Memory Box Magnolia Wreath and Magnolia Double Arch

June 1, 2020 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! I used two NEW dies on my card today, the Magnolia Wreath and the Magnolia Double Arch dies.

It’s super simple but that color combo that I love so much! I hope you don’t get tired of seeing it! lol

I stamped the Hello from the new poppystamps Friendship and Kindness clear stamp set. Lots of really nice sentiments and messages for the inside too! I will stamp one of them on the inside. I’m really bad about not finishing the inside until I’m ready to send. ugh

Taylored Expressions cardstock… I die cut each die one time but cut the flowers from the Wreath set multiple times. The A2 cardbase is Toffee, the green is Granny Smith and the blue is Confetti Cake.

I used some black nuvo drops for the flower centers. I like it and hope you do too!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great week making cards…looks like a busy week here. I need to make a boy birthday card…a grandson turning six today! They grow up so fast! 😀 ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – CL492 Friendship and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94421 Magnolia Double… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94419 Magnolia Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| BLIC ]	Sizzix – Limited Edition – Big Shot… [ SBC \| SZZ \| BLIC ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Reverse Confetti · Thinking of You · Wreath Building

Wreath Building, You’ve Been On My Mind Card…

February 25, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Today is my last post as a ‘fetti friend for Reverse Confetti. It’s been fun creating with their January release for two months! I hope you’ve enjoyed it. ❤

I decided to use the new Butterfly Wreath stamp and dies set but just the three smaller images to make a wreath using the wreath builder technique and the MISTI.

I love the simplicity of it and that the message is what you see first. It’s not always possible to be with people in person but if you’re like me, we are thinking of them!

I stamped in green ink but just die cut the three little floral images and butterfly. I colored in the flowers and butterfly with Copic Sketch Markers.

For the card base, I ran the new Stitched Scallops cover plate die through the Big Shot with the embossing set up instead of die cutting it. I really like the soft feel of this look for this card and message.

My other cards I made with these sets and dies are HERE and HERE.

So glad to have you visit today! Thank you so much for stopping by! ❤

Reverse Confetti BUTTERFLY WREATH… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts BUTTERFLY… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts STITCHED… [ SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]	W-023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · ATC's · copics · LOVE · Reverse Confetti · Thinking of You

Reverse Confetti Challenge, ‘fetti friend post…

February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 Pam Sparks10 Comments

A fun challenge opportunity to share with you today! Another post from me as a ‘fetti friend for Reverse Confetti stamps this month.

The challenge this month is Encouragement or Congratulations… I went with encouragement and made 6 ATC’s for our 6 granddaughters.

I paired up this adorable whimsical lion from Flower For a Friend stamp and confetti cuts sets with the new pattern paper pad Sweet As Sugar and All The Love stamp and confetti cuts sets.

Take up the challenge and play along with us this month! Thank you for stopping by!

Reverse Confetti FLOWERS FOR A FRIEND… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti Cuts FLOWERS FOR A… [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti ALL THE LOVE Clear… [ SSS ]
Reverse Confetti Cuts ALL THE LOVE Dies [ SSS ]	Reverse Confetti 6×6 Paper Pad SWEET… [ SSS ]	Copic Marker [ SSS \| BLIC ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · LOVE · Thinking of You · Valentine

Memory Box Gloriosa Butterfly Duo and Jovial Wreath, Leafy Heart CAS Cards…

February 6, 2020February 18, 2020 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Thinking of you and thanks for your friendship! You are all wonderful blog, cardmaking friends! I always love hearing from you. We’re in the throws of making valentines here. Grandkids and I…having too much fun! ❤

Two CAS cards today… diecutting, a little bit of stamping, glue and staples! I’ll link up below for what I used.

The NEW Gloriosa Butterfly Duo Outlines and Background dies… Jovial Wreath and sentiments from the new Floral Heart Bouquet clear stamp set. Toffee cardstock from Taylored Expressions.

The next card, a CAS Valentine….

The new Memory Box Leafy Heart and Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out dies, sentiment from the new Memory Box Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set.

This was truly a clean and simple card… I did mount the outside die and leafy heart with thin Mounting Squares that I trimmed down to smaller pieces.

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – With Love

Cuttlebug Mania – With All My Heart

Double D Challenges – Hearts

Thank you for choosing my card as a winner ladies!

Double D Challenge Winner

Thanks so much for stopping by today…we are having so much fun with THIS washi tape! It’s perforated like postage stamps!

Here’s what I used to make these two cards… have fun making v’tines! ❤

Memory Box – 94383 Gloriosa Butterfly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94387 Gloriosa Butterfly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94305 Jovial Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5250 Friendship Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box LEAFY HEART Craft Die 94377 [ SSS \| STR ]	Memory Box – 94359 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz – Idea-ology – Tiny… [ SBC \| SSS ]	idea-ology Tiny Attacher Refills by… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SBC \| SZZ \| BLIC ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · LOVE · Memory Box · Thinking of You · Valentine

Memory Box Floral Bouquet Heart Card…

February 2, 2020February 1, 2020 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hearts are just the best don’t you think? hehe I think it’s been awhile since I told the story of my blog name. In 1994 I started a new venture as a stamp store owner. In trying to decide what to name the store, I finally settled on ‘Expressions With Heart’. The phrase ‘expressions with heart’ was used in the Hero Arts catalog that year. Something about creating expressions with heart and it just hit home with me! I closed the store after 12 years and started blogging in 2009. I used the name again because I loved it and still love it after all these years!

Here’s the new Memory Box Floral Bouquet Heart die cut three times and layered over some of the new Double Stitch Happy Heart Cut out dies.

I just love the outside the lines stitch lines and then to have them double… hehe…swoon!

I used some more of the Memory Box 6×6 pattern paper pad from the Christmas release… so fun how it crosses over!

The love die cut is from the Memory Box Love Jotted Script die… stamped sentiments are from the new Big and Little Valentines clear stamp set.

An A2 size card…pretty straight forward.

The Floral Bouquet heart would be pretty colored or cut and pieced! So fun!

Thank you for stopping by today! Stay tuned… more hearts to come! ❤

Memory Box – 94368 Floral Bouquet… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94361 Double Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5252 Big and Little… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94119 Love Jotted Script… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SBC \| SZZ \| BLIC ]