‘extra’!

Just reading these cards is helping put the smile back on my face today!  Hope it’s an encouragement to you also!

Here’s a special code from SSS for an ‘extra’ to put a smile on your face today too! I’ll list the clickable links to the other products I used at the bottom of this post… Have fun shopping and if you click to another blog but want to shop through my links, just come back and click through one of my links again and it will track to me.  You know I appreciate it and wish I knew who to send thank yous too!

Have a wonderful extended weekend!  We always try to get something done around the house cuz…it’s Labor Day. ha! lol

Thank you so much for visiting my blog…talk to you again soon!

Clickable shopping links to the NEW release and below, what I used on these cards…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies EXTRA…
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Simon Says Clear Stamps EXTRA…
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Poppy Stamps LEAFY BRANCH OVAL Die 2491
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Poppy Stamps FANCIFUL FALL LEAVES Die…
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Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK…
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MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0…
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GATHERED…
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Simon Says Stamp DETAIL ROUND…
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Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET…
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEELED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPICED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WILD HONEY…
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May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap…
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Waffle Flower VERTICAL STRIPES Die…
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Memory Box STITCHED CIRCLE LAYERS…
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Gina K Designs BOTANICAL DUO Dies…
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Tim Holtz MEDIUM Distress Brayer…
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Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY 8.5×11 Paper…
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Doodlebug BEETLE BLACK GLITTER…
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Memory Box WRAPPED STITCH RECTANGLES…
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Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
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cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Memory Box · Poppystamps

NEW poppystamps Harvest Oval Frame and Fanciful Fall Leaves Card…

Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! Are you thinking of Fall colors these days?  Is this you?  There’s something about every season that I love but Christmas is my fave.  I truly miss the Summer nights when it’s light until almost ten though!

I started with a die cut A2 size piece of Canson Bristol from their orange pad.  Using ink blending brushes and regular Distress Ink pads I started with Peeled Paint at the bottom, added a little Forest Moss, then moved to Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge, then the top is Wild Honey!

Yes there is a pattern.  I took an old Memory Box stencil, Raymelle #88541, but any stencil would work,  laid it over my inked panel and with a wet paper towel I dabbed off the color through the stencil.  I LOVE it!  I kept it very subtle…didn’t take off much ink really.

I die cut the NEW Harvest Oval Frame four times from natural color cardstock and glued them together instead of using foam tape this time.  Glued them directly to the inked card panel

I die cut the leaves and acorns from the NEW Fanciful Fall Leaves die in the same Bristol cardstock and inked with the same ink pads that I did the card panel.

I forgot to say that I heat set the ink blended panel with my heat tool and heat embossed the sentiment with Ranger Super Fine Gold embossing powder before I glued on the oval.

The sentiment is from the Memory Box Harvest Love and Kindness clear stamp set.  I inked it with Black pigment ink because I get a sharper image using black then using clear ink, in the MISTI so I could do it over and over a few times so I get a good coating but I don’t squish it to death when I’m stamping it. I have a press tool that our grandson 3D printed for me… I really like having it.  I know there are several out there on the market.

I think that’s it! This would be an easy card to make multiples of.

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you’re enjoying the new releases from Memory Box, poppystamps and Birch Press Design!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2492 Harvest Oval Frame…
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Poppystamps – 2493 Fanciful Fall…
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Memory Box – CL5262-D Harvest Love…
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Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing…
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Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086…
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Canson XL BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12 Paper…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink…
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WILD HONEY…
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Bazzill Card Shoppe – Butter Mints
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Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Big Shot Switch…
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