Memory Box Beautiful Chancery Snowflake dies..

September 6, 2017September 21, 2017 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hello everyone! I love die cutting like this! Remember my wreath card HERE?! I think I need to make it up in Christmas colors too! lol

Such a pretty way to send a festive card!

Here’s what these dies look like cut normally…

I used the Outline to cut the white top panel and the turquoise glitter card-stock. I die cut the Chancery Snowflake in gold glitter card-stock and glued it on top of the turquoise outline die cut.

The top white panel is cut with the new Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die too…the largest one is 4 ¼ in. x 5 ½ in. I used 3mm thick mounting strips that I made with 3 mm white foam and scor tape, cut into strips.

TIP: If you own a MISTI, you can take the black foam out of it, put your card base in the bottom corner, then put your top panel on top. Using the MISTI corner helps get that top panel lined up and on straight! yay!

I used the new Brush Merry Christmas die for the sentiment. Die cut 2 times in white and the top layer in white glitter card-stock. Glued together with Lineco liquid glue in the little Ultrafine glue bottles with the pins in the top. So far I like them! Links below.

Some baby size turquoise gems and that’s it for this card! I want to think of some more things to do with this snowflake duo!

Linking to some challenges…

Double D Challenges – Glitter

honored to be in the top 3! Thank you Double D ladies!

Scrapyland Challenge – Anything Goes (with dies they sell)

Thanks for stopping by!

Here’s what I used for this card…

Memory Box – 99802 Chancery Snowflake… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 99806 Chancery Snowflake… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 99832 Brush Merry… [ STR ]
Memory Box / Open Studio – 30094… [ STR ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR \| SSS ]
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR ]	3mm white fun foam – 9×12 inch sheet… [ STR ]	Scor-Tape; Scor Tape [ STR ]
card-stock [ STR ]	doodlebug mini jewels – swimming pool [ STR ]	American Crafts Glitter Cardstock -… [ STR ]
white glitter card [ STR ]	American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold [ STR ]

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cards · Christmas · copics · Simon Says Stamp · Winter

SSS STAMPtember Carol Singers card…

September 5, 2017 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Rockin’ the carols this morning cardmakers! lol This cute trio is from the new set for STAMPtember from Simon Says Stamp. Oh what fun!

I stamped with the new Tim Holtz Stamp Platform and Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cut them out with the Scan and Cut 350 then colored them with Copic Sketch Markers. The kitty is the YR20 series… the bear is the E40 series and the bunny the T gray series. The bear’s jeans are the B90’s, his sweater is R46 and R89, the sweater trim is BG45 and 49 and the green in the sweater is YG03 and 17. The bunny’s scarf is the YG0 series and the coat is R46 and R89 again. The kitty’s dress is the YG0 series too. The birdie is BG45 and 49 again.

The sky is Distress Oxide Salty Ocean applied with the mini ink blending tool and spattered with some water drops that I heat set with the heat tool. I didn’t dab up the water.

The sentiment is from the same set. I stamped with the TH platform using Versafine Black Onyx ink.

The snowy background pieces are die cut with the SSS Stitched Slopes and Hills dies.

I trimmed the background and the snow borders to 4 in. x 5 ¼ in., adhered the sky and back border flat to the card base and mounted the front snow border with 3L mounting squares. The characters are mounted with foam squares also. The bunny with thin ones, the bear and kitty with regular ones.

Then I stamped on the music notes using an acrylic block. I still need to put a sentiment inside. I always procrastinate stamping the inside. ugh. I’m always sorry when I go to sending the cards out too! lol

I’m hoping to spend the day making cards! Lots of NEW from Memory Box/poppystamps and NEW from Printworks too!

Thank you for stopping by and oh, I didn’t use a wobble after-all. They looked funny stuck out too far. oh well, maybe if I’d just used the bear…

ttul!

Supplies I used to make this card…Click on SSS to go to Simon Says Stamp, STR takes you to Starlitstudio and SBC to Scrapbook.com THANK YOU so much for shopping through my links!

Simon Says Stamps And Dies CAROL… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps CAROL SINGERS… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp CAROL SINGERS Wafer… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED SLOPES AND… [ SSS ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SSS ]
VersaFine – Onyx Black – mini ink pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Versafine Onyx Black – Reinker [ STR \| SSS ]	Memento – Tuxedo Black – full sized pad [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad – Tuxedo Black [ STR \| SSS ]	Memento Tuxedo Black – reinker [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	TH Stamp Platform [ STR \| SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Martha Stewart Mini Score Board; Scoring [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]
3L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC ]
Fiskars – 9 inch Bypass Paper Trimmer [ SBC ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| STR ]
Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS** ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Rudolph Collage, Greenery Bundle and a tip…

August 31, 2017September 4, 2017 Pam Sparks17 Comments

Hi everyone! Have you seen this Rudolph Collage die yet? What did you think of when you saw it? Well, first thing I thought was ‘thumbprint’! So that’s what I did. I used Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink to print my thumb.

I die cut in white, kept the circles and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers and coated them with Ranger Glossy Accents.

