A Pine Wreath with Snowflakes and JOY card…

November 14, 2023November 16, 2023 Pam Sparks24 Comments

I just added a picture and I wanted to tell you that I finally got a person at wordpress that knew how to fix a couple problems I’ve reported to them about my blog. I’m happy to say my photos are clickable again if you want to see them full size! YAY!

Hi everyone! This card is so frosty beautiful! Christmas JOY is coming!

I saw a card on Instagram that I don’t have the supplies for so I used what I have. I will give her credit for inspiring me over there.

Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder for the background panel. So pretty! Embossing folders are all the rage this year and it’s because they are beautiful and add so much texture to the finished card.

AND I have GREAT NEWS! Ski Lodge is half price with the SALE at Spellbinders that just started today! HERE! I will link it below too if you want to finish the post before you go…

I used poppystamps Shasta Twigs for the wreath, Memory Box Alpine Snowflakes and Brilliant Joy finish out the card. Oh, I did use one of the NEW poppystamps Simple Rings dies for the wreath base.

I figured out the placement of the pine branches and then it glued together easily. I only put glue on the ends of the branches and I used the small one from the die set.

I have way too many pictures today. Messing around with lights and editing when I should’ve been doing other things! lol Like making more cards! hoho

I die cut and embossed using Hammermill Color Copy Cover 100# cardstock and Gold Foil cardstock. I’ll link everything below.

I love this Brilliant JOY die so much. I probably should do a minute video on how I put it together so there’s no small gluing the letters in! Love that!

First I die cut the base in white cardstock, then the detail JOY top layer in white and gold cardstocks.

On the base layer, I lightly scribble Tombow mono multi glue over all of the base.

Then stick on the white outer outline from the detail JOY cut.

Then take the gold letters out of the gold detail cut and stick them in. The glue is already there! Boom!

It’s an A2 size card.

I trimmed the embossed panel down to 4 x 5 ¼ before I adhered it to the cardbase with the super thin mounting tape I love.

Now I see this Pine Branch set isn’t available anymore. Sorry about that. Search it by name or shop your stash!

Linking to some challenges…

Can You Handle the Pressure? – anything goes (optional twist is turkey/thanksgiving but you don’t have to)

Peace on Earth #51 – anything Christmas goes

Die Cut Divas – It’s all about the holidays

HLS November Christmas – anything goes

Holler if you have any questions! I’ll be here working! lol I can’t believe Thanksgiving is next week! ❤

It’s fun to see some sales before the holiday. I never have time the holiday weekend! Have FUN!

ttul!

Spellbinders Black Friday Sale!

Links to the Dies and Supplies I used to make this card…

$7 off code at Simon Says Stamp with code ‘WRAP23’ Expires 12/31/23

Ski Lodge Embossing Folder \|… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Memory Box – 94759 Brilliant Joy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94680 Alpine Snowflakes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2575 Simple Rings craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat… [ STR ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny [ STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Tags · Winter

Spellbinders October Stamp and Die Club of the Month…

October 25, 2023October 26, 2023 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! The October Stamp and Die of the Month ‘Festive Penguins’ is so fun! Easy to color and some cute elements and sentiments too! How the club works is HERE! Sign up is through the 27th of the month! Down to the wire! lol We have one grandson that absolutely loves penguins so you know where these tags are going.

I just have one picture today… short post! lol

Nothing challenging to the tags. I used the circle, ornament topper and holly from the NEW Festive Ornaments set. The partial circle for the snow is from the NEW Santa’s Festive Circle Crew set.

I love how everything mixes and matches this time of year!

Some distress inking and splattering for the background. White lines and dots with a white gel pen… oh and the snowflakes on the ice cream cone tag I drew on with the white gel pen also.

Notice how I glued the ornament topper between two layers and just left the hole showing. I thought that was clever. lol

Linking to some challenges…

The Sisterhood of Crafters – Get Inky

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – anything goes

Peace On Earth Christmas – anything goes Christmas

Christmas with the Cuties – anything that’s not a card

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Here’s what I used to make these tags…

Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club -… [ SPL ]	Festive Ornaments Etched Dies from… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Santa’s Festive Circle Crew Etched… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]
Tonic Chili Red Bakers Twine 9984e [ SSS ]	Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – White,… [ BLIC ]	Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – Silver,… [ BLIC ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders October Large Die of the Month Club Card…

October 21, 2023October 26, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I had some fun die cutting florals and gold and getting a little bit vintage with this card.

Have you checked out this month’s club offering on the Spellbinders store website HERE? Awesome stuff again! We’ve come a long way from punches! hoho! (I still have all my punches, can’t bring myself to part with them.)

I took the club dies a little different direction than what it was designed for but for the most part it’s still intact!

I die cut the house section twice but trimmed it down to where the leaves stop on the sides. I die cut it in white and inked it with a couple green inks but you could easy die cut it in green and be fine. Everything that you don’t want to be green is covered by the time you’re finished.

Next I die cut the florals twice… it looks like a lot but it’s surprising that it isn’t! It goes fast because they’re an easy size to handle and you can see exactly where everything goes! YAY!

