Friday, August 15, 2014

Die-Versions/Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop

Welcome to the Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop!

The joint blog hop with Die-Versions and Sparkle N Sprinkle begins today (7am EST) and goes until Aug 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 cards.

Die-Versions manufactures low profile dies made right here in the United States and Sparkle 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 Sparkle N Sprinkle, for a total of $100. The winner will be announced on Aug 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.)

You should have arrived here from Eret'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. :-)



Now that we got all the official rules out of the way, lets have some fun :)

As you probably know by now, the Die-Versions Designers received the same set of supplies from Sparkle N Sprinkle. Here's a photo ...







Using the Die-Versions Whispers - Seasons Greeting Script die, Sparkle N Sprinkle Pine Forest Stamp and Cloud Nine white glitter I created this card.

I started by stamping the pine trees twice, side-by-side on a piece of white smooth card stock.  I fussy cut around the tops of the pine trees and colored the white trim with a copic maker. Next I added glue and the Cloud Nine white glitter everywhere I wanted "snow".  I set this aside to dry.

I took a plain white card base (5"x6.5") and covered the front with a piece of blue "snowy" pattern paper from the Polka Dot Party paper pad by American Crafts. Next I die cut the Whispers - Seasons Greeting Script die from sliver glitter paper.

Once I had all my components, I adhered my stamped pine tree element at the bottom of the card and trimmed the access.  Finally, I adhered the season's greeting die cute and my card was done.


I wanted to show the versatility of the Pine Forest Stamp, so I created this other quick card, this time using the pine tree as bushes on either side of my winter cabin door :)














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 Sparkle N Sprinkle on Facebook.  Your next stop on the blog hop is Irit.

38 comments:

  1. Both of your cards are gorgeous, Mary!! I love how you've used the Pine Forest stamp on both!! It looks amazing!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

    ReplyDelete
  2. Mary ~ Love both of your cards, the Pine trees look great in both. My favoirte is the Season's Greetings one, it just looks beautiful with all that glitter!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. The bold and beautiful sentiment is gorgeous
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia
    Cards Crafts Kids Projects

    ReplyDelete
  4. Two fabulous creations, love that sentiment die - wow!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love both of these! Your snow looks fabulous in the first one and love how you changed trees into bushes for the second one.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Wow! Great use of that tree die! Such beautiful projects, my friend - thanks for sharing and inspiring!

    ReplyDelete
  7. What neat cards! I love how you used the trees on both cards to get a different look. xo

    ReplyDelete
  8. Hi, Mary! How darling your "door" card is - so cheery and inviting. The Nature setting is gorgeous! I am in love with the Seasons Greetings die - I need to get that. It's gorgeous. Thanks so much for showcasing it! I am your newest Google follower. hugs, de {Creative Smiles}

    ReplyDelete
  9. love both of your cards - especially the door card - I just wanted to reach out and knock!!! Great job.

    ReplyDelete
  10. These are gorgeous !!!! I love the way you used the trees on each one these beautiful cards !!
    Hugs,
    Mayra
    Mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. Love how you created the snow on this pretty card. Cloud Nine is my favorite glitter. The Season's Greetings die is awesome. Well done.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Your card is lovely. This blog hop is exciting. I loved the way you created the snow with cloud nine.

    ReplyDelete
  13. two gorgeous cards - fabulous! Hugs Rachel xx

    ReplyDelete
  14. Love the soft blue sky with the season greetings sentiment in silver; it is stunning. Thanks also for showing the versatility of the pine forest stamp.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Thanks for showing the vestality of the tree die. Great job. Very nice cards.

    ReplyDelete
  16. You certainly used that tree image in a wonderful way. Love your card.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Your cards are stunning! I love them both!!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Beautiful projects!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Kim S

    ReplyDelete
  19. Oh fun! I love how you used the pine forest stamp on both cards to show the versatility! Very pretty and fantastic designs!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  20. Your card is so elegant and beautiful. The SNS pine trees and glittery snow look amazing and the die-version die cut sentiments is so beautiful against that blue background. The winter cabin door is very sweet too.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Love both of the cards. great idea for pine tree as bushes! Thanks for the inspiration.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Beautiful cards! I 'need' that Seasons Greetings die ;)

    ReplyDelete
  23. Love your uses of the pine forest stamp

    ReplyDelete
  24. Love the card, it reminds me of one of favorite holiday shows, Frosty when he is the woods. Wish I could be a kid again for the holidays

    ReplyDelete
  25. Love the pine trees and greeting, simple but elegant

    ReplyDelete
  26. Both cards are beautiful. Thanks for showing how the pine trees can be used as bushes. Never would have thought of that. The first card is very elegant.

    ReplyDelete


  27. Great cards! Really like this Season's Greetings die cut.

    ReplyDelete
  28. I love the Pine Forest stamp. I think I need that one.

    ReplyDelete
  29. Your little wintery snow scene with the sparkly greeting is lovely! It's so nice to see different ways to use a stamp to get more use from it. Your front door scene is so pretty as well.
    Thank you for sharing these great designs! :)

    ReplyDelete
  30. Beautiful cards! I love the Season's Greetings Script die and the Pine Forest stamp! Beautiful scene with that gorgeous Cloud Nine glitter!

    ReplyDelete
  31. Love the saying and the sparkly trees!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Both cards are pretty. Like the focus of the trees on the first and the red door on the second is so welcoming, come and enjoy the holidays with us.

    ReplyDelete
  33. Love both cards, thanks for showing the pine forest stamp in another way. It is always helpful to be able to use the stamps in more than one way. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration.

    ReplyDelete
  34. Great sparkle and cards. I like how you showed the versatility in your second card too.

    ReplyDelete
  35. Lovely cards! Great use of the pine forest stamp.

    ReplyDelete