Spellbinders Dancin’ Gingerbread Card and Two Layered Joy Tree Stencil & Die Cards…

December 11, 2023 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! Getting festive with the gingerbread and trees today! I love these characters from Spellbinders every year! So so cute!

I also love these stencil and die sets! I have this one and the Merry Christmas one. I didn’t get the Merry Christmas one made into a card yet! eek! If only we didn’t need to do laundry, eat and sleep, oh and shop! hoho!

ok – Back to the gingers…

The green is bright! But tealish and red would be so cute too! I was going traditional but boom! It’s bright for me! lol

So for all you green lovers, this one’s for you!

Now I wish I’d tied on a little jingle bell! I even have some! I will have to do that and just pay extra postage! It’s only money, right?! ha!

I used regular Distress inks on my JOY cards. Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Worn Lipstick and Abandoned Coral. We were making these Thanksgiving day afternoon. I copied Anya, one of my granddaughter’s colors!

I think we used Altenew colors for the Joy. I can’t remember the names now.

One more picture of one stenciled on Hobby Lobby extra heavyweight kraft cardstock. Pretty sure I used Distress Oxides on this one but more the Lucky Clover ones for the greens.

I hope your cardmaking is coming a long. I have plenty to do still!

We started out this week hearing one of our granddaughter’s playing with one of our grandson’s fiance (wedding in March) yesterday morning…a string duet… it was so, so beautiful!

Tuesday night is a choir concert for a bunch of the grands…makes me so happy!

You all take care and all the joys and blessings of the season to you and yours!

Codes for Simon Says Stamp right now…use one… Wrap23 ($7 off)….Merry ($5 off) Random sales at Scrapbook.com and Starlitstudio.net is always a discount!

Here’s the products I used for these three cards…

Spellbinders – Dancin’ Christmas… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Layered Christmas… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Make It Merry… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]
Spellbinders – Layered Christmas… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap [ SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]
Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Cherry Pop -… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod -… [ TE ]	miniature jingle bells – 5mm – pkg of 20 [ STR ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Spellbinders….Our Fave 2023 Club Products Blog Hop

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Pam Sparks19 Comments

Hi everyone and welcome! Today I’m participating in the Fave 2023 Club Product Blog Hop! We are featuring projects using any of our 2023 Club products. All past Club products still in stock can be found HERE.

Scrolling through my blog I landed in July and my favorites! It was Christmas in July! I know, I know, you’re not surprised! lol

I’m going to start with the card I made for July Small Die of the Month club. My post about it is HERE.

I love the somewhat traditional colors and classic look of this card!

A completely different look with the July 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Club. My post about it is HERE.

From traditional colors to totally not traditional colors! So many things you can do with embossing folders!

From glamorous to vintage for this next card! Using the July Clear Stamp and Die Club of the Month I made this botanical card. You can find my post about it HERE.

Now for the GRAND FINALE of my club faves of 2023……..the July Large Die of the Month Club! Can you say CUTE! My post about my card is HERE.

I hope you enjoyed this rewind post…it was fun for me to go back and see what I’ve made.

You can’t have a blog hop without a giveaway so here’s the details…

Giveaway:
To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the SB blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, December 10^th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced in this blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

Prepare to be inspired!!! Here’s the blog hop list!

Spellbinders Blog
Jackie Pasko
Michelle Woerner
Lin Brandyberry
Alanna Moses
Rebecca Keppel
Teri Duncan
Carrie Rhoades
Jill Hilliard
Pam Sparks–You are here…
Rachel Alvarado
Erin Thompson
Cassie Trask
Deborah Jenkins
Melody Rupple
Lauren Taylor
Ilina Crouse
Vera Yates

Thank you so much for hopping to my blog. ❤ I appreciate it and your comments! I’ll link below to the clubs I shared in this post.

ttul!

Layered Poinsettia Tree – Small Die… [ SPL ]	Adorning the Tree – 3D Embossing… [ SPL ]	Pine Cones & Holly – Clear Stamp of… [ SPL ]
Pine Cones & Holly Die Set – (Dies… [ SPL ]	Stocking Full of Joy – Large Die of… [ SPL ]	Mix & Match Holiday Greetings \|… [ SPL ]
In the Pines Embossing Folder from… [ SPL ]	Christmas Magic Glimmer Hot Foil… [ SPL ]	New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine… [ SPL ]
Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum \|… [ SPL ]	Fashion Gold Embellishments -… [ SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil 4 Rolls – Essential… [ SPL ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Doodlebug Designs · Winter

Doodlebug Christmas Cocoa Card…

December 6, 2023December 7, 2023 Pam Sparks16 Comments

Hi everyone! I had so much fun making this last week! I couldn’t decide at first what to do with it but I decided to make it a card cuz that’s what I do the most! lol

I’m so happy with how it turned out. Die Cutting and gluing…using up some scraps!

