Summer Dreams

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With the beginning of June, four things come to my mind – Birthdays, Father’s Day, School’s Out, and Head for the Beach!  Today we will celebrate the beach using the Crane on Pier Silhouette, Marina, and Cattails stamp sets from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps

The cattails were stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder on the card front and layered on black and blue cardstock.  Zig Clean Color markers were used on watercolor paper to create the colorful sunset.  Then the Crane on Pier Silhouette and Marina images were stamped and heat embossed in black on top.  These were trimmed and layered on black and white and added to the card front.

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The simple sentiment, from The Seasons Word Block, was stamped with Distress Ink across the top of the card.

What cards do you need to make for this month?

E. Marie

Just For Fun June Challenge - 50's Flash Back

If you are looking for the Sparkle N Sprinkle Reveal Blog Hop, scroll down or click here.

June is here and it is time for a new challenge at  

Just For Fun Rubber Stamps Blog.   

This month our theme is 50's Flash Back.  How fun is that!!   

 We also have an optional sketch that you can use.

Remember that the challenge rules have also been changed so you no longer are required to use a JFF stamp on your project to win the monthly gift certificate, but if you do use a JFF stamp you will receive a 2^nd entry in the drawing, doubling your chance to win.

My hubby is an antique car buff and was born in the 50’s so this is the perfect theme for his upcoming birthday.  I started this card by stamping the background with JFF’s Circles Background.  I colored in a few of the circles with red and layered on black and red.

I stamped and fussy cut three 45 RPM record images and arranged these on the front.  The Diner and '57 Chevy were stamped in black and fussy cut.  I added a little splash of red and some grey shading to each and layered them on top of the records.

The sentiment, Good Times, was stamped in red Memento ink, layered on black, and added across the top.  Then I added the Fuzzy Dice, hanging them from the sentiment with some fiber.

My hubby will really enjoy this card.  Just for your info, my hubby and I have the same birthday – wonder what he will make me?

Don’t forget to visit the JFF blog to get full details and rules for the challenge, along with some great inspiration from my fellow designers.

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E. Marie

Sparkle N Sprinkle June Reveal Blog Hop

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

We have three new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until June 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:

 Roses 784 (digi version DIGI784)
  Wild Rose 785 (digi version DIGI785)
   Country Flowers 786 (digi version DIGI786)


On June 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:

Chris
Belinda
Anne
Shona
Marie
Jess
Eret
Diane

(*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????

The Country Flowers set is irresistible and so I had to use it for my reveal card.  I started by creating a pocket on my card front by folding the top right corner down.

I punched a piece of sticker paper and added Orchid Glitter.  This was used for the border along the top of the pocket.  Then strips of 1/4" and 1/8” Double Sided "Tear-ific" Tape were added along the bottom and covered with Orchid Glitter.

I stamped the main floral image twice, heat embossed with Black Detail EP, and colored with Copic Markers.   

I fussy cut one entire image for the pocket front and the flowers only for the insert card.

The sentiment was stamped across the top of the insert card.

I completed the insert card by adding strips of the decorative paper from the card front, along with strips of Double Sided "Tear-ific" Tape, covered with Orchid Glitter.

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.  Hop on over to see what she has to inspire you.
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E. Marie

A Guiding Light

Happy Memorial Day! I am so grateful to all those who have sacrificed so much for us.   

It was a lovely day today and I know many spent time with their families.  One of my favorite things to do on Memorial weekends as a child was to go fishing with my father.  The new Just Go Fishing stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle really touched my heart and brought back memories of those times with my dad.  Today I am sharing a card created with this set.

The background of this card was created with an embossing folder and three embossing powders.  After running a piece of white cardstock through an embossing folder, I light sponged the raised area with blue Memento Ink.  Then I sponged over this with Versamark Ink and sprinkled on some Poolside EP.  After heat setting this, I sponged on more Versamark Ink and sprinkled on some Mediterranean Star EP and heat set.  I repeated this process one more time with Americana EP.  This was layered on a piece of cardstock edged with Versamark Ink and Americana EP, then added to the white card base.
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I used the digital version of this stamp set, printing the image and sentiment in black on white cardstock.  I edged the sentiment with some blue Memento Ink, then added some Versamark and heat set with Poolside EP.  This was layered on another square of white cardstock edged with Americana EP.
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The image was cut out using a Spellbinder circle die and sponged with distress inks.  Then the edge of the circle was heat set with Poolside EP and this was layered on a slightly larger white circle edged with Americana EP.

Thanks for stopping by and remember to check back for the upcoming Sparkle N Sprinkle June Reveal Blog Hop.

E. Marie