NASTURTIUM SYMPATHY

Hi there,

Today I'm sharing a sympathy card made with the May reveal Nasturtium #2 Set 783.

To begin with, I stamped the nasturtium panel in Versamark on black cardstock and heat embossed with Gold Detail.

I put some bleach into my Waterbrush and colored in the leaves. I let the bleach do it's magic! If you go over areas a couple of times, it will give varied results in the colors. Because the embossed lines are raised, the bleach tends to stay within the lines more easily than if were just stamped.

I made a second panel exactly the same way and then for the third panel, I colored in the flowers instead of the leaves! After trimming the three panels, I taped them together (turning the flower-colored one the other way) and attached them to a piece of Gold Mirror Cardstock.

I made a little sheer gold bow (with my Craft-Dee BowZ tool - this makes these awesome little bows so easy to do!) and attached it to the corner of the base of the card. Then a big gold brad was attached to the center of the bow, through the panel. It was then layered to a black card base.

The sentiment, from Sympathy Set 579, was stamped in Versamark and also heat embossed with the Gold Detail. I cut out the saying using the Spellbinders Media Mixage Die (MD2-001). Then I took the Versamarker and edged the die cut with Gold Detail. This gave a bit of a distressed look to the sentiment. This was then tucked under the bow and attached with a Foam square to give it a little dimension.

I'd like to join in on the following challenges:
Aurora Wings Challenge #29: Clean and Simple
Craft-Dee Bowz: May Challenge: Use a handmade bow
Our Crafty Corner: Challenge #9: Anything goes

Hope you liked my share today.

Till next time,

Shona

NASTURTIUM BIRTHDAY WISHES!

Hi there,

I needed a quick birthday card this morning, so I went up to my stamping room to see what I could rustle up!

I found another copy of the printed color version of the border stamp from the Nasturtium # 2 Digi Set 783, which I cut down to 3 1/4" x  4 1/2". I layered that to a piece of yellow cardstock (3 1/2" x 4 3/4"). The two layers were sent through the embossing machine with the Crafts-Too Tropical Flowers embossing folder. I sanded the raised pattern, before applying Versamark to them and then Clear Detail was applied and heat embossed. This gave a lovely shiny, textured finish:

This was then layered to red cardstock, and I tied a sheer red ribbon in a knot on the left side. This was then layered to yellow before the white card base. The sentiment from the Silhouette Set 493 was stamped on to glossy white cardstock in Versamark and was heat embossed with Red Apple. It was die cut using a Spellbinders Media Mixage die. Before removing the die, I sponged the sentiment with a little Memento Dandelion ink.

That finished my quick card for the day, which is already on it's way to the recipient!

Be back soon,

Shona

SPARKLE N SPRINKLE'S MAY 1ST REVEAL

Hello and welcome to the May 1st Sparkle N Sprinkle Reveal.

We have six new stamp sets to share with you today.  These new sets are 20% off until May 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:

 Gone Fishing 778 (digi version DIGI778)

 Just Go Fishing 779 (digi version DIGI779)

  Summer Grilling #1 780 (digi version DIGI780)

Summer Grilling #2 781 (digi version DIGI781)

Nasturtium #1 782 (digi version DIGI782)

Nasturtium #2 783 (digi version DIGI783)

On May 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:

Diane

Chris

Belinda

Anne

Shona

Marie

Jess

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!

This month, the Designers were asked to work with the digi versions of the stamp sets. I rarely use digis, so this was a "bit" of a challenge for me.  I used the Gone fishing set 778 for a rather simple card first, just to get my feet wet again!! I do love silhouette stamps and these two new fishing sets are perfect for the guys, especially with Father's Day on it's way!

Then I ventured out and played with both the Nasturtium sets. I began by printing out the black and white version of the stemmed nasturtiums from Nasturtiums #1. These were dauber-colored with Memento inks: Dandelion, Morocco and Lady Bug.

After the flowers were complete, the stems were colored with the green Copic Marker YG67 and the "bouquet" was applied with Versamark and heat embossed with Clear Detail.

Then I printed out both the colored and black and white border digi from Nasturtium #2 Set 783. The colored one was cut down to 4" x 5 1/4".  The black and white copy was cut down smaller, and was placed in the same position on top of the colored version. I took the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five die and centered it on the black and white version and ran it through the die cutting machine. Versamark was added to the colored version and then was heat embossed with Clear Detail, this gave it a lovely shine.

Nuvo Crstal Drops, Apple Green, Copper Penny, Red Berry and Dandelion Yellow were applied to the stamen of the flowers as shown. This was left to dry (I let it dry for an hour).

A hole was punched at the bottom of the black and white panel and a Mon Ami Gabby white pull ribbon bow was threaded through the hole, holding down the stems of the bouquet.  The black and white panel was then taped down to the colored version to give the Spotlight idea. The flowers were attached with Dimensional Foam. 

The card front was attached to a black card base. The sentiment, from Silhouettes Set 493, was stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed with Black Detail. It was then cut and embossed with a smaller die from the set and was daubed with a little Dandelion Memento ink before removing the die. This was placed at the base of the card with Dimensional Foam also.

Hope I've inspired you to try out the digi version of these gorgeous new sets! Next on the hop is Marie, who uses the same border stamp and bouquet for a completely different look - that's the beauty of using versatile digis!

Till next time,

Shona