A Festive Christmas Harvest Basket Card…

September 16, 2026September 17, 2026 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hello everyone! I have some new dies to make cards with thanks to Cindy @ StarLitStudio.net! I spent the day yesterday playing!

It’s so fun to work with dies with soooooo much good detail! Just die cut the Harvest Basket die and ink it with brown ink. I used Hobby Lobby heavyweight kraft cardstock and Gathered Twigs Distress ink to make the details come to life!

Good News! This release the dies are separate again the way I like them! Not clumped together in one piece! YAY!

I die cut the Evergreen Holly Bundle in a couple colors of green cardstocks, inked with Distress inks and glued it together pretty much like the package front! I cut a few extra pine branches to tuck in here and there. Distress stickles and Rock Candy Glitter for the snowy look.

Die cut in two colors….cut the berries off the green die cuts and glue the stems to the white or red die cut!

Then I made up the NEW poppy Satin Ribbon die in gold cardstock but it was too much for this so I die cut again and just used two of the loops and two of the tails!

I wanted to bring in some red so I made up the NEW Fresh Poinsettia Bundle. I made all three but I only used two. I think the other could’ve been worked in easy enough though.

I die cut a Memory Box cardstock Deep Turquoise panel, stamped the sentiment from the NEW Christmas Wonder stamp set in the MISTI and then matted it on an A7 – 5 x7 cardbase.

I just added a couple red berries to the holly leaves at the bottom left of the basket. Too bad I didn’t think of that before pictures!

Oh such pretty designs to work with! I love this green and red season! So festive!

Holler if you have any questions…pretty straight forward die cut, glue em up card! lol I like following the pictures on the front of the packaging, saves time!

Linking my card to some card challenge blogs…

Peace on Earth Christmas: anything Christmas themed

The 12 Months of Christmas link up: Challenge #136 anything goes Christmas

A Cut Above – September: anything goes with a die cut

Merry Little Christmas #70: anything goes Christmas

Thank you so much for stopping by and check out these designs at Cindy’s store! She ships super fast and enjoy the discount too!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94968 Harvest Basket… [ STR ]	Memory Box – CL5294D Christmas Wonder… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94996 Fresh Poinsettia… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94988 Evergreen Holly… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 2803 Satin Ribbon craft… [ STR ]	Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SBC \| SBC \| SPL \| SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]	Rock Candy Distress stickles [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy Crystal… [ SSS ]	Nuvo Glitter Drops from Tonic Studios [ STR ]	Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2… [ STR ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Gumdrop [ STR ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – 8-1/2 x 11 by… [ STR ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR ]
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision… [ STR ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Lumberjack… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Rustic… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Forest… [ SSS \| SBC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Winter

Pause and Rest Card with Cottage Cutz…

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! I had so much fun making this cute card! I wish you could see it in real life! It has terrific dimension without being popped up high!

Die cut and assemble is pretty much it. Although it took the longest to find a paper pad to use! lol

I used Cottage Cutz Winter Mouse by Woodstove to create the scene.

This is really close up! Fun to see all the detail in the dies though. The pattern paper is all from the same 6×6 pad… wait except the floor, it’s from a different one. All old though! I fell in love with the polka dot stuffed chair!

This is a 5×7 size card. It just worked out that way because I wanted the sentiment on the front too.

Pause and rest is from an AALL and Create set. On the inside I have a cut out to glue in that says, “My favorite exercise is rest.” That made me laugh when I saw it. It’s from a freebie sheet from Unity Stamps.

One more picture taken with my iPhone. It’s hard to get pictures to look as good as the card IRL! lol

I’m linking my card to some challenges…

A Cut Above February 2026 – anything goes with die cuts

The Four Seasons February 2026 – Anything goes Winter

Love Those Pretty Papers February 2026 – pattern papers with optional polka dots!

Paper Rocks Scissors February 2026 #13 – anything goes as long as you use paper and /or scissors

Hope this finds you warm and cozy! Looks like we’ll have sunshine today… yay!

Take care and I’ll be back soon!

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · MFT · Snowman · Winter

MFT Snowman Kit Card…

February 4, 2026February 5, 2026 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! The sun is shining and I decided I better get another card posted before the week gets away from me!

Winter just seems like a good time to get out some things I haven’t used yet. I was inspired by a card Kay Miller sent me a few years ago. So fun!

Hopefully some of you have this kit lurking in your stash too and you’ll be inspired to find it and use it!

