Memory Box Umbels dies birthday card…

May 3, 2017May 18, 2017 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Hello! These colors…just scream Spring, don’t they? I’m sure you have it already figured out that I ink blended Distress Oxide inks for the background, the stems and butterfly on this card. The background is Broken China with a teeny bit of Cracked Pistachio here and there…love those two together…then the water drops.

I masked the white tops and butterfly with scrap paper while I was inking the stems. In the end though, I went over the blooms with the white signo gel pen! If you were in a hurry you could easy skip the coloring with ink pads and just die cut with colored card-stock! lol You know, like we used to before we went ink crazy! lol

I love this new wishing you manuscript die. I cut it three times in black and glued them together. The happy birthday sentiment is from the poppystamps Ornamental Butterfly stamp set.

I know I’m gonna take some flack for this next picture! hehe These flowers on this card remind me of dandelions when they’re ready to ‘poof’! lol Anyway, I was over at one of our daughter’s a couple weeks ago and snapped this picture when the granddaughter’s showed me this irregular dandelion. I thought is was so cool! It’s like a pom pom! And since pom poms are so popular right now… I thought I’d share! Shoot me now… I kinda like dandelions! lol

I better tell you what dies I used for the flowers and corners on this card! From left to right I used Tall Umbels Left Corner, Adelaide Stem, Umbel Butterfly and Tall Umbels Right Corner.

This is a 5 inch square top fold card. Almost one layer…should mail easy! yay!

Linking up to some challenges…

Flickr Love group May Challenge – Bring on the Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today! Holler if you have any questions! I always love hearing from you!

cards · CAS · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Lawn Fawn · Masculine · Memory Box · Spring · SU

Memory Box, Lawn Fawn and Stampin Up cards…

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 Pam Sparks31 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m back today with 3 cards to share. This first one features a sky writin’ airplane from the Flying High Stamp set! So cute…colored it with Copic Sketch markers. The clouds are from the coordinating Flying High die set. I just used the cloud dies from the set without stamping them.

The background is the new Cool Cloud Collage die. So many ‘cool’ ways to use it!

The banners are the new Birthday Pennant die…I die cut in white card-stock and colored with a few of the T series Copic Sketch markers.

Linking to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge – CAS

Happy Little Stampers Challenge – Anything Goes with Dies

Sweet Stampin’ Challenge – I wish I could fly (airplane is stamped and colored)

Next up is a scene that I started when these stamps came out…I just ‘unearthed’ it on one of my desks I was cleaning off. It just needed colored and put together! yay

I fell in love with this You Make Life Fun stamp set and coordinating die set. The grass is inked with Peeled Paint Distress ink and the ink blending tool and the sky is inked with Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress ink and the ink blending tool. (I must’ve used another green ink on the grass too because Peeled Paint is a better green than this. lol Next time I’ll use Mowed Lawn!)

I colored the images with Copic Sketch Markers… so easy and fun… click on the pictures to see it full size. This card fits in a business size A10 envelope.

I love these cute new cloud dies! I stamped the sentiment on the front with Lawn Fawn Walnut ink in the MISTI stamping tool.

Linking to some challenges…

Lawn Fawn Fawnatics Challenge – Outstanding Occasions

The next card is one that my friend Jan had us make at stamp club earlier this month. Pretty sure the stamps and papers are from Stampin Up. She had us paper piece the fun image.

Linking my card to some challenges…

Fusion Card Challenge – sketch

Addicted to Stamps and More – CAS

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge – polka dots

We had several visitors at our club meeting this month! It was so fun! One of them was one of the gals that comments here on my blog! We have chatted a time or two and ended up she lives in IA so she drove an hour and 45 minutes to join us! It was so fun to meet you Louise!!! I enjoyed stamping and visiting with you so much! (what a crazy day for the AC to not work at the library where we meet!) Everyone was a good sport about it and fortunately they were able to provide us with two fans! There always has to be drama you know! lol Anyway, we’re trying to get Louise to start a blog cuz her cards are beautiful!

Thank you again Jan for the fabulous program! We appreciated it!

That’s it for today! Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my post! I always smile thinking of you all and wishing we could all meet for a stamp club! Now that would be awesome! (wild! lol)

I always love hearing from you!

Shopping links to the products I used to make these cards… (SSS, SB.com and Blue Moon are affiliate links)

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

5 Memory Box and poppystamps Spring cards…

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hi everyone! Five cards to share today with a variety of dies from the January release…

The first card is the Backyard tree die…I made it up on the new chipboard card base with gesso and distress paints… the grass is really greener in real life. I don’t have the card anymore so I couldn’t take the picture over.

This is the Sketch Floral die and Thank you Manuscript die.

Doodlebug White Enamel Dots for accent…

For this card I used the Ring a Ding Corner die and Happy Bday Pop Culture Cut Out die…

Distress ink blending on Mixed Media card…

For this card I used the Palma Curve die, Stitched Bloom Trio die and Happy Birthday Pop Culture die…

and the last card…

I always have a terrible time taking pictures of pink cards! So strange! sorry…they are pretty IRL!

I used the Floral Dotted Border die and Scribble Hello die…

Lots of beautiful dies! Thanks for stopping by today!

cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Spring

poppystamps Blooming Dotted Border and Thank You Channel dies…

April 18, 2017 Pam Sparks21 Comments

A CAS Thank you card to share today. I love this border die from poppystamps…so whimsical and fun. It just screams Spring!

I just cut a 4 ¼ x 5 ½ white card-stock panel and cut the Thank you Channel die down the middle, then die cut the Blooming Dotted border die on the top and the bottom.

I glued a couple strips of Memory Box mini gingham paper above and below the Thank You. Check your local stamp store for Memory Box papers.

I added a few baby pearls to the flower centers and mounted the panel with foam mounting strips.

Thank you for stopping by today! Have fun making some CAS cards with just dies!

Shopping Links for what I used to make this card…

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cards · copics · Memory Box · Spring

Memory Box Watching the World Bloom Wreath…

April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Hi friends! I see so many photos and read so many posts/threads here and there right now, of all the excitement of new life that Spring brings, the blessing of why we have Easter which brings me to why I love this card!

Happiness is watching the world bloom around us!

I colored the wreath with some quick, basic Copic coloring…die cut the wreath, from the coordinating die set, in a square rectangle layers panel. I mounted it with foam tape so there would be a fair amount of dimension but still be snail mail friendly.