poppystamps Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel Card…

November 15, 2021 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m so in love with this set! I copied and made it like the photo on the package! lol I was making it for card kits so I just copied to skip the design process… Thank you Dave/poppystamps for designing and inspiring our cardmaking! ❤

So much potential though, for beautiful Winter cards! I know I”ll have to make it again and again with other dies too! I can see a snowman in the picture, can’t you? a sleigh? laughing all the way… brrrr lol

I have a lot of pictures because my camera does better on an overcast day…or maybe it’s me that does better on an overcast day! haha

On the back of the packaging are pictures of how it goes together. I’ve made a lot of easel cards but I still have to look to remember how these go together. Very easy.

I love being able to display cards. I use mine for decorating the mantel until I have to mail them!

The Warmest Wishes sentiment is from Memory Box Festive Christmas Greetings clear stamp set. So many good sentiment sets anymore from Memory Box and poppystamps…I love it when I can match the front with the inside!

The easel will lay down flat and then into an A2 envelope! So nice! I’m sitting here looking at it wishing I could show you IRL! lol

So festive and beautiful! I love making for Christmas! I hope you’re inspired! Have a good week and I’ll talk to you later!

Here’s what I used to make this easel card…

Poppystamps – 2470 Cabin Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94610 Holly Bundle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5273D Festive… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Clear Stamps FESTIVE… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]	Sunny Studio Stamps – Embossing… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Memory Box – GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	A2 Envelopes [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe [ STR ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]
VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad – full… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Embossing Powder Prep Bag… [ STR ]	The Rabbit Hole Designs COTTONTAIL… [ SSS ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Oxide Inks · Poppystamps · Simon Says Stamp · Winter

Simon Says Stamp Handmade Holiday Release…

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Pam Sparks12 Comments

A snowy hello to you today! Simon Says Stamp sent me one of their new embossing folders, Snowy Path, to play with for this release.

I hadn’t use the new poppystamps Snowman and Trees die set yet so I thought it would be perfect in this shimmery snowy scene.

oh dear… it just dawned on me that I colored the path as if it was ice! lol Oh well, you can see it can be a path or a stream! A Winter Wonderland!

I inked everything with Blender Brushes and Distress Oxide Inks. The carrot nose is a Copic Sketch Orange Marker.

I spritzed with some Frost and Sparkle sprays and Winter Blizzard glitter glue.

A sweet, super shimmery, Winter scene A2 size card.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Inside Christmas Greetings clear set and stamped in Ranger black archival ink.

There are several new embossing folders in this release and stencils and stamps and dies… festive and beautiful!

Thank you for stopping by today! I’m working on some other cards and hope to show another one on Saturday! See you again soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

SSS $5 off your next order CODE is CZY444. Valid until 11/20 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Simon Says Stamp Embossing Folder… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE… [ SSS ]	Poppy Stamps SNOWMAN AND TREES Dies 2490 [ SSS ]
Tonic WHITE BLIZZARD Nuvo Glitter… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko FROST Sheer Shimmer Spritz… [ SSS ]	Set of 5 Rainbow Pack BLENDER BRUSHES [ SSS** ]

cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Slimline

Memory Box Bennet Alphabet Merry Christmas Card…

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I challenged myself to use the new Memory Box Bennet Alphabet for a Christmas card this week…then I thought, I’m going to use unusual colors! I always say I’m not a ‘pink’ person but we had three daughters and I dressed them in pink frequently! So…here’s some pink for you!

A Slimline card I wish I could show you in real life! It’s a softer pink, I used Taylored Expressions Pink Champagne cardstock for the pinks and Mint Julep! There are Copic markers to match these cardstocks also. I colored the alphabet layer, die cut from Pink Champagne, with RV32.

I used the Pine Needle Trio dies again. They seem to be making an appearance on my cards a lot these days! lol I die cut them in Mint Julep cardstock then colored them with a Copic G21 to match. The Holly Bundle dies were cut from Mint Julep also, I ran around the outside edge of each holly leaf with the same marker. I die cut the berries from Pink Champagne and colored them with the RV32 and a little dot with a white gel pen.

I die cut a panel from Pink Champagne with one of the Memory Box Wrapped Stitched Slim die set. Then I die cut a panel from Mint Julep with one of the Memory Box Slim Basic Rectangle die set. I went around the edge of this panel with the chisel tip of the G21 marker to make the panel show up a little more.

