Memory Box and poppystamps class cards…

March 31, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hi everyone! Finally getting these posted! You can tell it’s Spring when you start working on ‘things’ around the house! Even if it is just putting your Copic refills in alphabetical order! lol

I used the poppystamps Triptych die and Memory Box Fence die and sentiment on this one. The little flowers are from the Playful Petal Bundle. The Triptych die cuts the three squares in the card base and cuts the 3 tree parts squares too. I just cut the die once in the white card base and then once in kraft because I wanted the tree squares to be brown. I used a Tombow brush marker to edge the squares to make them darker brown. I stamped with a woodgrain stamp over the top of all three squares before I pieced them into the card base. I stamped the fence with the woodgrain stamp too.

In these two cards you have the poppystamps Boddington Cottage in the background die cut in a rectangle piece of card-stock, then cut that with one of the new Memory Box Oval Layering dies. Die cut a larger oval in light green to mat the scene and a smaller oval to stamp the sentiment on. The poppystamps Kaysen Oval is cut in darker green and lightly glued to the Boddington Cottage Oval. The flower is from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die set.

This card wasn’t part of the class but I thought I’d go ahead and show you what it looked like with a different card base color.

Here I die cut one of the dies from the Geo Fragments die set in green. Love that set! I used the curve die that comes with the Memory Box Pasture Grass die set, to cut the front panel. The sprigs from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die fit the curve perfectly! Sentiment is from Memory Box and the butterfly is Memory Box Pippi and Isabella.

Here I used the poppystamps Sylvan Frame over a watercolored panel. The Memory Box Marielle Butterflies die, a banner with the poppystamps classic ribbon die and the poppystamps happy Spring die.

Fun classes at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, Iowa! An awesome store! Her die selection is amazing! Thank you ladies for coming to class!

Shop your local store for Memory Box and poppystamps dies and stamps. If you shop online… click over to Starlitstudio.net to find the finest selection of products out there!

Thank you for dropping in today! always love sharing and hearing from you!

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Memory Box and poppystamps cards…

March 18, 2016 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi and are you feeling like I am? This week went by in a blur! I’m blaming it on the time change this week! haha

My first card today is all die cuts except for that little birthday stamp from the “in the words” stamp set.

The poppystamps Stitched Swirl die is die cut into the light green Open Studio Stitched Rectangle Layer, then die cut in a piece of green and pieced into the light green rectangle.

The poppystamps Susanna Bloom is die cut in white, leave it in the die, turn it over and emboss it with a stylus, turn it back over and sponge on the color. In this case, I used Distress Inks Squeezed Lemonade and Peeled Paint.

The word ‘happy’ is from the poppystamps Happy Spring die set. I like to put Scor-tape on the back of the card-stock before I run it through the Big Shot for words. Then you have a sticker. TIP: Pick out the parts you don’t want to use before you remove the word. Take out the waste from the top of the ‘h’, the bottom of the two p’s and the bottom of the ‘y’, then peel off the sticker. It shouldn’t cut through the release paper of the Scor-tape. It’s a lot easier to remove them first then after you have the word off. It’s so sticky to try to remove those inner parts then.

Here is the poppystamps Side Lattice die cut into the card front, backed with Memory Box Sweetcorn card-stock. The poppystamps Sylvan die cut and flowers from the Memory Box Seraphine Laurel die. Thinking of you is from the Memory Box Springtime Bunnies clear set.

For this card, I embossed both of these dies, poppystamps Peony Delight and Peony Bud into the card-stock white panel, then it was real easy to see where to adhere the green die cuts. Happy Spring is from the Springtime Bunnies clear stamp set.

A few sequins, stamp a sentiment and all the cards are A2 size cards.

I’ll be back with the four cards from the other class in a few days. I have a couple other cards to post that I colored!

Thanks to all the gals that took my classes at Scrapmania on Saturday…you have a wonderful store to shop at!

Links below if you don’t have a local store…

Thanks for stopping by today!

Shopping links for the products I used to make these cards…

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Memory Box and poppystamps Spring card and a video…

March 16, 2016 Pam Sparks19 Comments

No stamping! oh my! I just realized this card is just simple ink smooshing and die cutting!

Here’s a video of what I did to make this card. Holler if you have any questions!

