Memory Box Chrysanthemum Corner and Collage dies…

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Happy Saturday to you kindred stamper and card maker friends! I’m back again with two more Chrysanthemum flower cards. I don’t think I will ever forget how to spell that after typing it so many times this week! lol

My first card uses the Chrysanthemum Corner die, one of the frames from the Shaker Rectangle Frames die set, a layer for behind the corners, cut from the Studio Rectangle Layers die set and the Ornamental Butterflies stamp set.

I made it a very basic card…I die cut the corner two times in TE Premium Strawberry Milkshake cardstock and glued them to the Rectangle Layer cut in the top left and bottom right corners. I had to snip off just a teeny bit of the corners because the layers and the frame dies have rounded corners.

Stamp the sentiment from the stamp set Ornamental Butterflies with Versafine Onyx ink… I used the MISTI.

Then I used my Perfect Layers Rulers to cut the 1/16th inch black cardstock mat behind the rectangle and corner rounded the corners with a corner rounder punch.

Stamp and die cut the Butterfly from the Ornamental Butterflies stamp and die sets. I stamped the solid background butterfly in TE Premium Strawberry Milkshake Dye ink.

I die cut 3 of the frame dies, glued them together and then glued them on top of the Chrysanthemum Corners piece.

Adhere that to an A2 size cardbase and add an approx. ⅜ inch strip of black cardstock at the bottom edge on the front. Glue on the butterfly and a few clear sequins.

Linking to the Crazy 4 Challenges blog – Add a butterly

For this card I started with the Oval Master Frame die. I wanted to create a lace type effect on top of the TE Lollipop cardstock i part. So I die cut the Oval Master die in Lollipop, two Chrysanthemum Corners in white cardstock, glued them to the Lollipop, fit it back in the Oval Master Frame die to cut the corner flowers off that were hanging over the inner oval center and sent it through the Big Shot again.

Interesting effect. It really flattened the corner cuts and lightly embossed them into the Lollipop piece…rather cool. I want to do it again and not put the white corners on, just show the light embossing.

I die cut the Chrysanthemum Collage die in white cardstock and layered it on top of lollipop cardstock. You can use the oval you cut when you cut it for the background piece, just be sure you get it centered good.

Die cut the Oval Master Frame in white cardstock for the outer thin frame. Just keep all your extra pieces in the envelope the die comes in. You never know when they’ll come in handy! : )

I die cut a piece of black cardstock in the Oval Master Frame to get the skinny oval frame. It wasn’t hard to glue in at all!

Layer it up and then work on the banner. I used the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle die set. Cut a strip of white cardstock and then place it back in the rectangle die to cut it to the long banner-ish shape.

Stamp the banner with the sentiment from the Ornamental Butterflies again, using the MISTI and Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Cut up the leftover white Chrysanthemum pieces and glue them on the ends. I added a few baby pearls to make it a little fancier.

More birthdays coming up and other fun things… is there time for patriotic cards? The 4th of July always sneaks up on me! hehe

Thanks for stopping by so many times this week. It’s been fun! Happy weekend!

Heads up! Die cutting sale – I have to check out this Big Shot accessory caddy!

Links to the supplies I used on these cards…

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Techniques

Memory Box Chrysanthemum Bouquet…

June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Hi everyone – today and tomorrow I have some Chrysanthemum cards to show you.

I die cut the Memory Box Chrysanthemum Bouquet in metallic silver cardstock and in white cardstock. I die pieced the silver cut into the negative space left from cutting the white cut, adding scotch tape to the back side, then die cut it with the Stitched Rectangle Layers die.

I die cut another flower piece in white to get the flower petals and background outline flowers.

I was happy the white cut all stayed intact when it came out of the die so I could lay it back in the negative waste piece and ink blend it with Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord Distress inks and the mini ink blending tool. (Putting it back in the waste piece just makes it stay in one place easier while inking.)

I was able to lay the inked flower cut over the silver flower cut and push the flower petals into place. The scotch tape on the back of the rectangle holds the petals in place.

I used the leftover inked flower border for decorating the background.

Stamp the sentiment from the Ornamental Butterflies stamp set on the bottom of the card-base before mounting the stitched rectangle piece to the card. (I used the MISTI to stamp)

After I had the card put together I added some Copic Sketch marker coloring to the petals but I wouldn’t have really needed to. hehe Sometimes you just need a little color book therapy a long with die cutting therapy. lol

I hope this makes sense. I know, a video would be nice but it’s hard to stop and make a video when you want to just make more cards! Insert smiling face.

Holler if you have questions though. It’s just fun to play around and see what you end up with. There are a couple cards I’m NOT going to show you! hehe But I do have two more using the other Chrysanthemum dies that I’ll post tomorrow.

See you again soon! Thanks for all your encouraging comments! I love them and appreciate you taking the time to write them! ❤

Heads up! Die cutting sale – I have to check out this Big Shot accessory caddy!

