We Mermaid to be Friends {Sparkle N Sprinkle}

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle June Blog Hop featuring new stamp sets!
We are now hopping on the 15th of each month.

Blog Hop Order this month is:

Shona
Diane
Donna (hey! that's me!)
Chris
Jess
Anne
Belinda
Eret

My teamies have created some wonderful examples with these pretty, whimsical stamps. We hope you will be inspired and show us your creations in the new Challenge Group.

EASIER AND BETTER THAN EVER the SNS Creative Challenge is back. Now on Facebook, a blog is NOT required.  Just upload photos of your cards, layouts or projects for a chance to win a $15 gift card or a Top 3 badge. (please use at least one SNS image and say what it is in the comments section of your photo)

For a summer activity, 
we would love seeing your children and grandchildren play along.

Challenge Guidelines and FREEBIES are found here.

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In addition to

TONIC and NUVO and STAMPENDOUS and HOUSE MOUSE,

this month the SNS store introduces Hampton Arts clear layering and card making stamp sets.
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COLOR WITH EMBOSSING POWDERS

June's flutter-ific Video Kit Club includes a Tonic Die Set, Glimmer pens, the new Swallowtail Butterfly Rubber Stamp Set, Mirror Cardstock, and 3 detail embossing powders:

to help my email followers, here is the link for June's VKC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fdMfbtv6QY
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NOW, ON TO THE STARS OF THE SHOW:

Umbrella Friends Digital Set, and Rubber Stamp Set

Tropical Mermaid Alana Digital Set (featured)

Tropical Mermaid Alana Rubber Stamp Set (featured)

Baby oh Baby Digital set, and Rubber Stamp Set

Swallowtail Butterfly Digital Mega Bundle, and Large Size Rubber Stamp Set

All the new digital and rubber stamp sets are 20% during their debut from June 15 - 20.

Can you find the starfish?

All kinds of Sparkle:

I colored the mermaid and her water with Copic Markers. 

If purchasing the Tropical Mermaid Alana Digital Set, you will receive this colored image, as well as a white background with colored image. 

Alana is accompanied by two sweet sentiments, a little scallop shell, and a darling starfish in both rubber and digital formats:

A close up of the embossing powders:

White Detail on the sentiment (on dark teal cardstock).

Mediterranean Star on the frame (white cardstock).

Mediterranean Star on the orange cardstock (different colors of paper change the look of the EP).

Mediterranean Star on the starfish (on white cardstock)

I have also used this versatile stamp for the background, embossed with Mediterranean Star embossing powder (sigh - I love this stamp):

Leafy Flourish Rubber Stamp Set

The finished card:

Sparkle N Sprinkle Products Used:

• Tropical Mermaid Alana Rubber Stamp Set
• Tropical Mermaid Alana Digital Set (including sentiments, cut file and colored version)
• Leafy Flourish Rubber Stamp Set (background)
• Mediterranean Star embossing powder
• White Detail embossing powder
• Tonic Ribbon and Bows die set
• Tonic Embossing Folder Layered Leaves (8"x8")
• NUVO Embellishment Mousse Mother of Pearl
• NUVO Glitter Drops Golden Sunset (on starfish)

Challenges I'd like to put this card in please:

Playing in the Paper Play Sketches color challenge with this card.

1. A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #6 - Anything Goes 7/1
2. Allsorts Challenge #419 "Use at least 2 Dies" 6/15 (Tonic Layered Leaves 8x8 - used 3 dies, and SB Fleur de Elegance die set) sep post 6/22
3. Classic Design Team Open Challenge #15 - Anything Goes DT 7/1
4. Crafting With An Attitude #28 - Anything Goes 7/6
5. Crafting With Friends #45 - Anything Goes
6. Crafts Galore Encore JUNE - Anything Goes 7/1
7. Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes 7/6
8. Dragonfly Dreams (June) Make it Sparkle 7/2
9. Glitter n Sparkle #243 Use Bright Colors 6/18
10. Making Memories Crafting #6 Anything Goes/Bingo Board (diagonally from top right BLING - IMAGE - DIE CUT  7/7
11. Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1724 Anything Goes 7/7
12. Paper Play Sketches (Wed June 14- #45?) Color Challenge 6/20
13. The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge #4 Anything Fantasy Goes 6/19
14. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #23 - Anything Goes DT 7/15

ON A PERSONAL NOTE:

Here are two more photos of what happens when the "fire season" drought ends in central, rural Florida, and rains grace our environment once again:

Wild Morning Glories spring up! Apologies for the shaky hands:

I love their vibrant, purply-magenta throats and their pure white petals!

We cannot grow "regular" Morning Glories here. Only the wild, indigenous flowers make it through the drought, and spring forth in the steamy Florida summers.

Aren't they so delicate and sweet?

stamping hugs,

(I see you!)