Besties With Edith {Scrapbook Stamp Society}

Hello, Friends! 

And a very special welcome to new google followers: Darnell, Bonnie, GEM23g, and Petra Swart.

Today's My Besties card is dedicated to Edith, and uses my newest Flower Tutorial.

(Who is Edith? Click here to discover how you can brighten someone's day).

Edith is recovering from recent brain surgery, undergoing physical therapy, and awaiting radiation and chemo treatments.

Today is also my final "official" card as part of Sherri Baldy's Scrapbook Stamp Society's design team.

Today's card share uses Sherry Baldy's darling "Wendy Puppy Love" image, available here.

She is colored with Copic Markers, sitting in a garden of glitter and Prima Flowers (new Flower Tutorial). There is also lace attached all the way around the scalloped oval (smile).

inside:

This month, the theme at Path of Positivity Challenge is all about Dreams.

Lots of "things" flavor our dreams.

Certain life events, education, upbringing, health, positive (and/or unsavory) relationships, and DESIRE are some of the things which affect our dreams.

Having dreams can keep us motivated to constantly seek the Good in Life, even if our Dreams are not fully realized. It can be easy to blame others for our unfulfilled Dreams, or to blame certain life experiences.

But I have learned that Dreams are flexible. They are those creative moments in our lives that cause us to see possibilities. We can make goals to help us on our Journey in meeting our Dreams face-to-face. The important thing is to keep moving and to allow our Direction (and Dreams) to change as challenges and opportunities present themselves.

Instead of viewing stumbling blocks as obstacles, those "blocks" may actually be BUILDING blocks to bring us to a different place, fulfilling an "UNKNOWN DREAM" which has always resided in our hearts.

For me, I would not have discovered the wide world of Beauty found in our Internet Community, had I not become critically ill, and home-bound. I've altered my dreams, and pressed forward, knowing that GENUINE BEAUTY is always beckoning me forward, to the most Beautiful of Dreams. Thanks for being part of my Pursuit.

There is nothing so Dreamy as following the Path, and creatively embellishing it with what is in our hearts.

Such sweetness! 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Don't forget to take a peek at my newest Flower Tutorial.

Products Used:

Sherry Baldy's Wendy Puppy Love digital Image
Sparkle N Sprinkle Glitters: Crystal Ice, Lator Gator Microfine, Mountain Mint Microfine, Chunky Diamond Dust.
Sparkle N Sprinkle Brushable Glue
Copic Markers
Lace, Buttons
Spellbinders: Detailed Scallops 5x7 S6-004, Grand Rectangles Nestabilities, Grand Scallop Ovals Nestabilities
Martha Stewart: Flourished Lace PAP, Butterfly punch
Cheery Lynn B147 Olive Branches
Papers: Neenah Solar White, Georgia Pacific White, Stampin Up Blue, SU Aqua, DPs from stash.
Old, Old Prima Flowers (from Terry)

Fun Challenges Submitted to:

1. The Cutie Pie Challenge - #73 Use a Cute Digi (Darling little girl with puppy!) 7/19
2. Path of Positivity - #16 Dreams - (please see my words toward the bottom of my post) 8/7
3. My Besties Friendship - #3 Use a My Besties (freebie offered) 8/3
4. My Besties German Challenges - #5 Anything Goes 8/15

stamping hugs,

Path of Positivity and Joy

Greetings, dear blogging friends, and new followers Alanna and Becca!
It's already the last month of 2013!

(how did that happen?)

How nice to be a Guest Designer with the great team at 

Path of Positivity Challenges!
(challenge # 9 - Joy)

In case you've not heard of them, it's a wonderful challenge blog comprised of "positive" thoughts - regardless of personal belief. All religions, philosophies, and life-sharings are welcome. The intent is to bring some positive "conversation" to share with our cyber buddies!

This month it is all about "Joy" 

       - you know - 

                 that deep abiding Contentment within us 

                             which promotes 

                                            Peace and Well-being. 

For the first half of the month, Fresh Brewed Designs is the PoP sponsor.

