Memory Box, poppystamps Traditional Christmas Wreath…

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Pam Sparks22 Comments

I just had to stop class prep and make a couple cards yesterday! I was going through withdrawal! lol A simple card that took me a few hours. lol I tried a couple other things but came back to this traditional layered up card! At least we have stitched rectangle dies now to dress up the layers! lol

I love this little holly duo stamp and die from the NEW Purrfect Holidays stamp set and Purrfect Holidays die set. I stamped and painted 7 of them with Peeled Paint Distress ink and the water brush , die cut them (using the On the Edge Cutting plates because they are smaller and faster to run through small things) and glued them to the wreath with Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Now for the fun part… A TIP... in case you haven’t already thought of this. Because I glued the holly to the Freida Wreath die cut already, I can turn the wreath over and put ½ squares of mounting foam tape on the back behind each of the holly, making the whole wreath popped up from the card base when I stick it on then! No gluing a few wreaths together to get dimension! YAY!

I embossed the sentiment from the NEW Christmas Botanicals stamp set with Embossing ink and gold embossing powder. I love this stamp set! I plan to use it some more soon!

I used some skinny ribbon to make little bows tied on to the wreath here and there and then a piece along the bottom to finish it up!

Challenges…

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies

Muse: Christmas Visions – photo inspiration (the wreath)

Merry Monday Christmas – Christmas in Summer Link up

Thanks for clicking over to my blog today! ‘preciate it so much!

If you are anywhere near the MLPS, MN area, I’ll be at Crafter’s Haven teaching 4 classes, Aug. 19th – 21st! I’d love to meet you!

ttul!

P.S. A great time to buy a Big Shot, MISTI, Scor-Pal 8ths, trimmers…eek! What a great sale!

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps

poppystamps Stitched Poinsettia, Botanical Frame and more!

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 Pam Sparks27 Comments

Hi everyone! I wanted to show you this beautiful poppystamps Stitched Poinsettia Trio die, Holly Leaf Branch die, Merry Christmas Script die and Botanical Frame die. I love all of them and how elegant they look in Christmas colors!

Basic die-cutting and gluing up here. I die cut the Botanical Frame in gold and green card-stock, pieced them together, put tape on the back, laid the little pieces in. I like to leave the little pieces in the die and use the Quickstik to put them in place. Another tool I’m liking these days is the Marvy Jewel Picker. Unless they stay in the cut, if they do, you can lay them over the top of where you want them and push them into place.

Die cut and glue the Poinsettia Trio layers together. Glue on three small Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins. Die cut the holly and stick it in.

Die cut Merry Christmas in Silver card-stock…adhere with dots of glue on the wider areas… an easy one to glue up! yay!

I’m a Tombow Mono Multi glue girl! lol

This card ended up a little larger than A2 size but will still fit in an A6 or 7 envelope, can’t remember at the moment. But card-makers have all sizes of envelopes, right?! lol It’ll still mail with the forever postage stamp.

Linking to…

Happy Little Stampers Challenge – Anything Goes With Dies

Christmas Card Challenges – Anything Goes

Merry Monday Christmas in the Summer link up

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Add Some Texture (textured card-stock)

Thanks for stopping by today! Always so fun to hear from you…I appreciate your comments and friendship so much! ttul!

cards · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box and poppystamps Delicate Holly Frame, Fresh Pine Landscape and Ardmore House…

July 21, 2016August 2, 2016 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hi everyone! What color is your front door? Mine is boring but this Mustard Distress ink colored one is so inviting! lol I die cut in white card-stock and colored the dies and background with Distress inks and the ink blending tools.

Merry Christmas is from the Christmas Botanicals stamp set.

I am having so much fun creating with this new release! I wish I could show you everything! I have a lot to share though so keep watching! hehe

Soon… after classes I’ll be able to post the six cards the gals will make in the classes coming up August 6th at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, IA and the weekend of August 19th at Crafter’s Haven in Minneapolis, MN. I’d love to meet you if you’re anywhere near these stores!!!

This is an A2 size card…
die cut the Fresh Pine Landscape in white, ink with Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint Distress inks and the ink blending tool…
die cut the Ardmore House in white, ink with Festive Berries, Tumbled Glass and Mustard Distress inks and the ink blending tool…
stamp the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink and the MISTI…
die cut the Delicate Holly Frame from white card-stock…

Linking up to some challenges…

Addicted To Stamps and more – Holiday

The Christmas Challenge – just punched or die cut, not stamped

AAA Cards Challenge – One Stash Favorite (dies)

Christmas Card Challenges – color challenge

my card made the top three! Thank you CCC!

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – Summer Link up

I think that’s it! Holler if you have any questions. Always love hearing from you! Thanks for stopping by!

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

Memory Box NEW Gift Wrapped Poinsettia two ways…

July 13, 2016August 16, 2016 Pam Sparks44 Comments

Hi everyone! You know me…I have to make at least one glossy black, metallic gold and silver poinsettia card each holiday season!

Today I’m using the new Memory Box Gift Wrapped Poinsettia die, the new Memory Box Poinsettia Flourish die and the sentiment from the new poppystamps Christmas Greetings clear stamp set. I love this sentiment set!

Same dies but different orientation… I added a rectangle tag using the Memory Box Open Studio Tag You’re It Rectangles die set, stamping the sentiment in the center from the same poppystamps Christmas Greetings clear stamp set.

To back the tag (hold the center piece in place) I glued it to the same size shape cut from the Memory Box Open Studio Rectangle Layers die set.

Some black gems on the first card and little red pearls on the second.

Linking my cards to some challenges…

Stamp Ink Paper – Christmas in July

Happy Little Stamper – Anything Goes with Dies

Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday – use wafter thin dies or stencils

Muse Christmas Visions – poinsettia was my inspiration

Happy Little Stamper July Christmas Challenge – Gold

My card is a winner! Thank you ladies!

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge – Summer Link up

Classes coming up! I’ll be at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, IA for two classes on August 6th… and at Crafter’s Haven in MLPS, MN the weekend of August 19th and 20th. It’s gonna be fun!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Keep cool!

Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Embedded Die Cuts · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Summer · Techniques

poppystamps Weeping Willow three ways…

July 2, 2016July 8, 2016 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share some cards that I came up with after playing around with the poppystamps Weeping Willow dies. This first one is using my Embedded dies technique…HERE’S the video for how to do it.

This die has more waste to remove than the die I used in the video but I love how it turns out. My pictures don’t do it justice…rainy day…

Use the release paper from the Scor-tape to hold the cut in the die while you’re removing the little waste pieces…

Linking to the Seize the Birthday Challenge – Birds, Bees or Butterflies

The next picture is an iPhone photo and before I added the bird but I like how it shows the detail when it’s laying flat.

The happy birthday sentiment is from the Ornamental Butterflies stamp set. A simple but elegant look.

For this Happy Summer card, I used both the poppystamps Weeping Willow dies, the Memory Box Summerville Landscape die and the sentiment from the poppystamps Flower Patch stamp set.

And the last one for today…

The Weeping Willow die again, the butterflies from the Ornamental Butterflies stamp set and the Fancy Hello die.

The pattern paper is an old Memory Box pattern that isn’t available anymore. Sorry about that. I just thought I’d have a try at using a pattern paper for a change! lol

I’ll add some links below… Happy 4th of July weekend and thanks for taking the time to stop by and look!

p.s. Memory Box and poppystamps Christmas cards coming soon. Working on cards for classes but I’ll make some to share here too!

Supplies…