Cowboys with Southern Ridge Trading Company

Hello crafty friends!

I have a brand new card to share with you today featuring the AH-mazing Southern Ridge Trading Company chipboard products. 

 

 I had a vision of cowboys in my head, so that's what I made!  I guess with all the girly Mother's Day cards I was making, I wanted to flip the switch and head in a more masculine direction. :)  

I used the following Southern Ridge Products on my card:

Wood Horse Shoes (Small)

Three Amigo's

Small Primative Stars

Alrighty!  So let's get crafting :)

I started by using Stampendous Embossing Ink and embossing the cowboy images in Blackened Bronze and Copper Flame Embossing Powders (from SparkleNSprinkle). The horseshoes were embossed with Super Thick Gold Emobssing Powder and the stars in Antiquities Embossing Powder.  I also added 2 layers of Spring Willow Embossing Powder onto the grass area of the die cut. :)

      

I do love using the Chunky/Super Thick Powders for chipboard! :)  

  

A little twine accents and a Happy Birthday sentiment finished off this card :)  

I hope you enjoy and will go out and play with your chipboard!

See ya next time!

Jess

SparkleNSprinkle November Reveal!

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's
 Nov 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!

We have FIVE new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until Nov 3.  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:

Woofie's Birthday 758   (digi version DIGI758)
 Birthday Queen 759   (digi version DIGI759)
Puddles 760   (digi version DIGI760)
Chicken Run 761   (digi version DIGI761)
Splish Splash 762   (digi version DIGI762)


On Nov 3rd, ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs listed below. Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  You never know who the Mystery Designer will be that has the winning comment.

The Grand Prize Winner, which will be announced on the SNS Facebook page and on the SNS Blog, will receive ALL of the new stamp sets released this month (or the digi versions, if preferred).


The Blog Hop order this month is:

Irit
Jess
Belinda
Anne
Shona
Marie
Eret

(*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 the New Reveal Blog Hop as much as we do.  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  

 Wonder who the Mystery Host will be this month????

The Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge also begins today.  There are lots of prizes and recognition badges.  Come check out how you can become a SNS Featured Artist as well.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and/or Flock.

Have you checked out the SNS YouTube Channel featuring Demo Donna?  If not, then you are in for a real treat.  Subscribe today to get all the latest Demo Donna tips and techniques!

I chose to work with "Woofie's Birthday".  Isn't it cute?  I started off by making my background using the NEW Enamels Embossing Powder in Polka Dot (EP464).  I inked up a piece of white cardstock with VersaMark Ink (VM001) then sprinkled the Polka Dot Embossing Powder (EP464) over the entire piece.  Then, I heat set it from underneath the paper until it was all melted and gorgeous! I then attached it to a piece of black cardstock using Tear-ific Tape (SAT04). 

Next, I stamped the cute image with Memento Black Ink (ME900) and colored some accents with some markers. I added some Fire Engine Red Glitter (G1007) using the 
Sakura Glue Pen (quicky)  around the balloon, party hat & party bandanna for added effect.  I free-hand drew around the "woof" sentiment with the Sakura Glue Pen and added Hit the Beach Embossing Powder (EP394).

To finish the card, I added some Grassy Green Flocking (FL103) to the grass and Canary Flocking (FL108) to the tennis ball using the Glue Pen. I layered it on black cardstock with Tear-ific Tape (SAT04) and mounted it to the background using Foam Squares.
 

The next stop on our blog hop is Belinda and you can find her blog here.


Thanks for stopping by and I can't wait to see you again next time!


Jess

Sleigh Ride - SparkleNSprinkle New Release!

Hello friends!

I'm back again over at the SparkleNSprinkle blog with a fun new card featuring the new release stamp set, Sleigh Ride!