 They provided their darling snowman image called "Have a Tweet Christmas".

His Joy is found in "being there" for his friends, in whatever way they need him. 

He is also a great listener! (giggle)

The same sketch was used for both cards. The snowman panel is colored identically. But the cards look very unique, even though they are the same shape!

** DECEMBER PRIZES **

The sponsors and prizes for this challenge are:

• Ten digital images from Creative Bug Digitals for the person out of the top seven who receives the most votes during voting week.
• Three digital images from Ike's World for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
• Three digital images from Fresh Brewed Designs, our guest sponsors this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
• One digital designer paper from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.
• One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles as well.

And custom Badges for the Top Seven!

The brown version has a major boo-boo covered up by the pine branch die cuts. 

taunting with sing-song lilt

I bet you cannot see it, though! (laughing here)

Well, the musical notes and lilt in my voice fit with the "Tweet" and "Joy" themes, right? haha

Love this lace with the sequins and pearls - so girly and "tweet"!

I used Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make the little bow.

Thanks for stopping by - be sure to play along with the PoP Challenge - all you need is a craft, project or written Life Share which has the theme of JOY - then upload that blog post to their Linky!

Products used:

• Fresh Brewed Designs called "Have a Tweet Christmas"
• SNS Diamond Dust G1116
• SNS Sparkle Embossing Powder
• Copics: scarf B24, B60, B93, B97, snow B000, carrot R02, R05, arms E08
• Computer generated sentiment
• Dies: Spellbinders retired ornament, Grand Labels 1, Dec Grand Labels 1, IO pine branch, SU oval punches, Cottage Cutz foliage branches
• embossing folders, lace, rhinestones, KandCo, Neenah and SU cardstock

Fabulous Challenges these cards have been submitted to:

1. Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge - Anything With a Bow CDB08 (12-31)
2. Corrosive Challenges - #188 Happy Holidays (12-7)
3. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown -  Pick a Previous Theme - (theme challenge #6 Snowmen)(12-5)
4. Inkspirational Challenges - #44 Anything goes (12-5)
5. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #5 Anything Goes (12-5)
6. Jelly Park Challenges - Christmas Challenge - (12-31)
7. Totally PaperCrafts - #195 Ho, Ho Holidays - (12-5)
8. ABC Christmas Challenge - X for Out of the Box - No Squares Allowed (shaped with SB Grand Labels One dies) (12-9)
9. Created With Love Challenges - #69 Christmas - (12-9)
10. ABC Challenges - A for Almost Christmas - (12-15)

Chilly December hugs,

SNS Winter Wonderland - November 1 Release

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's pretty golden Winter Wonderland theme tag.

Are you color challenged? Do you prefer not having to purchase expensive cardstock? If so, the techniques on this tag are for you.
My project today uses only one color of cardstock - WHITE!
This makes it affordable while producing an elegant look.

  

But business first!

This month we are featuring two marvelous stamp sets by artist Rosiland Solomon. The Winter Wonderland rubber stamp set is also available digitally here. The pretty Flourishes Two rubber stamp set creates some lovely, interesting backgrounds.

For More Design Ideas Blog Hop Order

Mayra Duran-Hernandez

Shona Erlenborn

Eret's Kaardimaania 

Craft E Marie Berquist
Anita Scroggins

April "Stampwilly" Williams

Belinda Shupe
Anne Temple
Donna Ellis  (that's me! - smile)
Jazzy Jill's Technique Video

This tag is made from several layers. The bottom white layer has been coated with Gold Detail embossing powder EP168. The layer with white holly leaves is the same white paper. The top layer has been stamped with VersaMark Ink   and heat set with more Gold Detail embossing powder. That layer was trimmed and distressed around the edges. After distressing the edges with more VersaMark Ink, a little Gold Tinsel embossing powder EP385 was heat set to gild the frame. To further distress, Dimensional Glue was squeezed around the edges very lightly, and pretty Aztec Gold ultrafine glitter was applied. In person, this "three-part" distressing produces a striking effect:  

Below, a little Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft Flock SS107 was applied with Brushable Glue. After drying, I colored the sparkling flock with a Tombow Marker, to give the bunny a furry appearance, and shade certain areas for detail. The deer on the left is also colored with the marker, but without the Twinkling Clouds. The only coloring medium was a single Tombow marker for the doe and bunny.

