Sparkle N Sprinkle's October Reveal Blog Hop

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

We have SIX new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until Oct 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:
Witching Hour 742  (digi version DIGI742b)
  Cackle On 743  (digi version  DIGI743b)
  Sleigh Ride 744  (digi version DIGI744j)
 Jefferson 745  (digi version DIGI745b)
Wilson 746   (digi version DIGI746b)
Hats DIGI3120 (digi only)

On Oct 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 Grand Prize Winner, which will be announced on Oct 3 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).

In addition to our regular Designers, we are happy to introduce you to two new Guest Designers this month.  Irit and Jess will be our Guest Designers for the months of October, November, and December.

 We'd also like to say Thank You to our second set of Guest Designers, Ani and Chris, for a job well done!


The Blog Hop order this month is:
Jess
Belinda
Eret
Marie
Shona
Anne
Irit

(*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 have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  We also hope that we have inspired you as well.  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  (We love reading these as your comments also inspire us.)  

The latest Mystery Designer was Shona.  Wonder who will be the Mystery Designer this month?? 

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.

 

My project features the Sleigh Ride set.   

The sleigh image was stamped and heat embossed with Cerulean embossing powder. I used Spellbinders’ Radiant Rectangles to die cut the image and a piece of light blue designer cardstock.

The trees from the Sleigh Ride set were stamped with Versamark ink on the blue card base, along with snowflakes from the Snow One Like You set.  These were heat embossed with White Detail embossing powder and the die cut layers and image were layered on top.  A few blue jewels were added.

I did some playing around while designing this card and decided to use some of the extra pieces to make a second card.

This time I embossed the image with the White Detail embossing powder and the blue cardstock and then die cut it and sponged a little White Cloud Versamagic around the edges.  I popped this up in the center of the die cut white card base and layered a left over piece of the die cut light blue designer cardstock around the outer edge.  Then I ran Dimensional Glue around the inside edge of this layer and added Cloud Nine Velvet Glitter and a few pearls.

This a was great way to make two fairly easy Christmas cards.  Now it is time to hop on.  The next stop on our blog hop is Shona.  I know she has something fun to share with you.

E. Marie

I entered these cards in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge – T is for Transport

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #148 – Make It Sparkle

Papertake Weekly Challenge – Take Your Pick (Technique theme – Embossing)

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C305 – Show me the Blue

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #235: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 281 – Always Anything Goes

Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #62 - Anything Goes!

Sweet Stampin’ Challenge – Use a non-white base

Repeat Impressions September Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #203 - Anything Goes

Wags N Whiskers Challenge 162: Glitter/Sparkle

Sparkle N Sprinkle's Mid-Month Mini Blog Hop

Sparkle N Sprinkle is having a Mid-Month Mini Blog Hop so that we can showcase the new Big Day stamp set.

Big Day 749

This is a planner/calendar stamp set that was included in this month's video technique kit club.  This new set is 20% off until Sept 23.  So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the store and start shopping.  

A WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs and will receive this new Big Day set along with the Basic Grey calendar kit also showcased in this month's video.

 Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for this Prize.  You never know who the Mystery Designer will be that has the winning comment.  

The Grand Prize Winner, will be announced on Sept 23 on the SNS Facebook page and on the SNS Blog.

The Blog Hop order for our Mini Reveal is:

Jess
Chris
Shona
Eret
Anne
Marie
Diane
Ashley
Ani

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

 

I was shopping the other day and saw these cute little magnets and this was the inspiration for my card.  We always keep a big calendar on the front of our refrigerator, held up with magnets.  I thought it would be a great idea to have a set of magnets that not only held up the calendar, but could also be used as reminders of special events.

The card base was created with rust colored cardstock, embossed with an embossing folder.  Versamark was run over the raised design and heat embossed with Sparkle embossing powder.  This was layered on the teal base.  Then small monthly calendars from designer cardstock were edged with ink, and then distressed with Versamark and Shazam embossing powder (see Distressed Embossing Powder Technique).  These were added to the card front.

To make the little magnets, I stamped the images and die cut them with Spellbinders’ square die and layered on a slightly larger coordinating piece of cardstock covered with Super Adhesive.  The remaining exposed adhesive was covered with Starfire glitter.  These were layered on heavy chipboard and then covered with Versamark and Super Thick Clear embossing powder.  I repeated this process two more times, creating a thick, shiny, lacquered look.  Magnet was added to the back.

To get them to stick to the tag, I had to get creative.  I headed to the local hardware store to get some metal but could not find anything that worked.  I ended up using blades from a utility knife (the sweet lady helping me actually just handed me hers that had extra blades in it).  They were adhered with Super Adhesive and then covered with more Super Adhesive and a strip of magnet (I didn’t want anyone to get cut!).

The sentiment is from the Happy Birthday set and die cut with the Copenhagan die from Sue Wilson’s Scandinavian Collection.

We hope you enjoy this Mini Reveal as much as we have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  And hopefully, we have inspired you as well.

Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  (We love reading your comments as they inspire us as well.)  

The next stop on our blog hop is Diane.

Hop on over to see her wonderful project.

E. Marie