Thinking of You

Hi Everyone! We had a big celebration Yesterday in Estonia. Our country is now 99 years old. But this is not the reason why I'm writing Today. I am here to share simple card made with Sparkle N Sprinkle new Rory's Lucky Clover Stamp Set #837. 

Image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and it's colored with Promarkers. I used a pierced label die to cut it out. Stone is covered with Grey Mist Nuvo Jewel Drops. Matting layer is cut with scissors. I added Medium tip Nuvo Glue Pen to the edges and covered the glue with Denim Microfine Glitter. 

Sentiment is stamped with Versamark ink and it is heat embossed with Gold Detail Embossing Powder. A heart on the sentiment is covered with Rose Water Nuvo Jewel Drops.

Background paper is from Pansies Digital bundle #826-833. I printed it out and die cut with Pierced Rectangle die. To add some more interest I stamped the flowers from Pansies Stamp Set #826 with Versamark ink and heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder. To bring gold to the background I sprinkled Super Thick Gold Embossing Powder to the paper and heated with heat tool from underneath. 

I didn't want any big embellishments to this card. So I just added some Dazzling Blue Nuvo Glitter Drops.

Materials used:
Stamp Credits: Rory's Lucky Clover #837, Pansies #826, Pansies #826-833 Digital bundle;
Glitters: Denim (GM2033);
Embossing Powders: White Detail (EP298), Super Thick Gold (EP235), Gold Detail (EP168);
Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Versamark;
Dies: Spellbinders (Pierced Rectangles), Pierced Labels;
Coloring Medium: Promarkers;
Adhesives: Nuvo Glue Pen (Medium), Foam Tape;
Cardstock: White;
Embellishments: Nuvo Jewel Drops (Rose Water, Grey Mist), Nuvo Glitter Drops (Dazzling Blue);

Thank you for the visit!

Hugs & smiles,

Eret

Deligtful Day

Today I want to share a card I made with Sparkle N Sprinkle rubber and digi stamps: Pansies Stamp Set #826 and Pansies Digital bundle #826-833. 

This Pansies Digital bundle is a must have. You'll get lots of beautiful images and you can choose to you want to color them your self or take an advantage of pre-colored images. I used pre-colored ones. Ignore the pore quality of the print - it's my printer, not the images. 

I printed three copies of teacup pansies. One of them was die cut with pierced label die. Teacup was 'colored' with Versamarker pen and it was heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. Flowers was fussy cut and adhered with foam tape. I also added some sparkle to the flowers with Small tip Nuvo Glue Pen and Tyrian Glitter.

Sentiment is from Pansies and it's stamped with Versamark ink to the pattern paper from Pansies Digital bundle. Sentiment is heat embossed with Gold Detail Embossing Powder. To highlight some words I traced around them with White Gel Pen. To the top edge of the pattern paper I adhered a strip of 1/4" Double Sided Tear-ific Tape. Tape is covered with Margarita Microfine Glitter. Underneath it is attached a decorative border cut with die from Creative Expressions Trellis Edger set.

Front of the small step on my stepper card is covered with pansies strip from Pansies Digital bundle. Originally it has for flowers on it but I merged two of the strips together to make it longer. I printed two copies of it. From one I fussy cut all the flowers and adhered them on top of the second copy with foam tape. Just like with the teacup image I added sparkle to the flowers with Small tip Nuvo Glue Pen and Tyrian Glitter. Background and the centers of the pansies are colored with paintbrush and Mother of Pearl Nuvo Embellishment Mousse.

I also placed some Key Lime and Pale Perwinkle Nuvo Jewel Drops all over the card.

Materials used:

Stamp Credits: Pansies 826, Pansies 826-833 Digital bundle;
Glitters: Margarita (GM2032), Tyrian (G1089);
Embossing Powders: Gold Detail (EP168), Clear (EP120);
Inks: Versamark, Versamarker;
Dies: Creative Expressions (Trellis Edger);
Adhesives: 1/4" Double Sided Tear-ific Tape (SAT01), Foam Tape, Small tip Nuvo Glue Pen;
Cardstock: White;
Embellishments: Nuvo Jewel Drops (Key Lime, Pale Perwinkle);
Others: White Gel Pen, Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Mother of Pearl);

Thank you for the visit!

Hugs & smiles,

Eret!

