the road less traveled | Sparkle N Sprinkle May Reveal/Blog Hop.

Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's
 May 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!

This month we are doing something a little different. Instead of releasing new stamp sets, all the designers have been creating projects with Dreamweaver stencils, using various techniques and products.

Be sure to visit the SNS blog all month long, as well as the designers' blogs to see different techniques used with the stencils. Each designer always posts two different projects to the SNS Blog and four different projects to their personal blogs each month. All Dreamweaver stencils, soap, and embossing pastes are 20% off until May 3. Once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the store and start shopping. The Large Feather is the stencil featured with this month's Technique Video Kit.

On May 3, one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs. Please leave a comment with each designer in order to be eligible for the grand prize. You never know who the mystery designer will be that has the winning comment.  

The winner will be able to choose $55 worth of any products listed under the Stencils and Templates category, mica powders (Pearl Ex), glitters, embossing powders, flock, and sticker paper or adhesive sheets.

The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on June 3 on the SNS Facebook page, the Designer's blogs, and here on the SNS Blog.  

The Blog Hop order this month is:

Eret
Anne
Ashley
Marie
Belinda
Diane
Shona

We love reading your comments and hope that we have inspired you as well.  If you can not leave a comment for some reason, please email [email protected] with your comment and the name of the blog or the designer you are commenting about.

The Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge also begins today.  There are lots of prizes and recognition badges.  Come check out how you can become a SNS Featured Artist as well.  The theme is always Anything Goes using Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder, and/or Flock.

We hope you enjoy the New Reveal Blog Hop as much as we do.  Thanks for joining us and remember to comment on each of the Designers' blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize. Last month Diane was the mystery designer with the winning comment. Wonder who it will be this month????

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to be a part of SNS as a guest designer. I loved working with these stencils and embossing paste. I'd never used embossing paste before! Let me tell you about my project.

First I taped my stencil down to a piece of paper. I worked with the Dreamweaver zebra skin stencil for this card. I applied a good layer of Dreamweaver white embossing paste over the top of my stencil. I removed my stencil carefully and then applied my embossing powders one at a time, tapping off the excess. I used cherry (EP228S), raspberry sherbet (EP243S), lemon (EP242), spring willow (EP388S), and skylight (EP212S). Then I heat embossed the entire card base. The embossing powders I chose are all cosmic, semi-transparent embossing powders and they look beautiful.

Next I grabbed a sheet of vellum and the Travelin' stamp set (630). I love the sentiments with this stamp set. I stamped my sentiment with Versamark ink and then used black detail (EP171S) embossing powder. I heat embossed my sentiment and then adhered the vellum to my card base. I used my Xyron X2 Adhesive Runner and I love how the vellum helps tone down the bright zebra print, yet you can still see the colors.

For finishing touches I used some brads from my stash in colors that coordinate with my embossing powders and tied on some ribbon. I especially love the colorful zebra print on black cardstock.

Thanks so much for looking and commenting! Your next stop is: Marie!