Build A Flower

This is a fun new set called Build A Flower that was revealed this month from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  There are so many different combinations that can be used - long and tall, short and squat, single flower.... and the list goes on and on 😀

As you can tell, I decided to go long and tall.  I began by stamping the flower pot and then masking it so I could stamp the stems.   Then I used the smaller blossom stamp to add flowers to the stems.  Finally, the leaves were added.  I also stamped the flowers and leaves on plain cardstock so I could fussy cut them out and adhere them on top of the ones on the main image.  Everything was then colored with my Copic markers.

I had originally stamped everything onto white cardstock.  Once everything was coming together, I decided that I didn't want it white, nor did I want to color all that white space with Copics.  I created a mask of the entire stamped image by photocopying it on my printer and then fussy cutting that out.

I recommend that you do the photocopying before adding the glitter to the base flowers though, otherwise, you might get glitter on your printer glass (ask me how I know this 😜.)  Once my mask was ready, I adhered it with some temporary double sided tape and then lightly spritzed the entire area with Memories Mist (Pale Ale).  A nice side effect was that it gave my mask a nice sepia look, which could always be used on a future project.

I added Purple Dust glitter to the veins and out sie edges of my flowers.  I also outlined the outside edges of the flowers on the main image with glue and covered them with Purple Dust glitter as well.  that way, when I added my offset blossoms, everything would be sparkly.  Dimensional glue was added to the centers of the flowers and covered with Evening Glow glitter.

The sentiment, which comes with the stamp set was heat embossed with Amethyst embossing powder.  The black frame around my image is a die cut from Impression Obsession (All-in-One Frames Rectangles 2).  In order to make it into a square, I took one of the frames that fit my sentiment, cut it in the center and adhered the ends together.  To make the seams less noticeable, I heat set the frame with Ebony Spark embossing powder.  This also gave the frame a subtle bit of sparkle.

The bee is part of a retired die from Die-Versions (Wee Petites - Buggy).  I die cut him from white cardstock and colored him with Copic markers.  Glue was added to the inside of his wings and covered with Starfire glitter.

The die cuts that border the sides of the focal point are from Tonic Studios and is actually a Christmas die (Christmas Strips - Merry Christmas die set)!  I cut off the parts that I wanted, covered them with VersaMark and heat set each of them with Sparkle embossing powder.  Although the camera didn't capture the subtle sparkle of these die cuts, you can definitely see it in person.  A bit of Mon Ami Gabby ribbon are the finishing touches.

Wild Rose {Sparkle N Sprinkle New 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.  

The sets are:

 Roses 784 (digi version DIGI784)

  Wild Rose 785 (digi version DIGI785)

   Country Flowers 786 (digi version DIGI786)

On June 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:

Chris
Belinda
Anne
Shona
Marie
Jess
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.)

Now for a bit about my project.

 In addition to using the new Wild Rose stamp set, I created a tent box using the Tonic Studios Tent Gift Bag.  This die set comes with 9 different dies and makes the cutest gift bag.

I started out by stamping my image, coloring it with Copics, and then fussy cutting it out.  Spirited Green glitter was added to the leaves.  Starfire glitter and Daisy velvet glitter was added to the flower blooms.  In addition I created a glitter ribbon using 1/8" Tear-ific Tape and more Spirited Green glitter.

I die cut the tent gift bag out of white cardstock and then spritzed it with Memories Mist (Bright Gold) before assembling the bag.  There are several options as to how you can die cut your tent bag, depending on which dies you use.  I decided to adhere the frame to a solid side instead of cutting it out completely.  I added the Wild Rose image to the die cut frame and then adhered it to the front of my tent bag.

For the back of the bag, I die cut inserts and added my sentiment on top.  I also added a piece of tissue paper on the inside of the gift bag so that you can see that there are multiple openings.   This set comes with a smaller sentiment label, but I chose to use a Sizzix label (Labels, Fancy #3) to stamp my sentiment.  I also heat embossed the sentiment with Clear embossing powder.

Once everything was adhered to the bag, I threaded my glitter ribbon through the holes and tied a quick bow.

Now it's time to visit Shona's blog to see what she has designed for the New Reveal Blog Hop.  Be sure to leave a comment on each of the Designers' Blogs (this is checked :-)) for your chance to win all three of the new stamp sets revealed today!

