Memory Box Watchful Bird and More Card….

August 23, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Another joy topped Christmas card to share today! I LOVE this NEW Watchful Bird! He fit right down in with some NEW Pine Branches and New Festive Holly dies!

Layered on top of the NEW Pinecone and Berries 3D Embossing Folder with natural linen cardstock, then the NEW Wavy Sheet Music die cut in black glossy cardstock.

Bello Joy is a NEW die also….die cut in two colors and with scor-tape on the back, layer in the letters…so much easier than gluing! For the color here, I inked a piece of natural linen the same way I colored the bird’s back and die cut it.

A little bit of Gathered Twigs Distress Ink blended on with the mini blending tool. It’s always out on my desk! hehe

I die cut the bird all in natural linen cardstock, then ink blended on color using my brushes that already had ink in them. My regular distress red brush, then my oxide distress red brush, then a light brushing with my brown oxide brush. No rhyme nor reason except for not wanting dark. The head is solid Gathered Twigs regular distress with the mini ink blending tool. The body lightly inked with the same.

Greenery die cut with the back two greens in the Memory Box Greenery Cardstock 6×6 pack and Earth Neutral 6×6 pack. I inked the edges with Rustic Wilderness distress and a mini ink blending tool. Red for berries was a scrap.

I enjoyed creating this card! Music is such a big part of the Christmas season for me. I always love greenery!

This is an A2 size card. I didn’t trim off the holly this time. I normally mail in an A6 size envelope so it will fit ok like this. You could easy trim it off though!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! Links below if I’ve inspired you to get busy on Christmas cards. hoho I’m trying to keep mine pretty flat-ish. Sad the PO isn’t as card friendly as it used to be.

ok – ttul!

Shop til you drop!

STR – starlitstudio.net, SSS – Simon Says Stamp, SBC – Scrapbook .com

Memory Box – 94804 Watchful Bird… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94809 Wavy Sheet Music… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94817 Pine Branches… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94801 Festive Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94763 Bello Joy craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1043 Pinecones and… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders…St. Nick Christmas Wishes Card

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! So fun to think about St. Nick. I’ve always loved to read. When I was a child I had some thick volumes of Christmas children’s books with lots of stories in them. For some reason I remember the ones about St. Nick more than the others!

I had fun putting this guy together! I love how dies are these days, the detail and how it helps you put them together. This St. Nick would be really fun looking more vintage….I need to look around for ideas to do that!

Very basic card…tear a piece of white for snow, die cut the flakes and sentiment in white. I used the stars from the centers of the flakes to kind of accent the Christmas Wishes banner from the NEW Handmade Sentiments set.

Die cut and assemble St.Nick, the lantern and the tree. There’s even a die for a piece to back the lantern!

He also comes with two hat dies so you can take your pick!

This is an is odd size card but will still mail for one forever postage stamp.

Linking to some card challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Add a Sentiment

Addicted to Stamps and More #474 – any occasion

The Holly and the Ivy #167 – anything Christmas goes

Thank you so much for stopping by today! It’s hot and muggggeeeee here in Iowa today…the crops probably love it but I don’t! haha Happy cardmaking days!

Here’s what I used to make this card… SPL is Spellbinders store, SSS is Simon Says Stamp store, STR is Starlitstudio store and SBC is Scrapook .com store. Thank you!

St. Nick Etched Dies from the Home… [ SPL \| SSS \| SBC ]	Handmade Sentiments Etched Dies from… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]	Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Frosted Lantern, Pinecone Duo Card…

August 13, 2024August 14, 2024 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hello and good Tuesday to you! Here I am back to share more Christmas inspiration today! When I opened this NEW Memory Box paper pad and saw this plaid…swoon! Then this foiled snowflake in the other NEW pad! So much to love about these new 6×6 pads!

I started die cutting after I had a bit of a plan. Using the A2 Rectangle Frames Die set I cut the papers. I layered the smaller on the larger with the thin mounting tape I love!

I found some matching cardstock (matches better in real life) in the Lagoon and Greenery 6×6 cardstock pads from Memory Box. I heat embossed the sentiment from the NEW Holiday Wishes stamp set. There are two coordinating dies for two of the sentiments included in the set! This is a neat set…sentiments for the front of the card and more sentiments for the inside! I stamped one on the inside but I forgot to take a picture of it! ugh. Go look at the set… I used It’s the most wonderful time of the year on the inside. You can imagine it stamped in black on the white cardbase. lol

I used Bazzill Gold foil cardstock to cut the lantern. I also cut it in white and kept the pieces in place with scor-tape on the back so I could have an ink blended background. I used Iced Spruce Distress Oxide to ink the white. I was happy with the match!

I die cut the NEW Pinecone Duo die twice from a darker green in the Greenery pad.

The pinecones are die cut from a piece of distress ink refill watercolored watercolor paper! I love the variation in color in these watercolor pieces. HERE‘s the video on creating these pieces…

The candle is colored with Copics.

An A2 size card, not too thick and ready to mail!