Purr-fect Friend

On Today's Sparkle N Sprinkle card I didn't use any stamping. This card is made with digis only. I used  Sitting Pretty Kitty 835 Digital stamp set. 

Image is printed out and colored with Promarkers. Background is inked with Distress Ink (Broken China). To the butterfly and flower centers I added Nuvo Glitter Drops (Honey Gold). Frame is made with stitched circles dies. While dies was in place I added glue with Medium tip Nuvo Glue Pen to the paper which was shown between the dies. Then I removed the dies, cleaned them and let the glue dry on the paper. Nuvo glue dries tacky. Tacky glue is covered with Nuvo Gilding Flakes (Sunkissed Copper). Frame is popped up with foam tape.

Sentiment is from same digital stamp set. I used stitched rectangle die to cut it out. I used Small tip Nuvo Glue Pen to cover part of the sentiment with glue. After glue was dried tacky I adhered Nuvo Gilding Flakes (Sunkissed Copper) on top. 

I found some leaves, made with Spellbinders Sprigs die, from my left-overs basket. They were perfect to add some interest and color to the card. Berries was made with Nuvo Glitter Drops (Honey Gold). Because the suffice was uneven I didn't add Glitter Drops directly to the sprigs. I added the drops to the backing of a Adhesive Sheet. After they were dry, I added Honey Gold Drops to their places.

The thing I love most on my card is its background. It feels as soft as it looks on the photo. I adhered a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet to the cardstock and used x-acto knife to cut different width diagonal strips to the protective layer. I peeled off protective layer from narrowest strips and covered them with Sunkissed Copper Gilding Flakes. Next I peeled off some more strips and adhered Cherry Sparkle Flock. Lastly I covered rest of the background with Cloud Nine Microfine Glitter. 

For the matting layers I covered edges of cardstocks with Medium tip Nuvo Glue Pen. After glue was dried tacky I adhered Sunkissed Copper Gilding Flakes on top. 

Take a look at Demo Donna's video "Guide to gilding Flakes" if you need some tips how to use this awesome product.

Materials used:
Stamp Credits: Sitting Pretty Kitty 835 Digi;
Glitters: Cloud Nine (GM2000);
Flocking: Cherry Sparkle (SS100);
Inks: Distress Ink (Broken China);
Dies: Spellbinders (Sprigs), Stitched Circles, Stitched Rectangles;
Coloring Medium: Promarkers;
Adhesives: Super Adhesive Sheets (SAS02), Small and Medium Nuvo Glue Pen;
Cardstock: White, Light Green, Dark Green;
Embellishments: Nuvo Gilding Flakes (Sunkissed Copper), Nuvo Glitter Drops (Honey Gold);

Thank you for the visit!

Hugs & smile,

Eret

Sparkle N Sprinkle February Reveal

Welcome to the ALL NEW Sparkle N Sprinkle

 February Reveal Blog Hop!

NEW STORE - NEW BLOG - NEW PRODUCT LINES!

We have another HUGH reveal for you this month, plus something new!

The new sets are 20% off until February 3, 2017, so after the blog hop, hop on over to the NEW STORE and have fun shopping - be sure to check out the OTHER amazing new products as well! With names like TONIC and STAMPENDOUS and HOUSE MOUSE, you're sure to fill that cart up quickly!

SNS also has a brand new blog, which can be found here!


On February 3, ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on all the Designers' blogs listed below.  Please leave a comment with each designer to be eligible for the Grand Prize (checked for compliance).  The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on the SNS Facebook page and theSNS New Blog.  

 There are SEVEN new rubber stamp sets being released this month, plus a new Digi Papers set (with 12 amazing papers), and a Digi Only Bundle set full of lots of extras.   

Also, when you purchase the digi versions of any of the SNS rubber sets, you are getting lots of extras that aren't available otherwise.  These extras include additional images not available with the rubber version, digi papers (in some cases), and now a cut file to use with your electronic cutting machines will also be included with all digi images purchased!

You're definitely going to want both the rubber versions as well as the digi versions of all our new releases.

