Guinevere

 

I've seen so many of this type of design in blogland lately and I wanted to give it a try too.  To create this project, I used the following products, currently available at Fairy Stamper:

Guinevere

Fish Set

Lavinia stencil - Pods

Fairy Cuts Dies - Sitting Mermaid (coordinates with Guinevere)

Fairy Cuts Dies - Fish Friends (coordinates with Fish Set)

I started out by die cutting a fairly large scalloped circle from white card stock.  After temporarily adhering the Pods stencil onto the circle, I began blending Distress Oxides (Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Broken China) onto the surface. Once I was happy, I spritzed it with just a little bit of water and then set it aside.

Next I stamped the fish and Guinevere with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and then die cut them out using the coordinating Fairy Cuts Dies.

To add color, I used gel pens, paint markers, and Spectrum Noir sparkle markers.

The card base was created from white card stock.  I used two Spellbinders dies (Grand Squares) and dry embossed them to create the outside frame for my focal point.  Then everything was adhered in place.  

This was actually a pretty quick card to put together, especially since I didn't have to fussy cut out all my images.  The Fairy Cuts are great dies and cut like butter 😀.

Until next time....

Be Merry {DRU Inspiration}

Today is my turn on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog and I'd like to share a Christmas card that I created.  You may think I made this to send out for 2020, but as I waited till the last minute this year, I vowed to get started on my 2021 Christmas cards sooner.  So this is my first Christmas card for 2021! 😆.

I used the following dies, many of which are oldies, but goodies:

Dee's Distinctively: Mini Stars
Dee's Distinctively: Mini Decorations
Cheery Lynn Designs: Christmas Light Swag
Pink & Main: Bold Christmas dies (Special Order Sale) (any of these would work)
Sizzix: Tim Holtz's Cutout Script (any of these would work)
Lifestyle Crafts: Nesting Scalloped Ovals (these Dee's Distinctively dies would work well, or most any oval die)
Kat Scrapiness: Stitched and Layers Christmas Tree die (Special Order Sale) (many of these will work)
Honey Bee: Plaid A7 Cover Plate-Base (many background cover plates would work)
Honey Bee: Plaid A7 Cover Plate-Top (many background cover plates would work)

I began this project by die cutting out the various pieces from specialty papers and cardstock.

Next I began assembling the smaller pieces - the Christmas lights and layering the ornaments and stars together to add more dimension. Once these were adhered together, the rest of the card is quick and easy.  I die cut and assembled enough of these for a future card as well.😀

Once everything was ready, I created my card base from kraft cardstock and adhered the plaid background down first. Then I began assembling the Christmas tree and adding my tree skirt (the thin oval) to the front. Finally, I added my sentiment die cut from two different companies.  

Head back to the Dies R Us Blog tomorrow for more fabulous inspiration from the DRU Inspiration design team.

Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

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Thanks so much for stopping by.

Winter Flamingos

Today's non-traditional Christmas card combines two of the new stamp sets released from Sparkle N Sprinkle this month.  I used the digi versions of Winter Flamingos Set 1 and Winter Flamingos Set 2 to create this fun scene.  You could do the same scene with the rubber versions by masking the flamingos that in the front.

After coloring the birds with Copic markers, I die cut the image using a square die from Crafters Companion and a scallop square from Lifestyle Crafts.  Then I went to work on the bling 😎.  I die cut several different snow flakes (Die-Versions, Spellbinders, Sizzix) from a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet and then covered the adhesive with a combination of Waterscape and Ocean glitters.

I also used the Glueless Glitter technique on the scalloped frame.  (Cover the area you want to have glitter on it with VersaMark, heat set with Clear embossing powder, cover again with VersaMark and cover with the glitter of you choice.  Heat set again and the glitter melts into the Clear embossing powder and won't fly away.  This is much easier than applying glue to an area, covering with glitter, and waiting for it to dry.  Especially if it is a larger area.)

A bit of Neon Flamingo glitter accents the tail feathers of the bright pink flamingo in the back.  Waterscape glitter also accents the snow mounds and snow flakes as well as the sentiment.  I used the Sakura glue pen to draw over the letters and then applied my glitter.

Tassel is worth the Hassle {SNS May Reveal Blog Hop}

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle

 May Reveal Blog Hop!

NEW STORE - NEW BLOG - NEW PRODUCT LINES!

 There are EIGHT new rubber stamp sets being released this month, plus a new Digi Papers set, and two huge Digi Bundles.

