Sparkle N Sprinkle February Release Blog Hop

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Feb 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!

We have THREE new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until Feb 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:

Disco Fever 772 (digi version DIGI772)

Secret Garden 773  (digi version DIGI773)

Disco Girlfriends 774  (digi version DIGI774)

On Feb 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:

Marie

Jess

Eret

Diane

Chris

Belinda

Anne

Shona

(*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! 

I used the Secret Garden set to create my scenic card.  The background is Color Burst and the Garden Gazebo Whispers die from Die-Versions.  The main image and floral key were colored with Copics and fuss cut.  Ballerina, Daisy, and Cloud Nine Velvet Glitters were added using a glue pen.

Raspberry Tart Embossing Powder was used to heat embossed the sentiment at the bottom and also along the edges of the blue layer.  The little flowers are from the same Gazebo die.

The next stop on our blog hop is Jess.  Enjoy! 

E. Marie

Scrapy Land Challenge #23

It is time for challenge #23 at the Scrappy Land blog and the theme is Anything Goes PLUS using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells.  Sue Wilson just had a new release and when I saw her Christmas Scene Mini Background die, I just had to have it and used it for today’s card.

I used a kraft colored base, with Sparkle EP around the edges.  I cut two of the dies from light blue and popped these up over a solid blue rectangle, also covered with Sparkle EP.  The sentiment is from Sparkle N Sprinkle’s Christmas Poinsettia stamp set and was embossed on the center circle with Candlelight EP.

Next I die cut Die-Versions Whispers Deer Ornaments die from craft cardstock and cut it apart to create one ornament and two individual deer.  These were also covered with Sparkle EP and popped up on the card front.

Now it is your turn.  Pull out those dies and start creating.

E. Marie

Sparkle N Sprinkle and Die-Versions Awareness Campaign Joint Blog Hop

 

Sparkle N Sprinkle and Die-Versions are partnering up for a very special joint blog hop, called the Awareness Campaign.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the newly released Die-Versions dies and the stamp sets revealed in the joint blog hop will go to help with cancer research.  

Almost everyone has been touched by cancer in one way or another.  Either you or a family member has had cancer or you know someone who has had cancer.  The Designers from both teams are joining together to help the fight to eradicate all cancers by inspiring you.

Die-Versions

Die-Versions is debuting NINE new Die-Versions low profile dies (July 2015 Reveal - scroll down to the end of the reveal) and Sparkle N Sprinkle is revealing THREE stamp sets for this Awareness Campaign.  All stamp sets will be 20% off until Aug 3.  

Sparkle N Sprinkle

Pink Ribbon Background 408  (digi version DIGI408)

Survivor 713    (digi version DIGI713T)

Awareness 714   (digi version  DIGI714T)

A Grand Prize winner will be chosen from comments left on the Designers' blogs and will be announced on August 4th.  You won't know who the Mystery Designer is until after the Joint Blog hop, so remember to leave a comment with each of the Designers.  

 

 The Winner will be announced on the Die-Versions Facebook page, the Sparkle N Sprinkle Facebook page, the DV Blog, and on the SNS Blog and will receive a $25 gift certificate from BOTH Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle.

We hope you enjoy the Awareness Joint Blog Hop as much as we have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  We also hope that we have inspired you as well.  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  (We love reading them too since your comments also inspire us.)  

I have had several friends and two sisters touched by cancer.  One of my sisters is a survivor and the other passed away.  I created these cards in honor of my sisters.  It was a bitter/sweet experience, rejoicing and grieving.  In the midst of creating these, my father passed away, which was very difficult but I know he is now with my sister.

I have two projects to share with you.  This first card was created using the Die-version’s Whispers Awareness Square die and Sparkle N Sprinkle’s Pink Ribbon Background digital image.  After printing the background, I used the die in the center to create a window and layered it on a piece of cardstock covered with Super Adhesive.  The Glitter Masking technique and a strip of lace were used to create the borders on each side with Pretty Princess glitter and all remaining adhesive was covered with Black Ice glitter.

For the center, I cut the die from white cardstock covered with Super Adhesive and covered it with Pretty Princess glitter.  I wanted this popped up so I cut it twice from black fun foam and used this to give it the dimension I wanted.

For my second project I decided to create a larger piece that could be displayed.  I used a piece of designer cardstock and layered it on a slightly large piece of white.  This was popped up with dimensionals on a piece edged with “Tear-ific” Tape and covered with Ballerina Velvet glitter.  All of this was layered on more white and a black base.

For the flower, I stamped the image from the Survivor Stamp Set five times with Versamark ink on vellum and heat embossed with Lana Pink embossing powder.  After heat setting each one, they were cut out and arranged around a circle.  The sentiment was also heat embossed with Lana Pink EP on top of a circle of sticker paper covered with Ballerina Velvet glitter.  This velvet glitter is so smooth it is easy to emboss on it.  This was layered on a white scalloped circle and popped up in the center of the flower

The butterflies were created with Die-version’s Whispers Awareness Butterfly.  I love how they came out.  I traced the die onto white cardstock and cut them out.  I used the Glitter Paper technique by covering them with Versamark ink and Sparkle EP.  After heat setting, I covered them with more Versamark ink, added Ballerina Velvet glitter, and heat set them again.  Next I cut them from vellum and adhered them.  A lovely pearl is added to the center (this helps cover up the glue).

 

The Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge also begins today with lots of prizes and recognition badges.  Find out how you can become a SNS Featured Artist with special recognition on the SNS Facebook page as well as the Creative Challenge Winner's post.  From time to time, we also have special prizes just for Featured Artists.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and/or Flock.

Hopefully you came from Mary’s blog.  Your next stop on the Awareness Campaign Blog Hop is Lori’s.  If you get lost along the way or have a problem with a link, the complete list of Designers is located on both the Die-Versions Blog as well as the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog.  Happy Hopping!

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge – Bingo (Pearls, Sentiment, Flowers or Embossing, Sentiment, Punches or Dies)

Corrosive Challenge #229 – To “Die” For

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 144 - Things With Wings

Fan-TasticTuesday Anything Goes With A Twist...Make it Feminine

4 Crafty Chicks Crazy Egg Challenge #257 - Anything Goes

Little Claire Monthly Blog Challenge #59 - 'In Bloom'

Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #58 - Anything Goes!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #194 - Anythying Goes/Family Friendly

Repeat Impressions Challenge ~ Anything Goes