NEW Memory Box Christmas Release!

September 22, 2022September 23, 2022 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! Excitement is in the air…well…because NEW Christmas stuff to play with! YAY!

For today’s card I combined three NEW dies with two old dies.

NEW Classic Pair of Ice Skates die…all laced up and hanging on the Large Vintage Sled.

NEW Pine Needle Frame and NEW Alpine Snowflakes because what’s a card without pine and snow?! lol

I used the Curled Holly Branch to embellish the sled. I cut the holly off the curl. I love the detail on this holly die!

Then I adhered it all to a TE Corn Blue cardstock A2 size panel, then to an A2 size white cardbase.

The only thing I used my favorite thin mounting tape for is the sled.

I did die cut three of the skates and glued them together to make them more like a chipboard piece.

The woodgrain cardstock on the sled is from Memory Box and the woodgrain paper on the sole of the skates is a pattern paper.

A little bit of Gathered Twigs Distress ink brushed on with a mini ink blending tool.

Some TE sugar cube pigment ink brushed on the pine also with a mini ink blending tool.

I’m linking to some Christmas Challenge blogs…

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Holler if you have any questions! I have some more dies put together that I’m working on cards for… ‘Tis the season! ❤

Thank you for stopping by!

Links to what I used…click on the alphabet abbreviations to see the product.

Memory Box – 94687 Pine Needle Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94674 Classic Pair of… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94680 Alpine Snowflakes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94599 Curled Holly… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94496 Large Vintage Sled… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Gumdrop [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC \| STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Slimline · Winter

Birch Press Design Piped Icing Star Merry Christmas Slimline Card…

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Getting festive here on the blog today! I love this folky Christmas ‘look’! I’ve never been a cookie decorator but now I can with paper! lol

Die cut the star in TE Toffee Cardstock and ink with Vintage Photo. Die cut the icing in white and copic color the star center border.

Same idea with the new BPD Handwritten Merry Christmas and Outline.

I added holly leaves and berries from the new BPD Herbarium Plate Layer A. TE Cherry Pop and Sweet Basil cardstocks inked with Vintage Photo ink also.

hmmm…now I’m looking at it and wondering if it needed some fairy glitter glue highlights?! lol

I used the thin mounting tape that I love so well to mount everything to the Cherry Pop panel.

I’m linking to some Christmas Challenge blogs…

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes

I hope you get some time for cardmaking this week! It brings me JOY especially this time of year! Getting festive!

Thank you for stopping by. I always love hearing from you!

Here’s the products I used to make this card… click on the letters in the brackets to see.

Birch Press Design – 57454 Piped… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57478… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57458 Herbarium… [ STR \| SSS ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Big Shot Switch… [ SBC ]	Grafix Essentials Artist-Tac Dot… [ STR ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SSS ]

All Occasion · cards · Christmas · copics · Fall · Memory Box · Shopping · Simon Says Stamp · Winter

Simon Says Stamp/Memory Box STAMPtember Collaboration!

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Welcome to my blog, it’s that time of year! STAMPtember at Simon Says Stamp and a collaboration with Memory Box! I have two cards to share…

The stamp set has beautiful botanical images and sentiments! I hope you will love it too!

Beautiful images to color! I used Copic Sketch Markers for my cards today. G21, 24, 28, 29 for the greens. R24, 37, 39 for the berries.

There’s a coordinating die for the set also. I didn’t have it so I used my scan n cut to cut it out.

I always love coloring the reds and greens for Christmas.

I stamped the sentiment with the MISTI and Ranger Archival Black Ink. These stamps stamp beautifully!

Both of my cards are A2 size.

The next card is an Autumn card…

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers again. I loved coloring these images… very easy open spaces which would work with all coloring mediums. E11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19 for the flower. YG91, 93, 95, 97 for the leaves. YR02, YR18, E07 for the berries.

I’ll link up below the other products I used on these two cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you click away, be sure to come back and click through my link again and I’ll get credit at no expense to you! I appreciate it so much!

Enjoy STAMPtember!

