Hi Stampers,

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here on the blog and thought it was well over due:)

My Video Kit Club this month is using the new wine stampette set Chiante.  I am so lovin’ these sets and the new Tuscany Embossing Powders!!  They are fantastic to work with and the colors are oh so perfect and in right now!!  I also focused on coloring this month with the Copics.  So take a look at the video here and maybe you’ll want to join the club too!

I am also teaching the FREE Copic Class next Saturday morning and I’m using this stamp as my focus.  Learn how to achieve the look of a green wine bottle with the red wine in it.  Be sure to call or email to sign up…even though it’s free we still want to know you are coming!

Happy Stamping,

Jill

Do you love SPARKLE???  Well of course you do…we’re girlys!  This month’s video kit club is using a technique I coined as “Crystallized Sugar”.  It’s getting that crystallized sugar look on die cuts that really gives you a lot of sparkle.  If you are not familiar with the Video Kit Club it’s simple…every month I make a video using a different technique and your automatically receive all the supplies (that’s the stamps, embossing powders, glitters, all the card stock cut and scored) to make 5 of the featured card.  You usually have enough powders to make LOTS more creations after the kits are done, and you have the stamps too!  So you learn and grow and get fun new goodies to use every month!  The kits cost between $25-$35 and are mailed out around the 10th of every month.  AND…..when you join you will receive a Thank You give of your choice of four 1/2 oz. embossing powders and/or glitters!  So what are you waiting for???   Here is the link to this month’s Video Kit Club, go take a looksey!

Happy Stamping,

Jill

Hi Stampers,

I got my Splitcoast Inkling yesterday and was happily surprised to see our very own Julie Warner in the spotlight.  She has used Sparkle N Sprinkle stamps to make this beautiful card with a technique called Delft Tile.

You can view her tutorial here on Splitcoast, she even made a video.  Thanks Julie for the awesome tutorial.

She used the stamp set Brocade Backgrounds in a way beautiful new way.

Happy Stamping,

Jill

Happy March!!  I can’t believe it!!  I finished the March Video Kit Club yesterday, and I must say that I love the way the Glittered Stain Glass came out!  It sooooo sparkles!  The acetate just makes it sparkle even more and it really is an easy technique!

Here is the card that we are making and you can view the video here.  Then after you watch the video click on the link below the video to show where you can purchase the kit.  In this kit you receive 3 glitters and you will have plenty left over to make more cards, or use on other projects.

Make sure to check back tomorrow and I will have a new Copic update.

Happy Stamping,

Jill

Are you a beginner stamper?  Are you confused at where or how to start when your stamping?  Have you been stamping for a while but want to learn new techniques?  Do you want to build your stamping supply?  Are you stuck in a stamping rut?   If you answered yes to any of these questions you need to check out our Video Kit Club.  Every month I make a video featuring a technique and show you step by step how to make a card.  In the kit you receive everything you need to make 5 of the  featured card, that’s all the stamps, glitters, embossing powders, glues, pre-cut cardstock and embellishments!  You just watch the video, learn and create.  It’s also great time to get together with a stamping friend and make your cards too.  Here is a look at the card that is featured in the December Video Kit Club.

You can view the video here for Decembers’ kit “Valentine Mosaic”.

Thanks for stopping by and

Happy Stamping,

Jill

Have you seen this month Video Kit??  It’s a fuzzy feely card!  Paul the Polar Bear is the featured stamp and he’s in all his fuzzy white glory:)  I have a card that I made last year with him that I have at shows and he is always popular…people just love to touch him!  Check out the video here and order your kit today!

Happy Stamping,

Jill

This month’s Video Kit Club is a fun embossing technique.  It looks like it has been bleached, but you don’t have the fumes!  Take a look at the video below, then click here for details on getting all the supplies to make 5 cards.  If you can’t view the video on the blog, you can check it out here.

Embossing Powder

I want to share with you the ins and outs of all the products we sell here at Sparkle N Sprinkle.  We are known for our embossing powders, so what better place to start.  I think people are afraid of embossing because they are not comfortable with it.  I hope you will try it again this week and find the joys of embossing!   I will be featuring a different technique and card every day this week, so make sure to check back every day!

Embossing powder is a fast melting powder compound that can be applied to a smooth surface to create a raised image or configuration through the application of a mild source of heat.  As a decorating medium, embossing powder can be used to add color and texture to several different types of surfaces, adding visual interest to the finished product.

Supplies Needed:

• Cardstock
• Versamark Ink Pad
• Embossing Powder
• Static Free Pouch
• Rubber Stamp
• Heat Gun
• Coffee Filter

Directions:

1.  Gently pat Static Free Pouch over the area of the cardstock you will be embossing on.  This is a very important step.  This gets rid of the static electricity that will hold stray pieces of embossing powder on the cardstock and not give you a clean image.

2.  Ink up your stamp with Versamark ink and stamp on your cardstock.  This is a sticky ink and will remain wet for a few minutes and will hold your embossing powder on the stamped image until heated.  Sprinkle on your embossing powder and cover image, tap off excess into a coffee filter for easy clean up.

3.  Use a heat gun to melt the embossing powder.  The proper way to do this is to hold the heat gun about 1 – 1 1/2 inches above your cardstock and hold it there until the embossing powder starts to change or melt, when you see it change start moving your heat gun slowly moving it across the image until it is all melted.  You can scorch your cardstock if you hold it too long in one place.

Note:  A hair dryer will not work because it blows to strong and will blow off the embossing powder.

Here is a basic video to show how to emboss.

Here is a card using basic embossing.  The Flower Medallion was inked with Versamark ink and stamped.  Then I sprinkled it with Red Apple Detail Embossing Powder and heated.  The verse was stamped also with Versamark and embossed with Native American Embossing Powder.  You can find all the details of how to make this card here.

Happy Stamping,

Jill

Take a look at this month’s Video Kit Club.  When you sign up for the club you receive all the supplies to make 5 of the card featured.  This month I am showing how to make a stand up card, that is good for all occasions, using Happy, the car.  If you are interested in the Club check it out here!

I forgot to post the Video Kit Club for January…we made a card for all the little people in our lives this time.  Check out the kit in the store here.  I’m looking forward to next months….add a little bit of spring to our cards….maybe it will make it warm up sooner:)

Happy Stamping

Jill