Memory Box Watchful Bird and More Card….

August 23, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Another joy topped Christmas card to share today! I LOVE this NEW Watchful Bird! He fit right down in with some NEW Pine Branches and New Festive Holly dies!

Layered on top of the NEW Pinecone and Berries 3D Embossing Folder with natural linen cardstock, then the NEW Wavy Sheet Music die cut in black glossy cardstock.

Bello Joy is a NEW die also….die cut in two colors and with scor-tape on the back, layer in the letters…so much easier than gluing! For the color here, I inked a piece of natural linen the same way I colored the bird’s back and die cut it.

A little bit of Gathered Twigs Distress Ink blended on with the mini blending tool. It’s always out on my desk! hehe

I die cut the bird all in natural linen cardstock, then ink blended on color using my brushes that already had ink in them. My regular distress red brush, then my oxide distress red brush, then a light brushing with my brown oxide brush. No rhyme nor reason except for not wanting dark. The head is solid Gathered Twigs regular distress with the mini ink blending tool. The body lightly inked with the same.

Greenery die cut with the back two greens in the Memory Box Greenery Cardstock 6×6 pack and Earth Neutral 6×6 pack. I inked the edges with Rustic Wilderness distress and a mini ink blending tool. Red for berries was a scrap.

I enjoyed creating this card! Music is such a big part of the Christmas season for me. I always love greenery!

This is an A2 size card. I didn’t trim off the holly this time. I normally mail in an A6 size envelope so it will fit ok like this. You could easy trim it off though!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! Links below if I’ve inspired you to get busy on Christmas cards. hoho I’m trying to keep mine pretty flat-ish. Sad the PO isn’t as card friendly as it used to be.

ok – ttul!

Shop til you drop!

STR – starlitstudio.net, SSS – Simon Says Stamp, SBC – Scrapbook .com

Memory Box – 94804 Watchful Bird… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94809 Wavy Sheet Music… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94817 Pine Branches… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94801 Festive Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94763 Bello Joy craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1043 Pinecones and… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Frosted Lantern, Pinecone Duo Card…

August 13, 2024August 14, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hello and good Tuesday to you! Here I am back to share more Christmas inspiration today! When I opened this NEW Memory Box paper pad and saw this plaid…swoon! Then this foiled snowflake in the other NEW pad! So much to love about these new 6×6 pads!

I started die cutting after I had a bit of a plan. Using the A2 Rectangle Frames Die set I cut the papers. I layered the smaller on the larger with the thin mounting tape I love!

I found some matching cardstock (matches better in real life) in the Lagoon and Greenery 6×6 cardstock pads from Memory Box. I heat embossed the sentiment from the NEW Holiday Wishes stamp set. There are two coordinating dies for two of the sentiments included in the set! This is a neat set…sentiments for the front of the card and more sentiments for the inside! I stamped one on the inside but I forgot to take a picture of it! ugh. Go look at the set… I used It’s the most wonderful time of the year on the inside. You can imagine it stamped in black on the white cardbase. lol

I used Bazzill Gold foil cardstock to cut the lantern. I also cut it in white and kept the pieces in place with scor-tape on the back so I could have an ink blended background. I used Iced Spruce Distress Oxide to ink the white. I was happy with the match!

I die cut the NEW Pinecone Duo die twice from a darker green in the Greenery pad.

The pinecones are die cut from a piece of distress ink refill watercolored watercolor paper! I love the variation in color in these watercolor pieces. HERE‘s the video on creating these pieces…

The candle is colored with Copics.

An A2 size card, not too thick and ready to mail!

Linking to some Christmas Card Challenges…

Peace on Earth Christmas #69 – anything goes Christmas

Krafty Chicks #728 Christmas

NBUS (never before used schtuff) #65

Love Those Pretty Papers August – pretty papers (optional Summertime)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I know it’s been days since I posted. I have good intentions but life happens. I won’t go into it! ugh. I have a lot of Christmas inspiration to share and hopefully some birthday in the mix too!

I’ll be back soon!

Here’s the products I used to make this shiny, bright card! 🙂

Memory Box – 94800 Frosted Lantern… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94802 Pinecone Duo craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5286D Holiday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1031 Yuletide Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1032 Yuletide Cheer… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Spellbinders – Vivant Finn Cord -… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Switch Plus Machine… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – set of 2 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Iced… [ SSS ]	Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]
Rainbow Splash Small Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9×12 140lb… [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor… [ BLIC ]	Gold Taklon Oval Mop Paint Brush \|… [ HBL ]	distress ink reinkers [ SBC \| SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Winter

New Birch Press Design and Memory Box…

July 24, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi friends and cardmakers! It’s that time of year! So exciting! Lots of Christmas coming your way from Memory Box, Birch Press Design and poppystamps!