Congrats {Scrapy Land #30}

Today is the start of a new Scrapy Land Challenge and the theme is Monochromatic, plus use any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.  The winner, which is chosen by the designers, will receive a $15 gift certificate to go shopping at the Scrapy Land store.

For today's card, I chose shades of purple and used the following dies:
Sue Wilson Designs: New York Collection - Background
Sue Wilson Designs: Finishing Touches - Cornflower
Frantic Stamper: Congrats

To start off, I created my background using a piece of YUPO synthetic paper and sprayed Purple Metallic Memories Mist on top.  I blotted off some of the excess ink with a paper towel, giving the appearance of texture.  YUPO paper takes a while to dry, so I let it dry overnight before completing the card.

The next layer was die cut using the Sue Wilson Designs background die and then heat set with Wisteria embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  The Cornflowers are made up of multiple layers of various sizes of die cut copy paper (sprayed with more Memories Mist) stacked on top of each other.  Diamond Dust Twinklets glitter was added to the center of each flower as well.  The Delicate Fronds were die cut from both dark and light shades of purple.

The sentiment was added to the center and the outer edge of the card base was also heat embossed with Wisteria embossing powder.

Be sure to visit the rest of the team to see what they have created for this fun challenge and don't forget to upload your own monochromatic project by Nov 30th.

BFF's

Best Friends Forever (BFF's) is one of the seven new reveals from Sparkle N Sprinkle this month.  I used the digi version and tried to create the feeling that these two were walking out of a store or mall after a fun time of shopping.

The image was colored with Copic markers and the background was created using Memories Mist (Pale Ale) for the walls of the building, Copics for the glass doors, and Pan Pastels for the sidewalk.

Firecracker Blue embossing powder was used to create the sign above the glass doors and Silver Detail embossing powder was used for the button on the jeans.  Black Ice glitter creates sparkle on the flip flops as well as the belt buckle.  Green Iris glitter highlights the neckline of one of the shirts as well as stripes on one of the shopping bags.  Bronze Splendor and 1/4" Tear-ific Tape bling up the background.

Big Wet Kisses

My aquarium shaped card showcases the new Big Wet Kisses stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  I used the digi version and printed it out, colored it with Copic markers and did some fussy cutting.  I added a bit of shimmer to the fish with Memories Mists (Bright Gold and Copper Shimmer.)  The aquarium was a free clip art I found on Google.

The background was created with Bister wood stains and watercolor paper and Mudd Puddles (Ocean Water and Shells) create the sandy floor.  The fussy cut hearts were covered with Dimensional Glue and Gypsy Red velvet glitter.

For the inside, I wanted to replicate the front, so I added the digi sentiment to the center of my clip art and printed it.  The sand was created with Copics and the shells and sea weed are brads.  

Shimmer embossing powder was heat set onto the background of the fishbowl and Ice embossing powder was used to Bling my Brads - shells and seaweed.  (Click the link for the SNS tutorial on how to do this.) 

I outlined the sentiment with a Sakura glue pen and covered it with Gypsy Red velvet glitter for a bit of color and sparkle.

Die-Versions Think Pink Blog Hop

Welcome to the Think Pink Blog Hop!!  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so the Die-Versions Design Team wanted to bring Breast Cancer Awareness to our crafty friends.  We want to get the message out to all women about the importance of early detection with regular self-breast exams and mammograms.

We want all of you to Hop with us!!  Link up as many new projects on the Die-Versions blog (no back-linking) that fit the theme of Breast Cancer Awareness for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate generously provided by Die Versions.  Die-Versions manufactures low profile dies made right here in the United States.  You can see all of the dies Die-Versions has to offer and do some shopping at the Die-Versions store.

Many of the designers today will be using images generously provided by Doodle Pantry.  Doodle Pantry provides a diverse selection of images.  There is something for everyone, so be sure to stop by to see all they have to offer.

We have also joined with Fighting Pretty to donate cards to be delivered to breast cancer patients. If you would like to donate your cards we would love to pass them along to brighten the days of needed recipients. Please email Lori at mulchlady(at)aol(dot)com for the address to send your cards.

Your next stop on the Think Pink Blog Hop is PATTI. So let’s get hopping, celebrate courage and strength, and most importantly spread some Pink Hope.

