Birch Press Design Cosmos, Lush Leaves and Wiegela Leaf Tag…

April 16, 2024April 18, 2024 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! A BIG tag for today’s post! Super fun shower for our grandson’s new wife Saturday morning!

She loves to garden so a few of us had fun gifting her gifts for that!

For some reason my camera didn’t blurr out the background for me on this picture so I tried to edit it out. Sorry it’s so bad! This is a dump garden wagon…she loves it! I picked up some plants too and one is an Iceland Poppy. I had to purchase it for her because they honeymooned in Iceland! So fun!

A close up before I hung it on the wagon…

A close up hanging on the wagon.

I used a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp to stamp all over the background of the tag… I’ll link it below.

The tag is an accucut die that you use on the big accucut baby grand machine.

The circle is a NEW die from poppystamps! I’ll link it below.

I’m linking my tag to…

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Make your own background

Here’s a video of the food table…my daughters did the food. It was so good! I moved the camera too fast. Sorry about that. We used my mother in law’s hankies down the center of the table. So fun she had a great collection!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Poppystamps Easel card coming next!

Here’s links to the products I used to make these cards STR is Starlitstudio. net… SSS is Simon Says Stamp…. SBC is Scrapbook. com. Thank you so much for shopping through my linkdeli links. It helps offset the cost of the blog and linkdeli and no cost to you! I appreciate it!

Poppystamps – 2609 Scallop Pinpoint… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57528 Large… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57521 Lush… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 57515 Wiegela… [ STR \| SSS ]	CZ Design Clear Stamps You Did cz277c… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Picked… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Wild Honey… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Wedding

Memory Box NEW Cheerful Floral Collection Card…

February 23, 2024February 29, 2024 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hello Friday! Here lately you don’t have to worry about me filling up your email inbox! I do have NEW to show you though!

A beautiful collection that I really enjoyed working with…NEW from Memory Box. You knew already, right?! lol

You can stamp your image and then die cut or die cut then stamp on the die cut.

I cut the shape first then stamped on it in the MISTI.

Then the fun begins! There is a stencil set to use for coloring!!!!! For the pinks I used Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry Oxide Inks, then an old Versacolor pigment cube for the darkest… Rose Red #23.

Greens were a trio of Bazzill Dye inks but I had a new set of Altenew I could’ve used laying right there on my desk! ugh. I will link to them.

The light blue was Speckled Egg, Savage Patina and the brush for Peacock Feathers without inking it. All oxides.

For the yellow flower I used Antique Linen, Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber oxide and the brown oxide brush for the center without reinking it.

I am really happy with how it turned out…you know how it is…at several points during the process I was thinking this is not going to work! lol

So after I finished stenciling it I put it in the NEW 3D Cheerful Floral 3D embossing folder! oh wow! That just added so much! I taped it in place in the folder. It shifted a little so next time I’m thinking maybe just go half way, stop and run it through from the opposite end half way.

I used the Memory Box Rectangle Double Border Hot Foil Plate for the base panel…started with 4 ½ in x 6 ¼ in panel but ended up trimming the top and bottom. It will still fit in an A6 envelope.

I think it’s nice to have a bigger than A2 size for super special cards sometimes! Let’s go Hallmark! lol

I used some ribbon from Stampin Up from who knows how many years ago and the sentiment from Birch Press Design Celebrate Today Noted Script hot foil plate and die set in gold foil.

I mounted the floral piece with some of the thin mounting tape I love! then the ribbon, then the sentiment mounted with the same thin mounting tape. It should still travel for one stamp!

Holler if you have any questions! I’m going to link up what I used below. If you’re tempted to get this collection, I say go for it! You’ll have fun and end up with beautiful cards without all the time coloring! Win! Win!

Linking to some card challenges…

Stencil Fun – anything goes

Triple B – Three B’s

NBUS – never before used stuff

Thank you so much for stopping by! Oh happy day…we’re so excited here…a week from Saturday one of our grandsons is getting married! So we’re in the midst of all kinds of prep! I found a dress and am now working on shoes! lol

Yesterday we found out the Chamber of Commerce here used a picture of them on the cover of their new Face of Mahaska County magazine! How fun is that! We’re so happy for them! ❤

Ok – I’ll stop talking and get that list made below.

