FEBRUARY 22 - DAY SIX, WEEK FIVE - WINNERS!

By Designer Eret Pank

Lots of Sparkle N Sprinkle Winners!

But first...

I have a big favor to ask.

Do you have a blog, Flickr, Picture Trail, SCS gallery, etc, on which you share your artwork?

If so, I'd love for you to email me your link so I can follow you privately

(that is, if you enjoy having followers).

It's been great becoming cyber friends with each one of you!

THANKS FOR BEING WONDERFUL throughout the game!

Sneak a Peek at March 1st's  Reveal!

We hope to see you next Saturday at our March 1 Reveal!

Yesterday's questions were "built upon" your knowledge base from previous weeks. Wow! A whopping 3323 correct responses last week!

Yesterday's Answers:
1) True or False - ALL of the semi-transparent embossing powders show up in the "Semi-Transparent" category.
FALSE - we learned that they also appear under Cosmics.

2) True or False - Opaque glitters can be used with Semi-Transparent techniques.
FALSE - Opaque Glitters will not work specifically with semi-transparent techniques. ST products allow us to see through them, to see what is beneath the glitter. Opaque products block it out, so we cannot see what is beneath the glitter.

3) True or False - Dimensional glue does not really make glitters or flocking powder more dimensional.
FALSE - Dimensional glue really DOES make glitters or flocking powder more dimensional.

4) True or False - Memento Inks cannot be used with watercolor techniques.
TRUE - Memento inks will bleed with watercolor techniques.

5) True or False - Tear-ific tapes may be used with embossing powders.
TRUE - apply Tear-ific tape, dredge with embossing powder, heat set.

6) True or False - It is possible to "mask shapes" using Super Adhesive Sheets and Tear-ific Tapes.
TRUE - there are several tutorials showing the use of the "protective layer" of Super Adhesive Sheets, Sticker Paper, and 2.5" Tear-ific Tape to create pretty masked designs.

7) True or False - After coloring an image with colored pencils, you want to add sparkle, so you choose an opaque glitter to do this.
FALSE - an opaque glitter will cover up your coloring. A semi-transparent glitter or EP is needed.

8) True or False - Ornament Glue will dry clear on glass.
True

9) True or False - you want to believe in the glitter fairy.
only one person did not want to believe in the glitter fairy!

10) True or False - projects made with digital images are flat and without layers or dimension.
False - we learned that digital works of art can contain just as many layers and as much dimension as any other type of paper crafting. It's all in the techniques selected. Often, it is difficult to tell if a project was made with a hand-stamped project or a digital stamp.

Thank you for your kind comments about enjoying the game.
It makes it all worth while! If it is possible to do again next year, we will make sure to choose January-February since it helps break up the monotony of winter months for so many.

All previous blog posts have been re-published for your perusal.
Each "blog page" holds 5 posts. To see previous posts click on the link at the bottom which says "older posts" and it will take you to the next oldest posts.

Prizes are shipped at our cost - you will not incur shipping charges.
Attention all winners - please claim your prizes by March 1.
Winners are named in the WINNERS TAB at the top.

This week's winners are:

Pat WeBB aka Pat Wenn
(ducking here so Pat cannot throw anything at me)

Debbie Aboulfath

Helen Markee

Carmen Raddatz

Jan Wood

Kristine Mylett

Frann Rosenblum

Pat Hayrynen

Carol Jones

Karen Beer

Congratulations, everyone!

This week winners choose from the following:

 1. any stamp set of your choice

or

2. any 10 digital images of your choice

or

3. any 3 bottles of Flocking or Sparkle N Soft

or 

4. any 5 bottles of embossing powders and/or glitters (other than velvet glitter)

Please email me with the exact item number(s) and name(s) of the product(s). My email is in the right panel.
We will also need your mailing address.
If you are international, your phone number is required.

Congratulations to our winners!

and now



oh-so-quietly

THIS MORNING

Marva Flynn said,

"I believe I have a bingo"

and

she does!

Congratulations, Marva!

(Marva has been contacted privately about the details)

You all have been fabulous!
Thanks for playing Bingo SNS-style!
Margaret would like to do this again next January and February.

It is our hope that you will continue to enjoy visiting our website, blog, friend us on facebook, follow our YouTube channel and play in our monthly challenges.
I would also love for you to visit my blog regularly if you have time. 
hugs,

de
aka "Creative Smiles"

FEBRUARY 21 - DAY FIVE, WEEK FIVE

Good Morning, Everyone!
Just FYI - at the end of the game, I will republish all the blog posts so you can go back and look at them if you like. :-)

And...
please forgive me
but...
I have received more than 25 requests this morning
(this does not include last night and yesterday)
for help with their lists, and did I already call their questionable certain numbers.

I'd love to help everyone with this, but I feel guilty if I do that.
The rules said that the words would be up for only 72 hours.
Maybe next time we can think about changing the rules.
The first year, we did not have that rule and discovered that
people were only visiting the game site once every few weeks
until bingo came down to the wire.
That sort of defeats the purpose of the game,
and it removes the element of sportsmanship.

So, while I want to help each one of you,
regardless of how much of my non-existent time it woud take LOL,
I feel it is not fair to the other players.

That being said...
if it turns out that no one calls bingo...
We will choose a grand prize winner from the last week's entries using RANDOM.ORG
so don't give up

hope this sounds fair

Please don't throw rotten tomatoes at me (weak smile).

Details for Shanna's card here.

