Memory Box Tidings Wreath as a Shape Card…

September 26, 2019October 5, 2019 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi everyone! The Memory Box holiday stamp release this year is so fabulous! So fun to have a lot of stamp sets! I’m working my way through them…so used to working with dies that I’m loving the challenge of stamps again too!

I started this card by cutting a full piece of 8.5 x 11 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Smooth 110# cardstock down to 6 x 10 and scoring the 10 side at 5 inches.

I stamped the big wreath, leaving the cardbase folded, using a ‘new to me’ stamp platform and I’m in LOVE with it! The We R Memory Keepers one! I’ll link below. There are two sizes and they’re amazing! hehe SORRY! not really!

I stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. This was Judikins gold and the sentiment is Ranger Superfine gold. I have yet to find the ultimate gold embossing powder. ugh I only have a couple dz already! grr

Before I colored, I cut it out by hand! I know, it sounds like it’d be terrible to cut double and especially this thick cardstock but using my EK scissors that’s really sharp and this cardstock amazingly cut like butter… I was surprised! It was fun! I’ve always enjoyed hand cutting though…something therapeutic about it I guess.

Then I painted the wreath in with Gansai Tambi watercolors. The bluish background is Tumbled Glass Distress ink reinker but the ink from a stamp pad would work the same.

After all was dry, I spattered with white acrylic paint. I’ve also seen gals spattering with the new Distress Oxide Spray! I’m going to try that next. I’ve linked the Hero Arts White Watercolor below… I’ve used that a lot too.

I die cut the new Joy Airy Script die in gold foil/mirror cardstock and white and glued them together. I heat embossed the sentiment ‘to the world’ from the new Merry and Bright Mistletoe stamp set. I trimmed it out with the Cut Align tool from MISTI. I adhered it to the card with mounting tape on each end.

I’m linking up to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Watercolor Wednesday Challenge – All About Occasions

ABC Christmas Challenge – S/sparkle, T/texture

Sparkles Christmas Challenge – Winter Wishes

I really love this card and I hope you do too! I’m still working on family birthday cards in-between house stuff (big old house) and Christmas cards! So exciting! Change is hard but good!

Take care and I’ll be back soon!

Products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – CL5245 Tidings Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5246 Merry and Bright… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94325 Joy Airy Script… [ STR \| SSS ]
Cutter Bee Fine Tip Scissors 5″ [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR \| SSS ]
Kuretake – Gansai Tambi – Solid… [ SBC \| SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing… [ STR ]
Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]	Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Precision Press… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Mini Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors WHITE PD125 [ SSS ]	My Sweet Petunia – Cut-Align [ SBC \| SSS ]	Fiskars standard craft hobby blades… [ STR ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Winter · Wreath Building

Memory Box Winter Greenery Meets Wreath builder and Snowflake Marquee Cards…

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 Pam Sparks13 Comments

A little more festive to share with you today! One of the smaller branches in the NEW Winter Greenery stamp set was calling my name, wanting to become a wreath! I love how it worked out!

Using the MISTI and the Wreath builder template this is what I came up with.

I stamped the branch around with Taylored Expressions Peapod Premium Ink Pad on Neenah 110# Solar White Cardstock.

Then I stamped with an acrylic block, the set of three circles from the NEW Mistletoe Swag stamp set, with Versamark ink and Judikins gold embossing powder.

The sentiments I stamped in the MISTI and gold embossed also. I really like this card…my first try, I made the circles red and that’s pretty too! lol Me and red berries lately! lol I love that it’s festive and flat for mailing!

This glittery, festive card is flat also! Great for mailing! I tried to capture the sparkle of the glitter cardstock but even though it’s sparkly here, it is so much more sparkly in real life!

I die cut the NEW Marquee Snowflake die in both colors, inlaid the pieces, taped it on the back, die cut the panel with the Memory Box postage rectangle frame and glued it to the red glitter A2 size panel.

The word die Peace Cheshire Script is layered three times and I gold heat embossed the sentiment from the NEW Tidings Wreath stamp set on a strip of vellum.

I love this NEW Snowflake Marquee die…gotta see what else I can come up with using it!

Thanks for stopping by! Links below to what I used for these two cards…

Memory Box – 94286 Snowflake Marquee… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5245 Tidings Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94017 Peace Cheshire… [ STR ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock -… [ STR ]	American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box WINTER GREENERY Clear… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Ink – Full Ink Pads [ TE ]	Memory Box – CL5246 Merry and Bright… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5247 Mistletoe Swag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]
Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Mistletoe Swag and Winter Greenery…

September 6, 2019 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! Pull out some plaid and stick on some greenery! I was inspired by the sketch on one of the current card challenges, link at the end of my post.

I die cut two of the circle from the NEW Stylish Frame Trio set, in Taylored Expressions Toffee cardstock. I inked them a little with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool. I just kinda ‘stomped’ color onto them.

