Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release Party!

September 2, 2018September 3, 2018 Pam Sparks85 Comments

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog post for the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Party! You’re invited to join the fun…visit all the blogs linked on the Simon Says Stamp blog HERE! Click to shop and use your code choice to receive an exclusive gift (several options) with your order! How awesome is that!!!

I have two cards to share with you today using the NEW exclusive SSS stamp set, Your Greatest Dreams. I love the variety of scripts used and beautiful quotes and sayings!

I couldn’t resist using this one with the SSS Picture Book Snowman!

When I started looking through my SSS stamp and die sets and saw this cute guy and the snowflakes I thought of Frosty!

I created a background by white heat embossing the Lots of Snowflakes stamp set and inking it with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool.

I had to give him a heart. lol I die cut him in white, colored the parts with Copic Sketch markers and edged his body with Tumbled Glass ink also.

My next card uses another sentiment from the same new set…

What a good reminder to enjoy every day! As I’m writing this post it’s storming and raining but it’s too late to go out in the rain! I’m tired! lol

Here I white heat embossed one of the clouds from the SSS Cloudy Sky’s stamp set multiple times. Then stamped one of the outline stamps from the same set with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and die cut them with the coordinating die set. I masked off the area for the sentiment and using the mini ink blending tool, I blended on Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink over the clouds and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink on the bottom.

Isn’t that a gorgeous script though! I love it!

A clean and simple card with a powerful sentiment/reminder!

Thank you so much for visiting my party blog post today! Enjoy the rest of the party stops! What fun!

Simon Says Clear Stamps YOUR GREATEST… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp PICTURE BOOK SNOWMAN… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOTS OF… [ SSS ]
Memory Box STITCHED CIRCLE LAYERS… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET A Markers AAAS72A [ SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ]

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cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Winter

Memory Box Country Church Frame Card…

September 1, 2018September 18, 2018 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hi everyone! I don’t know about where you are but it was anything but a silent night here! Rain, lightning and sounded like hail once. Drama all night! This snowy scene looks so peaceful and a silent night sounds wonderful! lol

We’re in for a rainy holiday weekend according to the weather stats. Hoping for a little dry Monday so we can have a birthday party!

My card today is using the new gorgeous Memory Box Country Church Frame die, die cut from silver metallic cardstock and some elements from other new Memory Box dies… I love mixing and matching and that little touch of red!

The little red bird is from the MB Delicate Pine Frame die (cut in red cardstock), the holly sprig is from the MB Elegant Holly Double Frame die, then I used the new MB Snowy Circle die in the background (ink blended with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink).

The sentiment is from the new MB Typewrite Holiday Sentiments set and I heat embossed it with Ranger silver embossing powder on silver metallic cardstock.

The church and trees are two layers of Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock.

The card is 4 ½ inches square but would fit in an A6 or A7 envelope so you can mail with a regular postage stamp!

Linking to some challenges…

Watercooler Wednesday – anything goes

52 Christmas Card Throwdown – sketch

And my card was a winner! Thank you so much ladies!

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back tomorrow with two cards using a stamp set that Simon Says Stamp sent me to use for their STAMPtember release! It was a challenge coming up with cards because it was a sentiment stamp set they sent! So come on back! I need your encouragement! lol

Shopping links for the dies and supplies I used for this card and my card making in general… I appreciate it so much when you click through my links 😀 Thank you!

Memory Box – 94038 Country Church… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94018 Elegant Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94031 Delicate Pine… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94044 Snowy Circle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG \| HLM ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| JGG** ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Memory Box – CL5225 Typewriter… [ STR \| SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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Alcohol Inks · cards · CAS · Christmas · Digital images · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Winter

Memory Box Pine Candle Oval Frame…

August 14, 2018August 15, 2018 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Hey everyone! I didn’t think I could do this alcohol thing! At stamp club Friday, Linda from club did a demo and we played. This morning I did this by myself! The ink really spreads on yupo though…I wanted to try little dots of ink…hmmmm… lol Big dots worked though! lol Butterscotch, Red Pepper, Lettuce and Oregano are the colors I used. Then a little gold foil. I just gambled on getting the foil on there. If any of you know a video you can point me too on getting the foil on there… email it to me.

