Savvy Stamps, Memory Box and Merry Monday Challenge…

August 16, 2014August 18, 2014 Pam Sparks29 Comments

Two cards to share with you today… I wanted to play in the Merry Monday Challenge – use Pinecones, greens and plaid on your card. Just right up my alley! So Christmas again from me today! Two cards to link up if they’ll let me. : )

The first one is all Memory Box, so it’s over on the Memory Box blog too…

Awhile back my husband was looking for new shoe strings for his work boots. He ran into this video and ended up learning how to tie his boots a different way so they’d stay tied and no need for new strings! He sent the videos to me and of course I had to try it out too! I LOVE it for tying bows on presents and it works great on cards too! I’ll just link you up to the videos and if you want to go to the man’s site, he gives the link in the videos. HERE and HERE. It’s so fast and wonderful for kids with tie shoes….no need to keep retying time and time again every day!

Here’s a close up…see the bow? It stays balanced and straight across! LOVE that! I do knot it first on a card before I do the bow.

I cut the Pinecone Corner die from Dill and Vanilla Bean Memory Box card-stock.

Cut the brown pinecones away from the greenery, shape them with a stylus on a molding mat or mouse pad, ink them with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and the ink blending tool and then mount them over the green pinecones die cut with mounting foam squares.

Die cut the NEW New Castle Snowflake die from white card-stock, adhere it with Tombow mono multi liquid glue.

Emboss the Merry Christmas sentiment with Tsukineko Imagine white embossing powder, tie on a festive little ribbon and embellish with some White Glitter Domes.

Card #2 for today…

Here I used Savvy’s Peace and woodland branch dies and their coordinating woodland branch stamp. Poppystamps Frozen Flakes border cut in white card-stock, Memory Box Corner Bow die, Tim Holtz Wreath and Bow die for the red bow and an old PSX Pinecone stamp G1956.

Embellished with plaid ribbon and red glitter domes.

I’m also linking both my cards to…

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – my favorite things

Crafting at the Weekend – anything goes

Sweet Stampin’ Challenge – Christmas in August

Sparkles Christmas Challenge – Snowflakes

Winter Wonderland Challenge – anything goes for Christmas

My Peace card won an honorable mention on the Merry Monday Challenge blog… Thank you so much ladies!

That’s all from me today! : ) Grocery shopping to do! ick… I’d rather be making cards! lol Have a great weekend and I’ll talk to you on Monday! TFL!

Here’s the links to what I used to make these two cards…

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Memory Box and poppystamps…

August 12, 2014August 17, 2014 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Our area stamp club met Friday afternoon and it was my turn to have the program, so I had them make this tag and the red Frosted Pine Tree card I posted last week. I’m normally NOT a glitter girl, but I am enjoying die cutting with score-tape and applying glitter to the new Memory Box ornament dies!

I never thought I would love glitter card-stock either but…people change!!! hahahahaha I have been using so much of this glitter card that I had to buy more! When was the last time I used a piece of pattern paper! Oh dear… that is cause for concern considering the stash here in this house!!! eek! Ho Ho Ho!

So after I made this one, I thought I’d make one to post on the Memory Box blog…lo and behold I went to post yesterday and fortunately I looked at Deborah’s draft for her post today….she used the SAME focal point dies I did!!! So I didn’t post this yesterday. Check out her post on the Outside the Box blog HERE

I changed it up a bit because we can only use Memory Box dies and stamps on the Memory Box blog. (I know, every once in awhile I sneak in some grass or a window or something like that from poppystamps… hehe) ssshhhhh…. whispering that!!!

So here’s the change up…

I changed out the poppystamps Berry Sprig die to the Memory Box Snowflake Sprig die.. then I had to glitter up the purple snowflake center too!

