Spring Has Sprung

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's 

April 1, 2015 Reveal.

We have FOUR new stamp sets to share with you this month and these sets are 20% off their regular price, until April 3rd.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  Friendship Flowers #702 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:

Get Well Friends #701   (digi version DIGI701)

Friendship Flowers #702   (digi version DIGI702)

Old Well #703  (digi version DIGI703)

Spring Window #704   (digi version DIGI704) 

Hi Everyone. I am so glad that Spring is here. We have had some pretty days in between the rain. I chose to use the Friendship Flowers stamp set because this set reminds me so much of Spring. I am ready to start planting flowers! The frame on my card is an svg. I used Sparkle embossing powder EP107 on the pink edges for shimmer. I also used it on some of the flowers. I colored the watering can with copics and used Clear Detail embossing powder EP280 on it so that it would look shiny.

All the layers are popped up to give the card dimension.

This is the end of the hop. I hope you have enjoyed hopping with us.

  Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!  

On April 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 FOUR of the new rubber stamp sets (or digi sets, if you prefer)

The winner of the blog hop will be announced on April 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs.  In addition to our regular designers, we are happy to introduce you to two of our new Guest Designers.  Diane and Ashley will be the Guest Designers for the months of April, May, and June.  This month's Blog Hop order is:

Shona 

Diane 

Eret

Anne

Ashley

Marie

Belinda

April

(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.)

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 can not 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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Love You A Latte

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. I want to share a card I made using one of Sparkle N Sprinkle's new stamp sets called Espresso Yourself 699. I do not drink coffee but I sure do love the smell of it brewing!

I had so much fun making my background using white stencil paste and embossing powders. Here is a short tutorial.

I used very dark brown card stock and taped my stencil over it to hold it down well. ( TIP )

I covered the whole card stock and stencil with white stencil paste.

When the stencil is lifted off it looks like this.

This is the fun part. I sprinkled Sienna Star EP425, Tuscan Star EP426 and Log Cabin EP397  embossing powders over the wet stencil paste. I then heat set the embossing powders with my heat tool. I got this beautiful shimmery and textured background!

I also used Brown Fizz EP381 embossing powder for the "coffee" in the cup and on the saying. Diamond Glaze was used on the coffee cup to make it look like porcelain. You can see some of the shine on the edge of the saucer.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful and blessed day!

April

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday:  Buttons or Bows

Always Time for Coffee

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)

Hi Everyone and welcome to my blog! I chose to use the Coffee Shoppe stamp set 695 for my reveal today. I am looking forward in being able to sit outside a coffee shop when the weather gets warm. I am looking forward to Spring! I had this awning die from Savvy Dies that went perfect with the cafe. I "glittered" the pink stripes on the awning and curtains by using my versamarker and adding Sparkle embossing powder EP107. I also used Sparkle embossing powder on the banner.

On the flower boxes I used Copper Flame embossing powder EP453 to make them look like metal flower boxes. Flower soft was used for the flowers. On the windows I used Clear Detail embossing powder EP280.

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  ( ME )
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.)

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 can not 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.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day! Now on the the very talented SHONA!


Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  No Rules
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Still Thinking of Spring

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. Awhile back I showed a card that had the title "Thinking of Spring", well I am still thinking of Spring! I want to show you a card I made with Sparkle N Sprinkle's new stamp set Iris Garden 687. When I taught school some of my children would bring me irises in the Spring. They smelled so good sitting on my desk.

I used the Die-Versions Gents Background die on a Super Adhesive sheet and then added Lacy Lilac glitter G1033 to it for the background. I loved using the Spellbinders Gold Majesty Circle die that I pop dotted in the center. I colored the irises using colored pencils and Gamsol and added Sparkling Snow glitter G1003 to them for dew drops. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great day!

April

Challenges entered:

Scrapy Land:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: All Things bright and Beautiful

Yummy

Hi Everyone! It am back with another card I made with a stamp set, The Collector 682, from Sparkle N Sprinkle. This little "fella" has been busy!  I had this patterned paper that I thought would go great with him. I made my own glitter paper by using the Versamarker on all the red fruits and veggies, adding Sparkle embossing powder EP107 and heat setting it.

 I had fun making the ribbon by folding it accordion style. I then added the bow separately.

  Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft SS107 was used on the mouse's stomach.

 

   Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day!

                                                                           

Tangled

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year. I suspect most of you have taken down the tree decorations, but these cuties remind me of me getting tangled up in the lights. No matter if I am putting up the lights or taking them down, I am all tangled up! LOL! This is one of the newer released stamp set called Brighten the Holidays 663 from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

I used an svg file for the tree. I then added White Liquid Applique around the edges, added Sparkling Snow glitter G1003 and heat set it to make it puffy like snow. I used a small hole punch and punched holes in the tree, layered the tree pieces onto sticker paper and added Gypsy Red velvet glitter GM2005.

I stamped the image, colored it with copics, fussy cut it and pop dotted it to the base of the card. Gypsy Red  GM2005, Goldenrod GM2006 and Purple Rain GM2020 velvet glitters were used on the lights in the penguins' hands. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

April

The Collector

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's 
January 1, 2015 Reveal.


