Purrrfect

I am squeaking in my take on the November SFYTT (and thinking of Alyssa S. as I do so!)!

This one combines a Pollycraft image with some of the Cosmo Cricket paper that you will be seeing lots of over the next month!

Here is the sketch so you can play along on this final day of November.



Smiles,
Julie

Snow to Go!

It's  YNS' last challenge of 2012! To fit with all the holiday baking we will be doing, our challenge this week is a recipe...throw the following into your papercrafting creation: Kraft, Ric Rac and Glitter.

Join us this week and you will have the chance to win a YNS gift certificate. If you use YNS stamps you may just be our next guest designer! You have until December 5th to play along.

Remember you do not need to use YNS stamps, BUT you may just win some!!!

I mixed together kraft, ric rac and glitter with the stamp set Believe in Magic, the Perfect Presentation To Go template and some yummy Cosmo Cricket paper to get this...



Now on to the fine print, the YNS Challenge Guidelines...
1. Every Thursday we post a new YNS Challenge.
2. You have the entire month to play along.
3. Link your challenge entry to the YNS Blog post and/or to this SCS challenge thread.
4. If you would like to post your challenge card in the SCS gallery please use the the code YNSC26.
5. You do not have to use YNS Stamps but if have some of our stamps we would love to see you ink up!
6. Every month we will pick a lucky participant to be our special YNS Rockin Guest Designer!!! Our Rockin' YNS Guest Designers get a Your Next Stamp!!! That's right, you'll get your hands on some yummy YNS rubber stamps before anyone else and you'll get to join us for our new release blog hop and sneak peeks! FUN!!! Plus you'll get the entire month of challenges in advance so you can play along with the YNS challenge team!!!!

I can't wait to see how your recipe turns out!

Smiles,
Julie

Birthday Fun

I have made a last minute decision to make several card sets for Christmas.  This is where the "last minute crafter" name comes from.  I am forever deciding I should make presents at the last minute.  I have lost count of the number of times that I am crafting in the car on the way to a party - sigh.  I should have learned my lesson by now, but alas, I have not.  Worse case scenario I will have to go shopping at the last minute!

Today's card features a cutie from Bugaboo.  Any guesses as to the image?  It is something that I am somewhat partial to lately...

Yep, a penguin.  I can't help it.  They are too C-U-T-E.  I may just need to get every penguin image from Bugaboo!  My thought for this set is to make a variety of cards all with the same patterned paper pad from Cosmo Cricket.  This card is actually #2 for the set, so I am about a quarter of the way done.

My card is based on sketch #124  from Bugaboo.
 

Have a wonderful day!!!

Smiles,
Julie

To Die For

It's the last Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge for 2012. The challenge this week is to die for...use die cuts on your creation.

We are sponsored by Fred, She Said Designs, which has a ton of wonderful digis to choose from.

I pulled out my watercolor pencils for this one...

Be sure to stop by the CSAYL blog and check out what the rest of the design team did with all the great digis from Fred, She Said Designs!

Smiles,
Julie
Details: Image - Fred She Said (Catchin' Flakes), CS - PTI, Die cut banner - Simon Says Stamp, watercolor pencils and sentiment - Verve.

Sending Love

This week's Your Next Stamp challenge is a sketch.  Play along and you will be in the running for a gift certificate to the YNS store. YNS stamps are not required but of course we love to see 'em!

 

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the US and I have a card featuring Brooke from the USA, the perfect way to say Happy Thanksgiving and send a little love.

 
Yesterday I spent part of the day with my sons at school to help out with their Kindergarten Pow Wow. Their costumes didn't exactly look like Brooke's as theirs were made out of pillow cases - so cute! 

Brooke is colored up with copics and layered on Cosmo Cricket paper and the die cut band is from Spellbinders - new stamp, new paper and I am using the die that I have had for quite awhile for the first time.  I layered the die cut and colored the kraft paper with copics as I did not have the exact shade of red cs.

Here is the sketch to play along - a great one by Peggy.

