Christmas Mittens {Scrapy Land #56}

It's the third Wednesday of the month and that means it's time for a new Scrapy Land Challenge.  As you probably guessed, the theme is Let It Snow/Holidays plus use any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.  It's also a few days before Christmas, so I have one more Christmas card to share with you.

The following dies were used to create this card:

Sue Wilson Designs: Spanish Collection - Cordoba
Sue Wilson Designs: Spanish Collection - Granada
Die-Versions: Merry Christmas
Die-Versions: Wee Petites Cold Weather set (retired).  Here are some other mitten dies that would also work well.

To start out, I die cut both the Cordoba die and the Granada die from blue cardstock.  I also dry embossed the Granada die cut using a Sue Wilson Designs embossing folder (Climbing Vines).

Take a piece of sticker paper cut the same dimensions as the outside of the Cordoba die cut.  Remove the protective sheet to expose the adhesive and place the Cordoba die cut on the outside edge.  Then place the Granada die cut in the center.  Add Sequin Gold glitter to the remaining adhesive and burnish it into the sticker paper with your finger.

Next I die cut my sentiment and heat embossed it with Halo embossing powder.  Die cut the mittens and add color to the bow with a Copic marker.  Heat emboss the bow with Clear embossing powder.  Then add glue to the mittens, leaving the area next to your wrists clean, and cover with Cabernet velvet glitter.  Add Dimensional Glue to the wrist area and cover with Snow White flock.  Allow to dry completely before adhering to the bottom of the sentiment.



This is a pretty quick card to create and it looks so sparkly in person.  It would also be easy to create multiples in a relatively short time period.

Now it's your turn to upload your project to the Scrapy Land Challenge  You'll have until January 1 to play along with the Scrapy Land Design Team.  The winner, chosen by the team, will receive a $15 gift certificate to go shopping at Scrapy Land.

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Year!

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.

Spring Bunny

Spring Bunny is one of six new stamp sets released this month form Sparkle N Sprinkle.   The image was colored with Copic markers and a colored pencil was used for the sky background.

Various glitters were used to accentuate the flowers and eggs on the image: Purple Dust, Sunny Daze, Bubble Gum, Pinkerbell, Charcoal (for his eye).  The die cut in front is by Die-Namites (Spring Grass) and the eggs were embellished with Nuvo Crystal Drops and Nuvo Glitter Drops (Pink Champagne, Blue Lagoon, Sunlit Meadow, Dandelion Yellow, and Ripened Pumpkin).  I also pop dotted the center of the die cut and adhered the edges straight onto the image for more dimension.

The background was created using Nuance pigment powders and then dry embossed with a Sue Wilson Designs embossing folder (Quilted Flower).  A Sue Wilson Designs die ( Spanish Collection - Cordoba) was used for the frame.

Singing Carolers

Today I'd like to share another Christmas card with you.  This uses a stencil from Dreamweavers (Bare Trees) and the Singing Carolers die from Die-Versions.

I started out by creating the background using the Dreamweaver stencil and Nuvo Glimmer paste (White Blizzard) on black cardstock.  This glimmer paste looks very different on different color cardstock.  Even on the black, depending on how you hold it in the light, you'll see different colors.  You can see some variances in the background between the photo above and the one below.  (Love this stuff!)

While this was drying, I die cut the Singing Carolers from white cardstock and colored various areas with Copic markers and Spectrum Noir Sparkle markers.  I also added more Nuvo White Blizzard onto their bodies and the books they are holding.  I squeezed some out and spread it around with my finger tip.

For the lady's "hair", I added dimensional glue and covered it with Snow White flock.  Once this was dry, I colored her hair with a light yellow Copic marker.

I pop dotted the carolers in front of the trees and added some patterned paper and kraft cardstock.  A golden rope is the finishing touch.