The sets are:

840 - Happy Flowers  

(digi version DIGI840FS - see below)

844 - True Beauty  

(digi version DIGI844B)

845 - Girlfriends Support Set 3  

(digi version DIGI845BG)

846 - Flower Girl-Magic in You  

(digi version DIGI846BG)

847 - Kaitlyn Mermaid  

(digi version DIGI847LS)

848 - Rory Batter Up  

(digi version DIGI848LS)

849 - Graduation-Final Roll Call  

(digi version Digi849-850B - see below)

850 - Graduation-Party Time  

(digi version  Digi849-850B - see below)

Digi849-850B - Graduation Bundle (combines both sets plus includes additional images)

Digi840FS - Happy Flowers Bundle (includes additional images, decoupage sheets, digi papers)

Digi4004FS - Rainbow of Pastels Patterned Paper Pack (Digi Papers)

The new sets are 20% off until May 3, 2017, so after the blog hop, hop on over to the NEW STORE and have fun shopping - be sure to check out the OTHER amazing new products as well! 

Be sure to check out the new SNS Blog, which can be found here!


On May 3, ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on all the Designers' blogs listed below.  Please leave a comment with each designer to be eligible for the Grand Prize (checked for compliance).  The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on the SNS Facebook page and the SNS New Blog.  

Also, when you purchase the digi versions of any of the SNS rubber sets, you are getting lots of extras that aren't available otherwise.  These extras include additional images not available with the rubber version, digi papers (in some cases), and now a cut file to use with your electronic cutting machines will also be included with all digi images purchased!

You're definitely going to want both the rubber versions as well as the digi versions of all our new releases.

The new sets are 20% off until May 3, 2017.  So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the New Store and start shopping.

On May 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 the SNS New Blog, will receive ALL of the new rubber stamp sets revealed this month.

The Blog Hop Order this month is:

Jess

Belinda

Anne

Diane

Eret

Shona

Donna

Chris

(*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????

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!

Here's how I created my hybrid (both digi and rubber stamps) Graduation - Party Time! project:

I started out by layering one of the digi banners that come with the digi bundle on top of the digi graduation cap.  One of the great things about digi versions is that you can resize the image and then move it or angle it however you want.  Once I was happy with the size and angle of the banner's placement, I printed out the completed image and colored it with Copic markers.

I then added Glossy Accents to the bottles and used a Sakura glue pen to add glue to the letters on the banner and covered the glue with Periwinkle glitter.



Using the Nesting Stars die (from Lifestyle Crafts), I die cut the largest star from a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet.  I added pop dots behind the center of the image and then adhered the focal point to the center of the star.

The banner edges are adhered directly to the star base (not pop dotted).  It is curved, like a banner would be in real life.

Once the focal image was adhered, I covered the rest of the adhesive on the star with more Periwinkle glitter.



The sentiment was created by first die cutting a scrap of white cardstock using an old Spellbinders die (Ribbon Tag Trio Two).  Once it was die cut, Distress Inks (Ripe Persimmon, Carved Pumpkin) were used to give it some color.  I dripped droplets of water on the ink for a two-toned look.  Then I stamped the sentiment with Versa Fine ink and heat set it with Clear embossing powder.   This really gives the ink a lot of dimension.  This was then treaded through some twill ribbon and adhered to the front of the card.

Your next stop on the SNS Blog Hop is Diane.  Be sure to comment on each of the Designers' Blogs so that you will be eligible to win all of the rubber stamp sets revealed this month.

Happy Hopping,

Holidays {Scrapy Land Challenge #62}

Can you believe it's already the middle of the month?  😊  Well, it is and that means it's time for a new Scrapy Land Challenge.  The theme is Favorite Holidays, plus use any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

You can find the Product brands here and then take a look at all the New Arrivals (there's over 500 of them!)

For my card today, I created a very soft, pastel looking Christmas card.  It was really hard to choose between St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, and Christmas.  But practicality won out as I send more Christmas cards than both of the other two holidays.  The dies I used are as follows:

Die-Versions: Merry Christmas Sweet Wordlet

Memory Box: Flowering Christmas Tree

Memory Box: Elliana plate

Lifestyle Crafts: Nesting Scallop Ovals (you can find lots of substitutions here)

I dry embossed the Elliana plate and then heat embossed it with Sparkle embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  Next I die cut the Christmas Tree and heat embossed it with Belgian Cream embossing powder (also made by Sparkle N Sprinkle).  I then used a few Spectrum Noir Sparkle markers to color the embossing powder.  The ink puddled up on the embossing powder, but when I dabbed it away with a paper towel, it left a light, soft color on the powder.  And that was what I was hoping for.  I also added Nuvo Glitter Drops (Ruby Slippers) to the berries on the tree.

I die cut an oval frame from some older Lifestyle Crafts dies I have, but any nesting oval dies will work for this step.  I adhered this to the background and then added the Christmas Tree in the center.

I die cut the sentiment from white cardstock and applied more Spectrum Noir Sparkle markers for a bright pop of color.

Be sure to check out the Scrapy Land Challenge to see which holidays are the favorites of other the designers.  Then upload your Favorite Holiday project.  You will have until April 2 to join in on the fun.  The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to go shopping at Scrapy Land.

Rustic Flowers - Snapdragons {Sparkle N Sprinkle Dec Reveal}

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's

 December 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!

We have six 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:

Build A Flower 811  (digi version DIGI811)

  Will Ewe Be Mine 813  (digi version DIGI813)

   Light Up My Life 814  (digi version DIGI814)

Rustic Flowers-Snapdragons 816  (digi version DIGI816)

Spring Bunny 819  (digi version DIGI819)

Build A Wreath (Digi Only)  DIGI3128B

   

On Dec 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

Chris

Shona

Belinda

Jess

Anne

Diane

Donna

(*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 project:

The new Rustic Flowers - Snapdragons stamp set comes with four different sentiments, plus the main image.  I decided to watercolor the image and background with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  I love how you can keep part of the image bold and bright and mute other areas.

I stamped my image onto watercolor paper and then die cut both the image and sentiment using an older Lifestyles Craft die set (Nesting Scallop Ovals).

After the watercolor area was dry (if it feels cold to the back of your hand, it's not completely dry yet), I added glue with my Sakura glue pen randomly over the blossoms and then covered the glue with Starfire glitter.  I have to say, the photos do not give the sparkle justice (even though I tried).  It's subtle, but very effective.

The mat behind the image was dry embossed using an embossing folder that my friend Donna sent to me.  I went over the raised areas with a white pigment ink so that they would be emphasized a bit more.

Here's a trick that I used for the card base.  The paper was a freebie in a crafting magazine.  So, as you can image, it was extremely flimsy - not at all suitable for a card base.  So, I decided to copy the colored pattern onto plain white cardstock using my copier/printer.  It worked beautifully.  I also ran a couple strips of 1/8" Tear-ific Tape along the sides and covered them with more Starfire glitter.

The sentiment, which was also die cut from watercolor paper, was adhered to a strip of ribbon that I had tied into a knot in the center.  This not only gave me added dimension by placing the die cut on top of the knot, but it also emphasized the sentiment perfectly.

Now it's time to go visit Diane.  I know she's created something special for you.  Be sure to visit all of the Designers on the New Reveal Blog Hop and leave a comment for each of us for your chance to win all six of the new stamp sets being revealed this month.  (This is checked for compliance. 😌)

Birthday Rose

Today's card is so sparkly and full of glitter, that you might have to wear shades (especially if you're outside!).  This birthday card features three Die-Versions dies: Rose Whispers die (currently out of stock), "Happy" Sweet Wordlet, and "Birthday" Sweet Wordlet.  I love using Sweet Wordlets on my card fronts as they are the perfect size - not too big and not too small.  You can check out all of them here.

To create this card, I started out by die cutting the rose and my sentiment words from white cardstock and then colored all three pieces with Copic markers.  I also highlighted the leaves on the rose with Viva Inka Gold (Green Yellow).

A Lifestyles Craft die (Nesting Frames 7) was used to die cut some Sticker Paper.  First, I adhered the rose and the sentiment down, and then added some Rose Gold glitter by Sparkle N Sprinkle to the inside portion of the die cut for my petals.   The rest of the sticker paper was covered with Crystal glitter by PK Glitz.

I dry embossed the card front with a Tonic Studios embossing folder (Layered Leaves) and then rubbed more Viva Inka Gold on the raised surface and around the edges.

To finish the card, I added a strip of 1/2" Tear-ific Tape (double sided tape) to the top, covered it with more Rose Gold glitter and then tied a strip of ribbon on top.  The inside was left blank for a personal message.

Cute {Scrapy Land Challenge #34}

Today is the third Wednesday of the month (can you believe it?) and that means it's time for a new Scrapy Land Challenge.  The theme for this bi-monthly challenge is Love is in the Air! (Romance/Valentine's), plus use any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

For my project, I started out with some red foil paper (which is gorgeous in person, but very hard to photograph). and went from there.  The background hearts are from Die-Versions (Hearts Background) as is the Cute center (Sweet Hearts - Cute), and the Cupid.  The larger heart in the center is an older die by Lifestyle Crafts (Nesting Hearts) but any heart shape will work and Scrapy Land has a number of heart shapes.  After I die cut it, I added a white edge around it with my Sharpie white marker.

The Cute center was heat embossed with Sparkle embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  It gives the card an extra bit of bling without being over the top.

A touch of lace and a bow complete my Valentine's card.

