Memory Box Snowflake Card Series Day Two…

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Pam Sparks15 Comments

Welcome to Day Two of my 2019 Snowflake Card Series! Today I’m throwing in some holly with traditional shiny gold embellishing.

Christmas creating just calls for all the shiny stuff, doesn’t it?!

I started out by stamping some of the greenery from the new Winter Greenery clear stamp set. I used the two branches marked in the photo below. I stamped one of them twice so I had three images behind the holly.

I die cut the new Scribble Holly Trio Outline in the same kraft cardstock as the background and inked it with an olive color ink. Green cardstock would work too! I just had the olive stamp pad sitting there and used it. lol

I backed the Holly Trio with two cuts of the new Scribble Holly Trio Background dies.

I die cut the new Bauble Snowflakes, two of the smaller one, put scor-tape on the back and pieced back in the center and ovals. Then painted with Heidi Swapp metallic gold spray.

I die cut the new Merry Christmas Noted Script in white and gold and glued them together, then to the card.

I spattered with white acrylic gouache and the same gold spray, added three enamel dots and layered it to an A2 size Cherry Pop TE cardstock cardbase.

Thank you so much for joining me here for day two! I haven’t decided what day to post my favorite yet! Maybe tomorrow…hehe

Links to see and shop for what I used on this card…

Memory Box – 94302 Bauble Snowflakes… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94351 Scribble Holly… [ STR ]	Memory Box SCRIBBLE HOLLY TRIO… [ SSS ]
Memory Box SCRIBBLE HOLLY TRIO… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235-D Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94357 Merry Christmas… [ STR \| SSS ]	TE Premium Cardstock [ TE ]	Doodlebug Sprinkles – Ladybug [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| JGG** ]	Mini Ink Blending Foam Refills – pkg… [ STR \| SBC \| JGG ]	Heidi Swapp GOLD LAME Color Shine 00791 [ SSS ]
Liquitex Professional Acrylic Gouache [ BLIC ]	Hero Arts – Liquid Watercolor – White [ SBC \| SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers QUICKSTIK… [ SSS \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]	EK Success – EK Tools – Small… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM… [ SSS \| JGG \| STR ]	Avery Elle EXTRA LARGE Stamp and Die… [ SSS ]	Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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

Memory Box Snowflake Card Series Day One…

November 3, 2019 Pam Sparks14 Comments

Welcome to Day One of my Snowflake Series of 2019 Christmas Cards! The idea for this came from the fact that it seemed like I was sticking a snowflake on every card I was making! lol

Today’s card is an A6 size but still goes through the mail for one forever postage stamp in the USA.

I started with a piece of the new Memory Box ‘Dashing Holiday’ 6×6 pattern paper. I tacked it lightly to the cardbase because I wanted to be able to go in with the Tiny Attacher stapler here and there.

I die cut Antique Pine Label, Antique Greenery Label, Bauble Snowflakes and the snowflake from the Bauble Snowflake Frame from cardstock and the label inside from a piece of plaid from the same new paper pad.

Then it was just a matter of arranging and stapling in 3 places. Three Glitter Dome embellishing dots in red. Cindy has them in other colors here, the white could be colored red?

A little bit of glue here and there and I had a festive card!

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll be back tomorrow for Day Two…it looks like there will be seven days altogether! The last day I’ll try to have a quick video where I’ll just show the cards again all in one place.

Links to see and shop for what I used on this card… (STR always has great prices, SSS $5 off code is 5FF982)

Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – Marshmallow [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94337 Antique Pine Label… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94340 Antique Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94302 Bauble Snowflakes… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94314 Bauble Snowflake… [ STR \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC \| SZZ \| SSS ]	Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]	Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]
Cutter Bee Fine Tip Scissors 5″ [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring… [ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS \| JGG ]	Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG… [ SBC ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR \| SBC \| SSS \| BLIC ]	adhesive pick-up square [ STR \| SBC ]	Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft… [ STR \| SSS ]

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

Memory Box Double Arch Die and Peace Card…

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Pam Sparks12 Comments

Hi everyone! Making Christmas cards is about the only time I listen to music while I’m making and words always make me think of songs!

I wanted to use the new Memory Box Holly Double Arch Die and ended up revisiting a card I made last year and making it again but adding the Holly and new Mini Vintage Varsity word dies too!

Here’s the card I made last year… funny I posted it almost to the day! Click over to read how I made the scene in the circle.