Here's the entire line-up in case you get lost along the way:

Die-Versions Blog (http://www.die-versions-blog.com/2014/10/think-pink-blog-hop.html)

Lori (http://loriskreations.blogspot.com/2014/10/die-versions-think-pink-blog-hop.html)

Anne (http://annemade-anne.blogspot.com/2014/10/die-versions-think-pink-blog-hop.html)

Patti (http://cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com/2014/10/die-versions-think-pink-blog-hop.html)

Mary (http://madebymarymoisan.blogspot.com/2014/10/think-pink-blog-hop.html)

Irit (http://iritshalom.blogspot.com/2014/10/think-pink-blog-hop.html)

Lisa (http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/2014/10/die-versions-think-pink-blog-hop.html)

Most of us have been touched by cancer in one way or another.  Either you yourself have encountered it, or a loved one, or a friend.  I've used the digi image Hope Awareness Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps for today's blog hop as my hope is that all cancers get eradicated in my lifetime.  Here is a chart I found that lists the various colors of ribbon for specific types of cancer.  Lime is the color of the ribbon in our household.

The digi image is colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut out.  The background is the Die-Versions Bricks Background that I die-cut out of white cardstock and left in some of the negative pieces.  I then spritzed it with Memories Mists (Metallic Purple).  A touch of Lavender Iris glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle was used on her wings and on the ribbon.  The strip of yellow cardstock is also a Die-Versions die - Lacey Dots.

Now, head on over to Patti and see what fabulous creation she has made for our viewing pleasure.

Beautiful Friendship

Beautiful Friendship is one of the six new releases from Sparkle N Sprinkle this month.  I decided to create another acetate card and although they are really hard to capture in a photo, they are pretty easy and fun to make.

I started out by creating the scalloped card base using the Spellbinders Scalloped Edge Frame.  Take a piece of cardstock slightly larger that the die and fold in half, creating the card base.  Using removable tape, lightly adhere the die on the card front, making sure the cutting edge is slightly past the card fold.  Die cut the card.  Your card should now open and close with the fold at the top.  I really like this technique, but I prefer to have all the scallops showing at the top, instead of being part of the fold.  To alleviate this, I die cut a single piece of cardstock and adhere it directly on top of the card base.  Now you won't see the card fold at all (at least until the card is opened).  After die cutting this top piece, I spritzed it with Memories Mist (Pale Ale).  I'm not a huge fan of mists because they usually spurt out big blobs of ink along with the finer mist.  So far, I haven't had this problem with the Memories Mists, so I think I'll be using these more often.

Now to create the focal point.  I started out by applying Memento Ink (Cantaloupe and Cottage Ivy) directly onto the rubber stamp.  Once I had an outline of the image, I colored the rest in with Copic markers and added touches of glitter to the rose petals with a Sakura glue pen and Sparkling Snow glitter.  Fussy cut this out and die cut a piece of Sticker paper using the Labels Four die from Spellbinder.  Expose the adhesive, adhere the colored image to the center, and cover the rest of the exposed adhesive with Lavender Iris glitter.  Die cut a second piece of Sticker Paper and cover the entire thing with Lavender Iris glitter.   This will be adhered to the inside of the front panel.

Next, recycle pieces of acetate from packaging (or you can also use Embossable Acetate) which are cut to cover the openings in the frame (front panel and back panel.)  After adhering these acetate pieces to the inside of the card, I added strips of 1/8" Tear-ific Tape around the edges and covered them with more Lavender Iris glitter.

Die cut two smaller pieces of white cardstock using the Labels Four dies and stamp your sentiment onto one of them with black ink.  Cover with Clear embossing powder and heat set.  Adhere the sentiment to the inside center of the back panel with Tear-ific Tape.  Adhere the same sized die cut to the back panel as well.  This covers up your adhesive so that it won't show through the acetate.

You can review step by step instructions on my SNS Art Gallery page, found here.

Sunflowers

Sunflower from Sparkle N Sprinkle is another new reveal this month.  The technique I used for this card is the Coloring on Glitter technique.

I stared out by stamping the image with Memento ink (Rich Cocoa) and then covering the stamped image with a Super Adhesive Sheet.  Then I die cut the image with a Spellbinders Beaded Circles die. Using an Exacto knife, I then cut through the beaded edges protective sheet (without cutting all the way through).  After exposing the adhesive, Sunset glitter was applied to the outside ring of beads and Cloud Nine Velvet glitter was applied over the center of the die.

Next I added color to the flower using Distress Markers.  Adhesive backed pearls were placed along the outside ring.  Burlap ribbon and a heat embossed sentiment (using Distress Ink and Clear embossing powder) are final touches to the card.