Here’s the products I used on these two cards…

Memory Box STAMPtember Exclusive… [ SSS ]	Memory Box STAMPtember Exclusive… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento Ink Pad RICH COCOA… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp FRAMES Wafer Dies… [ SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK… [ SSS ]	Memory Box CLEAR Fairy Jewels jwl001 [ SSS ]
Memory Box PINPOINT LEAF PLATE Craft… [ SSS ]	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING… [ SSS ]	Memory Box AUTUMN Fairy Jewels jwl004 [ SSS ]
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0… [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]

birch press design · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Birch Press Design Adornment Santa Card…

September 7, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s looking a little festive here today! A super cute Santa in classic Memory Box style! I love it!

This is the NEW Adornment Santa die from Birch Press Design. Die cuts in white, a flesh color and red cardstocks.

I added a couple dies that aren’t available anymore, the holly and the postage frame. I know we all have a collection though! hoho

Be Merry is heat embossed with white embossing powder and this sentiment from the BPD Contempo Christmas Greetings. There is a circle surrounding it but I didn’t ink it.

HOHOHO is from Poppystamps Marzipan Alphabet die set.

My plaid pattern paper is from Dashing Holiday Memory Box 6×6 paper pad.

My card turned out 4 ½ in x 6 ½ inches so it will fit in an A7 envelope and post for one forever postage stamp!

So happy with this card! Yay! I hope you like it too!

Tomorrow night at midnight EST, I’ll have a Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember post with a collaboration! You can guess with who! lol

talk to you again soon!

Here’s what I used for this card…

Birch Press Design – 57482 Adornment… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB504 Marzipan Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]
New MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Tim Holtz – Big Shot Switch… [ SBC ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders Blooming Tree Glimmer Hot Foil Plate and Die Set Card…

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m feeling festive on this second Friday of August already! This is such a pretty hot foil plate set! Easy and fast to add some touches of color too!

I used the Plaid Tidings Background Glimmer Hot Foil Plate on the top layer. While I was deciding what I was going to do for this card, I also just embossed this plate through my machine… it worked great!

After I foiled the Plaid, I die cut one of the Essential Arches Dies in the panel. I used mounting tape to raise it up on the cardbase.

I hot foiled a sentiment from the Christmas Magic Glimmer Hot Foil Plate set. I haven’t tried embossing these yet but I want to. I hope it works!

The smallest die in the Precision Layering Mini Slimline B die set works perfect for cutting out these sentiments! YAY!

A2 size card…one more for the stash!

That’s all there is to it! Holler if you have any questions! Have a wonderful weekend!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Glimmer Greetings… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Tinsel Time Collection… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Greetings… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Greetings… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Precision Layering… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| TE \| BLIC ]
Glimmer Hot Foil System \| Spell… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Platinum 6 Machine Die… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders Ice Skate Christmas Wishes Card…

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hello! Sharing some icy Christmas wishes today! I know, I know… I don’t wanna think about that yet either! It’s cooled off a little here but still…humidity means the corn is growing or drying out I guess.

I loved ice skating when I was growing up. There was a park in the city that closed a street for sledding and made a pond for ice skating. My dad would take us a lot during the Winter…so fun!

I die cut the NEW Ice Skate Etched die from Spellbinders in white cardstock two times. In a woodgrain pattern paper for the sole and in silver cardstock for the blades.

I have a bunch of ¼ in. grosgrain ribbon but none in white. boo. I used the tan and tried not to sweat it! lol

I used one of the branches from the NEW Winter Evergreen Foliage die set, die cut it 4 times, added some white acrylic molding paste and Memory Box Fairy Sugar Dewdrop liquid glitter glue on the tips of the branches.

Christmas Wishes is from the New Mix and Match Holiday Greetings die set. I cut it in gold glitter cardstock and white cardstock, glued them together for a little more thickness, then glued directly to the cardbase.

I used the Kaleidoscope Snowflake set again for the three snowflakes. (I used them on the Winter Mailbox a couple posts back)

Almost done but missing that pop of red so I had to cut some ornament balls from the NEW More Holiday Decorations die set. Then I was happy and glued my 5×7 panel to an A7 size white cardbase.

