Chalkboard Poinsettia jingle!

December 4, 2013December 16, 2013 Pam Sparks43 Comments

Sleigh bells ring…are you listening…in the lane…snow is glistening… Are you listening to Christmas music yet? I am! Love it! I just had to use the new Jolly Jingle Bells die…love how they look hanging on the Whimsical Flourish die!

LOVE the poppystamps poinsettia die…here I layered up two of the largest petals with three of the leaf dies cut in Memory Box Cranberry and Sage card-stocks. All the Silver card is Coredinations glitter… I’ll link to everything below.

I cut the Hayden Twigs die in silver…cut them apart and stuck them in here and there around the poinsettia. I cut and added some poppystamps Garden Sprigs in silver and Memory Box Dill card-stock too.

Memory Box Vintage Christmas Words stamp is heat embossed on MB Licorice card-stock.

I matted the chalkboard piece with my 1/16th inch Perfect Layers Ruler (link in the sidebar or below) and then adhered it to the MB Kraft A-2 size Notecard with ATG tape. I inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

Oh, I did cut the Sideshow Ticket die, cut and emboss it, out of MB Parchment card-stock and edged it with Walnut Stain and a little bit of Viva Decor Silver Polish.

NOW for some really SWEET NEWS!!!! NEW Grandson arrived yesterday @ 1 a.m.!!! Mom, baby and family doing great! He’s a doll! 7# 12 oz. RED hair! woohoo! You could say I’ve been sidetracked lately! lol If you were sitting here with me, you’d see the completely BARE Christmas tree we purchased Saturday! lol oh, it’s Wednesday already?! How to keep up, that is the question! lol

Have a wonderful month and I’ll be around… so thankful for your friendships! I love talking and sharing with you! Take care!

Challenges –
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges – Make your own background
Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes
ABC Challenge – Almost Christmas
Oozak Challenge – Anything Goes
Merry Monday #86 – Chalkboard Technique
Cuttin and Stampin – Color Challenge, red, white, kraft and black
Shopping Our Stash – Christmas/Holiday or Winter
Songbird Challenges – die another day
Papercrafters Corner Magazine Monday – Inspiration Photo (the red flower in the center of the cover)

I won! I won! at Papercrafters Corner Magazine Monday!

Papercrafting Inspiration: Magazine Mondays – Week Thirty-Two Inspiration Piece

Honorable Mention @ Merry Monday

WINNER @ Cuttin and Stampin!!!

Supplies I used to make this card…

cards · Christmas · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Winter

Memory Box and poppystamps…

November 26, 2013November 27, 2013 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Gingerbread kisses and Christmas wishes coming to you today from the ladies and gents in my sweet two story house! Let’s see… where to start! The actual house is the poppystamps Madison die set. About half way through creating this, I decided it needed something on top! So I added the poppystamps Country Fence. Woohoo! Love it up there!

I aged everything with touches of Walnut Stain Distress ink and the ink blending tool. Then the roof and lights have a touch of the new White Wink of Stella Brush marker…awesome markers!!! So fun!

I used the Memory Box Festive Lights die for the roof line and the poppystamps Sparkling Tree lights die (trimmed) on the Memory Box Bare Sapling die.

The windows just weren’t complete without curtains! So what to do… the Memory Box mini Scallop Border die, run through the mini quilling crimper… perfect! Looking for links and I don’t see this die…sorry about that, I didn’t realize it wasn’t available anymore. I don’t have a link for the crimper either… you can see it here though…it’s very cool. Hopefully you can find one.

The heart and frame are from the Memory Box Holiday Goodie Border die, the gingerbread ladies and gents are from the Memory Box A Batch of Gingerbread die. I used the poppystamps small Garden Sprig with the heart on the door and for the bushes.

I scored the card-stock to make it look like siding, with the mini Martha Stewart scoreboard at ⅛ in. increments. The regular size Martha Stewart scoreboard would work too.

First I used White Enamel Accents from Ranger on the lights. I really liked the dimension it created but no sparkle. So I put Frosted Lace stickles over it…that didn’t work…no glittery look…don’t have a clue why! So when I brushed on the White Wink of Stella glitter marker on the roof, I went ahead and hit the lights a bit too.

That concludes the saga of my Gingerbread house! : )

I’m also posting on the Memory Box blog today! Might as well make this post go on forever! NOT! lol

Are you all busy this week or something?! I know…Thanksgiving is coming too fast!

I had to make something pretty too! This Memory Box Holly Holiday Frame embosses so beautifully! I used the MB Elyse tree for the branch, the Bright Lanterns for the lantern and candle, the banner from the Mansfield Frame set and part of a poppystamps sentiment stamp, heat embossed in detail gold.

Those are red pearls on the frame…not sure why they aren’t showing up red! oh well!

Challenges I’m linking to…
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
Creatalicious – Christmas
ABC Christmas – No Squares Allowed

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my cards today! I appreciate it and am so thankful for your friendship and your encouraging words! Thank you for the inspiration you bring to me too!

