Never too Old!

Your Next Stamp has a new challenge up today.   Challenge #18 is on for the next 2 weeks and one random participant will win a gift certificate to the YNS Store.   If you don't own any YNS stamps then this is your chance to go shopping.  Everyone is welcome to play along using any products.  There is a sketch and a color combo to choose from, check out the YNS blog for all the details.

My card is based on the sketch.   Whenever I design the sketches I always have an idea of how I would use the sketch.  I will admit that I modified the sketch a bit for today's card because I wanted to use the new Clowning Around set and use the sentiments at the top and bottom.

YNS Ingredients:   Clowning Around Stamp Set, Stitched Circle Dies, Circle Dies, Stitched Strip Dies, bow die from Rainy Day Die Set, and number dies from Talk Bubble Die Set.

Here are the sketch and colors so you can play along.

Smiles,

Julie

YNS July DT Dare

Your Next Stamp Design Team Dare Day

So what is Dare Day?   It is a challenge for the design team and an opportunity for YOU to win a prize!  Plus it is another chance to check out all the new products from the July release.

Head on over to the YNS blog and leave a comment on the DT Dare post for your chance to win!

The Dare this month is "floral".   I decided to go with the new Flower Ink Splatter stamp and create a mat behind the panda from the new set Word Critters Collection - Exotic Animals.

YNS Ingredients:  Word Critters Collection - Exotic Animals,  Flower Ink Splatter and Stitched Rectangle Dies

Now it is time to head on over the YNS blog to check out may teammates creations and leave a comment for your chance to win!

Smiles,

Julie

YNS July Blog Hop - HOP hop HOP

Hi there everyone and welcome to the Your Next Stamp July New Release Blog Hop!

If you have not already started your happy dance then get it going because all the new stamps and dies are available in the store right now.   

The blog hop starts at our July Guest Francine's blog so head on over there to kick it off.   Check out the full list of blog hop participants at the bottom of this post.   The more blogs you visit and leave a comment on the greater your odds of winning a $20 gift certificate to the YNS Store.  Woo Hoo!  You have until July 7th at midnight EST to leave your comments.

So what is all the excitement about?   The new release is full of sweet critters and a whole lot more!  Rainbows, flowers, penguins and a clown are just a few things new to the store today.   There are so many new stamps and dies that I can't list them all.  You will just have to visit all the blogs on the hop and then head on over to the YNS store to check it all out!

 My favorite new set is called Sticky Note and it does not have anything to do with office supplies...check out the FROGS!!!   Frogs are a fave in my household, we have a menagerie of animals, including a couple tree frogs.   They definitely stick to the glass walls of their tank.   Fun fact, did you know that frogs don't drink water?  They absorb it through their skin.   With 2 young sons we are constantly reading and learning about animals.

Here is my card featuring one of the frogs from Sticky Note.   I am going for the look of a poison dart frog with this one (I had a 7 year old consultant assist with the proper colors!).

YNS Ingredients:  Sticky Note Stamp Set, Stitched Squares Die Set, Scrapworks - Strips Die Set

My card is based on the latest SCS sketch.

Up next is a card featuring the new floral background stamp - Flower Splatter.   

YNS Ingredients:  Word Critters - Exotic Animals stamp set, Flower Splatter Stamp, Stitched Fishtail Tags Two Die Set

I misted watercolor paper with water and then stamped the flowers on it to give it a smudged/blurry result.   Once it dried a bit I stamped the flowers a second time randomly.  The tag features the armadillo and sentiment from the new set Word Critters - Exotic Animals.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have fun hopping and now is the time to also do the shopping as Karen is offering a discount in the store!

Smiles,

Julie

Your Next Stamp Exotic Animals Sneak Peek

I have a sneaky peek at Your Next Stamp's July release for you today.    Tomorrow is the big day when everything will be available in the YNS Store.   Stop back for a blog hop for your chance to WIN!!!

My card gives you a peek at the set Word Critters - Exotic Animals.   This set is full of little critters and word blocks...all the stamps on my card are from the set.

YNS Ingredients:  Word Critters - Exotic Animals and coordinating dies, Circle Dies, Stitched Circle Dies, and Stitched Rectangle Dies.

My card is based on SCS CAS challenge #331 - CASE this Sketch.   

See you tomorrow for the New Release Blog Hop!

Smiles,

Julie

YNS Challenge - Brrrr

Hi there!
I have a card with a penguin on it to share with you today!  

