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

Happy Day

Playing with some new goodies! 

 

The cutie is Birthday Penguin Balloon from Bugaboo and the banner die is from Simon Says Stamp.

My card is based on the latest Bugaboo sketch challenge #122.

Smiles,
Julie

Christmas Circle

It is time for another Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge and this week the challenge is to use circles on your creation!!!

This week we are sponsored by Meljen's Designs and for playing along you may just win 4 digis of
your choice!


I played with one of my favorite types of images...snowmen with the Caroling Snowmen digi. 

My card is based on the October SFYTT.

Be sure to check out the rest of the CSAYL team's fab creations! Then play along - wouldn't it be great to get a head start on your Christmas crafting???!!!
 

Smiles,
Julie
 

Details: Image - Meljen's Designs (Caroling Snowmen), CS PTI, copics and PP - Simple Stories.

YNS Hop for Hope

Hello! Welcome to the Your Next Stamp Hop for Hope Blog Hop!

 

We are releasing a very special set today in honor of breast cancer awareness month. This set was created by YNS illustrator Fhiona Galloway, who is currently battling breast cancer herself. We are dedicating our hop to this very special lady, along with all of the other amazing women who are fighting this difficult fight. We have several special guests joining us so you won’t want to miss all of the gorgeous creations!

 

The Fight Like a Girl stamp set retails for $15.00 and Karen is donating $3.00 from each sale towards cancer research. Are you ready to see what I made with this adorable stamp?  I created a card based on the Divas Saturday Sketch Challenge 212.

 

 

 

Now it’s time to hop on over to Amy’s blog! Thank you so much for joining us for this special hop, and don’t forget that by purchasing this adorable set, you are helping to find a cure for this terrible disease! 

Plus, we have a special prize ($20 YNS Gift Certificate) for one lucky hop participant so be sure to leave comments along the way!

 

Julie

Details: Stamps - Fight Like a Girl stamp set, PP - MME, CS - PTI, Embossing - Cuttlebug, Heart Die - Cuttlebug, banner die - Lil' Inker Designs and copics.

 

Sketch Time

Looking for something to jump start your next project?  How about a Sketch Challenge from Your Next Stamp?  Whenever I am at a loss, a sketch provides the best starting point.   

Here is the sketch this week and it contains a banner, one of my favorite go tos lately.   Create your own take on the sketch and link it up here...you may just win a gift certificate to the YNS store!

One thing to keep in mind, you are not limited to a card with this sketch, how about a scrapbook page or in my case, a tag...

 

Remember, you are not required to use YNS' stamps, but you may just win some. Just think of the cuteness you will receive if you win a YNS prize pack!!! Check out the YNS blog for all the details.

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 YNSC21. If you use a YNS product then add the keywords YNS and yournextstamp.

The other challenge design team members and I can't wait to see what you create!!!

Smiles,
Julie

Details: Stamps - YNS (Mini Ellie Loves to Skate), Die - Tags Galore 2 Die pssst, it is sale priced right now!, CS - PTI, Ink - Momento and PP - MME.

Just a Little Santa

This week's Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge is to use a classic Christmas color scheme - red and green.

We are sponsered by Limited Runs Digis!

 Little Santa is making an appearance and he is surrounded by Simple Stories paper.  Yes, for the second day in a row I am using the same paper.  Once it was out, I couldn't stop using it!

 

 

My card is based on Sketchbook Saturday Challenge 81.  

Be sure to check out the rest of the CSAYL team's fab creations! Then play along...I see a finished Christmas card in your future!

 

Smiles, Julie



Details: Image - Limited Run Digis (Little Snowman), CS- PTI, Snowflakes - Cuttlebug Die,  DMC embroidery floss, and PP - Simple Stories.

Creative Freedom

 

Creative freedom when it comes to papercrafting challenges translates to an Anything Goes challenge.  These are the best kind and when playing along with Your Next Stamp it is one of the easiest because you are not limited to YNS stamps.  So what did you create today?  Link it up here and you may just win a gift certificate to the YNS store!

When given the opportunity to create anything I wanted, I decided to make a Christmas card!  One would think I have enough cards done for the season as I have been participating in a Christmas challenge each week.  Almost, so I turned this one into a thank you card...

My card is based on Sketch 24 from Seems a Little Sketchy.

 

Remember, you are not required to use YNS' stamps, but you may just win some. Just think of the cuteness you will receive if you win a YNS prize pack!!! Check out the YNS blog for all the details.

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 YNSC20. If you use a YNS product then add the keywords YNS and yournextstamp.

The other challenge design team members and I can't wait to see what you create!!!

Smiles,
Julie

Details: Stamps - YNS (Skating Fun Fhiona), CS - PTI, Ink - Momento and PP - Simple Stories.

Christmas Cutie

Have you started a Christmas Countdown?  Just 73 days left.  It is the perfect time to join up at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long because this week's challenge is super easy...ANYTHING GOES.

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


One random participant will win...

I was lucky enough to play with one of my favorite types of images - snowmen...here is Chubby Snowman Scarf:

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 Bugaboo!

Smiles,
Julie