Puppy Love for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone and happy Saturday!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a couple of cards to share with you today featuring the new Puppy Love DIGI3146M digital stamp set.

After applying Super-Adhesive Sheets to cardstock, I cut out the Tonic Simplicity Verso Love Arch Square.

The bottom layer was covered with Pinkerbell glitter and the top layer with Ballerina glitter. I used a Glitter Brush to remove the excess glitter.

The next layer was covered with Crystal Ice glitter. On the next one, I used a Sizziz 3D heart embossing folder and then applied Nuvo Embellishment Mousse Toasted Almond over the hearts. A coat of DecoArt Crackle Glaze went on next and when it dried and cracked, I added white paint to highlight the cracks.

I used a Tonic Mixed Edge Oval to cut out the digital image. The edges were brushed with Nuvo Glue Pen Large and then heat embossed with Princess Rose. Using a Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen, I added Pink Spirit Sparkle N Soft to the balloons.

I cut out the pup out with Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5” and popped him up with foam tape for dimension. He was brushed with a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen for shimmer. The drops are Nuvo Crystal Drops Party Pink.

Products Used

Stamps: Puppy Love DIGI3146M
Embossing Powder: Princess Rose (EP387)
Glitter: Pinkerbell (G1130); Ballerina (GM2024); Crystal Ice (G1058)
Sparkle N Soft: Pink Spirit (SS108)
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ½” (SAT04); Super-Adhesive Sheets (SAS02); Nuvo Glue Pen Large (204N); Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen (206N)
Dies: Tonic Simplicity Verso Love Arch Square (356E); Tonic Mixed Edge Oval (1456E)
Other: Nuvo Embellishment Mousse Toasted Almond (829N); Nuvo Crystal Drops Party Pink (690N); Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen (888N); Glitter Brush (SG1400); Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5” (404); Sizzix Heart Embossing Folder; DecoArt Crackle Glaze

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Anything But Cute June Challenge - The Birds and the Bees

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! It's time for a new challenge at Anything But Cute!! The sweet and fabulous Niki of Pawsitively Creative is our hostess and she's chosen the theme "The Birds and the Bees". Here's what she has to say about the challenge:

With the lovely warm weather in my neck of the woods, I am seeing so many wonderful birds and bees, so I would love to see those in your mixed media makes! Pull out those bird stamps, think of feathers and maybe some honeycomb. Or you could even go for a non-traditional interpretation like a family crest that has a bird emblem on it. The sky is the limit but NO BUTTERFLIES please!

When I sat down to work on my project, I was totally positive I was going to create a card with birds...imagine my surprise when it ended up being all about bees instead :)

I started with a background created with various colors of brushos. I then used Liquitex Texture Paste through a honeycomb stencil...okay, it's actually a reverse chicken wire stencil, but I thought it looked like a honeycomb :)

I then used a TCW Chicken Wire stencil with DecoArt Crackle Paste for the strip of paper behind the sentiment. I used the same stencil with with Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Inks on the label.

The bees are a Spellbinders die. I masked off the tail and inked it with Squeezed Lemonade Distrss Ink and then Mustard Seed towards the end of the wings for a subtle ombre effect. I then masked the body and Inked the tail with Black Soot Distress Ink.

The bee was then covered with DecoArt Crackle Glaze. I cut a black base layer and attached them with foam tape for added dimension.

There are several layers to the card. The edges of the papers were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

I had to give a nod to our feathered friends by adding a feather among the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and ribbon from DL.ART.

