August Reveal and Joint Blog Hop | Sparkle N Sprinkle.

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. Many people have been touched by cancer in one way or another. The designers from both teams are joining together to help the fight to eradicate all cancers by inspiring you.

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.  

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 4. 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 and we 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 grandp rize. (We love reading them too since your comments also inspire us.)  

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.

I was excited to participate in this blog hop for such a great cause! Since I work in the healthcare field, I am aware of the devastating effects of cancer - not just on patients but on their family and friends as well. There are many cancer awareness choices but I decided to use breast cancer.

So many women don't have mammograms done and it's an easy test! I think it's fear of the unknown. If detected early, the survival rate is nearly 100%! You have to do it. The current recommendation is for a screening mammogram every 1 - 2 years starting at age 50, but you should discuss this with your doctor.

Now, onto my project! First I colored the base of the my card with distress inks. Next I die cut my ribbon words with Die-Versions Awareness Ribbon Words die. For my "hope" ribbon I used distress inks to color a scrap piece of white cardstock and then I die cut from that. For my "love" ribbon, I die cut through an adhesive sheet, peeled off the top layer, and applied Neon Flamingo glitter (G1084S).

Next I grabbed my SNS stamp set Survivor (713). I stamped the image with Versamark and then heat embossed with Black Detail embossing powder (EP11S). This is an awesome fine detail embossing powder. I added Neon Flamingo glitter to the ribbon and Florida Beach glitter (G1111S) to the little hearts.

I attached my "ribbons" with some pink ribbon and used pop dots for my other stamped image.What do you think?

Hopefully you came from Belinda's blog. Your next stop on the Awareness campaign blog Hop is Anne's blog. 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!

supplies 

ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (picked raspberry; spun sugar; scattered straw) 
ribbon: May Arts

Grand Victoria.

I'm participating in CSI Case File No 171which went pretty perfectly with a recent trip to the casino where I won $15. I can be easily distracted so these challenges are sometimes difficult for me because I find myself straying from the colors or the journal prompt, but I think I did pretty good this time.

The evidence I used are triangles, labels, cork, dots, and something transparent. The testimony I used is document a celebration. I've been to a casino before but I haven't really gambled. At the Grand Victoria Casino I was looking for penny slots (do those exist anymore?) but I found $.25 slots. TJ gave me $2 to play and I ended up winning $15. For a brief moment I considered continuing gambling. I actually was up to $16 but when I lost, I cashed out. I took my $15 and bought us two drinks from the bar. Now that's reason for a celebration!

supplies

vellum: Webster's Pages
stickers: Freckled Fawn
alphabet: Dear Lizzy (Treasure)
gold metal hears: Teresa Collins
stamp: Kelly Purkey 
label stickers: Kelly Purkey
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
patterned paper, sequins, chipboard, cork: Studio Calico
project life cards: We R Memory Keepers

the beach is calling.

I combined THIS sketch from ScrapMuch? with the Paper Issues challenge this month. I used the PI August free printable - The Beach is Calling. I loved this card the second I saw it and I knew I wanted to color it with Copic markers and use it with some beach photos. I grabbed a couple pictures from our trip to Florida back in March/April.

I used a mirror image of the sketch but kept the same basic design. I lovelovelove this printable card. I colored with Copic markers and then used distress ink around the edges.

supplies
Copic markers: BG10; BG11; BG13; C00; C1; Y17; Y21; YR04; Y26; YR31;
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (broken china); Hero Arts Ombre Ink Pad (butter to orange);
stars, flair badge, decorative tape: Studio Calico
stamp: Kelly Purkey
chipboard: Freckled Fawn
 

Paper Wings Productions: happy birthday.

Hi there! I'm on the Paper Wing's Productions blog today sharing a card I made featuring the Text Melange stamp set + Ken Oliver Crafts Color Burst Watercolor Powder. All of the details can be found in my post over at PWP but I'll share some sneaks here :)

 Let's Eat Cake clear stamp set colored with Copics + my We R Memory Keepers Fuse tool to make a shaker.

The inside of the card:

Here's my finished card.What do you think? 

For more photos + details, visit The Aviary for my post today!

supplies 
Copic markers: R29; R39; R20; R81; YR04; Y21; Y1; E37; 100
Ken Oliver Crafts Color Burst (Crimson)
sequins: Teresa Collins (gold; white); Studio Calico (pink);
wood veneer: Sweet Stamp Shop (Ahoy kit) 
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); StazOn (Claret);  
embossing powder: MyStamp Box

baby Eli.

