Shaker thanks

Hi all!  Here's a card I made using a sentiment from the newly released TAWS set called Lite Brite.  I stamped it in versa mark on black card stock then embossed it with white EP.  The background inside the shaker was created using a few different distress markers.  I picked a color, swiped it a few times on my acrylic block, spritzed it with water, then laid my smooth white card stock over it.  Repeated with different colors, drying each one with my heat gun before going to the next.  I decided to use this picture because it shows those background colors better.  The star sequins are from Tinsel & Co.

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YNS DT Dare - Sunny Birthday Princess

Hi all!  Halfway through the week - yay!  This month's YNS DT Dare is all about sunny days!  I decided to use lots of sunny yellow on my tall and skinny card!  (measures approximately 6.25 x 3.5 inches)  This image is from the newly released Little Darling Belle stamp set, as well as the sentiment.  This set has all you need to make your own princess party invitations!  I colored her with Copics and added some sparkle to her dress, bow and all of the stars using my clear Wink of Stella pen.

You can see the sparkly in this pic...

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Feel better, sunshine!

Hi all!  Here's a very CAS card using images from the newly released set called Twinkle Toes, along with sentiments from one of our Christmas sets called Making Holidays Bright.  I love being able to use sets year round!  I embossed the grass and flowers with black EP, then used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens to color everything.  I added a few dots to each flower with my white gel pen.  Super easy.  :D  The card base is chocolate brown card stock.

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Your Next Stamp - New Release Blog Hop!

Hi all!  Welcome to the YNS New Release Blog Hop!!!

Karen has outdone herself again with this release!  There are SO many awesome sets, it's hard to pick a favorite!  There's Oh, Deer, Quirky Animals, another awesome Whatnot Sentiments set, I could go on...  and then there's this guy here.  LOVE.  HIM.  I think he looks a bit too much like me in the mornings, lol!  The set is called Need Coffee? and yes, it's a must.  For my first card, I embossed this pitiful looking guy on watercolor paper then used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens to color him.  {I bought the 24 pack of them, in case anyone is wondering - I'm really not sure I'll need any others and if so, we're talking maybe 3 or 4 and then I'd have every color I could ever want}  I added a strip of glitter card stock on the left.  I used selective stamping of one of the sentiments because, HELLO, look at that awesome "coffee" word die!??!!  Yep, it's new, too!  :D  So 'need' and the question mark are from the sentiment.  The word die was cut out a few times, then layered so that it stood out more. How do you like how I really accentuated the bags under his eyes, ha!  Oh, don't let me forget to mention that we have NEW gumdrops being released!  Three sets with three different colors in each! FUN!  I used the Latte gumdrops on this card, because well, how could I not?!

For my second card, I went back to my trusty Copics.  I then fussy cut him and used the current deconstructed sketch 203.  This sentiment is actually all together in the set but I decided to wonky cut out the 'happy' and 'birthday' part and adhered it to the smaller circle layer.  I couldn't leave out that last line because it's just so funny, so I cut it out using a small die and popped it up on foam adhesive. Again, I added two gumdrops from one of the new gumdrop combo sets.

And of course, we have a sale for you, as always!  ;)

You have lots to see and don't forget to comment along the way for your chance to WIN!!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Your Next Stamp - Sneak Peeks!

HI all!  It's time for another awesome Your Next Stamp New Release!  Today is sneak peek day, so let's get to it!  Here's a card I made using images and a sentiment from the set called BBQ Scene.  I stamped it using sweet tooth pigment ink then used clear EP to emboss onto watercolor paper.  I colored everything with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens.  They are quite fun to use!  I did the same thing to the sun.  This set has a few great sentiments that are perfect for the warmer weather!  I added a little gold metallic twine for a little extra detail.

Thanks for stopping by!  As always, there is lots of eye candy for you to see, so hop on over to the YNS Blog to check it out!  :D

Life is too short...

Hi all!  Yay for Friday!  I wanted to share this card I made using the newly released TAWS set called Slurp.  It's super fun with awesome images and how true is this sentiment???  ;)  I colored the image with Copics then fussy cut it.  The sentiment is embossed with white EP.  So I hope y'all aren't tired of seeing watercoloring!  It is EVERYWHERE these days and if you haven't tried it, I highly recommend that you do!  It is SO FUN and there is NO wrong way and you get different results almost every time.  This time I took 4 different distress ink pads and stamped them directly onto my craft mat, leaving a little space in between colors.  Then I spritzed them with water, being careful to not have them blend too much (leaving the space between them helps with this).  Then I took smooth white card stock (nope, NOT watercolor paper!) and smooshed it onto the inky spots.  I carefully pressed around the back of the card stock which helps the ink/water to spread.  Lifted the card stock and voila!  A little blast with your heat gun and done!  I decided to break up the panel so I took an element from Blueprints 9 and cut out strips. After that, I adhered them to a layer of pool party card stock.  A little silver cording and a few gumdrops finish up the details.

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Enjoy!

Hi all!  Here's a card I made using an image from this month's FREE when you spend $40 set called Brain Freeze.  I grew up in Louisiana and down there we called them Sno-Balls.  And oh, you had to add the extra condensed milk!  YUM!  I wanted my Sno-Ball(aka Sno-Cone) to be the focus, so everything else on the card is monochromatic.  I stenciled the circles randomly with sweet tooth ink and embossed them with clear EP.  The Sno-Ball was colored with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens.  The sentiment is from the newly release set, Slurp.  The sketch is the SSSC271.  The card base and sentiment banner are Grout Gray, then I used a strip of DP and behind the Sno-Ball is a smooth white circle.  I have to say, my mojo was not flowing tonight.  And I can't stand when my pictures don't turn out as well as they could but what are you gonna do??  Moving on and hoping for a lovely Tuesday!  :D

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