Memory Box Card…Graceful Anemone Thank You

January 26, 2024 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! A festive floral thank you that takes us right from Christmas to Valentines! The NEW Anemone Collection from Memory Box is so pretty! I’m not sure I’m doing it justice!

I wanted to try Distress Oxide inks on Bristol Smooth this time. I added a little Copic R46 on the petals in the cut lines.

I embossed the NEW Anemone Bunches 3D Embossing Folder on a panel of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock.

Then I trimmed it down and inked the edge with a TE blending brush and Distress Oxide Rustic Wilderness ink.

For the leaves of the Anemone I used Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness.

I die cut the NEW Thank You Debut Script die in vellum and mirror gold cardstock.

Adhered the panel to an A2 Neenah Classic Crest cardbase.

It’s a dreary, melty day here but for some reason that works better for me for photos! Lots of snow still to melt…so far none has seeped into the basement! eek!

Hope this finds you well and enjoying January! Wow! It’s gone by fast! Holler if you have any questions!

Thank you for stopping by!

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

Memory Box – 94764 Graceful Anemone… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94775 Thank You Debut… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1042 Anemone Bunches… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS \| SBC \| TE ]	Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS \| TE ]
Sakura BLACK GLAZE Gel Pen sk38395 [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny [ STR ]	Strathmore Bristol Pad – 9′ x 12′, 2… [ BLIC \| SSS ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Poppystamps · Thank You

NEW Memory Box Cards…

January 17, 2024January 22, 2024 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hello! I’m enjoying the sunshine today! It really warms up the house…thankful for that in this below zero weather we’ve been having!

Meanwhile flowers are growing in my stamp room!

Two cards to share with you today…NEW dies and NEW papers!

I inked up the NEW Blooming Anemone and NEW Elegant Anemone dies with Distress Ink and the mini blending tools. I die cut the florals from Bristol cardstock and used Peacock Feathers and Pine Needles Distress Inks.

Two NEW 6×6 paper pads from Memory Box, Anemone Plaid and Anemone Grove.

I made this card base a mini slimline size. I do love this size…just something charming about it with the florals, inking and plaid. Wish I could show it to you in person!

The florals are so easy to put together. I love that. I just follow the pattern on the envelope by laying the pieces on top of the picture!

Oh, the greens I used for the stems and leaves…Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint and Forest Moss Distress Ink.

I used a poppystamps sentiment from the Modest Greetings 1 hot foil and cut die set. Spellbinders gold hot foil.

Taylored Expressions Cardstock… I’ll link below.

The ribbon rolls in my photos are HERE…

Linking this card to some challenges…

Triple B January 2024 Challenge – Blooms

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Let’s Have Some Fun!

NBUS Challenge #58 – Never Before Used Stuff!

Next card…

A NEW hot foild plate, Rectangle Dot Border. I love how it looks like a faux spotlight!

I used the NEW Happy Birthday Debut Script die cut from the NEW Anemone Grove 6×6 paper pad, tone on tone piece that I used for the background panel. For the Happy Birthday Debut Script backer, I used plaid from the NEW Anemone Plaid 6×6 paper pad.

I die cut a rectangle of vellum to fit inside the hot foil frame using the Rectangle Basics die set.

Everything is layered on an A2 White cardbase.

Three Doodlebug Design enamel dots for a little something!

I mounted the sentiment with the thin mounting tape I love, to the vellum panel first so I’d know where I could put glue on the back of the vellum to adhere it to the purple pattern paper.

Linking my Happy Birthday card to a new challenge! Check it out!

Word Power #1 – a challenge using sentiments as the focus

That’s pretty much it! Holler if you have any questions! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Links to what I used to make these two cards… I added some sentiment stamp sets to the end because I’m always looking for sentiments for the inside so I figure you might be too!

Memory Box – 94770 Blooming Anemone… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94769 Elegant Anemone… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1026 Anemone Grove 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1025 Anemone Plaid 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – PSF802 Modest Greetings… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Blue Raspberry… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Poblano Pepper… [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94773 Happy Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF010 Rectangle Dot… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Doodlebug Design – Stickers -… [ SBC \| STR ]
Memory Box – CL5266 Joyful Moments… [ STR ]	Memory Box – CL5276 Friends and… [ STR ]	Memory Box – CL5265-D All the… [ STR ]
Poppystamps – CB498 Diamond… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL499 Art Deco Birthday… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL505 Art Deco… [ STR ]
Poppystamps – CL509 Colorful Life… [ STR ]	Birch Press Design – CL8163 Kind… [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Doodlebug Designs · Poppystamps · Thank You · Thinking of You · Winter

Doodlebug Design Pickup Winter Greetings Card…

January 12, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I haven’t put all my Christmas stash away yet! So much I haven’t gotten to use yet!

This ‘doodle cuts’ set from Doodlebug Design isn’t a Christmas die set! The name of it is ‘so thankful’! It’s a scene set with trees, sun, clouds, pickup and super cute vegetables!

When I saw it, I was like I HAVE to make that for Christmas with trees! lol

I’m so happy with how it turned out!

The trees are from the doodle cuts set called ‘Christmas Cocoa’. I used two cuts for each tree. It looks like three cuts but that’s because I put one cut back in the die and ran it through so it would be a shorter piece for the top of the tree and I used the part it cut off for the bottom of the tree. The center of the tree is a full cut that I glued the top and the bottom to. Super easy.