His glittery red nose is a glitter dome…linked below. I die cut a kraft color circle for behind and inked it with Distress Oxide inks, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain and the ink blending tool.

Merry and Bright are from the Christmas Greetings stamp set. I did stamp surgery, they go right back together. : ) Inked, stamped with the MISTI and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I die cut the Ava Snowflakes and Greenery Bundle in white card-stock. I colored the Greenery Bundle with Copic Sketch Markers and yes, I remembered to take a picture of the back to show how I placed the foam mounting squares! This is how I hold the pieces in place.

Holler if you have any questions about it…

This is an A2 size card.

Linking to some card challenge blogs…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog – Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge – Your Favorite Season

Thanks for stopping by and I’d sure be curious what you thought you’d do with this die when you first saw it!

Here’s what I used on this card…thank you so much for shopping through my links! (STR links to Starlitstudio.net, SSS links to Simon Says Stamp and SBC links to Scrapbook.com)

Poppystamps – 1903 Rudolph Collage… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – 1898 Greenery Bundle… [ STR ]	Ava Snowflakes [ STR ]
Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR ]	Christmas Greetings stamp set [ STR ]	Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SSS ]	VersaFine – Onyx Black – mini ink pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Versafine Onyx Black – Reinker [ STR \| SSS ]
VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Mini Stamp Pad 1×1 [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Super Fine Detail White Embossing… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
VersaMark Watermark Ink Refill .5oz [ STR \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS ]	MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Martha Stewart Mini Score Board; Scoring [ STR \| SBC ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| BLIC \| SSS ]	Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml… [ STR ]	Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz [ STR ]
adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet [ STR ]	3L Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC ]	Fiskars – 9 inch Bypass Paper Trimmer [ SBC ]
Fiskars Deluxe Paper Trimmer with… [ STR \| SSS ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Copic Sketch Markers DB [ BLIC ]
Copic [ SSS ]	White Bazzill card-stock [ STR ]	card-stock [ STR ]
distress oxide inks [ STR ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR** ]	glossy accents big [ STR ]
No-Clog tip – for large Glossy Accents [ STR ]	Glitter Dome Adhesive Embellishment -… [ STR ]	Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Ebony Black [ STR ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -… [ STR \| SBC ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR ]	QuickStik Craft Tool; quikstick;… [ STR ]
Marvy Jewel Picker – handy pick up tool [ STR ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR ]

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Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Winter

Echo Park Mister Fox Snow-globe Birthday card…

March 8, 2017March 9, 2017 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m back with another birthday card…this snowglobe card is for one of our granddaughters that just turned 12! Lilli loves to stamp and die cut. She will sit and do tedious die creating even! A gal after her Grandma’s heart for sure! lol

When I saw this Fox die I just had to have it. I don’t know why, if you know me, you know I’m not an animal lover! A lot of my friends are, so I keep good company! lol I love cute stamp and die critters though!

To come up with this snow-globe shape, I used the Memory Box Circle Basics die and the Memory Box Snow-globe Open Studio Bases die set. It was easy to make the front but I took the challenge and did partial die cutting to make the card base because I wanted it to be the snow-globe shape too. It worked great!

With a pencil I outlined the card front onto the card base. I cut the circle part of the base by keeping the fold below the cutting line on the circle so it wouldn’t be cut when I ran it through the machine. I stopped cutting the circle when it got to where the base started by lining the cutting plate up at the stopping point before I ran it through the machine.

Then I lined up the base to the pencil line and used a little piece of broken cutting plate at an angle on both sides (one side at a time) so the top of the base wouldn’t cut when I ran it through the machine! I was tickled with how it came out and even more tickled that it worked the first time! hehe

So don’t throw broken cutting plates away…that’s my tip for the day!

You’ll find the Circle basics die set HERE, the Parker Alphabet dies HERE, the Snow-globe Base HERE (wouldn’t you know, the snow-globe bases are discontinued, I found them at this site though when I googled), the Pattern Paper I used HERE, the flower sticker HERE and the Fox HERE.

Linking to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday – Anything Goes

The Paper Players – Cut it Out

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – For a special lady/girl

Thanks for stopping by! Thank you for the wonderful comments and emails! I love hearing from you!

Birthday · cards · PTI · Taylored Expressions · Winter

A snow-globe kind of birthday card…

February 5, 2017February 10, 2017 Pam Sparks31 Comments

I had fun using some Papertrey Ink dies and Taylored Expressions stamps to make this card. A Distress ink background with ink spatters…some copic coloring and fussy cutting and it was ready to put together.

A very fun shape card and the first time for me to use this stamp set! So I’m linking up to Darnell’s NBUS challenge #10! yay!

The challenge at Stamping Sensations Challenge blog is Animal Magic so I’m linking up there too.

The challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges blog is a card with an animal too…count me in!

Over at Jingle Belles Challenge the theme is ‘let the flakes fall where they may’ So cute!

Here’s a close up…

It could’ve easy been a shaker but I like it a lot this way too! Just making paper snow this year! I think the snow is all going north of us. hehe Sorry northerners!

Thanks for stopping by! ‘preciate it and no I won’t ask you to go count how many snow-globe stamps and dies you own already. #chuckle