Sparkle N Sprinkle July Creative Challenge

Happy First day of July everyone !! 

It is the start of a new monthly challenge at 

Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges !!

Our theme is always Anything Goes with : 

Use Loose Glitter, 

Embossing Powder,

and or Flocking . 

I made this layout using a great stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle.
                                                                Recipe~
                                                          Sparkle N Sprinkle 

# 458 Treasure Hunt  

Other Products :

Brown Fizz Opaque Embossing Powder #EP381

Nautical Opaque Embossing Powder #EP383

Vintage Cosmic Semi-Transparent Embossing Powder #EP329

Versamark Pad 

Scrapbook adhesives -3d Foam Squares 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink  (Walnut Stain, Chipped Sapphire) 

Walnut Ink Spray 

Tim Holtz Distress Tool 

Recollections Dimensional Stickers

K & Co. Borders (waves)

Silhouette ( 4 x 6 Lori Whitlock layered cards, rope circle frame)

SVG cuts Hot air balloon file ( anchor)

Wood letters 

Twine

Would you like to be a SNS Featured Artist?  It's easy - just use any SNS image (rubber or digital) and submit it for our challenge .  You will be featured on the SNS Facebook page as well as our monthly Winners Post.  You never know when we're going to have extra prizes for our Featured Artists.  Sometimes we may give you advance notice and sometimes you may not know until the winners are announced - so you'll want to participate every month!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #264

Happy Sunday everyone !!!

Hope you all are having a wonderful 

start to your week !

Today we start a new challenge at

Cupcake Inspirations Challenges !

Our challenge is a color theme for this week !

Inspiration Cupcake: Graduation Cupcakes by The Clever Little Cupcake Company
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cleverlittlecupcakes/7629484488/in/photostream

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is 

Fresh Brewed Designs

www.freshbreweddesigns.com

          Sponsor Prize: 3 digital stamps

Recipe~

Image from
Fresh Brewed Designs

                                                             Silhouette

Cricut ~
Elegant Edges
Celebrations
Sparkle N Sprinkle~
Graduation Stamp Set #435
Hero Arts ~

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Watercolors 

Hope you are able to join us !! 

Thank you so much for stopping by !! 

Jo's Fun Friday and My Scrap Chick !

Happy ,

Happy Friday everyone !!! 

My kids are officially on summer break !!! 

My husband is taking next week off ,

so we have lots of fun in store for our boys !! 

Today is the start of a new 

Fun-day 

Friday Challenge 

at Jo's Scrap Shack !! 

It is a favorite theme 

" Anything Goes " !!! 

I also am show casing 

My Scrap Chick 

files today !! 

In honor of my son David going into 

Junior High school , 

I made these graduation projects . 

 I used his schools colors as my color palette .

Wonderful sponsor for this week 

for 

is:

Recipe ~

My Scrap Chick -

Caddy Essentials ( for my candy holder ) 

Graduation Trio 

Basketball All Stars(Stars)

Puffy Star 3D

Sparkle N Sprinkle~

Graduation Stamp Set #435

Flourishes #1 Stamp Set #516

Vanilla Ice Embossing Powder #EP265

Silver Detail Embossing Powder #EP257

Poolside Embossing Powder #EP393

Black Detail Embossing Powder #EP171

Thank you so much for stopping by !! 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend ! 

Sparkle n Sprinkle Creative Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone !! 

I am stopping by today to share the layout I made for the 

start of our monthly challenge

SNS Creative Challenges 

There are 

 lots of prizes and recognition badges ! 

I hope you join us !! 

I created this layout of my sister in law 

using the 

Leafy Flourish Stamp Set 

as my main focus . 

Recipe ~ 

For full list of products 

and 

Step by Step

instructions

please click

here.  

Thank you so much for stopping by !! 

I hope you have a wonderful day !! 

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's June 1st Reveal

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's June 1 Reveal.

I am so happy that you are joining us 
for some wonderful inspiration, 
and fantastic new stamp sets !!! 

This month FIVE new stamp sets are being introduced. Until June 3, the sets are 20% off their regular price. The Camera Life rubber stamp set is available on Cling Mounted Rubber, as a digital image, and is also included in Jazzy Jill's Technique Video for the month.

The sets are:
Journal Mixed Media #606
Camera Life #620 (Digital Stamp available)
Vintage Pickup #628 (Digital Stamp available)
Road Less Traveled (sports car) #629 (Digital Stamp available)
Travelin (camper) #630, (Digital Stamp Set available)
plus
Cruisin' Digital Stamp Set #Digi629 contains all the cars & trucks, including a VW Beetle #Digi629.2 

On June 3 five winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below. Each winner will receive a new stamp set, and the choice of one embossing powder and glitter to go with their new set.

The new SNS Creative Challenges 
also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges. 

The winners of the blog hop will be announced on June 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs:

Steff Munnings
Eret Pank

Mayra Hernandez
Emmy van den Heuvel
Belinda Shupe
April Williams
Anne Temple
Anita Scroggins

I created this layout with the super fun 

Camera Life #620 

stamps . 

