Sending You Some Vitamin Sea!

July 13, 2022July 14, 2022 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hi everyone! Check out the latest release from Memory Box, ‘June Island Vacation’! I had fun playing with these products!

I embossed the fish with the NEW Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder, then I used the NEW coordinating Ocean Fish stencil set to color the fish! It worked great!

I have no idea what colors these fish should be! lol I used my mug of dye ink blender brushes! I didn’t add any ink, I just used the ink that was in the brushes and used the green, blue and bluegreen brushes over yellow. Orange and red together on the other!

The Ocean Fish Folder comes with matching dies, so I die cut the fish after coloring.

For the background piece, I used the Memory Box Underwater 3d embossing folder on white cardstock, then used my Distress Oxide blender brushes to add color. Again, just the color that was in the brushes. I guess I was too lazy to get out the ink pads! Funny girl yesterday! lol

I used mounting tape to mount the fish to the background piece and added some clear Fairy Drops.

The sentiment is heat embossed from the Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set released last year. Awesome sentiments and images in this set. Dies to match too!

I saw Memory Box Dave’s card on the Memory Box website using the Kelp Collage die, also from last year so I used it too!

The last thing I did was add some clear glitter pen to the fish. I love how it makes it look like shimmery fish!

This will be a fun card to send to someone feeling under the weather. I love vitamin C anyway… it’s a staple around this house! lol

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Make your own background

Shopping Our Stash Challenge – Blending In

Double D Challenges – Creatures In/Under the Sea

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my card and it made you smile.

ttul!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box OCEAN FISH 3D Embossing… [ SSS \| STR ]	Memory Box – 88623 Ocean Fish Stencil [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94561 Kelp Collage craft… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – EF1012 Underwater 3D… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5268D Deep Blue Ocean… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Clear Stamps DEEP BLUE… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 10 BLENDING… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]
Spectrum Noir CLEAR OVERLAY Sparkle… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Summer · sympathy · Thinking of You

NEW Memory Box Tropical Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies Card and a storage tip…

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

It’s a beautiful day here in south central Iowa! I should’ve been out riding my bike this morning! lol Do any of you have an e bike? Do you like it? I’m sure tempted to go look and try one of them.

A clean and simple look to my card today. I used a champagne colored foil to hot foil the sentiment but it looks black. Figures.

I didn’t think to try to catch the light when I was taking pictures but it really is foil! poppystamps You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Foil and Cut Die Set.

I used Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles…it’s my go to for cutting panels it seems. I like it!

I embossed the new 3D folder and die cut the leaves with the included dies, glued them to the white A2 panel except for the top middle leaf, I used the thin mounting tape that I’ll link to below.

I made some pretty little flowers with poppystamps Petite Blooms Flower Set from the most recent release. The smallest die cut, cut two times for each flower and layered together and glued in the center directly to the panel.

I used the Birch Press Design Simple Dragonfly Contour Layers die from the most recent release and made some pretty tropical dragonflies to land on the card!

Straight forward die cutting and gluing…no inking even! BOOM! lol Two non inked cards in a row!

Tip: The next two pictures are how I decided to store the 3D folders and dies using the packaging that they come in! I think it’s really slick!

I take the heavyweight clear piece off of the sturdy cardboard backer they come with and cut the top off of the plastic with a scissors so it becomes a slot when you put it back over the cardboard backer and you can slip the folder and the dies in and out of! No additional plastic sleeve needed for storage! Perfect!

Thank you for stopping by…holler if you have any questions!

Links to what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – EF1030 Tropical Leaves… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2526 Petite Blooms… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – PSF804 You Are Amazing… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57487 Simple… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 30094 Wrapped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels… [ STR ]
Spellbinders Glimmer Essential… [ SBC ]	Couture Creations HOT FOIL AND… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Summer · Thinking of You

poppystamps Grand Whittle Ice Cream Card…

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s that time of year when we’re all trying to keep cool! This card makes me smile because Breyers Natural Neapolitan Ice Cream is a favorite around here!

