Simon Says Stamp Let’s Chill Release…

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Welcome to my blog today…feel the sand between your toes! Some of you can I bet! I’m feeling the chill but it’s in the house! lol

I have the opportunity today to post for Simon Says Stamp Let’s Chill Release using the new ‘Let’s Get Away’ clear stamp set. Lots of great stuff in this release! It’s always fun to make Summer scenes so I stamped them up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the images with Copic Sketch Markers.

Then I made my background by stamping the wave lines stamp with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink, ink blending it above the waves and painting it in between the waves of the stamped image. I smeared some of the splatters so I had to go in with a damp paint brush to fix them. ugh.

I used Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink pads and ink blending brushes for the beach below the waves.

I made the drink into lemonade, personalized to me!

Fun stamp set with several fun sentiments!

Take a look at the rest of the release HERE and thanks again for stopping by! I appreciate it and hope it helps you stay cool!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

The code for $5 off is 5BUCKS good through 8/15!

Simon Says Stamps and Dies LET’S GET… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LET’S GET… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp LET’S GET AWAY Wafer… [ SSS ]
Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper… [ SSS ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0… [ SSS ]	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full… [ SSS ]
Copic Marker [ SSS ]	Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ]	Memory Box PASTEL Fairy Jewels jwl002 [ SSS** ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 0.25 INCH 3D 308… [ SSS ]
Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]	Sizzix Big Shot Kick STANDARD CUTTING… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Interactive · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders 20th Birthday Celebration and SALE!

June 14, 2022June 15, 2022 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hi everyone! Time to celebrate another birthday! It’s hard to believe Spellbinders has been around 20 years! I can remember when they first started in the papercrafting business! Remember the Wizard? We’ve come a long way! lol

I had the opportunity to post for them today and you know I’m always up for an interactive die design!

I’m showing my take on the Pick Your Greeting Slider Die set, the Slider Bar Accents die set and the Complimentary Slider Greetings stamp set. They’re all a part of the Birthday Celebrations Collection.

As you pull the tab, the arrow moves up and down the sentiments…

So cute! I think this would be super fun with stickers also for a quick and easy card…last minute…although just die cutting is fast too.

Just looking at these pictures makes me want cake! haha

I put a little white pigment ink on the die and pressed the die cut back in the die to get the letters ‘PULL’ to show up more.

I die cut the white tab frame in white cardstock and used mounting tape strips on three sides and small pieces on the top for the stopper.

On the inside it’s very clean and simple but a GREAT BIRTHDAY message!

And back to the top! I love easy to make interactive cards. Super cute sets… check them out at the links below! If you’re like me, you always need more birthday cards! Enjoy the celebration!

p.s. I added a reel with another slider made with stickers on Instagram… go see it HERE and turn up your volume! ❤

Spellbinders is having a birthday special right now… $20 OFF your next purchase of $100 and a Bonus $20 OFF Machines!

Discount applied in the cart…

Spellbinders – The Birthday… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – The Birthday… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – The Birthday… [ SBC \| SPL ]
The Birthday Celebrations Bundle –… [ SPL ]	S5-502 Spellbinders BE BOLD BLOOMS… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Strips… [ STR \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Platinum 6 – Die… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Quick Trimmer for Foil… [ SBC \| SSS \| SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

Memory Box Charlotte Blooms and More…

June 11, 2022 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Are you a fan of lime? This is one of the sheets from the Memory Box Lush Green 6×6 cardstock pad! It turned out fun!

Love this sentiment set from Poppystamps too! I stamped it directly on the panel, then on white and cut out the banner and mounted it over the stamped banner. Say It Big is the stamp set and it has coordinating dies too! Love that!

For this card I die cut the NEW Memory Box Charlotte Blooms dies in white cardstock and with the mini ink blending tool, colored the centers with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

I die cut the Leaves from the Charlotte set in the same green as the background.

I glued the flowers and leaves directly to the green card panel. The only thing popped up a bit is the banner.

This is an A6 size card.

The first card I made using the Charlotte Blooms and Leaves die set is the one below…I die cut in the yellows from the Memory Box 6×6 Sunny Orange cardstock pad. The flower centers from the Earth Neutral pad. The leaves from the Lush Green pad.

