Three Cards with Birch Press Design Stamps and Dies…

November 25, 2020 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! I had some festive cardmaking time yesterday…no plan…just winging it! I started with the teal-ish looking ornament card using the new BPD Christmas Ornament and Labels stamp set and coordinating die set. This could be made up so many different ways! Here I did some oxide and regular distress ink blending in Peacock Feathers, Speckled Egg and Evergreen Bough.

First I heat embossed the stamp in Ranger Detail Gold embossing powder on white cardstock. Then I ink blended. Then I die cut the ornament from that panel. Stamped/heat embossed the label on gold metallic cardstock and die cut it. The greens are from a die included in the coordinating die set. So is the ornament topper. There is a stamp for the topper too but I missed stamping it first!

All three cards are A2 size and mailable.

Then I got out the Delicate Pastel Glitter 6×6 cardstock pad.

Birch Press Design is known for their layering dies… this one is the NEW Mini Snowflake Frame and I used all three layers in the three pink glitter colors in this cardstock pad. Glued them together and cut the rectangles with the Baiscs set.

The silver cardstock is a matte silver but it looks super gray here…it’s really prettier IRL! Like the close up picture.

I die cut the BPD Joy Honey Script die… the bottom layer is three glued together.

This one, I just used Layer C from the BPD Mini Snowflake Frames and die cut it in the silver from the Polished Foil 6×6 Pad. I glued it to a black glossy cardstock panel that I layered on to another layer of the silver foil paper.

I had a scrap of the glossy black so I glued the die cut Big Peace Sugar Script die to it and layered it over the top with mounting tape.Very CAS but be careful with your glue and glossy cardstocks! eek! (I didn’t check on this Peace die before I made the card. I don’t see that it’s available anymore, there are other peace dies that would work just as well!)

It’s a very striking card in person. I was thinking while working on this that I’ve always done some gold/silver/glossy black cards in the past. What a pretty combo… I need to do it again this year too! lol

I started decorating a little around the house for company over the weekend. I love Christmas and being with family and friends…what I need right now!

God bless your Thanksgiving this year. I am thankful even in the midst of hard. We’ll just keep papercrafting ok?! ❤

Here’s what I used to make these cards…

Birch Press Design – 8154 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57391 Mini… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57305 Joy Honey… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – FP1001 Polished Foil Pad… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – GP1001… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]

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Memory Box Charming Snowman Collage Card…

November 14, 2020November 13, 2020 Pam Sparks15 Comments

As I started thinking about making up this snowman, I knew I wanted to use plaid! Snowmen always melt my heart. ❤

I started with the new Memory Box Charming Snowman Collage and die cut it three times in white cardstock. I colored the top snowman layer with Copic Sketch markers and added a little white gel pen. I glued the three snowman outlines together and inlaid them back into just one of the panels that I die cut with Memory Box Rectangle Basics set. His nose is three layers of the carrot cut. The eyes are colored in with a black glaze pen.

I hope the picture explains it better than I did with words! 😀

I die cut the Memory Box Pointy Pine Needle Sprigs from TE cardstock for the bottom left corner.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from poppystamps Christmas Quotes stamp set and coordinating die.

The plaid and dot papers are from Memory Box. I’ll link everything below. Holler if I forgot anything!

How is your Christmas card creating coming a long? hehe Hard to believe it’s almost Thanksgiving! Thanks for stopping by!

Links to what I used…

Memory Box – 94498 Charming Snowman… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94487 Pointy Pine Needle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CB496 Christmas Quotes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Poppy Stamps Clear Stamps CHRISTMAS… [ SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30086… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1009 Christmas Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – PP1011 Garland Stripes… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]

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Simon Says Stamp NEW Holly Jolly Release!

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m here to show you what I did with the new Outline Merry Christmas Background cling stamp from Simon Says Stamp’s new Holly Jolly release. Check out the new Distress Ink color while you’re there!

I cut a panel of red cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼ in. and white heat embossed the new stamp on it.

Layered it on black cardstock and then on a white A2 cardbase.

I die cut SSS Big Joy die from white cardstock and adhered it to the panel with foam mounting tape.

Then I die cut the SSS Picture Book Deer from kraft cardstock, the scarf from red, and chest from white. I edged everything with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a mini ink blending tool.

His eyes and nose are a black Sakura Glaze Pen. The x’s on the scarf are with a white pen.

I die cut the little holly leaves from the Memory Box Holly Double Arch die.

He’s so cute! Such Personality! This background die is fun… lots of possibilities as you’ll see from other cardmakers!

Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate it! ❤

Products I used from Simon Says Stamp to make this card!

