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Memory Box Christmas!!!!! It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas Card…

Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hello and happy days to you and me!  It’s beginning to look like Christmas here on my blog! YAY!  It’s always challenging to decide what to start with but I guess I felt like coloring because I started with a stamp set and coordinating die first!

Festive Christmas Greetings is the name of this set…

Traditional, traditional, traditional! lol  Red, Green and Gold!  What can I say! lol

I used the NEW Pine Needle Trio die to back the oval, colored piece…

and the NEW poppystamps Scalloped Stitch Frames to set it all off!

I cut the Pine Needle Trio in Taylored Expressions Sweet Basil cardstock…

I stamped and heat embossed the main image and watercolored with Tombox Dual Brush markers and a #4 Silver Black Velvet watercolor brush.  Links below…. Holly – 177 and 249.  Leaves – 126 and 098.  Berries – 847.

The cardbase is Taylored Expressions Cherry Pop cardstock.

I used Neenah Solar White 110# for all the white.

Back to basics!  This is the kind of stamping I did back in 1994 when I started making cards!  Makes me smile… back then we could only wish for punches that weren’t stars, hearts or circles! lol  Now look at all we have!!!

Craft away everyone and I’ll be back with more fabulous from the Memory Box/poppystamps release!  Thank you for clicking over!

Here’s what I used to make this card!

Starlitstudio.net has the release in stock and as always, super, super fast shipping and awesome prices!  Simon Says Stamp has their $5 off code again CZY444 Good Oct 1 – Nov 20

Memory Box – CL5273D Festive…
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Memory Box Clear Stamps FESTIVE…
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Memory Box – 94600 Pine Needle Trio…
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Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch…
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Silver Brush Black Velvet Brush -…
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Tombow Dual Brush Pens and Sets |…
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Bazzill Card Shoppe – Marshmallow
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
TE Premium Cardstock
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Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing…
[ STR | SBC | SSS | BLIC ]
Memory Box RUBY Fairy Sugar Glitter…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Masculine · Memory Box · Summer

Memory Box You Anchor Me Card…

Pam Sparks9 Comments

It’s always fun to have a masculine card in the stash!  Today’s card is the new Memory Box You Anchor Me stamp set and coordinating dies!

I stamped the anchor in TE’s Blue Corn ink, it’s a dark blue….love it!  Not black. hehe  Die cut it with the coordinating die, popped it up on a Memory Box die cut Wrapped Circles die cut, then matted it with a Circle Basics die cut in dark brown. 

I got out the Memory Box End of My Rope set… don’t you love that name?! lol  Decided I liked one, die cut it in white cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. 

Some woodgrain pattern paper…two sentiments stamped in the MISTI in Ranger Coffee Archival Ink from the You Anchor Me set.

Then on the inside, a couple more sentiments.

I die cut the panel with the Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die set. I should’ve stamped one of the little fish (in the set) inside with the words too!

I popped the anchor and rope up with a little 3M foam mounting tape, the 1/16th inch stuff so It’s still CAS and mailable!

Thank you for stopping by and come back!  Christmas is coming soon!  Can’t wait!

Pam

Here’s what I used on this card…

Memory Box – 94546 End of My Rope Set…
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Memory Box – CL5269D You Anchor Me…
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Memory Box Clear Stamps YOU ANCHOR ME…
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Memory Box / Open Studio – 30114…
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Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle…
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Memory Box – 30094 Wrapped Stitch…
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All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Masculine · Memory Box · Poppystamps · sympathy · Thank You · Thinking of You

Memory Box Eucalyptus Collage and Thanks Cursive Script Circle Cards…

Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone!  I have two Clean and Simple (CAS) cards to share with you today!  When I saw this new MB Eucalyptus die I immediately thought it’d be good for sympathy/thinking of you cards, which I never have enough of.

I die cut Eucalyptus Collage in one of the greens from the MB Lush Green 6×6 Cardstock Collection pad. The background paper is from the MB Garden Folly 6×6 pattern paper pad.  I love the little flower with the pink centers behind the collage! The green panel is cut with one of the MB Rectangle Basics die set.

Now that I’m posting this, other ideas come to mind. lol Remember MB Dave’s napkin watercoloring technique and how you add gold to it?!  Yes!  I think touches of gold on simple watercoloring would be so pretty!

I used 3m foam mounting tape to lift the collage panel.  It’s the big roll and not very thick…

I heat embossed the sentiment in white powder with a sentiment from the poppystamps Diamond Sentiments stamp set. A ton of great sentiments in this set.

A2 size card…

My second card is a mini slim size… 3 ½ in. x 6 in.

I was struggling with what to do with this circle die… the first card I made was UGLY! lol  Now I wish I’d taken these pictures with a black background! ugh

Very simple composition.   I die cut MB Thanks Cursive Script Circle and Stained Glass Floral in white, then trimmed out the floral part from the square.

I’m giving the MB new Banner Sentiment Trio die set a work out this release!  I die cut the middle size, folded it in half and stapled it onto the circle.

Then I stapled on the floral die cut.  The Tim Holtz mini stapler at work again!

It’s a sweet, cute card IRL!  I suppose I should’ve tried a third time to get better pictures! ha.  It’s been one of those picture weeks… I can always tell when the season is changing!  I’ll quit whining and finish up! lol

Thank you for stopping by today!  ‘preciate it!