Retro Birthday {Scrapy Land #55}

It's time for a new Scrapy Land Challenge, and since it's the first Wednesday of the month, the theme is Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

I used the following dies to create this birthday card:

Die-Versions: Retro Car
Impression Obsession: All-in-One Frame Rectangles 2
Tonic Studios: Retro Birthday.  Here are lots of other choices for the sentiment as well.

I started out by die cutting the Retro car from both white cardstock and red mirror cardstock.  I embellished a couple of the negative white pieces by adding glossy accents and sprinkling a little glitter onto the wet glue.  Copic markers were used to color the wheels.

The background was created by die cutting the All-in One rectangles die twice - once from the plaid cardstock and once from black cardstock.  Since this die cuts all the frames at the same time, I just inserted the ones I wanted and then adhered together on the back.  then I added my snowy backdrop (since this is for a winter birthday).

The sentiment was die cut twice as well - once in the red mirror cardstock and once in black cardstock.  Then these are layered together to give a shadow effect.  Normally, the white that you see between the letters is open space, but it needed to be emphasized more.  To create the backing for this sentiment, I used the negative cutout.  I traced around it with a pencil and then fussy cut it out.

The card front was dry embossed with a Tonic Studio embossing folder (Modern Chevrons) before adhering the focal pieces.

Wishing Ewe A Wonderful Day

Today's card features the new Will Ewe Be Mine stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  There are several different sentiments, so it's for more than just for Valentine's.  I combined two of the sentiments for an all-occasion type of card.

I stamped the image twice so I could fussy cut out their heads and pop dot them onto the main image.  These cute guys were colored with Copic markers and the hearts and string were outlined with a red Copic multiliner before being covered with Neon Flamingo glitter.

The image was then die cut using the new Sizzix/Tim Holtz Snowglobe die set. The strip at the bottom of the globe and the outside edge of the globe was covered with Cloud Nine velvet glitter.

As I mentioned before, I used two of the sentiments and stamped them together on one line.  The stamps were stamped with Memento Ink (Rose Bud) and then quickly covered with Clear Detail embossing powder.  Even though this is a dye ink, if you act quick enough, you can heat emboss with it.  (Have you container of embossing powder open and ready to pour as soon as you've stamped!)

The sentiment was then die cut using the Fishtail Flags die from My Favorite Things.  I also added a couple of pop dots under the die cut and wrapped a strip of 1/8" Tear-ific Tape around the end.  I added more Neon Flamingo glitter to the top and used the tape that was wrapped underneath the flag to adhere to the card base.

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. 😌)

Winter Blue Jay

Winter Blue Jay from Sparkle N Sprinkle is one of the new stamp sets revealed this month.  It's by Fred She Said, a digi artist that SNS is now producing rubber stamp sets of some of her digi images.  Expect to see lots more of her images in rubber in the future! Yay!

I stamped the image with VersaMark and heat set it with Winter White semi-transparent embossing powder, for a no lines look.  Then I used Copic markers to color the image and color over the white lines in certain places.

I stamped the sentiment with Bracing Blue embossing powder and then tore off the bottom edge of the cardstock. The next step was to add distressing to the edges.  I randomly applied VersaMark around the edges and then added Bracing Blue embossing powder.  I also sprinkled Bracing Blue embossing powder around the image and heat set it from the bottom so that it wouldn't blow away.  Finally, to give it the appearance of falling snow, I sprinkled Super Thick White embossing powder all around and heat set it from the bottom.

A Sue Wilson die (Noble dies-Double Pierced Rectangles Set B) was used to die cut the dark blue cardstock.  I also applied random bits of glue around the corners and covered it with Rapture Blue glitter.

The card base was dry embossed using a Crafters Companion embossing folder (Wood Grain).  For added interest, I laid a strip of mini glue dots along the bottom.  After peeling off the protective paper (making sure the dots stayed round), I covered the adhesive with more Rapture Blue glitter.  A small bow under the sentiment was the finishing touch.