Simon Says Stamp… STAMPtember!!!

September 10, 2025September 9, 2025 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everyone! Back to stamping and color pencil coloring. Fall images are so fun to color! Bring on the brown, orange, green and gold!

I used the NEW Pumpkin Blessings stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and the STAMPtember release. I said this on my last SSS post and here I am saying it again. I love how Simon Says Stamp stamps stamp! I used the MISTI. Stamping is so sharp/crisp!

There are dies to go with the stamp set and they’re detabbed! I don’t have them but you have the choice to order the combo or the stamps just by themself.

I used a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder, Margot Tile. Then just a light touch of ink blending over it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

Several options for sentiments in the set!

Have you checked out the release? AND everyday there is a new release of collaborations! So fun! What do you think? I’ve ordered one day so far but the temptation! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!

Links to the supplies I used for this card…

Simon Says Stamps Dies and Stencils… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Pumpkin… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Pumpkin… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin Blessings… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Set of 3 Stencils… [ SSS ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Potting… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Embossing Folder… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS ]	Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]
Faber-Castell POLYCHROMOS COLORED… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue 200N [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]

cards · copics · Simon Says Stamp · Thank You

Simon Says Stamp Moments In Time Release Thank You Teacher Card…

June 11, 2025 Pam Sparks4 Comments

Hi everyone! The end of the school year for some is a great time for thank yous! This is a darling set and so fun to color!

I kept it very simple with the Copic colored characters as the focus. I stamped with Copic friendly ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, on Hammermill Color Copy cardstock and die cut.

This is an A2 size card. The close ups make the images look big but they aren’t. Easy to color and not as time consuming as some other images.

So cute! A few white gel pen accents.

The sentiments are stamped from the set with Versafine Onyx Black.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I appreciate it! Enjoy these cute characters!

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

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Thank You… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Thank You… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Thank You Teacher… [ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]	Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders Breeze ColorWheel… [ SSS ]
Spellbinders Rainforest ColorWheel… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Christmas · copics · Digital images · Embossing Folders · Sizzix · Thank You · Tim Holtz dies · Tim Holtz stamps · Winter

Thank You Cards….

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! A little bit festive still this month. I didn’t want to post these until they were received!

For this first card I was totally inspired by a gal on Instagram. I’ll link to her over there. Link to my grid in the right sidebar under the follow option.

I used some new Tim Holtz dies and a stamp set for the sentiment. I’ll link below.

Soooo CUTE! I love this guy…I picture him singing loud and clear for all to hear! lol

My second card is The Greeting Farm Holiday Anya for Christmas 2024. I alway love these and collect them for myself and our granddaughter Anya.

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copics.

I cut them out with the Scan n Cut. I prefer buying dies but if there aren’t dies to coordinate I love using the Scan n Cut. I purchased mine several years ago, right before they came out with the new, quiet one! haha I sure love the thing though… I’ve had really good luck with it!

She’s so cute and I love the other images that came in the set also! So much fun to color and easy to color too!

My pictures turned out good this time so I’m just gonna load them all into the post! lol

one more…

I linked her to the Four Seasons Winter January Challenge….

I hope you are all having a beautiful January start to 2025! Gotta remember to write and type that right!

I’ve been hibernating…so cold in Iowa! It warmed up a little bit yesterday…good thing cuz I needed to go out! lol

Holler if you have any questions about my cards… thank you so much for stopping by and clicking through my links! I appreciate it!

Here’s the supplies I used….

Use the code WELUVU at Simon Says Stamp for $5 savings.

I have to tell you…if you just want to have a relaxing day and shop…Starlitstudio.net has amazing prices everyday but the Tag SALE category is amazing right now! Don’t miss out! GO HERE! So many good sets I love! Valentine dies…stamp sets… “This is a paper hug” HERE. This is the bargain basement at Joe Smiths department store! Anyone else here grow up in Council Bluffs/Omaha and shop the great department stores of that era! Bring them back! lol I miss Brandeis too!

Clicking SSS – takes you to Simon Says Stamp .com

BLIC – to Dick Blick .com

SBC – to Scrapbook . com

SPL – to Spellbinders paperarts .com

STR – to Starlitstudio.net

ACH – to A Cherry on Top .com

HLM – to Hallmark Scrapbook .com

Some are affiliate links but no extra charge to you! Happy crafting!

