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 ]