Linking to some challenges…

Addicted to Stamps Challenge – Holiday

{Pin}spirational – Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge – non traditional colors

Christmas Cards all Year Round – Sparkle and Shine

Then I made this card yesterday…

Finished the post for the MB blog… then decided maybe I liked it better without the extra white branches! oh… I make myself crazy! So I took them off… maybe I like it better without and maybe I don’t! I don’t know my own mind some days! lol What mind? waaahhhhh!

See what I mean? When you look at it, do you say, “put some branches on it” or do you think, leave them off? Yes, some days you just need a counselor! lol

The Peace Script die is cut three times out of holly Memory Box card-stock, glued together with Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue…teeny dots in a few strategic places and then colored with the Wink of Stella Red Glitter Brush Pen.

I die cut the NEW Kensington Christmas Tree die from white card-stock and colored it first with Copic markers and then with the red and green Wink of Stella Glitter Brush markers.

Layered it on white glitter paper with mounting squares that I cut up into smaller squares!

This is an A-2 size card…Memory Box Dill Notecard…I just colored a border around the outside edge with the Wink of Stella Green Glitter Brush marker and I did the same to the Memory Box Holly Card-stock piece that I matted the white panel with, only the red Wink of Stella Glitter Brush marker. So everything is sparkly! Good thing, right? Sparkle is pretty!

I just put dots of glue on a few of the letters of the ‘peace’ word, the ‘a, c and e’ and stuck it over the top.

Wish you could come over and see it IRL! The photos don’t capture the wink of stella sparkle. boo.

Thanks for stopping by today! ‘preciate it and always love your comments! It just encourages me to keep cutting these dies and gluing them together! lol Have a great rest of the week and ttul!

Dies, stamps and supplies I used for these cards…

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Memory Box and poppystamps…

August 10, 2014August 10, 2014 Pam Sparks17 Comments

I know… too much Christmas but there are so many new dies!!! I just can’t help myself! I will try to post some other stuff every other time, ok?! : )

This is a scene I made by stamping the New Small Forest Pine stamp multiple times. I used Versafine Olympia Green ink… love this green. I stamped three times before reinking. I did use my stamp a ma jig to keep the trees straight. I love my stamp a ma jig and my perfect rulers tools! Yep, I used them too! Link below and in the side bar and be sure to use the Sparks5% code when ordering!

The sentiment is the NEW Merry and Bright combo stamp, just inked it up with red dye ink and stamped with the stamp a ma jig again too. Even if the rubber is on the wood straight, I can still go crooked, so I need that tool! : )

I HAD to have this NEW border die from poppystamps too! Frozen Border die cut in white card-stock and trimmed to fit the bottom of this A-2 size card.

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I kinda got carried away arranging stuff with this New Poinsettia. It’s pretty though and better IRL. : ) I love the NEW Curled Ribbons… used them both here and cut them out of silver glitter card-stock.

The NEW from poppystamps Claudette Frame is so pretty! Cut from white Bazzill texture card-stock. Cuts like a dream…….

I used one of the NEW Memory Box snowflakes, New Castle Snowflake, cut out of silver glitter card and layered right under the NEW Memory Box Poinsettia Bloom Trio die. I love the NEW Memory Box Sturdy Stem and Ho Ho Holly dies in the mix too.

The sentiment is the NEW Memory Box Merry Christmas Combo stamp… heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.

Poppystamps Berry Sprig and Garden Sprig dies finish it off! I think that’s enough dies and stamps for one card, don’t you?! lol

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I posted this last card on the Memory Box blog a while ago but I haven’t gotten it on my blog yet! So, today’s the day!

I embossed the NEW Flurry Frame stencil by running it through my Big Shot die cutting machine. Then I inked it with Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress Inks and the ink blending tools. It’s really pretty!

I cut the top from the NEW Merry Christmas to All die, then sorted through my dies to find something to work with it. Landed on the NEW Hanging Ornaments die, but I had to cut it apart to make it work in the space. It turned out great and there you have the light, airy, frosty feel of this card!

