Memory Box Poinsettia Watercolor Floral and Curled Script Video…

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! Look at these beautiful NEW dies! I love the Curled Script dies and I have a video below to show you how I’m using them… WITHOUT GLUE!

This poinsettia! SO GORGEOUS! Memory Box illustrator Dave designs the most beautiful florals all year but I’m always so happy to see the NEW poinsettias every year! I LOVE this one too!

I kept my card clean and white so the designs would pop! White is so ‘Winter’! lol For us that live in snow country anyway! lol

Again I used the envelope cover picture to put the poinsettia together. It looks hard! I even thought, oh, this looks hard! IT IS NOT HARD AT ALL! Yay! I meant to show this in the video but I forgot. ugh

Just lay the largest piece on the envelope cover and layer up with a bit of glue and boom! it’s done!

LOOK at the detail!

Yes I sharpened the photo but it’s so much more beautiful in person!

The holly die… oh yes! It’s NEW from poppystamps! It’s called Layered Holly Branch… this die is going to be a staple in the stash! I love it! I love holly anyway. lol Tim and I got married in December and we had holly on all the pews and in the floral arrangements… oh, it was pretty and timeless!

I have to tell you….I have turned over a new leaf this year so to speak. I’m am so bad about not finishing the inside of the card and stamping my name on the back. So when it’s time to send, I’m hurrying to get cards in the mail… well, so far this year with Christmas cards, I have stamped the inside and my name on the back! I’m shocking myself! lol Kinda late for New Year resolutions. hoho

A2 size card…

ok – here’s my video on adhering this type of die…email me if you have any questions. Click on it to see it large.

Thank you so much for coming to see my card. I hope you’ll try this method and let me know how it goes!

ttul,

Links to Dies and Supplies I used on my card today…

Memory Box – 94676 Poinsettia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94700 Keep Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2537 Layered Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5283 Sweet Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]

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The WINNER IS…. NEW Memory Box Gloriette Snowflake Collage Card

September 30, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Congratulations Nancee! Email me your address and I’ll get this in the mail to you! ❤

So a month or so ago, on a Saturday afternoon, I made a bunch of backgrounds on watercolor paper following Jill Foster’s tutorial video! It was so much fun! I ended up with 35 pieces this size!!! I know, you’re laughing at me but it was so fun! I’m using two for the first time today! I need to use them so I can make some more!

The New Memory Box Gloriette Snowflake Collage die is great fun too! Just wow, so many variations you can come up with using the two dies that come in this envelope!

Top picture is what I did first, then I had leftover pieces and instead of making another card at the time I glued them together and made another snowflake which could be a tree ornament or a tag but to show you how it looks on a card I took a picture of it inserted into this card!

Really pretty both ways! I love this set!

So then I needed to fill in a little bit so I die cut the NEW Memory Box Starburst Snowflake Discs and just used the snowflakes from the cuts and glued them directly to the card front.

What’s a card without words? Is it still a card? hoho I wanted words so I die cut the NEW Memory Box Merry Christmas Curled Script die three times and glued them together. I love it! I love that the dot for the i is on the flourish of the capital M! I’m always losing those little dots! I lost an exclamation mark clear stamp this week. So crazy! lol

I’m really tickled that I actually stamped inside this card and even stamped the back with my name stamp! Normally I wait until the last minute then I’m hurrying but I wanted to use this NEW Memory Box Sweet Christmas stamp set because it matches the font of the Merry Christmas die on the front! It’s a beautiful sentiment set! I always love a match too!

See? Isn’t that pretty! Many more to choose from too.

ok – I’m gonna quit talking now and get links made and try to get out of the house for a bit this afternoon! It’s so beautiful out! Sun is shining and I love the cooler temps! 🙂

Have a beautiful weekend and enjoy Cardmaking day tomorrow or whatever it’s called. hehe

Dies and Supplies I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94696 Gloriette… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94679 Starburst… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94682 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5283 Sweet Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

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NEW Release Time for Memory Box and poppystamps! Fall and Halloween

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Pam Sparks4 Comments

When you hit play it will give you options at the bottom. You have to click for full size! To close, hit escape. It might take a minute for this to load to full resolution.

Shop the new release at STARLITSTUDIO.NET

and SIMONSAYSSTAMP.COM

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NEW Memory Box dies and New Birch Press Design dies videos…

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

I’ve been thinking I wanted to share how the NEW Birch Press Design dies are packaged. I made a short video to show how neat they are!

