Memory Box, poppystamps Lavinia Snowflake and Scrollwork…

August 27, 2016September 11, 2016 Pam Sparks25 Comments

Another festive card from the Christmas Elegance class today….Beautiful dies from Memory Box and poppystamps in the wonderful world of snowflake white and metallic gold.

The sentiment is from the poppystamps Christmas Greetings clear stamp set again. Dies I used in the links below!

Linking to…

Happy Little Stampers Christmas – Snowflakes

My card was a winner here! Thank you ladies!

djkardkreations – anything goes with NBUS Challenge (new dies & new stamp set)

Crazy For Challenges – Holiday

Addicted To Stamps – Holiday

Allsorts Challenge – use at least two dies

Thanks for looking and thank you so much for the comments! I appreciate it so much!

Dies and supplies I used to make this card…

(99213 ornament caps and hooks – can’t find a place to link to, there is a cap with the Lavinia Snowflake ornament die)

cards · Christmas · Class · Classes · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Let Heaven and Nature Sing Standing Deer Winter card…

August 26, 2016August 29, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Hi everyone! Time to share the cards I’ve been teaching for Memory Box! This one is part of the Christmas Elegance class.

The Standing Deer Oval Frame die cut in metallic gold card-stock takes center stage in a winter wonderland created with the Forest Clearing Oval Frame die, the Country Hills Oval Frame die, the Cheery Cardinals die and poppystamps Delicate Holly Frame die. (links below)

The sentiment is from poppystamps Christmas Greetings stamp set, stamped and embossed in gold on a strip of vellum.

Linking to…

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies

I enjoyed meeting so many kindred card-makers! Good times!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! TTUL!

Links to the dies I used on this card…

InLinkz.com

Birthday · cards · Christmas · Class · Classes · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps

Memory Box and poppystamps card and class tease…

August 18, 2016August 29, 2016 Pam Sparks17 Comments

A floral birthday card for you today….Memory Box Chrysanthemum Collage and poppystamps Bellina Butterfly Stem…sentiment from poppystamps Ornamental Butterflies stamp set.

I die cut the Chrysanthemum Collage in a die cut rectangle from the Memory Box Rectangle Layers die set. I thought it was a fun idea to just use a part of the collage die.

I inked the card-base where the flowers would be placed on top with Picked Raspberry Distress ink and the ink blending tool.

I die cut poppystamps Bellina Butterfly Stem die in white and inked it to color it with Cracked Pistachio and Picked Raspberry Distress ink and the ink blending tools.

I stamped the sentiment with the MISTI stamping tool and Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Linking to…

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies

The finished card is a top folding A2 size.

Classes update….if you’re in the MLPS/St. Paul area of MN… I’ll be at Crafters Haven this weekend teaching four classes! Friday night, Saturday a.m. and afternoon and Sunday a.m. There are still spots open in 3 of the classes! I’d love to meet you!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I’ll be back next week! Catching up! lol

Take care and ttul!

Avery Elle · Birthday · cards · Distress Ink coloring · PTI · Watercolor

Happy Birthday with PTI Twig Wreath…

August 13, 2016August 29, 2016 Pam Sparks24 Comments

Hi everyone! I needed a birthday card for stamp club yesterday afternoon so I got up determined to use some stamps and dies I hadn’t used yet! That was a decision in and of itself! lol

I settled on this Twig Wreath set from Papertrey Ink. Watch out though if you buy it, the dies aren’t open. So that’s a lot of time spent making templates to cut what you stamped! ugh.

I did an ink smooshed background with Fossilized Amber Distress ink on Watercolor paper. I linked to the paper section of SLS. WOW… look at all the options Cindy has to offer! Then stamped the images in Picked Raspberry, Broken China and Peeled Paint Distress inks.

I used mounting squares on the flowers and glued the wreath down with Mono Multi glue. Tied on some twine.

You’ll notice the edge around the perimeter of the card. I use an Avery Elle Rectangle die that is the exact size of the card-base… I love the finished look it gives the card. I don’t see it as still available to link to though. THIS set from Simon Says Stamp shows the largest die is the size of a card front though.

Linking to….

Sieze the Birthday Challenge – Birthday/Anything Goes

My card won Birthday Honors! Thank you ladies!

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes With Dies

Thanks for stopping by!

cards · CAS · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Poppystamps

Memory Box, poppystamps Traditional Christmas Wreath…

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Pam Sparks22 Comments

I just had to stop class prep and make a couple cards yesterday! I was going through withdrawal! lol A simple card that took me a few hours. lol I tried a couple other things but came back to this traditional layered up card! At least we have stitched rectangle dies now to dress up the layers! lol

I love this little holly duo stamp and die from the NEW Purrfect Holidays stamp set and Purrfect Holidays die set. I stamped and painted 7 of them with Peeled Paint Distress ink and the water brush , die cut them (using the On the Edge Cutting plates because they are smaller and faster to run through small things) and glued them to the wreath with Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Now for the fun part… A TIP... in case you haven’t already thought of this. Because I glued the holly to the Freida Wreath die cut already, I can turn the wreath over and put ½ squares of mounting foam tape on the back behind each of the holly, making the whole wreath popped up from the card base when I stick it on then! No gluing a few wreaths together to get dimension! YAY!

I embossed the sentiment from the NEW Christmas Botanicals stamp set with Embossing ink and gold embossing powder. I love this stamp set! I plan to use it some more soon!

I used some skinny ribbon to make little bows tied on to the wreath here and there and then a piece along the bottom to finish it up!

Challenges…

Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies

Muse: Christmas Visions – photo inspiration (the wreath)

Merry Monday Christmas – Christmas in Summer Link up

Thanks for clicking over to my blog today! ‘preciate it so much!

If you are anywhere near the MLPS, MN area, I’ll be at Crafter’s Haven teaching 4 classes, Aug. 19th – 21st! I’d love to meet you!

ttul!

P.S. A great time to buy a Big Shot, MISTI, Scor-Pal 8ths, trimmers…eek! What a great sale!