My cards for Simon Says Stamp ‘Making Spirits Bright’ Release!

October 11, 2017October 13, 2017 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hello! Did you hear the excitement in my hello?! lol ‘Making’ cards for Christmas gets me ALL excited and giddy with all the new product! How to make and shop at the same time! It is hard! lol

When this die arrived in the mail I was so happy this is what SSS sent me! I love it! In my first card, I combined it with the RyLynn Snowflake and a sentiment from Inside Holiday Greetings.

I got out some Distress Oxide ink pads and started smooshing. It’s one of those come back after a layer dries and add another layer. I just started another card while I was waiting!

I love these dies with the larger outline cut and the intricate word to layer in the outer cut. I think you know what I mean… whew. lol I’m not so great at describing things sometimes! The Distress Oxide layer has the large ‘hole’ cut in it. I die cut a piece of craft foam with the large die too and adhered it behind so the silver falala would be down in the hole.

I love how festive and non-traditional this turned out!

My next card…well, I love it too! CAS, white and so sparkly festive!

American Crafts glitter paper…I like it! It’s a really nice weight and die cuts perfectly! Here I didn’t use craft foam behind the top layer but you still get enough dimension to show the beauty of the die.

The sentiment is from the Holiday Message Strips stamp set and poppystamps Holly Leaves and Berries dies are all the embellishment this card needed to keep it CAS.

I’m so excited for this release! You can see all of it HERE at Simon Says Stamp. What do you think? I can’t wait to see it all myself! lol I see some snowmen that need to come to my house!!! and pine looking something back there! eek!

Thanks so much for stopping by and listening to me go crazy over Christmas creating! We are having so much fun, aren’t we stampers?! I hope you are. If you want to swap Christmas cards, drop me an email! I love getting cards from stampers!

p.s. can’t wait to hear what you love from this release!

Here’s what I used to make these cards… use the code HARVEST to get $5 off your order at SSS.

Simon Says Stamp FA LA LA Wafer Dies… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp RYLYNN SNOWFLAKE… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps HOLIDAY… [ SSS ]	Memory Box STITCHED HOLLY LEAVES… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine SMALL ONYX BLACK… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool… [ SSS ]
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score… [ SSS ]	Martha Stewart Mini Score Board; Scoring [ STR ]	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE… [ SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]
Avery Elle LARGE Stamp & Die Storage… [ SSS ]	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]	Sizzix BIG SHOT WHITE TOOL CADDY 661081 [ SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Kick STANDARD CUTTING… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix ON THE EDGE CUTTING… [ SSS ]	Tonic CHROME SILVER Mirror Card… [ SSS ]
DoCrafts GOLD & SILVER A4 Mirror… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tonic EASY CLEAN MAT 1514E [ SSS ]	Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE… [ SSS ]	Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER Inkssentials… [ SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

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SSS STAMPtember Carol Singers card…

September 5, 2017 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Rockin’ the carols this morning cardmakers! lol This cute trio is from the new set for STAMPtember from Simon Says Stamp. Oh what fun!

I stamped with the new Tim Holtz Stamp Platform and Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cut them out with the Scan and Cut 350 then colored them with Copic Sketch Markers. The kitty is the YR20 series… the bear is the E40 series and the bunny the T gray series. The bear’s jeans are the B90’s, his sweater is R46 and R89, the sweater trim is BG45 and 49 and the green in the sweater is YG03 and 17. The bunny’s scarf is the YG0 series and the coat is R46 and R89 again. The kitty’s dress is the YG0 series too. The birdie is BG45 and 49 again.

The sky is Distress Oxide Salty Ocean applied with the mini ink blending tool and spattered with some water drops that I heat set with the heat tool. I didn’t dab up the water.

The sentiment is from the same set. I stamped with the TH platform using Versafine Black Onyx ink.

The snowy background pieces are die cut with the SSS Stitched Slopes and Hills dies.

I trimmed the background and the snow borders to 4 in. x 5 ¼ in., adhered the sky and back border flat to the card base and mounted the front snow border with 3L mounting squares. The characters are mounted with foam squares also. The bunny with thin ones, the bear and kitty with regular ones.

