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!

oh, and if you shop SSS and want a deal… this is happening through today! Click the picture…

$5 off code is 5BUCKS

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 ]
Memory Box – CL5212 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Limited Edition – Big Shot… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]

cards · CAS · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Watercolor · Winter

poppystamps Holiday Mistletoe and Die Cutting Napkin Technique…

November 12, 2019November 16, 2019 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Have you tried the Napkin Die Cutting Technique yet? I’m still loving it! You can see Memory Box Dave demoing it HERE in this video. So fun! Our area stamp club had it’s annual Christmas party Friday and this is the MITI I had them make. I think they enjoyed it! 😀

So pretty showcased in this new poppystamps Double Scallop Oval die.

I just added the die cut letters for JOY from a MB alphabet set and the festive ribbon and it was done.

The frame is popped up with mounting tape. The leaves have mounting tape behind each one cut to fit.

The only thing I did different than Dave is, I used green cardstock for the back of my mistletoe die cuts.

That’s it for today! I’m recovering from a card crazy week last week! I have more ready to share though! Just need to take pictures!

Keep on truckin’ I mean card makin’! Hope you all are having a creative month too! With a little shopping thrown in. hehe I just placed an order…oh my…we tend to inspire each other to shop! lol

Take care and talk again soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card… (STR awesome prices everyday! SSS $5 off code PURF5)

Poppystamps – 2224 Double Scallop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2233 Holiday Mistletoe… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Kuretake – Gansai Tambi – Solid… [ SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Limited Edition – Big Shot… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS \| BLIC ]

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

Memory Box Double Arch Die and Peace Card…

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Making Christmas cards is about the only time I listen to music while I’m making and words always make me think of songs!

I wanted to use the new Memory Box Holly Double Arch Die and ended up revisiting a card I made last year and making it again but adding the Holly and new Mini Vintage Varsity word dies too!

Here’s the card I made last year… funny I posted it almost to the day! Click over to read how I made the scene in the circle.

I love how the Nuvo ‘Red Berry’ Crystal Drops worked for the berries. It’s not a dark red so I wasn’t sure it’d be red enough. Since it went over the green of the cardstock, it made it darker! Just right! I love how glossy it is too.

The word PEACE came from the new Mini Vintage Varsity Peace set and On Earth came from the new Mini Vintage Varsity Christmas set. I just used the letters I needed from the words. ❤

Late evening, last night, it started snowing! So pretty and goes right along with my card today

Thank you so much for stopping by! How’s it going with you and your Christmas card creating? Have you started yet? hehe I have another card to share as soon as I get pictures… It’s nice and bright today! So glad!

Products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94304 Harvest Double… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94338 Mini Vintage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94339 Mini Vintage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94038 Country Church… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94044 Snowy Circle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2088 Tree Line Hill… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94080 Sleigh Horse Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Red Berry [ STR \| SBC ]

birch press design · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Pine Tree Hill Card and Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Card…

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Happy card Saturday! Can’t say happy winter yet! whew! lol

I started out making a Distress Oxide background A2 size panel with Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot inks. I used the round foam mini blending tools for this because I put down a pretty heavy layer of each ink.

I let it dry, spattered it with water, spattered it with gold ink, let it dry again and die cut it with the new Memory Box Starry Burst die.

I die cut and embossed the new Memory Box Pine Tree Hill die from Classic Crest 110# cardstock, stamped happy Winter from the Memory Box Winter Greenery clear stamp set, with the We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Advanced Platform… love this set!

I attached the tree panel to the background panel with foam mounting tape. That’s it!

Peace always makes me think blue and night sky-ish! Here I went with blue glitter cardstock for the panel behind the new Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Plate and Mini Splendor Bevel Plate sets… glam it up!

Die cut everything in white and then layer it up!

For the Holly, I grabbed a Memory Box die, Antique Holly Label and poppystamps Holly Outline for the berries. Die cut them from glitter cardstock too!

The beautiful Peace die is also new from Birch Press Design, Peace Honey Script. I can’t wait to use it by cutting the background layer die from a cardstock panel and the word peace mounted on the card base inside the background cut. Like I did on this card…

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back soon!

Dies and stuff I used on these two cards…

Memory Box – 94295 Pine Tree Hill… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94356 Starry Burst craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5235-D Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57304 Peace… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 56111 Splendor… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 56110 Mini… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94334 Antique Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2258 Holly Outline… [ STR ]
We R Memory Keepers – Precision Press… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Mini Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Pattern… [ SBC ]

cards · Fall · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp Cheer and Joy Release Card…

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends. I have a fairly simple card to share with you… well, I kept adding things! lol

Today is the new release at Simon Says Stamp… it’s festive and Christmasy for the most part! I’ll link you up below to what I used.

The new stamp they sent me to show is the background here, Leaves and Berries Cling Mount Stamp.

I gold heat embossed it and then blended on 3 colors of Distress Oxide Ink. Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron and Shaded Lilac. Weird… the Lilac kinda wiped of when I went over it to get the ink off the heat embossed gold. I barely used any lilac though… good thing! haha I spattered with water drops using the Tim Holtz mister water bottle.

Then I just painted in the leaves and berries with the Gansai Tambi watercolors that I still had out on my desk. Oh, I stamped on Strathmore 400/Best the brown pad of watercolor paper.

I die cut the panel with SSS Stitched Rectangles.

I embossed in Ranger Detail gold, the background and the sentiment. ‘Thankful for you’ is from the SSS Autumn Greetings clear stamp set.

I used three small circle cuts from the New Memory Box Stylish Frame Trio die set. I die cut them in TE Premium cardstock, links below, Candy Corn, Granny Smith and Peapod.

I die cut leaves from the cardstocks too using the New poppystamps Autumn Leaf Set. Then I added some small enamel dots.

And that’s it!

Check out the new release! I’ll link below in the linkdeli links below, the first one. I’m not sure the links in my written post work so I’ll try this.

Thank you for stopping by!

Cheer and Joy [ SSS ]	Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp LEAVES… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps AUTUMN… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES… [ SSS ]	Memory Box STYLISH FRAME TRIO Craft… [ SSS ]	Poppy Stamps AUTUMN LEAF Craft Dies 2248 [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Studio Katia INK BLENDER BRUSHES Set… [ SSS ]	Honey Bee BACKGROUND BLENDER BRUSHES… [ SSS ]
Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Hero… [ SSS ]
Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 48 COLOR… [ SSS ]	Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER PAD… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]