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card (links to all SparkleNSprinkle products used are included):

Stamp Credit: Sleigh Ride {00-744P7}

Sparkling Snow Glitter {G1003}

NEW Fleur de Lis Super Thick Embossing Powder {EP465}

Versamark Ink {VM-001}

SNS Dimensional Glue {539}

1/2" Tear-ific Tape {SAT-04}

2' Tear-ific Tape {SAT-12}

Snow White Flocking {FL-101}

Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers {TIM-34933}
Super Thick Red Embossing Powder {EP240}
Brown Fizz Embossing Powder {EP381}
Toyland Bear {00-674P5}

Navy Cardstock 

White Cardstock

Sizzix Embossing Folder
Brads
Blue Ink
Brown Ink

First I started by stamping the horse image with Versamark Ink.  Then, I sprinkled on the new Fleur de Lis Embossing Powder and heat set from underneath.  I trimmed the image to desired size.  Then I took the Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and sponge all around the image to give it a little more color. I used a corner rounder to snip the edges and matted on a piece of navy colored cardstock using Tearific Tape.  I used my corner rounder once more to trim the edges.  Next, I took my Dimensional Glue and created some "snow" underneath the sleigh and horse.  I sprinkled on the Sparkling Snow Glitter and set the piece aside to dry.

I cut my background papers to 4"x5.25" an 3.75"x5" (to fit a standard A2 card).  I took a piece of the 2" Tearific Tape and applied to the top of the navy cardstock.  I sprinkled Snow White Flocking over the adhesive (after I removed the protective backing of course!) and burnished well with my finger tool.  Next, I took the paper and ran it through my Big Shot using a circle patterned embossing folder to give some extra dimension!  Once that was complete, I attached it to the white piece of cardstock with Tearific Tape.  I added the image to the background with foam squares and attached to the card base with more Tearific Tape. 

Next, I made the sentiment.  I stamped it with a dark blue ink and punched out.  I used another punch to give it some background and attached everything together with Tearific Tape.  To make the brads red, I used our new Super Thick Red Embossing Powder!  I carefully held each brad with tweezers and heated.  Then, I dipped the brad into the embossing powder and head set. I quickly dunked the brad back into the embossing powder and heat set one more time to make is super red.  Don't touch the brad right away, it's super hot!  Once they cooled, I added them to my sentiment and attached to the card with foam squares.

To enhance the inside of the card, I simply stamped a few trees with brown ink, stamping twice to make some darker and lighter.  Then, I stamped with Versamark Ink, sprinkled with Brown Fizz Embossing Powder and heat set.  They turned out nice and sparkly!  I added a "Merry Christmas" sentiment from another stamp set called "Toyland Bear".  Then, I attached it to the inside of the card and voila!  A cute, snow-ready Christmas card!

Thanks for stopping by and now you can go shop for all the supplies to make this card at SparkleNSprinkle!
Cheers!

Jess

Cackle On!

Hi there! 

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer over at the SparkleNSprinkle Blog for the next 3 months.  Thanks for stopping by to check out what I created using all the amazing SparkleNSprinkle products.

I am sure having fun playing with the "Cackle On" stampset this month! It's so darn cute!

Here is the list of SparkleNSprinkle supplies I used to make this card:

Stamp Credit:

Cackle On {743-P7}

SparkleNSprinkle Supplies:

Hyacinth Cardstock {98122}

Pumpkin Orange PearlEx {JAQU 641}

Black Detail Embossing Powder {EP171}

Paprika Flocking {FL-105}

Versamark Ink Pad {VM-001}

Sakura Quickie Glue Pen {quicky}

Tear-ific Tape {SAT04}

Foam Squares {01612}

Here is how I made the card. First, I stamped the witch randomly with Versamark Ink on a 4x5.25" piece of black cardstock.  Next, I took my Pumpkin Orange PearlEX Powder, lightly sprinkled it over the stamped witches using a soft brush and gently rubbed into the ink to give it a shiny orange background.

I cut a small strip (roughly 1x5") of my October Afternoon patterned paper (it's from their Witch Hazel line!).  I wanted to jazz up the pumpkins that were already their and I had a small bag of Paprika Flocking sitting on my desk - PERFECT! I grabbed my Sakura Quickie Glue pen, colored in the pumpkins where I wanted the flock to adhere and pressed in the Paprika Flocking!  Aren't they cute and fuzzy?  I adhered the paper strip to my witch background with Tear-ific Tape.

