Sparkle N Sprinkle March 1st Reveal

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's

March 1, 2015 Reveal.

This month SEVEN new rubber stamp sets are being introduced.   These sets are 20% off their regular price, until March 3rd.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  Glasses #698 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:

Coffee Time #694   (digi version DIGI694)

Coffee Shoppe #695   (digi version DIGI695)

Best Friends Forever #696  (digi version DIGI696)

Mustache #697   (digi version DIGI697)
Glasses #698  (digi version DIGI698)
Expresso Yourself #699  (digi version DIGI699)
Coffee Talks #700  (digi version DIGI700)

On March 3rd,  one Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below.  The Grand Prize Winner will receive

all SEVEN of the new rubber stamp sets 

(or digi sets, if you prefer)

The winner of the blog hop will be announced on March 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs.  This month's Blog Hop order is:

April Williams
Shona Erlenborn
Eret Pank
Anne Temple
Marie Berquist
Belinda Shupe

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

This month it was very hard for me to decide which new set to use so I used three different ones.  Anyone that knows me will tell you that I love a good cup of coffee.  My favorite thing to do on the weekend is to curl up in my recliner first thing in the morning with a cup of coffee.  Even my little kindergarteners are always saying, “Mrs. B, you smell like coffee”.  I was thrilled to see all of these new coffee themed sets.

For the front of my card I used the main images from the Coffee Shoppe and Coffee Talks sets.  Both were colored with Copic markers and fussy cut.  I used a white pen on the chair backs in the Coffee Shoppe image and added touches of sparkle to both images with a Versamarker and Velvet Sparkle Embossing Powder.  These were popped up on the card front of an easel card.

When the card is opened it reveals the sentiment.  This was heat embossed with Log Cabin EP and die cut with Spellbinders’ D-Lites Fancy Label Tags One.  I sponged this with Tea Dye Distress Ink before removing it from the die.  The little coffee cup popped up on the sentiment is from the Espresso Yourself set.

The background of the card front and inside was created with rust cardstock and a “brick” layer.  I embossed white cardstock with Tim Holtz’s Texture Fades Bricked Embossing Folder and then sponged, swiped, fingered, and splattered it with seven different Distress inks.  A little hint here – when splattering, remove anything important from the area.  Especially other finished cards that do not need a touch of splatter on them!

Pour yourself a cup of coffee, or tea if you prefer, and enjoy what my fellow designers have to share.  Don't forget to leave a comment with each Designer to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  We love reading your comments and hope we have inspired you as well.  If you absolutely cannot leave a comment for some reason, please email icinganne@yahoo.com with your comment and the name of the blog or Designer you are commenting about.

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The new SNS Creative Challenges also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and or Flock.

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Main Street Shop Hop

If you live anywhere in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, Sparkle N Sprinkle is participating in the Main Street Shop Hop, along with other local crafting stores.  The Shop Hop begins March 21st. 

You can purchase a tote for $10 to participate.  Included in the tote are lots of goodies, plus your shopping passport.  Spend $5 at each participating store to get your passport stamped.  Once you have all of your stamps, turn in your passport for a chance to win HUGE prizes!  In addition to receiving 10% off your purchases, each store will be offering Make N Takes so you can fill your scrapbook with treasured memories. 

For more information about this event, please visit the SNS Events Calendar.  When you hover your mouse over the event, detailed information about that specific event pops up.

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We hope you enjoy the New Reveals as much as we do!  Last month the winner came from Anita's blog.  Wonder which Designer contains the Grand Prize winner this month?

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenges:

Scrapy Land challenge #12 - Splat! PLUS using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells.  (Use spray mists, inks, paint, etc)

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar February Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge:  No Rules

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge R#215 – Emboss It!

Craft Your Passion Challenge 250 ~ Always Anything Goes

Jo’s Scrap Shack Challenge FFC #77 "Anything Goes"

Love To Scrap Challenge LTSCB #48 - Anything Goes!

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #195  - Anything Goes Theme

The Pink Elephant Challenge TPE287 - "Anything Goes"

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge #69 -  Anything Goes With A Twist... Embossing Wet or Dry

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #172 - Anything Goes

Sparkle N Sprinkle July Reveal Hop!

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's July 1st Reveal.

This month Sparkle N Sprinkle is introducing EIGHT new rubber stamp sets and Eight new coordinating digital sets.  Through July 3rd, the rubber stamp sets are 20% off their regular price.  

The new stamp sets are:

Under The Mistletoe #556 - (digital available)

Feline Humor #631 - (digital available)

Old Friends #633 - (digital available)

Gran's Chair #627 - (digital available)

Winter Stream #601 - (digital available)

A Savior #637 - (digital available)

Beach Friends #644 - (digital available)

Daisies #619 - (digital available)

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The darling "Under the Mistletoe" rubber stamp set #556 is available on 

Cling Mounted Rubber,

as a Digital Image,

and is also included in This Month's Technique Video.

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On July 3 one Grand-Prize Winner will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below.  The Grand Prize Winner will receive their choice of:

1) all the new rubber stamp sets

or

2) all the new digital stamps and digital stamp sets.

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The new SNS Creative Challenge also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges.

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The winner of the blog hop will be announced on July 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs:

Eret Pank

Emmy van den Heuvel

Shona Erlenborn

Belinda Shupe

April Williams

Anne Temple

Steff Munnings

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Due to my daughter’s wedding in June, I chose not to be a participating designer for this reveal.  However, I did manage to complete a fun project and thought I would share it with you.

My friends accuse me of making my cards so complex and detailed, and this card might be a sample of why they say this.  Do you get a great, creative idea for a card and then you are determined to make it work.  That is what I did on this card.  Once I figured out all the measurements it wasn’t all that difficult.

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The card is created with layers of blue and white, with corners rounded and using the Distressed Embossing Powder Technique to add Blue Silver EP to the edges of the blue layers.  The card front uses the blue and white layers on top of a decorative layer created by punching around all the edges.  These are attached to an Easel Card base (see Easel Cards in SNS Tips and Techniques).

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The layers were run through an embossing folder and the elegant angel image, from the Noel Angel set, was layered on the front.  It was stamped, colored, and fussy cut.  Then Cloud Nine, Jasper Blue, Daisy Velvet, Gypsy Red, Lator Gator, and Goldenrodvelvet glitters were added, using a glue pen.

The star was created using Spellbinders’ dies and the Creating Custom Glitter PaperTechnique.  It was popped up on the card with dimensionals.

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The sentiments is heat embossed with Dark Night EP, die cut to look like a cloud, and edges distress embossed with Blue Silver EP.

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The card opens to reveal a wonderful surprise – another lovely image and a mini easel card.

The image was stamped and colored on top of Cloud Nine Velvet Glitter (see Stampingand Coloring on Glitter in Tips and Techniques).  It was fussy cut and layered on Spellbinders’ Asian Motif square, covered with more Blue Silver EP.  This is layered on a smaller Easel Card base adhered to the layered inside of the main card.

An embossing powder distressed blue layer is added to the inside, along with the die cut sentiment and pearls.

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When all parts are opened, you get the full scene of the Nativity with the angel and star above.  Though I might not make 50 of these for my Christmas cards, I love how this came out and the story it tells.

Now head on over to the SNS July Reveal Hop and visit my fellow designers, who have more amazing projects waiting for you.  Don't forget to leave them comments to get a chance to win this great prize.

Make sure you check out the SNS Creative Challenges for the current challenge.

I entered this card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts June Challenge - Layers

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge 237 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #266 - Things with Wings

The Pink Elephant Challenge TPE257 - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge #35 - Anything Goes

E. Marie