I Have Been Published

Good morning everyone, I am so excited, I received my Scrap And Stamp magazine and my card was pictured in it!!!  This is my first time to be published (yay).  

Thanks to Margaret at Sparkle N Sprinkle for choosing my card.  

If you would like all the details on this card please visit my SNS Gallery.

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

Hugs

Belinda

Born To Shop

Good morning all, hope you all have had a wonderful week!!  Can't believe this coming week is Spring Break here in Texas for all my little grandchildren!!  Looking forward to having some fun with them!

Here is a look at my last project from the sneak peek I gave you last week. 

This stamp set is from SNS, it is The Born To Shop stamp set.  It is really cute and could be used for all kinds of cute cards for your girlfriends!!

I stamped the image twice and cut the outer 2 buildings off.  They were all colored with copic markers.

The outer 2 buildings were placed with pop dots on top of the card once the window was cut out.

Using a glue pen, I added Daisy, Green Iris and Sparkling Snow glitter to the store fronts.

The title was stamped with versamark and embossed with Black Detail EP.

Paper flowers were added to the sides of the card and flourishes.

If you would like more details on this card please stop by my Sparkle N Sprinkle Gallery!

Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you all having a wonderful weekend

and remember.....Keep Stamping!!

Belinda

All You Need Is Love

Hope you all are having a great week!!!  Here is my 3rd layout from my sneak peek reveal.  

This is my first try at a layout like this, but I really had a lot of fun, using so many different mixed media on this page!!

There are several different stencils used on this page with inks and embossing paste.  The stamps used are all from Sparkle N Sprinkle!!  

There is different strips of DP used and distressed.  Burlap and cardboard was also used.  On the cardboard around the picture I used versamark and Hit The Beach EP, I just love that little bit of sparkle.  On the edges of the cardboard, a small brush of embossing paste was added.  The new debuting Crystal Medallion was used on this page behind the photo.

Once the embossing paste is dry (overnight) I lightly inked them using sponge daubers.  The page was misted  for that vintage look.  All the edges were distressed.

I added faux stitching with a black pen.  I really loved how this turned out and can't wait to try this technique again.  If you would like more details on this layout please visit my SNS Gallery!!

Check back I have one more reveal from the sneak peek for you.

Have a wonderful day and remember.....Keep Stamping

Belinda

Winter Cardinal

Good morning everyone, another layout from my sneak peek! A winter layout to share with you!  

I used several different stamp sets on this layout, Winter Cardinal and Crystal Medallion were both just released on March 1st. These are perfect for all your beautiful holiday cards. The medallion is just beautiful used as snowflakes.  Flourishes 1 and Flourishes 2 were used for the background paper.  They were both placed on a acrylic block and stamped randomly around the paper with white ink.

The beautiful cardinal images was colored with copic markers and fussy cut, a beautiful embellishment for any page.

All of the beautiful snowflakes were cut using Cricut's Joys of the Season cartridge.  They were glittered using brushable glue, Sparkling Snow, Reflections and Diamond Dust, don't you just love all the beautiful "Sparkle"!

The title was computer generated, and placed behind Fancy Label Die Cut.  The die cut was glittered using brushable glue and Reflection glitter.  

I hope you have enjoy this layout, if you would like more details on this page please see my SNS Gallery.

Have a wonderful day, see you again soon!

Belinda

My Sweet Mother

Good morning all, hope you are all having a wonderful day!!  Well it seems winter is back in Houston again, the temps this morning are below freezing and raining.  Perfect day for paper crafting.  I hope you all were able to caught Sparkle N Sprinkle's March 1st Reveal.  5 new stamp sets were released and they are all just so pretty!  I gave you a sneak peek of layouts to come, so I would like to share one with you today!!

This layout is of my mother at 3 years old, taken in 1940.  This picture was a black and white picture, my grandmother hand painted it with oil paints.  She really had a beautiful talent.  Most picture taken back in 1940 were all black and white and she painted most all of them, they were just as beautiful as was my mother!!