Next video I’m showing the NEW Memory Box dies and one stamp set release. Take a look!

You can see both of these releases at Starlitstudio.net, HERE

Thank you for stopping by! Let me know if you enjoyed seeing the release like this!

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NEW Memory Box House Frame Dies…

October 7, 2021October 13, 2021 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! I don’t know which one to start with! Lots of pictures so I better just get to it!

We all love snowmen, right? This one is sooooo CUTE!

I think I’m going to have to make a video to show what I used on each one…

I used the House Frame die, the House Frame Background die and the Snowman House Frame die.

Simple Distress Oxide backgound using my blue and purple brushes…I didn’t even add any extra ink! Then a quick spritz of water.

The trees I used my green Distress oxide brush….no extra ink.

These will be so fun hanging on the Christmas tree or if I can part with them, on a present!

Here’s the Nativity House Frame… new navy glitter cardstock from the NEW Festive Glitter 6×6 Pad.

The House and tree are cut from MB woodgrain cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

I used the House Frame, the Nativity House Frame and the House Frame Background dies for this ornament.

I love the simplicity of this and want to make more! A great reminder that Jesus is the reason for the season!

Next up is the Gingerbread House Frame….. so cute!

Gingerbread…a must have for Christmas! So many adorable pieces to embellish this cute house!

I used the House Frame, the Gingerbread House Frame and the House Frame Background dies to make this one.

MB woodgrain cardstock again, inked with Gathered Twigs distress ink. The gum drops and peppermint glitter is from the new Festive glitter pad and last years Holiday glitter pad.

Last, I thought it’d be fun to make a birdhouse from the House Frame Background die! I made it a tag. I think I’ll still hang it on the tree as an ornament though.

I used some elements from the Gingerbread House Frame die also.

I heat embossed the word JOY from the NEW Birch Press Design Contempo Christmas Greetings stamp set.

It needed some green! So I cut the NEW Curled Holly Branch from the Fresh Green 6×6 cardstock pad and embellished the berries with Nuvo drops.

I felt like it needed a bird. lol I couldn’t get it to work to suit me though so I put the bird I made on the back!

He is from the MB Perched Bird die… just brushed on ink with my oxide ink brushes again. I love how that works and so fast…who knew that an inky brush could be so handy! lol

These aren’t as big as they look in my pictures… they are approximately 3 ½ in. wide and 3 ½ in. tall. Perfect ornament size!

Editing and adding this video…watch it on You Tube for better quality!

Whew… did you make it through this long post! I almost didn’t! lol I kept taking pictures over! My computer desktop is a mess of pictures! lol

But I love making so I keep doing this! haha We’ll inspire each other to get in the Christmas spirit!

Links below for what I used…ttul! Tap STR for starlitstudio.net, SSS for Simon Says Stamp (code CZY444) and SBC for Scrapbook.com

Thank you!

Memory Box – 94601 House Frame craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94606 House Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94604 Snowman House… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94602 Nativity House… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94603 Gingerbread House… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94599 Curled Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94244 Perched Bird craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design CONTEMPO CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Red Berry [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

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Hello Bluebird Fishin’ Hole Shadowbox Card…

August 17, 2021October 7, 2021 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Meet me at the fishin’ hole! It’s a beautiful day! lol Here’s the card I made for our grandson Corrin who just turned 12! He loves to fish with Grandpa!

I saved this idea from Instagram/designs by mommajean when I saw it last year. So much fun! I made the video after I gave it to Corrin and he showed me that it looked like the fish were swimming when you bend it back and forth! ❤

I didn’t have a shadowbox die set that would work for what I wanted to do so I had to make this up as I went. No instructions, just some Math! lol

Stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird, Memory Box and Lawn Fawn. I’ll link below.

I stamped, die cut the images and colored with Copic Sketch markers. Since alcohol marker ink saturates through to the back side, I die cut a piece of white cardstock to glue behind the colored images.

Bushes and grass dies in the background from Hello Bluebird…

I took a lot of pictures!

Memory Box dies for the greens and coral in the water…

I used a piece of acetate to cover the opening…

Distress Oxide inks for the blues and sandy shore…

Corrin really liked it and the money in the envelope too! lol

Thank you for stopping by! ttul

Here’s what I used…

Fishin’ Hole Stamp – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]	Fishin’ Hole Die – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]	Pond Builder Die – Hello Bluebird, LLC [ HLL ]
Memory Box – 94561 Kelp Collage craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94562 Bubble Coral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94563 Deepwater Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper… [ SSS ]