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

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

You'll Be An Amazing Mom



Good morning all, hope your day is off to a great start!!  Today I want to share a card made with the digi Baby Oh Baby stamp set.  Let's get started on how this came together.

 


To created the background a piece of super adhesive sheet was cut to 5" x 5" and placed
on top of pink cardstock backing removed and glittered using Starfire glitter. 
I used the Victorian die from Crafter's Companion and die cut it twice. They were placed
on top of the glittery background paper small drops of Strawberry Coulis Crystal Drops was added around the die cut.

 


Next the image and sentiment were sized, printed out using the color stamp and cut using
the Silhouette.  Sparkle was added using the Nuvo Small Glue Pen, Sunny Daze, Spirited
Green, and Starfire glitter.  Small drops of Ebony Crystal Drops were also added.


 


The ribbon was made using 1/2" Tear-ific Tape and Sunny Daze glitter.

 


The sentiment was layered and placed on the card using foam dots.


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


 
 


Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Always Be Yourself


Good morning everyone, hope you are all having a great day!!  Well summer is here and I wanted to share a cute mermaid card with you using the newly released Tropical Mermaid Alana (digi) from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  Isn't she just the cutest!!

The image was sized and printed out using the color digi stamp.  Using the Spellbinder's Radiant Rectangle Dies the frame was die cut and placed on top of a piece of sticker paper, backing removed and covered with Sparkling Snow glitter.  This created the beautiful sparkly background for my cute mermaid!



Small drops of Sea Breeze Jewel Drops were placed on the bubbles.  Sparkle was added to the image using Nuvo Small Glue Pen, Spirited Green, Starfire and Waterfall glitter.  



The shells, starfish and sentiment was printed out and cut out using the Silhouette. Color was added to the shells using copic markers. Glitter was added to them using the small glue pen and Sparkling Snow glitter.  The shells were placed on the card using foam dots.  The branches were die cut using a Sizzix die.




Here is a close of the frame and all the pretty sparkle on the card!



Thanks for stopping by have a wonderful day and remember......Keep Stamping!!!

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Sparkle N Sprinkle's June New Reveal



Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle
 June Reveal Blog Hop!




We are now revealing our new stamp sets on the15th of each month.  On the first of the month, a new video kit club will be revealed.

We are continuing to add new product lines, so be on the look out for them.  The newest addition is Hampton Arts.


We have four new rubber stamp sets plus one huge digi bundle being revealed this month.  

The sets are:



(Digital Version DIGI851BG - additional sentiment)
  (Digital Version DIGI854LS - additional sentiments)
(Digital Version DIGI856FS - see below)
(Digital Version DIGI857SG - additional sentiments)

DIGI856FS - Swallowtail Butterflies (includes lots of additional colored images, additional sentiments, and digi paper)


When you purchase the digi versions of any of the SNS rubber sets, you are getting lots of extras that aren't available otherwise.  These extras include additional images and/or sentiments not available with the rubber version, digi papers (in some cases), and a cut file to use with your electronic cutting machines will also be included with all digi images purchased!

You're definitely going to want both the rubber versions as well as the digi versions of all our new releases.

The new sets are 20% off until June 20, 2017.  So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the New Store and start shopping.

On June 18th, ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs listed below. Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  You never know who the Mystery Designer will be that has the winning comment.

The Grand Prize Winner, which will be announced on the SNS Facebook page and the SNS Blog, will receive ALL of the new rubber stamp sets revealed this month.


The Blog Hop Order this month is:
Belinda  (your here)

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


We hope you enjoy the New Reveal Blog Hop as much as we do.  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  

 Wonder who the Mystery Host will be this month????


Have you checked out the SNS YouTube Channel featuring Demo Donna?  If not, then you are in for a real treat.  Subscribe today to get all the latest Demo Donna tips and techniques!



We are also happy to announce the new and improved SNS Creative Challenge.  It will now be held on Facebook. 

 Search for the Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge group and ask to join today.  This is a closed group, but we want anyone who wants to participate to join (just trying to keep out spammers 😀).  You can join today!

