Memory Box Deep Blue Ocean and Bubble Border…

August 23, 2021 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everybody! Working through the Memory Box release…. thinking of you and I had to use this Vitamin Sea sentiment again! Many of you know me and I’m a vitamin C user! hehe

I started by inking a mini slim line panel with Tumbled Glass oxide ink, lightly marked where the circles were with a pencil, then stamped the school of fish stamp from the Deep Blue Ocean stamp set randomly over the larger circles. Then I stamped the ocean greenery images from the same set in dark greens.

Then I covered the panel with a piece of vellum…like you’re looking through glass…

I inked the top panel with Oxide inks, Salty Ocean and my Peacock Feathers brush without adding more ink. Spattered it with water.

Let it dry, then stamp the sentiments from the set using the MISTI and Ranger Archival Black ink.

I colored and die cut the cute little fishy with Copic markers but then I decided I didn’t like the white around it so I fussy cut it and mounted it on the panel with mounting tape.

On the inside I stamped the Feel Better Soon stamp from the set.

This is a great set… it can go for any occasion with the variety of sentiments! Birthday, Just Because, Sympathy and get well!

Thanks for stopping by on this beautiful how can it be the end of August day!!!

ttul,

Links to what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – CL5268D Deep Blue Ocean… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps DEEP BLUE… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94518 Bubble Border… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tsukineko – Memento – Fade Resistant… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers and Sets [ BLIC ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| BLIC \| TE \| SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes MINI… [ SSS ]	Mini Slim Envelopes [ TE ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Hello Bluebird · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Masculine · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Pop up card · Summer · Video

Hello Bluebird Fishin’ Hole Shadowbox Card…

August 17, 2021October 7, 2021 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Meet me at the fishin’ hole! It’s a beautiful day! lol Here’s the card I made for our grandson Corrin who just turned 12! He loves to fish with Grandpa!

I saved this idea from Instagram/designs by mommajean when I saw it last year. So much fun! I made the video after I gave it to Corrin and he showed me that it looked like the fish were swimming when you bend it back and forth! ❤

I didn’t have a shadowbox die set that would work for what I wanted to do so I had to make this up as I went. No instructions, just some Math! lol

Stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird, Memory Box and Lawn Fawn. I’ll link below.

I stamped, die cut the images and colored with Copic Sketch markers. Since alcohol marker ink saturates through to the back side, I die cut a piece of white cardstock to glue behind the colored images.

Bushes and grass dies in the background from Hello Bluebird…

I took a lot of pictures!

Memory Box dies for the greens and coral in the water…

I used a piece of acetate to cover the opening…

Distress Oxide inks for the blues and sandy shore…

Corrin really liked it and the money in the envelope too! lol

Thank you for stopping by! ttul

Here’s what I used…

Fishin’ Hole Stamp – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]	Fishin’ Hole Die – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]	Pond Builder Die – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]
Memory Box – 94561 Kelp Collage craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94562 Bubble Coral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94563 Deepwater Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Memory Box · Summer

Memory Box Flowering Cactus Slimline Card…

August 4, 2021 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I had some fun coloring yesterday. Right now there’s a 30 day coloring challenge going on and I’m so glad I had this to color!

I stamped the NEW Memory Box Flowering Cactus in the MISTI with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, die cut it and colored it with these copics…

I stamped and die cut the sentiments from the Signature Greetings sets. I cut just the die a couple more time so I could glue them together to get some lift. Easy gluing when the dies are like this!

I die cut the largest and next largest of the Memory Box Wrapped Stitched Slimline dies in TE Oreo cardstock and Neenah 110# white cardstock and layered everything up.

I used mounting foam tape behind the cactus to adhere it to the panels.

Succulents are so fun and popular right now! Maybe sometime I’ll get to see then in the desert!