If you can shop locally… I just taught this card in one of the two classes at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Otherwise…online @ starlitstudio.net

Thanks for stopping by today! Always so fun to share and to get your feedback via comments! ‘preciate it!

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Taylored Expressions February Release Day…

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 Pam Sparks29 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s release day at Taylored Expressions.com today! I’m featuring the NEW Door to Door Spring Decor die set that goes along with the previously released Door to Door die sets.

I love all the elements that come in these sets! Unlimited creativity!

I used the Bead Board Embossing Folder for the house siding…the New Little Bits Mailbox, NEW Welcome Spring banner die, Wispy Grass Border die, Door To Door die set and the wreath from the Door to Door Decor die set.

I scored the steps with my scor pal and inked the edges of pretty much everything with Hickory Smoke and Peeled Paint Distress Inks and the ink blending tool. I used a white gel pen to decorate the eggs on the wreath.

My past Door to Door cards are HERE and HERE.

Look at this darling NEW In the Garden die! I wanted to make it a vintage sepia ‘look’ so I used Tea Dye Distress Ink and did watercolor ink smooshing on canvas looking card-stock for the background. Edges of everything are inked with Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Inks and the ink blending tool.

The sentiment is from the Shade Tree Scripture stamp set.

A beautiful New stamp set, Light of the World, with lovely stain glass windows and sentiments. I stamped in dark brown ink, then blended on Distress inks…Shaded Lilac, Cracked Pistachio for coloring. I can’t remember what the orangish color is. ugh. sorry about that! I used white gel pen over the flower petals after I finished inking.

I covered the stain glass piece with double sided adhesive and glittered it with Vintage Glass Glitter…so pretty!

I gold embossed the sentiment on vellum die cut with the Stitched Banner Stacklets and adhered with little dots of Tombow mono multi behind the words. The little bird’s tail from the NEW Little Bits Birds die set, is glued to the vellum also then a mounting square behind the top part of the bird.

The ‘true’ way to welcome Spring in our area anyway is with Tulips! Gorgeous new stamp and die sets, Simply Stamped Tulips.

I stamped, die cut and placed them on the NEW Leafy Vine Cutting plate die cut in white. So romantic! lol

That’s it from me today but there’s tons more inspiration from the TE creative team! Click over to the TE Blog HERE, scroll down to the link up of designers and enjoy all their beautiful creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

You’ll find the products I used at Taylored Expressions…links below

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Two more Winter Cards…

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Season! We did!

Winter cards to share today but one is Christmas. I had good intentions of getting everything posted before but that fell through! I still want to show you though! lol

Here’s a card I made for one of our son in laws…birthday… it was late too! waaahhh But, I love it!

October Afternoon Washi tape, the Under the Tree collection.

Memory Box Large Winter Sled cut three times in woodgrain, red and silver cardstocks and hemp added for the rope.

Memory Box Dashing Through the Snow for the snow hills.

Memory Box Beaded Background embossed instead of die cut in the background.

and the cute background sledding die is from Cottage Cutz.

It’s snowing here today! Frosty goodness. hehe…since I don’t have to go out in it!

A Christmas card…I saw a gal’s one layer card and I just couldn’t resist giving it a try! ~~Now, since I waited to post, I can’t remember who it was. She was a winner in a challenge and now I can’t find it! If you know who it is, let me know and I’ll link to her.~~ *sigh* FOUND HER! My friend Annette emailed me her name! YAY! HERE is Julie’s card!

Santa and the sentiment are from an old Inkadinkado set (they show it in stock at Michaels but you have to buy two! Strange. At least you can see the picture and know what to look for if you want the set. The trees are from Embossing Arts. Embossing Arts is owned by I Brake For Stamps now if you want to find them. I have used this stamp so many times over the years. You can tell I was hurrying again… sloppy inking. I didn’t send this one to anyone! I still love it though. It was fun!

I added Frosted Lace Stickles to the trees…cuz..it’s snowing! I try other stickles but I always come back to Frosted Lace.

Oh no! I can’t remember what color Distress Ink I used! Blue Jeans and Chipped Sapphire??? I don’t know! Maybe if we find the gal I CASed…she might’ve used the same colors! lol

I was going to post pictures of the gift tags I made but I’m afraid this is already toooo long and I still have another card to take a picture of! HELP! lol I’ll be back with those pictures tomorrow.

THANK YOU all for making my Christmas merry and bright! Smiling here and so thankful!