Category: Your Next Stamp

Your Next Stamp #9 – Colour Challenge!

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Happy Thursday! This week’s challenge at Your Next Stamp is inspired by these colours:


These colours are just a guideline…if you want to use lighter or darker shades than what’s shown above, GO FOR IT!!!! We just want you to join in on the fun!

Here’s my card, featuring Ellie Likes to Jog:



We’ve had a few changes to our challenge guidelines, making it easier for everyone to play along and to have the chance to be a YNS Rockin’ Guest Designer!

Here’s the scoop:
  • 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 ynsc9)
  • 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 more 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 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!

Your Next Stamp #8 – Sketch Challenge

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Happy Thursday! It’s time for a new challenge at Your Next Stamp, and this time, we’re getting sketchy!
First, here’s the sketch for this week, designed by the ever-fabulous Peggy Toole:
and here’s my card, featuring YNS’s “Song Bird“:
 Now, it’s your turn!!!!

Just link up your project for this challenge on the YNS blog or over at our Splitcoast forum by next Wednesday, August 1 at midnight EST. If you’re linking on the SCS Gallery, don’t forget our keywords: yns, yournextstamp and YNSC8!

We’d love to see your creations with YNS stamps if you have them! Even if you don’t have any yet, we’d still love for you to join in all the fun! AND don’t forget: one random winner will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store! How cool is that?

If you use YNS images on your entry, you may be chosen as our monthly “Rockin’ YNS Guest Designer”!!!! You’ll have your name in the spotlight and win a YNS prize pack! For all the details, check out the SCS forum!

For more 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 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!

YNS #7 – Anything goes!

Happy Thursday! It’s time for a new challenge at Your Next Stamp! This week, our challenge is an easy one…”Anything Goes”!


I made a tag with YNS’s super sweet “Ellie Loves Lattes” for my project this week:


I am a BIG fan of coffee-themed stamps, and I LOVE Ellie stamps, so this little cutie is the perfect combination of those two things!

Now, it’s your turn!!!!

Just link up your project for this challenge on the YNS blog or over at our Splitcoast forum by next Wednesday, July 25 at midnight EST. If you’re linking on the SCS Gallery, don’t forget our keywords: yns, yournextstamp and YNSC7!

We’d love to see your creations with YNS stamps if you have them! Even if you don’t have any yet, we’d still love for you to join in all the fun! AND don’t forget: one random winner will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store! How cool is that?

If you use YNS images on your entry, you may be chosen as our monthly “Rockin’ YNS Guest Designer”!!!! You’ll have your name in the spotlight and win a YNS prize pack! For all the details, check out the SCS forum!

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

Your Next Stamp – Colour Challenge!

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For my Greeting Farm Guest Designer intro post, please click HERE or scroll down! Thanks! 🙂
Happy Thursday! It’s my turn to serve as hostess for this week’s Your Next Stamp (YNS) Challenge!
Thanks so much to everyone who is playing along with our challenges on the YNS blog and on our Splitcoast forum! We love seeing what you create each week!
Are you ready for some colourful inspiration? This week, we’d like for you to create a card with the following colours: lime green, teal and pink!

Don’t be afraid to have fun with this combo…if you want to use a lighter (or darker) shade of these colours, go for it! 
(the cupcake is from the Cupcake Cutie Fhiona set):

Now, it’s your turn!!!!
Just link up your project for this challenge on the YNS blog or over at our Splitcoast forum by next Wednesday, July 11 at midnight EST. If you’re linking on the SCS Gallery, don’t forget our keywords: yns, yournextstamp and YNSC5!
We’d love to see your creations with YNS stamps if you have them! Even if you don’t have any yet, we’d still love for you to join in all the fun! AND don’t forget: one random winner will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store! How cool is that?
If you use YNS images on your entry, you may be chosen as our monthly “Rockin’ YNS Guest Designer”!!!! You’ll have your name in the spotlight and win a YNS prize pack! For all the details, check out the SCS forum!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this week’s challenge!

