Sparkle N Sprinkle's October Reveal Blog Hop

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's
 October 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!

We have SIX new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until Oct 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:
Witching Hour 742  (digi version DIGI742b)
  Cackle On 743  (digi version  DIGI743b)
  Sleigh Ride 744  (digi version DIGI744j)
 Jefferson 745  (digi version DIGI745b)
Wilson 746   (digi version DIGI746b)
Hats DIGI3120 (digi only)

On Oct 3, one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs.  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 Oct 3 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).

In addition to our regular Designers, we are happy to introduce you to two new Guest Designers this month.  Irit and Jess will be our Guest Designers for the months of October, November, and December.

 We'd also like to say Thank You to our second set of Guest Designers, Ani and Chris, for a job well done!


The Blog Hop order this month is:
Jess
Belinda
Eret
Marie
Shona
Anne
Irit

(*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 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 these as your comments also inspire us.)  

The latest Mystery Designer was Shona.  Wonder who will be the Mystery Designer 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.

 

My project features the Sleigh Ride set.   

The sleigh image was stamped and heat embossed with Cerulean embossing powder. I used Spellbinders’ Radiant Rectangles to die cut the image and a piece of light blue designer cardstock.

The trees from the Sleigh Ride set were stamped with Versamark ink on the blue card base, along with snowflakes from the Snow One Like You set.  These were heat embossed with White Detail embossing powder and the die cut layers and image were layered on top.  A few blue jewels were added.

I did some playing around while designing this card and decided to use some of the extra pieces to make a second card.

This time I embossed the image with the White Detail embossing powder and the blue cardstock and then die cut it and sponged a little White Cloud Versamagic around the edges.  I popped this up in the center of the die cut white card base and layered a left over piece of the die cut light blue designer cardstock around the outer edge.  Then I ran Dimensional Glue around the inside edge of this layer and added Cloud Nine Velvet Glitter and a few pearls.

This a was great way to make two fairly easy Christmas cards.  Now it is time to hop on.  The next stop on our blog hop is Shona.  I know she has something fun to share with you.

E. Marie

I entered these cards in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge – T is for Transport

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #148 – Make It Sparkle

Papertake Weekly Challenge – Take Your Pick (Technique theme – Embossing)

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C305 – Show me the Blue

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #235: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 281 – Always Anything Goes

Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #62 - Anything Goes!

Sweet Stampin’ Challenge – Use a non-white base

Repeat Impressions September Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #203 - Anything Goes

Wags N Whiskers Challenge 162: Glitter/Sparkle

Sparkle N Sprinkle's January 1 Reveal

Happy New Year and
Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's January 1 Reveal.

We hope you enjoy all the new SNS products in 2014.
Among them are new, less expensive stamp sets, our own line of digital stamps, and an exclusive line of designer papers to match our glitters and embossing powders.

This month we are featuring four fun new stamp sets by artists Michelle P erkett and Beccy Muir (whose design team is also showcasing her new images) 
and EIGHT chances to win

Four chances in our "January 1 Reveal" Contest (details below)
 and
four more chances with the SNS monthly challenge  
where the monthly theme is always 
"Anything Goes with Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking."

The Spunky Valentine stamp set is available on line or is included in Jazzy Jill's Technique Video for the month.

Four Winners (one for each new stamp set) will be selected by Random.org during the Designers Mystery Party. Winners will also get to choose one Glitter and one Embossing Powder to go with their new stamp set.

#521 Spunky Valentine

#525 Dress Up

#528 Cinderella Slipper

#527 Rocco with Roses

How the Mystery Party works:

On four of the participating blogs below,  
a Commenter will be selected to receive the prize. 

No one knows who the FOUR Mystery Designers are,
so you may wish to visit each blog to leave a comment.

The winners will be announced on January 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs:

Eret Pank

Marie Berquist

April Williams

Anne Temple

Belinda Shupe

Emmy van den Heuvel

Mayra Duran-Hernandez
Shona Erlenborn
Anita Scroggins

Donna Ellis
Jazzy Jill's Video Technique Kit
Beccy Muir's design team

This card uses the Spunky Valentine set and the Single Z Fold card tutorial in the SNS Tips and Techniques.  I used the new Pocket Full of Papers Blue Pathways paper, punching the outer edges with a border punch and layering on pink and the white card base.  I stamped the group of hearts randomly on the paper and heat embossed with Velvet Sparkle Embossing Powder.

I die cut the hearts from pink cardstock and stamped them with the sentiment and flourishes from the Flourish 2 set with VersaMark Ink.  I heat embossed using Stickum Powder and added Pixie Violet and Orchid Rose Velvet glitters.  These were lovely like this but I just had to go for more sparkle so I covered them with VersaMark Ink and Velvet Sparkle EP. 

Spunky was stamped with Memento ink, colored with Copic Markers, and fussy cut.  I added Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft to the white sections, using brushable glue.  I stamped the heart from the image on the Blue Pathways paper, fussy cut, and used the glue pen to add Pixie Violet Velvet Glitter to the Be Mine.  Once again, I covered the entire heart with VersaMark Ink and Velvet Sparkle EP.  I layered this on the main image and then fussy cut the little hands from a third stamped image and popped them up with dimensionals.  I added him to the big heart so he was peeking from behind the smaller heart when the card is closed.

The Happy Valentine's was cut from sticker paper using my Cricut and Lyrical Letters Cartridge.  I removed the protective layer from the letters only and added Pixie Violet Velvet Glitter.  I trimmed around the words, removed the remaining protective layer, and added Cloud Nine Velvet Glitter.

Here is the finished card, opened.  Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win - I might be one of the secret designers!  For more chances to win, along with some great inspiration, visit each of the other designers' blogs and leave comments.

If you love these new sets as much as I do, don't miss our special sale during this reveal!

Each of the four stamp sets are available at 20% off 

as part of our 2014 NEW YEAR specials. 
Head on over to the SNS on-line store.

Promotion valid through January 3. 
You may also phone the SNS Shoppe to place your orders.

Happy New Years!

E. Marie

www.craftemarie.blogspot.com

          This card is entered in the following challenges:
          Crafty Creations Challenge #253--Anything Goes
          Craft Your Passion Challenge 194 – Something New (new stamp)
          Creative Card Crew Challenge 52 – Anything Goes
          Kaboodle Doodle Challenge 204 – Anything Goes
          Stamp and Create DecemberMonthly Challenge:  Anything Goes
          The Pink Elephant TPE231 - Anything Goes
          Totally Gorjuss Challenge216 – New ( new stamp)