Halloween Cat {Sparkle N Sprinkle New Reveal Blog Hop}

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's

 September 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!

We have four new rubber stamp sets to share with you today and one new digi-only stamp set.  These new sets are 20% off until the 3rd of the month.  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:

Puppy Girl 793   (digi version DIGI793)
 Crafting Is Exercise 795   (digi version DIGI795)
Halloween Cat 799   (digi version DIGI799)
Stella-Call Me Witch 800   (digi version DIGI800)
Fruit Note  DIGI3126  (digi only)

On Sept 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:

Eret
Anne  (you are here)
Chris
Diane
Shona
Belinda
Jess

(*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.  (Compliance is checked.)

 Wonder who the Mystery Host will be 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.

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!

Now for a bit about my project.  

I originally learned about this fun fold card from my friend Ann (she does lots of fun stuff, but doesn't have a blog).  She didn't name this type of fold, but I'm calling it the Double Box card.  It's super fun to make and decorate. The really cool thing about it is that it folds flat so you can mail it in a normal envelope without having to add any extra postage.  I actually made mine a bit bigger than an A2 card, but it will still fit in a 5" x 7" envelope. 

I used the digi version of Halloween Cat and changed the color of the ink to a dark blue.  Pan Pastels were used to fill in the large moon and Blue Raven glitter was added to the body of the cat.  I only added glue to certain areas of the cat, letting the dark blue ink show through for more dimension.  Margarita velvet glitter was added to his glowing eyes.  I also added some Tiger Orange velvet glitter to some of the swirls and to some of the open spaces in the letters using a Sakura glue pen.

The card base, and main box, is orange cardstock and then the panels were covered with purple cardstock and some patterned papers.  The second box was created from the purple cardstock and then a piece of Sticker Paper was adhered to the purple cardstock.  Tiger Orange glitter was added to the exposed adhesive, after adhering the focal image to the front.

Nuvo Crystal Drops (Ebony Black and White - for the eyes) were used to create the bodies of the small spiders on the image and the large spider on the top of the second box.  All of the spiders (other than those on the image) are die cuts from a Die Versions die (Spider Web).  Two of these spiders are covered with Black Suede velvet glitter (bottom left and the one climbing onto the sentiment).  

The bat is an older Spellbinders die (Nesting Bats) and he was covered with Night Sky Sparkle N Soft.  (You can really see the furry details on the bat photo.)  The Skeleton is also a Die-Versions die and he was heat embossed with Opaline embossing powder.

The sentiment, which is part of the set, is also a digi version as I wanted to make it larger.  After printing it in orange ink, I used a Sakura glue pen to add glue to each of the letters and covered them with Tiger Orange velvet glitter.  I also added a few squiggly lines with the glue pen and added more Tiger Orange glitter.  Before the glue dried completely, I rubbed some of the glitter off as I wanted it to be more spotty looking instead of solid lines.  

You will probably be seeing more of these Double Box cards in the future as I had such a fun time making and embellishing this one.  :-)

Now it's time to visit Chris and see what she's come up with for your viewing pleasure.  Be sure to visit each of the Designers' blogs and leave a comment (it is checked for compliance) for your chance to win all of the new sets revealed this month.

Happy Hopping!