My blog is called "Creative Smiles" because my designs are the result of incorporating mistakes. With fumble fingers that drop whatever they are holding - repeatedly, it takes a lot of giggles, smiles and creative patience during my crafting process. xx

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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
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:

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!)




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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Sparkle N Sprinkle May 1 Reveal

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle May Stamp Reveal!
(if you have arrived here by way of my fabulously-creative friend Shona, you're in the right place!)

As Guest Designer, I'd like to reveal four sweet projects with brief descriptions
AND 
invite you to the SNS Blog Hop.

Check out the Sparkle Team's beautiful creations,
AND
earn a chance to win the grand prize!

NEW STORE - NEW BLOG - NEW PRODUCT LINES!

 FUN TECHNIQUES, VIDEOS AND KITS WITH DEMO DONNA!

It's Demo Donna on the SNS YouTube Channel!

Subscribe today to REVEL IN all the latest Demo Donna tips and techniques - AND - great entertainment! Each week a new technique is shared, and each month, a new video kit is revealed!




HERE is the May Video Kit Club using the gorgeous peacock.




The new sets are 20% off until May 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 NUVO and STAMPENDOUS and HOUSE MOUSE, you're sure to fill that cart up quickly!

There are EIGHT new rubber stamp sets being released this month with their digital counterparts, plus a new Digi Papers set, and two digital mega bundles!   

The new SNS sets are:
840 - Happy Flowers 
      (digi version DIGI840FS)
      MEGA bundle includes additional images, decoupage sheets, 10 digi papers)
844 - True Beauty  - Peacock   (This month's fabulous video kit)
         (digi version DIGI844B)
845 - Girlfriends Support Set 3  
         (digi version DIGI845BG)
846 - Flower Girl-Magic in You  
      (digi version DIGI846BG)
4004 - Rainbow of Pastels Patterned Paper Pack (10 Digi Papers)

847 - Kaitlyn Mermaid 
        (digi version DIGI847LS)
848 - Rory Batter Up
        (digi version DIGI848LS)
849 - Graduation-Final Roll Call  
850 - Graduation-Party Time
         (digi version DIGI849-850B - MEGA BUNDLE combines both sets and additional images) 
         
Extras goodies come with our newer digital versions.  The extras can include additional images not available with the rubber version, JPG and PNG formats for scene creation, colored images, digi papers, and a cut file to use with your electronic cutting machine. Having both the rubber and digi versions of all our new releases brings you the best of both worlds.

On May 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 the SNS New Blog.  

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First up is my girly Girlfriend Support 5x7 Card:

To change part of a rubber stamp:


I especially like the NUVO fine (small) Glue Pen which was used as dots around the image, inside the hearts, and along the sentiment to hold the Waterfall Ultrafine Semi-Transparent Glitter. Once dried, the glitter DOES NOT come off.

Made hot with the heat tool and dipped into the Dragon Fruit Cosmic Embossing Powder, the brads match the embossed sentiments beautifully. Each brad was heated twice to create the smooth, creamy texture. This particular EP contains three thoroughly-mixed colors, with a touch of cosmic magic, making it mottled yet creamy. You can see the "mottling" in the brads.



List of Products for Girlfriend Support 5x7 Card:



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Rory Batter Up Baseball 5x7 Card:


A different sort of "girly" card, Rory Batter Up! is quite versatile in its uses as Thinking of You, Get Well, or simply encouragement. This sporty gal is sure to conquer anything she sets her mind to!
I colored her with Copic Markers.


The background sentiment has been embossed on top of designer paper with Glitzy Gold Cosmic Embossing Powder - it's kind of a copper-umber-gold-brown metallic color. Around the edge of the pattern paper, I ran the NUVO Medium Glue Pen and let it dry to become tacky. Then NUVO Gilding Flakes - Sunkissed Copper were rubbed along the edges for a distressed metallic look that matches the EP. 


The brads were dipped into Skylight Cosmic Semi Transparent EP for that all-star appearance. Flower centers are embellished with NUVO Crystal Drops (gloss white). 
Beautiful Blue Jewel G1113 Ultrafine Sparkling Glitter is adhered to the tag under the sentiment.




List of Products for Rory Batter Up Baseball 5x7 Card:

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Flower Girl - Magic in You Tag (fits standard business size envelope):



This Girly Tag was cut from pale yellow cardstock, inked with Straw DI, dimensions are 7" x 3.25".

Pretty Flower Girl is colored with Copic Markers, surrounded by an aqua halo which has been embossed with Sparkle Embossing Powder. 

Embossing powders that contain a transparent powder will usually make the underlying colors more vibran.

I wanted a bit more aqua sparkle in addition to the EP, so I ran the NUVO fine (small) Glue Pen for around the edge of the pearl clusters at the bottom, and dotted the glue pen on top of the Sparkle EP around the halo, and added more Waterfall Ultrafine Semi-Transparent Glitter to those areas. 

The designer paper background has been stamped with the flower and sentiment, and then heat set with Gold Detail Embossing Powder.  For texture, NUVO Glimmer Paste was added to the gold-embossed flower centers.
List of Products for Flower Girl - Magic in You Tag:

 Images - Flower Girl Magic in You (also available digitally with sentiments and color versions)

Gold Detail Embossing Powder (sentiment)

Sparkle Embossing Powder EP107 (around the girl)

NUVO Glimmer Paste (flower centers)

NUVO fine (small) Glue Pen for glitters

Waterfall Ultrafine Semi-Transparent Glitter

MB Pinpoint Scalloped Circles die set, SB Classic Scalloped Circles

DL Art crinkle ribbons with a little color added, pearls, lace, Copic Markers




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Kaitlyn Mermaid 5x7 Card:

My final Girly card is sweet for any age girls in your life, and for any occasion.
It comes with fantastic sentiments to be used individually or as a cluster.
Colored with Copic Markers, Kaitlyn Mermaid is sweet, kind and happy being her unique self.



The distressed inks across the panel make water, and have been lightly dotted with the NUVO fine (small) Glue Pen for glitters to adhere. I also used the glue pen on the dry embossed background to add more Waterfall Ultrafine Semi-Transparent Glitter. The shells have been entirely colored with shiny, quick drying NUVO Embellishment Mousse.

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Products used in Kaitlyn Mermaid 5x7 Card:

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The Blog Hop order this month is:


Jess
Belinda
Anne
Diane
Eret
Shona
Donna (hi! you're here!)
Chris

After leaving a comment for a chance to win, hop on over to the fun blog of teamie Chris!

Challenges I'd like to support:

  1. A Gem of a Challenge #193  Embossing - Wet or Dry - 5/11 all four cards (mermaid card dry embossed with glitter - yellow tag gold embossed flowers and sentiment and Sparkle EP in blue halo around girl - baseball card brads are embossed with Skylight EP, sentiment with Glitzy Gold EP, words on background paper with Glitzy Gold EP - pink/black card sentiments and brads are embossed with Dragon Fruit EP) 
  2. Allsorts Challenge Blog #413 Embossing - Wet or Dry 5/4 all four cards (mermaid card dry embossed with glitter - yellow tag gold embossed flowers and sentiment and Sparkle EP in blue halo around girl - baseball card brads are embossed with Skylight EP, sentiment with Glitzy Gold EP, words on background paper with Glitzy Gold EP - pink/black card sentiments and brads are embossed with Dragon Fruit EP)
  3. Classic Design Team Challenge #14 Anything Goes DT  6/1
  4. Crafting from the Heart #157 Anything Goes 
  5. Crafty Friends Challenge #56 Anything Goes 5/4
  6. Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1718 Anything goes 5/4


stamping hugs,


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