Links to what I used to make this card… be sure to check out all the NEW release from Memory Box, poppystamps and Birch Press Design!

THIS is the ribbon in my photos… love this stuff!

Memory Box – CL5278D Cheerful Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 88619 Cheerful Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1025 Cheerful Floral… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – BPF506 Celebrate… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF006 Rectangle Double… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Scor-Tape [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC ]
Glimmer Hot Foil System \| Spell… [ SPL ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Mini… [ SBC \| SSS \| ALTN ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Easel · Flowers · Interactive · Memory Box · Pop up card · Poppystamps · Summer · Wedding

poppystamps Floral Cake Pop Up Easel Set Best Wishes Card….

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! ALL die cutting for this card! We’ve come a long way from punches, haven’t we?! lol So fun and beautiful too!

Floral Cake Pop Up Easel Set from poppystamps for this card and all the pieces are from this one set! More that I didn’t use too!

Presentation is everything and this card can be birthday, wedding or any celebratory occasion! I love how it turned out!

I used the NEW Memory Box Best Wishes Tender Script die for the sentiment. So pretty!

I added Memory Box Fairy Jewels to the flower centers…

The easel when folded fits into an A2 size envelope!

poppystamps has eleven easel card sets now and everyone is awesome! Check out my Easel card category in the sidebar to see them all made up.

Linking to some challenges for fun!

The Sisterhood of Crafters – weddings

The Flower Challenge #81 – Use your favorite flower

Triple B – blooms for me

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Lots of Layers

Creative Creases – anything goes with a fun fold

That’s it for today! Thank you so much for stopping by! The humidity has ramped up here oh boy, proclaiming it’s Summer!

Here’s a closer look at what I used to make this card… the abbreviations below the product will take you to shopping links…

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

Poppystamps – 2469 Floral Cake Pop Up…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box – 94670 Best Wishes Tender…

[ STR | SSS ]

Memory Box/Open Studio – Fairy Jewels…

[ STR | SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Thinking of You · Wedding

Spellbinders May Large Die and 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Clubs…

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! Time to introduce new clubs over at Spellbinders papercrafts! It’s all about birthdays this time and boy they come around faster and faster these days! haha

A really fun 3D embossing folder that my photos don’t do it justice! Getting used to a season change and light with photos again.

The die set has so many dies! You can make the banner as many levels as you want! I was thinking the banner would be great for graduation cards too! Glossy Black! Gold! Silver! Besides the Happy Birthday To You words, there’s Wishes, Enclosed and Sending. FUN!

Then there’s balloons and flowers! Both would be great for any occasion and in any colors!

Also a great way to use up scraps! My card is an A7 size but would easy work for A2 or A6 also!

I’m getting excited about making grad cards now that I’m thinking and talking about it. You could personalize it with alphabet dies or stamps with the name and year too!

To find out about Spellbinders Monthly Clubs, click/tap over to their website HERE. It’s really easy and such a good deal! Links below to the clubs I used today.

thank you so much for stopping by!

Large Die of the Month Membership –…

[ SPL ]

3D Embossing Folder of the Month…

[ SPL ]

Cardstock, Paper, & Envelopes |…

[ SPL ]

Birthday · Blog Hop · cards · CAS · Lawn Fawn · Memory Box · MFT · Paper Smooches · Perfect Layers Tools · Printworks · rubber stamps · Techniques · Wedding

Perfect Paper Crafting and Xyron Blog Hop…

August 18, 2014August 20, 2014 Pam Sparks43 Comments

WELCOME!

So excited to share some cards with you, that I made using Perfect Paper Crafting and Xyron’s awesome products!

The Perfect Paper Crafting team is posting today but you can take all week to hop around and comment for a chance to win a fabulous prize! $50 gift certificate! (winner to be announced the 25th on the PPC blog)

The Xyron team will be posting each day on the Xyron blog and giving away prizes every day!