The new sets are:

* 815 Leafy Flower Spring Wreath

Leafy Flower Spring Wreath digi version DIGI815B

* 826 Pansies (set one)

Pansies mini digi set DIGI826833FS

* Pansies fabulous digi bundle, includes papers DIGI826-833FS

* 832 Girlfriend Support Set 1

Girlfriend Support Set 1 digi version DIGI832

* 833 Pansies in Teacup (set two)

Pansies mini digi set DIGI826833FS

* 835 Sitting Pretty Kitty

Sitting Pretty Kitty digi version DIGI835LS

* 836 Luck of the Irish Enchantress - St. Patrick's Day

Luck of the Irish Enchantress - St. Patrick's Day  digi version DIGI836LS

* 837 Rory's Lucky Clover - St. Patrick's Day

Rory's Lucky Clover - St. Patrick's Day digi version DIGI837LS

* Eleven Watercolor Papers - Purple Pink (to coordinate with the Pansies sets)  DIGI4003FS

This month the digi versions of the Pansies (826FS) and the Teacup Pansies (833FS) have been combined into one HUGE digi bundle set: 

DIGI826-833FS  
There are tons of bonuses in this set, including decoupage sheet sets, a total of 34 images, 11 gorgeous digi papers, and a cut file.

The new sets are 20% off until February 3, 2017.  So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the New Store and start shopping.

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 the SNS New Blog, will receive ALL of the new rubber stamp sets revealed this month.

The Blog Hop Order this month is:

Chris

Diane

Shona

Belinda

Anne

Donna

Eret

Jess

(*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????

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 Digi Version of Luck of the Irish Enchantress - St. Patrick's Day stamp set as a main image. Cool thing about SNS digis is that beside the line art they also come a with a pre-colored image.  This time I went an easier way and decided to use colored image. After I used a Spellbinders Oval die to cut it out, I inked the edges with Salty Ocean Distress ink. With Small tip Nuvo Glue Pen I added some Lemonade and Lady Luck glitters to the image.
You can't see it on the photo very well, but I added Mother of Pearl Nuvo Embellishment Mousse with small paint brush to the coins. In real life they shine really nicely.

Matting layer is cut with Spellbinders die (Labels eighteen), covered with Large Nuvo Glue Pen and Lady Luck glitter.

I made my own sparkling ribbon by covering both sides of the strip of 1/2" Double Sided Tear-ific Tape with Lady Luck glitter. This ribbon acts as a pull to reveal the ...

... hidden sentiment. Sentiment is from Luck of the Irish Enchantress - St. Patrick's Day rubber set. It is stamped with Versamark ink and it is heat embossed with Irish Spring Embossing Powder.  I love the size of this sentiment. I used Spellbinders die (Floral Ovals) to cut it out. On top of it I attached same die cut shape with a green brad. To make the brad match with my card, I covered it with Emerald City Nuvo Glitter Drops.

The clovers are from digital stamp set. I printed them in three different sizes. They are colored with Promarkers. With Small tip Nuvo Glue Pen I added Lady Luck glitter to them. Also a dot of Honey Gold Nuvo Glitter Drops was added to the center.

To add some shine to the background too I added a Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Mother of Pearl) with Mini Blender Brush. Edges of the matting layer are covered with 1/4" Double Sided Tear-ific Tape and Lady Luck glitter.

To finish off the card I used small scrap pieces of Sticker Paper and die cutted little butterflies with Cheery Lynn Designs Mini Dimensional Butterflies dies. They are covered with Lemonade  Glitter. I also added small dots of Emerald City Nuvo Glitter Drops to their bodies.

The next stop on our blog hop is Jess. She has a real beauty to share with you.

Materials used:

Stamp Credits: Luck of the Irish Enchantress - St. Patrick's Day 836 and Digi Version;

Glitters: Lady Luck (G1110), Lemonade (G1091);

Embossing Powders: Irish Spring (EP260);

Inks: Versamark, Distress Ink (Salty Ocean);

Dies: Spellbinders (Classic Ovals Large, Floral Ovals, Labels Eighteen), Cheery Lynn Designs (Mini Dimensional Butterflies);

Coloring Medium: Promarkers;

Adhesives: 1/4" Double Sided Tear-ific Tape (SAT01), Small and Large Nuvo Glue Pen, 1/2" Double Sided Tear-ific Tape (SAT04), Sticker Paper (99558);

Cardstock: White, Pattern paper (Lemoncraft - Everyday Spring);

Embellishments: Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Mother of Pearl), Brad, Nuvo Glitter Drops (Emerald City, Honey Gold);

Thank you for the visit!

Hugs & smiles,

Eret