Friday, August 15

DIE-VERSIONS / SPARKLE N SPRINKLE blog hop‏

hello crafty friends!

and WELCOME to the DIE-VERSIONS and SPARKE N SPRINKLE blog hop! 


the joint blog hop with DIE-VERSIONS and SPARKE N SPRINKLE begins today, august 15th {7am EST} and goes until august 17th {5pm EST}, so there will be plenty of time to check out all the great projects created by both teams.

the theme is CHRISTMAS, so you'll get lots of great inspiration for your upcoming HOLIDAY SEASON!!!

DIE-VERSIONS manufactures low profile dies made right here in the UNITED STATES and SPARKE N SPRINKLE manufactures rubber stamps, glitters, embossing powders, and flocking, also made in the US. this is like a match made in heaven - low profile dies combined with lots of bling!
doesn't get much better than that!

one winner will receive a GRAND PRIZE consisting of a $50 gift certificate from DIE-VERSIONS and a $50 gift certificate from SPARKE N SPRINKLE, for a total of $100. the WINNER will be announced on august 17th on both the DV blog and the SNS blog as well as their FACEBOOK pages.

 in order to be eligible for the GRAND PRIZE, please:
* leave a comment on each designer's blog
* follow both companies on FACEBOOK {DV facebook page; SNS facebook page) if you haven't already ,so you can keep up to date on all the latest goings on. {I'm sure that all of the designers would love for you to Follow them too, but that isn't a requirement to win this prize.}

if you followed the right path, you should have arrived here from MAYRA's blog and you next stop is STEFF's blog.

if not, then you should begin at the DIE-VERSIONS blog and end at the SPARKLE N SPRINKLE blog. if you get lost along the way, you can go to either the DV blog or the SNS blog to see the complete list of participants.

we'd love it if you'd like to leave a comment at either the DV blog or the SNS blog telling us which projects were your favorites. :-)

here is what i've prepared for you today -



to create my card i used pattern paper, SPARKLE N SPRINKLE winter essentials collection embossing powders, silver dreams glitter [G1002], cloud nine velvet glitter [GM2000], SNS pine forest stamp and DIE-VERSIONS whispers delicate snowflake die, whispers SANTA's reindeers die and sweet wordlets season's greetings die.

and here are some close ups of my project:


i stamped the pine trees with  SNS pine forest stamp and versamark ink two times on pattern paper. then i heat embossed the sets using EP406 frosted juniper from the SNS winter essentials collection embossing powders. after the embossing powder has cooled down, i fussy cut some of the pine trees from the second image to create the 3d effect on my card.

for the large snowflake i used white cardstock, which i covered with 2 1/2"double sided tear-ific tape, and DIE-VERSIONS whispers delicate snowflake die. after i die cut the snowflake, i peeled off the protective layer and sprinkled SNS cloud nine velvet glitter [GM2000] on top of it. then i divided the glittery die cut in two parts and adhered it on my card.


for the SANTA sleigh embellishment i used reddish pattern paper and DIE-VERSIONS whispers SANTA's reindeers die. to create the vintage effect, i rubbed my die cut with VERSAMARK ink and heat embossed it with EP409 winter white from the winter essentials collection embossing powders.


for my sentiment i fussy cut the banners and then i used DIE-VERSIONS sweet wordlets season's greetings die and SNS cloud nine velvet glitter [GM2000] for the words.


we hope you enjoy this blog hop and it gives you lots of inspiration!
don't forget to leave each of us a comment and follow both DIE-VERSIONS and SPARKE N SPRINKLE on facebook!

have fun hopping!

hugs 'n smiles,

47 comments:

Lisa said...

This is gorgeous, Emmy!! The design and details are fabulous!! What a beautiful card!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Lori Kobular said...

Emmy ~ I LOVE your card! The papers are perfect, love the way you did the trees and then the big snowflake in the backgroud is amazing!

Dr Sonia S V said...

Love the reindeer flying across your project
Cheers
Dr Sonia
Cards Crafts Kids Projects

Karon said...

Beautiful card, love how you used so many dies - wonderful papers too! TFS

Anne Temple said...