The bare tree trunk is from the doodle cuts set ‘so thankful’ that the truck is from.

I die cut the snowflakes, holly and berries from the doodle cuts ‘snow cute’ die set.

The heart is from the doodle cuts ‘love notes’ set.

The snow bank is just a piece of white cardstock that I tore.

I spattered the background sky with white drawing ink. Let it dry before adhering everything together.

I used poppystamps Christmas Banners clear stamp and die set for the sentiment. White heat embossing Winter Greetings on a piece of kraft cardstock.

I used my favorite thin, thin mounting tape to adhere the green trees and the pickup to the 4 x 5 ¼ inch panel. I used Tombow mono multi liquid glue to adhere the tree trunks and snowflakes flat to the panel.

The end result is a top folding A2 size card that will mail for one forever stamp.

So fun…I hope this card makes you smile too! It brings back good/happy memories of when the girls were younger and we went out and cut down our tree every year.

Thank you for stopping by again! I appreciate it and your encouraging comments! I love connecting with other cardmakers!

We have a lot of snow. No one is going anywhere. Well I’ve seen a few ppl stuck in the street. You have to know how to drive in this kind of weather. lol It’s so beautiful!

I’ll stop talking and put in my links below…ttul!

Shopping links to what I used on this card…

So Thankful craft die set – Doodlebug… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Doodlebug Doodle Cuts – Christmas… [ STR \| SBC ]	Snow Cute craft die set – Doodlebug… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Love Notes craft die set – Doodlebug… [ STR \| SBC ]	Poppystamps – CL513 Christmas Banners… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Confetti Cake… [ TE ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – White,… [ BLIC ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · cards · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · Summer · Thank You

Simon Says Stamp Just A Note July Release – Margot Tile Card…

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! New gorgeous 3D embossing Folder to share with you today for the Simon Says Stamp Just A Note July Release!

Look at all that goodness! Click/tap on the logo and it’ll take you to the whole release!

For my card I started by embossing the Margot Tile folder from the release with black cardstock! It’s gorgeous!

Then I did some die cutting with Birch Press Designs Large Cosmos Contour Layers die and Curved Leaf Branch Contour Layers die.

I only used one color for the Cosmos but I inked and added a little Copic marker for a little dimension.

The Branch die is two colors of green die cut and glued up.

These dies come in a folder holder with a design sheet on how they go together! It’s so helpful!

I used Birch Press Design Thank You Noted Script Hot Foil Plate and Die Set for the sentiment.

So happy with how it turned out… the black must just give it the drama the flower needs! lol It didn’t take long to make either! A big plus!

I hope I remembered everything about it. It’s A2 size. Comment or email if you have any questions!

Have fun checking out the new release! What is your favorite new product/s?

Thank you for stopping by!

Below are links to the products I used. Click on the abbreviation to go to the store. Thank you for shopping through my links!

Simon Says Stamp Embossing Folder… [ SSS ]	Birch Press Design Large Cosmos… [ SSS ]	Birch Press Design Curved Leaf Branch… [ SSS ]
Birch Press Design Thank You Noted… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC ]	T-040 Spellbinders Glimmer Machine… [ SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock BLACK… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN WHITE 3D… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Get Well · Memory Box · Mini Slim Card · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Thank You · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Leaf Brand, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren Mini Slimline Card…

May 2, 2023May 3, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

This card says hello for me! I had fun looking through the new paper pads and playing ‘matchy’! hahahaha Almost felt like I was quilting again!

This release is stretching me! I rarely use purple but not this time! Purple it is!

This is such a sweet bird die… NEW….Backyard Wren. So sweet and Memory Box just put a post up on Instagram showing it in all different colors! So I decided I could use purple! Why not!

I took pictures with a white background too but they look so washed out, I’m not posting them! Crazy what a difference!

Cards always look better IRL even with all the awesome technology we have these days!

I die cut the Magnolia Leaf Branch, Magnolia Bud Trio and Backyard Wren in white Hammermill cardstock. I colored the branch and buds with Copic Sketch Markers and the wren with my distress oxide ink blending brushes. I didn’t ink them just used the ink that was in them already.

I like coloring dies and cutting from colored cardstock. I was thinking of the branch this time and knew I’d want the branch brown and leaves green. It’d be really easy to do colored cardstock also…next time!

I used a new poppystamps die for the sentiment, Hello Moonlight Script. What a fun name! What a beautiful font! The white cardstock is Hammermill and the black is Memory Box Glossy Black. I love that cardstock so much. I’m on my last sheet from the ten pack!

The pattern paper is the NEW 6×6 pads from Memory Box! I’ll link them below with everything else.

Linking to some challenges!

Papercraft Challenges – Spring

Word Art Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed this sweet wren card!

To see the products I used and shop, click/tap the abbreviations below the item…

Memory Box – 94723 Backyard Wren… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94721 Magnolia Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94718 Magnolia Bud Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2509 Hello Moonlight… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY 8.5×11 Paper… [ SSS \| STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Copic [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Kuretake ZIG Memory System Squeeze… [ SBC \| STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]