For the butterfly I used the Memory Box Gloriosa Butterly Duo Outlines die, the smaller one from the set and the underneath butterfly is the NEW Memory Box Ava Butterflies die, die cut from the Sunny Orange cardstock pad. Fun! It you use Ava on it’s own, you can fluff up the sections I think. I still have to try it. lol

I wanted to tie in the foiled New Memory Box Posh Birthday Wishes hot foil and die set so I used the poppystamps Scalloped Stitch Frames die cut in Woodsy Plaid 6×6 pad and NEW Polished Foil 6×6 pad.

Kraft cardbase and A2 size.

Thank you for stopping by today! We’re watching the grass grow, thankful for rain!

Here’s what I used on my cards if you want to take a closer look!

Memory Box – MBF004 Posh Birthday… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94645 Charlotte Blooms… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94383 Gloriosa Butterfly… [ STR ]
Memory Box – 94643 Ava Butterflies… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – CB510 Say It Big clear… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps SAY IT BIG… [ SSS ]	Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp… [ SBC \| SSS \| TE ]
Memory Box – PP1018 Woodsy Plaid 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1002 Sunny Orange 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1009 Earth Neutral 6×6… [ STR \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil -… [ SBC ]	GLS-003 Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT FOIL… [ SSS \| SSS ]

Avery Elle · cards · Congratulations · copics · Die Piecing · Interactive · Lawn Fawn · Simon Says Stamp · Spring

Platform Pop Up Hat’s Off To YOU Card…

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s a happy time of year for so many kids! I made several grad congrats cards but this is the only one I took pictures of.

I used the popular Lawn Fawn Platform Pop up die set! I have made so many of these already! It’s so fun and easy too!

I used an older Avery Elle stamp and die set for the images and the congrats, graduate strip is from Taylored Expressions. I’ll link to a newer version of the images below.

Super fun images… I didn’t think to get a picture of it flat. It fit into an A6 envelope.

Because I used Copic Sketch Markers to color, I die cut an extra piece of white cardstock to put on the back of the images to cover up the coloring. It worked great for the hats because then I could sandwich the acetate strips inbetween the colored hat and the plain hat die cuts.

Here’s the back… I used a two tone 12×12 bo bunny 65# cardstock for the base and the add on backdrop. The colors are kinda weird in the pictures but they matched much better IRL!

I stamped the sentiments from the set with Ranger Archival Black ink.

Thank you so much for stopping in today! I’m off to make some more flower cards!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -… [ SBC ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies HATS OFF… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps HATS OFF GRAD… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp HATS OFF GRAD Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simple Strips Background [ TE ]
Simple Strips Die [ TE ]	Shop – Ink, Paint & Markers – Copic… [ TE \| SSS \| BLIC ]	Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet… [ SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · birch press design · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Flowers · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Spring · Thinking of You · Watercolor · Zigs

Birch Press Design Prime Peony Duo Contour Layers Card…

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! This week has zoomed by me! But it’s Peony time of year and a perfect time to showcase this beautiful new die from Birch Press Design.

I watercolored these blooms with the newest set of Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens Set A. Die Cut with Strathmore watercolor Brown pad.

Then I added a frame from the poppystamps Scalloped Stitch Frames die set.

I ink blended an A2 size panel of Strathmore Best Mixed Media cardstock (the brown pad). Wow it blends nice. I used Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide for the first time! and Peacock Feathers. I still use the mini round ink blending foams a lot and that’s what I used here.

Hugs is a new hot foil plate and die set from Birch Press Design also. Hugs Sugar Script is the name of it.

I used silver hot foil and Bazzill Card Shoppe Robin’s Egg for Hugs.

I glued everything flat except for hugs. It has thin mounting tape on the ends. Starlitstudio has it in stock! I’ll link below!

Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate it and hope you have a lovely weekend. The weather has been amazing here this week! YAY!

Here’s links to what I used on this card…thank you for shopping through my links!

Birch Press Design – 57504 Prime… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – BPF513 Hugs… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch… [ STR \| SSS ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – Robin’s Egg [ STR ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Couture Creations HOT FOIL AND… [ SSS ]	Spellbinders Glimmer Essential… [ SBC ]
Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]
Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]
Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush… [ BLIC ]	Strathmore MIXED MEDIA VELLUM SURFACE… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor… [ BLIC \| SBC ]