This is stunning! Love all the layers and your design is fabulous!

Patti J said...

Emmy, you have outdone yourself! Each layer is more beautiful than the last. Gorgeous card, my friend! Hugs...

Archana Joshi said...

What an amazing details. Love your card a lot.
TFS

Donna Ellis said...

Hi, Emmy! Gorgeous card - and such wonderful use of the die cuts and beautiful eps and glitters! Love those die cuts the way you have used them.

April said...

Your card is so pretty! I love the distress look of it. Great job! xo

Glittered Paws said...

Very pretty - love all the distressing you did on the card too,
I'm a sparkle stamper too and perfect use of the dies. Great job.

Mayras Designs said...

Very pretty !!! Wonderful design !!!
Hugs,
Mayra

Sandy (Cheesy) said...

Wow, Emmy, so many layers on this beautiful card. I love how you were able to put it all together and make it work. I couldn't do that.

Judy Inukai said...

Beautiful glittery card.

rachel said...

a wonderful card Emmy - love this xx

greggers said...

Super gorgeous card. Love the sparkly giant snow flake!!

Patty O'Malley said...

Love your sparkly Christmas card.

Susie A said...

Great die usage and layering. I love it. Good job.

Jean Bullock said...

Love the creative way you used the snowflake die. The Season's Greetings die cuts look great on the banners. You added just the right amount of sparkle to this delightful card. Great layering too. Well done.

Verna Angerhofer said...

What a fantastic scene card. Very festive colors used too.

Sarah Biswabic said...

What a beautiful Christmas card!

C. M. Taylor said...

Your creative juices were going to town! I love the textures and the layering. You are BOLD and an inspiration. TFS

Kim S said...

Beautiful projects!
Thanks for sharing!
Kim S

Shona Erlenborn said...

Love the idea of the split snowflake! Very creative. Loving the use of the vintage colored Christmas ep's, all coordinates so nicely. Great job Emmy!

loulou said...

What a fantastic card. I love all the layers and distressed edges. the fussy cut and popped SNS pine trees are great and I love how you have embossed the die-version Santa's reindeer die.

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Wow...love the large die behind the other elements on the card!

Sherrie K. said...

Wow, what a fabulous card! I love the scene and all the beautiful sparkle! The dimension is fantastic! Beautiful card and awesome details!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

nancy carroll said...

Awesome layers, wonderful inspiration.

Lynne in NI said...

Wow, what a stunner! Love all your layering and fab sparkle too :)

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing the details - very nice card

Colleen said...

Great card love the colors together

Unknown said...

Love this a beautiful card

scrappinC said...

Beautiful card. Love all the details and the 3-D effect. All the sparkle makes it look like Christmas is just around the corner. Thanks for sharing your wonderful project.
Cindy Lou

wannabcre8tive said...

A fabulous Christmas card. Love the die cut.

Unknown said...

love the seasons greeting title with the glitter. beautiful!

Unknown said...

Love the many layers and colors you used to create your card. Super!

Janet M said...

I love the big snowflake die. I am seeing lots of new ideas on this hop.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love the layers and giant snowflake. TFS

Auntie Em said...

I love your vintage shabby chic style card. The little sleigh looks like it might have been right off a vintage card and the sparkly snowflake popping out from the top and bottom of the layers is awesome.
Thank you so much for sharing the inspiration with your lovely work! :)

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty card! Great layering and terrific combination of stamps and dies to put together!

AuntDi said...

This card is beautiful. I love the use of the different red layers. The dies you used are so pretty and the different textures are wonderful.

Mary M said...

Emmy, so far your card is my top favorite :) I love the cards, the layering... well, I LOVE everything about it and I'm so going to card-lift it :)

Cheryl B said...

Those embossing powders and glitters and dies were just made for each other!! Very pretty!

Unknown said...

So many layers and textures, a feast for the eyes

Ramona Simpson said...

Pretty card

Roseanna C said...

Love all the layers and different elements, great card.

nwilliams6 said...

Your sketch is fabulous! Love the layers and sparkle and fun die cut! Super card!

E. Marie said...

Gorgeous! Love all the layers, distressing, and sparkle.