 The new challenge will begin July 1 and will run from the 1st - 25th of each month.  A SNS image (either rubber or digi) needs to be used.  If you don't have any yet, no worries, there are some Freebies located on the new website.  They are located on the Home page, just scroll down a bit to see them:

The Winner and Top Three will be posted on the last day of each month.  The Winner will receive a $15 Gift Certificate to the new on-line store.  Please review all the Challenge Rules before submitting your photo.

We hope to see you soon in our new Facebook Group!

Hope you all are having fun on the blog hop!!  I just love all of the stamp sets this month, but my favorite was the beautiful Swallowtail Butterflies.  Let me show you how my card came together.


The background paper was created using distress ink and a blending tool.  The cardstock was covered with Mustard Seed and Peacock Feathers ink blending well.  



Once all the white areas were covered I laid a piece of slightly wet paper towel on top to blend the inks together.  


The wet paper towel lighten the ink and created a beautiful background for my butterflies.  I really wanted a bit of shimmer so after the cardstock was dry, I embossed it with the new Crafter's Companion 3d Embossing Folders.  They are so beautiful!!  The next step was to embellish the embossing using Lemon Sorbet and Aquamarine Mousse from Nuvo.  I did this using my finger and the result was so pretty.  Small drops of Sea Breeze Jewel Drops were placed on the small dot in the embossing.  


Next it was time to start on the butterflies.  I stamped the butterflies onto watercolor paper.  This was done using the Misti and StazOn ink.  Leaving the paper in the Misti the butterflies were colored with Nuvo's Red Apple, Lemon Zest and Aqua Splash Aqua Markers.  Once the ink was dry the butterflies were re stamped with versamark and embossed using Clear EP.  


The same technique was used on the smaller butterfly using only the Red Apple and Lemon Zest markers.  Both butterflies were fussy cut out and placed on the card using foam dots.


For the sentiment I blended the Red Apple and Lemon Zest on a piece of watercolor paper.  Once dry the sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and small drops of Limoncello Jewel Drops were added.  


I would like to leave you with a sneak peek of my other projects to come, hope you will come back by to see the reveal!!

Have fun on the hop and enjoy all the beautiful projects!!

Next stop on your blog hop is the wonderful and very talented Eret!!!

Thursday, June 8, 2017

The Tassel Was Worth The Hassle


Good morning all, hope you are having a great week!!!  Rain has finally stopped here in Houston, so the grandchildren are off to the pool.  Summer has started!!

Today I would like to share my last project a step card from Sparkle N Sprinkle's June Reveal, using the digi Graduation Bundle.  This is a great digi bundle, be sure to check it out!




Let's get started on my step card.  The card base was created using this template and designer paper.  Next all of the images were sized and printed out.  They were then cut using my Silhouette.  


Here is the cute cap image which was resized before printing.  Sparkle was added using dimesional glue on the hat and Black Suede glitter.  On the books, ribbon and 2 of the bottles glitter was added using the Nuvo Small Glue Pen, Spirited Green and Starfire glitter.  The image was placed on the card using foam dots.





The banner was created the same using Sunny Daze, Fire Engine Red, Spirited Green and Starfire glitter along with the small glue pen. 



 The light bulb, hat and tassel were covered with dimensional glue and Black Suede glitter.  The center of the bulb was glittered with Sunny Daze and then covered with glossy accents.  This was left to dry overnight.  The bulb was placed on the card panel using foam dots.


To finish off the sentiment was printed and die cut using the Tonic Eastern Oyster dies.  The edges were glittered using the small glue pen and Fire Engine Red Glitter.  Small drops of Ebony Black Crystal Drops were added.  A strip of 1/4" Tear-ific Tape was placed in the center of the designer paper and glittered using Fire Engine Red glitter. 

Beginning with the June New Reveal,

the SNS Monthly Blog Hop will now begin on the

15TH OF EVERY MONTH.

SO BE SURE TO COME BACK ON THE 15TH TO SEE ALL THE NEW STAMP SETS BEING REVEALED AND JOIN US FOR THE BLOG HOP.  ONE LUCKY WINNER WHO LEAVES A COMMENT ON EACH OF THE DESIGNERS' BLOG POSTS WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THE NEW STAMP SETS REVEALED!

Thanks so much for stopping by have a great day and remember.......Keep Stamping!!