Simon Says Cling Stamp OUTLINE MERRY… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp BIG JOY Wafer Dies… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp PICTURE BOOK DEER… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GATHERED… [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Neenah Environment 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537 [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll… [ SSS ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2… [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two… [ SSS ]

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Memory Box NEW Pine Tree, Wooded Glen and Little Orchard Collage Dies and Snowmen Card…

November 5, 2020November 4, 2020 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Hi everyone! I have a card to share today using some of the new dies from the newest Memory Box release. I tried to achieve a tunnel card look but thinner! hehe I kinda succeeded.

Next time I think I need to add another ¼ inch crease on each side though. Here’s a picture of the fold I used.

This piece is 5 ¾ inches wide, 5 ½ inches tall. Next time I make it, I’m going to make it 6 ¼ inches wide. This 5 ¾ in. piece has 3 ¼ in. scores, then it’s 4¼ in. then 3 more ¼ in. scores.

For 6 ¼ inches wide, you would have 4 ¼ inch scores, then 4¼ in. and 4 more ¼ in. scores. I hope this makes sense…I will keep you posted it how it works!

Here’s what the ends look like. A2 size.

I glued the panels to the folds and the top Pine Tree Collage die cut glues on top of the last ¼ in. fold on both sides.

I used the snowmen from the Snowmen and cloud from the Snowmen Snowglobe die.

Aren’t the cute! I used Sakura Black and White glaze pens to embellish them and the green, red and brown are Copic markers.

The blue background is Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink that I brushed on with TE blending brushes. Spattered with water, white and black acrylic inks

Season’s Greetings message is from the new Christmas Greetings stamp set. So many neat sentiments and varying sizes too in this set.

That’s it for today…thank you all so much for your cards and emails and comments. I had no idea how much family and friends carry you when you’re suffering. I appreciate it. Makes me teary talking about it and I know if you were here you’d cry with me! ❤

❤

Here’s some links to what I used for this card…

Pine Tree, Wooded Glen and Little… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94504 Pine Tree Collage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94505 Wooded Glen… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94506 Little Orchard… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94492 Snowmen Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL495 Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Gelly Roll Black Glaze Pens [ STR \| SSS ]	Gelly Roll White Glaze Pens – pkg of 2 [ STR \| SSS ]	Sakura GELLY ROLL GLAZE BASIC 10 Pen… [ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress… [ SBC \| SSS ]	TE Blender Brushes [ TE ]	TE Pastel Blender Brushes [ TE ]

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Two Cards With poppystamps Stained Glass Poinsettia Die…

October 28, 2020 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Hi everyone! Whew, I’m slow editing pictures and getting a post written! I had these two cards made before Breanna passed away. Thank you all so much for your kind comments, cards and emails. Your expressions of sympathy and prayers mean so much! I had no idea and I wish I still had no idea! It still doesn’t feel real or believable. The sorrow comes in waves and at times it feels like my heart is being squeezed. All I know to do is carry on…love harder, appreciate more and be thankful to God for the time we do have together!

I had fun using this new poppystamps Stained Glass Poinsettia die two ways. This card is the die cut four times. One time I made sure the pieces stayed intact and colored the flower petals and rays with Copic Sketch Markers. Then I glued the other three frames on top and filled them with Ranger Glossy Accents. Very fun! My fingers got a little tired of squeezing the little bottle. I couldn’t find my big bottle. lol

I stamped a background panel with one of the stamps from the new poppystamps Joyous Christmas Wishes sentiment set. I really ❤ this set.

Then the JOY oval is from the new Memory Box stamp set and die set Spirit of Christmas. Another fabulous set for images to color and sentiments!

Both cards are A2 size.

This one I used the new Holiday Glitter 6×6 cardstock pad and the new Christmas Plaid 6×6 paper pad.

I die cut the new Stained Glass Pinsettia die in metallic gold cardstock, covered the back with scor-tape, then pieced in the petals and rays that I cut in the glitter pad cardstocks.

Memory Box Merry Christmas Noted Script die for the sentiment on this one. I die cut it twice and glued together. I didn’t want it to be too thick.

I die cut the poppystamps Pointed Rectangle Frames in metallic gold to frame the front.

I have a package of these gold ‘things’, like 3 sizes in the pack. I used one for the center of the poinsettia. I think either of the gold cardstocks would work too. I almost left it red!

That’s it for me today… let me know if you have any questions. My brain feels cobweb – y!

I have felt your ❤ felt prayers and appreciate it so much!

❤

Here’s some links to what I used…

Poppystamps – 2391 Stained Glass… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – CL497 Joyous Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5261-D Spirit of… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box Clear Stamps SPIRIT OF… [ SSS ]	Poppystamps – 1938 Pointed Rectangle… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94357 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – GP1005 Holiday Glitter Pad [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – PP1009 Christmas Plaid… [ STR \| SSS ]	Mini Glossy Accents – .5 ounce [ STR \| SSS ]
Ranger GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Gold 12×12 [ STR ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]