It really makes a difference:

More Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft Flock SS107 was applied with Dimensional Glue in the tree branches for a softer, snowy look. 

Brushable Glue was painted on the trunks and some snowy elements in the background. Diamond Dust sparkly glitter G1116 was dredged on to make a spectacularly glitter-full creation. The darker conditions below reveal the shadows of the Sparkle N Soft on the bunny and branches:

The back is not plain by any means!
Once again, only white cardstock was used.

Gold Detail embossing powder covers the layers and sentiment:

Three layers create the ornate tag topper:

TIP: If you prefer not using inks on the inside of your embossing folders, emboss your cardstock and then use VersaMark Ink on the embossed piece. By heat embossing with DETAIL EMBOSSING POWDER, every crevice is nicely covered, and the dry embossed areas are plainly visible. SNS carries over 25 colors of detail embossing powders.

Sparkling Aztec Gold Glitter G1006

Do you see the 3 layers of Fanciful Flourish by Spellbinders? 


The front "layer" (shown above) is actually two gold embossed flourishes, adhered back-to-back with Brushable Glue, so that the gold shows front and back. 

On the flip side (shown left) a third Flourish is attached to adorn the back side of the tag, and to hide the ribbon which was woven through the front.

Having the 3 layers provides good support for the tag as well.

The following products were used on this project:

Winter Wonderland Rubber Stamp Set #517

Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft Flock SS107

Diamond Dust sparkly glitter G1116

Aztec Gold ultrafine glitter G1006

Gold Tinsel embossing powder EP385

Gold Detail embossing powder EP168

VersaMark Ink

Dimensional Glue #539

Brushable Glue #540

Old Paper Dye Ink

Cardstock: White

White Lace, Ribbon

Tombow Marker Color 990

Spellbinders Fantastic Flourish Two S2-009

Spellbinders Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles LG S4-143

MS Holly Leaves PATP

EKS Corner Rounder

Swiss Dot embossing folder

Sakura Pen Touch Gold Pen

Participating in these fabulous challenges!

1. Created with Love - #64 Anything goes (11-2)
2. Corrosive Challenge - #186 Tic Tac Toe - diagonal "bling, image, layers" (11-9)
3. Challenges 4 Everybody - #32 Anything Goes - (11-8)
4. Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - #Anything Goes (11-2)
5. Party Time Tuesdays - #144 Anything Goes (11-4)
6. Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (11-4)
7. Tip Top Tuesday - #113 Seasons - Winter (tip is about detail EP & embossing folders) (11-3)
8. Use It Tuesday - #66 Critters - (doe and bunny) (hoarded supplies from the past Aztec Gold Glitter and the white ribbon - both had never been opened)
9. Crafty Girls Challenges (4 Krafty Girls) - #5 Anything Goes - (11-14)
10. Charisma Cardz Challenge - #43 Anything But Cards - (11-5)

Thanks for stopping by today,

hugs,

Snow One Like You Easel Card

Hi! A warm welcome to you all, and to my newest Google followers Olga, and "Crystal Dolphins". Hope all is going well in your neck of the woods.

Maybe Autumn has finally arrived in Florida! The mornings have cooled to the 60s (upper teens C).

Today I have a simple A2 size easel card using Sparkle N Sprinkle's cute new sets "Snow One Like You" and "Flourishes One". Smaller cards are difficult for me.

For complete directions to make a card like this, please visit my SNS Gallery here.

I like the tiny Prills in the centers of all the flowers - so pearly!

The image and sentiment are stamped directly on glitter, and colored with Copic Markers.

The background features the pretty, large flourish from the Flourishes One set. Included on the set are the single-word expressions Friend, Happy, Love, Life which are often say-it-All on a card front.

