poppystamps Nordic Layered Ornament Metallic Card…

December 11, 2024 Pam Sparks3 Comments

Hi everyone! My card fits in with the shiny brights category but it’s not old! lol

It seems like I make a metallic and black glossy card every Christmas season. I should make time to go back and link them!

This is just basic die cutting and gluing.

I love this new Little Bow and String die used with the new Nordic Layered Ornament.

Framed with the poppystamps Double Stitch Rectangle Frames largest die.

Merry and Bright is from the new set of Greeting Tabs ST017.

I finished the inside but you know what I’m going to say! ugh. Hurrying and forgot to take a picture! It’s a white cardbase and all I did was stamp the sentiment ‘may the season bring you Peace, Love, Joy from the Memory Box Be Merry clear stamp set.

I stamped it in the misti and I figured out that these stamps stamp the first time if I have a lightweight cardstock shim in the misti and then stamp! YAY! So much of stamping is like trying a new sewing machine! Every stamp set is different!

I ended with three of the gold fairy jewels from the Christmas set.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m feeling the countdown crunch here! Nothing is in the mail yet…eek! I hope everyone else is ahead so mine will go quickly when I do get stuff mailed! A gal can dream! lol

Happy making and I’ll talk to you again soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppy Stamps Nordic Layered Ornament… [ SSS \| STR ]	Poppystamps – 2662 Little Bow and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – ST017 Merry and Bright… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5287D Be Merry clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]
Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine… [ SBC ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Merry and Bright Candles Card…

November 24, 2024November 26, 2024 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s always a festive Christmas card when you can add in some poinsettias and pine!

I had fun using a bunch of products on this card and of course bringing in brown! lol

I started by cutting the candles in green and inking them with Distress Rustic Wilderness and the flames die cut in white and inked with Distress Mustard Seed. I added some Copic E07 at the bottom of the ovals to look like fire.

After I pieced the candles together I spritzed them with Sparkle Spray…they are really shimmery in person…the dots aren’t so dotty looking IRL. lol Left them to dry and worked on the background and poinsettias.

I used the NEW Pinecone and Berried 3D Embossing Folder for the background panel….after I embossed it, I inked it with Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain Distress ink and ink blending brushes. I spattered it with a gold spray by Heidi Swap but I don’t see it anywhere anymore. Any gold ink would work. I’ll link to the other one I use more.

I die cut the Memory Box Pine Branches die, clipped it apart and used half on each end.

I die cut the Petite Poinsettias die set and made 2 poinsettias to add on each end.

The sentiment is from the poppystamps Christmas Quotes stamp and die set.

I hope I remembered to include the pertinent details…if I didn’t comment or email.

haha! I forgot to take a picture of the inside again! I made the cardbase green, then I die cut one of the Rectangles from the NEW Memory Box Fringed Scalloped Frame Set in red cardstock and I stamped ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas’ from the NEW Be Merry stamp set that I love so much!

Linking to some challenges…

Die Cut Divas – any holiday in the year

The Paper Funday November – anything goes with optional twist

Can You Handle the Pressure? – anything goes with embossing folder – optional

Winter fun

Peace On Earth Christmas #76

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Keep on papercrafting!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – EF1043 Pinecones and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94812 Merry and Bright… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94817 Pine Branches… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94822 Petite Poinsettias… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB496 Christmas Quotes… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94842 Fringed Scalloped… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5287D Be Merry clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tsukineko SPARKLE Sheer Shimmer… [ SSS ]	Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – Gold,… [ BLIC ]
Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Fall · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps

poppystamps and Memory Box Fall Forest Card…

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Happy Fall y’all! It’s right before Freezin’ Season!

I was flipping through the NEW Nutmeg Forest 6×6 paper pad and saw this piece! I hated to cover it up but I did put a solid oval under the die cuts. I could’ve made a bigger card so more would show!

I die cut everything and colored it with ink or copics. Little white dots with acrylic white paint and the small end of an embossing sytlus.

A lot of whimsy in the release this time. Birds, flowers, mushrooms and so much more! Lots of Christmas! I’ll link up what I used below if you want to check out the dies! No stamping on this A2 size card.

Linking to some card challenges…

Love Those Pretty Papers October Challenge – Halloween colors/papers

The Paper Funday October 2024 – anything goes with twist Autumn colors

Triple B October 2024 – Use one or all of the three B’s (bird for me)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions! I’m writing this the night before and I can hardly stay awake! ugh!

Shopping links….

