Thursday, December 31, 2015

Sparkle N Sprinkle January 2016 Release Blog Hop



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Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's
first New Reveal Blog Hop of 2016!

We have FIVE new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until Jan 3.  So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the store and start shopping.  All of the new sets are available on cling mounted rubber or as a digital image.


The sets are:
 

 Three Tenors 767 (digi version DIGI767)
Sing On 768 (digi version DIGI768)
Thinking of You 769 (digi version DIGI769)
Happily Ever After 770 (digi version DIGI770)
Poppies 771 (digi version DIGI771)


On Jan 3rd, 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 on the SNS Blog, will receive ALL of the new stamp sets released this month (or the digi versions, if preferred).


The Blog Hop order this month is:

(*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????
 
Cards with windows and shaker elements are very popular right now.  For my project I decided to combine this with my love for flowers and make this fun shaker card. 
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For the card front I used layers of striped designer and red cardstock.  I wanted a little more sparkle so I used a glue pen to add Sparkle Embossing Powder to the red stripes on the designer cardstock.  When heat set it adds sparkle without changing the color of the stripes.  An oval window was cut through both layers with Spellbinders’ Classic Oval Die and acetate was layered behind.  I cut a frame with Spellbinders’ Opulent Ovals and used the Glitter Paper Technique to add Sparkle EP.  This was layered over the window.


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I heat embossed the floral image from the Poppies set with Black Detail Embossing Powder and colored with Nuance Powder Dye.  The card front was popped up over the image and I used Pine Grove Glitter Tinsel and some green sequins for inside the shaker window.  These sometimes like to stick to the acetate so I rubbed the Static Free pouch over it to reduce this.  The sentiment was heat embossed with Detail Black EP and layered on a piece of red, also covered with Sparkle EP.

 
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.



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!


The next stop on our blog hop is Jess.  I know you will love what she has to share.


E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:
All Sorts Challenge 342/343 – Anything But Christmas
Crafty Creations Challenge #305 – Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew 103 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 406 – Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge #119: "Anything Goes"
Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #68 - Anything Goes!
Repeat Impressions December Challenge ~ Anything Goes Challenge
TTCRD Challenge – “Anything Goes”
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge TT274 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #216 - Anything Goes

Merry Christmas A Little Late





I recently realized that my Christmas card never posted so I thought I would get it in before the end of the year.  It was very busy this year but I was determined to make them for my friends and family so I finished these last minute.

The stamped sentiment is from Penny Black.  It was stamped on vellum and layered behind my new Spellbinders’ die, Labels Thirty-Nine Decorative Elements.  



Had to add this picture of my hubby.  I talked him into helping remove the small pieces from the detailed die cut. 

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:
Scrapy Land Challenge #32 – Holidays (PLUS using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells)
Crafts and Me December Challenge - Winter or Christmas 
Crafty Creations Challenge #305 – Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew 103 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge #119: "Anything Goes"
Fussy and Fancy Challenge 154 - Happy Holidays!
Little Claire Monthly Stamp Challenge #64 - A Special Christmas Card
Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #68 - Anything Goes!

Monday, December 21, 2015

Christmas Poinsettia





I love all the poinsettias at Christmas.  I always get a couple to place around the house.  Just for Fun has this lovely Poinsettia image that is perfect for your holiday cards.



I heat embossed the image on watercolor paper and colored with Color Bursts.  After fussy cutting, I layered it in the center of the die cut card front.  The die cut is from Sue Wilson Designs Sintra die from her Portuguese Collection, cut from white and layered on red. 

Have a wonderful week.

E. Marie



I entered this card in the following challenge:
Scrapy Land Challenge #32 – Holidays (PLUS using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells)
Crafts and Me December Challenge - Winter or Christmas 
Deep Ocean Challenge #119: "Anything Goes"
Little Claire Monthly Stamp Challenge # 64 - A Special Christmas Card
Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #68 - Anything Goes!