This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.....PSALM 118:24

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Sparkle N Sprinkle's Febuary 1st Reveal!



Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's 
February 1, 2015 Reveal.



This month FOUR new rubber stamp sets and two new digi-only sets are being introduced.   These sets are 20% off their regular price, until Feb. 3rd.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  Iris Garden #687 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:


Seasonal Trees #680   (digi version DIGI680)
Sleep Over #686   (digi version DIGI686)
Iris Garden #687  (digi version DIGI687)
Berry Sundae #688   (digi version DIGI688)
Wild About You #DIGI692 (digi only)
Stanley Valentine #DIGI693 (digi only)


On Feb 3rd,  one Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below.  The Grand Prize Winner will receive
all FOUR of the new rubber stamp sets (or digi sets, if you prefer)


The winner of the blog hop will be announced on Feb 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs.  This month's Blog Hop order is:

(Tip: if you have a problem with a particular link, try clicking on the person's blog title to send you to their Home page.)

This month's collections of stamps are just so cute and pretty!!  I couldn't wait to get started using them, hope you feel the same.  I chose to use the Iris Garden set this month.  It is just so pretty and could be used for some many different occasions. 


I stamped the images and fussy cut them out, colored with copic markers.  Sparkle was added using a glue pen and Sparkling Snow, Golden Silver and Spirited Green glitters.  Using the tutorial for stamping on glitter, I stamped the sentiment and punched it out using a oval punch.  A few pearls were added and the edges inked.


The window was die cut using the Grand Madison die.  I placed a 1/8" Tear-ific Tape along the window sill and glittered using Princess Anna Fuchsia glitter.


I created my background using my Gelli Plate, acrylic paint and stencils.  Embossing paste and a stencil added some dimension inside the window.  To add some sparkle I dusted the embossing paste with Sparkling Snow glitter.  The window was added to the card base using pop dots.  I placed the iris image on top of the window and added the window sill.  The small iris was placed on top of the window sill along with a pretty bow.  I added the sentiment with pop dots and pretty pearl accents were added along the edge of the card base. The cute butterfly is a brad by Recollections.


A closer look at the background paper.  The Gelli Plate is a wonderful way to create your own backgrounds.  You must try it!!  I placed a piece of 1/4" Tear-ific Tape along the edge of the cardstock remove the backing and glittered with Princess Ann Fuchsia glitter.

We hope you enjoy the New Reveals as much as we do!  Last month the winner came from Anne's blog.  Wonder which Designer contains the Grand Prize winner this month?


Don't forget to leave a comment with each Designer to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  We love reading your comments and hope we have inspired you as well.  If you absolutely can not leave a comment for some reason, please email icinganne@yahoo.com with your comment and the name of the blog or Designer you are commenting about.


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The new SNS Creative Challenges also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges. 
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Did you know we are having a Guest Designer Call?   Click here for all the details.  The deadline is February 15.  Good luck to all of you who apply!
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Thanks so much for stopping by here is a sneak peek of a project to come using the Seasonal Tree stamp set!  

Have fun on the hop, next stop is Anita!! 

See you soon!!!

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Santa Claus

Good morning everyone, hope you have had a wonderful week so far!!  I would like to share a layout I created a few weeks ago.  It features my beautiful grand babies and Santa!!


This was the first year my grandson Andy would sit on Santa's lap, and boy what a cute picture it was!!
I layered several strips of ribbon on the layout and layered the photo on top of them.  


The deer was die cut from chipboard using Tim Holtz's Deer in Flight Die.  The deer was stamped with SNS Journal Mixed Media stamp and inked with Coffee Bean ink.  The wreath was die cut using Elizabeth Craft Design's Holiday House. For the beautiful tree, I used the die and embossing folder from Anne Griffin.  The pretty sparkle was added using a glue pen and Golden Silver and Silver Dreams glitter.



Using super adhesive sheet I removed the backing and applied Cloud Nine glitter.  The Crystal Medallion images was stamped on top. You can find a tutorial Here for stamping on glitter.  The image was fussy cut out and placed under the photo layer.  For the pretty snowflake on top it was die cut using Anne Griffin die and glittered using brushable glue and Sparkling Snow glitter.