My first card for today will make you laugh…brrring brrring

I do! lol

I love this sentiment from Printworks and use it anytime I use a telephone! This adorable telephone image and the floral background stamp are NEW and also from Printworks. I embossed the telephone and the flowers (multiple times) with white pigment ink and Tsukineko’s Imagine White Embossing Powder. The sentiment is stamped with black pigment ink and embossed with Tsukineko’s Imagine Black Embossing Powder. I die cut the sentiment with a die from Lawn Fawn.

I used Printworks stamp pads for watercoloring the white embossed flowers (watercolor paper). Go back in time…the first CHA type show I went to was in 1995. Printworks was there teaching Annette’s (the owner and artist) watercolor techniques. She introduced using stamp pads for watercolor way back then! It’s stood the test of time for sure!

What can I say that I haven’t said a million times about the Perfect Paper Crafting Layering Tools! They are the BEST! I Love these tools! I didn’t think there would be any room for improvement but I love the mini tools and mat more! I’m glad I have both sets though because today I needed to use the one inch ruler that just comes in the long ruler size.

It’s so nice to get the professional look of even borders along with the charm of a handmade card. Use Sparks 5% off at checkout to get 5% off your PPC order! Thank you for clicking through my links.

What did I use from Xyron? Well, they have this awesome Mega Tape Runner… looks like this…

wow! It’s great! It dispenses permanent adhesive dots and is refillable. So easy to operate too… not too big and not small either! It just works! YAY! I used this to put most of my layers together.

I adhered the telephone panel to the white embossed panel with Xyron ¼ in. High Tack Double Sided Tape…

and the sequins with Xyron High Tack Adhesive Dots…perfect!

My next two cards are wedding cards…

Here I used the Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Mat to cut my card base. I scored and folded a sheet of 8.5×11 card-stock, then adhered my main panel to the folded card base with the Xyron Mega Tape Runner, then used my mini tool to cut the border on the other three sides.

I used the Xyron Mega Tape Runner to adhere the Studio Calico wood veneer potty people to the circle too! Yep, they stick great! I was able to rub away any excess before I stuck them down, so easy because it’s dot adhesive. (looks like the wood veneer potty people have been discontinued)

My inspiration for this card came from Maile Belles’ card HERE.

I partial die cut a circle and then die cut two complete circles for the layers.

Another fun wedding card using a Memory Box border die, Printworks stamps, wood Potty People and a Doodlebug red heart embellishment.

Again I used my Perfect Layers tool to cut the three sides of my card base and the Xyron Mega Tape Runner to adhere the layers and the potty people.

Wonderful tools! Wonderful adhesives! Thank you PPC and Xyron!

Your next stop is Jenny’s blog! Enjoy the hop, be inspired and I hope you win!

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us! ttul!

I’m linking my first card up to the Seize the Birthday challenges – anything goes

I’m linking my second card up to the Simon Says Monday Challenge – anything goes

I’m linking my third card up to the Clean & Simple Stamping challenge 303 – sketch

Supplies I used on these cards…

cards · CAS · Memory Box · Printworks · rubber stamps · Wedding

CAS – Printworks Two Lives…One Beautiful Future

October 18, 2012October 19, 2012 Pam Sparks29 Comments

Today I have a card for the CAS-ual Friday Challenge blog… have a heart on it and Charisma Cardz Challenge blog…Clean and Simple! When I saw these ‘potty people’, I just had to have them! I want to call them ‘restroom’ people though… that’s how straight laced I am! lol But why do we call bathrooms, restrooms? No thank you, I’ll rest somewhere else! lol I love how they worked out for this wedding card! The teeny heart came from the Memory Box Cherish Border die.

and the inside… I emailed Nicole to get the link for the ‘Long Life’ stamp…

I love Printworks scripture stamps… ok… I love all of Printworks stamps! Love Annette’s handwritten sentiments… so fun, when so much is computer generated anymore.

Thanks for looking! I’ll be back tomorrow with my card for Tilda’s Town Challenges!

Stamps and Supplies I used to make this card…