Products I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – 94524 Eucalyptus Collage…
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Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086…
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Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
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Poppy Stamps DIAMOND SENTIMENTS Clear…
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Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps DIAMOND…
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Memory Box – PP1005 Garden Folly 6×6…
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Memory Box – 94516 Thanks Cursive…
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Memory Box – 94478 Stained Glass…
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Memory Box – 94580 Banner Sentiment…
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My Favorite Things BLACK AND WHITE…
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER…
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS | STR ]

 

All Occasion · cards · copics · Memory Box · No Outline Coloring · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp Memory Box Exclusive Stamp and Die Set…

Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone!  It’s a busy, busy time with tons of new stuff this month at Simon Says Stamp!  I have a card to share today I made with the new Memory Box Exclusive clear stamp set , True Friend.

I stamped the main floral image from the set with Distress Anitque Linen ink and no line colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  Y11, 13, 15, 18 and YG11, 13, 17.  If you haven’t tried no line coloring yet, this would be a great set to start out with! 

Here’s a picture of it just colored and before I cut out the innards. lol

I die cut the brown card panel from the Memory Box Garland Stripes and Dots 6×6 paper pad with Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles.

I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Banner die with a yellow from the Memory Box Sunny Orange 6×6 cardstock pad.

I was surprised how easy it was to color!  It reminded me of coneflowers so that’s what I went with.

Here’s a picture of the set and the coordinating die…

I love it!  I’m going to have to order the die set! It looks like it cuts out the white between the flowers!  I love the sentiments too.

It’s Simon Says Stamp 12th Anniversary of STAMPtember!  There’s a big SSS release and collaborations with different companies all month!  So check in often and order quick because they do go fast!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I love hearing from you!

Shopping links to what I used on my card today…

Memory Box TRUE FRIEND Stamptember…
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Memory Box TRUE FRIEND Stamptember…
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Simon Says Stamp BASIC BANNERS Wafer…
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Memory Box WRAPPED STITCH RECTANGLES…
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE…
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copic sketch markers at Simon Says…
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Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER 6×7…
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Memory Box SUNNY ORANGE 6×6 Paper…
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Memory Box COTTAGE STRIPES AND DOTS…
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All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Poppystamps · Slimline · Summer

poppystamps Whittle Dies Series Day Two…

Pam Sparks8 Comments

Welcome back to the 2nd day of Whittle cuteness!  My first card today I decided to make a slimline card and use the NEW Memory Box Twiggy Alphabet too!

I used one of the pattern papers from the pretty Memory Box Spring Plaid Slim pad and two Memory Box 6×6 cardstock pads, Ocean Blue and Fresh Aqua for the die cut letters.

Then I proceeded to create a little scene below with Whittle Dies…

So cute!  I die cut Memory Box cardstock 6×6 paper pads again using Sunny Orange, Berry Red, Earth Neutral and Lush Green.  The background/sky/water is from Fresh Aqua.

Nothing hard, I didn’t even do any inking on these die cut pieces!  Stayed with the clean look.  A little white gel pen at the end.

Next up…moo…bleat! Look at these fun sentiments! poppystamps Whittle Wild Animal Sentiments.

I hope you laughed outloud! hahahahahaha  I made one barn… cut it in half and made two mini slim cards!

Look at this cutie goat!  It’s so encouraging! lol

I die cut the Whittle Goat in white Neenah Classic Crest and using my TE gray blending brush for oxides,  I just went around it with the brush, no added ink. Then I colored the nose and ears with a pink Copic.  This was my third try at coloring the goat. I liked it the best.

I did some cloud inking… die cut and colored a fence…die cut some grass and the sun.

Next card….maybe I should stamp, “You’re Kind Of A Big Deal” on the inside! Actually it would work for both cards! lol  Same sentiment stamp set.

Here I colored the cow the same way as I did the goat, with the TE blending brush I have reserved for Oxide inks in brown. I just used the dirty brush, no added ink.

I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder on TE Oreo cardstock.

I think she’s barn with it…don’t you?! ❤

Well happy barn day and week to you!

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope you enjoyed my cards!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Poppystamps – 2216 Whittle Palm Tree…
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Poppystamps – 2372 Whittle Flamingo…
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Poppystamps – 2219 Whittle Mounds…
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Poppy Stamps WHITTLE CLOUDS Craft Die…
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Poppystamps – 2418 Whittle Sunshine…
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Memory Box – 94581 Twiggy Alphabet…
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Memory Box – 94556 Slim Basic…
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Memory Box – PP1015S Spring Plaid Slim
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Poppystamps – 2342 Little Bit of Turf…
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Poppystamps – 2441 Whittle Goat craft…
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Poppystamps – 2449 Whittle Cow craft die
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Poppystamps – 2443 Country Barn Pop…
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Poppystamps – 2380 Word Balloons…
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Memory Box – 94580 Banner Sentiment…
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Poppystamps – 2351 Cottage Picket…
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Poppystamps – CL500 Whittle Wild…
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Memory Box – SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack
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Memory Box – SP1005 Ocean Blue 6×6 pack
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Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack
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Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
TE Blender Brushes
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TE Premium Cardstock
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Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537
[ SSS ]