Your Next Stamp After Party

Hi everyone, I hope you have enjoyed the new release from Your Next Stamp! There are so many fun, new stamps and dies to play with, how cool is that Hippie Owl?  I think super cool!! I definitely have my eye on a few things that will go on my want/wishlist! :)

 For my after party project I used the cricket and sentiment from Bitty Bugs along with one of the jars from Jam Jars to make this cute little tag.  I wrapped the bread with tulle and attached the tag, I also had a jar of jam but forgot to put it in the picture.  I thought this was just the perfect set for a little tag!

Please head over to Your Next Stamp and check out what the design team have created, they are so talented and creative, you'll find more inspiration and new projects using the new release stamps and dies.

For You-Your Next Stamp

Happy Friday!!  It's another Fun Friday over at Your Next Stamp!  Do you need some mojo help?  Come check out the inspiration provided by the amazing DT and the awesome sketch and inspiration picture, the sketch is so fun and versatile.  

This is my take on the sketch and I used the lovely and sweet Tobi with Rose image, the banner and letters are also from YNS called Skinny Font Alpha Set, that banner and font work perfectly for a quick personalized sentiment!  

I colored her with copics, her dress I actually used my blue Spectrum Noir markers that are fairly new to me.  I'm pretty obsessed with my copics, but the SN's are really nice too and much less expensive.   I added some gems and some adhesive flowers from Martha Stewart.  

I  hope you like! Come and join the fun over at YNS!!

                           

Owl-Always Love You

I'm so excited to be sharing my first card as a guest designer over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps!  I got to play with this little cutie Celeste Amberglow Owl Always Love You and she was so much fun to color!

I colored her to match a sticker set I've had for a couple years from ADORNit- the Owl Coral collection.  I love the little heart and brackets and just added some twine and pattern paper, other than that, I really like to showcase the image and have that be the focal point of my card.  I tend to keep things clean and layered, with just a few embellishments, and with a larger image.  I love the little owl she is holding, it reminds me of these super, super cute owls that someone had handmade for a girls birthday party.  I can't remember the blog or the site, but they were so cute! Anyway, I hope you like my card and you can check out more inspiration over at the Little Miss Muffets FB page.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 4 Crafty Girls-ATG

Crafty Little Fairies-Cute and Cuddly

+Delightful Challenges-ATG

+Chocolate, Coffee and Cards-Polka Dots

Your Next Stamp 5th Birthday Bash Blog Hop

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Hello Your Next Stamp friends! We’re turning FIVE this month and we’re having a big party to celebrate! We’re so happy to have you here to enjoy the festivities with us! Not only is it a birthday party for us, we want to celebrate you – the customers – as well. Thank you so much for all your support the past five years!

The rubber stamp and digital teams have worked so hard to complete some awesome projects for this combined hop! We have a fantastic line up of stamps and dies that are being released. There’s sure to be something for everyone - from adding to our Silly Monster family, to the nostalgic 60s, to savouring the sweet tastes of summer with mason jars. There’s a perfect assortment of images and dies. You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store. 

The hop begins on Bonnie’s blog and if you've been hopping along, you should have come from Bonnie's blog. Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list located at the bottom of this post for lots of inspiration using the new products!

BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY PRIZE ALERT!!! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs and collect the balloon letters. Once you unscramble the balloon letters, email Karen @ yournextstamp[dot]com and you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate.

There are FIVE prizes of a $20 gift certificate up for grabs so make sure you email Karen!

The lucky winners will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog August 10th.

                                            Don't forget to grab your letter!

For my projects I used the new clear stamp Hippie Owl and added some fun neon papers.  LOVE this stamp, it's so dang cute!

                        Don’t want to wait to go shopping? Here’s our big birthday specials:

BONUS: You may receive a FREE Special Birthday Stamp set with all purchases over $40 (before shipping and taxes) but you MUST add the stamp set into your shopping cart before checking out. You’ll be able to add it from the YNS Deals of the Week page. Here’s the special set:

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hopping along with us! 

Now it's time to head on over to Jen's blog, but before you go, don't forget to leave a comment and collect your balloon letter. 

 That's it for me, hope you enjoy the hop, collect all the letters and good luck in the draw....

                              PEACE OUT!!  

A Random Fan challenge!

Ok, isn't this image just the cutest?  This image is called I Miss You and you can grab it HERE.  I used this cute image for my first DT card over at A RANDOM FAN and 

the challenge is to use pattern paper.....as you can see, I used A LOT of pattern paper!  

It just kind of worked out that way, but I love the colors and think it all worked well together. 

I colored her with copics and then just started layering paper of different sized and shapes, the banner was made with a banner stamp from Some Odd Girl, I'm not sure if it's still available, I couldn't find the set in the shop. I added twine and gems and the rest is just paper.  

I hope you like it and will come join the fun over at A RANDOM FAN!

I would like to enter the following challenges:
+Cupcake inspirations-mint, white and yellow colors
Crazy 4 Challenges-Banners
+Papertake Weekly-ATG

Your Next Stamp New Release preview

Hi all, I'm so excited to be guest designing with Your Next Stamp this month, this month is special, it's their 5th birthday! Whoot!  So to celebrate we are showing some previews of the new release that is coming this month.

I got to play with this darling little set called Bitty Bugs and I decorated the front of the lollipop holder which is a die also from YNS! These bugs are so cute and so perfect for your mini projects.

I colored with copics, layered them with dies from My Favorite Things, added glossy accents, glitter and twine.  These are fun and fast to color and put together.  Go check it out over at Your Next Stamp to see what all the designers have to share. 

Birthday Surprise- Your Next Stamp Aug Guest

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my intro card for my August guest spot over at 

YOUR NEXT STAMP.  I love this challenge blog! They have fun, cute and quirky stamps and the sketches...I LOVE them! Head over and check them out and join in the challenge, the sketch and inspiration picture this month are amazing and open to so many possibilities. 

I colored her up with my copics, using the BV08-BV04-BV02-BV00 and BV000 for her dress and ribbon on the present

Y11, Y35 and Y38 for balloon and present 

I think I found a new favorite combination for hair which is E37, E13, E51 and E50

skin is E04, E11, E21, E00, E000 and R20 for the blush

                                

I would like to enter the following challenges:
+MarkerPop-ATG
+The Corrosive Challenge-Birthdays
+Chocolate,Coffee & Cards-Polka Dots
+Sweet 7 Challenges-Birthday
+Wags N Whiskers-Polka Dots
+Seize the Birthday-ATG or monochromatic yellow
+Papertake Weekly-ATG

A Random Fan News

I am excited to say that I've been asked to join the design team over at A Random Fan!  I had actually decided to take a break and work on some other things, but when I was invited, I couldn't say no!  I mean, how can ya say no to being able to work with such fun images?!  Yep, I couldn't either...so this is my intro project and I used Autry and Poodle image, I had the perfect background paper from the Blush 6x6 paper pack from My Minds Eye. I colored her with copics, hand cut all the hearts, and inked it all.  I hope to see you all over at A Random Fan, joining our challenges and showing us your amazing projects!! :)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Animal Friends Challenge-Summer and must have animal
Mema's Crafts-ATG
+Sister Act Card Challenge-ATG
Card Mania-Vacation or Travel
MarkerPop-ATG