Memory Box – PP1034 Nutmeg Forest 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94818 Mysterious… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2597 Happy Fall… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2657 Forest Stump craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2663 Simple Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94811 Little Bird Bunch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2359 Oval Fold Frame… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

cards · Die Piecing · Fall · Halloween · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps

poppystamps Ghostly Cats Happy Halloween Card…

October 2, 2024October 4, 2024 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hello cardmaking friends! A die cut card to share today….pretty quick and easy compared to some!

A2 cardbase ink blended with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink in the center-ish area and Hickory Smoke and Black Soot Distress Oxides around the perimeter.

Spatter with white and black ink, set it aside to dry.

What a cute idea if you have black cats that cooperate! lol

Look how real the spiders look! eek! They’re new from Memory Box, Eerie Spiders die. Five spiders in the set!

I edged the orange die cuts with Rusty Hinge Distress ink.

The spider web is from poppystamps Halloween Assemblage.

Lavish Happy Halloween is NEW from poppystamps.

Intricate Mini Pumpkins are NEW from Memory Box.

I mounted the Happy Halloween and Ghostly Cats with the thin mounting tape I love so much!

Linking my card to some challenges…

The Paper Funday October 2024 Challenge – anything goes with twist of autumn colors

Classic Design Challenge – anything goes with twist of autumn colors

Double D Challenges – Halloween

The Four Seasons October 2024 Challenge – Anything Fall goes

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge October 2024 – anything goes Halloween

Crafty Animals Challenge #88

I think that’s it! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the dies and supplies I used… click/tap the Abbreviations below the image to go to the stores. STR is Starlitstudio.net, SSS is Simon Says Stamp, SBC is Scrapbook .com.

Poppystamps – 2685 Ghostly Cats craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2591 Lavish Happy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94845 Intricate Mini… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94846 Eerie Spiders… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2495 Halloween… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Oreo [ TE ]
Oreo Liquid Watercolor – Taylored… [ TE ]	Spellbinders Splatter White Opaque… [ SSS \| SBC \| SPL ]	Picket Fence Studios – Paper Splatter… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Ranger – Black Soot Distress Oxide… [ SPL ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Rusty… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam 1″ 20/Pkg -… [ STR ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – set of 2 -… [ STR ]	Sizzix Sidekick Cutting Pads – set of… [ STR ]	Woodware EasyPick Tool by Creative… [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Simon Says Stamp · Snowman · Winter

Simon Says Stamp SUPERSTAMPtember 2024 Celebration Cards…

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

So happy to be here today to share cards I made with the Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box Collaboration stamp set! It’s so cute and I loved working with it! I ended up with 3 cards! * This is a limited edition set and only available while supplies last!!!

I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Hammermill cardstock and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. A little white gel pen and black glaze pen on the Nordic snowgirl’s eyes.

I ink blended some Faded Jeans Distress ink onto the background of a white A2 size cardbase and randomly stamped some of the snowflake from the set in the same ink. I stamped off on a scrap piece of paper first so the snowflakes wouldn’t be too dark.

I stamped the sentiment directly onto the cardbase. Then mounted the colored images with thin mounting tape to the cardbase.

Tied on some Peppermint twine because it adds a little cuteness! lol

Next is the cute little Nordic Winter penguin!

I die cut The Snowflake Hexagon twice, glued them together, then figured out where I wanted to stamp the sentiment. I used the MISTI stamping tool. Stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black.

I mounted the Hexagon with thin mounting tape to the A2 size cardbase, then mounted the penguin in the center with thin mounting tape.

Last card I stamped with the Poinsettia border that comes in the set. I wasn’t sure where I was going with this but I’m really happy with how it turned out!

I used a piece of vellum over the background to make the Merry Christmas stand out and I love the peppermint twine with it again!

I swiped the Red Geranium ink pad over white cardstock and then die cut the Merry Christmas Wave die from that. I used scor-tape on the back side of the die so I could easy layer in the white letters, then stuck it to the solid die backer. Fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions, I’m sure I forgot something.

Links below for fun shopping and remember the free shipping code too!

Memory Box STAMPtember Exclusive… [ SSS ]	Memory Box So Very Merry STAMPtember… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SNOWFLAKE HEXAGON… [ SSS ]
Memory Box Merry Christmas Wave Dies… [ SSS ]	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER 6×7… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Red… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn PEPPERMINT SINGLE CORD… [ SSS ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE Gel Pen sk38395 [ SSS ]	Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]
Memory Box CIRCLE BASICS SET Open… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]