Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color CAS Card…

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Pam Sparks2 Comments

Hello and here’s my first valentine for this year!

Simon Says Stamp’s latest release Heart to Heart!

They sent me the New Pop of Color stamp set to make with. All I did was add some die cut hearts!

I stamped the paintbrush on Hammermill cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Copic friendly ink. I cut the paintbrush out by hand and colored it with Copic Sketch markers.

I stamped the color wheel and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Using the MISTI!

Here’s a few more pictures. The stamp set on the left has all kinds of sentiments on it. I’m not sure who this is going to yet so I haven’t stamped inside but I’m going to use this SSS set when I decide! It’s called Love Greetings Mix. I’ll link below.

The hearts are from Heart Jumble by poppystamps but any hearts will work!

It was fun to be able to make a CAS (clean and simple) card after all the more time consuming cards I’ve been making!

Check out the new release….only two weeks before we’ll be needing Valentines! eek!

I’m linking my card to some challenges….

Addicted To Stamps and More – any occasion

Double D Challenges 1/16 – Friends

Shopping Our Stash 566 – Love me do

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a crafty, cardmaking weekend!

Shopping links for the products I used on this card! Thank you so much for clicking/tapping through my links! I appreciate it!

Heart to Heart – Simon Says Stamp [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Pop of… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamps Pop of… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Pop of Color Wafer… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps LOVE… [ SSS ]	MISTI BLACK PRECISION STAMPER VERSION… [ SSS \| SSS \| SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL… [ SSS ]
SSS Teflon Bone Folder [ SSS ]	Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D ADHESIVE… [ SSS ]

ALL & Create · Birthday · cards · copics · Penny Black

AALL & Create Birthday Cards….

January 28, 2026January 29, 2026 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m finally getting around to posting some birthday cards! I love the cute characters from ALL & Create! So fun to color! I wasn’t quite sure how to fit the dog on the card because it was so much bigger than the girl. I stuck with the perspective view of bigger in front.

The sentiment on the front is from Penny Black clear stamp set, Good Wishes.

The girl and dog are from ALL & Create Pawsitively Perfect clear stamp set TP-1286.

The grass and the background clouds are from ALL & Create Visual Dreams #1070.

The die cut flowers are from Tim Holtz Vault Funky Floral Wreath die set 666563.

I ink blended the grass and stamped the grass stamp over the inking…

I ink blended the sky and stamped the circles image for clouds and added some white gel pen…

The girl and dog are colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Next card…

Both of these cards are A2 size.

I randomly stamped the images from AALL & Create Elemental Notes #905 in black ink on a panel and ink blended with two colors. Spattered with white ink.

I stamped the camera on a die cut rectangle, matted it in black and then to the postage stamp die cut.

The camera is from ALL & Create Lens & Lines clear stamp set. I stamped part of it again so I could have the extra flower. I fussy cut it out and mounted it with thin mounting tape.

I ink blended around the camera panel and colored the image with Copic Sketch Markers.

Fun cards! I think the girls liked them! lol

Linking my cards to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday #319 – Rainbow of colors or anything goes

Group of Cardmakers – Layered Scene Cards (top card in this post)

Everybody Art Challenge #592 – anything goes

Try it on Tuesday – add some text (second card in this post)

The Sisterhood of Crafters – spots and dots (top card in this post)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the stamps and dies I used for these cards…

AALL & Create Pawsitively Perfect A7… [ SSS \| SBC ]	AALL & Create Visual Dreams A6 Clear… [ SSS ]	Penny Black – Timeless Collection -… [ SBC \| ACH ]
Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Funky Floral… [ SSS ]	AALL & Create Lens and Lines A6 Clear… [ SSS \| SBC ]	AALL & Create – A6 – Clear Stamps -… [ TPF \| AST ]
Spellbinders Bayfair Nested Postage… [ SSS \| SPL ]	copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS \| BLIC ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]
Tsukineko – Memento – Fade Resistant… [ SBC \| ACH ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Bazzill Card Shoppe – 8-1/2 x 11 by… [ STR \| SSS \| SBC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives > Black,… [ ACH ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS \| ACH ]

Birthday · cards · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Winter

Cottage Cutz Puppy Carolers for a January Birthday Card…So Cute!

January 20, 2026January 30, 2026 Pam Sparks9 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s a Caroling Puppy Trio gone birthday! Perfect for a January birthday I thought! I had so much fun making this!

A delightful Winter scene. A 5 x 7 size card. A couple blue oxide inks for the sky. Snow spattering for the grand finale!

I used a lot of Cottage Cutz dies.

The background houses, kids sledding and trees is ‘Winter Wonderland Border’.

The snowman is from the ‘Snowy Village Accessories’ die.

