BLOG HOP - March 22-23 - FLOWER CHILD

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle Flower Child Blog Hop!

If you hopped here by way of Marie Berquist's super fabulous Blog, then you are in the right place!  Otherwise, you might like to start from the beginning at www.sparklensprinkle.com/blog to become eligible for 5 fabulous prizes.   To be eligible for the prizes, all you have to do is leave a comment on each designer's blog.  You MUST leave a comment on each blog to be eligible though.   Three of the prizes are given by individual designers and no one knows who they are so it's important to comment on them all!
Here's a complete list just in case you got lost along the way.

www.sparklensprinkle.com/blog
Shanna Shands   http://scsdesigns.blogspot.com
Barbara Bruder  http://www.artandsoulcreations.blogspot.com
Angie Blasingame   http://hopemorestudio.blogspot.com
Karalee Ingram  http://kareescardsandcraftsofcourse.blogspot.com
Shona Erlenborn   http://shonasstampingstage.blogspot.com
Julie Zippel  http://backtobasicsandbeyond.blogspot.com
Charlene Driggs   http://www.paperandinkplayground.com
Lana Clarke  http://sweetpeaspapercreations.blogspot.com
Karin Martin   http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com
April Williams   http://stampwillydesigns.blogspot.com
Gerlinde Townsley   http://mycreativecorner-gerlinde.blogspot.com
Marie Berquist  http://craftemarie.blogspot.com
Jill Jacobsen   http://www.stampinhands.com
Brenda Smalle  ***** You are here :)

We all have different ideas on the Flower Child theme, but since I came of  "age" in the late 60s/early 70s -  Flower Child has that 70s feeling for me.  I moved to NYC in '69 and spent a lot of time in Greenwich Village and a few weekends in San Francisco too.  Some friends went to Woodstock, but I was too new to NYC to brave that LOL.   I hope you enjoy this first card and reminisce about the Peace - Love - Rock N Roll era and my generation. 

Most of the images from this card are from Sparkle N Sprinkle Stamp Set 455 Surf's Up.   The little girl is Tomboy Becca from Set 412 - Daddy's Little Girl and I added the FLOWER POWER  "ricky ticky flowers" - you remember those from the 70s LOL - to the VW Van (or micro mini bus to the older generation) using the Daisy Background from Set 411 - Just Like Mommy.    The peace symbol band was created by stamping the image randomly - coloring with Copics - patting Versamark ink all over it and then embossing it with Sparkle embossing powder.  Becca's shirt & head and then again the flower were layered as 3-D.  Lots of dimensionals, glitter & glossy accents were used.

Here are some close-ups:

 

Hope I was able to bring back some fun memories for you! 

 I certainly brought back some for myself!!!

For my second card, I decided to stick with children and flowers together, but went in a different direction for this Z-fold baby card.

For this one, I used Bailey in Diapers from Stamp Set 380 - Baby Bailey and Welcome Little One from Set 381 - Baby Brooke along with the Lolly Dot Flowers from Set 397 - Lolly Garden.

The Lolly Dot Flowers were embossed using Sparkle N Sprinkle's Kiwi Fruit EP401, Melon Twist EP402 and Jamaican Dream EP403 and cut out using a scalloped round punch. 

Bailey was colored with Copics and cut out using Spellbinder's Lacey Circles Dies and then mounted on a teal cardstock piece cut out with the Spellbinder's Blossom Die.  To keep it closed, I made a tab with a Label punch and added a magnet under the tab and under the opposing flower.

Here are some other views:

I hope you've enjoyed my little foray into the Flower Child generation!

I'm the end of the line........  don't forget to comment on each designer's blog - they cherish each and every comment that you make....  who knows!  You could win a prize - it's that simple.

If you've seen anything that you can't live without or you just want to check out what other neat things they have,  then check back to the Sparkle N Sprinkle on-line store.  You'll find all sorts of fun items there and lots more inspiration in the gallery too.


PEACE

Glass Vase

Saw this fun project on Splitcoast a couple of weeks ago, and I just had to try it. It was done using a Ball Jar and looked so fabulous! I had a small glass vase that I decided to try it out on. Just dab on Adirondak alcohol inks in your favorite colors (I used just 2 colors).
On the Splitcoast instructions, they brushed on Glossy Accents and I was about to do that, when a light bulb went off in my head and I decided to spray on some Goosebumps! Well - it turned out okay - but I think I'll try the brushing on of the Glossy Accents the next time LOL. You really can't control the spray well enough. At any rate, I sprinkled Sparkle N Sprinkle Sparkling Snow glitter over the wet Goosebumps and then brushed a little of it off.
I kind of fudged some purple felt flowers from a Spellbinders die cut and then found the Sizzix die that I knew I had somewhere but couldn't find. I think that means that my "rubber room" needs some rearranging. I sprayed a little Goosebumps spray on those and added glitter and hot glued a half pearl in the center. Tied some green seam binding over some lace - hot glued the flowers on and added a little tag from Stampin' Up. I think it turned out pretty well and was quite easy to do.