This is about as artsy as I get! lol

I had the die cut white to begin with, then a friend told me to put gold foil around the flame and I was like, “no way” am I going to get glue near that! lol So I die cut the Pine Candle Oval Frame die in gold foil cardstock then and glued it over the white ones. There are two white ones in the stack because I got a smudge on the first one so I had to cut another and glue it on. lol Oh the trials! haha

Linking my alcohol ink card to some challenges…

CAS Christmas Card Challenge

This next one is a Distress Oxide background…

A lot of pictures today! This one, I die cut an oval with the Sudio Oval Layers die set… it matches the size of the Pine Candle Oval Frame die. Using the mini Ink Blending tools, I inked on the NEW Distress Oxide Ink pad colors, starting at the top with Mustard Seed, then Barn Door (I brought it up and around the Mustard Seed a little, then came back in with Mustard Seed, back and forth a little to get them blended) then Mowed Lawn and Crushed Olive on the buttom! I was really happy with how the colors blended and worked with this die cut!

I stamped peace on earth on a strip of white cardstock that I inked with Barn Door Oxide and let dry. Then stamped on it with Archival black ink in the MISTI.

A few little sequins to finish it off… oh wait, I did spatter it with Barn Door regular Distress ink. I just swiped a little ink from the pad onto my Tonic craft mat, one spritz of water and a #4 soft paintbrush to spatter it. TIP: I don’t know about you but spattering seems like an art to me too!!! grrr BUT I think I’m finally on to something with this #4 soft bristle paintbrush! It works the best of any I’ve tried so far and I’ve tried a lot! SO don’t give up! Find a brush that does what you want it to do. I’m convinced it’s all about the brush!

The white spatters are a spray… I’ll link to it below. I just poured a little on my craft mat and picked it up with that wonder paintbrush (hehe) and spattered it on. I probably should’ve heat set my oxide inks first. I wonder if the white would’ve stayed whiter? SO, the saga continues as to what is what!

p.s. my paintbrush is a #4 US Artquest paintbrush. I love my US Artquest brushes. I will look and see if I can find them to link to. (EDA – found them, link below! I love the other brushes in the set too!)

Linking my Oxide card up to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Distress it (I used Distress Oxide inks)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Sprinkles and Splatters

ABC Christmas Challenge – P, Q & R are for? (mine is P for plain)

Well, I’m gonna shut up. If you have any questions holler!

Thank you again for coming over! Are you going to try these? hehe I hope so! I jumped in, so now you gotta jump in! lol

Here’s some links to what I use to make cards and what I used to make these two in particular! Have fun!

Memory Box – 94026 Pine Candle Oval… [ STR \| SSS ]	Studio Oval Layers [ STR \| SSS ]	Stitched Oval Layers [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5225 Typewriter… [ STR \| SSS ]	Pretty Pink Posh MINI SPARKLING CLEAR… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]
Ranger Dylusions Ink Spray WHITE… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Perfect Brush Set – Paint Brushes \|… [ USR ]	Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink White Yupo… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink – Oregano [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink – Lettuce [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink – Red Pepper [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink – Butterscotch [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks and… [ BLIC ]
Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]
Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Oxide Inks · Summer · Watercolor

Waffle Flower Sandy Toes, Neat and Tangled Hello Summer Card…

August 9, 2018 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Switching it up completely today with a Summer birthday card. When I saw this Waffle Flower Sandy Toes stamp set I HAD to have it cuz it’s so much like our kids boating and swimming. Then I saw Channin’s video using this set and I was thrilled with her card and wanted to sit down and make it right away! I didn’t have the paints she used at the time and used Oxide inks instead. Excuse to go shopping, which I did, but then life happened and I just finally finished this up with the sentiments and gluing it together yesterday. Thank you so much Channin!

How triumphant this flippin’ flip flop guy is that it’s Summer! (I don’t like hot and humid, so just send me pictures of the fun, thank you! lol)

I painted the characters with Zig Clean Color Brush markers on watercolor paper. Contrary to most that love painting on Bristol with these, I prefer coldpress watercolor paper, figures huh. lol

Such fun… this card just makes a person celebrate living, you know! I’m trying to learn…Summer is a state of mind. haha hehe

This is an A2 size card and will be a very belated birthday card.

