Die-Versions/Sparkle N Sprinkle Joint Blog Hop

Welcome to the Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop!

The joint blog hop with Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle begins today (7am EST) and goes until Aug 17th (5pm EST), so there will be plenty of time to check out all the great projects created by both teams.  The theme is Christmas, so you'll get lots of great inspiration for your upcoming Holiday cards.

Die-Versions manufactures low profile dies made right here in the United States and Sparkle N Sprinkle manufactures rubber stamps, glitters, embossing powders, and flocking, also made in the US.  This is like a match made in heaven - low profile dies combined with lots of bling!  Doesn't get much better than that.

One winner will receive a Grand Prize consisting of a $50 gift certificate from Die-Versions and a $50 gift certificate from Sparkle N Sprinkle, for a total of $100.  The winner will be announced on Aug 17th on both the DV Blog and the SNS Blog as well as their Facebook pages.

In order to be eligible for the Grand Prize, please: 

• Leave a comment on each Designer's blog

• Follow both companies on Facebook (DV Facebook page; SNS Facebook page) if you haven't already so you can keep up to date on all the latest goings on.   (I'm sure that all of the Designers would love for you to Follow them too, but that isn't a requirement to win this prize.)  

You should have arrived here from Emmy's blog.  If not, then you should begin at the Die-Versions Blog and end at the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog.  If you get lost along the way, you can go to either the DV Blog or the SNS Blog to see the complete list of participants.

We'd love it if you'd like to leave a comment at either the DV Blog or the SNS Blog telling us which projects were your favorites.  :-)


I have two projects to share with you using the lovely products from both companies.  Click Merry Xmas and Joy for a step by step on how I created them.

Card 1 using DV Whispers Holiday Word Ornaments and SNS Firecracker Red embossing powder on ornaments, Fire Engine Red on the berries, and Goldenrod on the bows.  

close up :-)

Card 2 "Joy" using the Holiday Word Ornaments and "Scrolly Bow" and SNS Lana Pink embossing powder on the Bow, Ornament and Snowflakes, White Detail embossing powder on the Snowman, Silver Pearl embossing powder on background dots.

close up :-)

Your next stop on the blog hop is Anita.  I know she has something special in store for you.

We hope you enjoy this blog hop and it gives you lots of inspiration!  Don't forget to leave each of us a comment and follow both Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle on Facebook.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again :-)

Prom 2014 Camera Mini Album

Hello bloggers :-)

Say "cheese"!

 

 

I was commissioned for this Prom mini album and was so happy with the turn out that I want to make another one lol... I decided to used the Sizzix Ellison large Camera Die mini album because I though it was cool for a teenager. It was gifted to me by my dear friend "Tere" thank you!

I ask the mom what color was her daughter's dress and she showed me a picture and I made a dressform (in the lens) inspired by the her dress - love it!

 

So enough chattering and let me overwhelm you with photos - sorry! LOL...

 

Small camera die cut inside are from Tim Holtz camera die, it's not completely adhere... she can slip a photo inside.

 



 

The papers are from DCWV "The Lace and Linen" stack. Embellishements are from Prima and Journaling cards are Prima's Rondelle collection.

 

Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it!

 

~Steff~

 



"Gorgeous" Canvas

Hi there bloggers :-)

 

 

I would like to share with you a 6x6 canvas that I altered for my GDT spot for ReneaBouquets and you can also find her on Etsy . Renea makes absolutely gorgeous "Handcrafted" Butterflies and they are amazing when you see them in person.

So I have created my canvas which was inspired by the gorgeous butterflies, which by the way are called "Patina butterflies".

 

 

For my background I used Prima stencil and homemade texture paste for the waves and the sentiment. Then sprayed with some Lindys Stamp Gang mist and ink the edges with Tim Holtz "Broken China" distress ink. Stamp Prima's Bloom girl with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color her with water color pencils (thanks again my friend!) Added pearls and Sparkle N Sprinkle Teal Velveteen glitter to the flowers in her hair to finish her off.

 

She's looking at the butterflies and thinking "Gorgeous" :-) The butterflies trails are made with Martha Stewart mold and top off with Sparkle N Sprinkle Luau Green glitter.

 

I really enjoyed creating this canvas and the butterflies made creating effortless :-) Check out Renea's awesome store, she has so much more than butterflies.

 

~Steff~

Heads Up! Die-Versions/Sparkle N Sprinkle Joint Blog Hop

Guess what's coming in August?

A joint blog hop with Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle. It will begin Aug 15 at 7am EST and go through Aug 17th, so there will be plenty of time to check out all the great projects created by both teams. The theme will be Christmas, so you'll get lots of great inspiration for your upcoming Holiday cards.

The winner will receive a Grand Prize consisting of a $50 gift certificate from Die-Versions and a $50 gift certificate from Sparkle N Sprinkle, for a total of $100.

Die Versions manufactures low profile dies made right here in the United States and Sparkle N Sprinkle manufactures rubber stamps, glitters, embossing powders, and flocking, also made in the US. This is like a match made in heaven - low profile dies combined with lots of glitter, embossing powder, and flocking. Doesn't get much better than that.

Here is a sneak peak of some of the goodies that both teams received:

So mark your calendars now because this is one blog hop you won't want to miss!



The WINNER is....

Hi everyone :-)

Thanks to everyone who participated in this month's release. One Grand Prize winner will win the entire collection revealed this month!

This month SIX new stamp sets were introduced. All the sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image. The Sunflower, set #643 is the stamp set featured in This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:

Knight Owl #632 (Digi version: DIGI632)

Sunflower #643 (Digi version: DIGI643)

A Little Note #645 (Digi version: DIGI645)

Pilgrim Thanksgiving #646 (Digi version: DIGI646)

Wisps of Autumn #647 (Digi version: DIGI647)

Witchy Gerty #648 (Digi version: DIGI648)

One Grand Prize Winner was selected from the comments left on the participating Designers' blogs. The Grand Prize Winner will receive their choice of:

1) each of the new rubber stamp sets

or

2) all the new digital stamps and digital stamp sets.

Congratulations goes to

Mary Holshouser,
who commented on Belinda's blog:

Mary HolshouserAugust 1, 2014 at 4:16 PM

I love to make step cards but seem to have trouble finding enough matching items to completely embellish it. Love the way you made this one. I'll remember this for my next step card.
thanks for sharing.

Please email Anne at icinganne@yahoo.com to claim your prize. Be sure to include your mailing address.


Hugs from The Sparkle Team,