The camera in the upper right corner is a shaker camera !! 

If you would like the recipe , 

and step by step direction on 

how I made this layout please click here. 

Thank you soo much for joining us !!! 

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's May Reveal !!

Welcome to 

Sparkle N Sprinkle's 
May Reveal.
Our website was not playing nicely, so we are a bit late showing off our May projects with the new images.

I hope you join us and
visit each one of us for some 
fantastic inspiration . 

This month Sparkle N Sprinkle is introducing EIGHT new rubber stamp sets and 5 new digital sets. Through May 21, the rubber stamp sets are 20% off their regular price.

The beautiful Nesting Bird set is available:
 on Cling Mounted Rubber
as a digital image
and is also included in Jazzy Jill's Technique Video for the month.

SPECIAL FOR VIDEO KIT CUSTOMERS ONLY:
FREE shipping any size order. When checking out in the on-line store, please use a credit card (not PayPal) and write VIDEO KIT CUSTOMER in the COMMENTS section. Your account will be manually adjusted.
Video Kit Customers using PayPal, please phone the office to receive free shipping.
Offer expires May 21, 2014.

On May 21 EIGHT winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below. Each winner will receive a new stamp set, and the choice of one embossing powder and glitter to go with their new set.

The new stamp sets are:

Travel Mixed Media #607
Floral Flourish #634
Leafy Flourish #641
Nesting Bird #602   (digital available)
Church Sympathy #604   (digital available)
Across the Miles #603   (digital available)
Spunky with Flowers #605 (digital available)
Garden Silhouette #600 (digital available)

I created this layout for the start of our new

SNS Creative Challenges . 

I used the
Garden Silhouette #600 (digital available)
Stamp Set .
If you would like the list of products I used and/or the direction
please click here .

This is the layout I created for the release

I had lots of fun with this layout . 

I used the 

Travel Mixed Media #607

Stamp Set .
If you would like the list of products I used and/or the direction
please click here . 

The blog hop winners will be announced on May 21
 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs:

Anita Scroggins
Steff Munnings
Donna Ellis

Shona Erlenborn
Eret Pank
Mayra Hernandez
Emmy van den Heuvel
Belinda Shupe
Marie Berquist
April Williams
Anne Temple

I hope you enjoy the layouts I created !! 

Thank you very much for stopping by !! 

Hope you have a wonderful day !! 

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #260

Happy Sunday everyone !!!
Happy Mother's Day to each and every
wonderful mother out there !!!
I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful , loving ,
and happy weekend !!

Today is the start of a new challenge at

Cupcake Inspirations ,
and at
Pile it On Challenges .

The challenges for this week ,
at CIC our theme is
a "Color Challenge "

We would love to see your projects !!!

Inspiration Cupcake: Peach and Green Wedding Cupcakes by The Cupcake Studio

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecupcakestudio/5758609601/in/photostream/

I created this Mother's Day card

and gift box set , using the colors from the inspiration cupcakes .

I used the stamp set from 

Sparkle N Sprinkle 

#390 Spanish Hearts . 

This lovely quote translates to :
The best wishes and all the blessings Mother . . . .

                I hope you all enjoy a day

 full of love .

We have a wonderful sponsor this week ,

Sweet Stamp Shop 

http://www.sweetstampshop.com/

                                             Sponsor Prize: $10 gift certificate

Recipe-

Sparkle N Sprinkle 

#390 Spanish Hearts Stamp Set

#520 Flourishes 2 

Moss Star Opaque Embossing Powder #EP430

Brown Fizz Opaque Embossing Powder #EP381

Copper Flame Mixed Media Embossing Powder #EP453

Blackened Bronze Embossing Powder #EP454

Orange Marmalade Embossing Powder #EP323

Silhouette 

Cricut~ 

Flower Shoppe 

Challenges 4 Fun ~ 

Fantabulous Cricut~#210 Mother's Day 

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday ~ Challenge #132 Anything Feminine 

                                      

Thank you so much for stopping by ! 

Hope you have a wonderful day ! 

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge # 259

Happy Sunday everyone ! 

It is the start of a new challenge at 

Cupcake Inspirations !! 

This week we have a 

theme challenge for you !!
Parisian !! 

As you know we are always 

inspired by the beautiful cupcakes 

in the photos .

French Style Chocolate Molds at Squidoo 

http://www.squidoo.com/paris-eiffel-tower-party-ideas

I was inspired by a wonderful project I saw on Pinterest , a while ago .
This talented lady from Faith Abigail Designs,  created her Eiffel Tower using the Cricut
her blog info is right here , if you would like to see where my inspiration came from .

I used the SVG file frim the Silhouette Store , since I did not own the Cricut cartridge she used . 

Prize for this Challenge  

from our wonderful sponsor :

My Creative Classroom,  

here is a little info about them : 

They are an online arts and crafts learning center. 

