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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Shopping · Simon Says Stamp

SSS Steals and Deals….exciting!

August 29, 2017August 30, 2017 Pam Sparks1 Comment

Hey you guys… look at these prices! Yes, this Teflon Bone Folder is worth it! I love the SSS Stitched Rectangles too… they’re the kind that have stitches on both sides of the cut line! Mini Round ink blending tools, MISTI Studio Bag, Versafine Onyx Black full size stamp pad and some other dies I’m just gonna do the linky thing below! Don’t miss these awesome tools at these prices! Here’s the link to see everything on the SALE PAGE – HERE!

Direct links to some of my faves on sale at SSS Steals and Deals… click on [SSS] to go to the store.

Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Sizzix WOODLANDS Thinlits… [ SSS ]	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET… [ SSS ]
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET… [ SSS ]	Birch Press Design PEONY BLOOM LAYER… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stencils MARILYN… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps AN ARCTIC… [ SSS ]	Claritystamp STENCIL BRUSHES Set of 4… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Set SPRING… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Set BEACH DECO… [ SSS ]	Tonic RADIANT GOLD Nuvo Gilding… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp White A2 Side Fold… [ SSS ]

Birthday · cards · CAS · CC Designs · copics · Die Piecing · Masculine · MFT · Summer

Two boy birthday cards…

August 27, 2017August 27, 2017 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi everyone! How’s your end of Summer going? I keep getting sidetracked! lol Trying to make more room here and there and clearing out stuff but really not ending up with that much more room! Why?! I think I’m pretty good at it! lol Oh well….I’ll keep trying.

And the other thing…how come if you use one scrap it seems like two more appear! lol

This is Corrin’s birthday card for this year… He turned 8 years old! and yes, he is a cute blonde…that Summer bleached blonde funky hair cut kind of boy, concerned about the frogs etc. lol

I linked up to this stamp below but it’s discontinued…sorry about that but I have to use my stash too and I have to show you anyway cuz it’s a cute card! lol

I stamped him with Tuxedo Black ink, colored him with Copic Sketch Markers and cut him out by hand but hey, I got a really good deal on a Scan n Cut 350 machine and I really like it you guys!!! Shirley has been telling me about it and you know how we influence each other!!! Thank you Shirley! lol So next time, I’m cutting these bad boys and anything else I don’t have the dies for, with this new toy! I cut out some digital images and the granddaughters cut out some hand drawn images with it. Gena’s clouds were super cute!

Here’s a picture of the digital images I cut out with it…

ok – back to birthday cards…

This is Henry’s birthday card for this year…he turned 11!!! Doesn’t seem possible! He loves games! He’s great driving the gator around too, mowing the lawn and loves to read.

Shoot me now! lol This is another die set that is discontinued and so is the stamp set. boo. The die set is called Game Controller and the stamp set is called Level Up, both by My Favorite Things…so don’t be mad at me! lol

I saw a card made up when I googled the stamp name, I loved it so I made it very similar to Elaine’s! Thank you Elaine for the inspiration!

Both boys liked their cards! yay! June and July are both big birthday months for our family…September we have 3 so a few weeks break from birthday cards!

Although, I made a card, copied myself, that a friend requested for her aunt’s 90th birthday. She started dairy farming when she was 50 yrs old! Click on over to my Instagram to see a super short video of it. I put the tractor on a wobble this time. Guaranteed to make you smile!

Thanks so much for stopping by stamping friends! I appreciate it so much!

I’m trying out the new LinkDeli links today…a trial to see if they will work on a wordpress.com blog….so click away! lol Pretty sure it won’t blow up! lol

ttul,

Supplies and Tools I used to made these cards… STR stands for Starlitstudio, SSS stands for Simon Says Stamp, SBC stands for Scrapbook.com and Blic stands for Dick Blick. Thank you for shopping through my links!

CC Designs – Robertos Rascals… [ SBC ]	Taylored Expressions BOLD… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ 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 ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ 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 ]	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 ]	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 Deluxe Paper Trimmer with… [ STR \| SSS ]	Fiskars – 9 inch Bypass Paper Trimmer [ SBC ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]	DB sprinkles [ STR ]	tropical matte sprinkles [ STR ]
washi tape [ STR ]	Copic Sketch Markers DB [ BLIC \| SSS ]	White Bazzill card-stock [ STR ]
glossy accents big [ STR ]	TH Stamp Platform [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	No-Clog tip – for large Glossy Accents [ STR ]
card-stock [ STR ]	My Favorite Things INSIDE AND OUT… [ SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Crystal Katana – placement tool by… [ STR \| SSS ]
QuickStik Craft Tool; quikstick;… [ STR ]	craft tweezers – EK Tools [ STR ]	3mm white fun foam – 9×12 inch sheet… [ STR ]
15×18 Non-Stick Melt Art Craft Sheet [ STR ]

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cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Memory Box

Memory Box Candle Centerpiece CAS card…

August 16, 2017August 23, 2017 Pam Sparks25 Comments

The days are getting away from me again! How are you? This is ‘take two’ for this card…the first one…well, it got trashed! lol I used a couple more dies and pattern paper and yikes…back to CAS! haha

I love this combo of candle, pine and holly. I die cut it in white…heat embossed the outline with gold embossing powder twice, then colored the pieces with Copic Sketch markers before I inlaid them back in.

To keep the pieces together, I piece them from the wrong side and use 3L thin mounting squares to hold them together. I cut the squares into 3 strips and it really works quite well. You could do this with any foam type mounting adhesive. I’ll have to take a picture of what it looks like next time I do it. Take for example, where the holly is coming off the side of the candle…great place to stick one and it holds the inner leaf to the outline of the candle and to the candle.

The sentiment is from the Merry Christmas Sentiments stamp set HERE. I just started using the Tim Holtz Stamp Press HERE….I like it a lot! The die is called the Candle Centerpiece HERE and the strip of pattern paper is from Pebbles Merry Merry Collection, HERE. (it’s from the strip on the bottom of the paper where one side has the name and the other side is complementary to the pattern, on the Holly Berries sheet)

Linking up to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday August Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Add a Sentiment

Happy Little Stampers – August Christmas Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies August Challenge

Scrapyland Challenge – Anything Goes with dies they carry in their online store

Thanks for stopping by today! It’s so fun to get started on Christmas cards. This is #1 for this year…a late start for me, but it’ll be ok. hehe

ttul!

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Birthday · cards · copics · Family · Masculine · Memory Box · MFT · Summer

MFT Warm and Fuzzy Birthday card…

August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 Pam Sparks20 Comments

Hi and welcome to a beautiful Summer’s eve campfire! This set is so cute, can’t believe it’s the first time I’ve used it. The kids have used it but me, I’m the last one! Now it’s retiring but we know there’s always more cute coming… You can still find it HERE and the dies HERE…hurry if you want them!

This was our grandson Cedryk’s 5th birthday card. They live in the country and at night they’ll go visit the cows in the gator… the cows love to come talk to Cedryk! lol Actually Ced talks to them and they listen! lol

I used Distress Oxide inks for the sky and grass ink blending… water dripped on and dabbed off for the faint spots in the sky. Puffy cloud dies, you can find them HERE.

So cute! Love that little hedgie! I colored the images with Copic Markers on MFT Sweet Tooth Card stock. I have a little trouble with the copics bleeding on it but I like how easy it blends. A basic A2 size card.

Sharing my card on some challenge blogs…

The Paper Players – The Great Outdoors

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – For a Child

Seize the Birthday