Memory Box… Scribble Rose Trio and Happy Heart Collage Cards…

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s snowing here… not a lot but enough to brighten it up which is so nice! This white card makes me think of snow too! I love how this turned out… beautiful new Memory Box Scribble Rose Trio die combined with an earlier release Antique Leaf Label. So pretty!

Several pictures today…you can always tell when I’m happy with photos. haha Such a picky picture person. ugh. (the red is prettier IRL)

I die cut and glued the Scribble Rose Trio die cuts behind the poppystamps largest Double Stitch Rectangle Frames die. I cut strips of mounting tape and raised it up a little off the cardbase…mounting tape behind the roses too.

I die cut the label die and used mounting tape behind the leaves.

Then came the challenge… heat embossing in gold is easy but figuring out how to mount it…well…eek! I found some clear mounting stuff on a roll in my drawer so I just did it! Kept it behind the words and I’m ok with it. It was worth the little bit of fiddly because it really is so pretty IRL!

The sentiments are from the NEW Friendship Floral Heart clear stamp set. I want to stamp and color that up next!

You likey? lol I think I know who I’m going to send this to. Someone special for sure! One of my sister’s is recovering from a health issue so I will stick it in the mail! ❤

Size… A2

*Keep your adhesive remover handy with white cards! I think I posted before how it was a must have tool!

*The other thing I use ALL the time is a BIG pin… like a hat pin. The head came off so I wrapped some washi tape around it. It’s always beside me. I use it to remove adhesive that seeps out AND to get cuts out of dies. ❤

Then I made another Happy Heart Collage Card… I had die cut this black one before I made the orange/pink strip type one from last week. I couldn’t make it work then but all of a sudden I was inspired to use the Memory Box Christmas 6×6 paper pad plaids and it works!

I’m happy with it! I’m sure you understand where I’m coming from (well maybe not?!)… getting back into the groove was slow after Christmas. I always wonder if I really can make cards I like again! lol

And masculine cards are challenging but this one just evolved and surprised me! I didn’t really even work hard at it like usual!

The NEW Double Stitch Happy Heart Cut Out dies are awesome! YES to double stitches! Years ago I sewed 24/7, fashion seamstress so to speak. I remember being so happy when I was able to sew double stitches! hehe I don’t know if any of that knowledge would come back to me now! Nice to have dies that do it for me!

The stamped sentiment is from the NEW Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set. Size… 5 ½ inches square!

I think that’s it for today… scroll down for SSS shopping codes (previous post)…I’ll post a Scrapbook.com great deal…and you know where to shop for Memory Box and more… Starlitstudio.net! LinkDeli links to products I used below…

Thanks for stopping by…hope you enjoyed these cards and are looking forward to more ❤ cards!

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Memory Box – 94399 Scribble Rose Trio… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94258 Antique Leaf Label… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1996 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5250 Friendship Floral… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94373 Happy Heart… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94361 Double Stitch… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR ]	Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Marvy Embossing Heat Tool – Model 2500 [ SBC \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SBC \| SZZ ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SBC ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS \| SSS ]
Kool Tak 3D Clear Foam Roll 1.6yds [ STR \| SSS ]	Kool Tak 144 PADS Clear Foam Adhesive [ SSS ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]

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

Memory Box Hanging Lantern and Holly Double Arch Card…

December 11, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! and on the inside it says “Celebrate the Season” from the same stamp set by poppystamps, Art Deco Celebrate Christmas. I hope you’ve been doing just that!

We have been here! Our family is having so much fun this Christmas. It was so nice last week I took grandkids shopping every afternoon except for one and that one I went with one of our daughters. Then Monday we braved the bitter wind and cold temps to drive 25 miles to Hobby Lobby for the last 4. We have a wonderful lot of grands! 😀

Now, I’m working on my spreadsheet of who gets what for presents and stocking stuffers. :O lol

I wanted to show you this card I made for the stamp club gals I meet with once a month here.

I used the Memory Box Hanging Lantern die from last year… the new Holly Double Arch die from this year and the smallest snowflake from the poppystamps 2016 Ava Snowflakes set.

Some Distress Oxide inking on the circle…three bluish ones… spatter with white acrylic paint of white liquid watercolor.

Here’s 3 pictures of how I did the Holly Double Arches…

I die cut in red and green…

Then I clipped off the green berries…

I glued the green cut on top of the red cut being sure to line everything up…

and there you have it! So easy when you’re making multiples!

I used mounting tape under the circle and the top and bottom of the lantern but everything else is glued flat.

So happy to share a card with you again… I’m sure I’ll be back with more… so much I still want to do! eek! Not sure it’s humanly possible! ha!

Thank you for stopping by!

Some shopping info!

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Memory Box HANGING LANTERN FRAME… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94304 Harvest Double… [ STR ]	Art Deco Celebrate Christmas clear… [ PPP ]
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cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Cottage Window Scene Card…

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends…welcome to my Country Winter Wonderland on a card post today!

I pulled out some scene dies from last year to use with this NEW poppystamps Cottage Window die. The house is from the NEW poppystamps Village Houses die and I embellished the card with the NEW poppystamps Holly Outline die.

This could easy be a Winter thank you card or any occasion card for after Christmas!

I left the holly cut in the die, turned it over and inked it through the holes in the die, similar to stenciling… pouncing and adding color with the mini ink blending tools. Fun to do something a little different.

I stamped the sentiments from the Memory Box Mistletoe Swag stamp set using the Precision Press Advanced Stamping Tool.