I tell you it took me longer to find the almost circle die and decide what sentiment than it took to make the card! Oh, I couldn’t find the star background either but I knew I had one! Now it’s been long enough since I made this that I can’t remember what I used!

I sure like these colors together! The background is one of the Jill Foster watercolor backgrounds I made following her distress ink watercolor background video. I still have a dz or so to use before I do it again!

I heat embossed the star background with white embossing powder.

So fun and I even stamped on the inside! It’s a miracle! lol

I love this sentiment set from Penny Black Brighten the World.

Linking my card to some challenges…

MFT Card Challenges – a sketch (I know, I’m stretching it but hey it’s exposure!)

The Neglected Stuff February 2026 – old and neglected stuff. I used a My Favorite Things card kit from several years ago!

The 12 Months of Christmas – anything goes Christmas with optional twist of cozy cocoa Christmas

Group of Cardmakers – layered scene cards

The Four Seasons – anything goes Winter

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Happy February to you!

Birthday · cards · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Winter

Cottage Cutz Puppy Carolers for a January Birthday Card…So Cute!

January 20, 2026January 30, 2026 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s a Caroling Puppy Trio gone birthday! Perfect for a January birthday I thought! I had so much fun making this!

A delightful Winter scene. A 5 x 7 size card. A couple blue oxide inks for the sky. Snow spattering for the grand finale!

I used a lot of Cottage Cutz dies.

The background houses, kids sledding and trees is ‘Winter Wonderland Border’.

The snowman is from the ‘Snowy Village Accessories’ die.

The trees in the front are ‘Pine Tree, Full and Pine Tree, Slim’.

‘Puppy Carolers’ is the main die.

The wreath on the lantern is from the ‘Woodland Mailbox’ die.

I used two Poppystamps dies.

‘Old Fashioned Lamp Post’ and ‘Happy Birthday Melody”.

I die cut the happy birthday three times and glued the cuts together so they wouldn’t be completely flat.

I used the really thin mounting tape for the rest of the images. I added double to the lamp post.

I just love how it turned out and I hope you do too! I wish you could see this in real life!

And I took a picture of the inside!

This was for our granddaughter Lilli that turned 21 the 8th of January. She’s a singer, a cello player and loves her dogs! She also has her own business! So proud of her!

Holler if you have any questions.

I’m linking to some card challenge blogs….

NBUS #82 – Never before used stuff (Puppy Carolers, Pine trees, Woodland Mailbox and Snowy Village Accessories)

The Four Seasons January 2026 – mood board (so honored to be a winner!)

The Word Power January 2026 – showcase sentiment

Neglected Stuff January 2026 – Most of what I used! lol I didn’t know how old except on the two poppystamps dies that have a date on the storage envelopes! 2016!

Die Cut Diva’s – Use a New Crafty Item ( I used four new to me dies)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Snowman · Winter

A NEW YEAR and some new to me Snowmen…

January 15, 2026January 29, 2026 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m sitting here trying to remember how to do everything involved in writing a blog post. eek! It’s been a month or so! I’ve been having fun using some of my stash! I hope I can keep up getting stuff posted. I have FIVE cards that I have pictures of that I haven’t posted yet. Where does the time go!

At least I’m getting to it this morning! hoho

I love how fresh and snowy this card is! Fun colors!

It’s mostly still available dies, I’ll link you up below. Very basic die cutting and gluing…a little white pen. Oh I inked the snowglobe base with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

I tore a snow layer for the globe and for the background panel so the trees are grounded. It’s hard to see but it’s there. I thought about adding glitter but then promptly forgot!

Hope they make you smile and warm up! It’s cold in Iowa this week. Yesterday the wind gave the word biting meaning! No snowmen around town right now though!

I’m linking to some blog card challenges…

Cut it Up #347 – Favorite Dies

Word Art Wednesday – Anything Goes #734-735

Christmas Kickstart #106 – Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

The Four Seasons – Winter

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup – anything goes Christmas with the optional twist of snow people

January is a busy birthday month for this family so I’ll have some more cards to share. Christmas was wonderful and I’m still enjoying my decor. I don’t get it up all that early so I figure I can leave it up a little longer. hoho

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my blog after so long an absence.

Here’s what I used to make this card…the abbreviations below the item take you to stores…thank you for using my links! I appreciate it!

Memory Box – 94918 Stylish Snowmen… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94796 Slender Pine Trees… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94930 Warm Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94808 Holiday Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94314 Bauble Snowflake… [ STR ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS ]