Thanks a Bunch - "Of Tulips"!

Hi there,

So is Spring here? We have had two lovely days of warm sunshine and that makes me feel rather happy! Apart from going outside and getting some much needed exercise - warmer weather always gets me in the mood for flowers. It was quite appropriate Monday that my Candy Cane Amaryllis started to bloom! That's what's my header for the month of February!

So still thinking about Spring we have the Sparkle N Sprinkle Showers of Tulips Digi Set 923, yes I know it came as tulips in an umbrella, but technically challenged me just couldn't get the entire digi to print!! So therefore - it became a bunch of tulips!!

As I said, I couldn't get the digi to print the entire thing (total operator error) but then I thought I'll just fussy cut what I have into a bunch of flowers and pair it with the awesome "A Big Thanks" Set 928, which includes this awesome stamp "Thanks a Bunch", designed by dear friend, Donna Ellis!

After I had fussy cut it, I covered it in Versamark and heat embossed with Clear Detail, then applied Versamark a second time and heat embossed Super Thick Clear, from underneath. I've been having a lot of fun with these Super Thick embossing powders lately. SNS has an entire new line of pastel colors (which are perfect for Spring). I did a quick card yesterday using all eight of the new colors and the new dreamy Smokey black. You can see the card here.

The Thanks a Bunch sentiment was randomly stamped on a piece of white cardstock with Memento London Fog and also across the die cut (Sizzix Framelits Dotted Ovals).

I positioned the foam mounted oval directly over one of the Thanks a Bunches. This was then layered to black cardstock before the white card base. The tulip bouquet was then mounted with foam on top. Grey Mist Nuvo Jewel Drops were applied here and there to finish off my card. 

I hope you've enjoyed my share today. Listed below are the products used in my card. Most of the items can be found on the Sparkle N Sprinkle website. Also, if you enter my code ShonaDT10 at checkout, you will receive an extra 10% off your order.

Digi 923 Showers of Tulips

A Big thanks Set 928

Memento London Fog

Versamark

Clear Detail (EP280)

Super Thick Clear (EP230)

Nuvo Jewel Drops Grey Mist

Sizzix Framelits Dotted Ovals

I'd like to join in the following challenges with my card:
Craft Stamper Take It Make It February Challenge: Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #1: January
Classic Design Team Challenge #2: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today,

Big hugs,

Shona

Robin's Happy Holidays

Hi there,

It's been a while since I posted anything on my blog (almost 3 months actually) and today I'm posting my first Christmas card!  2018 was an extremely busy year for us and I had to take a leave of absence from Sparkle N Sprinkle, while I endeavored to catch up on life. I hope to be back in the stamping saddle by the beginning of the year.

I went back to Scotland to visit my Mum and Dad at the beginning of 2018 and while I was there I took photos of this gorgeous wee robin, who was singing at the top of his lungs, around the back of the train station. My Dad really liked it - so much so that it is his screen saver.  He e.mailed me a month back and hinted that it would make a good Christmas card. I've been pondering what I could do with it, and so here it is:

I also wanted to use the gorgeous Sparkle N Sprinkle Stamp Set 897, designed by a dear friend, Donna Ellis. I managed to incorporate all three stamps from the set on my card! I began by die cutting the wreath from some green cardstock.

This was then covered with Versamark and heat embossed with a bit of Moss and Pear Star embossing powders.

Next I die cut my robin photo and kept the inlaid bits intact, as I wanted to use them in the card. I then added some sparkle to the photo with the Quickie Glue pen and some Sparkling Snow Glitter and Twinkling Clouds Flocking.

I then layered a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet on to a 5 1/2" square piece of red cardstock. The wreath and photo were placed on top of the adhesive and then the various inlay pieces were added to the wreath.

Cherry Sparkle Flocking was added to the remaining sticky surface. I then stamped the sentiment and the little ivy leaf in Versamark on vellum using the Stamp Platform and heat embossed with Moss.

The green cardstock that the red piece was going to be layered on was die cut with the small wreath and three sprigs from the Sizzix Holiday Greens Mini dies.

These were also heat embossed with Moss and Pear Star. Glitter Accents Winter Cranberry was added to the holly sprig and set aside to dry.

I stuck a piece of 2 1/2" Tear-ific Tape on a piece of scrap white cardstock, removed the backing and then attached the vellum sentiment. This was die cut with the small wreath and then fitted in to the prepared wreath.

I used the pretty saying from the stamp set on the inside of the card. I stamped with Hybrid Safari Green ink, using the stamp platform, stamping twice to get a good crisp image. I then ran a piece of 1/4" Tear-ific Tape along the bottom of the inside of the card, removed the backing and added some of the Cherry Sparkle Flocking.

The card was then assembled. Red front layered to the green and then card base. The little wreath was attached with foam pads and the three sprigs were attached using little bits of 1/8" Tear-ific Tape. Below you can see the sparkle of the Sparkling Snow and Twinkling Clouds on the branches.

 .. and here you can see the sparkle from the Glitter Accents:

Here is the inside of the card.

I hope you've enjoyed my share today.  Here is a list of the products I used:

Happy Holidays Set 897

Versamark Ink

Hybrid Ink Safari Green

Pear Star (EP432)

Radiant Moss (EP271)

Quickie Glue Pen

Super Adhesive Sheet

2 ½” Tear-ific Tape

¼” Tear-ific Tape

⅛” Tear-ific Tape

Cherry Sparkle (FL200)

Sparkling Snow (G1003)

Twinkling Clouds (FL207)

Nuvo Glitter Accents Winter Cranberry

Spellbinders Wreath die

Sizzix Holiday Greens Mini die

Today I'd like to join in the following challenges:

Craft Stamper Challenge: Take It Make It - December

Scrapy Land Challenge 103: Use a die

Christmas at Sweet Stampin': December

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: December

Classic DT Open Challenge #12

Hope to be back to blogging on a weekly basis in the New Year. In the meantime, I hope you all have

a wonderful Christmas, full of love and fun and I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year!

Shona

Hap-Bee Birthday

Hi there, 

Today I'd like to share a birthday card with you, created for my hubby, David, from the new Honey Bees Set 775. He's getting a bee hive for his birthday this year and today is his birthday!

To begin with I cut the two corners of the square yellow cardstock with the honeycomb die from the Sizzix Mixed Media 660220 die set. The honeycomb image was then stamped a few times in Versamark and heat embossed with Black Detail in the other corners.

The bee hive image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo black and was colored with Copics: Y13, Y17, E33, YR24, YR07, YG23, YG25. The image was then cut out with Spellbinders Hexagons.

The honeycomb images were also colored using the same Copic markers as were the little bees that were also stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Black Detail.  A piece of Super Adhesive Sheet was adhered to the back of the corners and Black Suede Velvet Glitter was applied to the sticky surface. A yellow ribbon was then tied around the cardfront and attached at the back, before being layered to black cardstock. 

Green Iris and Energized Glitters were applied to the flowers and grass of the image with a Sakura Glue Pen. The entrance of the beehive was applied with Dimensional Glue and Green Iris Glitter. A larger hexagon was cut from black cardstock and the image was layered to that, before being attached to the cardfront with Dimensional Foam.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Black Detail. The small die from the Hexagon set was used, using the out of the box cutting technique, so that the sentiment would "hang" over the edges. Some Dandelion Memento ink was sponged on to the sentiment before removing the die. After cutting the fish tail, the entire piece was edged with Memento Black ink. This was also popped up with Dimensional Foam. The cardfront was then attached to a yellow cardstock base.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Morgan's World (Anything with Wings Challenge)
Addicted to Stamps Challenge 122: Any Shape
Fantasy Stampers Challenge 59: In the Springtime

Hope you've enjoyed my share today.

Shona