Linking to some Christmas Card Challenges…

Peace on Earth Christmas #69 – anything goes Christmas

Krafty Chicks #728 Christmas

NBUS (never before used schtuff) #65

Love Those Pretty Papers August – pretty papers (optional Summertime)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I know it’s been days since I posted. I have good intentions but life happens. I won’t go into it! ugh. I have a lot of Christmas inspiration to share and hopefully some birthday in the mix too!

I’ll be back soon!

Here’s the products I used to make this shiny, bright card! 🙂

Memory Box – 94800 Frosted Lantern… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94802 Pinecone Duo craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5286D Holiday Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1031 Yuletide Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1032 Yuletide Cheer… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1010 Lagoon 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1011 Greenery 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold [ STR ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Spellbinders – Vivant Finn Cord -… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine… [ SBC ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Switch Plus Machine… [ SBC ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – set of 2 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Iced… [ SSS ]	Rainbow Splash Large Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]
Rainbow Splash Small Blending Brushes… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – WP101 Watercolor Paper -… [ STR ]	Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9×12 140lb… [ SSS \| BLIC ]
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor… [ BLIC ]	Gold Taklon Oval Mop Paint Brush \|… [ HBL ]	distress ink reinkers [ SBC \| SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Nordic Dancing Gnome and Large Mushroom House Be Merry Card…

August 2, 2024 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Time for a cute card! Something to make you think of cooler temperatures! That’s how we’re feeling here in steamy Iowa! Can you say Summer?!

I had fun making these NEW poppystamps dies up…die cutting, inking, gluing, arranging and spattering. Here’s the card! lol

I die cut the lower mushroom parts in kraft cardstock and inked with Gathered Twigs Regular Distress Ink and the mini ink blending tool.

The upper mushroom is die cut in white cardstock and inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink using an ink blending brush and aged with regular Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool. The smoke in white and inked with Hickory Smoke Oxide ink.

The trees and the gnome are all die cut in Neenah Classic Crest White cardstock and inked with Oxide inks and blending brushes….

hat with Peeled Paint (less pressure to get the lighter part)

flesh parts are Tattered Rose with a hint of Vintage Photo on the edges

trees are Rustic Wilderness with a little bit of white showing here and there and those spots inked with Peacock Feathers

Backgound panel is Neenah Classic Crest White inked with Peacock Feathers, spattered with water droplets, let it dry

be merry is die cut in white also, back layer inked with Peacock Feathers and spattered with water droplets also, white layer glued on top

Panel is glued to a 5 x 7 cardbase, mushroom house adhered with my favorite thin mounting tape, trees glued directly to the card, gnome and sentiment adhered with thin mounting tape.

Last step was spattering with white drawing ink.

His belt buckle is colored with a gel pen and I added a few clear fairy drops.

I hope he makes you smile! It’s so cute! A happy card that makes me happy too!

thank you so much for stopping by! More to come!

Here’s the dies and supplies I used to make this card…so many AWESOME NEW products from poppystamps, Memory Box and Birch Press Design in the stores…have fun shopping and creating! STR takes you to Starlitstudio.net, SSS takes you to Simon Says Stamp, SBC takes you to Scrapbook . com, SPL takes you to Spellbinders .com, BLIC takes you to Dick Blick .com Thank you so much for shopping and supporting my cardmaking/blogging in this manner. No extra cost for you and it helps me pay for this blog/linkdeli and the convenience for you of knowing what I used! Win Win! Happy creating!

Poppystamps – 2655 Large Mushroom… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2644 Nordic Dancing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2645 Be Merry craft die [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2635 Nordic Dimple… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2629 Nordic Dimpled… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •… [ STR \| SSS ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch… [ STR ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]
Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – White,… [ BLIC ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip… [ STR ]
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SPL ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – set of 2 -… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot… [ SBC \| BLIC ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Congratulations · copics · Fall · Masculine · Simon Says Stamp · Summer

Simon Says Stamp Cheering For You Release!

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 Pam Sparks7 Comments

Hi everyone! New! New! New! It’s a challenge to keep up with all the new but so worth it! I’m super excited to share my card with you because you know how we need man/boy cards so often!

So many guys love football! Hey, I bet there’s some gals that do too! Not me but I had fun making this card!

The name of this new stamp set is Football Season and there are coordinating dies too!

I stamped the football on the background panel randomly and then filled in the stitching lines with white gel pen just around the parts that would show.

I cut a smaller white panel, added the torn piece of grass green cardstock for the turf, then stamped the goal post and colored it with Copics. Then I went in with a cloud stencil and brushed in some clouds.

Four perfect sentiments in the set too! I used the birthday one, sssshhhh, I cut it apart but it fits back together fine. lol

Timeout! on the front and It’s your Birthday on the inside. I heat embossed on both with white embossing powder.

Super fun set that I know I’ll get lots of use out of with so many boys in the family!

My card is A2 size.

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS (never before used stuff) #64 – New stamp set

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

The Paper Funday #67 – anything goes

I hope you enjoy looking around at this release…oh I stamped the helmet on the back of the card and will put my name under. So many creative things you can do with this set… the t-shirt with numbers…words for congrats even!

Links to what I used below!

SSS $5 off code is ‘leap24’

Cheering for You Release – Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Football… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Football… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Football Season… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	My Favorite Things CLOUD Mix-ables… [ SSS ]