poppystamps Potpourri Flower Set Cards…

April 14, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! I have a floral duo to share today. Almost got off the kraft path but notice I managed to bring in some on one card! lol

I die cut a bunch of the NEW poppystamps Potpourri Flower Set dies and played around with different colors and ended up with a lot left over!

I used a stylus and old mouse pad to give the flower petals some poof and then added an enamel dot in the centers.

I used the NEW Memory Box Daisy Blossom Stem die for the some of the leaves on both. The pink card has additional leaves from the NEW Memory Box Layered Impatiens die and Memory Box Seed Stems die. I added white paint pen to the circles at the end of the stems.

I liked poppystamps Penelope Pinpoint Frame die for the background on the pink card and poppystamps Simple With Sympathy die for the sentiment.

Here I used poppystamps Lattice Plate die for the background, die cut in white cardstock and poppystamps New Freestyle Hugs die for the sentiment in black and vellum.

I didn’t get the lavender background panel captured very well for color so I tried holding up in the hallway! lol

It’s a pretty color IRL!

Well crazy here! It snowed yesterday! It didn’t last though. It’s really not unusual as I think back. One year in April I was headed back to where I grew up and got caught in a blizzard! It did last! eek! Not fun driving!

Some place it’s tropical right now! lol Not here! Have a beautiful weekend. Looking forward to celebrating and time with family.

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Poppystamps – 2512 Potpourri Flower… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2510 Penelope Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94534 Seed Stems craft die [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94613 Layered Impatiens… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94616 Daisy Blossom Stem… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2453 Freestyle Hugs… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2427 Lattice Plate… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC ]	Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]
Doodlebug Sprinkles – Beetle Black [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	POSCA 3M Fine Bullet Tip Pen – White [ STR \| BLIC ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Get Well · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Spring · sympathy · Thinking of You

Hello Friend! Memory Box NEW Ruffled Blooms and More Card…

April 7, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Everyone is all about flowers right now! It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year! lol

I started with an A2 card base, I cut the Hello Friend shadow part of the die directly in the card base. Then cut the shadow in white and the outline in NEW Memory Box Glossy Black cardstock. Love this stuff! I very very lightly put a little Tombow Mono Multi glue on the top, bottom and side edges and inlaid it into the cardbase. When you open the card you can see through and between some of the letters. I like it!

I die cut the NEW Memory Box dies, Ruffled Blooms and Riverbank Large Layered Blooms, from the Memory Box 6×6 Fresh Aqua cardstock pad.

I die cut the New Memory Box Exquisite Leaf Set dies from the Memory Box 6×6 Lush Green cardstock pad. The leaves in this die set are a must have! So beautiful and good with all the flower dies!

I wasn’t quite sure where I was headed with this design but I love these colors and I’m really happy with how it turned out! I will need to use an A6 envelope for presentation though because I left some petals and leaves over the edge a bit.

Pretty simple and all die cuts again!

Whimsical and you know I always love kraft! The cardstock I use for kraft cardbases is from Hobby Lobby… their Extra Heavyweight cardstock.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a good rest of the week and a lovely Spring weekend! Spring in Iowa means rain. (how come there’s not a let it rain sentiment like let it snow?! haha) So stay dry if you can! ha

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94657 Ruffled Blooms… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94649 Riverbank Large… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94664 Exquisite Leaf Set… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94586 Hello Friend Posh… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Spring · sympathy · Tilda's Town

Birch Press Design Flora Plate and Make a Wish Cards…

March 24, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Yikes, it’s Thursday already! I almost didn’t buy this NEW Saltwater Taffy ink color! I caved and bought regular, regular refill and oxide. Sometimes I think I need the sprays but maybe I could make a spray with the refill if I needed to make a mess! haha

I used the ink pad to color my cardstock. Hammermill Color Copy Smooth 100# Cover is what I used for all the parts of this card. I use it some for copic coloring too.

I inked up two A2 panels, one with Saltwater Taffy and one with Abandoned Coral regular distress and blending brushes and or tools. Then I did three smaller pieces with Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral and Bundled Sage. You can pretty much tell what I die cut with what from my pictures.

I die cut the leaves in the same white from the NEW Memory Box Layered Impatiens die set and inked them up also. I love these leaves!

The flowers were the waste from cutting layer A, they were white so I inked them too.