Waddles - Happy Brrr-thday! and Matching Waddles Dies

My card is based on the new sketch challenge up on the Your Next Stamp blog.  Play along for your chance to win a YNS Store gift certificate.   If the sketch doesn't inspire you there is also a color challenge to choose from.  All the details can be found HERE.

Smiles,

Julie 

June YNS Critter Feature

Hi Everyone!
Today is Your Next Stamp Feature day - wooo hooo!  That means a chance for you to win a set of your choice.   All you have to do it head on over to the YNS Blog and leave a comment on the Feature Day post.

So what is Feature Day?    Thanh picks a challenge for the design team and we create a project based on it.   Today we were asked to create something featuring a animal or critter.    I went with one of my faves, the pup from Smiley Happy Critter Crew Two, and multiplied him by 3.  1 would just not be enough! 

YNS Ingredients:  Smiley Happy Critters Set Two, sentiment from Woodland Critters, Circles Die Set and Gumdrops

My card is based on the sketch from YNS' challenge #16.   There are still a few days to play along for your chance to win a YNS Store gift certificate.   Check out all the details HERE.

Don't forget to head on over to the YNS blog and leave a comment on the Feature Day Post!

Smiles,

Julie

Cool Blues

A new challenge is up on the Your Next Stamp blog!  I would love to have you play along.   I always enjoy seeing everyone's takes on the color and sketch challenge.

I went with the colors from Challenge #16 for today's card, but stop back because I will definitely be sharing my take on the sketch before the challenge ends on Thursday, June 25th at midnight EST.  

YNS Ingredients:  Scrapworks Strips Die Set and Window Play - Outside stamp set

Here are the colors and sketch, head on over to the YNS Blog for all the details and then get crafting!

Smiles, Julie

June YNS DT Dare

Your Next Stamp is continuing to celebrate the new release and giving you another chance to win!

  To keep the party going, the DT was dared to create a "sunny" card featuring new release products.  That is not a "challenge" at all - I love using yellow lately, it is my go to happy color!!!  Head on over to the YNS blog and check out all the DT Dare projects, then leave a comment for your chance to win - easy.  

My card features the clear stamp set BBQ Scene, which was die cut out using the Stitched Square die set.   There is a sun in the corner and I also added some strips (aka rays) of yellow using the Scrapworks Strips die set.


Smiles,
Julie

YNS June Blog Hop

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp June Release Blog Hop!!!

Today, we are hosting a hop to share tons of projects featuring all the new stamps, dies and gum drops that are available in the store right now.   There are so many great products in this release and Karen is giving you a chance to win a $20 YNS gift certificate just by visiting everyone on the list below and leaving a comment.  The more blogs you visit and comment on, the greater your odds of winning.  Be sure to leave your comments by June 9th at midnight EST when the hop ends.

So now on to some projects I am excited to share with you.  Each features the newly released sentiment set Whatnot Sentiments Set Five - I love this set!   The font is perfect, elegant and yet it could definitely work great on "fun" cards.   The size of each word is impressive, the Thank You is just under 4" long.  

Up first is a grouping of bridal shower favors.    

YNS Ingredients:   Whatnot Sentiments Set Five, anchor from the Island Fun Die Set, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitching Marks - Circles Die Set, Circles Die Set.  

I tea dyed the clothes pins, then hot glued the circles to each.   The clothes pins are clipped to the top of a 4x6 kraft colored bag which was stamped with "thank you".   The bridal shower date, etc. were typed up in MS Word, printed out and then die cut out using the stitched rectangle die.

Next I have a card for you featuring the "hello" from the sentiment set and a rainbow created with the new addition to the Scrapworks family, Scrapworks Strips dies.

YNS Ingredients:  Whatnot Sentiments Set Five and Scrapworks Strips Dies

That is it for me today.   Enjoy the rest of the hop, and be sure to stop by the YNS Store to shop.   Karen is offering a discount for a limited time - all the more reason to go shopping!

Smiles,

Julie

Golf Par-ty

Today I am sharing a sneak peek at Your Next Stamp's June release.   Tomorrow is release day and everything will be available in the store, plus we are hosting a hop which means a chance to win a prize!   

My sneak peek is of the set Golf Scene, which is now available as a clear stamp.   When making a "guy" card I need to keep it simple!

YNS Ingredients- Golf Scene, Insta Love Polariod Die, Stitched Rectangle Dies, numbers from Talk Bubble Die Set,white gumdrop

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for the hop!

-Julie