Memory Box and poppystamps Delicate Holly Frame, Fresh Pine Landscape and Ardmore House…

July 21, 2016August 2, 2016 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hi everyone! What color is your front door? Mine is boring but this Mustard Distress ink colored one is so inviting! lol I die cut in white card-stock and colored the dies and background with Distress inks and the ink blending tools.

Merry Christmas is from the Christmas Botanicals stamp set.

I am having so much fun creating with this new release! I wish I could show you everything! I have a lot to share though so keep watching! hehe

Soon… after classes I’ll be able to post the six cards the gals will make in the classes coming up August 6th at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, IA and the weekend of August 19th at Crafter’s Haven in Minneapolis, MN. I’d love to meet you if you’re anywhere near these stores!!!

This is an A2 size card…
die cut the Fresh Pine Landscape in white, ink with Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint Distress inks and the ink blending tool…
die cut the Ardmore House in white, ink with Festive Berries, Tumbled Glass and Mustard Distress inks and the ink blending tool…
stamp the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink and the MISTI…
die cut the Delicate Holly Frame from white card-stock…

Linking up to some challenges…

Addicted To Stamps and more – Holiday

The Christmas Challenge – just punched or die cut, not stamped

AAA Cards Challenge – One Stash Favorite (dies)

Christmas Card Challenges – color challenge

my card made the top three! Thank you CCC!

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – Summer Link up

I think that’s it! Holler if you have any questions. Always love hearing from you! Thanks for stopping by!

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps

Memory Box NEW Gift Wrapped Poinsettia two ways…

July 13, 2016August 16, 2016 Pam Sparks44 Comments

Hi everyone! You know me…I have to make at least one glossy black, metallic gold and silver poinsettia card each holiday season!

Today I’m using the new Memory Box Gift Wrapped Poinsettia die, the new Memory Box Poinsettia Flourish die and the sentiment from the new poppystamps Christmas Greetings clear stamp set. I love this sentiment set!

Same dies but different orientation… I added a rectangle tag using the Memory Box Open Studio Tag You’re It Rectangles die set, stamping the sentiment in the center from the same poppystamps Christmas Greetings clear stamp set.

To back the tag (hold the center piece in place) I glued it to the same size shape cut from the Memory Box Open Studio Rectangle Layers die set.

Some black gems on the first card and little red pearls on the second.

Linking my cards to some challenges…

Stamp Ink Paper – Christmas in July

Happy Little Stamper – Anything Goes with Dies

Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday – use wafter thin dies or stencils

Muse Christmas Visions – poinsettia was my inspiration

Happy Little Stamper July Christmas Challenge – Gold

My card is a winner! Thank you ladies!

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – Summer Link up

Classes coming up! I’ll be at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, IA for two classes on August 6th… and at Crafter’s Haven in MLPS, MN the weekend of August 19th and 20th. It’s gonna be fun!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Keep cool!

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Winter Scene from the NEW Holiday Release!

July 6, 2016July 23, 2016 Pam Sparks27 Comments

So excited to start sharing some cards with the new Memory Box and poppystamps release!

Today’s card features some new Memory Box dies…so pretty! I die cut the following in white cardstock…

New Fresh Pine Landscape, Forest Clearing Oval Frame, Standing Deer Oval Frame and Snowflake Oval Frame.

I die cut a matching size oval from the Studio Oval Layers in white cardstock and inked it with Tumbled Glass Distress ink and the ink blending tool. I used the rectangle size tool this time… I just like how it covers a larger area. You will also need to cut the Fresh Pine Landscape with the same oval layer die.

I die cut a Stitched Oval Layers die a size larger than the other ovals for the first layer adhered to the A2 card base. Then it’s just a matter of layering everything else on top! I did use cut up mounting squares for the Fresh Pine Landscape layer…it just adds beautiful dimension.

Linking up to…

Freshly Made Sketches 244

The Paper Players – Christmas in July

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – Summer Link up

I sure wish I could’ve captured the beauty of this card with my photo. I tried and tried and tried some more! I finally gave up… dreary here today.

So many gorgeous dies and stamps in this release! I’m in love with all the trees and well, everything! I have other cards started and I’m working on cards for classes too.

Holler if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back tomorrow with cards for Taylored Expressions! Their retirement sale starts tomorrow!

Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Embedded Die Cuts · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Summer · Techniques

poppystamps Weeping Willow three ways…

July 2, 2016July 8, 2016 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share some cards that I came up with after playing around with the poppystamps Weeping Willow dies. This first one is using my Embedded dies technique…HERE’S the video for how to do it.

This die has more waste to remove than the die I used in the video but I love how it turns out. My pictures don’t do it justice…rainy day…

Use the release paper from the Scor-tape to hold the cut in the die while you’re removing the little waste pieces…

Linking to the Seize the Birthday Challenge – Birds, Bees or Butterflies

The next picture is an iPhone photo and before I added the bird but I like how it shows the detail when it’s laying flat.

The happy birthday sentiment is from the Ornamental Butterflies stamp set. A simple but elegant look.

For this Happy Summer card, I used both the poppystamps Weeping Willow dies, the Memory Box Summerville Landscape die and the sentiment from the poppystamps Flower Patch stamp set.

And the last one for today…

The Weeping Willow die again, the butterflies from the Ornamental Butterflies stamp set and the Fancy Hello die.

The pattern paper is an old Memory Box pattern that isn’t available anymore. Sorry about that. I just thought I’d have a try at using a pattern paper for a change! lol

I’ll add some links below… Happy 4th of July weekend and thanks for taking the time to stop by and look!

p.s. Memory Box and poppystamps Christmas cards coming soon. Working on cards for classes but I’ll make some to share here too!

Supplies…

Birthday · cards · CAS · Lawn Fawn · Memory Box · Printworks · rubber stamps · Summer · Watercolor

Printworks Winston, Peeking Cats and Calories!

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hi everyone! I know, I know…I forgot to warn you… get your sunglasses! lol Meet Winston from Printworks Collection, so cute! I did all the painting here with Zig Clean Color Brush Paint Pens….some distress inks sponged on for the yellow and green.

I also used the new Garden Tulips stamp , The Good Earth stamp and Sunshine Flowers stamp.

Next up…the adorable Peeking Cats stamp and Friends Are the Sunshine stamp.

Watercolored with Zig Clean Color Brush Paint Pens…a Memory Box Postage Layers Rectangle die and some washi tape a long the bottom of the card.

You HAVE to love this sentiment! Isn’t it the cutest?! This is a new stamp, Calories Fall Out. Oh, there’s that washi tape again! lol I used the Large Cupcake stamp and colored with Zig Clean Color Brush Paint Pens and Heart Sprinkles from Doodlebug.

Distress ink background and to get the distressed look to the paper, just pounce a piece of tape around in places and it ages it. A fun pretty much one layer card!

Hope I made you smile! Thanks so much for stopping by today! ‘preciate it! TTUL!

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