The Greeting Farm Holiday Anya 12 Stamps [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Cracked… [ SSS \| SBC \| ACH ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Lucky… [ SSS \| SBC \| ACH ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS \| HLM ]
Spellbinders Splatter White Opaque… [ SSS \| SPL \| SBC \| BLIC ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE Gel Pen sk38395 [ SSS \| ACH \| BLIC ]	Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS \| STR \| ACH \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Softgrip Titanium Non-Stick… [ STR ]	MISTI Mini Black Precision Stamper… [ SSS \| SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
MISTI BLACK PRECISION STAMPER VERSION… [ SSS \| SBC \| SBC \| SSS \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC \| SPL \| ACH ]
Tim Holtz Sizzix Christmas Minis… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix Fresh Brewed… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Sidekick Dies… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps… [ SSS \| SBC \| ACH ]	Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cartoons… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Christmas Cartoons Stamps… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Clear Stamps and Stencil… [ SSS ]	Oreo Liquid Watercolor – Taylored… [ TE ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS \| SBC \| ACH \| HLM ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Summer · Thank You

Memory Box Canyon Butterflies Card…

July 11, 2024 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! Still in CAS mode…but let’s try black! I die cut the butterflies and the NEW Thank You Breezy Script from some brayered cardstock. That was brave of me! lol

Remember the Kaleidacolor ink pads from Tsukineko? Scroll through them HERE. I have a bunch of them and I made a bunch of these backgrounds a couple years ago. I didn’t write on the backs what pad I used though! Just use any of them. They all turn out wonderful!

This is the one I used for the butterflies and the sentiment.

I die cut the black rectangle for the front with the Memory Box A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set.

I die cut the Thank You Breezy Script Shadow die in the black panel. You’ll need a piece of black behind it when you mount it to your card.

I mounted the panel to the white A2 cardbase with the thin mounting tape I love so much! I use a non stick scissors to cut it…it’s sticky!

Glue the butterflies together…glue the sentiment into the opening created by die cutting the sentiment shadow die.

I added a couple gems to the butterfly from the Memory Box Bright set.

I wish you could see it in person… Black is always striking but photographing with either kind of light washes it out!

That’s it! Holler if you have any questions! Go and get inky! lol

ttul,

Here’s what I used to make this CAS card…

Memory Box – 94835 Canyon Butterflies… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94780 Thank You Breezy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – 3.31 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Spring · Summer · Thank You · Thinking of You

NEW Memory Box Little Fuchsia Flower Trio and Branch and Hello Breezy Script Card…

June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hello cardmakers and friends! This NEW release from Memory Box is taking me back a lot of years to when I was so in love with Fuchsias! Now our daughters are!

They are so fancy! One of God’s truly amazing floral creations! Oh true everything God created is amazing! ❤

I love making clean and simple cards but they are challenging to take pictures of because the pictures never completely do the card justice!

This is such a sweet, delicate die and the sentiment is so neat! I love this font/look! I use the Zig Two Way Squeeze Roller Ball point glue pen to glue these. Works great! It’s also one time I use tweezers for placement!

I used the thin mounting tape I love so much, trimmed to fit on the back of the floral piece.

I die cut the hello mat three times and glued together so I wouldn’t need to use mounting tape behind.

I die cut the Fuchsia in Taylored Expressions cardstocks and inked with Distress ink pads. I used single colors but different pressure to achieve the variation. I’ll link what I used below.

The cardbase and Hello Breezy Script are Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock.

It’s an easy to mail A2 size card.

Simply Clean and Simple June 2024 – Anything Goes CAS

Triple B June 2024 – Blooms

NBUS #63 – Never been used stuff

Thank you so much for stopping by! Holler if you have any questions!

I was able to change the comment section back to what I think it was before the powers that be changed it to what they thought it should be. I’m curious if it works better now.

ttul! I have some birthday cards to share soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94781 Hello Breezy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94788 Little Fuchsia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Lollipop -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Lime Zest -… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Jelly Donut -… [ TE ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Picked… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]