Linking up below to what I used and thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of this fleeting Summer! I feel like the year is dashing by at warp speed, whatever that is! Where’s the time to feel the sand between your toes, I gotta make cards! haha

Canson Montval Watercolor Pads [ BLIC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Large… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Neat and Tangled HELLO SUMMER Clear… [ SSS ]
Neat and Tangled HELLO SUMMER Dies… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Craft Die and… [ SBC ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Clear Acrylic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Matching Die -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG \| HLM ]
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens and Sets [ BLIC \| SBC \| HLM ]	Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor Sets [ BLIC \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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

3 Memory Box Wrapped Holly Circle Frame Cards With NEW Holiday Dies!

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! I couldn’t decide what card to post first! So I went with the ‘glam’! lol

Here’s the NEW Wrapped Holly Circle Frame die from Memory Box with the NEW Three Candle Circle die in the center! There’s several dies in the release that can be used as centers!

I couldn’t resist using the NEW Candlelit SHINE die on the bottom.

TIP: I worked on a 4 ¼ inch x 5 ½ inch panel so I could die cut the SHINE die right in the bottom of the panel. I left the white letters in the panel, scotched taped them in on the back, that gave me an easy, perfect way to line up the individual letters when I glued the gold glitter die cut letters on top of the white ones!

I used Antique Linen Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool to ‘age’ the edges and around the flame.

Then I glued that panel to the A2 size card base.

I used Mark Richards 3mm red glitter domes for the berries.

Next one…I used the same dies but inked the pieces with the NEW Distress Oxide ink colors.

Barn Door on the outer ring and candles. I did use a Copic R27 to color the outline of the candle so there’d be more contrast.

Mowed Lawn and a little Crushed Olive smooshed on for the Holly Frame. White and Gold gel pens for the berries and flame.

I die cut a circle with the Circle Basics die set and inked it with Tumbled Glass, then smooshed on a little Peacock Feathers.

Glue the Holly to the circle, then I mounted it with foam mounting tape to the kraft A2 size card base. The outer ring is glued flat with PVA glue and the pin top Darice glue bottle.

The sentiments are from the NEW Typewriter Holiday Sentiments clear stamp set! LOVE it! Inked and stamped with Ranger Archival black ink pad. Edges inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

My 3rd card using this NEW Wrapped Holly Circle Frame die is a 4 ½ inch square card.

This die is so classy die cut in Gold Foil cardstock! I love it this way. I embossed the holly circle frame in the teal cardstock, inked it a little with Distress Peacock Feathers ink pad and the mini ink blending tool then glued the gold foil diecut holly circle frame over the embossing. Hard to capture in a photo but it just tweaks it and gives a feeling of depth.

For the center on this card, I die cut the NEW Pine Tree Deer Collage die in the gold foil/mirror cardstock, then using a matching center size circle from the Circle Basics die set, I die cut the head and antlers of the deer so they’d fit perfectly in the center! Cool beans! hahahahahaha

The teal square is die cut with the Stitched Square Layers die set and the red square is die cut with the Square Basics die set.

I die cut the NEW Peace Cheshire Script die in gold foil and red cardstock. I glued them together offsetting just a bit so some of the red would show.

I added some Want 2 Scrap red gemstones here and there on the berries.

The layers were adhered to a 4 ½ inch square card base.

Whew, this was a lot for one post, but I wanted you to see all three at one time. 😀 I’m excited to use all the NEW Holiday release. I can’t wait to see what everyone else makes too!

Here’s the NEW Holiday release at Starlitstudio.net and Simon Says Stamp.com

Thanks for stopping by today!

Here’s the products I use to make cards and what I used on the cards in this post…

Memory Box – 94040 Wrapped Holly… [ STR ]	Memory Box WRAPPED HOLLY CIRCLE FRAME… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94046 Three Candle… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94025 Candlelit Shine… [ STR ]	Memory Box CANDLELIT SHINE Craft Die… [ SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR ]
Memory Box CIRCLE BASICS SET Open… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5225 Typewriter… [ STR ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps TYPEWRITER… [ SSS ]
Open Studio dies – Stitched Square… [ STR ]	Memory Box STITCHED SQUARE LAYERS… [ SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30088 Square… [ STR ]
Memory Box SQUARE BASICS SET Open… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94017 Peace Cheshire… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94020 Pine Tree Deer… [ STR ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR ]	American Crafts Glitter Cardstock -… [ STR ]	2mm deep red adhesive pearls; Couture… [ STR ]
3mm red adhesive pearls; Couture… [ STR ]	Uni-Ball Gel Impact Pen – Gold 1.0mm [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	signo white gel pen [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| JGG ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SSS ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]	Bazzill GOLD Foil Heavy Weight 8.5 x… [ SSS ]
card-stock [ STR ]	peacock feathers mini ink pad [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM ]	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad 1×1 -… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Tan Embossing Mats [ SBC \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]