Spellbinders August Clear Stamp and Die Set of the Month Club…

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Can you believe it’s August already?! eek! What I notice first is the evenings getting dusky earlier! boo!

Hope this finds you creating and feeling good anyway!

I started my card today by stamping the floral stamp in the MISTI with Memento Desert Sand Dye ink. I know… it’s looking pretty Summery still! I bet I should’ve been thinking Fall colors! oh well, there’s orange here! lol

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

The little bit of blue is in with the green…probably hard to see. Some of you might remember going to stamp conventions and seeing Stamps By Judith’s booth? She always colored her green foliage with a little bit of blue.

The background I did on watercolor paper. Regular Distress inks pressed onto a craft sheet, spritzed with water and press the paper into the ink. One color at a time. Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick. Dab off extra color with a paper towel, more water spritzed on if the color is too strong.

I spattered with White ink after it was all dry.

I stamped a portion of the main flower image on the inside with Worn Lipstick Distress ink. I meant to use oxide but the regular was out on the desk and I picked it up without thinking. It looks good though.

The sentiment on the front and on the inside are from the set.

There are several to choose from in this stamp set and dies for all! It’s great! Two dies for the floral stamp too! You can just die cut one side or the other since they’re separate! Very cool idea!

This is a mini slimline size card.

Linking to some challenges…

Triple B – Blooms

Addicted to Stamps and More – Make Your Mark

Double D Challenge – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Summer

Fun clubs this month…the glimmer hot foil plate is a similar floral and you can get a stencil set and use it for coloring. Of course I’m wishing I’d gotten that! lol

Every time I get to this point in my post I wonder if I’m giving enough information or if you like just going to the Spellbinders website to read it for yourself.

HERE is the page to find out all about Spellbinders monthly clubs. They are really fun and an inexpensive way to get new product every month! Something new to look forward to and it’s so nice you get to see ahead what is coming and the wonderful variety from all the card designers with great ideas!

The club I used today is HERE. Check it out and I’d love to hear what you think!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Holler if you have any questions and I’ll stop talking now! lol

All Occasion · cards · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Summer · Thinking of You

Memory Box Gracious Floral Just For You Card…

June 29, 2023 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! NEW from Memory Box! A beautiful stamp set with coordinating dies AND stencils for coloring in!

Next card I’m going to try the stencils with the 3D embossing folder that is the same floral image. You can also stamp the image, die cut it and then emboss it in the 3D folder!

I used inking brushes and distress oxide inks to color. Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick and Abandoned Coral for the pink flower.

The purple brush without inking for the purple flowers, then Shaded Lilac and Wilted Violet.

The small flowers I used my Peacock Feathers brush without reinking it for the light color, then Peacock Feathers inking up the brush.

For the leaves I used my green brush without inking and then used Peeled Paint ink.

I die cut it after I colored it.

I stamped Just for you in the MISTI and die cut it with the included coordinating die. Three layers glued together.

I used poppystamps Pinpoint Leaf Plate die for the background pink background panel, adhered to a white cardbase.

Simple card, fun to make and I love the sentiments in this set!

Can you believe it’s the end of June and almost time for another holiday! Boom! Boom!

Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card AND some REALLY EXCITING NEWS! Starlitstudio is getting a new website/shop and it will be up the first week of July! It will be the same website address/URL, just a new shop. It’s gonna be awesome!

Save $5 coupon code for Simon Says Stamp is NEW2U through 8/15…

Memory Box Gracious Floral Clear… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Gracious Floral Clear… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Gracious Floral Stencil… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Cupcake -… [ TE ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WORN… [ 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 ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending Brushes [ SBC \| SSS ]	Gina K Designs MINI BLENDING BRUSHES… [ SSS ]	Tombow – Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Shape Cards · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders – Two Floral Stems Cards…

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s Monday and I’m behind getting these two cards posted for Spellbinders! I love how they turned out though! Such pretty florals!

And the weather was right for me to get good photos! YAY!

Very Clean and Simple designs and I’m sure these cards will get used!

I made a die cut Arch frame with the Essential Arches Etched Dies set. I used two of the set and didn’t even tape them down! lol

I used the largest Arch die to make the shape card base. I cut a cardbase 11 in. x 4.25 in., scored it at 5.5 in., folded it in half and placed the die on it so the very top isn’t cut. Then I cut another single, complete arch the same size to tape over the top.

Then I glued on the kraft Arch frame and the die cut flowers.

This card is 3 ¾ in. wide and 5 ½ in. tall. It’ll still fit in an A2 envelope. Just a little narrower. Fun!

I used one of the new Spellbinders Modern Stripes Hot Foil Plates with a brass looking hot foil.

I love the sentiments from this NEW Spellbinders Must-Have Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die set! I used the same Hot Foil color to make them.