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Anything But Cute to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge...I guarantee they will inspire you!! Then link up your mixed media Birds and Bees project (remember, no butterflies and no cute images)!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Merry Christmas Mixed Media Card

Happy Saturday!! I hope you are having a wonderful last weekend before Christmas!! So much to do, so little time left...only six days!! Eek!! I have one more scheduled DT post on Christmas Eve but otherwise, I probably won't be around blogland much until the new year. I do have a mixed media Christmas card to share with you today :)

I started with heavyweight watercolor paper and adhered a crumpled up sheet of tissue paper to it with Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium. Then I applied a coat of Gesso and let it dry. Next, I used Wendy Vecchi Texture paste with a The Crafter's Workshop Art Is stencil and a Dylusions leaf stencil. Once it dried, I used Twinkling H2O's in various shades for a shimmer effect and some Viva Inka Gold Metallic Rub. Then I sprayed some Dylusions Cherry Red and Postbox Red and dabbed it off. I sprinkled some Shabby White Embossing powder in random places for a bit of texture and used a Deco Art Snow Writer as well. Merry Christmas is a My Craft Spot stamp (no longer in business). I stamped it on tissue paper and then used Multi Medium to adhere it to the card.

I used the same technique for the Spellbinders Poinsettias as I did on my previous card...I wet the paper and when it was damp but not so wet that the paper would tear, I wrapped the petals around a paintbrush and then used flat pliers and scrunched the sides together. I then brushed Iridescent Red Twinkling H2O's over the petals but you can't see the shimmer at all in the pictures. I tucked Impression Obsession Pine Sprigs, cheesecloth and baby's breath under the flowers.

I cut the Memory Box Large Winter Sled in Grungeboard and then covered it with Festive Berries Distress Ink. Then I layered Deco Art Crackle Glaze on top. Once it dried and cracked, I dabbed Gathered Twig Distress Ink on top to highlight the cracks. Dec 25 is a My Creative Time die. It was covered with Shabby White Embossing Enamel.

The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is Six Fathoms from the DL.ART The Mermaid Tale bundle. The button is a Poppy Stamps Stitched button die. The snowflake is from Hobby Lobby. I covered it with gesso and then Shabby White Embossing Enamel and heat set it.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Anything But Cute #8 - You've Got Happy Mail

2. Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday - Holiday Cards
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday
4. 2 Creative Chicks Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes
5. Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party- Anything Goes
6. ChouxChoux Paper Art Visions of Sugarplums Challenge - Christmas/Winter
7. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Die Crazy
8. Crafting By Designs - Here Come the Holidays
9. Creative Card Crew - Holiday Season
10. Emerald Creek Dares - Celebrations Around The World

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a wonderful Christmas week :)

Mixed Media Christmas Ornaments

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! They're just flying by, aren't they? Christmas will truly be here before we know it. I should be working on Christmas cards but instead, I have a couple of mixed media ornaments to share with you today :)

I picked up the chipboard ornaments for this project from Hobby Lobby.

I covered this one with Golden Crackle Paste in a thick layer. Once it dried and cracked, I covered it with red acrylic paint, waited a few minutes and then wiped the paint off so that it just filled the cracks. The snowflake on the bottom is a Memory Box Alipine Snowflake die and it was covered with Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Enamel.

I cut the Tim Holtz Reindeer Flight die in grungeboard and painted him with brown acrylic paint. Once he dried, I covered him with Deco Art Crackle Glaze. Once the cracks appeared, I used Viva Inka Metallic Gold to highlight the cracks. The Tim Holtz Pine Trees were covered with Stampendous Chunky White Deep Impression Embossing Enamel.

The poinsettia was cut from a Spellbinders Poinsettia die. Every other layer was embossed with Shabby White Embossing Enamel. The berries in the center are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

This ornament was first covered with black gesso and then red acrylic paint. Deco Art Crackle Glaze was applied all over and once it dried, white acrylic paint was used to bring out the cracks.

The pine branches are Impression Obsession Pine Branch dies. They were covered with Chunky White Deep Impression Embossing Enamel and with Liquitex Glass Beads. Texture Paste was applied through a Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil. Joy is a Memory Box die and it was covered with the Shabby White Embossing Enamel.

I'm entering these in the following challenges:

1) Anything But Cute - It's Ornamental

2) LSP Show it Off Saturday - Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
4) Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)