I added some snowflake gems and tiny gemstones from Hobby Lobby to finish it off. I think these are it but can’t tell for sure from the pictures on their site, HERE. I picked them up in the store.

I used the Perfect Layers Mini tools and Mat for this card too.

That’s it for today! eek! Sorry to post so much at once. I just can’t seem to regulate it very well! lol

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week stamping and creating!

Dies, stamps and stuff I used on these cards…

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Bazzill patterned paper packs SALE going on AT Starlitstudio… click HERE …. awesome deals!

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Memory Box Precious Gingerbread, Frosted Pine Trio and more…

August 3, 2014August 3, 2014 Pam Sparks33 Comments

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Here’s some cute little guys to add fragrance to the Christmas season.

Don’t forget the candy canes! I love the NEW Tiny Candy Canes die stamped with the NEW Candy Cane Stripes background stamp.

I just think they are so cute die cut in kraft card-stock with the edges inked with Gathered Twigs Distress ink. Yes! They’d make darling gift tags too!

Dies and stamps I used…

Holly Branch die – die cut in white and colored with Copic markers
Ho Ho Holly Leaves die – die cut in white and colored with Copic markers
Jolly Combo stamp
Precious Gingerbread Men die
Gingerbread Decorations die

I’m linking to some challenges…

Crafty Calendar – Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations – Anything Goes

Inkspirational Challenges – use markers or pencils

My Time to Craft Challenge – use kraft

Sister Act Card Challenge – anything goes

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes

Next up, the NEW Frosted Pine Trio die, cut and embossed in white card-stock.

Check out the wonderful detail on the trees! I adhered the trees to the card with mounting adhesive squares.

I used Ho Ho Holly Leaves die to embellish the sentiment stamp, Walking Winter Wonderland…and the wonderful NEW Snowflake Arch die as a backdrop for the trees.

Both cards are A-2 size.

I’m linking up to some challenges…

Sparkles Christmas – snowflakes

A Gem of A Challenge – Embossing

Allsorts Challenge – favorite things

Winter Wonderland Challenge – anything goes

That’s Crafty Challenge – something Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today! I’m hoping to get more posts up this week! Lots to share. How’s your Summer going? I can get stuff made but I’m sure having a hard time keeping up with email and posting! eek! Thanks for hanging in here with me… hoping to get some blog visiting and comment replying done this week! YAY! ttul!

Dies and Supplies I used to make these two cards…

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Memory Box Dazzling Snowflake and Limoges Snowflake cards…

July 5, 2014July 9, 2014 Pam Sparks31 Comments

The NEW Dazzling Snowflake die (in the store now) and NEW Merry Christmas rubber stamp, (stamps will be in the store real soon)! WOW! I love it! Turned out so cool!

I cut the die in a white panel, embossed the sentiment with Silver embossing powder and layered it, with mounting squares, onto a white A-2 card base that I adhered a piece of Silver glitter card-stock to.

That’s it! CAS it is but so dramatic and lovely!

A CAS Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers! Thank you ladies!

I’m linking to the Merry Monday Challenge – Create an All White Christmas card (sentiment can be in silver)

and to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – W is for White (both my cards work for this one)

Will you look at all the detail in this NEW Limoges Snowflake die! Isn’t it a stunner?! So pretty!

I die cut in white card-stock, embossed it by running it back through the Big Shot again, then leaving the cut and embossed piece in the die, turn it over, ink through the die, after inking all the open areas, remove the die, cover with embossing powder and heat. Wow! Beautiful!

Ink, stamp and emboss the sentiment Walking Winter Wonderland on vellum.

A somewhat CAS, A-2 size card…for a special someone!

Just for fun… a photo of four of the six cards I made this week for Memory Box. Be watching…next week the 2014 Holiday Memory Box blog blitz starts!

See you again soon! Have fun shopping… I see the NEW Memory Box and poppystamps dies arriving in stores! YAY! Thanks for shopping through my links. I appreciate it so much!

ttul,