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It’s Fun Friday at YNS!

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Hi, crafty pals! It’s time for another showcase of some fun and festive projects at Your Next Stamp! 

(If you haven’t had a chance to check out our December Blog Hop, there’s still time to hop along and leave comments for your chance to win one of THREE prize packs!) Just click HERE or scroll down and get hoppin!

Our hop runs until Saturday, December 15th at midnight EST. We have 3 prize packs hidden among the DT’s blogs, and you must comment on all of the blogs to win! The winners will be posted on the Your Next Stamp Blog on Sunday, December 16th.

And it gets even better! We have a Hop Special going on at the YNS Store! Just enter code YNSDEC2012 to receive 15% off your entire order before the hop ends on Saturday night!

Our theme for this month’s Fun Fridays is “Anything Goes”…so here’s my project for this week:


I used the Holiday Snow Globe and new Whatnots die sets, and on the stampy side, I used the Holiday Snow Globe set for the images and the Winter Smiles Robin set for the sentiment.

Thanks bunches for stopping by! I hope you have a totally fun Friday and a wonderful weekend! I have a bit of Christmas shopping (and shipping) left to do, and I’m hoping to get that fully knocked out this weekend!

Hugs,

Christmas Card Challenges – Week 1

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Hi, crafty friends! We’re starting a new term at Christmas Card Challenges this week, and have some new members to introduce: Jennifer, Jovita, Karen, and Lorie!

And we’re kicking things off with a sketch:

Here’s my take:

supplies: image stamp (“You Shine” by My Favorite Things), sentiment stamp (“Christmas Sampler” by Paper Smooches), paper (“Berry Melody” by SEI), twine (Trendy Twine), button, sewing machine, Copic markers, Stickles, Glossy Accents, Copic Spica glitter pen, Brilliance Graphite Black ink.

All of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on our blog so we can stop by and leave you some love!

It’s not necessary that you use a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the fun and festive cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Corinne, Jennifer,Jovita, Karen, Katie, Leesa, Lorie, Margo, Michele, Pat, Stephanie and our guest designer Mel. B.!

Hope you have a wonderful week & don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Your Next Stamp 23: Thank you

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Happy Thursday! It’s time for a new challenge at Your Next Stamp, and this week’s theme is “THANK YOU”!

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I chose some fall-ish colors and YNS’s “Thankful For You Fhiona” for my card!

Things have been a little different around here…my husband is in the process of transitioning from the military to civilian life, so he’s been home a lot, which is nice! It’s just a different routine than what I’m used to…I hope he’ll be able to find a job that he enjoys and we don’t have to move too far!
So, are you ready to play along with us? Here’s the scoop on our challenges:

  • Every Thursday we post a new YNS Challenge 
  • You have the entire month to play along
  • Link your challenge entry to the YNS Blog post and/or to the SCS challenge thread 
  • If you would like to post your challenge card in the SCS gallery please use the code provided for that challenge (for this challenge, the code words are yns, ynsc, yournextstamp and ynsc23)
  • You don’t have to use YNS Stamps, but if you have some of our stamps we’d LOVE to see you ink them up!
  • Every month we will pick a lucky participant to be our special YNS Rockin’ Guest Designer!!!
Our Rockin’ YNS Guest Designers get:
  • a NEW RELEASE YNS Stamp package! (You get the new goodies before anyone else!)
  • to join us for our new release blog hop and sneak peeks
  • the entire month of challenges in advance to play along with the YNS Challenge Team
  • a rockin’ blinkie for your blog!
For added inspiration, check out what the other members of the team created for this challenge: Julie, Kelli, and Wendy! (Or you can see all of their creations, including the creations from our ROCKIN’ Guest Designer, at the YNS blog)!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this week’s challenge!

Christmas Card Challenges: Pop It Up!

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I couldn’t let this Sunday go by without posting our latest Christmas Card Challenge!

This week, we’re adding some dimension to our cards!


Here’s my card:


Although all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on the CCC blog so we can stop by and leave you some lovely comments!

We also don’t require that you use Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps on your cards, but if you have them, we’d love to see you ink them up when you play along!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the beautiful cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Brigitte, Candace, Corinne, Dee, Katie, Leesa, Margo, Michele, Pat, and Stephanie…and our October guest designer, Deonna!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a fabulous week and don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there! 


Drunken Stampers: Pretty Little Liars

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Happy Saturday, crafty friends! It’s my team’s turn to post this week at the Drunken Stampers challenge blog, and this week, we’ve got secrets to share with you…our theme is to create a card with a secret.