I’m going to get a lot of use from these florals! Die cut, glue together and mount to the card! I used my favorite thin mounting tape.

Be sure to email or comment if you have any questions. I’m tired today so I’m sure I’m forgetting something or more!

Linking to some challenges…

Tic Tac Toe Challenge – yellow, die cuts and floral

Triple B – Blooms for me again this time!

The Flower Challenge #81 – Use Your Favorite Flower

Thank you so much for stopping by! It’s beautiful here today! Low humidity and the perfect temperature! Unusual for Iowa in June!

Here’s the products for shopping…click/tap on the abbreviations below the product to go to a store.

(SBC = scrapbook . com) (SSS = simon says stamp . com) (SPL = spellbinders . com) (STR = starlitstudio . net)

Thank you for shopping through my links. No cost to you!

Spellbinders – Simon Hurley -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Simon Hurley -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Simon Hurley -… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Greetings… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Cardstock, Paper, & Envelopes \|… [ SPL ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Crystal Katana Black Edition \|… [ SPL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Oxide Inks · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Hello Blooms Stencil and Die Card…

June 8, 2023June 12, 2023 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hello friends and cardmakers! A super fun card to share with you today! Have you tried the new stencils like this? I don’t know why but it’s so satisfying to color in this clean and simple way! Fast too!

I used Distress Oxide inks, Peacock Feathers, Pine Needles, Abandoned Coral, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Ground Espresso with blending brushes through the stencil. I cleaned the stencil between colors.

For the background, I ran the A2 size Spellbinders Simply Perfect Florets Embossing Folder through the die cut machine and trimmed it down and matted it with thin mounting tape to an A2 White cardbase. So cute! I love this folder and it matches this floral so well!

I LOVE this script hello die that is included with the coordinating die set! I did it up white on white…pleasing to my eye! lol

I did my coloring through the stencil first but now that I’ve done it once, next time I’m going to die cut a white panel, keep the die cut in the panel, then do the coloring through the stencil so I can get the margins better. I had to do a little trimming after I die cut because the white margin was more in a few places.

I used the large Wendy Vecchi Make Art station to hold things in place.

Linking to some challenges…

Tic Tac Toe Challenge – diagonal on the graphic, Ink Blending, Free and Floral

Triple B Challenge – Blooms

The Flower Challenge #81 – your favorite flower

Stencil Fun Challenge – Layer Stencils

Links below to what I used to make this card!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my hello!

Product shopping list….click/tap on the abbreviations for the stores under the item to see!

Spellbinders – Glimmer Cardfront… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Cardfront… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Simply Perfect… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending Brushes [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp DETAIL FLAT BLENDING… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Universal Plate System… [ SBC ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Get Well · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Spring · Thinking of You

Memory Box Magnolia Blossom Trio and Vibrant Leaf Corner Card…

May 21, 2023May 23, 2023 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hello! I had fun making some more magnolias this week! Memory Box dies are so awesome to work with!

I used some old Bazzill cardstocks to get two tones but you could easy color the little pieces to get the same efect.

I ended up with a lot of pictures again…

I think this piece of pattern paper I used for the background is my favorite from the New Magnolia Grove 6×6 paper pad.

Not much to tell about this card… die cut, glue, hot foil and adhere the panel to an A2 cardbase.

I don’t know why but I really like this card! The combination of the pretty papers, see the plaid from the NEW Magnolia Plaid 6×6 pad that I hot foiled and die cut with the Rectnalge Double Border Hot Foil Plate and A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set, and the pretty flowers with the Leaf corners…. love!

Unusual colors for me too…

Thinking about sending cards reminds me of the ones I need to get in the mail! Do you have a pile on your desk that needs to go out too?

I hope this brings a little Spring beauty to your day! It does to mine!

Linking to some challenges…

The Flower Challenge #80 – Pretty Pastels

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge – anything goes with Flowers

Double D Challenges – Flowers

Triple B May Challenge – Birds, Blossoms and Butterflies

The Four Seasons Challlenge – Spring Season May 2023

I was just thinking I wish I had some peony bushes! I’ve said that every year for how many years! If you have peonies… tell me where you got yours, buy them and the how to! I’d love to see pictures of them too!

Thank you again for stopping by! I appreciate it! ❤

Below are shopping links for the products I used to make this card… click or tap on the alphabet abbreviations for the stores under the item pictured…

Memory Box – 94720 Magnolia Blossom… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94722 Vibrant Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF013 Posh Just A Note… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR ]	Memory Box – PP1022 Magnolia Grove… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1021 Magnolia Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR ]	Memory Box – SP1008 Twilight Purple… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1007 Vibrant Violet… [ STR \| SSS ]