I bought my set from Starlitstudio.net .

There’s some other super cute Doodlebug Doodle Cuts sets too! I used the Dog set a few months ago but I don’t think I ever got it posted here. I want the Gingerbread house and the Snowman now! lol

I took quite a few pictures but it’s been dreary so they’re not the greatest. I guess I should’ve tried using lights.

So fun! Holler if you have any questions!

Linking to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Use Craft Dies

Peace on Earth #53 – anything goes Christmas themed

The Paper Players – Theme Challenge PP669

Hope it made you smile! Today’s our anniversary…just dawned on me I should be making an anniversary card! oops! lol

Birthday cards in process for grandkids though besides Christmas and come back in a couple days for a Spellbinders blog hop!

Happy cardmaking to you and talk to you later! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Memory Box – Simon Says Stamp

[ SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Poinsettia Corner 3D and Vintage Lantern Card…

November 30, 2023December 4, 2023 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Hopping back on the blogging train after some time with family and attempting to get started on Christmas decor around the house!

I had this NEW Memory Box 3D folder laying out to do next and thought maybe the lantern would be fun in the empty space.

I die cut the NEW Memory Box Vintage Lantern in MB glossy black cardstock, dabbed on a little gold acrylic paint to the black and a piece of vellum. I hand cut the vellum to go behind the lantern. When I turned the vellum over to blend on some gathered twigs distress ink on the back of the vellum, it made the acrylic ink go kinda mottled. I was like, I’m ok with that but how will I describe it! lol

I die cut the two dies twice, that come with the 3D folder and embossed them in the folder but I only used three of them on the finished card.

After I embossed the panel, I went over it with Fired Brick Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

Then I got out the Delicata gold ink pad and ink blended a little around the edges, then decided to add gold embossing powder to the edges and heat embossed it!

I used one of the NEW Memory Box Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Black Tab Strips.

I painted Gold Calligraphy ink on the poinsettia centers.

I colored the candle with distress inks too.

I’m linking my card to some challenges…

Can You Handle The Pressure – anything goes with Christmas twist

Die Cut Divas – flowers

Peace on Earth #53 – anything goes Christmas

Merry Little Christmas #53 – always anything goes Christmas

NBUS #57 – never before used stuff

Fun…I love making Christmas cards and tags. Back to the crafting board! Lots to do!

Here’s the products I used if you want to shop…no extra cost to you to click through my links! Thank you so much!

Memory Box – 94743 Vintage Lantern… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1038 Poinsettia Corner… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – ST003 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tsukineko GOLDEN GLITZ Delicata Ink… [ SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink… [ SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Fired… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Winsor & Newton Drawing Ink – Gold,… [ BLIC ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Winter

poppystamps Wide Pine Needle Shoots Die Card…

November 20, 2023 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Are you thinking about turkey and trees?! lol I decided to make up this tree this morning. It’s so cute and could be made up in every color in lots of ways! So here’s one version!

I used the NEW Memory Box Shining Star stamp set for the star at the top of the tree and the sentiment ‘trunk’ and the sentiments inside. Stamped with Potting Soil Archival Ink pad in the MISTI.

I dug around in my ‘star’ category of MB dies and found the Starry Collage die had the size star to die cut the one in this stamp set.

An A2 size card…I foiled a kraft panel with the Memory Box Dot Burst Hot Foil Plate and trimmed it to 3 ⅞ in. x 5 ⅛ in., edged it with a little Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blender.

Layered it on a white piece leaving a small margin, then on to the cardbase.

I used Taylored Expressions cardstock. I’ll link below.

I think that’s everything…holler if you have any questions. Have a creative rest of the week with paper and food! hehe

Below is what I used to make this card and some sales you might be interested in! Thank you so much for supporting my card making and blogging. I truly appreciate it!

Starlitstudio.net

Great prices everyday!

Simon Says Stamp.com

Use code WRAP23 for $7 off

Scrapbook.com

Spellbinders

Poppystamps – 2579 Wide Pine Needle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF003 Dot Burst Hot… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5285 Shining Star… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94631 Starry Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Fossilized… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival POTTING… [ SSS \| SBC ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold -… [ SPL \| SBC ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Confetti Cake… [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cookie Monster… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Blue Raspberry… [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Poblano Pepper… [ TE ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ]	Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]