The plaid is from a couple years ago…I’ll try to find some current plaid to link to.

I stamped 4 of the smaller branch in the NEW Mistletoe Swag clear stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic x-press it coloring cardstock using the MISTI stamping tool. There aren’t any dies for this stamp set so I used my scan and cut machine but you could easy cut them by hand. I like to cut by hand but the S and C works really nice with the grandkids…I can’t cut fast enough for them! lol

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers…some bright greens! YG03, 06, 09 and 17. The berries are R14, 17, 29 and 59.

I stamped up a bunch of branches from the NEW Winter Greenery stamp set using Lawn Fawn’s Jalapeño ink pad. Then I die cut them all out with the coordinating dies. They matched up and cut really easy and nice. I have some left over for a couple more cards!

The ‘warm wishes’ sentiment is from the Winter Greenery set also… I love this scripty font! So festive! I cut the sentiment with the MISTI Cut Align Ruler and the plaid mat behind it with the ruler also.

Here’s the sketch I was talking about…fun cards/inspiration!

I’m linking my card to the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy weekend to you! 😀

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – CL5247 Mistletoe Swag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94308 Stylish Frame Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]
TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Pink Paislee Together for Christmas… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
My Sweet Petunia – Cut-Align [ SBC \| SSS ]	Fiskars FINGERTIP CONTROL CRAFT KNIFE… [ SSS ]	Doodlebug Sprinkles – Ladybug [ STR ]
Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Cleaner – 2… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG** ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Archival… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]
Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL Reinker… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Copic Sketch Markers [ BLIC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC ]
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Mistletoe Swag Stamp Set…

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hi everyone! Have you seen the new stamp sets from Memory Box? So fun to stamp and color! I started out with this new Mistletoe Swag set but I had red on the brain and you’ll have to excuse my lapse in coloring the berries red here. It is now some kind of Winter red berry! I know…. I’m rolling my eyes at myself too.

I colored with Distress Ink reinkers…festive berries and peeled paint. The background is Tumbled Glass.

I spattered with white and blue ink, then sprayed the whole thing with Frost Shimmer Spray.

So many fun words to combine for sentiments in these sets too. I stamped in white ink on black and embossed with white powder.

I die cut the smaller snowflake from the new Bauble Snowflake die set and glued them on. Several small clear sequins glued on for sparkle too.

And look at this! A limited editionSky Blue Big Shot! I know…swooning over a Big Shot. lol Well, it’s a beauty! ❤

AND there’s this offer too!

Welp, back to cards for me…hope this finds you all rested up after a labor free weekend. ha.

Thanks for stopping by!

Links to the products I used to make this card…

Sheer Shimmer Spritz Spray 2oz – Frost [ STR \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS \| JGG ]	Pretty Pink Posh 3MM SPARKLING CLEAR… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – 94302 Bauble Snowflakes… [ STR ]
Memory Box – CL5247 Mistletoe Swag… [ STR \| SSS ]	My Sweet Petunia – Cut-Align [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ink – Taylored Expressions Sugar Cube… [ TE ]
Lawn Fawn – Embossing Powder – White [ SBC \| SSS ]	Hero Arts – Liquid Watercolor – White [ SBC \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Oreo [ TE ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator… [ SSS ]
Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR \| SSS ]	Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Clear… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Sticky Grid 5/Pkg,… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Travel… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Masculine · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders Blog Hop, Grand Holiday Cabinet Card…

August 26, 2019September 9, 2019 Pam Sparks49 Comments

Hi cardmakers and friends! Welcome to my blog post for the Spellbinders blog hop showcasing Becca Feeken 3D Holiday Vignettes & Glistening Holiday Collections!

If you’ve arrived from Varada Sharma, you’re on the right track! Keep reading to find out about the giveaway and my card!

A chance to win!
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, September 1st, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

I’m using the Grand Holiday Cabinet Card die set along with one die from the Layered Thinking of You Woodland Scene die set.

This was fun to make and so beautiful when finished. I used a cardstock that has a little bit of silver glitter in it. I watched a couple videos so I’d know how to use the sets to get the layers…I’m amazed at how many ways you can change this up!

I love the dimension…I used a silver and gold metallic pen to accent two of the frames.

The illusion of a Winter Wonderland!

The best part is, it collapses to fit in an envelope! Perfect for that special someone in your life that keeps your cards! lol

Next on the hop is Melody Rupple.

If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, click to the Spellbinders Blog for the list.

Thank you so much for stopping today…I hope you’re feeling festive and inspired!

Links below to what I used…

Shapeabilities Grand Holiday Cabinet… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Shapeabilities Layered Thinking of… [ SPL \| SBC ]	Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
PL-106 Tool and Accessories Platinum… [ SPL ]