It’s a really pretty, feminine color and card in real life! I had to add some pinkish Memory Box Fairy Jewels to the flower centers.

I made this next card first to get a feel of how the layers looked together. I hadn’t planned on finishing it at first because, weird colors! lol Not Spring at all but I like it so I’m gonna throw one picture of it on here! lol

This is the Flora Plate layers AB and C again with a sentiment from the NEW Birch Press Design Kind Hearts stamp set. This is such a gorgeous set! I love it for front and inside sentiments.

Holler if you have any questions! Both cards are A2 size.

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Birch Press Design – 57437 Flora… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57434 Make a… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94613 Layered Impatiens… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – CL8162 Kind… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BUNDLED… [ SSS \| ACH ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Masculine · Memory Box · Poppystamps · sympathy · Thank You · Thinking of You

Memory Box Eucalyptus Collage and Thanks Cursive Script Circle Cards…

September 12, 2021 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I have two Clean and Simple (CAS) cards to share with you today! When I saw this new MB Eucalyptus die I immediately thought it’d be good for sympathy/thinking of you cards, which I never have enough of.

I die cut Eucalyptus Collage in one of the greens from the MB Lush Green 6×6 Cardstock Collection pad. The background paper is from the MB Garden Folly 6×6 pattern paper pad. I love the little flower with the pink centers behind the collage! The green panel is cut with one of the MB Rectangle Basics die set.

Now that I’m posting this, other ideas come to mind. lol Remember MB Dave’s napkin watercoloring technique and how you add gold to it?! Yes! I think touches of gold on simple watercoloring would be so pretty!

I used 3m foam mounting tape to lift the collage panel. It’s the big roll and not very thick…

I heat embossed the sentiment in white powder with a sentiment from the poppystamps Diamond Sentiments stamp set. A ton of great sentiments in this set.

A2 size card…

My second card is a mini slim size… 3 ½ in. x 6 in.

I was struggling with what to do with this circle die… the first card I made was UGLY! lol Now I wish I’d taken these pictures with a black background! ugh

Very simple composition. I die cut MB Thanks Cursive Script Circle and Stained Glass Floral in white, then trimmed out the floral part from the square.

I’m giving the MB new Banner Sentiment Trio die set a work out this release! I die cut the middle size, folded it in half and stapled it onto the circle.

Then I stapled on the floral die cut. The Tim Holtz mini stapler at work again!

It’s a sweet, cute card IRL! I suppose I should’ve tried a third time to get better pictures! ha. It’s been one of those picture weeks… I can always tell when the season is changing! I’ll quit whining and finish up! lol

Thank you for stopping by today! ‘preciate it!

Products I used to make these cards…

Memory Box – 94524 Eucalyptus Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppy Stamps DIAMOND SENTIMENTS Clear… [ SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps DIAMOND… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1005 Garden Folly 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94516 Thanks Cursive… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94478 Stained Glass… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94580 Banner Sentiment… [ STR \| SSS ]
My Favorite Things BLACK AND WHITE… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS \| STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Poppystamps · sympathy

poppystamps Lattice Plate Card…

January 22, 2021 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Bright card for you today! Wake up if you’re not already! lol

I started by diecutting the NEW poppystamps Lattice Plate die…there’s just something about flowers with lattice!

I needed something to go with it and was inspired by something I saw and now I can’t remember where or what. Shoot me now! haha

I love this poppystamps Floral Stem Collage die and it makes me think of a pretty garden with a fence and gate.

I’m not sure how I ended up with these colors! :O I used regular Distress Ink pads and the mini ink blending tools.

I know the background color behind the lattice cut is Blueprint Sketch. I think the color behind the flower is Tumbled Glass with Blueprint spatters. I made this Monday or Tuesday and moved on to the next thing without even thinking to remember. It’s so out of my normal color scheme… I can’t even decide if they really go together! If it’s totally ugly, just ignore me! hehe

I used a sentiment from the poppystamps Greeting Basics stamp set… really liking this set. Another sentiment in the set that would’ve worked is ‘friends are flowers that never fade’. Pretty and so true!

That’s it for today… off to take pictures of another Valentine and a couple cards with SSS new releases. I still have family birthday cards to make! I am behind…glad they love me anyway! ❤

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used and a free die offer below!

Poppystamps – 2427 Lattice Plate…

[ STR | SSS ]

Poppystamps – 1737 Floral Stem…

[ STR | SSS ]

Poppystamps – CL490 Greeting Basics…

[ STR ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Simon Says Stamp · sympathy · Techniques · Thank You · Thinking of You · Watercolor

Simon Says Stamp Release….Send Happiness…3 Cards!

June 29, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Happy Monday to you! Simon Says Stamp has a new release and they sent me this flower die to play with…I was already doing napkin die cutting so I went ahead and did this new Etched Flower die the same way! Scroll down to THIS post for a link to the technique/how to video.

I stamped the background for the flower die with the tone on tone look and the SSS Damask Background cling stamp. I die cut three panels, a white one, the stamped one and a dark pink one with the SSS Frames die, then inlaid pieces from each and taped them together on the back side. I mounted this panel with Mounting tape.

The sentiment is a stamp from the SSS Sending Sympathy clear stamp set and die cut with the SSS Stitched Rectangles die set. I had to recut it to get it the right size.

The NEW Etched flower die cuts two connected flowers…so I had this single flower left over and parts from the Frames die cuts so I made another card!

The sentiment is also from the Sending Sympathy stamp set. I taped the pieces together on the back side of the panel and used foam mounting tape to mount it to the cardbase.

My third card…I had an idea but this isn’t anywhere near what I was trying to do! lol I like it though! lol

I debated whether to stick with a thank you or make it a sympathy card… it could easy go for any occasion!

There’s the NEW Speckled Egg Distress ink is what I used on the white Etched Flower die cuts this time… peeled paint for the stems.

Memory Box 6×6 pattern paper pad for the three papers.

A thank you stamp and some cotton cord and I stuck it all to a white cardbase.

All three cards are A2 size.

Have fun checking out this new release and thank you for shopping through my links! I appreciate your support so much!

Here’s the products I used and links for shopping…

Send Happiness [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp ETCHED FLOWER BUDS… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp DAMASK… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp FRAMES Wafer Dies… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps SENDING… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES… [ SSS ]
Memory Box SCRIBBLE FROND BACKGROUND… [ SSS ]	Memory Box GARDEN FOLLY 6×6 pack Pack… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps WILD ROSE… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Flowers · Inlaid Diecutting · Masculine · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Summer · sympathy · Thinking of You

5 Memory Box Die Cards….

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Pam Sparks8 Comments

I’ve been working on cards! This is a long post so keep scrolling!

I wanted to make something cool with this NEW Leafy Tree die… it looks Summery anyway! I also used the NEW Double Stitch Rectangle Cut Out die set… I like it a lot! I die cut the Leafty Tree Frame in TE Peapod cardstock and colored the tree trunk with a dark brown Copic Sketch Marker! It covers the green really well!

The sentiment is from the NEW poppystamps Greeting Basics clear stamp set. So many good sentiments in this set. I’m going to get a lot of use out of it.

I love how the leaves can be embossed with this Leafy Tree Frame die and then inked with a little stamp pad ink. I used TE Peapod ink to match the cardstock. The background is Tumbled Glass Oxide ink brushed on to a Toffee/kraft piece of cardstock…same as the card front. I like the look it gave as compared to using it on white.

The next card…same dies… but I cut the Leafy Tree Frame in Brown, then in a scrap of green and trimmed off the frame and trunk parts..

Sentiment from the same poppystamps set…

Next I played with the NEW Birthday Cursive Script Circle…

This card is greener IRL… the pictures turned out more blue… it looks ‘beachy’ here! lol I think I might have to switch back to east windows for Summer pictures.

I used the NEW Stylish Rectangle Trio die and the NEW Birthday Cursive Script Circle for this card and inlaid them both in the card panel that I pieced together with three Bazzill Card Shoppe cardstocks, HERE.

The happy die was new last year… then some enamel dots and why did this card take me hours! lol I guess that’s pretty normal around here. lol

Next two cards I used the same Birthday circle die, just cut it out from the frame but one is the NEW pattern paper pad Garden Folly, HERE and the other TE cardstocks. I used the NEW Scribble Rose Trio and Background die also.

I’m not sure about these colors at all! I debated even showing the card! lol But here it goes.

I used TE Dijon and Peapod cardstocks and ink pads I know…interesting! lol Taylored Expressions has been so good to tell us what Copic markers match their ink pads and cardstock too! So I colored the die cut with matching Copics!

Oh, I used the NEW Gracious Leaves 3D Embossing folder too! It’s really pretty made up and inked for accent.

This card I cut a circle from the embossed panel and mounted it to the card base with foam mounting tape. The Rose Trio die is recessed a little then… I really like how it looks. The word ‘wishes’ is from the Big and Little Words clear stamp set

I’m gonna stop now before your eyes cross from this crazy variety of cards! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by and scrolling forever! I appreciate it and hope I made you smile!

Now for the products I used to make these cards…some of them anyway!

Memory Box – 94420 Leafy Tree Frame… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94360 Double Stitch… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL490 Greeting Basics… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94416 Stylish Rectangle… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94107 Happy Jotted… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94396 Birthday Cursive… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94436 Scribble Rose Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1002 Gracious Leaves… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5242 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]	Memory Box Die – Puffy Clouds [ STR \| SSS ]	Doodlebug Sprinkles – Swimming Pool [ STR ]

All Occasion · cards · copics · LOVE · Reverse Confetti · Spring · sympathy · Thinking of You · Valentine

Reverse Confetti… January Release Blog Hop!

January 8, 2020January 7, 2020 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! The release is now available for purchase in the Reverse Confetti webstore. Check it all our HERE. Seven NEW stamp sets, 9 New Confetti Cuts die sets and a 6×6 paper pad.

I’m going to start with the cute card of the two I made for today’s post. hehe This cutie critter is all about showing us how to cut and paste! I love it so much!

I used the NEW Crafty Critters stamp set and Confetti Cuts set for this one. Besides this cute monkey, there’s the bunny and a zebra, all crafters!

This monkey’s got personality + for sure! So busy cutting paper hearts and gluing up a card! I stamped and colored with Copics… E40’s, BG10’s, R24 and 29.

There’s the NEW Scallop Cover Panel Confetti Cut in the background. The Scallop Frame is an older Confetti Cut die set called Love Note.

Up next is the Butterfly Wreath stamp set and Confetti Cuts set…

I had fun with this one… I stamped and gold heat embossed it on textured watercolor paper and painted it in with water and Distress Inks. It’s bright! lol I spattered with the leftover paint on my tonic craft mat too.

I randomly stamped the branch with old paper Distress ink on the cardbase. Heat embossed the sentiment from the set on vellum. Stamped and heat embossed the two butterflies from the set and adhered them with a little Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue after I adhered the wreath to the cardbase with mounting tape.

Both of my cards are A2 size.

The hop started at the Reverse Confetti Blog and ends here on mine (list below)…lots of hearts and inspiration shared this week!

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and visits! Happy papercrafting the for the big heart day!

Reverse Confetti Blog

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Spring · Summer · sympathy

Memory Box Antique Rose Cluster Label Sympathy Card…

July 19, 2019 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Super simple sympathy card to share with you today. This new Antique Rose Cluster Label die is super fun to do inlaid die cutting with.

I die cut a ‘pool’ piece of Memory Box notecard with the largest Wrapped Stitched Rectangle die.

I die cut the Antique Rose Cluster Label die in a ‘pool’ Memory Box card panel, a ‘licorice’ panel, a’pink’ panel and ‘sage’ panel.

Completely remove the cut from the ‘pool’ panel, put a piece of wide scor-tape across the wrong side, insert the black outline piece into the opening, then add all the pink and green pieces.

It’s so sweet!

I love this color combo!

I white heat embossed the sentiment from Memory Box Big and Little Words sentiment set and stamped the accent sentiment from the same set, using the MISTI for both.

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you enjoyed this CAS card and will try it!

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

Memory Box – 94261 Antique Rose… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5242 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box / Open Studio – 30094… [ STR \| SSS ]
Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design > 25 Notecard… [ BRC ]	Cherry Blossom Memory Box Notecards -… [ STR \| BRC ]
Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Cleaner – 2… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]	Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC ]
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Spellbinders dies · sympathy · Taylored Expressions

Spellbinders June Small Die of the Month Club Cards…

June 6, 2019 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve been working on these two cards this week using the NEW Spellbinders June Small Die of the Month Club set. (link at the bottom of this post)

Two kinds of stained glass/quilt looking cards!

