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Monday, August 31, 2015

Sparkle N Sprinkle's September 1st Reveal

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's
 Sept 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!


This month we are doing something a little different.  Instead of releasing new stamp sets, we decided to do a themed reveal.  Our theme is "Beach/Water" related, so you will see lots of different stamp sets used by our Designers.   Any "beach themed" set will be 20% off until Sept 3.  So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the store and start shopping.  All of the sets are available on cling mounted rubber or as a digital image.  

Big Day 749 
is the stamp set featured with this month's Technique Video Kit.

Here are a few of the Beach themed sets being used this month:

Tropical 158 (digi version DIGI158)
Ocean Treasures 560 (digi version DIGI560jj)
Sea Lady 735 (digi version DIGI735)
Mermaid Kisses 529 (rubber only)
Surf's Up 455  (digi version DIGI455)
Beach Babes 473 (digi version DIGI473m)



On Sept 3, one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs.  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 winner will get to choose FOUR beach/water themed stamp sets of his/her choice (or the digi version, if preferred).

The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on Sept 3 on the SNS Facebook page, the Designer's blogs, and here on the SNS Blog.  

In addition to our regular Designers, two of our 2015 Guest Designers this month, Ani and Chris are with us again 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.)

Hope you all have had a wonderful summer!!  I enjoyed 2 weeks with my grandchildren visiting Disneyland and beach fun on the beautiful California beaches!!  Love this month's reveal using all the fun beach stamp sets!  On my layout I used the Tropical stamp set along with Camera Life and Flourishes #2.



To start creating my background paper I used a 12 x 12 piece of watercolor paper that was trimmed to 11 x 11.  The flourishes were stamped with versamark and embossed with White EP.  The next step was to add color, that was done using Ultramarine Blue and Violet Color Burst.  Small amount of powder was sprinkled all over the paper and misted with water.  The colors just came to life and created the perfect background.  Next I used a Tim Holtz's stencil along with white embossing paste randomly around the page.  Once dry the larger dots were created with a second stencil, embossing paste and Ocean glitter.



The next step was to create my embellishments for my layout.  I started stamping my sea shells with versamark and embossed with Glitzy Gold and Hit the Beach EP.  Color was added using copic markers.  The shells were then fussy cut out, and small dots of liquid glass was added to them.



Using my Silhouette the other chipboard embellishments were cut. 
The title was stamped using a stamp from the Camera Life stamp set.  Versamark ink was used to stamp the title and it was embossed with Sapphire EP


Small sea shells were added to the layout along with cheese cloth.  Once the elements were on the page small amount of gesso was added to give a distressed look.


The larger chipboard flourish was covered with gesso and a bit of sparkle was added by apply Sparkling Snow glitter while the gesso was still wet.

Sparkle was also added to the sea shells using a small brush, brushable glue and Sparkling Snow glitter.


Pearls were added for a little extra bling.
The layout was then glued to a 12 x 12 piece of white cardstock.  The edges were distressed and inked with Brilliance Coffee Bean ink.

I hope you have enjoyed my layout, the next stop on our blog hop is Shona

Have fun and enjoy all the beautiful project our talented designers have created.  Good luck to you all!!

A little sneak peek of more beach project to come!!  Hope you will come back to see the reveal!!



We love reading your comments and hope that we have inspired you as well.  If you can not leave a comment for some reason, please email icinganne@yahoo.com with your comment and the name of the blog or the Designer you are commenting about.

The Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge also begins today.  There are lots of prizes and recognition badges.  Come check out how you can become a SNS Featured Artist as well.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and/or Flock.

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????



16 comments:

  1. This is a gorgeous layout Belinda! Love all the textures and colors you've chosen.

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  2. This is an awesome scrapbook page Belinda! Love the light brown with the blue - perfect beach combination!

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  3. This is a gorgeous layout!! I love all the layers and how you added glitter to the swirls. :)

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  4. Beautifully beachie layout, Belinda! Love your textures and colors!

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  5. Belinda - This makes me so happy! I could look at this page all day. I love the colors and texture. I love the layers and the depth. Just incredible! I love it.

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  6. It is all in the details and you did it! The fence, the grasses (love the flourishes), the pears and of the glitter. You put it all together and made it shine. TFS.

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  7. WOW! You just gave me another reason to order those color burst inks! I love your page! Beautiful layers!

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  8. FUN and FABULOUS layout!!!
    WOW - your background is AMAZING - LOVE the textures, sparkle & pretty details - LOVE IT ALL!!!

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  9. the layout is beautiful. I love all of the different textures.
    You used the pieces from the featured sets so well.
    Gives the page a lot of depth.
    thanks for sharing.

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  10. What a fantastic layout!! There are so many elements to look at. I can't stop staring. Keep up the fabulous work!!

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  11. Love the texture and glitter you used on the layout. Very nice.

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  12. I love all the wonderful details on your page. Great job!

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  13. What a fabulous layout. I love all the details and the layers and texture. Such an amazing result.

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  14. The light blue textured background is awesome. your green grass, lovely sea shells and white fence makes your layout even better. Fantastic work, Belinda!

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  15. Great scrapbook page. The various techniques and textures really make it pop!

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Your comments are very "special" to me...Belinda