Die cutting and gluing again! I need to stamp something! lol

Linking to some Challenges…

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge – anything Christmas goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – anything Christmas goes

Merry Little Christmas challenge – anything Christmas goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up – Anything Goes Christmas

thank you for visiting my blog! I hope you’re inspired to make some Christmas cards and share!

Dies and Supplies I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Winter Garden… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Winter Garden… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Kaleidoscope Snowflake \| Small Die of… [ SPL ]	Liquitex Basics Medium – Modeling… [ BLIC ]
Birch Press Design > Glitter Glue >… [ BRC ]	American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR \| SBC ]	Spellbinders – Platinum 6 – Die… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]

birch press design · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Winter

Birch Press Design Herbarium Plate and Adornment Dove Card…

August 5, 2022August 8, 2022 Pam Sparks11 Comments

I’m back! I didn’t put the glitter cardstock pads away!

Another die cut and glue fast and easy card you could mass produce!

Using the NEW Birch Press Design Herbarium plate Layer A and NEW Adornment Dove dies!

I die cut layer A in the blue green and green. I had to shim the blue green layer with a folded piece of copy paper to completely cut it (the glitter cardstock is thick) so I knew when I ran the green piece through, it wouldn’t completely cut out the design. When you layer the green under the blue green it really adds to the depth if it has the design partially cut into it. I should’ve taken a picture! I hope that makes sense!

I added two strips of 2 inch scor-tape on the back of the green layer to make sure all the pieces stayed in it and then I just used that to adhere it to a white A2 cardbase.

I glued the blue green layer over the green layer with Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue.

I die cut the solid backer Adornment Dove die in the champagne-ish color glitter cardstock and the outline Adornment Dove in white glitter cardstock.

I LOVE that there’s a backer die for this dove!

Die cut the berries with scraps of red glitter cardstock… there are only three sets of berries, so easy to glue in if you put small pieces scro-tape on the back of the blue green layer before adhering it to the green layer.

Die cut the Peace Honey Script die from red and white glitter cardstock and glue it on. I used small pieces of mounting tape on the leg of the ‘p’ and behind the ‘c’.

Easy! yay! Another card done…almost… I didn’t stamp the inside yet! I’ll be sorry later! haha

Thank you for stopping by to see this. It’s so pretty IRL. I wish I was a professional photographer that could capture the true glitter and sparkly of this cardstock!

I’m thinking this dove could be made into an ornament and even layered on a gift loosely with a tag! So pretty!

Challenges…

Jingle Belles Rock – Blue Christmas

My Time To Craft Christmas – Winter Holiday Decorations for Christmas cards

Beyond the Blue – glitter and sequins

ok – talk to you again soon!

Supplies and Dies I used on this card…

Birch Press Design – 57458 Herbarium… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57479 Adornment… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design PEACE HONEY SCRIPT… [ SSS ]
Memory Box – GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]

birch press design · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Ornament · Winter

Birch Press Design Christmas Ornament Pop Up Easel Card…

August 4, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! Welcome to my attempt to show how glittery amazing this glitter cardstock from Memory Box is and how fun to use it with this new BPD release! I’m sitting here looking at the real card wishing I could just show it to you IRL because it is so sparkly and pretty!!!

This was a fast card to make…all die cutting and so easy with a pad of 6×6 glitter cardstock!

Here it is from the side. I die cut a white cardstock base with the easel die in the set, then I die cut from the glitter paper and glued it to the white card die cut. Because of the 6 x 6 size of the glitter cardstock, I had to make it in two pieces. It worked fine, you really can’t tell it.

I’m going to say it again… it was so easy to make! lol Cut and glue! This would be a great card for a class or a cardmaker get together!

I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the BPD Christmas Ornament and Labels stamp and die set but I couldn’t decide if I wanted on the card for the pictures! So it’s laying off to the side. I will glue it on when I send it.

So pretty too… just glam it up!

It could easy be made into an ornament to hang on the tree or a gift tag!

It folds up so nice and will easily fit in an A2 envelope and mail for one postage stamp.

I added a Memory Box Christmas Fairy Drop in red on the bow. Boom! Done! Taking pictures, trying to capture glitter cardstock took longer!