Shopping Links for the products I used on my card today…

Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Watercolor

poppystamps Terrific Tricycle Birthday…

June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Hi everyone! Staying in out of the heat to stamp these days! So thankful for air conditioning!

When I saw these new HAPPY Balloon dies, I knew I wanted to hang the new Terrific Tricycle die from them.

So ‘happy’ with how this turned out. It’s always a relief when something is blog worthy! lol

I die cut the balloons and trike from watercolor paper and colored with the Zig Clean Color Brush markers and the Zig Water paint brush.

I die cut the trike from black foam so the handlebars would be sturdier for tying on the buttonhole thread. Glued it to the painted trike.

I ink blended a little Tumbled Glass Distress ink on the background of an A2 size white card-base.

I figured out where the balloons would go and then stamped the sentiment from the new Ornamental Butterflies stamp set. I’m really liking the sentiments in this set and I have another card to show soon using the butterflies…pretty.

I mounted the balloons with foam mounting squares… tied on the buttonhole thread…glued the trike on, except for the handlebar area…tied the thread to the handlebars and then glued it down. I did put a teeny bit of glue on top of the knots on the handlebars too.

Hope the card made you smile and remember your trike days! hehe

Linking up to some challenges…

Virginia’s View Challenge – All About Colors

Seize the Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes Birthday

Addicted to Stamps Challenge – CAS

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies

Thanks for stopping by!

Shopping links for the products I used to make this card…

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cards · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · Techniques · Watercolor

Memory Box Harrington Butterflies and more…

June 16, 2016June 23, 2016 Pam Sparks26 Comments

So happy with how soft and sweet this card turned out. Sometimes you just need a soft, sweet, thinking of you card.

I die cut the Harrington Butterflies die in black cardstock and in watercolor cardstock.

To get the solid butterfly and body parts, I used the Asti Butterfly Wings die. (body cut in black) The Asti Butterfly Wings die cut stays attached to the card at the body but you can easily clip them out or cut them in a piece of cardstock, positioning it each time so that it comes out directly in the negative space left from cutting out the Harrington Butterflies. (do the die cut template thing) I know, I should make a video of it! hehe

On the Memory Box Co. website it says the Harrington Butterflies die works with the Darla Butterfly die.

I love how this card turned out. A little Distress ink watercoloring…Tumbled Glass on the base panel, Squeezed Lemonade and Picked Raspberry on the butterfly wings. Where the two meet, it kinda makes an orangish/coral like color.

The sentiment is from the Springtime Bunnies stamp set. I glued on 3 Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins.

The next card is the same Harrington Butterflies die combined with a few others.

I started building on an A2 kraft color card-base, added a 4.25 in. x 5.5 in. white panel that I die cut with the Zimmer Oval Background die, topped with the Calla Oval Wreath die and Harrington Butterflies die. I used the Asti Butterfly Wings die again cut in watercolor and black cardstock.

This time I watercolored the butterfly wings with Picked Raspberry and Shaded Lilac Distress inks and a waterbrush. I sprayed out some pearl shimmer spray on my craft mat and painted it on the wings after the watercoloring dried. Carefully because it will remove color.

I die cut the Calla Oval Wreath in white cardstock, left the cut in the die and embossed it through the Big Shot. Leaving the cut oval in the die still, I turned it over to the back side of the die and added Distress inks through the holes in the die, coloring the flowers.

I embossed the sentiment from the Ornamental Butterflies Stamp set on vellum with Versamark ink and Detail White Embossing powder. I added some baby pearls to the flower centers. A flower garden! lol

Linking both my cards to some challenges…

Dies R Us Challenge – Butterflies

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge – stamping + die cuts + your choice

Thanks for stopping by today! It was fun to work with some Memory Box/poppystamps products again. More to come…

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Family · MFT · Poppystamps

MFT BB Cool Cat Purr-thday card and sale…

May 30, 2016May 31, 2016 Pam Sparks18 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m sharing a birthday card I made with MFT stamps BB Cool Cat stamp and die sets today.

One of our granddaughter’s, Anya, turned 11 the beginning of May! Wow, time flies. She loves to stamp and color with Copics and was so delighted to get her birthday present this year…a Mini MISTI! I think this picture of her says it all! lol

I used the old Swiss Dots embossing folder for the background…remember when we all went ga-ga for this folder?! lol It’s a timeless one!

poppystamps window and end table dies (inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink) and MFT Blueprint set #27 for the banner. (the end table is discontinued, grrr)

I colored this ‘princess’ kitty, her ‘throne’ and the bouquet with Copics. hehe

I embossed the window curtain die cut by leaving the cut in the die and running a stylus over the parts that emboss on the die cut/card-stock side. HERE’s a video about it. Then using the ink blending took, I inked the raised edges with Distress ink Spun Sugar. (the curtain is discontinued, I’ll link to MFT’s window set)