Elephant Christmas Tree {Sparkle N Sprinkle New Reveal Blog Hop}

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

We have five new stamp sets to share with you today.  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:

Turkey Dish 801  (digi version DIGI801)
Elephant Christmas Tree 802  (digi version DIGI802)
Christmas Tags #1 805  (digi version DIGI805)
Christmas Candles 807  (digi version DIGI807)
Autumn Girlfriends 810  (digi version DIGI810)


On October 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:

Belinda
Shona
Jess
Anne  (you are here)
Eret
Chris
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 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 card.

I used the Elephant Christmas Tree image because it is so cute!  I used the digi version and printed it out twice so that I could fussy cut out the elephant and the tree for more dimension.

I colored the image with Copic markers and then used glitters, flock, and Nuvo Crystal Drops to accentuate various areas.  On the elephant, Swan Song tinsel glitter was used to decorate the hat and Mauvelous glitter adds sparkle to her heart, the bow on her tail, and her toe nails.  I wanted bright pink for these, so I decided my elephant is a "her".

For the Christmas tree, I used Dimensional Glue on the stars and covered them with Fantasy Gold glitter.  All the ornaments were colored with Copics and Mauvelous glitter was added to the pink ornaments.  Then I covered all the ornaments with Nuvo Crystal Drops (Morning Dew).  This self leveling enamel drops adds makes the ornaments rounded and more realistic.  The Mauvelous glitter shows through the Morning Dew so that you can add any color glitter you would like underneath.

From left to right, Snow White flock, Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft, and Petal Soft Sparkle N Soft was added to the tops of each of the stockings.  The cord that holds the stockings was covered with Silver Dreams glitter and the snow flakes are covered with Fantasy Gold glitter.

A bit of beading was adhered to the bottom of the first mat using 1/4" Tear-ific Tape.  The card base was created using Echo Park patterned cardstock.

Now it's time for you to visit with Eret.  I know she has something special created for you!  Be sure to leave a comment with each of us for a chance to win all the sets revealed this month.

Happy Hopping!