Your Next Stamp Challenge #4 – A Sketch 4 You!

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Happy Thursday! It’s time for a new Your Next Stamp challenge! Thanks so much to everyone who played along with our “Anything Goes” challenge! We always love to see what you create!

Our latest challenge is based on this sketch:

and here’s my card, featuring Cupcake Cutie Fhiona:

I moved the squares up a bit and used a smaller rectangle for my main image to leave room for the sentiment. 
Are you ready? Come and play with us! Because we’re just getting started with our Splitcoast challenges, you don’t have to use a YNS stamp on your entry, but if you have some, we’d love for you to use them!
AND…if you use YNS stamps or dies on your entries this month, you may be our next ROCKIN’ Guest Designer! Want all the details? Check out this thread on our forum!
You can link your creation in your gallery on Splitcoast Stampers OR at the YNS blog! If you link your card on Splitcoast, don’t forget to include the following keywords (yns, yournextstamp, ynsc and ynsc4) so we can see your entry and leave you some lovely comments !!!
You have until Wednesday, July 4 to submit your entry…AND one lucky random winner will get $10 in YNS Bucks to spend in the YNS Store! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this challenge! (For all the challenge details, click here.)
Thanks for stopping by! I can’t wait to see your entry for this week’s YNS challenge!

Christmas Card Challenges – Rolled Flowers

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Happy Sunday! It’s time for a new Christmas Card Challenge! This week, we’d like for you to use rolled flowers on your entry!

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!
Here’s my card:
Supplies: card base, patterned paper (Echo Park – Winter Park Mini Pad), image stamp (Ellie Loves Lattes – Your Next Stamp), sentiment stamp (Snowbunny Lucy Set – Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), flower die (memory box), Copic markers, ink (Brilliance Graphite Black).
(I’m also entering this card in the latest Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!)
Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to see the fun and festive cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Brigitte, Candace, Corinne, Dee, Katie, Margo, Michele, Pat and Stephanie!

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

Your Next Stamp SCS Challenge #3 – Anything Goes!

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Happy Thursday! Welcome back for a new Your Next Stamp challenge! Thanks to everyone who joined in our Summer Time challenge! Your entries were all fantastic!

This time, we have a pretty easy challenge for you…Anything Goes! Make a card, a layout, an altered item…whatever inspires you!

Here’s my card, featuring the super adorable Miyuki from Japan!

Supplies: patterned paper (Basic Grey – Kioshi), image stamp (Your Next Stamp – Miyuki from Japan), sentiment stamp (Your Next Stamp), flower accent (Basic Grey – Kioshi), Copic markers, Brilliance Graphite Black ink, card base, Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Are you ready? Come and play with us! Because we’re just getting started with our Splitcoast challenges, you don’t have to use a YNS stamp on your entry, but if you have some, we’d love for you to use them!

AND…if you use YNS stamps or dies on your entries this month, you may be our next ROCKIN’ Guest Designer! Want all the details? Check out this thread on our forum!

Make sure you link your creation in your gallery on Splitcoast Stampers! If you don’t have a gallery yet, it’s free and easy to create one! Visit Splitcoast Stampers to get started! When you link your card on Splitcoast, don’t forget to include the following keywords (yns, yournextstamp, ynsc and ynsc3) so we can see your entry and leave you some sweet comments !!!

You have until Wednesday June 27th to submit your entry…AND one lucky random winner will get $10 in YNS Bucks to spend in the YNS Store! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this challenge! (For all the challenge details, click here.)

And if you’re looking to purchase some YNS goodies, now’s a great time! There are a few days left in our sale…15% off your entire order in the YNS Store with the code shown below!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
I’m also entering this card in the latest Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge!

YNS Splitcoast Challenge #2: Summer Time!

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Happy Thursday! It’s time for a new challenge on Your Next Stamp’s Splitcoast Forum! This week, we’d like you to show us a summer-themed card!

