Your Next Stamp - November New Release Blog Hop!!!

Hi all!  WELCOME to our New Release Blog Hop!!!  We're so excited for you to be here and see ALL of our YNS FABULOUS new stamps and dies!!!  Important banner blinkie alert (hehe!):

For my projects, I've used this super sweet set, Gift from Cuddles.  Love him!  He comes with the perfect sentiments for the holidays AND birthdays, but we'll get to that in a minute..  ;)  My first card is a 5x5 and I've colored him with Copics.  The present is awesome for paper piecing, which I did here!  The key to paper piecing, for me, is making sure you layer.  So the bunny is stamped, then I pieced the gift over him and then I pieced his little paws holding the gift on top.

Here's a peek at the inside.  I didn't want to cover up that image, which is a pretty good size (and I LOVE that!), so I added the sentiment here, along with his cute face stamped in pink lemonade ink for a tone on tone look.  

Now here is a birthday tag I made - see, I told you he comes with the PERFECT sentiments!  I also went completely opposite of the above card to show how cute he is even when NOT colored!  I'm telling ya, you just can't go wrong with this set!!!  The two smaller circle accents are from the slider/spinner die - large set and the larger circle is from another YNS die I can't find the name of at the moment.  And yes, I paper pieced the gift again and layered some cute little non-colored bunny paws on top for the right dimension.  I also added some sterling silver glittered gumdrops because they're so FUN and it is a birthday tag, after all :D

Now don't forget, be sure to comment as you hop along because we will have a grand prize of a $20 YNS gift certificate to one lucky commenter!!!  Besides, it's an AMAZING release so you have to go see what the DT has created!  AND we're having a sale!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and HAVE FUN HOPPING!!!  {blog hop links are below for your convenience}

Your Next Stamp - New Release SNEAK PEEK!

Hi all!  Can you believe it's time for another new release from Your Next Stamp?!  I guess we get so busy that the last few months of the year just fly by... anyway... here's my sneak peek card featuring the LITTLE DARLING JACK set. So. Totally. ADORABLE!  Jack and his cute little sled-puller come separately, along with some great sentiments and a trio of snowflakes!  FUN!!!  I colored everything with my Copics then fussy cut it, leaving a bit of "snow" for them to run on.  I then layered them over Sno Cone card stock, which I had stamped the with the snowflakes from the set in sweet tooth ink.  I also sponged the sweet tooth ink around the edges to really give it a 'frosty' look.  

Here's a peek at the inside...  I stamped the snowflakes again, this time in Sno Cone ink.  For the sentiment, which is from the set except that I stamped it all in one line, not stacked which is how it comes, I decided to make it fun and put it under the tear away tab using our large die.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to hop on over to the YNS Blog to see ALL of the SNEAK PEEKS!   Our New Release Blog Hop is SUNDAY and you won't want to miss a thing!

You are FAB

Hi all!  Just sharing a Clean And Simple card I made for a couple of challenges - CTD317 and one of the Hope You Can Cling To challenges on SCS, which is an amazing and inspiring group of challenges where we are encouraged to send the cards we make to MD Anderson.  So who couldn't use a little reminder of just how FABulous they are?!  I used the MFT Woodgrain BG stamp and a sentiment from their Bold Statements set.  The card base is Sno Cone and I also used grape jelly and sweet tooth card stocks.  A bit of black thread, some black button brads and a little bling finish it up.

Thanks for looking!  Stop by tomorrow for a SNEAK PEEK at our Your Next Stamp NEW RELEASE for November!  You are going to LOVE IT!!!

Happy Holidays

Hi all!  Here's a pretty CAS (Clean And Simple) card I made for the Color Throwdown Challenge 316 and SSSC243 sketch.  I colored this cutie from the Waddles - Snow Fun! set with my Copics then fussy-cut him.  I created the shimmery blue background behind him by stamping nightshift blue and Blu Raspberry inks on my craft mat, spritzing the ink with water then smoooooshing my watercolor paper.  Once it was dried, I spritzed it with some blue shimmer spray and voila.  The sentiment is one from the Winter Home set.  

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Your Next Stamp - Fun Friday!

Hi all!  We're back with a NEW sketch and color challenge for you at YNS!  For my card, I used the beautiful Winter Wishes set and matching dies.  Love, LOVE this set!  The sentiment is stamped in nightshift blue, then I added some snowflakes in jellybean green and Sno cone.  Maybe a bit of an interesting combo for snowflakes, but it's also for a color challenge on SCS ;)  The card base is Sno Cone and the dark layer is nightshift blue.  A few blue sapphire, white and silver gumdrops add the right touch (and also match the sketch, hehe!)!  

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Your Next Stamp - New Release After Party

Hi all!  I sure hope y'all enjoyed this month's YNS new release blog hop!  Lots of gorgeousness!  How about our new website, huh?!  So prettttyyyyy!!!  Go HERE to check it out!  And we're back today with more eye candy for ya using the newly released goodies!  My card features the Waddles - Snow Fun set and dies.  Hehe, love them!  I paper pieced the ornaments and added glossy accents to them and also his beak.  I love using non-traditional designer papers and colors for Christmas cards.  ;)  The sketch is from the monthly Dirty Girl theme on SCS. I colored the twine with a matching Copic and added some new blue sapphire glittered gumdrops (yep, those are a pretty navy blue, not black) and pink lemonade glittered gumdrops!  I just love the new sizes!  And did I mention they're GLITTERED!?!?!!

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Your Next Stamp - October New Release Blog Hop!

Hi all!!!  Happy Sunday and Welcome to the YNS October Release Blog Hop!  Whoop! Whoop!!!

I am SO excited for this release!!!  LOTS of FUN new sets and Gumdrops!  I have so many favorites, one of which is the set that I'm featuring today, Winter Home.  B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!  Such a sweet little scene with fabulous sentiments!  What more do you need?!!!  I've made two very different cards using this set, so let's get started.

For my first card, I paper pieced every. single. element. of this image.  It took a bit of time, but oh, how I love the end result!  I used Copics to add shading, to create the sky (how do you like the 'smoke' out of the chimney?  hehe!  I just used my colorless blender to create it!) and also to color in the warm glow in the windows.  All of the snow, yes, ALL of it, was Stickled then cut out and adhered where needed per the image.  The sentiment is also from this set.  Told you it included fabulous sentiments!

Now, for the second card...  I've been wanting to make a card without coloring the main image.  I've seen that technique around blog land and decided to give it a go!  I used 7 different DP sheets (all from one pack) for this card!  The scallop opening was created using the larger die from the Open Scallop Die Set.  A few other dies, a button and some twine, along with silver glittered gumdrops add extra interest.  Oh, and of course, the sentiment is from this set ;)

Here's a little bit more info for ya - 5 random winners will receive $20 to spend in the YNS store!  Prizes are randomly placed amongst all the blogs so the more you comment, the better chance you have to WIN!!!  And check THIS OUT ~ ~ ~

Alright, I won't keep you any longer!  Enjoy the rest of the hop - check it out that line up!!!!