Magical {Lavinia World #28}

Hey everyone, it's time for a new Lavinia World Challenges #28.  This is definitely a Magical place! The theme is anything goes using any stamped image (no digis please).  The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to Lavinia World.

Today's project is fairly simple to create using stencils, inks, and stamps.  I was going for a monochromatic look using browns and purples.  Although it doesn't look like it in the photo, the Fairy Chain was stamped with Pine Cone VersaFine Clair ink and heat set with Clear embossing powder.  No matter how many photos I took, it looked like I used black ink.  Oh well....at least in person you can tell it's a dark chocolate color.😀

For this project, I used the following Lavinia stamps found at Lavinia World:

Believe in Magic

Quirky Mushrooms

Fairy Chain (Large)

For today's project, I wanted to use a stencil for the background.  After checking out the various stencils I have in my stash, I decided on a Momenta one.  This one already has a tacky backing, so no need to spray it with Pixie Spray or tape it down.

After taping down my white cardstock and adding the stencil, I blended three different shades of Distress Ink on top (Old Paper, Antique Linen, Tea Dye).  I used the lightest shade for my first pass, then removed the stencil and turned it a different way. Then came the second layer of ink.  Finally, I turned the stencil one more time and added my darkest color. By doing this, you get a whole new pattern and makes the stencils you already own more versatile.

As I mentioned above, the Fairy Chain was stamped with Pine Cone and the Quirky Mushrooms were stamped with Chianti.  I added white highlights to the mushroom caps.

I cut apart my Believe in Magic sentiment so I could space the words differently than what the original stamp has. I can always lay them back together on an acrylic block if I want to use the original design.

Taking a scrap of white cardstock, I added some shading with the Distress Inks and then stamped the words on top using VersaFine Clair (Chianti) ink.  I then added Clear embossing powder to this and heat set it.  The final step was to fussy cut out the words.

After adhering the sentiment to my focal point, I added 1/4" high pop dots to the back for lots of added dimension. This was then adhered to a sturdy piece of cardstock used for my base.

Now it's your turn to join us.  You can either upload your current project to the Challenge Blog or you can join our Anything Lavinia Facebook group and upload your project there.  

If you upload into the Anything Lavinia album, your project must include something Lavinia (stamps, paper); if you upload to the Challenge Blog, anything goes as long as you have used a physical stamp on your project.  

You can share your projects with us on the Challenge Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and our Anything Lavinia Facebook group:

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Please note that although we carry the full Lavinia range, we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps. ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize.  Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at the Lavinia World website.

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You have until Monday, June 15 to enter in either Lavinia World Challenges or Anything Lavinia.  Don't forget, the winner will receive a very generous $15 gift code to do some shopping at Lavinia World.



Until next time.....

Glasses {Sparkle N Sprinkle March Reveal)

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)

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
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.

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A new SNS Creative Challenges also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and or Flock.
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Main Street Shop Hop

If you live anywhere in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, Sparkle N Sprinkle is participating in the Main Street Shop Hop, along with other local crafting stores.  The Shop Hop begins March 21st. 

You can purchase a tote for $10 to participate.  Included in the tote are lots of goodies, plus your shopping passport.  Spend $5 at each participating store to get your passport stamped.  Once you have all of your stamps, turn in your passport for a chance to win HUGE prizes!  In addition to receiving 10% off your purchases, each store will be offering Make N Takes so you can fill your scrapbook with treasured memories. 

For more information about this event, please visit the SNS Events Calendar.  When you hover your mouse over the event, detailed information about that specific event pops up.

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We hope you enjoy the New Reveals as much as we do!  Last month the winner came from Anita's blog.  Wonder which Designer contains the Grand Prize winner this month?

Now for a little bit about my card, which was inspired by an eye chart stencil I had.  I found some free clip art that had both a clear version and a blurry version of the famous eye chart and went from there.

I really wanted the glasses to pop, so after stamping them onto plain cardstock, I fussy cut them out (including the inside of the frame where the lens would be) and covered the entire thing with red Liquid Applique.  Did you know that if you don't heat set it, it dries shiny?  It's best to let it dry overnight though.  Then, after printing out both versions of the eye chart, I cut out a portion of the clear version so it would fit inside the frame of my glasses.

The sentiment, which is part of the set, was stamped with VersaMark, covered with Amethyst Spray embossing powder, and heat set.  It was die cut from a Lifestyles Craft Nesting Scallops Oval die.  The frame around the blurry eye chart, which was die cut with a stitched rectangle die (from Simon Says Stamp), and the arrow (a die from Momenta that I found at a local craft box store) were both covered with VersaMark and Abracadabra embossing powder and then heat set.  Love all the shimmery colors in this embossing powder.  I die cut the arrow twice, once from cardstock and once from white fun foam.  I adhered the heat embossed arrow onto the fun foam arrow, slightly offsetting it, to give it dimension as well as a bit of a shadow effect at the same time.

The background was die cut using a Spellbinders die (Grand Large Labels) and then I used various colors of Pan Pastels to stencil the Eye Chart, the Honeycomb and Burlap (all from Tim Holtz) onto the background.  Once my background was finished, I covered the entire piece with VersaMark, added Sparkle embossing powder, and heat set it.  

Now it's time for you to head on over to see the cool project that Marie has created for you.  I know you won't be disappointed!  Be sure to leave a comment on all of our blogs for you chance to win all 7 of these rubber stamp sets!