Here’s my card for this challenge:

Supplies: image stamp (Kali from Hawaii – Your Next Stamp), patterned paper (Splash – Echo Park; solids – Basic Grey), kraft cardstock, twine (Pink Paislee), Copic markers (skin – E11, E13, R30; hair – N3, N6, 110; clothes – R22, R24 [top/headband], YR12, YR15 [headband/bracelet], G40, G43, G46, YG67 [skirt]), gold glitter gel pen, “sand” – Distress Stickles (Antique Linen), opaque white marker,  foam tape, letter stickers (Webster’s Pages), adhesive pearl, card base.

So what are you waiting for? Come and play with us! Because we’re just getting started with our Splitcoast challenges, you don’t have to use a YNS stamp on your entry, but if you have some, we’d love for you to use them!

AND…if you use YNS stamps or dies on your entries this month, you may be our next ROCKIN’ Guest Designer! Want all the details? Check out this thread on our forum!

Make sure you link your creation in your gallery on Splitcoast Stampers! If you don’t have a gallery yet, it’s free and easy to create one! Visit Splitcoast Stampers to get started! When you link your card on Splitcoast, don’t forget to include the following keywords (yns, yournextstamp, ynsc and ynsc2) so we can see your entry and leave you some sweet comments !!!

You have until Wednesday June 20th to submit your entry…AND one lucky random winner will get $10 in YNS Bucks to spend in the YNS Store! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this challenge! (For all the challenge details, click here.)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Your Next Stamp: Splitcoast Challenge #1!

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Happy Thursday! Thanks for stopping by to peek at my card for this week’s Your Next Stamp challenge on Splitcoast Stampers! It’s my first card as a member of the team! WOOHOO!

I’ve seen what the other DT members created…and you are in for some super cute inspiration! Visit the SCS /YNS forum to check them all out!

This week, we’re kicking things off with a colour challenge…a super cute combo of orange, pink and green!

Here’s my card:

Supplies: card base, image & sentiment stamps (Rock Star Fhiona cling set – Your Next Stamp), patterned paper (Memory Box – pink plaid; Pebbles – pink star; Basic Grey – lime green, orange), glitter brads, scalloped circle die (Spellbinders), Copic markers (skin – E00, E01, R02; hair – E79; clothes – YG21, YG23, YG25; shoes – C4, 110; guitar – R22, RV21, RV23, YG21, YG23, YR01, YR02, E31, E33, E35), sewing machine, paper piercer, ink (Brilliance Graphite Black, SU Lucky Limeade), gold glitter gel pen.

Make sure you join in all the fun on our forum and link your creation in your gallery on Splitcoast Stampers! If you don’t have a gallery yet, it’s free and easy to create one! Visit Splitcoast Stampers to get started!

When you link your card on Splitcoast, don’t forget to include the following keywords (yns, yournextstamp, ynsc and ynsc1) so we can see your entry and leave you some rockin’ comments !!!

You have until Wednesday June 13th to submit your entry…one lucky random winner will get $10 in YNS Bucks to spend in the YNS Store! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this challenge! For all the challenge details, click here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #126

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! Thanks to everybody who played along with us this week…if you didn’t get the chance to play, I hope you’ll join us this week!

I’ve been sick with a cold, so I haven’t been able to make more cards than the ones for my DT challenges. I’m hoping to be better before my birthday on Monday!

Here’s my card for this week’s Unscripted Sketches challenge! I picked up this cute stamp set yesterday, and I couldn’t wait to use it on a card!

Supplies: stamps (Your Next Stamp), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), paper (My Mind’s Eye  “Stella & Rose” collection), adhesive pearls, Copic markers, embossing folder (Sizzix), letter stickers (Webster’s Pages)

and here’s our sketch for this week! Instead of putting the sentiment sideways, I rotated the two left rectangles and made a little banner for the sentiment. I added the pearls to help balance the design.
Before you get crafty, take some time to check out what the rest of the Unscripted Sketches team created  with this week’s sketch: Arielle, Billie, CherylAnn, Debbie, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, and Susan!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s Unscripted Sketch!