On this layout  I used the Crystal Medallion stamp set, it was one of the new stamps released on March 1st.  

I stamped the image 3 times and cut out 2 of them.  They were all colored using copic markers.  Green Iris and Sparkling Snow were used to add all that pretty "sparkle".  These really made a beautiful embellishment for my layout.

Tim Holtz's Tattered Flower Die was used for the flowers.  I used several different stencil along with embossing paste on this layout.
I added glitter to the picture on the collar using SNS Tutorial for using glitter on your photos.

You can see the stencils and embossing paste really makes a pretty background design.  The beautiful butterflies are from Brocade Background stamp set.  

Here is a look at a 2nd layout using the same picture, but completely different look!

The stamp sets used on this layout are all by Sparkle N Sprinkle, Crystal Medallion and Brocade Background.  The background paper was stamped with Brocade Background with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.  

The Brocade Background stamps were used for the banners.

A 12x12 stencil was laid on top the DP and inked with versamark, remove the stencil and apply Silver Blue EP.  The corners were inked with versamark then apply clear embossing powder, apply Pixie Violet on top and heat from underneath.  

I hope you enjoyed my layouts as much as I did making it!!  It brought back sweet memories of my mother, who I miss dearly.  

If you would like more details on how to make this layout, please visit my SNS Gallery.

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

Belinda

Sparkle N Sprinkle March Reveal Winners

Hi!  Thank you for participating in Sparkle N Sprinkle's March 1st Release. 
We enjoyed making the new projects, and hope you enjoyed browsing. 

A sneak peek at a layout using the Crystal Medallion.  I would love for you to stop back by to see the reveal of this layout and 3 others using this month Reveal Stamps!!

We released 5 new stamp sets, 2 new digitals, and Jazzy Jill's technique kit.
Winners get to choose an embossing powder and glitter to go with their new set.

Our winners are:

Shona with "Iris Frame"

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#15 "Go Barb" of Tiles, Tangles and Strings

Eret with "Born to Shop"
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#10 Barbara Macaskill

Emmy with "Winter Cardinal"

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#30 Caliboo

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(sorry I forget to snapshot the random guy) 

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April with "Springtime Spunky"

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#7 Nancy Carroll

Donna with "Crystal Medallion"

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#47 Nancy of "Scrapping Everyday Miracles"

Congratulations, Winners!

Thank you for checking out the products and sample cards. 

Will you please e-mail SNS_Artist@tampabay.rr.com with your mailing address, choice of one glitter and one embossing powder which can be used with your new stamp sets, and we will get your prize in the mail!

A big thank you to all for joining us in this kick off.

(and for visiting all our blogs)

hugs always from The Sparkle Team,

Card In A Box

Good morning everyone hope you are having a blessed day!!  This morning I would like to share a Card In A Box with you.  I have been seeing these all over Pinterest and wanted to make one.  A sweet lady at church was having a birthday today and I thought it would be perfect for her.

You can find all kinds of tutorials on Pinterest and You Tube for template and measurement on how to cut and score the fold lines.

I used several different stamps on this card.  The Tulips and Magnolia stamp sets are from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  The butterflies on the side panels were also from Sparkle N Sprinkle Brocade Background.

The glitter used on this project are Daisy, Sparkling Snow, Orange Surprise, Bubblegum and Green Iris all from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

This really is a beautiful way to present a card.  It folds flat and fits into a A2 envelope.

All of the images were colored with copic markers.  A couple of the flowers were embossed with Indian Spark.

This is a look at the back panel, perfect for your sentiment and message.  

It really made me feel good that she had so much joy when she open this pretty flower card.  

If you have not tried this card technique please do it is so much fun to make and really is so pretty when you receive it.  

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

Belinda

SNS Products Used:

Indian Spark EP 

Green Iris

Daisy

Sparkling Snow

Orange Surprise

Magnolia Stamp Set #328

Tulip Stamp Set #491

Brocade Background Stamp Set #398