This month FOUR new stamp sets are being introduced.   These sets are 20% off their regular price, until Jan. 3rd.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  The Collector #682 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:

Big Wet Kisses #678   (digi version DIGI678)

Ellie Retail Therapy #679   (digi version DIGI679)

Itty Bitty Robots #681  (digi version DIGI681)

The Collector #682   (digi version DIGI682)

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year! At Sparkle N Sprinkle we have these cute and fun stamp sets to start the New Year with! I chose the cute mouse set called The Collector, for my card. He looks very playful and mischievous. I saw a stray cat out our window one day and there was a rat in the yard about half her size. They were playing with each other, chasing and having fun it looked like! The rat never ran away nor the cat! Guess they were about the same size so they may as well play LOL! I have never seen that before. Anyway, this little mousy is gathering up food for a feast! I ran the brown card stock through a tree trunk embossing folder, swiped Versa Mark ink over the raised areas and added Glisten embossing powder EP135 to it for some sparkle. Glisten embossing powder was used around the circle and edges of the card also. The tree limbs are from an svg cut file and I fussy cut the red berries.

Here is the inside of the card. I used Gypsy Red velvet glitter GM2005 on the berry and the leaves are another svg cut file. Twinkling Clouds sparkle n soft SS107 was used on the mouse's stomach, but it is hard to see. 

On Jan 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 FOUR of the new rubber stamp sets (or digi sets, if you prefer)


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

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

Marie Berquist
Belinda Shupe
Anita Scroggins
April Williams (ME)
Shona Erlenborn
Eret Pank
Anne Temple

(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.)

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 can not 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.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a Happy New Year!

Now on the the very talented SHONA!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi Everyone!  Christmas is just two days away, but I am saying Happy Valentine's day! LOL! Valentine's Day will be here before you know it so here is some inspiration to get you started on your Valentine cards. I used the new release stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle called Love and Kisses 676.

I used an svg cut file and made the pop up hearts inside the card. I used the small hearts cut out from the inside of the card for the pile that the couple is standing on. I used a punch to cut out the large heart. Sparkle embossing powderEP107 was used on all the red hearts. I also used Sparkle embossing powder on the pink hearts that are popped up, but it is hard to see.

                                The couple image was fussy cut and pop dotted to the front of the card.

Thank you for stopping by. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

April

Love and Kisses

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. Christmas is upon us and Valentine's Day is around the corner. Where are these months going? I want to share a card I made using the new Sparkle N Sprinkle Love and Kisses stamp set 676. I loved using the new Die-Versions die, Gents Background. I used Sticker Paper, peeled off the top layer, adhered the die and then added Cerise glitter G1104 to make a sparkly background.

I paper pieced the dress and pants on the image, fussy cut and added Bubblegum glitter G1088 to the hearts at the bottom.

I cut the small  heart from patterned paper and added Black embossing powder EP170.

For full instructions on how to make this card, please click here.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day!

Teddy Bear Christmas

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's December 1 Reveal.

This month FOUR new stamp sets are being introduced.   These sets are 20% off their regular price, until Dec. 3rd.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  Sweetheart Frog, set #677 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:

Toyland Bear #674   (digi version DIGI674)

Gymnast #675   (digi version DIGI675)

Love and Kisses #676  (digi version DIGI676)

Sweetheart Frog #677   (digi version DIGI677)

Hi Everyone! I trust you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are now prepared to enjoy the Christmas season. I decided to make my card using the Toyland Bear stamp set 674. I received and big cuddly teddy bear for Christmas when I was seven. He was nearly as big as I was and I loved him. I even handed him down to my boys when they were little. He was truly loved for a long time! This stamp set reminds me of him. 

 I had fun making my card with many layers of dies by Spellbinders and pop dotting them on top of each other. The white die is an svg cut file.

I added shimmer to the card by patting a Versa Mark ink pad on the green dies and adding Sparkle embossing powder EP107. Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft SS107 was used on the teddy bear's stomach.

For full details on how to make this card, please click here.

On Dec 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 FOUR of the new rubber stamp sets (or digi sets, if you prefer)


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

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

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

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are having fun on the hop. Now on the the very talented Shona!

(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.)

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 can not 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.

Sweet Christmas Doves

Hi Everyone!  How are you coming along on those Christmas cards? I still have some to make and Christmas is almost here! I just love this new stamp release set 649 from Sparkle N Sprinkle called Christmas Doves. I think the doves are so sweet!  

  

I love using layers on my cards, so I pulled out quite a few dies to cut out and then pop dotted them on top of each other. 

I used sticker paper, peeled off the top layer and added Gypsy Red velvet glitter GM2005 to it before adding the first die. I also ran the base of the card through an embossing folder to give it some texture. 

  

Gypsy Red glitter was also used on the circle. I patted the doves with Versa Mark ink and added Sparkle embossing powder EP107 to them. I also added Sparkling Snow glitter G1003 to the rose. To see full instructions on how to make this card please click here.  

  

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great day and Happy Christmas card making too!

April