In the June kit there are three sets of dies that stack/coordinate. A hexagon set, a circle set and a fan looking set. All for a great deal!

I used one layer of the hexagon set for this first card. I die cut a lot of the black one (popped out the waste), then I die cut two of each color cardstock from Taylored Expressions, linked below, all from the same die. The color ones held together well so that made it easy to tape the back (to hole the pieces in) and then glue the black cut on top.

This ended up a ‘Hallmark’ size card. If I was doing it again, I would cut the panel in half and make two cards! 😀

The ‘For You’ sentiment die cut is from the Spellbinders Truckin’ Through the Seasons die set.

My next card is using the circles from the club set.

I lined up the 3 circle dies in a row on top of an A2 card size panel. Taped them in place with removable tape and die cut…repeated it for the next row. It worked slick. I didn’t even measure this time. eek! lol I had six holes in the panel then.

I used mounting tape on the back of the panel and adhered it to a TE Granny Smith A2 size panel so that color would show through when I pieced in the circles.

I die cut the 3 circle dies from white and Taylored Expressions color cardstock. Adhered them together and glued them into the holes in the panel.

I stamped the sentiment with Archival black ink and the MISTI tool. I cut out the word sympathy with the MISTI Cut Align ruler.

I hope I didn’t make it sound complicated because it’s just a matter of cutting enough pieces, after you decide what colors you want to use, gluing and putting them in place. 😀

I wish you could see them in person… so much better! hehe

Thank you for stopping by and holler if you have any questions!

Here’s the supply list for these two cards…

Small Die of the Month Membership -… [ SPL ]	Truckin Through the Seasons – Large… [ SPL ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Oreo [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Granny Smith [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Lollipop [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Jelly Donut [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Cookie Monster [ TE ]	Taylored Expressions Blue Raspberry… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cherry Pop [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Candy Corn [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Lemon Meringue [ TE ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Memory Box – CL5242 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	My Sweet Petunia – Cut-Align [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	QuickStik Craft Tool; quikstick;… [ STR \| SSS \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]
Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Avery Elle SMALL Stamp & Die Storage… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Summer · sympathy · Techniques

Memory Box Summer Meadow Collage and poppystamps Plumed Peacock cards…

June 22, 2018June 27, 2018 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! I’ve only made two cards this week and I’m gonna put them both in this post! lol I’ve had this background piece laying on my desk for over a month, finally using it! Always fun to use an unusual color combo…it’s a Distress Oxide background with Channin’s Shammy technique. Ink blend on the ink and then hit it with your bunched up stamp cleaner shammy. Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers are the ink colors I think I used here.

I die cut a piece of black cardstock with the Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die, then die cut the New Memory Box Summer Meadow Collage in it.

I die cut the New Memory Box Floating Swan in the inked panel and in a piece of black cardstock. I wanted the water movement in the inked panel. Very cool die!

The sentiment is from poppystamps Peony Stems and Blossoms stamp set. I added an extra black butterfly die cut with the Memory Box Pippi Butterfly die.

Then some Doodlebug and Echo Park Enamel Dots placed randomly. I did use mounting tape to adhere the Summer Meadow Collage to the inked background, then glued that directly on an A2 white cardbase.

Linking my Summer Meadow Collage card to the Crop Stop Anything Goes link party…

Next up… the New poppystamps Plumed Peacock and Delicate Branch Collage….

This is when you need a professional photographer…when you use mirror cardstock! lol My pictures don’t do the card justice. It’s quite striking IRL.

I die cut the Delicate Branch Collage die in a piece of gold mirror cardstock, then trimmed the panel down to fit on an A2 size panel of black cardstock.

I die cut the Plumed Peacock in glitter cardstock and pieced them in. I just put scotch tape on the back, then flip it over and put the pieces in.

I used mounting tape to adhere the gold panel to the black panel, then a little mounting tape strategically placed on the peacock so none of it would hit the branch collage die cut panel but still be popped up the same height as the panel.

I didn’t add a sentiment or anything to this card…I’m kind of a CAS girl but usually I at least have to have a sentiment! I was ok with this though. It’s very classy and elegant.

Thanks for stopping by today! I love hearing from you too! Links below if you want to see what products I used. See ‘ya later!