It would’ve been really pretty without being on a black cardbase but I couldn’t decide if it’d be ok or not in the end so I stuck it on a black 5 ½ inch square cardbase.

I really, really like it. Wish I could show you in person!

Die cut the words. Hot foil the panel…I didn’t do a great job foiling this piece. The cardstock was textured and foil works better on smooth. I didn’t do it over though because I wanted it to look vintage!

I cut a piece of white cardstock 4 ⅛ x 3 inches for the center and aged it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a blending brush. Then I glued the red foiled Christmas Greetings panel flat to the distressed piece and glued the panel to the floral pieces. You can see by my photos that I was able to get the corners under some of the floral parts.

When you’re gluing, leave your edges without glue and then you can get the panel under the berries, poinsettia and roses. Not hard at all!

So much fun! This will be a fun card to leave out on a mantel or on display some place in your home for the season!

Linking my card to some challenges…

Triple B – Blooms

Peace on Earth Christmas – anything goes Christmas

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas – #150 Anything Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by again! Thank you for helping me out with comments too! Let me know if you have any questions!

ttul!

Linking to the products I used for this card below! Have fun!

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month… [ EXP ]	Mix & Match Holiday Greetings \|… [ SPL ]	Essential Duo Lines Glimmer… [ SPL ]
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny [ STR ]
Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Blending Brushes – 3 Pack \|… [ SPL ]	Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Bearly Art Mini 2 fl oz Precision… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Teal Topaz Color Essentials Cardstock… [ SPL ]	Lagoon Color Essentials Cardstock… [ SPL ]	Onyx Color Essentials Cardstock 8.5″… [ SPL ]
Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat… [ STR ]	Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel GOLD 1.0mm… [ SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Ornament · Spellbinders dies · Tags · Winter

Spellbinders Santa’s Festive Circle Crew and Festive Ornaments Card…

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! Cute Christmas Santa coming your way! I fell in love with this cute set…still more to make with the sets in the collection!

I loved the card Spellbinders posted so much I copied it! Added some holly, a poinsettia, jingle bells and changed the sentiment.

I loved the idea of bringing in the jingle bell concept in the sentiment too. So I used the Jingle All the Way from the ‘Make it Merry Sentiments’ banner set… Love it!

A little hot foiling around the card panel, some inking with Peacock Feathers Distress ink and splatters.

I mounted the ornaments with a little of my favorite thin mounting tape through the center is all so I could stick greenery in easy.

Turned out fun! I love dies and especially this time of year! I used the pine branches from a couple sets, I’ll link everything below. (The set with the poinsettia is no more so I’ll link up another set that I think would work too) I used Spellbinder sets I already had to embellish the ornament shapes. Check your stash!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions! This is an A2 size card.

Here’s links to what I used to make this cute Santa! I should say, it all went together easy!

Santa’s Festive Circle Crew Etched… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Festive Ornaments Etched Dies from… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Merry Mug & Circle Delights Bundle by… [ SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Stocking Full of Joy – Large Die of… [ SPL ]	Santa’s Sippin’ Sayings Clear Stamp… [ SPL \| SSS ]
Make It Merry Sentiments Etched Dies… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations \|… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Winter Welcome Sled \| Etched Dies \|… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Bearly Art Mini 2 fl oz Precision… [ SPL ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Blending Brushes – 3 Pack \|… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Big Jolly Santa Small Die of the Month from Spellbinders…

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I tried my hand at scene making again! Big Jolly Santa needed a vehicle! A modern day 4 wheel drive! lol Speedy delivery!

Here’s my take on Spellbinders Small Die of the Month club for October.

Learn about Spellbinders Clubs HERE…

The pick up is still available! I’ll link it at the bottom of my post.

Die cutting and gluing again but I did stamp the tailgate of the pick up with the Merry Christmas from July’s Clear Stamp and Die set of the month. I’ll link it up at the bottom of my post.

Such a cute Santa and very easy to put together with lines that tell you where things go!

I cut a piece of gray cardstock for the concrete and used a Copic Sketch Marker to color in the tire tracks.

The white panel the scene is built on is 5 ½ in. x 5 ½ in. Then I matted with black cardstock and then on to a 6×6 square cardbase.

I used glossy black cardstock to die cut the truck and silver foil cardstock to die cut the bumper, tail lights and mirrors.

On second thought, I think he’s in a parade! lol

Hope you enjoyed another whimsical Christmas card!

Thank you for stopping by my blog! We need our cardmaking therapy more than ever right now.

Talk to you again soon!

P.S. I don’t know what happened for commenting but something has changed. It looks like if you choose the envelope icon and just type in your name it will let you comment. Sorry, I hate it when they change things. (supposedly making it easier, ha, for who?) I can’t reply with a thank you if I don’t see an email or name though. boo.

Small Die of the Month Membership –… [ SPL ]	Truckin Through the Seasons \| Large… [ SPL ]	Big Jolly Santa Sentiments Clear… [ SPL ]
Pine Cones & Holly – Clear Stamp of… [ SPL ]	Pine Cones & Holly Die Set – (Dies… [ SPL ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SSS ]
Cardstock, Paper, & Envelopes \|… [ SPL ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]