Instructor led, 

and filled with wonderful projects and techniques

 to help you get the most out of your supplies. 

One lucky winner will receive a free seat to either

 "Color Inspirations: Twinkling H2O's" with Jeri Parks OR

 "Clean and

Simple Card Workshop" with Jeri Parks. 

Good Luck!

Recipe- 

Silhouette
Tim Holtz distress Inks
Sparkle N Sprinkle 
Flourishes 2 Stamp Set # 520

Challenges 4 Fun ~
613 Avenue Create ~
#70 Anything Goes w/optional twist Bling
Penny Black and More Challenges ~
May ~ Anything Goes
Crafting at the weekend ~
Challenge #1 Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges 234 ~
April Showers Bring May Flowers

Thank you so much for visiting me today ! 

Graduation Layout of my Sister

Happy Thursday everyone !! 

We will be having our Sparkle N Sprinkle reveal in a couple of days !!! 

We have some wonderful projects to inspire you with , 

and great new stamp sets . 

Today I am stopping by to share this layout I made of my sister ,

 when she graduated high school . 

I bought this Graphic 45 paper and couldn't wait to use it ! 

Recipe~ 

Sparkle N Sprinkle ~ 

# 435 Graduation Stamp Set 

#398 Brocade Background Stamp Set 

Red Marbled Christmas Embossing Powder #EP448

Ebony Spark Embossing Powder #EP382

Mega Tack  Glue #545

Tim Holtz (barn door, antique linen, black soot) 

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (cork)

Paper Studio burlap flowers 

Paper Studio Black Ruffle Trim 

Want to Scrap Pearls 

Silhouette ( Flourish)

Birds Cards SVG file ( Doily circles 1, 2 )

Cardstock :

Tan, Black, , Red, Ivory Pearl 

Designer Paper :

2 Patterns ( Graphic 45)

Thank you so much for stopping by !!! 

Hope you have a wonderful day !!! 

BBTB2 Birthday Cake Challenge !

Happy Monday everyone !!!

I would love to start off by saying a huge 
thank you 
to everyone that joined us during the hop this weekend for
Craftin'Desert Divas !!
Welcome and thank you
for everyone that became a new follower !!!
I hope you found and will continue to find inspiration
through the projects
I love to create and share with you :) 

Today we start a new challenge at
 BBTB2 !!

Our design team sister Diana from DL.ART chose a wonderful 

theme this week in honor of her mother's birthday !!
The theme is birthday cake !
Show us your Cricut made birthday cakes ,
and join us in celebrating birthdays !!

Wishing your mother a very happy birthday
Diana !! 

I had so much fun making this card ,

using the pinks and black color combo ! 

Recipe~

Cricut 

Once upon a Princess, Paperdolls Everyday, Celebrations,

Christmas, Pretty Pennants, Elegant Edges

Sparkle N Sprinkle 

Stamp Set #578 Happy Birthday 

Challenges 4 Fun ~ 

My Craft Spot ~ #135 Black, White + one other color 

Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting , 

hope you have a wonderful day !! 

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's April 1st Reveal

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's April 1 Reveal.

I love these reveals , I hope you do as well. 
They are full of inspiration , ideas , and wonderful ways to use the great new stamp sets ! 

This month 5 new stamp sets are being introduced. Until April 3, the sets are 20% off their regular price. The April Showers stamp set is available on Cling Mounted Rubber, as a digital image, and is also included in Jazzy Jill's Technique Video for the month.


I used this wonderful set for my release project . 
I love the sentiment and the image is adorable !! 

April Showers #555P7
*NEW* also available as digital image here.

These are the rest of the sets . 

Ellie the Elephant #553P7

Diamond Medallion #530P7
*NEW* also available as digital image here.

Flamingo Bay #512P6
*NEW* also available as digital image here.

Crackle Background #609P5

On April 3 five winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below. Each winner will receive a new stamp set, and the choice of one embossing powder and glitter to go with their new set.

The new SNS Creative Challenges also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges. This month, if you use a Sparkle N Sprinkle image in your Challenge project, not only will you become a Featured Artist, but your name will be entered in a separate drawing for 3 Ultra Fine Glitters and/or Embossing Powders.

The winners of the blog hop will be announced on April 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs:


Anne Temple
Anita Scroggins
Steff Munnings - new designer!
Donna Ellis

Shona Erlenborn
Eret Pank
Mayra Hernandez You are here :)
Emmy van den Heuvel
Belinda Shupe
Marie Berquist
April Williams

Jazzy Jill

Here are a couple more photos of the layout .

It was very fun working with watercolors , 

and making this layout bright . 

If you would like to know the list of products and full directions 

please click here . 

Thank you so much  for joining us !! 

Challenges for fun -

Craftin' Desert Divas-  Linky Party #28 Anything Goes 

My Sheri CRAFTS- #130 Anything but a card 

Simon says Stamp Blog - Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes with Buttons

TimbroScrapMania- Stamping Challenge Only For a Girl