Maybe you’ve never heard of “Pretty Little Liars“…it’s a TV show as well as a book series. Its target audience is teenage girls, but I have to say, the show is very good…I’ve gotten hooked on it, I’ve recommended it to several of my friends (and my husband), and we all love it! 

Recently, the show aired its annual Halloween special…creepy and so fun! The basic plot of the show revolves around four friends (Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna) whose mutual friend, Allison, disappeared and was later found dead. Soon after Allison’s funeral, the girls start receiving creepy texts from someone named “A”, who seems to know all their deepest, darkest secrets.

Here’s my card for this week’s challenge:


The secret on my card is how I created the 3-D effect. The recipe includes acetate, a colored digital image, and some foam tape.

I printed the digital image onto the acetate (we have a laser printer, but I am sure ink-jet compatible transparencies would work as well), and another print on card stock to color. 


Once the image was colored, I lined it up and adhered it on the underside of the transparency. Then, I used foam tape to give the acetate some dimension, layering it over some patterned paper to create a scene.

The frame was cut with a Spellbinders die from black card stock, and then I hand-trimmed it to the width I wanted. Then, I inked it with metallic pigment ink. It’s ok that it rubbed off in certain places…it kind of creates a worn metal look!

Because my patterned paper didn’t quite match up to the opening, I added some punched grass to the bottom of the paper.

To play along with us, all you need to do is link your project on the Drunken Stampers blog using the Linky Tool, and add your blog link, gallery link, etc. (for more info on how to participate, please click How do I participate? tab) 

Please add the link directly to your project (any generic blog links will be deleted from the list) and leave us a comment! (if Linky Tools isn’t working or just misbehavin’, just leave a comment with the link to your card) You have until  Friday, November 2 at 11:59 PST to post your link for this challenge!

You can check out what the other members of Team Mojito (and maybe some members of Team Flirtini) have created for this challenge by visiting the Drunken Stampers blog!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! I’m going to the All-American Rejects concert tonight with my friend, Sparkle! 
I’ll be back tomorrow with a new Christmas Card Challenge as well as my card for Your Next Stamp‘s “Hop for Hope”! See you then, and thanks so much for stopping by!

YNSC #21: Sketch Challenge!

Happy Thursday, everybody! It’s time for a new Your Next Stamp challenge, and this week, we’re inspired by this fun & fabulous sketch:
Here’s my card, featuring the ever-fabulous “Dress Up Ellie“:
 
I added a few details, like rhinestones, Stickles and some Liquid Applique’ to give dimension to her boa!
Ready to play along with us? Here’s the scoop on our challenges:
  • Every Thursday we post a new YNS Challenge 
  • You have the entire month to play along
  • Link your challenge entry to the YNS Blog post and/or to the SCS challenge thread 
  • If you would like to post your challenge card in the SCS gallery please use the code provided for that challenge (for this challenge, the code words are yns, ynsc, yournextstamp and ynsc21)
  • You don’t have to use YNS Stamps, but if you have some of our stamps we’d LOVE to see you ink them up!
  • Every month we will pick a lucky participant to be our special YNS Rockin’ Guest Designer!!!
Our Rockin’ YNS Guest Designers get:
  • a NEW RELEASE YNS Stamp package! (You get the new goodies before anyone else!)
  • to join us for our new release blog hop and sneak peeks
  • the entire month of challenges in advance to play along with the YNS Challenge Team
  • a rockin’ blinkie for your blog!
For added inspiration, check out what the other members of the team created for this challenge: Julie, Kelli, and Wendy! (Or you can see all of their creations, including the creations from our ROCKIN’ Guest Designers Annie Rose and Stephanie, at the YNS blog)!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this week’s challenge!

Don’t forget, you still have time to play along in our other October challenges: our sketch challenge, our color challenge, our “Think Pink” challenge, and last week’s “Anything Goes” challenge! Check out all the details on the YNS blog!

Christmas Card Challenges #47 – Bows

Happy Sunday, crafty friends! It’s time for a new Christmas Card Challenge, and this week, we’re inspired by:
For my card, I chose to keep my bow simple by using twine, and used some fun patterned paper that reminded me of bows:

Supplies: patterned paper (Doodlebug Design), twine (Trendy Twine), Spellbinders Labels 28, Copic markers, sentiment stamp (PaperTrey Ink – Signature Christmas), image stamp (Your Next Stamp –  Merry Mouse Candle), brads, ink (Stampin Up – Real Red, Brilliance Graphite Black Ink).