Head on over to the YNS blog to check out the rest of the creations by my sweet teammates and link up your own project. You are also welcome to link your project to our SCS Forum and into the SCS gallery using the keyword YNSC25. If you use a YNS product then add the keywords YNS and yournextstamp.

Have a wonderful day!

Smiles,
Julie

Christmas Crayons

There are just 2 challenges left this year for Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week's challenge is to create a gift set for a teacher.  Our sponsor is Creations by AR and one participant will receive 2 templates of their choice.

We were lucky enough to get to play with a template and I chose the Crayon Box and card set...let's all just say awww in sync, because it is sooo stinkin' cute!

 

Christmas crayons - does it get any more fun than that???

Be sure to check out the rest of the CSAYL team's creations, then play along!!!

Smiles,
Julie

Fishy Bubbles

This week's Your Next Stamp challenge is ANYTHING GOES!

I want to see your next post linked up over on the YNS blog.  One random participant will receive a gift certificate to the YNS store.  YNS stamps are not required but of course we love to see 'em!

My card features Snorkel Fun Fishy, lots of punched circles and embossing.

Head on over to the YNS blog to check out the rest of the creations by my sweet teammates and link up your own project. You are also welcome to link your project to our SCS Forum and into the SCS gallery using the keyword YNSC24. If you use a YNS product then add the keywords YNS and yournextstamp.

Join us and you may just win a YNS gift certificate!

Smiles,
Julie

Christmas CAS

Have you started Christmas crafting?  This week's CSAYL challenge is an easy one and we would love to see you play along - ANYTHING GOES!

I went CAS this week with a cutie from Your Next Stamp - Believe in the Magic.

My card was inspired by this sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches - I am missing the deadline of course, but I like the simplicity.
 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,
Julie

Thanks in Aqua

It is time for a challenge from Your Next Stamp  and this time we are looking for a thank you card.  With the holidays fast approaching I am sure you will need a few thank you cards, so what better time then now to stock up. 

Today I am sending my favorite crafting colors your way (truth be told it is my favorite color for everything!). 

 

 

My card features flowers from Ann Ellis Sunflower (the set happens to be on sale right now!) and a sentiment from Seasonal Icons Two.  The layout is based on sketch #82 from Sketchbook Saturday.

Head on over to the YNS blog to check out the rest of the creations by my sweet teammates and link up your own project. You are also welcome to link your project to our SCS Forum and into the SCS gallery using the keyword YNSC23. If you use a YNS product then add the keywords YNS and yournextstamp.

Join us and you may just win a YNS gift certificate! 

Smiles,
Julie

Gift Giving Season

What are your favorite Christmas colors?  Use them on a project and share with us for this week's CSAYL challenge!!!

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps - Yay!!!


One random participant will win...

Well, if you have stopped by before then you know that aqua mist is my favorite color. This time around I combined it with a darker aqua from SU. 

 Since Christmas is fast approaching it is time to start stocking up on gift boxes.  This one is decorated with Bugaboo's Winter Penguin Star.

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,
Julie

Details:  Image - Bugaboo, Template - Perfect Presentation, Ribbon - Offray, CS - SU and PTI, Sentiment - PTI, Ink - SU, Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug and copics.

Red, White and Teal!

It's November 1st - where has the year gone???!!!  Christmas is fast approaching and when I saw the latest color challenge from Your Next Stamp - Red, White and Teal - Christmas immediately came to mind.  

 

My card features the cute penguin from the Penguin Greetings set and the background paper was made using the trees from The Great Outdoors set. 

Head on over to the YNS blog to check out the rest of the creations by my sweet teammates and link up your own project. You are also welcome to link your project to our SCS Forum and into the SCS gallery using the keyword YNSC22. If you use a YNS product then add the keywords YNS and yournextstamp.

Join us and you may just win a YNS gift certificate!

My card is based on iSpy Sketch #39 - I really kept to the sketch with this one!

Smiles,
Julie