I finished up a page today using this sketch I found at Boys Rule kit club. This is my littlest cousin - my second cousin, actually. He just turned one this month and they live in Georgia so I recently got to meet him and he's so sweet. I actually spent Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday afternoon with the sweet little guy. He and his mom were in town for graduation and baseball festivities.

I changed this sketch to 8.5x11 size which kind of throws things off a little bit. My "long title" isn't exactly long but for the scale on the page it is.

supplies
patterned paper: Crate Paper; We R Memory Keepers (Love Notes);
stamp: Hero Arts (Stitched Circles); Unity Stamp Co (kit of the month July 2011);
ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (chipped sapphire); Memento (Tuxedo Black)
puffy stickers: twine + ink
alphabet: Sassafras
journal tags: Elle's Studio
vellum hearts: Seven Paper by Studio Calico

the Falls.

Today I'm sharing a layout I made using the July 1 sketch at Stuck?! Sketches. Finally getting around to scrapping my Memorial day weekend trip to Canada! My friend and I visited Niagara Falls one night.

supplies
patterned paper: October Afternoon (Treasure Map); Studio Calico (North Star)
alphabet: Sassafras
stamps:Elle's Studio; Studio Calico; 
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); Tim Holtz distress ink (Chipped Sapphire);
embossing powder: American Crafts ZING! (leaf)
washi strips: Studio Calico
decorative tape: Bella Blvd (Pony Stripe)
paper clip: The Paper Studio
stickers: Lily Bee (Destination); My  Mind's Eye (Hello World!);

Birds of a Feather mini release | Sparkle N Sprinkle.

Surprise!!  

Sparkle N Sprinkle is having a Mid-Month Mini Blog Hop

We have TWO new stamp sets that we couldn't wait to share with you.  These new sets are 20% off until July 18.  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:

Cool Chicks 725   (digi version DIGI725B)
Birds of a Feather 726   (digi version DIGI726B)

A WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs and will receive BOTH of these new sets.  Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for this Prize.  You never know who the Mystery Designer will be that has the winning comment. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on July 19 on the SNS Facebook page and on the SNS Blog.

The Blog Hop order for our Mini Reveal is:

Irit
Chris
Diane
Marie
Jess
Ani
Eret
Anne
Ashley
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 this surprise Mini Reveal as much as we have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  And hopefully, we have inspired you as well.  Look for more of these cute chicks in the future too :-). Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize. (We love reading your comments since they also inspire us.) No one knows who the Mystery Designer will be for this Mid-Month Blog Hop.

 
I was excited to be included in this month's mini release from Sparkle N Sprinkle because it meant playing with digital stamps which is something I haven't done much. I received the Birds of a Feather stamp set (726-P5) and I thought these chicks were perfect for using my Copic markers.

First I printed my images on Copic-friendly white cardstock and I colored both chicks with Copic markers. I used glitter for their accessories - neon flamingo (G1084) and mountain mist (GM2013). Then I set my chicks aside to dry.

For my base of the card, I used a stencil + Dreamweaver's embossing paste in white. I applied Cappuccino Star (EP434) embossing powder over the wet embossing paste and heat embossed it. I love how the embossing paste gives some texture to my card base.

Next I used some distress ink on my sentiment and adhered it to my card base. I used foam dots to adhere my chicks for some extra dimension on the card.

Because I'm having so much fun this month I want to offer you another chance at a prize. You're already commenting to be entered into the grand prize drawing from SNS, but if you become a follower of my blog and my personal Facebook page, and leave separate comments stating you did both of those things, I will choose a random winner for a RAK. Three comments = three chances to win!

Now it's time to send you on to Shona's blog!

supplies
ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (scattered straw)
Copic markers: B21 (baby blue); R30 (pale yellowish pink); Y21 (buttercup yellow); Y26 (mustard); Y17 (golden yellow); YR31 (light reddish yellow); R81 (rose pink)
stencil: Hero Arts (sky stencil pair)

So Suzy Stamps: guest designer.

Today I am guest designing at So Suzy Stamps. I love their snarky stamp sets but they have lots of other (non-snarky) stamps too. Go check out the SSS blog today to see what I made!

For this card, I used the Open Road stamp. I have lots of photos I could use this stamp on in my scrapbook pages but I also envisioned a sunset created with distress ink blending. So that's how I made this card.

I started with the Herb 4 stamp set.  I stamped it along the bottom of my card base with Versamark and then heat embossed with white. Then I started from the bottom with yellow distress ink and started working up the card base with into oranges and reds. I stamped the sentiment withVersamark right in the middle of the card and heat embossed it with black embossing powder.

