REALLY!!!

This is excitement at it's best!   Charlie just loves life....   This was a pretty simple layout and the bling was all added using Tear-ific Tape for the stripes on the side and Super Adhesive Sheets punched into circles and letters from an alphabet template.   I used Orange Surprise & Navy glitters from Sparkle N Sprinkle and also Yellow Gold glitter tinsel.  Added a few buttons and Voila!!!  Can you tell he's a Syracuse fan....   Mom & Dad are both alumni.

 

 

On The High Seas

Had some old photos from San Diego a few years ago when we went to see the Tall Ships.  Thought they'd fit nicely with the new stamp sets from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  Most images are from Set 458 - Treasure Hunt and some from Set 459 - A Pirate's Life.    I embossed random images on the woodgrained cardstock using Pebbled Copper embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  The images were "fussy cut" and added using dimensionals.  A little bling finished it off - Mudd Puddles Breeze Sea Glass with a sprinkle of Sparkling Snow glitter.  Had an old piece of netting that was perfect for the part!

Here's a close-up of the pirate and the Mudd Puddles.

Charlie in the Bahamas Part II

Got to play with a product called Mudd Puddles this weekend, so decided to try a scrapbook page with Charlie's Bahama pictures.  They're fun beach glass type embellishments that come in jars mixed with an adhesive.  You just spread it on like frosting.  I decided to add a little more "bling" to it and added a little Sparkle N Sprinkle Waterscape glitter to the mix....now it appears like the sun is shining off the glass on the beach.  Before adding the Mudd Puddles, I used a sea sponge and sponged on a little Versamark randomly to my beach and embossed it with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Hit the Beach embossing powder.  To add a little "shimmer" to the water part of the page, I brushed on Sparkle N Sprinkle Brushable Glue and used both Waterscape and Waterfall glitters.  The Bahamas "tag" was made using a Super Adhesive Sheet layered onto cardstock - run thru my Grand Caliber using the Spellbinder's Fancy Tags III die - peeled off the top protective layer and added Champagne glitter.

 Here's a close-up of the Mudd Puddles Breeze Beach Glass & the "water" with Waterscape & Waterfall glitters added.

Here you can see the die cut with the Champagne glitter and the Hit the Beach embossing powder on the beach with the Flip Flops Beach Glass added to the Beach.

Sparkle N Sprinkle April Sketch Challenge

Hi all
         If you haven't checked out the monthly Sketch Challenges on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog, it's not too late!!!   Here's the Sketch for April.

Here are the guidelines for playing:

§ Create a NEW project for the challenge. No back links please.

§ Please use Sparkle N Sprinkle images only

§ Please link to your blog or to your post at the SplitCoastStampers gallery (SCS)

§ If posting to the SCS gallery, please be sure to include the code that appears on the sketch to tag your card to the challenge. Please enter that code using the keyword SNSSC04 . If posting on your blog please include the code on your blog also. Each monthly sketch will have its own unique code that will appear on the sketch.

§ Please link the card or project to the inlinkz icon at the bottom of the current challenge page. Please make sure to link to your challenge card not to your blog address.

If you have any questions please email  Barbara@sparklensprinkle.com

You have until April 30th  to enter.

The prize is the stamp set of your choice.

Here are some of the creations by the SNS Design Team for inspiration. 

 

From Julie Zippel

From April Williams

From Marie Berquist

 

 From Shona Erlenborn

From Charlene Driggs

 

From Barbara Bruder

Play along and win a stamp set of your choice!!!

Can't wait to see what everyone does with this!

 

Charlie Does the Bahamas

 Two posts in two days!!! 

Our grandson, Charlie took his first airplane trip last year and went to Nassau.  When my Paper Crafts Club decided to do an Album Tin, I thought that would be a great way to showcase Charlie's Adventures.

The photo of the cover didn't come out very well, but you'll get the general idea.  The entire album was embellished with epoxy stickers and the cover front background scenery was done using linen cardstock and I-Kandee chalks by Pebbles

Here are some photos of the inside.  As you can see, Charlie really enjoyed his first trip.

Until next time!

Chipboard Suitcases

Hi all
     Today, I thought I'd share a fun project that my club did a while ago using Chipboard Suitcases from Stampin' Up.  They've been discontinued, but it was a great project.  You may be able to find them around somewhere else.   I got carried away with them and made several with matching sets of cards to go in them.  All the chipboard pieces were painted with acrylic paints before covering them with DP.

 
The first one was using stickers for the front of the "suitcase" and Penny Black & Whipper Snapper stamps for the individual puppy cards.

For this one, I chose a K & Company Dimensional sticker et for the outside and the cards for a coordinated set using buttons and pearls for accents.

Another set using K & Company dimensional stickers, Prima flowers, lace and rhinestones.  I found the gorgeous DP at my local scrapbook store, but they only had one sheet left and it was never to be seen again!  I'd love to have more of that!

 Used various stamp images for this set and the flower was made using a retired Spellbinders Blossom die and a brown paper bag.  The finished flower was spritzed with Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels

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Last, but not least....  this one was very simple.  Letting the beautiful DP do all the work with the addition of a few rhinestones.  Added some Prima flowers to the front and some beautiful ribbon from May Arts.

Hope you enjoyed this fun little project.

SNS Flower Child Blog Hop Winners!

Hi all
Thanks to everyone who hopped along with us on the Flower Child Blog Hop!!!  Your comments were much appreciated by the Design Team and we're glad that you enjoyed the hop.  I think the Design Team outdid themselves on this hop!!!   They've set the bar pretty high for the next hop - so mark your calendars for :    May 17-18  for our next Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop -  Celebrating Summer.
And now...................Drum roll please!!!
Here are the winners for the Flower Child Blog Hop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grand Prize #1:  A Stamp Set of your choice on cling cushion
Carrie
Grand Prize #2: A Stampette Set of your choice on cling cushion
A French Accent
1st Place:  From Julie Zippel's Blog       2 Glitter Tinsels of your choice
Katy
2nd Place:  From Brenda Smalle's Blog (that's me :O)    3 Embossing Powders of your choice
Sherry Murphy
3rd Place:  From Charlene Driggs' Blog   3 Glitters of your choice
Susannah
Will the winners please e-mail me with their  full name, address, phone contact and their prize selection as soon as possible.............   brenda@sparklensprinkle.com

If you live in the Ruskin, Florida area and choose to visit the Shoppe and pick up your prizes in person - please - still e-mail me with the information so that they can be prepared in the Shoppe.
Thanks to everyone who participated and hope you'll hop with again next time!