poppystamps Whittle Tropical Gator Kit Card…

July 4, 2024July 3, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Surprise! Now I’m wishing I’d thought to make the bow and hoop red! lol Happy Fourth of July friends and cardmakers!

Such cute critters from poppystamps and everything you need to make this card or another version in the kit!

Personality indeed! They’re having a Summer good time!

I colored the die cuts with Copic Sketch Markers after I die cut them in Hammermill Color Copy 100# cardstock.

Branches – YG17, YG 67 and G99

Tree Trunks – E43, E44 and E47

Splash – B000, B00, B01 and B02

Bow and hoop – RV02 and inked a little bit with my dirty pink oxide ink blending brush

Tie – B05 and BG09

Umbrella – N2, 3, 4, 5

Gators – YG21, YG23 and inked a little bit with my dirty green oxide ink blending brush

I kept it clean and simple by just mounting the colored die cuts onto an A2 size Neenah Solar White 110# cardbase that I inked with a little bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

Small pieces of the thin mounting tape behind the pieces and placed similar to the picture on the envelope of the kit packaging.

So cute and easy to do! Aren’t the teeth fun?! lol

Have a beautiful holiday rest of the week and enjoy the fireworks if you can stay up late enough! haha!

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this gator card…

Poppystamps – KT001 Whittle Tropical… [ STR \| SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

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poppystamps Whittle Racing Giraffe Kit Card…

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Just to make you smile! A super cute new kit from poppystamps! Whittle Racing Giraffe! I didn’t use the race car yet but I think it’d be so cute for a new driver or one that just got their drivers license!

I went with one I could use for a graduate or anyone on their way up the ladder! There are several sentiments included in this cute kit! All so fun!

I die cut, colored and inked the cuts. So easy with the lines that impress when you cut guiding you where to color!

Then I chose some pattern papers from the Memory Box Anemone Grove 6×6 paper pad, one for the sky and one for the grass, tore the edge on the grass…. paper piecing the background so to speak! lol

I like it! the little flowers in the green piece make me think of dandelions or clover!

This is a mini slimline size card. 3 ⅛ in. 6 in.

Wow! What a busy Spring it’s been! Are you finding that too?

Events with Grandchildren that we love doing. A wedding! Last weekend our oldest grandson was in a bike race in Burlington, IA! That was mind blowing! I cannot believe how fast they can ride those bikes! One of my sisters passed away last Thursday. Sad. I’m 7th of 8 children so three have passed now. So instead of weddings being the cause of family reunions, now it’s funerals. Not near as fun!

We’re enjoying being outside more for sure! Hope all is well for you and you’re keeping up with cardmaking! hoho!

take care and links below if you want a cute set to make with!

Take a look at what I used…

Poppystamps – KT007 Whittle Racing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1026 Anemone Grove 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Pineapple -… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee -… [ TE ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Nordic Flower Pots and Stems with Nordic Flower Heads Card…

April 25, 2024April 24, 2024 Pam Sparks6 Comments

I’m off on this color scheme again! Such a terra cotta pot girl! lol Poppystamps Nordic series for Spring was fun to create with. I used some scraps and the plaid from a previous release to make this A2 size card.

Nordic Flower Pots and Stems die, Nordic Flower Heads die and Nordic Bird Bunch die, all from poppystamps.

It’s hard to see in my photos but I die cut the Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Plate in the kraft rectangle panel. You can see it much better holding it in your hand!

I used the Happy Birthday in the poppystamps Birthday Banners stamp and die set.

The plaid strip is from the Memory Box 6×6 Anemone Plaid paper pad.

The kraft cardstock is from Hobby Lobby and the white cardbase is Neenah.

I inked everything with a little Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool. A little Copic coloring on some of the floral pieces.

The Nordic Flower Heads and Bird Bunch dies have a lot of options! Very fun… I went a little country but I’m anxious to see what everyone else does with them!

I’m a little sidetracked right now. I’ve been making bread again but just a couple weeks ago started sourdough! Any bread bakers out there that read my blog? hehe It’s fun and yummy! I want to try English Muffins and Bagels!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Take a LOOK! Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it! Happy cardmaking!

Poppystamps – 2612 Nordic Flower Pots… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2603 Nordic Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2601 Nordic Bird Bunch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CB514 Birthday Banners… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1025 Anemone Plaid 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Easel · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Corner Shoppe Pop Up Easel Set Card…

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! poppystamps has created another easel card design so we can make interactive cards easily! The Corner Shoppe Set is so cute and creates dimension sure to thrill the receiver! I went ahead and made it a birthday card with the New poppystamps Birthday Banners set too!

I think the birthday message is loud and clear! lol Light a Candle banner acts as a stopper….doesn’t take much to make it stand upright.

I just used cardstock from the new Memory Box cardstock pads, I’ll link below. I used a few Distress ink pads to edge the pieces because I just like how that looks sometimes.

I used the super thin mounting tape that I love so well and always link to. The little bit of lift is great but still mails easily for one postage stamp.

For the flowers and greenery in the window box I used the NEW poppystamps Flower and Leaf Sprinkles die. I thought they fit perfectly!

There are some other new dies that coordinate with this release also. So fun for Spring but would easily work into Summer, Fall and even Winter!

Here’s how it fits into an A2 envelope. I would send it in an A6 envelope myself because I like the cards to have a little wiggle room so the corners don’t get a little crinkled.

If you haven’t tried one of the easel sets yet… you should! You can see the other ones by clicking/tapping to the ‘Easel” category over in the sidebar or the bottom if you’re on a phone or iPad.

Linking my easel card to some challenges…

NBUS – never before used stuff!

Paper Craft Crew – PCC566 Fun Fold

Tic Tac Toe #245 Green, die-cut, outdoors

Well have a beautiful April day…raining here but so green! Thankful! Oh now I’m envisioning a little letter sticking out of that mailbox in the door! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Poppystamps – 2623 Corner Shoppe Pop… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2622 Flower and Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB514 Birthday Banners… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1012 Blush 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Salt Water… [ TE ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]

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Birch Press Design Cosmos, Lush Leaves and Wiegela Leaf Tag…

April 16, 2024April 18, 2024 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! A BIG tag for today’s post! Super fun shower for our grandson’s new wife Saturday morning!

She loves to garden so a few of us had fun gifting her gifts for that!

For some reason my camera didn’t blurr out the background for me on this picture so I tried to edit it out. Sorry it’s so bad! This is a dump garden wagon…she loves it! I picked up some plants too and one is an Iceland Poppy. I had to purchase it for her because they honeymooned in Iceland! So fun!

A close up before I hung it on the wagon…

A close up hanging on the wagon.

I used a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp to stamp all over the background of the tag… I’ll link it below.

The tag is an accucut die that you use on the big accucut baby grand machine.

The circle is a NEW die from poppystamps! I’ll link it below.

I’m linking my tag to…

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Make your own background

Here’s a video of the food table…my daughters did the food. It was so good! I moved the camera too fast. Sorry about that. We used my mother in law’s hankies down the center of the table. So fun she had a great collection!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Poppystamps Easel card coming next!

Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it!

Poppystamps – 2609 Scallop Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57528 Large… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57521 Lush… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57515 Wiegela… [ STR \| SSS ]	CZ Design Clear Stamps You Did cz277c… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Picked… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Wild Honey… [ SSS ]