For my second card, I used the Built from Fire stamp set and I looove this sentiment.

For my  background, I used a stencil and Dreamweaver's crackled embossing paste to make the bricks. I applied gold embossing powder and heat embossed the embossing paste, which gave the bricks some texture. I applied Tim Holtz distress ink in Barn Door to the whole background of the card. Around the edges, I applied Aged Mahogany and then used my distress tool to rough up all the edges. I used a sanding tool to lightly go over the whole card for a little bit of distressing. Then I inked my sentiment and looped an anchor paperclip through some twine for a finishing touch.

Thanks so much for checking out my cards today and be sure to visit the So Suzy Stamp Store to see all the other snarky (or not) stamp sets!


supplies
paperclip: The Paper Studio
embossing powder: My Stamp Box (gold); My Stamp Box (white); Sparkle N Sprinkle (black detail)
stencil: The Crafter's Workshop (Mini Bricks)
ink: Tim Holtz distress ink (mustard seed; wild honey; spiced marmalade; dried marigold; worn lipstick); Versafine (onyx black)
sequins: Studio Calico

Paper Wings Productions: thankful for you.

Hey everyone! Today I'm on the PWP blog sharing a card I made. I used the text background stamp and the crown stamp set. I heat embossed both of those and then used distress ink blending for the base of my card. I stamped a sentiment from Fall Mix It Up and then made a little banner which I adhered with foam dots.

Check it out!

supplies 
stamps: Text Melange red rubber cling; Fall Mix It Up; Crowns;
ink: Tim Holtz distress ink (shaded lilac; milled lavender); Memento (tuxedo black)
embossing powder: Sparkle N Sprinkle Coffee EP459; Cappuccino Star EP434

celebrate||Scrapping Turtle.

Today I'm sharing a celebration challenge for Scrapping Turtle. My challenge is to use gold or silver on your project.

This is a photo taken at my cousin's sectional championship baseball game at the beginning of June. They lost the regional game, but it was exciting for them to win a sectional championship as it hadn't been done since 2000.

supplies
patterned paper: Studio Calico Seven Paper (Amelia 005)
project life cards: We R Memory Keepers Teresa Collins Studio Gold
stamps: Elle's Studio (Saltwater Summer Happiness); Kelly Purkey
washi: Glitz Design (white); Freckled Fawn (gold)
embellishments: Studio Calico
stickers: Freckled Fawn

Paper Wings Productions: blog hop!

I'm super excited to be joining the Paper Wings Productions design team! Thanks for joining us on our blog hop today! If you arrived from Pam's blog, you're in the right spot! If not you may want to start back at Steph's blog.

One of the stamp sets I shared in my video is featured in this layout I'm sharing today. This is the Sea stamp set and I really like the sentiment in this set.

The first thing I did was color the ship stamp with Faber Castell Big Brush Pens. I used Sky Blue, Cobalt Blue, and Cobalt Green. I color directly onto the stamp and then I spritz the stamp with water.

You'll want to practice a couple of times before you stamp the image you plan to use. It takes some practice to get the right amount of water. Too much water and you just get a blob of ink (see below).

left: too much water

I knew I wanted to use the little starfish stamps but I was afraid they would get lost on the page since they're so tiny so I had an idea to use them with my Fuse tool. I stamped the starfish and heat embossed them before I fussy cut them. Then I mixed the starfish, wood veneer and sequins into a little 2x2 pouch and sealed it with my We R Memory Keepers Fuse tool .

Next I added my sentiment. I stamped my sentiment with Versafine ink because it always give me such a crisp image. Love that.

she stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away she adjusted her sails.

Here's a little more about me:

What is something you would like to learn to do? drive a stick shift
What’s your most-used art tool? paper trimmer
3 things that inspire you: music. Instagram. being around others.
What are you looking forward to? summer sunshine:)
What's your favorite color? pink
Tell us something random about yourself. I don't know how to whistle.

Thanks again for joining us today! Now you're off the PWP blog, The Aviary.

supplies
stickers: My Mind's Eye (Hello World!)
washi strips: Kelly Purkey
flair: Scrapbook Circle
epoxy heart: Freckled Fawn 
sequins, wood veneer: Studio Calico
ink: Versafine (onyx);  Versamark;
embossing powder: Sparkle N Sprinkle Cappuccino Star

July promotions at Scrapping Turtle!

Stick It Down July sketch reveal on the SID blog! We reveal all three sketches + a design by a design
eam member. Check it out!

July card sketch

July single page sketch

July double page sketch