Except for dimensionals, I used Brushable Glue in adhering all the glittery layers to afford a little wiggle room.

The Velvet Glitter was adhered with Super Adhesive Sheets. It is very thin, so my Spellbinders dies cut right through it, even with the protective layers in place.

TIP: in the corners, Mediterranean Star EP was applied. Before heating, a little Diamond Dust Chunky Glitter was sprinkled on top. When I heated the EP from under the card, rather than above, the melted EP firmly adhered the Diamond Dust Chunky Glitter in place.

I'm playing in three great "Anything Goes" challenges:

4Krafty Girlz Challenges - #3 Anything Goes - Oct 17
Sweet Pea Stampers - "Sparkle and Shine" - Oct 23
Addicted to Stamps - #66 Anything Goes - Oct 16

SNS Stamps and Products:
Snow One Like You #515
Flourishes One #516
Brushable Glue #540
Super Adhesive Sheets SAS02
Lifestyle-Sticky Thumb Dimensionals L-DIM000
Mediterranean Star EP429
Ice EP250 (on snowman embellishment)
Cloud Nine Microfine Velvet Glitter GM2000
Diamond Dust Chunky Glitter G1116
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark, Azure Staz-On, Adirondack Pool
Copic Markers

Other products:
SB Big Scallop Oval LG
SB Classic Ovals LG S4-110
SB Floral Ovals S4-356
SB Mega Curved Rectangles S5-006 (smallest 3)
MS 3-in-1 Hydrangea Punch
Mini Pearls Prills
CS: Vellum, White, Turquoise, Aqua
Optional Lace, Snowman embelly and Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today!
Snowy Hugs,

Snow One Like You - 2 Sparkly Ways To Win!

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's October 1 Release,
my dear blogging friends, and my newest followers - Penny and "Fit Kitty",  - and my latest friends from Bloglovin and other Readers!

2 chances to win

the 1st with our "Snow One Like You" Release Contest
 and
the 2nd with the SNS monthly challenge!

As you discovered last month, Sparkle N Sprinkle has changed things up a bit. At the beginning of each month, one or two new affordably-priced sets will be featured on our Facebook Page, Blog, Jazzy Jill's Technique Video for the month, Designers' Blogs, and our Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges Blog, where the monthly theme is always "Anything Goes with Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking." (There are three winners each month, badges and awards too!)

But Today...

 Sparkle N Sprinkle is releasing a darling little "Snow One Like You" set created by artist Beccy Muir. Jazzy Jill is also releasing the new Technique Video kit for October which uses this sweet new set. Click here for details about the monthly Technique Video Club.

For a chance to win the Snow One Like You stamp set and an embossing powder and a glitter, we are kicking things off with our 2nd Mystery Designer Party!

At the same time we are releasing a pretty new Flourishes Set #516 by artist Rosiland Solomon, created by popular demand from our designers and customers (thank you for the suggestions).

How to Party with Us:

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

Snow One knows who the Mystery Designer is, so you may wish to visit each blog to leave a comment.

The winner will be announced on October 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs:

Emmy van den Heuvel (Debuting Designer)

Mayra Duran-Hernandez (Debuting Designer)

Shona Erlenborn

Eret's Kaardimaania (Debuting Designer)

Craft E Marie Berquist

April "Stampwilly" Williams

Belinda Shupe
Barbara Bruder

Donna Ellis (so happy you're here!)

Jill Jacobsen (October's Technique Video)

Here's a SPECIAL TREAT

A shared Reveal Day with artist Beccy Muir and her fabulous designers so you can gain even MORE wonderful ideas in using this sweet set! To see what Beccy's digi team has created using these images, please click here.

AND AND AND

This darling Snow One Like You Set#515 and the pretty Flourishes One set #516 are available available  at 20% off 

as part of our Snow One specials. 

Just use the code SNOWONE20 in the COMMENTS SECTION 

when checking out in the SNS on-line store 

to receive these brand new sets at 20% off.