For the scene behind the window I used poppystamps Open Hillside and Sloping Hillside dies. There are so many Memory Box or poppystamps dies that would work though. YES!

The two tree pieces are glued together flat and the house is glued together and then glued to the scene flat. Then using mounting tape around the window frame I adhered the scene pieces to the window, then I added another layer of mounting tape to the frame to stick it to the A2 cardbase. It will still go through the mail for one stamp, it’s not to thick. 😀

I added the Holly Outline die cut with mounting tape also, just one layer though. That’s it! I really love this! I didn’t spray it all sparkly or frosty but you sure could! I debated whether to or not! lol I wish you could see it in person!

Thank you all for stopping by today! It’s so fun to show and tell! I hope it inspires you and if you ever want to send me pictures of what you make or link me up if you’re posting, I love to see other’s show and tell too! I love inspiration!

Take care and have a beautiful, thankful week! I am thankful for you!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2238 Cottage Window… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2272 Village Houses… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2258 Holly Outline… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5247 Mistletoe Swag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1867 Open Hillside… [ STR ]	Poppy Stamps SLOPING HILLSIDE Craft… [ SSS \| PPP ]
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cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps O Holy Night and Holly Frame and Stencil Card…

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Are you singing yet? I’m not out-loud at the moment but I am inside! lol

I started this card by die cutting the NEW poppystamps Holly Frame die in white cardstock and using the stencil that came with the die to color the holly leaves.

I’m really happy with this green! I used the mini ink blending tools and 3 Distress Ink pads in Evergreen Bough first, Pine Needles second and the last one over the top is Mowed Lawn. I love this combo and it’s even prettier IRL! I colored the berries with R27 Copic Sketch marker, then laid the stencil back on and spattered with Heidi Swapp’s Gold spray.

The circle of white cardstock you get when you diecut the frame, I colored with Red Distress ink pads and mini ink blending tools. I started with Worn Lipstick, then Candy Apple, then Festive Berries, then a little Aged Mahogany around the edges. I love how this combo worked up too! I spattered it with gold ink also. I use a dropper to get the gold out of the spray bottle and put a little out on a clear block and brush it off the edge of the block with a paintbrush to spatter the cardstock.

I die cut the NEW poppystamps O Holy Night Flourish die in metallic gold cardstock, just one layer this time. I did put little pieces of mounting tape under some of the letters though so it wouldn’t fall in.

A pretty card but not real labor intensive either! YAY! I just love how it turned out!

I used mounting tape under the holly leaves and cut strips of mounting tape to go around the outside rectangle part of the frame. Then on to the cardbase. I glued the red piece directly onto the cardbase, it’s not mounted up.

An A2 size card and it should go through the mail great, I like using a larger envelope such as an A6 or 7 to protect the corners. Still the same price. I love the presentation of it being in the right size envelope though and if I remember, I put it in an A2 envelope first then into the larger one.

Thank you for stopping by today! I have another Winter scene card going up tomorrow. Then it’s Thanksgiving with the family and then some Christmas decorating around the house, which I’m sure most of you will be doing too! YAY! See you tomorrow!

Links to what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2283 Holly Frame and…

[ STR | SSS ]

Poppystamps – 2270 O Holy Night…

[ STR | SSS ]

Heidi Swapp GOLD LAME Color Shine 00791

[ SSS ]

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

Memory Box Shining Star Ornament/Tag and poppystamps Whittle Fireplace Card…

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I have a vintage looking ornament or use it as a tag to share first today.

I started by covering a piece of natural cardstock with the NEW Memory Box Twas the Night Wide Washi Tape and then die cutting the piece with the largest star die from the NEW Memory Box Shining Star die set. I die cut another star the same color and glued them together with a gold cord sandwiched between for hanging.

Then I inked it all over with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool. The tape kinda resisted it but it did color it enough to suit me.

I took my Krylon 18K Gold paint pen and went around the edges of the star with it.

I die cut the poppystamps Home For The Holidays wreath die in green cardstock and edged it with the same ink, Added Nuvo Red Berry drops to the berries and when they were dry went back with a little Ranger Christmas Stickles over the top.

I die cut the Memory Box Merry Christmas Noted Script dies from Gold metallic cardstock twice and glued them together.

Glue everything together and then spatter with gold ink. I used the Heidi Swapp Gold Spray this time. Add a bow!

Next up, a Whittle card…

A few words of encouragement for the season… we need it! lol

I hope this Monday finds you ‘hanging in there’! eek! It’s a busy time of year!

Here I did some die cutting, inking (same gathered twigs Distress ink, it’s always on my desk), a little Copic coloring on the bricks, Nuvo drops on the berries and gluing! Oh, I masked off the area inside the fireplace and ink blended Black Soot Oxide on the cardbase and spattered it… oops. it got everywhere and you can’t even tell I spattered the area I wanted spattered! lol

Santa’s cute…maybe he’s praying! lol He’s in a situation!

A smile to start your Monday. A cute card for Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by! I have two more cards done ready to share. I need to make some birthday cards this week! ok – bye!

Links to what I used for these two projects…take a look and if you shop… thank you so much for clicking through my links!

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Memory Box – 94357 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps die – Home for the… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94321 Shining Star Set… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – WT501 Twas the Night… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2280 Whittle Fireplace… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2125 Whittle Wood… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2279 Whittle Santa Face… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box ELEGANT HOLLY DOUBLE FRAME… [ SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL484 Whittle Everyday… [ STR \| SSS ]
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