Memory Box Harrington Butterflies and more…

June 16, 2016June 23, 2016 Pam Sparks26 Comments

So happy with how soft and sweet this card turned out. Sometimes you just need a soft, sweet, thinking of you card.

I die cut the Harrington Butterflies die in black cardstock and in watercolor cardstock.

To get the solid butterfly and body parts, I used the Asti Butterfly Wings die. (body cut in black) The Asti Butterfly Wings die cut stays attached to the card at the body but you can easily clip them out or cut them in a piece of cardstock, positioning it each time so that it comes out directly in the negative space left from cutting out the Harrington Butterflies. (do the die cut template thing) I know, I should make a video of it! hehe

On the Memory Box Co. website it says the Harrington Butterflies die works with the Darla Butterfly die.

I love how this card turned out. A little Distress ink watercoloring…Tumbled Glass on the base panel, Squeezed Lemonade and Picked Raspberry on the butterfly wings. Where the two meet, it kinda makes an orangish/coral like color.

The sentiment is from the Springtime Bunnies stamp set. I glued on 3 Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins.

The next card is the same Harrington Butterflies die combined with a few others.

I started building on an A2 kraft color card-base, added a 4.25 in. x 5.5 in. white panel that I die cut with the Zimmer Oval Background die, topped with the Calla Oval Wreath die and Harrington Butterflies die. I used the Asti Butterfly Wings die again cut in watercolor and black cardstock.

This time I watercolored the butterfly wings with Picked Raspberry and Shaded Lilac Distress inks and a waterbrush. I sprayed out some pearl shimmer spray on my craft mat and painted it on the wings after the watercoloring dried. Carefully because it will remove color.

I die cut the Calla Oval Wreath in white cardstock, left the cut in the die and embossed it through the Big Shot. Leaving the cut oval in the die still, I turned it over to the back side of the die and added Distress inks through the holes in the die, coloring the flowers.

I embossed the sentiment from the Ornamental Butterflies Stamp set on vellum with Versamark ink and Detail White Embossing powder. I added some baby pearls to the flower centers. A flower garden! lol

Linking both my cards to some challenges…

Dies R Us Challenge – Butterflies

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge – stamping + die cuts + your choice

Thanks for stopping by today! It was fun to work with some Memory Box/poppystamps products again. More to come…

cards · copics · Memory Box

Memory Box Bumblebee Daydreams

June 8, 2016June 12, 2016 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! I took a couple hours the other day to play with this NEW Bumblebee Daydreams stamp set from Memory Box. There is a die set to match here but for some crazy reason, I didn’t use it this time! I know…shocking! lol I did use the Stitched Square Layers die though!

I have to tell you that it was really fun to stamp the honeycomb and then stamp in the little hearts here and there…so happy when there are so many extras in a stamp set! and yes, I stamped them right over the yellow ink.

I used the new TE dye and hybrid inks for stamping, then colored with Copics. (RV11, 13, 14, 17, 19, YG13, 17 and Y15) The yellow background is the TE Lemon Meringue dye ink…so pretty and I don’t like yellow! So if I like it, you know it’s good! hehe

The little white dots are this fabulous white pen that Cindy carries, HERE…

Linking up to Challenges…

Addicted to Stamps and more – make your mark

Craft Stamper – Let’s Get Inky

Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll be back tomorrow with the Taylored Expressions June release cards. Two of them anyway! hehe Talk to you then!

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Simon Says Stamp · Techniques · Winter

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge…

May 13, 2016May 14, 2016 Pam Sparks39 Comments

Hello stamping friends! So many fun challenges right now. I just had to jump in for the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge this week, woodgrain, kraft and white. YES! I have to admit, it was hard not to use red and black too though! lol

I’m also linking to…

Happy Little Stampers new challenge – Anything Goes with Dies

SSSflickrchallenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Emboss it

Craft Stamper, Take it Make it Challenge – Anything Goes

I used SSS dies and stamps on this one with the exception of the woodgrain being from Lawn Fawn and the banner from MFT. I will put links below if you want to know the exact products.

I stamped with the MISTI on the banner and embossed with Versamark and detail white embossing powder. I did use the anti static powder first too…that especially helps with the fine, detail powders.

