Spellbinders Hello Blooms Stencil and Die Card…

June 8, 2023June 12, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hello friends and cardmakers! A super fun card to share with you today! Have you tried the new stencils like this? I don’t know why but it’s so satisfying to color in this clean and simple way! Fast too!

I used Distress Oxide inks, Peacock Feathers, Pine Needles, Abandoned Coral, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Ground Espresso with blending brushes through the stencil. I cleaned the stencil between colors.

For the background, I ran the A2 size Spellbinders Simply Perfect Florets Embossing Folder through the die cut machine and trimmed it down and matted it with thin mounting tape to an A2 White cardbase. So cute! I love this folder and it matches this floral so well!

I LOVE this script hello die that is included with the coordinating die set! I did it up white on white…pleasing to my eye! lol

I did my coloring through the stencil first but now that I’ve done it once, next time I’m going to die cut a white panel, keep the die cut in the panel, then do the coloring through the stencil so I can get the margins better. I had to do a little trimming after I die cut because the white margin was more in a few places.

I used the large Wendy Vecchi Make Art station to hold things in place.

Linking to some challenges…

Tic Tac Toe Challenge – diagonal on the graphic, Ink Blending, Free and Floral

Triple B Challenge – Blooms

The Flower Challenge #81 – your favorite flower

Stencil Fun Challenge – Layer Stencils

Links below to what I used to make this card!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my hello!

Product shopping list….click/tap on the abbreviations for the stores under the item to see!

Spellbinders – Glimmer Cardfront… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Cardfront… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Simply Perfect… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending Brushes [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp DETAIL FLAT BLENDING… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Universal Plate System… [ SBC ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Family · Masculine · Memory Box · Slimline · Summer

Memory Box Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder Birthday Card…

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing a card I made with the NEW Memory Box 3D Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies.

It’s so neat that you can die cut, then put the cuts into the folder to get all this detail!

I was inspired by Memory Box Dave’s card HERE. It’s such a great design I pretty much copied it!

So fun! Our grandson Rogan’s 9th birthday is today and he’s a great help with work around the house. Of course boys love tools and knives!

I used the Memory Box Wooden Alpha Dies for his name.

Happy Birthday sentiment is white heat embossed on red with the Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments. It’s from 2019 and doesn’t look like it’s available anymore. This would work also…Banner Greetings.

I used some Silver Foil and Glossy Black cardstocks for tool parts and Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool to age the Memory Box wood grain cardstock and kraft cardstock.

Everything is adhered with the thin mounting tape that I love, linked below, except for the little red happy birthday sentiment.

This card fits in a #10 business size envelope but it’s not as long as the usual slimline card. It’s 3 ¾ in. x 8 ¼ in.

Linking my card to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Can You Handle the Pressure? – Anything goes but must use an embossing folder

Cardz 4 Galz – #200 Slimline Birthday

Papercraft Crew – masculine

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Hope it gets you thinking about man cards we’ll be needing later this month for dad’s too! I have two more family birthdays this month and two gals at stamp club. No slacking on the card front here! lol

Here’s what I used to make this fun card! Click or tap on the abbreviations under the item to go to a store!

Memory Box – EF1034 Toolbox 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box WOODEN ALPHA Craft Dies 94579 [ SSS \| STR ]	Poppystamps – PSF806 Modest Banner… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Graduation · Masculine · Slimline · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Two Grad Cards with Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club…

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Some fun cards that came together fast. I was so glad the club kit has birthday and graduation sentiment banners!

A2 size cardbase with a panel on top… die cut all the parts…you even get the cloud dies in the set! It’s such a good deal for $15! You can purchase later but the price is $27!

One of our grandsons when he was a toddler loved lining up his airplanes like a lot of boys line up cars! So cute! Now he loves fishing, playing the piano and drums….and swimming and and and! lol Airplanes always make me remember this about him.

The dies in this kit make lines to follow where the pieces go! THAT is so great! Helpful! Speeds it up!

The words in the banners are such a neat look!

I used my favorite double sided mounting tape to adhere the die cuts to the card. The clouds are glued flat.

I had a lot of pictures for this first card… second card I only have two. So keep scrolling! lol

Basically the same thing only Slimline size…matte gold and matte silver scrap pieces for the airplane.

I love the clean and simple approach with the dark medium blue sky! So fun!

My daughters needed 7 grad cards so these 2 will go with 5 others I made for them. So fun! I love it when I get to use my supplies!

Thank you so much for stopping by and before you go I better tell you about the SALE Spellbinders has going on! Some wonderful products to choose from! So glad we can order online since Hobby Lobby quit carrying them.

Have a good rest of the week!

Shopping links to the products I used to make these cards… click/tap on the letters under the idea to go to the shop. Thank you!

Small Die of the Month Membership –… [ SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Confetti Cake… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Earl Grey -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Cherry Pop -… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Blueberry -… [ TE ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver Matte… [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold Matte… [ STR ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana Black Edition \|… [ SPL ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| SSS ]

Birthday · cards · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Interactive · Masculine · Summer

Pop Up Step Birthday Cottage Cutz Camping Card…

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Do you have memories of camping? Our grandsons keep very busy outdoors! They love sleeping out and all the things that go along with it! I have fun making them cards like this.

This is a step card of sorts, not sure what it’s called. It fits in an envelope though! lol

Here’s the back side…

Here’s the inside…

Have you heard of the show Adventure Agents? Very fun for kids!

Here it is from the side…

Close up of the critters…

All the dies are from Cottage Cutz.

And here’s a video that maybe shows how it works better… be sure to click on one of the frame options to see it large.

Holler if you have any questions! Confession…I made this in January so I can’t remember everything! ❤

All Occasion · cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Oxide Inks · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Time for a NEW release from Simon Says Stamp…. Dream Big!

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! Bringing you everything ‘dreamy’ with this release in Summery July! Check it all out HERE.

I received the Tropical Leaf Bunch die to play with. It’s from Simon Says Stamp but designed by Memory Box! I love it when I get the designs by MB!

You deserve a break but I don’t mean at Mc Donalds! lol I’m not a beach person but I’ve probably not been at the right beach to appreciate it!

Here I kept it very CAS (clean and simple).

I die cut a rectangle out of copy paper so I could ink blend an area centerish on the front of my A2 size cardbase.

I blended oxide inks with my blue and brown brushes without putting on more ink because I wanted it very light.

Then I did some splattering with Prize Ribbon and Ground Espresso Distress inks and then a little white acrylic after the ink splatters were dry.

I die cut three of the Tropical Leaf Bunch, glued them together and then directly to the cardbase.

The beach chair is from last months SSS release. I stamped it and fussy cut it by hand, colored it with Copics and glued it directly to the cardbase. Details about this set in my post HERE.

Then I stamped the sentiment from the beach stamp set and added Memory Box Fairy Jewels from the Pastel set.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Hope you enjoy the new release and here’s the

code for $5 off through 8/15… 5BUCKS

Have a great weekend! Do any of you have an ebike? We’re going to go looking at them this afternoon.

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