***Bonus – None of this glitter comes off!!! Thank you Memory Box! lol

Thank you for visiting today!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Birch Press Design – 57455 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 8154 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – Christmas Fairy Dewdrops [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Ornament · Slimline · Spellbinders dies · Stitching · Winter

Stitched Ornament Merry and Bright Slimline Card…

August 3, 2022August 4, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s been some time since I used wool felt so I found my box and set to work die cutting and stitching up this new die from Spellbinders Stitched Christmas release.

I meant to make it as an ornament to hang on the tree but once again I forgot the plan and glued it to a card! lol

The pretty branches are part of the die set.

I used Knit Crosheen thread to for my stitching. Taylored Expressions Tiffany and Avocado wool felt.

I used Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue to adhere the top and bottom avocado felt pieces.

My slimline card size is 3 ⅜ in x 8 ⅜ in.

I used Spellbinders new Mix and Match Holiday Greetings die set for the sentiment. I love this font! There’s 18 word dies in the set!

Here’s a close up of just the ornament…so pretty!

I wish I could show you this one in person! It’s definitely a card to give to someone that will keep it and get it out for display each Christmas season.

The tiny pearls are from starlitstudio.

Linking to some Challenges…

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge – anything Christmas goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – anything Christmas goes

Merry Little Christmas challenge – anything Christmas goes

Sweet Stampers Challenge – Christmas in July

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up – Anything Goes Christmas

Thank you so much for stopping by! Countdown to Christmas is on! EEK!

Links below for what I used to make this card…

Spellbinders Buy One Get One offer good through August 7!

Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Stitchmas Christmas… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	100% Wool Felt – Blues & Purples [ TE ]
100% Wool Felt – Yellows & Greens [ TE ]	Pearl Embellishments – 2mm, 3mm and… [ STR ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Spearmint Stick [ STR ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Robin’s Egg [ STR ]	Crystal Katana Black Edition \|… [ SPL ]	Spellbinders – Tool N One – Rose Gold [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing… [ SPL ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Mini Slim Card · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Winter Garden Release Letterbox Card…

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Special Delivery! All the fun things of the season right there! Snail mail, snowflakes, jingle bells and snow!

I went with a Mini Slimline Card for this one. I used Spellbinders Precision Layering Mini Slimline A and B sets to cut my layers. I really like these dies because they are heavier and hold the rectangle shape better than the thin silver ones do. I don’t like it when I die cut layers and they’re wonky!

I tore a piece of white cardstock for the mailbox to stand in (snowdrift) and die cut it with the same layer die as the blue background size. I used Prize Ribbon Regular Distress Ink to ink up the background this time. I spattered on some water droplets. I like to spray water into the palm of my left hand, then I rub both my hands together so they’re both wet, then I clap over the inked background to spatter the water drops. I let it sit a minute, then lay a paper towel over it to get the extra water.

Then I spattered on some diluted white acrylic paint.

I die cut the mailbox post from woodgrain cardstock and the mailbox from silver mirror cardstock.

I die cut the sentiment from gold glitter cardstock and white cardstock, then glued the gold on top of the white.

The jingles bells and ‘garland’ are from the NEW More Holiday Decor die set. I love how cute the little bow is on the super cute jingle bells I die cut in silver mirror cardstock also.

I love that there’s just enough dimension to add perspective. It’ll still mail in an envelope for one stamp.

I used the thin mounting tape, I’ll link below, behind the mailbox post and box on this card and yesterdays.

Finished size is 3 ½ in. x 6 ½ in. So happy to have a start on Christmas cards! I can’t believe we’re half way through July! I need to get more done!

I’ll be back soon….we have to keep making!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Winter Garden… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Celebrate The Season… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Kaleidoscope Snowflake \| Small Die of… [ SPL ]	Spellbinders – Precision Layering… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Precision Layering… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger 4oz Distress Sprayer by Tim Holtz [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]	Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing… [ SPL \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

cards · CAS · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Simon Says Stamp · Stencils · Winter

Simon Says Stamp Mini Slimline Snowflake Window Stencil Card…

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

NEW Release from Simon Says Stamp! I received the NEW Snowflake Stencil and made a clean and simple mini slimline card. This one turned out to be 3 ¼ in x 6 ⅜ in.