The trees in the front are ‘Pine Tree, Full and Pine Tree, Slim’.

‘Puppy Carolers’ is the main die.

The wreath on the lantern is from the ‘Woodland Mailbox’ die.

I used two Poppystamps dies.

‘Old Fashioned Lamp Post’ and ‘Happy Birthday Melody”.

I die cut the happy birthday three times and glued the cuts together so they wouldn’t be completely flat.

I used the really thin mounting tape for the rest of the images. I added double to the lamp post.

I just love how it turned out and I hope you do too! I wish you could see this in real life!

And I took a picture of the inside!

This was for our granddaughter Lilli that turned 21 the 8th of January. She’s a singer, a cello player and loves her dogs! She also has her own business! So proud of her!

Holler if you have any questions.

I’m linking to some card challenge blogs….

NBUS #82 – Never before used stuff (Puppy Carolers, Pine trees, Woodland Mailbox and Snowy Village Accessories)

The Four Seasons January 2026 – mood board (so honored to be a winner!)

The Word Power January 2026 – showcase sentiment

Neglected Stuff January 2026 – Most of what I used! lol I didn’t know how old except on the two poppystamps dies that have a date on the storage envelopes! 2016!

Die Cut Diva’s – Use a New Crafty Item ( I used four new to me dies)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Snowman · Winter

A NEW YEAR and some new to me Snowmen…

January 15, 2026January 29, 2026 Pam Sparks11 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m sitting here trying to remember how to do everything involved in writing a blog post. eek! It’s been a month or so! I’ve been having fun using some of my stash! I hope I can keep up getting stuff posted. I have FIVE cards that I have pictures of that I haven’t posted yet. Where does the time go!

At least I’m getting to it this morning! hoho

I love how fresh and snowy this card is! Fun colors!

It’s mostly still available dies, I’ll link you up below. Very basic die cutting and gluing…a little white pen. Oh I inked the snowglobe base with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.

I tore a snow layer for the globe and for the background panel so the trees are grounded. It’s hard to see but it’s there. I thought about adding glitter but then promptly forgot!

Hope they make you smile and warm up! It’s cold in Iowa this week. Yesterday the wind gave the word biting meaning! No snowmen around town right now though!

I’m linking to some blog card challenges…

Cut it Up #347 – Favorite Dies

Word Art Wednesday – Anything Goes #734-735

Christmas Kickstart #106 – Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

The Four Seasons – Winter

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup – anything goes Christmas with the optional twist of snow people

January is a busy birthday month for this family so I’ll have some more cards to share. Christmas was wonderful and I’m still enjoying my decor. I don’t get it up all that early so I figure I can leave it up a little longer. hoho

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my blog after so long an absence.

Here’s what I used to make this card…the abbreviations below the item take you to stores…thank you for using my links! I appreciate it!

Memory Box – 94918 Stylish Snowmen… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94796 Slender Pine Trees… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94930 Warm Wishes… [ STR \| SSS ]
Memory Box – 94808 Holiday Snowglobe… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94314 Bauble Snowflake… [ STR ]	Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper… [ STR ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS ]

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

Memory Box Decorative Ornaments, Bello Joy and Pinecone and Berries 3D Embossing Folder Card…

November 19, 2025November 21, 2025 Pam Sparks6 Comments

Hi everyone! People on social media are so creative with Christmas ornaments! Have you seen what they are doing with multiple ornaments? Making clusters! So cool. My tree is full of everything I’ve collected and love so I don’t really get into having a theme tree. It would be fun but… do you change your tree from year to year?

oh, back to this card… Nothing unusual! Die cuts and here’s the 3D embossing folder I used post before last but just in plain ‘ole white! I love the depth!

I’m glad I don’t have to pick a favorite technique because I like trying everything! hoho

This is an A2 size card. Mirror card for the silver cuts and scraps for the baubles!

I ended up die cutting with scor-tape on the backs. So much easier to stick down without glue EVERYWHERE!

I’m linking to some Christmas Card Challenges…

Peace On Earth Christmas #100! – anything goes Christmas

A Cut Above November 2025 – anything goes with a die cut

Merry Little Christmas #65 – anything Christmas goes

That’s it for today’s post! Be sure to comment or email if you have any questions.

The Iowa forecast, in case you’re curious! haha! We’ve been accused of always talking about the weather here in Iowa! It’s just dreary and 47˚. I need to do some work outside but I’m gonna wait for some sunshine!

ttul!

Products I used to make this card…click/tap the abbreviations below the icon to go to a store! Thank you!

Memory Box – 94910 Decorative… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94763 Bello Joy craft die [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – EF1043 Pinecones and… [ STR \| SSS ]
Scor-Tape [ STR \| SSS ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12 [ STR ]