Hoppy Easter

The Hippity Hoppity Easter set from Sparkle N Sprinkle has six very fun rubber stamps that you can mix and match is so many ways.

For this one, I stamped the image twice so I could fussy cut out the head with the collar and the basket.  Everything is colored with Copic markers and Canary flock was added to the edge of the collar, the base of the party hat, and the ball on top of the party hat.  The hat itself, along with the Easter eggs are covered with SNS glitter.  To see exactly which ones, please visit my SNS Art Gallery, here.  The sentiment is heat embossed using Amethyst Spray embossing powder and die cut from a Memory Box Primo Labels die.

I adhered the head directly on top of the main image and even though I didn't use any dimensional dots for this part, it gives it just enough added dimension.  I pop dotted the bottom of the Easter basket and adhered the handles directly to the page.

Just Saying

This seahorse and sentiment are just two of the cute images on the new Serena Mermaid stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

To create the background, I used the Masking on Glitter technique from SNS Tips and Techniques section.  (You can find the tutorial here.)  This is also a variation of the Double Glitter technique.  To create my mask, I die cut my MFT border from a scrap left over from the super adhesive sheet and laid it on top of a piece of cardstock that I covered with the super adhesive sheet.  Cover the entire thing with Frosted Carmine velvet glitter.  Be sure to burnish it in with your finger tip.  After you've brushed off the excess, remove the mask and cover this area with Hanauma Bay glitter.  I love how these two glitters look together.  I also covered my brads with the Hanauma Bay glitter as well.

For the focal point, I die cut a pice of black cardstock with a Spellbinders die and covered it with a soon-to-be-released product called Velvet Shimmer (Trans-Blue) by SNS.  It's a shimmery paint that has bits of velvet glitter in it and it gives you a very shimmery, yet subtle look.  I really like the way it looks on the black cardstock.  You can see the bits of glitter in this close-up view.  Next I stamped my image and sentiment with Perfect Medium and covered them with Perfect Pearls (biscotti).  I added a few gems and this card is all ready to be given to someone special.  Lots of bling and shimmer on this one, so the recipient may need to wear sunglasses. :-)

Easter Basket

Easter's on it's Way and the Easter Bunny needs all the help he can get getting all those eggs decorated. Hippity Hoppity Easter is one of the new stamp sets from Sparkle N Sprinkle and I've incorporated three of the rubber stamps into this card and lots and lots of glitter and flock!

The basket was heat embossed with Tequila Sunrise embossing powder, fussy cut out, and colored with Copic markers.  To see all the flocking and glitters I used on each of the eggs, please visit my SNS Art Gallery, here.  Distress Ink (Dusty Concord) and Clear Detail embossing powder were used to create the sentiment.  The grass is a die from MFT and I pop dotted it in front of the rest of the eggs just waiting to be discovered in the grass.  The backdrop is the Fleur de Lis square from Spellbinders. 

I'm always admiring Joan's button treatment on her cards, so I thought I would try it too.  I used a fairly thick hemp cording, tied a multiple loop bow and tied the button to it.   It was fun mixing and matching the glitters and flocks to color these eggs and almost as fun as coloring real eggs.

Fairytale

When I received the Crystal Chandelier from the March release of Die-Versions, I thought it was very versatile and could be used in so many ways.  (If you missed my whimsical version, you can see that here.)  For this one, I die cut the image from a double sided adhesive sheet and covered most of the image with Diamond Dust for a chunky, sparkly look.  The candles are covered with Cloud Nine velvet glitter and the glittery flames are colored with Copics.  The background was sprited with Dylusions Ink Sprays (love the bright colors of these sprays).

My sentiment is from Unity Stamps and is heat embossed with Black Detail embossing powder.  I pleated the bottom "ribbon" from a scrap piece of cardstock and added a bit of lace on top.  Theoretically, I guess I should have sewn the top of the pleats to keep them closed, but I haven't quite gotten up the nerve to sew on paper yet (so I used my heavy duty adhesive tape).

I hope you've been checking the Die-Version Blog to see what the rest of the team has been coming up with.  There are some really adorable projects that you won't want to miss!

Easter Egg Basket

It's time for a new challenge from Pattie's Creations and this week we'd like to see your Easter cards.   I designed an Easter basket from a Grand Scallop circle die and paper weaved the front.  I added handles and buttons to complete the basket.  The star of the basket is this Decorated Easter Egg from Pattie's Etsy store.

I've lightly colored the image with Copic markers, added glitter to the centers of the flowers and flock to the center border.  This gives it a lot of dimension, not to mention lots of sparkle.  Now all I have to do is add a few pieces of candy or Peeps and my Easter basket is all ready to be given to someone.

You'll have two weeks to upload your Easter project to the Pattie's Creations Design Challenge blog.  Don't forget to check out what the rest of the team has created for you.

Lamp mosaic

This is the new Sweet Petite Old Lamp from the March Die-Versions release.  After spritzing a scrap of cardstock with Dylusions Ink Sprays and cutting it into small pieces, I  created the mosaic on an ATC sized cardstock.  The "grout" between the tiles is glitter (Waterfall and Evening Glow) from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  The lamshade was paper pieced from a scrap of patterned paper.  Most of the other embellishments are different Tim Holtz stuff.

Be sure to see all the other vintage looking dies that were released this month ans check out the Die-Versions Blog for some great inspiration from Pam and Gail. 

Berry Sweet of You

I recently purchased some of the Dylusions Ink Sprays and I can't tell you how much fun I've had using them.  The colors are so bright and the nozzle doesn't clog.  Now I want every color!  I used Pure Sunshine, Bubblegum Pink, and Lemon Zest to create this bright mat for my berries.  The image and sentiment are part of a new stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle called Sweet Strawberries.

This is one of those cards that a photo doesn't really do it justice.  I stamped the image onto watercolor paper and used my Peerless Transparent watercolors and a water brush to color the image and then die cut the image with a Lifestyle Crafts nesting die.  I also used the next size up to create my green mat.  For the bow, I found a piece of scrap cardstock slightly larger than my die (from Lil' Inker Designs) and covered it with double sided adhesive and applied Turquoise flock over the entire thing.  Burnish it well with your fingers and then die cut the bow out.  Before assembling the bow, I stamped my sentiment on the loops with Staz-On ink.  It feels so soft and velvety.  Definitely one of those things you want to touch.

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