I sprayed the stencil with Pixie Spray glue, adhered it to Canson Smooth Bristol cardstock and inked with Distress Oxide stamp pads and blending brushes. Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Mermaid lagoon.

Let it Snow is a newer die from Memory Box, Let it Snow Posh Script, both layers cut from heavy white cardstock. I mounted it to the panel with pieces of mounting tape.

I embellished the snowflakes with Memory Box Clear, self adhesive Fairy Drops.

I love these pretty, sparkly, Winter colors!

I stamped the inside with a newer sentiment clear stamp set from poppystamps, Wintertime Sentiments with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink. Some really fun sentiments in this set. “Thanks for Snow much fun”, “Happy Winter Wishes to you”, Warm and cozy Winter greetings”, “You are One of a kind”, “Tis the Season to be freezin'”, “The world changes when it Snows”, and more!

I’ll leave you with one more sentiment from this wonderful stamp set… “Friends warm even the coldest of days”. I agree! Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…(SSS code for $5 off – LVEYU842 – ends 3/1)

Simon Says Stamp Stencil MINI… [ SSS ]	Therm O Web PIXIE SPRAY Removable for… [ SSS ]	Canson XL BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12 Paper… [ SSS ]
Memory Box LET IT SNOW POSH SCRIPT… [ SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps WINTERTIME… [ SSS ]	Poppy Stamps WINTERTIME SENTIMENTS… [ SSS ]
Waffle Flower BLENDING BRUSHES WFT021 [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Memory Box CLEAR Fairy Drops cld101 [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives MICRO WHITE 3D… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Die Piecing · Doodlebug Designs · Shape Cards · Snowman · Winter

Doodlebug Winter Wonderland Snowglobe Mini Shape Card…

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Pam Sparks10 Comments

Hi friends and cardmakers! A little more snow here today so a good day to post a cute little snowglobe card I made for one of our grands birthday.

These super cute images are from the Doodlebug Winter Wonderland stamp set and coordinating die set.

The card looks big in my photos but it’s really only 3 x 3 inches! ❤ The images are small but so cute and easy to color. I used Copic sketch markers. The largest snowman is 1 ½ inches tall.

I stamped the snowglobe, colored the base, then die cut another snowglobe for the card back. Scored the back at the top so it would open…glued it above the score line to the card front.

I love how it turned out… charming! It would be a cute tag too.

Hope it made you smile! I’m going to link it to the #SnowmenOfJanuary event on social media right now.

Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Doodlebug Doodle Stamps – Winter… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Doodlebug Design – Let It Snow… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH \| BLIC ]
Waffle Flower Crafts – Blending Brushes [ SBC \| SSS \| ACH \| TE ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Simon Says Stamp BLENDING BRUSH and… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · cards · Die Piecing · LOVE · Memory Box · Valentine · Winter

Memory Box House Frame Background LOVE Birdhouse…

January 9, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I pulled out a bunch of dies and designed a Wood Grain LOVE birdhouse. Valentines Day is coming…it’s hard to believe we’re already into the second week of 2022!

I started by die cutting the MB House Frame Background and the heart opening that comes in this die set.

Then I die cut the window and snow/frosting from the MB Gingerbread House Frame Die set.

I cut the MB Wood Grain Planks one time and used them to put siding on the house frame background. Then I ink blended on some Gathered Twigs Distress ink with the mini blending tool.

Then I glued everything together and wanted a sentiment and a branch!

I cut the branch from the MB Serene Bird and Branch die set and glued it flat to the background panel.

I used the MB Pinpoint Leaf Plate for the background panel. This panel is larger than an A2 size which I really like! It’s 4 ½ in. x 5 ¾ in. It will fit in an A6 or A7 envelope and still mail for one postage stamp. I inked the edges of the panel with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini blending tool also. I really like this die!

I added some natural narrow jute before I glued the house down.