Dies and Supplies I used…

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cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Snowman · Winter

Memory Box and Poppystamps Christmas in the City…

September 24, 2013September 25, 2013 Pam Sparks15 Comments

I know… Christmas again?!!! yes… tomorrow… tomorrow won’t be Christmas cards!!! I hope! lol

You have to love these mini snowmen though! So cute to tuck in a scene!

Can you see them? One in front of the NEW Memory Box City Globe stamp, hatless… brrrrr …then two out front. I used the Poppystamps Pine Border die cut in MB Dill cardstock too. I cut off a few trees and placed them with the hatless snowman and then a piece out front with the two more. (three different hats and four snowmen on the die)

The City Globe stamp is inked with black pigment ink and clear embossed, behind a panel with a circle cut out of it, then two cuts of the NEW MB Fabulous Holly Wreath die glued on the circle panel.

It’s Christmas Time in the City is a NEW sentiment stamp from MB and comes with a little holly stamp on the end of it. I inked the sentiment with Versafine Black ink and the holly with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copics and added Christmas Red Stickles to the berries.

Red twine and Red Glitter Domes or Red Pearls to finish it off! Oh, wouldn’t a jingle bell be cute tied on the bow?!!! An A-2 size card, just right for mailing! Use a piece of that really thin foam like packaging sheet over the front, inside the envelope, to help keep the envelope from puncturing while going through the postal machines.

I love the freshness of this card… the green against the white… the candy cane sweetness from the twine. Love this new stamp… it’s great with the MB snow globe dies too!

Happy Tuesday and I’m off to get ready for tomorrow’s blog skip with Perfect Paper Crafting and Operation Write Home. See you tomorrow! Thanks for Looking! ‘preciate it! Have a good day!

cards · Fall · Memory Box · Perfect Layers Tools · Poppystamps · rubber stamps

Memory Box and Poppystamps Fall card AND a GIVEAWAY!!!

September 21, 2013September 21, 2013 Pam Sparks37 Comments

Happy Fall y’all! Here’s the new Trulani Wreath and Berry Sprig dies from Poppystamps paired with the wonderful Memory Box Fresh Foliage die. I stamped the MB Gingham Heart stamp on the Fresh Foliage die cut for interest.

I die cut the Trulani Wreath in three MB card-stocks, Kraft (two times), Jack O Lantern and Crimson. Then pieced/layered them together I edged everything with Distress inks and the ink blending tools. The Berry Sprig die is cut from MB Dill card-stock.

I stamped MB Wishing You Combo stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink, positioning with the Stamp a ma jig. Turquoise gems to match the MB Lagoon card-stock layer.

Confession time… this is take two of this card… yes, it got pulled apart last night. The first version I used my Perfect layers tools and the mats were, yes, perfect! (just the wrong color after I decided to throw in the turquoise gems!) Well, I couldn’t use them on this 2nd version because of all the layering already done. EEK! So… don’t look to close but if you do, you’ll see why I LOVE the Perfect Layers Tools! lol YES, you need them! You will use them constantly to layer… just remember to do your embellishing after and beware of do-overs! lol Link to buy over in the sidebar… use the code for 5% off!

The card size is 5 1/2 inches square.

I have something really fun to post today!!! I have THREE Thankful kits from Bella Blvd to giveaway! All you need to do is add your name and email address below at the blue frog and live in the USA. I’m thankful for all of you! Your support here and the inspiration you share via blogs, comments and friendship, mean so much! You’re the best stampers and friends ever!

So cute! I had to have it…houses…trees…foliage…chevrons…click on the photo to see what’s included in the kit close up! link up! : ) Good luck!

Happy Saturday to you! Thanks for stopping by!

cards · Christmas · Memory Box · Poppystamps · rubber stamps · Winter

Memory Box and Poppystamps…

September 17, 2013October 8, 2013 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Mittens! Do you immediately think of the “lost your mittens you naughty kittens” poem?! I do!

As soon as I saw this new Zig Zag knit die from Poppystamps, the gears (what’s left of them) started turning in my brain. Yep… had to try it on the Toasty Mitten die from Memory Box! Brrrrrrr Mittens are right up there with snowmen on my favorites for Winter list!

There’s that wonderful Frostyville Border die too…love that die! The bow is from the largest Precious Snowflake die. I used the new from Poppystamps, Garden Sprig, Small Garden Sprig and Berry Sprig. Embellished the bow and berries with white glitter domes.

Next up is a card with my usual colors! lol Kraft, red, brown… you know… lol

You can really see the detail of the Zig Zag Knit die on this card and look at the detail on the Small Blooming Poinsettia! Love this sweet flower! This is an A-2 size card…that will give you an idea of the poinsettia’s size.

I used the Berry Sprig die without cutting it up on this card… the mitten card, I cut it up into pieces… it works really great both ways! I used the Garden Sprig and the Small Garden Sprig again too.

Some twine, gold and platinum stickles and the Merry Christmas stamp from Memory Box!

I have a couple other cards to show you but I figure I better wait for another day. I need to color a couple images! eek… I go crazy when there’s new stuff! lol

TFL! I always appreciate you visiting and appreciate your comments! Always so encouraging! Thank You so much!

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