Head on over to the Scrapy Land Challenge Blog to see what amazing creations the rest of the team has created!  You have until Jan 31 to upload your Romantic/Valentine's card and the winner, which is chosen by the team, will receive a $15 gift certificate to go shopping at Scrapy Land.

Woofie's Birthday - SNS

Today's card showcases the new Woofie's Birthday rubber stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  I combined a couple different techniques for this card.  The paper tole technique was used to add lots of dimension to Woofie and the background and large balloons use the Floating Alcohol Ink technique.  I found this technique here on Snippet's blog and she linked the video for the technique here.

I decided to use the digi version so that I could make the scene a little larger.  Woofie has been covered in Brushable Glue and Snow White flock for his fur and Pink Spirit Sparkle N Soft for his nose and paw pads.  Lavender Iris and Tiger Orange glitters have been added to various areas.   The rest of the image was colored with Copic markers.  The balloon strings on the image were first traced with a gel pen and then heat embossed with Black Detail embossing powder.  This is an easy way to add heat embossing to your digi images.

The sentiment, which is part of the stamp set, was die cut using a Tim Holtz Labels die and was colored with Distress Inks and then heat embossed with Sparkle embossing powder.

The large balloons were die cut from more cardstock colored with the Floating Alcohol Ink technique.  Then I covered each of the balloons with Super Thick Clear embossing powder and heat set.  This gives them a bit of dimension and extra shine.

1/8" Tear-ific Tape was added to ehe outer edges of the background layer and covered with more Lavender Iris glitter.

3 Wisemen

The 3 Wisemen, one of the four new stamp sets from Sparkle N Sprinkle, is showcased today.  I used the digi version for the image and made them larger, but used the rubber stamp for the sentiment.

The image is colored with Copic markers and I've added Sunny Daze glitter to the star.  This shaped card was die cut using a Lifestyles Crafts nesting die set (Nesting Frames #7) and I cut the center frame out of Sticker Paper and added Starry Night glitter to it.

The sentiment was die cut from a Spellbinders die (Fancy Tags Two) and then heat embossed with Sparkle embossing powder.  The sentiment was added using Staz-On Jet Black ink.  Unfortunately, no matter how many photos I took, the shimmer on the sentiment didn't show up (but trust me, in person, it's very shimmery :-).)

Happiness is.... {Sparkle N Sprinkle June Reveal}

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.  Ballet 709 is the stamp set featured with this month's Technique Video Kit.

The sets are:

Ballet 709   (digi version DIGI709)

Hearts Like Dogs 711   (digi version DIGI711)

Life Is Better 712   (digi version DIGI712)

On June 3, one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs.  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 winner will receive all of the new stamp sets released this month (or the digi version, if preferred) and will be announced on June 3 on the SNS Facebook page, the Designer's blogs, and here on the SNS Blog.  

In addition to our regular Designers, two of our 2015 Guest Designers, Diane and Ashley, are with us again this month.

The Blog Hop order this month is:

Anne (you're here)

Ashley

Marie

Belinda

Shona

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 love reading your comments and hope that we have inspired you as well.  If you can not leave a comment for some reason, please email icinganne@yahoo.com with your comment and the name of the blog or the Designer you are commenting about.

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.

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.  

Last month Belinda was the Mystery Designer with the winning comment.  Wonder who it will be this month????

Here's a bit about how I created this card.  I actually used the digi version so that I could enlarge the puppies and create a mirror image.  After printing the puppies and die cutting them out with the heart shaped die from Lifestyle Crafts (Nesting Hearts), I began creating the background using Distress Paints (Dusty Concord, Wild Honey, Peacock Feather).  After creating a mask for the images, I spritzed water onto the top of Distress Paint dauber and pounced it down onto the cardstock.  The extra water makes the top really juicy so that it will splat really well.  (I saw this technique being used on someone's blog fairly recently, but I don't remember who's.   If you know who's blog this was on, I'd love to give them proper credit.)

After I was happy with the background and removed the masks, I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark ink. It was then heat set with Black Detail embossing powder.  A thin line of dimensional glue was added around the edge and covered with Laser Green glitter.

My dog collar (Diamond mesh from Mon Ami Gabby) holds the paw charm with the help of a couple jump rings.  This allows it to swing around, just like a real dog tag would.  The dog tag was die cut using MFT's Pet Charms die and then heat embossed with Silver Bells embossing powder.  It was heat embossed on both the front and back, since it does swing.

A Crafters Companion embossing folder (Distress) was used to create the mat behind the heart.  A couple more layers completes the card.

So now it's time to go see what Ashley has created for you this month.  Don't forget to leave a comment with each of us for the Grand Prize.  Happy Hopping!