Promotion valid through October 3.(sorry, credit card customers only. Total will be manually adjusted. Or phone the SNS shoppe on Wednesday and ask them to manually adjust the charge on the phone for you).

Did you know Silver is very difficult to photograph? No matter what the light conditions, I could not capture the real colors. The card looks amazing in person!

The entire back panel is made using Pretty Silver Lightning EP which actually contains beautiful glitter. 

It's a detail EP, so you would not think that a single coat would cover white cardstock so completely, but it did.


The sentiment is embossed in the same EP, and is glittery as well, yet the pretty detail of the calligraphy in the letters is still clearly visible.

First I cut the pretty heart border from white cardstock, smooshed on the VersaMark, and dumped on the EP to heat set.

TIP: 
when using EPs that contain other ingredients, shake well before using and "dredge" the area being covered.

The effect really is quite exquisite.

The metallic layer which looks blue is actually a silvery lavender - the same color as the little snowman.

Every layer but the metallic cardstock has lots of glitter.

To achieve these looks, check out my complete directions here.

It was fun making this card!

Even the white background behind the woven ribbon is all glittery!

The Reflection (silver) Velvet Glitter 

and 

the Cloud Nine (white) Velvet Glitter 

are both shaded with

 Pearlescent Lavender Brilliance pad. 

TIP: 

All of the Velvet Glitters can be distressed and altered in color, yet retain their glittery sparkle. 

They also feel very soft, and won't come off the card once adhered. 

Where the silver and white velvet colors meet, is a narrow layer of glue topped with Sparkle N Sprinkle's new Diamond Dust Chunky Glitter.

The texture of the glitter in the Silver Lightning EP shows up best below, but the colors are much darker than the actual card:

Products Used:

SNS "Snow One Like You" stamp set #515
SNS "Flourishes One" stamp set #516
SNS Silver Lightning Detail EP with Glitter in it (EP262)(background with heart border)
SNS Starfire Ultrafine Glitter (G1017) (base white card)

SNS Cloud Nine Microfine Velvet Glitter GM2000

SNS Reflection Microfine Velvet Glitter GM2007

SNS Silver Leaf Tinsel GT3004

SNS Diamond Dust Chunky Glitter G1116

SNS Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft Flocking

SNS Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink

SNS VersaMark Ink

SNS Copics: YR16, R35, B16, BV04, 0, R32, Y08, B63, E35

SNS 3/4" Tear-ific Tape (double sided)
SNS Super Adhesive Sheets SAS02

SNS Brushable Glue #540

SNS Dimensional Glue #539

3/4” Light Silver Satin Ribbon (RRR)

SB S140 Petite Oval Small (2 largest)

SB S4-110 Classic Ovals Large (largest)

SB S4-356 Floral Ovals (largest)

SB S4-190 Labels 4

MS Loops Heart Punch Around the Page

SU Oval Punch

SU Oval Scallop Punch

Platinum Brilliance Pearlescent Ink

Lavender Brilliance Pearlescent Ink

Cardstock: White, Metallic Lavender

This card has been submitted to the following wonderful challenges:

1. Crimbo Crackers - #51 Christmas Embossing (lots of Silver Embossing Powder) ends Oct 9
2. Simon Says Monday's Challenge - Say It With Stamps - (a single word or a lot!) Sometimes a single word says it all - ends Oct 7
3. Crafts4Eternity - #143 Anything Goes - ends Oct 4
4. Cute Card Thursday - #288 Pretty Ribbons - ends Oct 3 (3/4" satin ribbon woven in card)
5. Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenges - #98 Punches and Dies - (7 dies and punches) ends Oct 4, ann'd Oct 11
6. Paper Pretties Challenge - #277 No Patterned Paper - (only contains white and silver blue CS) ends Oct 2.
7. ChristmasCardChallenges - #44 Anything Goes Christmas -ends Oct 6
8. Scribble and Scrap - #2 Anything Goes - ends Oct 11

Thanks, always, for stopping by.
Snowy Hugs,