I layered the panels on a white slimline size cardbase. Several Memory Box Fairy Drop clear domes and it was done.

Have you tried the Slimline and Mini Slimline card sizes yet? It’s fun! Now to make something with kraft, turquoise and red! lol

Have a beautiful weekend! I need to get some shopping done!

Thank you for stopping by!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94582 Bennet Alphabet… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94554 Wrapped Stitched… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94556 Slim Basic… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94600 Pine Needle Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94610 Holly Bundle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – Fairy Drops – clear… [ STR \| SSS ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Flowers · Memory Box · Slimline · Winter

Memory Box Layered Poinsettia, Slim Confetti Plate, Holly Bundle, Pine Needle Trio and Joy Posh Script Card…

October 30, 2021 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hello! Hope you are having a beautiful Saturday! Here’s a little festive holiday in paper finally! Where did this week go?!

I used some of the Memory Box 6×6 cardstock pads for the poinsettias, pines and holly… I love having the different tones of reds to combine! I didn’t add any inking to the petals but I think that would really take these petals up a notch!

Isn’t this NEW Joy Posh Script die beautiful! I love it in the foil gold cardstock!

I die cut the NEW Slim Confetti Plate in heavyweight white cardstock and left some of the circles in place for fun!

I die cut a piece of gold cardstock with a Memory Box Slim Basic Rectangle die and layered it behind the Confetti panel.

I adhered both panels to a slim line cardbase.

I used pieces of foam mounting tape to adhere the poinsettias on first, making sure there was room to stick the holly and pine under the petals. The Holly leaves are adhered with foam mounting tape also. The Pine Needle Trio dies, I glued directly to the cardbase.

Here’s a couple more process photos…

I used the die package for constructing the poinsettias. In the pictures you see the two main pieces, then you glue the three separate leaves on matching them up too… anyway, that’s what I did! lol

Then I played with placement a little and took a picture with my phone so I would know where to put them when I transferred to the cardbase!

My pictures are all on different days! Different weather conditions every day… so much for natural light! lol

You know the dies are beautiful though because Memory Box dies make the prettiest Christmas cards! You will have fun with these festive dies and they all cut beautifully!

I’m going to go out and enjoy some sunshine for a little while! yay! Take care and I’ll be back here soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card….

Memory Box – 94605 Layered Poinsettia… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94551 Slim Confetti… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94556 Slim Basic… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94610 Holly Bundle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94600 Pine Needle Trio… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94591 Joy Posh Script… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – SP1001 Berry Red 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – SP1003 Lush Green 6×6 pack [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]

cards · CAS · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Inlaid Diecutting · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Florentina Wreath and Merry Christmas Posh Script Card…

October 24, 2021 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! Have you started on your Christmas card stash yet? I’m working away dreaming of all the fun stuff there is out there to make!

Today’s card is a couple new dies and a sentiment from a new stamp set that I used on a previous card.

I die cut the new Florentina Wreath in heavyweight white cardstock and colored it with Copics.

Then I decided to inlay it back into the white panel that I die cut it from! I love how it looks! Hopefully you can see it in some of my pictures.

I wish I’d used a lighter brown for the branch so the red berries would’ve shown up better but the dot of white gel pen did help!

Very easy to inlay back in because there’s only the outside panel and the inside panel pieces to piece the wreath back into! Super easy and classy looking! That word gives me another idea… die cutting the wreath and then using embossing ink, gold embossing powder and heat embossing to make the wreath gold!

This is an A2 size card… the wreath panel is 4 x 5 ¼ in. then the black mat layer is just a teeny border and the cardbase is 5 ½ x 8 ½ in. folded and scored.

Very traditional again but festive and CAS too!

The sentiment is white embossing powder on TE oreo cardstock and from the new Festive Christmas Greetings stamp set.

Holler if you have any questions…I’m sure I forgot something. lol

OH! The die cut Merry Christmas is a beautiful new die, Merry Christmas Posh Script! I die cut it in TE Cherry Pop and white cardstock.

I cut narrow pieces of foam mounting tape for the back and adhered it over the inlaid wreath.

Thank you for stopping by! Thinking….what to make next!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94592 Florentina Wreath… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94584 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5273D Festive… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Clear Stamps FESTIVE… [ SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Uni-Ball Signo Broad White Gel Pen [ STR ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| TE \| BLIC ]