Christmas in July {Sparkle N Sprinkle}

Hello, Blogging Friends!

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle "Christmas in July" Blog Hop featuring new stamp sets!

(now hopping on the 15th of each month.)

Blog Hop Order this month is:

Eret
Donna (waving "hi!")
Belinda
Anne
Chris
Shona
Jess
Diane

My teamies have created some wonderful examples with these delightful, festive stamps.

We hope you will be inspired and show us your creations in the new Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge Group.

EVERYONE CAN PLAY! 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)

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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SPARKLE WITH THE VIDEO KIT CLUB:

July's chilly video Kit Club includes NUVO Aqua Flow watercolor markers, 2 glitters, shaved ice, a new stamp set and papers for 5 cards.  

(for my email followers, here is the link video kit #17)

https://sparklensprinkle.net/search?q=video&type=all&rfsn=487273.8c3a2

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New Sparkle N Sprinkle Stamps

NOW, ON TO THE STARS OF THE SHOW:

 Winter Greetings Birds and Wreath 855  (Digital Version DIGI855FS) 
(I love this set and the digital portion is beyond fabulous with beautiful papers!)

Winter Greetings digi papers DIGI4005FS to match Winter Greetings Birds and Wreath.

Elf Peeker 858  (Digital Version DIGI858BG)
(delightful! It is featured on my card today)
Winter Flamingos Set 1 860    (Digital Version DIGI860SG)
Winter Flamingos Set 2 861  (Digital Version DIGI861SG)
Spirit of Christmas Poinsettia 862  (Digital Version DIGI862B - huge digi bundle)
Crystal Snowflakes 868  (Digital Version DIGI868FS)

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.

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

On July 18th, ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs listed above. Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  It's a Mystery as to which Designer will have the winning comment on her blog.

The Grand Prize Winner, who will be announced on the SNS Facebook page and the SNS Blog, will receive ALL of the new rubber stamp sets revealed this month.

My card features the mischievous Elf Peeker (from Bugaboo's eclectic artist).

Are you one of the organized people who chooses papers and THEN colors her images?

or...

are you like me... 

... scrounging for papers

after coloring?

Copic Markers were used, including the background.

Later, I could not get the background to coorindate with the warmer hues needed, 

so I distressed with Bundled Sage and Scattered Straw inks, and then rubbed Moonlight White Brilliance ink over them, to smooth out the colors, and brighten them up a bit without making them too vibrant.

It gave a bit of a frosty appearance,

and slightly pearlescent as well.

Very festive!

Elf Peeker 858 is so sweet - yet a little mischievous, too!

A simple interior, using White Detail embossing powder:
Elf Sitter 859 (Digital Version DIGI859BG)  (sneak peek for August 15. Available on website if you wish to have both elf sets to play with):

Tip: Jazz up your old stash, like brads and eyelets, and any of your old embellishments using embossing powder.

Heat the metal portion and dip immediately into your embossing powder. If needed, heat again, and dip again, until the surface is to the desired consistency, as shown with these old, old, VERY OLD snowflake brads. (see the plain left compared to the 2 on the right?):

The sentiments have been embossed with Firecracker Red Detail Embossing Powder.

Because the EP contains glitter, the sentiments are sparkly, as well as dimensional.

Notice how fine the EP is on the word "nice". It is an open-outline font with fine lines.

It was such great fun making this card - flat for mailing, and cute as can be!

Sparkle N Sprinkle Products used:

• Elf Peeker 858  (Digital Version DIGI858BG)
• Elf Sitter 859 (Digital Version DIGI859BG)  (sneak peek for August 15, click to enlarge. Available on website if you wish to have both elf sets to play with)

• White Detail EP298 (for interior sentiment)
• Firecracker Red Detail Embossing Powder (it has glitter in it)
• old, old, old, OLD snowflake brads (dipped in Sparkle Embossing Powder)
• Punches: EK tag, SU corner, MS star border
• LifeStyle-Quickutz Dies (Scallop Ovals)
• KandCompany, SU designer papers

Challenges I'd like to support:

1. Cheerful Sketches (July) Sketch (I have flipped the sketch horizontally since my character faces that direction) 8/1
2. ABC Christmas Challenge (July 5) "N is for New and O is for Old" (stamp is brand new, but papers, punches and brads are all years old) 8/1
3. Always Fun Challenges #14 "Anything Goes" 7/17 
4. Aud Sentiments #184 Christmas in July Plus a Sentiment 7/24
5. Craft Rocket Challenges #39 July - Anything Goes 8/1
6. Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #10 Anything Christmas Goes 7/24
7. The Crafty Addicts Challenge #38 Anything Goes with Something Humorous (sentiments in card) 8/1
8. Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #July 3 - Anything Christmas - COMMENTED ON 36, 41, 45 - 8/31
9. Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1728 "Anything Goes 7/16
10. Unicorn Challenge (July) Christmas in July 8/1 sep post

Spirit of Christmas Hugs,