Beauty in Flight

This beautiful stamp is from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Hummingbirds and Flowers stamp set. Teal, red and yellow make a great combination to show off this little bird doing what it does best.  I used Sunny Daze, Jasper Blue, and Sparkling Snow to highlight the flowers and hummingbird. Which is perfect, since hummingbirds have iridescent feathers.

To see a complete list of products used and instructions to make this card, please click HERE.

Pretty in Pink

It certainly seems I have thing for Hydrangeas. But I couldn't resist doing one more in pink. From Sparkle N Sprinkle's Spring Florals stamp set, a little coloring with Copics, fussy cut, and voila! A simple but pretty card.

Need the particulars? Click HERE.

Steel Magnolias

Did you know:  Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilised specimens of Magnolia acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae dating to 95 million years ago.

Another beautiful stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Spring Florals stamp set - the Magnolia. Although the flowers bloom on a tree/shrub, I chose LifeStyle Crafts Flourish die template to anchor and add interest to this card. The center of flowers sparkles with Sunny Daze glitter.



See how I made this card.



Timeless

Happy Mom's Day!

At last! The perfect opportunity to use Sparkle N Sprinkle's Pocket Watch Collage stamp. Pocket watches usually make one think of Grandpa. But with the butterfly, it's perfect for Grandma as well. The focal point of this card is the gorgeous Hydrangea from the Spring Florals stamp set. To give it a vintage look, I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Antique Linen & Vintage Photo.

For instructions to make this card, please click HERE.

SNS Blog Hop Winners

Thanks to everyone who hopped with us on the

At the Beach Blog Hop!

We hope you were inspired and will

join us again for the next hop in July.

Our theme then is Girly Girls & Macho Men…

Thank you for all your kind comments…

Here’s the list of winners:

Please e-mail brenda@sparklensprinkle.com

with your full name, address and phone number

along with your prize selection..

You have until Sunday, May 19th to respond.

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Grand Prize #1

NINA

Stamp Set of your choice

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Grand Prize #2

PENNY OCKEY

Stampette Set of your choice

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1st Place

WINTERSEVE

2 Velvet Glitters of your choice

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2nd Place

AMY MCCABE

3 small embossing powders of your choice

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3rd Place

LYNNE PLATT

3 small ultra-fine glitters of your choice

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Bonus Prize

SUSANNAH

3 Digital Images of your choice

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Congratulations to all the winners!

Thanks again for hopping with us.

See You Next Time.

Sparkle N Sprinkle's May Blog Hop

At The Beach

Hello and welcome to our May Blog Hop.
If you found your way here by way of Dawn Bennett, awesome. If not, please click HERE to get started at the beginning of the hop.  And thank you so much for joining us!

Sparkle N Sprinkle's May specials can be found HERE.

Every month Sparkle N Sprinkle has a Creative Challenge. Please join us for all the fun. And there are prizes to be won!

Be sure to leave a comment on each and every person's blog. That way you're eligable for some very nice prizes.

I got very excited when I found this (free) scallop seashell template on-line. Seashells always bring to mind beach, ocean, sand, sunburn . . .

What better than a scallop seashell to represent a beach theme. Wouldn't this make a very cool invitation to a beach party? Please click HERE to see all the Sparkle N Sprinkle items used and instructions to make this card. And please feel free to grab the template, below.

Your Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop Hostesses this month are:

Donna Ellis   

Marie Berquist   

Cindy Keogh  

Barbara Bruder  

Keri Brown       

Cammy Vietzke   

Karin Martin   

Brigita Skopas   

Jackie Smith   

Dawn Bennett    

Karalee Ingram  (me)

Anne Temple    

April Williams  

Shona Erlenborn    

Brenda Smalle    

Now it's on to Anne.

Thanks again for joining us and all your wonderful comments.    Karalee