I made this card before I made the flower cards the other day and without even realizing I used strips again! lol I love how it turned out!

So cute and screams SUMMER!

I’ll link up what I used below…straight forward for the most part. I made the narrow frame by taping two of the Memory Box Basic Rectangle dies together. (I leave them taped together just in case I need to make another before I need them apart!)

I stamped the sentiments then used the sentiment die that comes in the NEW poppystamps Modest Greetings set.

This last shot is a little too pink… I didn’t try to change it but it’s Taylored Expressions Strawberry Milkshake cardstock, I’ll ink below.

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it! I can’t believe it’s almost the 4th of July! I haven’t made a 4th card yet this year but I love making patriotic cards. I made a card to share next with Memory Box NEW Release. Then I have a bunch of birthday cards to share so I hope you don’t get tired of me blasting you with blog posts! 😀

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2505 Grand Whittle Ice… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL484 Whittle Everyday… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL503 Life is Sweet… [ STR \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink Potting Soil Ink Pad by… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box RECTANGLE BASICS SET Open… [ SSS \| STR ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
Memory Box – CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – PSF802 Modest Greetings… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Poppystamps · Summer · Thinking of You

Birch Press Design Tropical Hibiscus and Star Flowers Cards…

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Working with new products from Birch Press Designs for my two cards today. I made a card using them the day before I made these but I didn’t like it so I brought out the strip CAS card design again! I’ve used it before HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Two for one when you cut two colors of cardstock. The flowers are cut from Memory Box 6×6 cardstock pads, Lush Green and Fresh Aqua.

I used poppystamps NEW Modest Greetings 2 Foil and Cut Die Set and Silver Foil.

The sentiment on this card is from the Birch Press Design Kind Hearts stamp set.

The NEW BPD Tropical Hibiscus Contour Layers die set is so pretty with the layered look for the flower and the leaves. When you die cut it scores the area where you add the layer so you know exactly where to glue the pieces. Super easy!

The NEW BPD Star Flowers Contour Layers die set and the BPD Fuddled Leaf Branches Contour Layers die set (smaller branch) on this card… same as the Hibiscus. You can see the marks where to place the layers… love that! No guessing or wondering if you got it in the right place.

Both cards are A2 size. The Hibiscus card I used a little bit of thin foam mounting tape, the one I’m linking below.

Thank you for stopping by today! Make some strip cards!

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Birch Press Design – 57486 Tropical… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57505 Star… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57500 Fuddled… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – PSF808 Modest Greetings… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – CL8162 Kind… [ STR \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Simple… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Thinking of You · Watercolor · Zigs

Birch Press Design Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers Card…

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! This week has zoomed by me! But it’s Peony time of year and a perfect time to showcase this beautiful new die from Birch Press Design.

I watercolored these blooms with the newest set of Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens Set A. Die Cut with Strathmore watercolor Brown pad.

Then I added a frame from the poppystamps Scalloped Stitch Frames die set.

I ink blended an A2 size panel of Strathmore Best Mixed Media cardstock (the brown pad). Wow it blends nice. I used Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide for the first time! and Peacock Feathers. I still use the mini round ink blending foams a lot and that’s what I used here.

Hugs is a new hot foil plate and die set from Birch Press Design also. Hugs Sugar Script is the name of it.

I used silver hot foil and Bazzill Card Shoppe Robin’s Egg for Hugs.

I glued everything flat except for hugs. It has thin mounting tape on the ends. Starlitstudio has it in stock! I’ll link below!

Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate it and hope you have a lovely weekend. The weather has been amazing here this week! YAY!

Here’s links to what I used on this card…thank you for shopping through my links!

Birch Press Design – 57504 Prime… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – BPF513 Hugs… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Robin’s Egg [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Couture Creations HOT FOIL AND… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders Glimmer Essential… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]
Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]
Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Strathmore MIXED MEDIA VELLUM SURFACE… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor… [ BLIC \| SBC ]