I edged everything with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

I have a second card too! This was actually the first card I made for the challenge. lol I couldn’t stop with just one!

Here I used Memory Box and poppystamps dies. I inlaid the circle snowflake die and the center hanging snowflake dies. So, I’m linking up to a couple challenges for inlaying and also…

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – woodgrain, kraft and white

AAA Cards Challenge – Inlaid die cutting

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge – Inlaid die cutting

Both of my cards today are A2 size and top folding. I added some glitter domes and clear sequins to bling it up a little.

Thanks for stopping by today! Can’t believe it’s Friday already! Time flies when you’re makin’ cards! hehe

Products I used…

Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Spring · Watercolor

Memory Box, poppystamps, Quiet Bird Sash two ways…

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Hello! Have you seen the new dies from poppystamps called sashes. This one stays connected to the card piece on both ends of the branch when you die cut it. Then you slide another piece, in this case the largest Memory Box Stitched Rectangle, under the die cut branch and bird. HERE are the other new sash dies.

I die cut everything in watercolor paper and watercolored with distress inks and a water brush. I smooshed the stamp pad on my craft mat, picked up the ink with the water brush and painted. Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss, Gathered Twigs, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge and Dusty Concord ink pads and/or reinkers.

I edged the fawn with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

The sentiment is from Memory Box (inked with Versafine Black Onyx ink) and so is the Wildflower Landscape die.

The Quiet Bird Sash and Woodlawn Fawn are from poppystamps.

There’s a little ‘dew’ in the air.. hehe. Distress ink spatters and some White Linen spray that I unscrewed and hit the cap with my finger to get some white spatters.

Here’s another version… a quick ‘just a note’ from the sweet birdie!

a little closer so you can see how the sash works…

I think that’s everything… THANK YOU so much for clicking over! Have fun splashing some ink around! It’s been raining here and everything is so green! Gotta love Spring! I better get outside and enjoy the sunshine, I heard it could rain again today! ttul!

Shopping links…click to see the products I used. I was just looking over the tools page at Starlitstudio and it’s amazing all the cool stuff there! Check out the new Tacky Roller Tool! YES!

p.s. I have to tell you, I LOVE how good the stamp shammy cleans off Versafine ink. Just get it wet, ring it out and clean away. No baby wipe fibers on the stamp! Hip Hip hooray! It cleans other inks too but you know how tough Versafine is… well…not anymore! yay!

cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Summer · Washi Tape

Five Cute A2 Just a Note cards…

May 7, 2016May 7, 2016 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi stamping, coloring, die cutting, creative friends! Pictures are ready, page open to start blogging and it dawns on me, I should be posting something for Mother’s Day! lol Hmmmm…maybe tomorrow! hehe

Today I have 5 cards I made using two poppystamps sets, Mail Delivery stamps and dies and Easter Excitement stamps and dies. I could’ve easy made 5 more! How fun is that and what a variety of cuteness!

I stamp, die cut and then color. The backgrounds are Distress inks applied with the mini ink blending tool.

White pen accents added with a white pen that SLS just started carrying, thanks to the heads up from Linda! Thank you Linda!

I used the MISTI to stamp the sentiments. Distress ins on this one are Hickory Smoke for the sidewalk and Salty Ocean for the sky.

Since it’s time to plant…what a perfect card for that gardening friend!

Here I used the Memory Box Shaker Square Frames die set and for the background layer a square from the Memory Box Stitched Square Layers die set. Salty Ocean and Gathered Twigs are the Distress Ink blended background colors.

I cut a slit in the bottom to fit the carrot into the ‘dirt’. The butterfly antennae is drawn on with a black pen.

oh yes! I love this one…it’s all about the mail! lol A couple washi tapes a long the bottom. The airmail is from Little B and the special delivery is from October Afternoon.

I added a few embossed lines with the Scor-buddy to simulate house siding. fun!

Always fun to find a tree in a set to color! The same frame and stitched dies that I used above, just a larger stitched square for the background. I used Salty Ocean (pounced it off on scrap paper more) and Mowed Lawn for the ink blending on this one.

and last a little more Washi tape to embellish this cute CAS card… Doodlebug cloud Washi and Little B Green Herringbone Washi… I just love it for grass.