Although all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on the CCC blog so we can stop by and leave you some lovely comments!

We also don’t require that you use Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps on your cards, but if you have them, we’d love to see you ink them up when you play along!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the beautiful cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Brigitte, Candace, Corinne, Dee, Katie, Leesa, Margo, Michele, Pat, and Stephanie…and our October guest designer, Deonna!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a fabulous week and don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there! 

Two Sketchy Cards!

Hi, crafty friends! Just popping in today to share two cards I made for challenges at My Favorite Things and the Deconstructed Sketch!

I finished both cards over the weekend, and took pictures of them this evening. My first card is for the Wednesday Stamp Club on My Favorite Things’ Splitcoast forum.

I used MFT’s “Miss You a Latte,” from the a la modes collection:

Supplies: paper – Basic Grey PB&J, Copic markers, Spellbinders circle die, Brilliance Graphite Black ink.
Here’s the sketch that inspired my card:
To check out the other entries, enter the keyword “MFTWSC92” at the Splitcoast Stampers gallery. For all the details, visit MFT’s Splitcoast forum!
My second card is inspired by Deconstructed Sketch #72, and features “Broomstick Lucy” by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps:
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Supplies: sentiment – Impress Rubber Stamps, image – “Broomstick Lucy” – Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, paper –  American Crafts “Pumpkin Patch”, Copic markers, Stickles, silver gel pen, star punch, mini brads, Brilliance Graphite Black ink.
I made a few changes to customize the sketch based on the image I had selected. Instead of the two large circles, I added a smaller star accent and moved the sentiment to the right.

Here’s the original sketch that inspired my card:

You can find all the details on this challenge at deconstructing jen!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,
Supplies used:

Am I Odd Enough?

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I’m pinching my nose, closing my eyes, and diving in to apply to the Guest Designer call at Some Odd Girl!

Hmmm….why would I be a great Guest Designer? Not only am I super cool and slightly quirky, I love to share all the fun cards I make with Some Odd Girl stamps and digis! I discovered Some Odd Girl’s digis a while ago (in the olden days before the clear stamp releases) and fell in love!

As for my design style, it’s best described as one part “fun and cute”…with a pinch of “less is more” and a sprinkling of  “clean and simple”! Not really an easy thing to figure out, by the way!

I believe that the two stars of any of my cards are the image and the paper (which is probably why I sometimes have trouble adding details and embellishments!), but the most important thing for me when I’m creating is making sure that each card will make you smile!

So, I’d like to present you with (TA DA!) my three favorite projects featuring Some Odd Girl images (I could have picked many more)! I’ve included a link under each photo to the original blog post, where there is one:

My first fave is the card I made for my niece Caroline’s 5th birthday, featuring Tiny Baker Tia:
I love the bright colors in the paper and in the main image! So much fun and perfectly sweet!
(Click HERE for the original post.)
My second fave project wasn’t published on my blog, but was published in the June/July issue of Designed to Color magazine! 
I love this card for its crafty homespun appeal, and the stamping on twill tape…I’m also pretty fond of the nose shading I did on the main image! 😉 The images and sentiment are from the “In Stitches Tia” clear stamp set:
My third fave card features “Foxy”…a cute clean & simple card (I drew and fussy cut his bow tie). I am totally in love with all the SOG critters!
Click HERE for the original post.
So there you have it…three of my favorite creations with Some Odd Girl stamps! 
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope my creations made you smile!

Christmas Card Challenges #45

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Happy Sunday, crafty friends! Hope you had a wonderfully creative World Card Making Day yesterday! I spent the day crafting with one of my best friends…a perfect way to spend the day!

And, now, I present you with a new Christmas Card Challenge! This week, we’re inspired by a very non-traditional holiday color palette: yellow, orange, blue, and ivory:


Yes, I was totally stumped for this card!!! 
But, I kept my card design simple, and am happy with how it came out:


I die-cut the main panel, and layered it with foam tape over some ivory card stock. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment strip, and then mounted the panel over some dark blue cardstock.

To work in the yellow, I colored a clear rhinestone with a Copic marker and adhered it to the center of the snowflake on the ivory layer.


Although all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on the CCC blog so we can stop by and leave you some lovely comments!

We also don’t require that you use Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps on your cards, but if you have them, we’d love to see you ink them up when you play along!

Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the beautiful cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Brigitte, Candace, Corinne, Dee, Katie, Leesa, Margo, Michele, Pat, and Stephanie…and our October guest designer, Deonna!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a fabulous week and don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!