Memory Box – 94013 Summer Meadow… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94012 Floating Swan… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box PIPPI BUTTERFLY Craft DIE… [ SSS \| STR ]
Memory Box / Open Studio – 30094… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL447 Peony Stems and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Canson XL Bristol Pads [ BLIC \| SSS ]
Strathmore Bristol smooth surface -… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2063 Delicate Branch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2059 Plumed Peacock… [ STR \| SSS ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock -… [ STR ]	American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Licorice Twist [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black; Ranger [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]	Archival Re-inker – Jet Black from… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC \| HLM \| JGG ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]
Embossing Heat Gun; Precision Heat… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| HLM ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS \| HLM ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS \| SBC \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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poppystamps Meadow Flower and Stitch Wreath CAS card…

April 26, 2018May 14, 2018 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Here with a special delivery! This simple sweet flower makes a statement against this stitch flower wreath. I love it! A little Copic Sketch Marker coloring with the G40’s and a Y15. The little white dots are from a Signo White Gel Pen.

I think I could make this card next time in 30 minutes! A record! lol I have to tell you though, this washi tape was discontinued some time ago…like a couple years. October Afternoon is the brand. Some things are just timeless! Other tapes or a sentiment on a card-stock strip would work just as well. Check out SLS’s selection of new Alexandra Renke tapes… whoa, so cool!

Linking my card to some challenges…

Die Cut Divas – anything goes

Double D Challenges – Friendship

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Scrapyland Challenge – use a brand they sell in their store

thank you ladies for the mention award!

Seize the Birthday Challenge – anything goes

I keep looking for buds on our new trees. Tim says not to expect much but I want much! lol

Here’s some pictures of them… click to see them big.

Here he is bringing the first tree after he made the hole with the same truck…then back and forth until all 3 were in the ground. (I took the pictures from inside our house)

We have a red oak from several years ago on the other side of the white oak in the front. Grow trees grow! Now the ground is tilled up and all new seed planted…lots of watering happening!

Thanks for stopping by today! Hang on to the little bit of April that’s left! haha Our oldest two grandsons are in Detroit at Worlds First Tech Robotics competition. I’m watching the live streaming…glued to the computer! Anybody else have ppl there? 120 teams from 60 countries! While the big boys are competing, the two youngest are collecting buttons from the teams! So fun!

Here’s what I used to make the card!

Poppystamps – 2045 Meadow Flower… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2046 Stitch Wreath… [ STR ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]
X-Press White Blending Card 8.5″X11″… [ STR \| SSS ]	card-stock [ STR ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| HLM \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ HLM \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR \| BLIC ]	Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| STR \| SSS \| HLM \| BLIC \| BLT ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam… [ STR \| SSS ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS \| HLM ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS \| HLM ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring · sympathy · Watercolor

Memory Box Painted Flower Stems…

April 10, 2018 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m sure this Spring is finding you hustling to get stuff done! That’s the way it is here anyway. I think I told you that we lost 3 trees Nov. 6, 2107. They were in what the city calls their right a way, so they cut them down… Emerald Ash bore. Sob. So it’s been crazy trying to figure out and find replacement trees! We did it though and now have 3 new trees that we paid big bucks for in what they consider their property. sigh. oh well… gotta have trees! Shade!!! Cuz HOT is coming! lol

I did get some cards made to share here though! yay!

This one is using the new Memory Box Painted Flower Stems die... I went CAS (clean and simple) again… die cut in watercolor paper and used Zig Watercolor brush markers. Do you remember Memory Box Dave’s watercolor dip video? Thinking this die would be fun for that technique too! True, you could do this up a million ways! lol and for a lot of occasions!

I went with sympathy this time because I need to get some in my stash. The sentiment I used is from the poppystamps Peony Stems and Blossoms set. Love this set! I stamped it in the MISTI with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink. That’s my go to black right now.

Hobby Lobby watercolor paper for the cardbase and die cut. I just ink blended on some Distress ink in the background. I think it was Broken China. Then spattered on some of the watered down Zig color that I scribbled on my craft mat.

I did use the thin mounting tape that I link to below, to adhere the die cut. Placing it behind the flowers and the base.

Thanks for stopping by today and HEADS UP!!! BIG SALE going on at Starlitstudio.net! click over, click on clearance in the sidebar on the left.