I started by die cutting the NEW BPD Classic Poinsettia Contour Layers and gluing it together. I used some of the my watercolor papers to die cut the poinsettia and foliage.

I followed a video by Jill from Penny Black to make the watercolored panels that I die cut and used for the panels. Video HERE.

I used the NEW Memory Box Fringed, Scalloped Frame die for the vintage light brown panel. I used the thin mounting tape that I love to adhere it to the red background panel.

I die cut foliage from two more NEW BPD dies, Holly Sprig Contour Layers and Tiny Berries and Leaves Contour Layers.

I love the holly, pine branches and sticks. Although I’m not sure they’re supposed to be sticks! lol

I chose to use the NEW BPD Peace Love Joy Confection Script die for the sentiment on this card. I love the fine line and I know you’re thinking ugh about gluing it but you don’t have to! The way it die cuts, the fine script fits back into the panel and you can just put little pieces of tape on the back to hold it in place, then glue it to the shadow die cut. Here’s a picture that might help you see what I mean.

On the inside I used the NEW Memory Box Holiday Wishes stamp set. Lots of great sentiments in this set! And it comes with two dies to cut out the Sending Warmest Wishes and North Pole stamps.

I cut out some extra holly leaves from the scraps of my watercolored papers, in case I needed them around the poinsettia. I didn’t so I glued them on the inside with the sentiment. I stamped in Archival Potting Soil ink.

I have plenty of photos this time so I’ll just stick them in here.

It’s no surprise that I started the Christmas cardmaking season with the Poinsettia and greenery. I do love these colors and the vintage look!

This is an A2 size card…holler if you have any questions! I’m sure I forgot something!

I’m linking to some challenges…

Color Hues #91 – Red and Green

Merry Little Christmas #57 – Anything Christmas Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas #68 – Anything Christmas Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Beautiful Blooms

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used to make this card… click on the abbreviations to go to a store to see them! Simon Says Stamp $5 off coupon code is ‘leap24’

Birch Press Design – 57557 Classic… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57543 Peace Love… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57559 Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57518 Tiny… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94842 Fringed Scalloped… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5286D Holiday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Holiday Wishes Clear… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Rustic… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Lumberjack… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Gathered… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Gathered Twigs Ink… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Potting… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Summer · Thank You

Memory Box Canyon Butterflies Card…

July 11, 2024 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! Still in CAS mode…but let’s try black! I die cut the butterflies and the NEW Thank You Breezy Script from some brayered cardstock. That was brave of me! lol

Remember the Kaleidacolor ink pads from Tsukineko? Scroll through them HERE. I have a bunch of them and I made a bunch of these backgrounds a couple years ago. I didn’t write on the backs what pad I used though! Just use any of them. They all turn out wonderful!

This is the one I used for the butterflies and the sentiment.

I die cut the black rectangle for the front with the Memory Box A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set.

I die cut the Thank You Breezy Script Shadow die in the black panel. You’ll need a piece of black behind it when you mount it to your card.

I mounted the panel to the white A2 cardbase with the thin mounting tape I love so much! I use a non stick scissors to cut it…it’s sticky!

Glue the butterflies together…glue the sentiment into the opening created by die cutting the sentiment shadow die.

I added a couple gems to the butterfly from the Memory Box Bright set.

I wish you could see it in person… Black is always striking but photographing with either kind of light washes it out!

That’s it! Holler if you have any questions! Go and get inky! lol

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this CAS card…

Memory Box – 94835 Canyon Butterflies… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94780 Thank You Breezy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – 3.31 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Masculine · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Summer

poppystamps Whittle Tropical Gator Kit Card…

July 4, 2024July 3, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Surprise! Now I’m wishing I’d thought to make the bow and hoop red! lol Happy Fourth of July friends and cardmakers!

Such cute critters from poppystamps and everything you need to make this card or another version in the kit!

Personality indeed! They’re having a Summer good time!

I colored the die cuts with Copic Sketch Markers after I die cut them in Hammermill Color Copy 100# cardstock.

Branches – YG17, YG 67 and G99

Tree Trunks – E43, E44 and E47

Splash – B000, B00, B01 and B02

Bow and hoop – RV02 and inked a little bit with my dirty pink oxide ink blending brush

Tie – B05 and BG09

Umbrella – N2, 3, 4, 5

Gators – YG21, YG23 and inked a little bit with my dirty green oxide ink blending brush

I kept it clean and simple by just mounting the colored die cuts onto an A2 size Neenah Solar White 110# cardbase that I inked with a little bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

Small pieces of the thin mounting tape behind the pieces and placed similar to the picture on the envelope of the kit packaging.

So cute and easy to do! Aren’t the teeth fun?! lol

Have a beautiful holiday rest of the week and enjoy the fireworks if you can stay up late enough! haha!

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this gator card…

Poppystamps – KT001 Whittle Tropical… [ STR \| SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]