Now, I continued on to the rest of my stamping!  I stamped both the sentiment & the witch image  from Cackle On onto my white cardstock using Versamark Ink, sprinkled Black Detail Embossing Powder over the images and heat set with my heat tool.  I fussy cut out the witch and used a circle punch to cut out the sentiment.  I adhered these to my card using Foam Squares. Finally, I cut my card base from Hyacinth Cardstock (standard A2 Card with a side fold) and used Tear-ific Tape to attach my card front.

I think it turned out super cute, don't you?  Thanks for stopping by and remember to check out the store for all these amazing supplies and more!  Until next time, happy crafting!

** Jess **

SparkleNSprinkle October Reveal!

Hello friends!

I am SOOO excited to be a Guest Designer for the next 3 months over at SparkleNSprinkle!  I can't wait to share my creations with you and am honored to be among such a great design team!

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's

 October 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!

We have SIX new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until Oct 3.  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:

Witching Hour 742  (digi version DIGI742b)

  Cackle On 743  (digi version  DIGI743b)

  Sleigh Ride 744  (digi version DIGI744j)

 Jefferson 745  (digi version DIGI745b)

Wilson 746   (digi version DIGI746b)

Hats DIGI3120 (digi only)

On Oct 3, one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs.  Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  You never know who the Mystery Designer will be that has the winning comment.  

The Grand Prize Winner, which will be announced on Oct 3 on the SNS Facebook page and on the SNS Blog, will receive ALL of the new stamp sets released this month (or the digi versions, if preferred).

In addition to our regular Designers, we are happy to introduce you to two new Guest Designers this month.  Irit and Jess will be our Guest Designers for the months of October, November, and December. 

 We'd also like to say Thank You to our second set of Guest Designers, Ani and Chris, for a job well done!

The Blog Hop order this month is:

Jess (You are here!)

Belinda

Eret

Marie

Shona

Anne

Irit

(*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 the New Reveal Blog Hop as much as we have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  We also 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 Grand Prize.  (We love reading these as your comments also inspire us.)

  

The latest Mystery Designer was Shona.  Wonder who will be the Mystery Designer this month?? 

The Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge also begins today.  There are lots of prizes and recognition badges.  Come check out how you can become a SNS Featured Artist as well.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and/or Flock.

We hope you enjoy the New Reveal Blog Hop as much as we do.  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.  

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I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for the next 3 months with SparkleNSprinkle!  I have tons of ideas to work on, so I hope you love my projects!

First up, my reveal project!  With Halloween just around the corner, I chose to work with “Cackle On” (743).

I will list all SparkleNSprinkle products used at the end of my post for easy access.  On to my project!

First up, I took Hyacinth Cardstock and cut to 4”X5.25”. I inked up my Spiderweb embossing folder with Versamark ink, inserted my cut piece of cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot.  Next, I took my Black Magic Embossing Powder, covered the entire embossed cardstock, tapped off the excess and heat set.  Doesn’t that look cool?

I took a strip of Tear-ific ½” Tape and added it across the side of the cardstock.  I removed the backing and added Night Sky SparkleNSoft.  Next, I took Dimensional Glue and added some dots randomly over the corners. I added Sassy Silver Glitter to each glue dot for embellishment.  Love this technique!  I set the piece aside to dry while I worked on my main image.

I stamped the Witch image from the Cackle On stamp set using black ink.  I used my Big Shot and  Spell-Binders scallop circle die to cut out the image. Then I took some Dimensional Glue and added some highlights of the broom for emphasis.  I sprinkled some Brown Fizz Embossing Powder over it and heat set.  It makes a cool “puffy paint” effect!  I used Brushable Glue around the edges of the scallops and added Black Suede Velvet Glitter to the glue for a little added sparkle. For the sentiment, I stamped it on a piece of white cardstock and dovetailed the ends with scissors. I used Versamark over the entire piece, sprinkled Clear Detail Embossing Powder over it and heat set for a shiny effect.  Then, I punched a hole in the end & added a small piece of purple ribbon for decoration.

To assemble the card, I used Tear-ific Tape to adhere the purple cardstock to my white cardbase.  Then, I used Foam Squares to adhere the witch image & sentiment.   I just loved how this card came together and had a lot of fun creating it.