Thank you for stopping by! ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box FLOWERING CACTUS Clear… [ SSS \| STR ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps FLOWERING… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5272D Signature… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5272 Signature… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94554 Wrapped Stitched… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| BLIC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes Large… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Summer

Memory Box Fantasy, Imperial, Stone Keep Castle Collage Dies Card…

July 23, 2021July 22, 2021 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! More new dies from Memory Box! Check out these new dies to make a magical card for that special someone! I can see these being used for so many occasions and for both children and adults!

There are three new collage dies, top one is Fantasy Castle Collage, middle one is Imperial Castle Collage and bottom one is Stone Keep Castle Collage. Fun names! I used 3 shades of gray from the Memory Box Earth Neutral Collection 6×6 cardstock pad.

I layered them on an A2 size card. I wanted a little separation but not a lot so I could stick it in the mail. So I took a piece of chipboard and put score-tape on both sides and made my own mounting strips but they aren’t foam or thick. It just gives a little bit of lift. I really like how it looks IRL.

The peachy pink colors are from the Memory Box Berry Red Collection 6×6 cardstock pad.

I die cut the background pink color with the Memory Box Pinpoint Burst Plate die.

The sentiment is from the new Memory Box Majestic Achievements stamps and die set. I stamped it on the peachy pink color and trimmed it and layered it on the white die cut. You wouldn’t need to do this but I did a lousy job stamping it on the die cut piece so I cut it out! lol Super cute castle stamp, sentiments and banners.

Maybe you can see the dimension a little bit better in this picture.

and here’s the inside….I used the castle stamp and one of the sentiments in the stamp set. Super cute! Still room to sign!

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy Summer weekend to you!

Here’s what I used to make this card…and heads up…new release at Simon Says Stamp! It’s a long this line… Make Magic! Check it out and use the code YUM521 through 8/15 for $5 off!

Memory Box – SET of 3 craft die sets:… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94510 Fantasy Castle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94511 Imperial Castle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94512 Stone Keep Castle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94514 Pinpoint Burst… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5267D Majestic… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Clear Stamps MAJESTIC… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| TE ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC ]

All Occasion · cards · Flowers · Memory Box · Slimline · Summer · Watercolor

Memory Box Elegant Succulent Sentiments Card…

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! This is a new stamp set from Memory Box with gorgeous succulent floral images and beautiful sentiments that are actually ones you would use! ‘best wishes on your special day’, ‘wishing you the happiest birthday’, ‘just a little note to let you know I am thinking about you’, ‘when times are difficult let hope sustain you’ and the one I used on my card.

I did some distress ink smooshing with a piece of scrap acetate. I like that it’s a little easier to control doing it this way. Acetate to watercolor paper instead of laying the watercolor paper flat on the inky craft mat. I used Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers and Forest Moss regular Distress Ink pads.

I stamped the succulent bouquet with Ranger Archival ink onto the dried inked watercolor paper. I used a stamp platform so I could ink it a few times.

Then I die cut it out with the coordinating die.

I heat embossed the sentiment in gold powder on TE Oreo cardstock and cut around it with a scissors.

There is another new sentiment and die set from Memory Box that does have coordinating dies. You can see it HERE.

I glued the negative piece to a piece of TE Oreo cardstock, then using mounting tape I fit the die cut back in the space.

I mounted to another piece of TE Poblano Pepper cardstock….I know it’s dark here, hard to tell but it’s there! hehe

To add a little glam, I added some Memory Box Fairy Jewels!

I really like how it turned out. That’s what keeps us making, right?! When we like something! I’m working on birthday cards for boys… Corrin turned 12 on the 7th, Cedryk turned 9 on the 18th and Henry is 15 TODAY!!! How in the world! These kids just keep getting older! I love ’em! For a mom of girls to have 11 grandsons, it’s pretty amazing! lol 6 granddaughters too!

I better get back to those cards! ttul and shopping links below! Cindy/Starlitstudio is on vacation but will be back shipping Monday. SSS $5 savings code is YUM521 through 8/15.

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – CL5270D Elegant… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps ELEGANT… [ SSS ]	Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing… [ STR ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEELED… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FOREST… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]