Then I stamped on the music notes using an acrylic block. I still need to put a sentiment inside. I always procrastinate stamping the inside. ugh. I’m always sorry when I go to sending the cards out too! lol

I’m hoping to spend the day making cards! Lots of NEW from Memory Box/poppystamps and NEW from Printworks too!

Thank you for stopping by and oh, I didn’t use a wobble after-all. They looked funny stuck out too far. oh well, maybe if I’d just used the bear…

ttul!

Supplies I used to make this card…Click on SSS to go to Simon Says Stamp, STR takes you to Starlitstudio and SBC to Scrapbook.com THANK YOU so much for shopping through my links!

Simon Says Stamps And Dies CAROL… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps CAROL SINGERS… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp CAROL SINGERS Wafer… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED SLOPES AND… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SSS ]
VersaFine – Onyx Black – mini ink pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Versafine Onyx Black – Reinker [ STR \| SSS ]	Memento – Tuxedo Black – full sized pad [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad – Tuxedo Black [ STR \| SSS ]	Memento Tuxedo Black – reinker [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	TH Stamp Platform [ STR \| SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Martha Stewart Mini Score Board; Scoring [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
3L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC ]
Fiskars – 9 inch Bypass Paper Trimmer [ SBC ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| STR ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS** ]

Shopping · Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp Celebration…order for a free gift!

September 3, 2017September 13, 2017 Pam SparksLeave a comment

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEIDI!

This banner says it all! How fun! I wish I had my Stamptember card ready to post but I’m still coloring…two images colored and one more to go! I think I’ll try another wobble!

I wanted to let you know though, if you have time to shop today at SSS, be sure to use the code in the banner and check out the new release too!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy long Labor Day weekend!

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Shopping · Simon Says Stamp

SSS Steals and Deals….exciting!

August 29, 2017August 30, 2017 Pam Sparks1 Comment

Hey you guys… look at these prices! Yes, this Teflon Bone Folder is worth it! I love the SSS Stitched Rectangles too… they’re the kind that have stitches on both sides of the cut line! Mini Round ink blending tools, MISTI Studio Bag, Versafine Onyx Black full size stamp pad and some other dies I’m just gonna do the linky thing below! Don’t miss these awesome tools at these prices! Here’s the link to see everything on the SALE PAGE – HERE!

Direct links to some of my faves on sale at SSS Steals and Deals… click on [SSS] to go to the store.

Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix WOODLANDS Thinlits… [ SSS ]	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET… [ SSS ]
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET… [ SSS ]	Birch Press Design PEONY BLOOM LAYER… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stencils MARILYN… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps AN ARCTIC… [ SSS ]	Claritystamp STENCIL BRUSHES Set of 4… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Set SPRING… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Set BEACH DECO… [ SSS ]	Tonic RADIANT GOLD Nuvo Gilding… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp White A2 Side Fold… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Lawn Fawn · MFT · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Simon Says Stamp Happy Swimmers Birthday Card…

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Pam Sparks18 Comments

I love these cute characters from Simon Says Stamp! This is the Happy Swimmers stamp and die set, out of stock right now though. I linked it anyway. You can always sign up to get notified when it comes back in stock. The sun die is from Lawn Fawn, the waves from My Favorite Things and the sand from Taylored Expressions but I’m linking you up to the poppystamps Stitched Landscape die set. The sentiment is from another Simon Says Stamp set called Happy Block Greetings. Don’t shoot me! It looks like it’s discontinued! I just got it not that long ago. Sorry about that. HERE is another cute set though…

Just a fun, cute card for Gena who’s turning 10 this month! Doesn’t seem possible! She’s still a little girl at heart though and she loves hugs from Grandma, making cards, her chicks and kittens! Oh and swimming! lol

Linking my card to some challenges…

SSS Flickr Challenge #76 – Anything Goes

Virginia’s Summer Blog Party

Thanks for stopping by and sharing my Summer card making fun!

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