SparkleNSprinkle Supplies:

CackleOn Stamp Set (7343-P7), Hyacinth Color Cardstock (98122); Black Suede VelvetGlitter (GM2009); Black Magic Embossing Powder (EP255); Night Sky SparkleNSoft(SS103); Clear Detail Embossing Powder (EP280); Brown Fizz embossing powder(EP381); Sassy Silver Glitter (G1050); SNS Brushable Glue (540); SNSDimensional Glue (539); Versamark Pad (VM-005); Tear-ific Tape 1/2"(SAT04); Foam Squares (01612)

The next stop on our blog hop is Belinda and you can head here to check out her amazing creation!

I love to read your comments – they are always so encouraging!  Thank you!

Until next time, 

Jess

Awareness Joint Blog Hop with Die-Versions & SparkleNSprinkle

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 dies and the stamp sets revealed in the joint blog hop will go to help with cancer research.  

Almost every one has been touched by cancer is one way or another.  Either you or a family member has had cancer or you know someone who has had cancer.  The Designers from both teams are joining together to help the fight to eradicate all cancers by inspiring you.

Die-Versions

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.

Sparkle N Sprinkle

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 4th.  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.

You have come to this page from  Irit's blog and you will head over to  Eret's blog next!

(*tip: click on the Designer's Home tab or the title of her blog if you have any issues with the link.)

I have made 4 different cards for this Blog Hop!  Yes, 4!  I couldn't decide!  I worked with all stamps and 2 dies:

Pink Ribbon Background (digi version DIGI408)

Survivor 713

Awareness 714   

Survivor Bra Whispers DV-481

Fight Die Whispers  DV-480

I used the Pink Ribbon (DIGI408) stamp and printed it off. I added it to a pink background paper.  I used Ballerina Pink Microfine Glitter (GM2024) on the hearts adhered with the Sakura Glue Pen (quicky).  I added the Ballerina Velvet Fine Glitter (GM2024) to the inside of the ribbon.  The sentiment was also stamped and embossed with Versamark (VM-001) and Black Detail Embossing (EP171) powder.  I die cut the pink and white paper using some dies from my stash.  I finished off the sentiment area with a candy dot and adhered it with Foam Squares (01612).  Each layer was adhered with Tear-ific Tape (SAT04).

This step card was first cut using a Stephanie Bernard for Sizzix die.  I printed off the background Pink Ribbon (DIGI408) stamp.  I used the Die-Versions Fight Die and cut out on pink cardstock.  Then I covered it with Versamark (VM-001) and added Embossing Powder. The "Survivor" circle was stamped with Versamark and embossed with Black Detail (EP121).  I then colored the ribbon with marker and covered the entire image with Versamark and Clear detail Embossing Powder (EP280) to give it shine. I used the same method on the "Your Strength" image. 

This one was fun!  I die cut the Survivor Bra on Sticker Paper (99558).  Then I added Bahama Mama Marbled Embossing Powder (EP439) and heat set.  I used Versamark and Silver Embossing powder (EP179) on the hanger part to add shine.  Then I adhered it to my background and colored in with marker.  I used Memento Black Ink (ME-900) to stamp the sentiment.  The ribbon image was stamped with Versamark and embossed with Black Detail Embossing Powder (EP121).

This last card was one of my faves.  I used the Die-Versions Fight and cut the image on sticker paper.  Then I took the Pink Spirit SparkleNSoft (SS108) to cover the image.  It is so soft and sparkly!  I printed off the Pink Ribbon Stamp (Digi408) once again and added some sparkle (Ballerina Velvet Fine Glitter (GM2024) to the hearts with the Sakura Glue Pen (quicky). I embossed the background with a heart embossing folder.  The sentiments were stamped with Memento Black ink.  I added some ribbon from my stash along the center. 

I stamped the image on this with Versamark and then embossed with Black Detail Embossing powder (EP121).  I colored in the ribbon with marker and then punched out with a circle punch.  I covered the image with Versamark and covered with Sparkle Semi-Transparent Embossing Powder (EP107), then heat set. It was popped up with Foam Squares (01612).  All layers were adhered with Tear-ific Tape!

We hope you enjoy the Awareness Joint Blog Hop as much as we have enjoyed creating new projects for it.  We also 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 Grand Prize.  (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.