I love how the Nuvo ‘Red Berry’ Crystal Drops worked for the berries. It’s not a dark red so I wasn’t sure it’d be red enough. Since it went over the green of the cardstock, it made it darker! Just right! I love how glossy it is too.

The word PEACE came from the new Mini Vintage Varsity Peace set and On Earth came from the new Mini Vintage Varsity Christmas set. I just used the letters I needed from the words. ❤

Late evening, last night, it started snowing! So pretty and goes right along with my card today

Thank you so much for stopping by! How’s it going with you and your Christmas card creating? Have you started yet? hehe I have another card to share as soon as I get pictures… It’s nice and bright today! So glad!

Products I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94304 Harvest Double… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94338 Mini Vintage… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94339 Mini Vintage… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94038 Country Church… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94044 Snowy Circle craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2088 Tree Line Hill… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94080 Sleigh Horse Frame… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box/Open Studio – 30087 Circle… [ STR \| SSS ]	Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss – Red Berry [ STR \| SBC ]

Card Sketch · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Snowman · Winter

Memory Box Scribble Snowman Card…

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 Pam Sparks10 Comments

I saw the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and I had to play! Does that ever happen to you? You see something and you have to go make! If I don’t do it right away I forget and the deadline helps me get it done too! lol

I’m loving the new paper pads from Memory Box so I paired it up with the new Scribble Snowman dies and a new poppystamps Holly Outline die for this quick CAS card!

I do like to edge my pattern papers with distress ink and the round mini ink blending tools. I know everyone is changing to brushes and I have those too but the mini foam works great for edging lightly with ink. I used Gathered Twigs.

I needed words! So I started reading stamp sets. lol This poppystamps Whittle Everyday set had the perfect ones!

Then I had a few snowflakes laying on my desk… oh yes, the snowman needs a flake! haha

Thanks for clicking over and checking out my card! I appreciate your visit! Links below to what I used if you want to see exactly! I thank you so much for clicking and shopping if you do too! ❤

Memory Box – 94350 Scribble Snowman… [ STR ]	Memory Box SCRIBBLE SNOWMAN OUTLINE… [ SSS ]	Memory Box SCRIBBLE SNOWMAN… [ SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2258 Holly Outline… [ STR ]	Memory Box – 94302 Bauble Snowflakes… [ STR ]	Poppystamps – CL484 Whittle Everyday… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box 6×6 paper pad – Dashing… [ STR \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Precision Press… [ SBC \| SSS ]
We R Memory Keepers – Mini Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink… [ SBC \| SSS ]	*Mini Ink Blending Tool new* – 2… [ STR \| SSS** ]

birch press design · cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Winter

Memory Box Pine Tree Hill Card and Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Card…

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! Happy card Saturday! Can’t say happy winter yet! whew! lol

I started out making a Distress Oxide background A2 size panel with Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot inks. I used the round foam mini blending tools for this because I put down a pretty heavy layer of each ink.

I let it dry, spattered it with water, spattered it with gold ink, let it dry again and die cut it with the new Memory Box Starry Burst die.

I die cut and embossed the new Memory Box Pine Tree Hill die from Classic Crest 110# cardstock, stamped happy Winter from the Memory Box Winter Greenery clear stamp set, with the We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Advanced Platform… love this set!

I attached the tree panel to the background panel with foam mounting tape. That’s it!

Peace always makes me think blue and night sky-ish! Here I went with blue glitter cardstock for the panel behind the new Birch Press Design Splendor Bevel Plate and Mini Splendor Bevel Plate sets… glam it up!

Die cut everything in white and then layer it up!

For the Holly, I grabbed a Memory Box die, Antique Holly Label and poppystamps Holly Outline for the berries. Die cut them from glitter cardstock too!

The beautiful Peace die is also new from Birch Press Design, Peace Honey Script. I can’t wait to use it by cutting the background layer die from a cardstock panel and the word peace mounted on the card base inside the background cut. Like I did on this card…

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back soon!

Dies and stuff I used on these two cards…

Memory Box – 94295 Pine Tree Hill… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94356 Starry Burst craft… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – CL5235 Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5235-D Winter Greenery… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 57304 Peace… [ STR \| SSS ]	Birch Press Design – 56111 Splendor… [ STR \| SSS ]
Birch Press Design – 56110 Mini… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94334 Antique Holly… [ STR \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2258 Holly Outline… [ STR ]
We R Memory Keepers – Precision Press… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Mini Precision… [ SBC \| SSS ]	We R Memory Keepers – Pattern… [ SBC ]