The title was cut using my Silhouette, and glittered using brushable glue and Fire Engine Red glitter.

I just love this picture, everyone is Smiling!!!  We very rarely get this to happened!!

Hope you have enjoyed my layout, thanks so much for stopping by, and remember.....Keep Stamping

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Love And Kisses!

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are having a wonderful day!!  Thought I would share a Valentine's Day card with you that I just finished using the new Love and Kisses digi stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  This is such a cute set and can be used for many different occasions. 


I made a gate fold card, and used my new Anne Griffin Embossing Folder.  These folder and dies are so pretty I just couldn't wait to use them.  I placed a piece of 2 1/2" Tear-ific Tape on both sides of the front of the card and glittered using Fire Engine Red Glitter.  I embossed white CS using the Love Folder, I inked my brayer with versamark and rolled it on top of the embossed area, applied Firecracker Red EP Here is a great tutorial for this technique.  

I die cut the heart shape with Anne Griffin's die which is also new.  The heart was then embossed using the new heart folder from Anne Griffin.  The same ttechniquewas used to heat emboss the heart.


The image was printed and colored using copic markers.  I fussy cut the cut couple out and added some sparkle using a glue pen and Fire Engine Red glitter.  I punched some hearts and glittered them using Fire Engine Red glitter as well.

This set was just released last month at Sparkle N Sprinkle, hop on over to see all the beautiful glitters and EP.  If you love their products and would be interested in being a Guest Design Team Member please visit the blog for all the details on the Guest Design Team Call!!

Thanks so much for stopping by have a wonderful evening and remember....Keep Stamping!!

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Season's Greetings!!

Good morning everyone, hope your off to a great start to the new year!! I had to  share one last Christmas card using the Christmas Dove set!  I used the digital stamp for this card.



The image was printed onto white cardstock and colored with copic markers.  I then placed a piece of 2 1/2" Tear-ific Tape on top of the image.  Removed the backing and covered with Sparkling Snow glitter.  The image was then cut out.  


Using my Silhouette Cameo, I cut out a snow globe inked the globe with blue pigment ink.  The image was placed on the globe with pop dots.  I punched several small snowflakes using a Fisker snowflake punch.


Using 1/8" and 1/4" Tear-ific Tape on the bottom of the globe to create some sparkly strips.  For the 1/8" strip I removed the backing and covered it with Fascination glitter.  For the 1/4" strip I repeated the step using Silver Dreams glitter.  I cut a large snowflake with my Silhouette, using a brush and Brushable Glue the snowflake was glittered with Sparkling Snow glitter.  A small rhinestone was added to the middle.


To finish my card I embossed a piece of white CS with a snowflake embossing folder, printed the Season's Greeting out and inked the edges.  A small strip of Mon Ami Gabby Diamond Mesh was added down the side of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you have a wonderful day....and remember Keep Stamping!!

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Sparkle N Sprinkle's January Reveal Winner

Thanks to everyone who participated in this month's release.  One Grand Prize winner will win the entire collection revealed this month!

This month FOUR new stamp sets were  introduced.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  The Collector set #682 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:


Big Wet Kisses #678   (digi version DIGI678)
Ellie Retail Therapy #679   (digi version DIGI679)
Itty Bitty Robots #681  (digi version DIGI681)
The Collector #682   (digi version DIGI682)

 One Grand Prize Winner was selected from the comments left on the participating Designers' blogs.  

The Grand Prize Winner will receive 
 each of the New Reveal rubber stamp sets (or digi versions, if preferred)


Congratulations goes to 
Donna

who said...

Gorgeous card, so fun and cheery! Happy New year!
January 3, 2015 at 10:23 AM



Her comment came from Anne's blog.


Please email Anne at icinganne@yahoo.com to claim your prize.  Be sure to include your mailing address and phone number (if you are an international winner).


Hugs from The Sparkle Team,