I sure hope that the seemingly never-ending onslaught in the North is not causing you too many problems. I have sent much Florida Sunshine your way in hopes that things are soon looking up.

Spunky Valentine with Pocket Full of Papers

Thank you, one and all, for being such great sports throughout this bingo game!
Additionally, thank you for your many suggestions. They have been given to Margaret, and we have given them careful consideration. Wish we could implement all of them, but there are time constraints, and of course, money constraints.

details here

Yesterday I boo-boo'ed. Sorry about that. Number 90 had already been called. It sounded familiar LOL but had not been crossed off my list. I'm blitzed! So there, you have it. (giggle)

Today's words are:

#169 Fairy Dust

#91 Distress Ink

#41 Chipboard

and now there are SIX...

April's card has glittery germs! YIKES! 

How about some brief questions from the very beginning of bingo? They are not identical to the beginning, but the information was from "back then". Still, you can always go back to the website and look around the categories for the answers if you're not sure. Another hint is to use the Tips and Techniques page.

1) True or False - ALL of the semi-transparent embossing powders show up in the "Semi-Transparent" category.

2) True or False - Opaque glitters can be used with Semi-Transparent techniques.

3) True or False - Dimensional glue does not really make glitters or flocking powder more dimensional.

4) True or False - Memento Inks cannot be used with watercolor techniques.

5) True or False - Tear-ific tapes may be used with embossing powders.

6) True or False - It is possible to "mask shapes" using Super Adhesive Sheets and Tear-ific Tapes.

7) True or False - After coloring an image with colored pencils, you want to add sparkle, so you choose an opaque glitter to do this.

8) True or False - Ornament Glue will dry clear on glass.

9) True or False - you want to believe in the glitter fairy.

10) True or False - projects made with digital images are flat and without layers or dimension.

There are a total of 10 opportunities to have your name submitted to Random.org on Saturday. Be sure to send an email to SNS_Bingo@tampabay.rr.com with your name in the Subject Sentence followed by the date of the challenge questions.

Tomorrow is our drawing!
Good Luck, my friends!
hugs,

FEBRUARY 20 - DAY FOUR, WEEK FIVE

Well,

I don't know what to say

Still no bingo grand prize winner!

I have a little concern that possibly...

everyone needs...

the same last word.

Obviously everyone needs some from the last few!

There are only a few words left.

My records show that there are 14 words left to call.

I could have made a mistake, and forgotten to cross one of the words off.

I'm sure someone will let me know if I'm in error LOL

What we are going to do is this:

Regardless of when bingo is called out, Saturday will be our last weekly challenge drawing.

Fewer words will be called each day to prevent a mass number of players from shouting BINGO all at one time LOL

Today will be the last day to have five words.

If necessary, we will continue calling out words all next week.

How does that sound? It's the fairest way I can think to do it.

Your words today are:

#147 Joy

#141 Tear-ific Tape

#45 Red

#86 Asian

#90 Marbled Embossing Powder

Product of the Day: Pocket full of Papers

Artist Rita Kraushaar approached Margaret last year at a convention with the idea that we might be interested in her hand-drawn papers. They really are high quality, designer papers, printed on 80lb cardstock with a smooth finish. They are not text weight like many other designer papers, which is only 20lb. Rita’s splendidly patterned designs have color contrasts and intensities which bring a special vitality to crafting projects. I loved using one of these papers on my recent Spunky Card. Brilliant, fun, and artsy, each paper is a piece of art in itself. Perfect for card making, papier mache, decoupage, and scrapbooking, these 12x12 papers coordinate with one another, and are reasonably priced to enhance your paper collection.

They are so pretty, I found it somewhat difficult to cut into the sheets. (It's that "oh, it's too pretty to cut" attitude). But I decided they were so reasonably priced, that I could cut where I wanted to, and not be upset. Also, I enjoy the fact that an individual created these from her own imagination, without the help of a computer. Because they are 80lb weight, they cut crisply with scissors, punches, and dies.

Imagine a simple card, with one of Rita's papers layered on top. Pop on a ribbon and a sentiment. Or use a Quickie Glue Pen and outline some of the design, then adding embossing powder or glitter to create really spectacular cards. Pretty papers don't need a lot of "help" to make a pretty card.

Rita is constantly creating new designs. Margaret changes which papers we carry on a regular basis so that there is always something new, always some old, and always something fabulous (gotcha on that one!)

Personally, I wanted to reorder a few which are not showing up right now. But I found some others I had not previously seen, so I'll get those instead (smile)

Sparkle N Sprinkle also sells other types of cardstock here.

There are a total of 25 opportunities to have your name submitted to Random.org on Saturday. Be sure to send an email to SNS_Bingo@tampabay.rr.com with your name in the Subject Sentence followed by the date of the challenge questions.

1) (1 entry) How many papers are currently in Pocket Full of Papers?

2) (2 entries) How many papers contain shades of purple?

3) (5 entries) Without thinking about how you would use it, which of your papers is your favorite and why?

4) (1 entry) true or false - these are light weight papers similar to text paper weight.

5) (1 entry) if money were not an object, would you enjoy playing with one of these papers? Honesty counts LOL

6) (1 entry) do you enjoy papers that match our glitters and embossing powders?

7) (10 entries) what other types of cardstocks does SNS sell?

8) (4 entries) have you ever purchased Cardstock from SNS?
      if yes, why?
      if no, why?

Sending Florida Sunshiny Hugs to you,