I decided the heart opening could be the ‘O’ for the word LOVE. I decided to use the new poppystamps Marzipan Alphabet Outline and Background stamp set and the coordinating dies. Super fun alphabet set! ❤

I die cut in white cardsock and stamped the outline in Coffee Ranger Archival Ink. I just used an acrylic block to stamp… I only had to stamp the L twice. lol

I like it! YAY! lol My favorite colors…or I should say my go to colors! haha

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy cardmaking New Year to you!

Here’s what I used to make this card…click the store abbreviations to go to the product.

Memory Box – 94606 House Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94603 Gingerbread House… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94381 Pinpoint Leaf… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94565 Wood Grain Planks… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94620 Serene Bird and… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB504 Marzipan Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2464 Marzipan Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps MARZIPAN… [ SSS ]	Linen Thread – 40 yds – by the spool [ STR ]
hemp cord – Canvas Corp; hemp rope -… [ STR ]

Alexandra Renke · cards · CAS · Christmas · Memory Box · Winter

Alexandra Renke Holly Branch Die CAS card…

December 22, 2021December 27, 2021 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi everyone! Glad tidings to you and your kin! A clean and simple card to share with you today. I saw a wreath card on Instagram made up like this so I had to try it!

I used the beautiful, elegant Alexandra Renke Holly Branch die and beautiful Memory Box stamps for the sentiments inside and out.

I die cut the holly branch three times, glued them together. I think I colored the top one before I glued together. I don’t know that it’d matter.

My pictures aren’t the greatest, I didn’t have time to set up like normal but I wanted to share anyway.

I colored the berries with Copic Sketch Markers R24, 29 and 89. The little dot is in the die and I just put a dot of white gel pen on it.

I heat embossed the sentiment in Ranger Detail Gold Embossing powder on a strip of red cardstock and die cut it with the long narrow die from the Birch Press Design Contempo Christmas set.

An A2 size card…

Thank you for stopping by today! I always appreciate your visits and I want to wish you a blessed Christmas. So much to be thankful for.

I just remembered I might be back with the cards I made for the grandkids! We’ll see how pictures go! Down to the wire and I haven’t started wrapping yet! eep!

ttul,

Here’s the die and stamp I used! Click on the letters below the image to see…

Alexandra Renke craft dies – Holly… [ STR ]	Memory Box – CL5273D Festive… [ STR ]	Birch Press Design – 8162 Contempo… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5274 Yuletide Moments [ STR ]	Copic Sketch Markers and Sets [ BLIC \| SSS \| TE ]

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It’s That Time of Year… Diecember at Simon Says Stamp!

December 2, 2021 Pam Sparks8 Comments

I have a card to share with the die Simon Says Stamp sent to me to make with. Fine Textured Leaf die, designed by Memory Box.

You can see the two dies that come in the set off to the sides in the pictures. I used the smaller one to make the wreath on my card.

I die cut it 11 times in watercolor paper and then painted it with Distress Ink Reinkers. They look really dark in the pictures, not sure why, but they aren’t this dark IRL.

I used one of the plaids from Memory Box new 6×6 paper pad called Woodsy Plaids.

I die cut the Memory Box new Merry Christmas Posh Script in white and colored them with the E 80’s copics.

I die cut the bow with a die from the Sizzix Festive Greens set #662425, a Tim Holtz set. I used watercolor paper again and colored it with a copic B93.

Very non traditional colors… I attempted to add some red. Couldn’t do it. lol

This wreath would’ve been striking on white if I’d realized how it was going to photograph! and red!

Lots of potential for a million cards with this die set! Very fun making wreaths! and that big leafy die!

This card ended up 5 ½ x 5 ½ inches square.

Thank you for stopping by today! I’ll get back to my house… I’ve made a mess getting all the decorations out. This nine foot tree takes a lot of stuff! haha

Enjoy this new release! Lots of beautiful dies! Here’s to shopping! Links below.

https://shareasale-analytics.com/r.cf… [ SHR ]	Simon Says Stamp FINE TEXTURED LEAF… [ SSS ]	Memory Box MERRY CHRISTMAS POSH… [ SSS ]
Memory Box WOODSY PLAID 6×6 Paper… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn OUTSIDE IN STITCHED SQUARE… [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]