Simon Says Stamp Happy Camper Release…Out of this World Card…

August 24, 2025 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hello everyone! Have you had a chance to check out the latest Simon Says Stamp Happy Camper Release? Lots of good product!

You know what I love so much about Simon Says Stamp’s Clear Stamps? They are made in the USA and stamp up the best of any I’ve ever owned! Thank you SSS for keeping production at home! I appreciate it so much! I love a sharp, crisp image!

I stamped and colored the images in this set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink using the MISTI stamp postitioner. I colored with Copic markers after cutting them out. There are coordinating dies but I don’t own them so I used the Scan n Cut to cut them out, then I colored.

I made the background on Neenah Classic Crest using Oxide inks and the ink blending brushes. I went with expected colors but wouldn’t it be fun to use a person’s favorite colors?! After Inking I did the water droplets trick. I spray water into my hand then clap over the card panel to distribute the droplets. Leave the drops a minute than press on a paper towel…let it dry.

I just received these new Sizzix Circle cutting plates! I haven’t used them yet so I used the largest one as a photo prop this time! Kinda gives a spacey, planetary feel! lol I’ll link them below. I will use them for die cutting because I love having smaller plates, saves time!

Such cute images and easy to color too! Hope these characters made you smile!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Links below to the products I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Out of… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Out of This… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Out of This World… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Uncharted Mariner… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Prize Ribbon Oxide… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]	Sakura CLEAR GLAZE Gel Pen 38386 [ SSS ]	Sizzix Circular Cutting Pads – set of… [ STR \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Anniversary · BetterPress · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Spellbinders Copperplate Happy Anniversary Card…

July 15, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone and happy anniversary to someone somewhere! A new collection at Spellbinders for the Betterpress machine! Copperplate calligraphy sentiments. Happy Birthday, Happy Everything, Heartfelt Sympathy and Hope You’re Feeling Better pretty much covers everything!

Here’s a close up of how beautiful this impresses! I used Silver Delicata ink. It’s so great that my old ink pads work too!

I love it! At one point I took some classes to attempt to write like this but alas life makes it hard to practice as much as it takes to master it. I still like to do lettering though! I guess making cards took up priority! lol

I die cut the panel with one of the dies from the Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set and mounted it on a 5×7 navy cardstock panel. Using the Scor-Pal I embossed the corners because it needed something! The card base is A7 size white cardstock.

The flower dies I used are from the Spellbinders Club Blooms set from January of 2023. Timeless!

A traditional looking, Hallmark size type card!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I have to get started on Christmas in July! How are you doing? Anything Christmas yet? hehe

ttul,

Links to what I used…click/tap the abbreviations under the pictures to go to the stores. Thank you for shopping through my links! I appreciate it and thank you so much!

Emerald Cut Labels and Tag Etched… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Copperplate Happy Anniversary… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	BetterPress Copperplate Happy… [ SPL ]
Club Blooms \| Large Die of the Month… [ SPL ]	Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]	Dahlia ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]
Fern ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″… [ SPL ]	Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock… [ SPL ]	BetterPress Letterpress System \|… [ SPL \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Oxide Inks · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release…

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 Pam Sparks3 Comments

Hello! I know… long time no see! I’m still here! My card today is using products from the last two Simon Says Stamp releases. You Are My Favorite and Rain or Shine. It turned out so fun!

A 5 ½ inch square card.

I heat embossed the NEW Wavy Background with Clear embossing powder, then ink blended the panel with Distress and Oxide inks to make it look like water.

Birthday and Get Whale sentiments in this cute Get Whale Soon stamp set.

I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Hammermill cardstock. I don’t have the die set so I used my Scan n Cut. Then I colored with Copic Sketch Markers. I forgot to add white gel pen accents though! I think that would make it the little bit extra! oops!

I used the thin mounting tape that I love to adhere the images to the card panel. The little bubbles are glued directly to the panel.

Lots of pictures! The color is more saturated in real life.

Such cute images! Whales with personality, sure to cheer for any occasion!

I hope this finds you enjoying Spring and all the pretty flowers. I have hanging baskets on the back porch and ferns on the front porch but we haven’t had much sun yet. I have some hydrangea bushes that the buds always get frozen off over the Winter or something so they have to start over from the ground up. ugh. We’ll have lots of buds by the time it freezes again in the Fall! Crazy!

Check out the new releases! I’ll link below.

We’re getting ready for a wedding in two weeks! eek! So fun! Our oldest granddaughter is getting married! I love the shoes I bought to wear! lol

I’ll be posting a wedding card I hope! I’ll show the tag I made for her shower then too!

take care and ttul!

Check out the new releases and products I used to make this card…

Simon Says Clear Stamp Wavy… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Get Whale… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Get Whale Soon Wafer… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Get Whale… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Congratulations · copics · Fall · Masculine · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Simon Says Stamp Cheering For You Release!

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! New! New! New! It’s a challenge to keep up with all the new but so worth it! I’m super excited to share my card with you because you know how we need man/boy cards so often!

So many guys love football! Hey, I bet there’s some gals that do too! Not me but I had fun making this card!

The name of this new stamp set is Football Season and there are coordinating dies too!

I stamped the football on the background panel randomly and then filled in the stitching lines with white gel pen just around the parts that would show.

I cut a smaller white panel, added the torn piece of grass green cardstock for the turf, then stamped the goal post and colored it with Copics. Then I went in with a cloud stencil and brushed in some clouds.

Four perfect sentiments in the set too! I used the birthday one, sssshhhh, I cut it apart but it fits back together fine. lol

Timeout! on the front and It’s your Birthday on the inside. I heat embossed on both with white embossing powder.

Super fun set that I know I’ll get lots of use out of with so many boys in the family!

My card is A2 size.

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS (never before used stuff) #64 – New stamp set

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

The Paper Funday #67 – anything goes

I hope you enjoy looking around at this release…oh I stamped the helmet on the back of the card and will put my name under. So many creative things you can do with this set… the t-shirt with numbers…words for congrats even!

Links to what I used below!

SSS $5 off code is ‘leap24’

Cheering for You Release – Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Football… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Football… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Football Season… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	My Favorite Things CLOUD Mix-ables… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Masculine · Simon Says Stamp · Summer · Thinking of You

Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release Around the World Card…

July 17, 2024 Pam Sparks2 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Sunny Vibes….sure makes me think of Summer, vacations and travel. I’m not going anywhere but I can send this card instead! So many cute illustrations in this stamp set. There’s a coordinating die set and another die set if you don’t want to stamp.

I’m not sure if there is a thing called ‘air mail’ anymore…takes two days to get a piece of mail to someone in the same town! I love using postal elements on cards though. I heat embossed AIR MAIL in white on red cardstock.

I stamped the images and colored with Copics. I didn’t like the continents in brown so I stippled on some Rustic Wilderness Oxide ink. That was tricky but I didn’t want to start over.

I colored the airplane with a metallic gel pen then went over it a few times with a clear glaze pen.

The sentiments are straight in the stamp set but using the MISTI I curved them a little and stamped with Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink.

Ended up being a 5 ½ inch square card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Sending smiles to you wherever you are!

Here’s the products I used to make this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Around the… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Around the… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Around the World… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Earth Wafer Die… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad Jet Black… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Sakura CLEAR GLAZE Gel Pen 38386 [ SSS ]	Sakura GELLY ROLL STARDUST METEOR Gel… [ SSS ]