Shaking with YNS

This month's Your Next Stamp Design Team Dare is an opportunity to comment and win on the YNS Blog.  It is also an opportunity for Thanh to challenge all of us on the YNS design team.   This month's challenge is "shake, shake, shake".

Oh shaker cards, how I love to look at thee, oh how much fun it is to shake thee...I could continue but I wouldn't want to start getting negative.
Yes, I accepted the challenge.
Yes, I made a shaker card.
Yes, let's leave it at that.  
I won't get in to how I started gluing it all together without putting the acetate between the layers.  Or how the glue started oozing everywhere, no, I won't even go there.

My card features the newly released stamp set Party Animals.  I can't get enough of these cuties, they all make me smile.   The bear is topping my shaker card accompanied by the cupcake.   The sentiments are both from the set as well.

YNS Ingredients:  Party Animals Stamp Set, Gumdrops, Party Animals Die Set, Stitched Square Die Set, Scrapworks Strips Die Set, Scrapworks Mini Sunburst Die Set, 

I stared off by cutting out the top 2 stitched squares.  I layered the 2 and centered the star and die cut through both layers.   It the die does not cut through the second sheet of cardstock it should have at least left an impression to make it easy to run it through the die cutting machine a second time.  Next step, search for a good shaker tutorial.

Don't forget to head on over to the YNS blog DT Dare Post for your chance to comment and win and it will be worth the trip to see the shaker creations from my teammates!

Plus, I definitely need to mention that there is a great sale going on in the YNS store through the end of August and a free Birthday set with a $40.00 purchase!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

Smiles,
Julie

Fly By

Click HERE for the Your Next Stamp Birthday Blog Hop and your chance to win a gift certificate to the YNS Store!

Is your week just putt-putting along?   Hopefully not!   It is summer where I am and it seems like the days fly by - perfect for today's card - hee, hee!

Today's card is for The Cat's Pajamas Tuesday Color Challenge (TCPTUES296).   The challenge is to use hot pink, denim blue and yellow.

Ingredients:  TCP  Take Off stamp set, YNS Cloud and Stitched Rectangle Dies

I stamped, colored and then placed the plane layer on a mat. Everything is lined up on the right side so that the card base only shows on the left...this was my attempt to give the idea that the plane is moving in to view.   The clouds are layered away and some are popped up with dimensionals.

My card is also for Dina's second SCS DTGD challenge.

Smiles,

Julie

Fishing Fun

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I have a CAS fishing related card for you today.  This Tiddly Inks image is perfect for young and old, if only I thought of that when I added the sentiment to my card. One of my sons loves fishing and he asked if it was for him...I may need to swap out the sentiment!

Ingredients:  Image - Tiddly Inks and sentiment - YNS Clowing Around stamp set

I am continuing my DTGD card sharing.  This one was for Jenn's DTGD challenge and the layout is based on Sketch Saturday Week #373.

 Smiles, Julie

CAS Waves of Color

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Today's card is for the SCS CAS337 Waves of Color challenge.   This is my first time hosting the challenge so stop on by and play along!

Ingredients:   Your Next Stamp Stripes and Stitching stamp set and Whatnot Sentiments Set Five

When I thought of the theme I had sound waves in mind, but recreating those turned in to the card you see.   It is more of a graphic take on waves in general.  I ended up fussy cutting above the black wave and then popping up that layer with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles, 

Julie

YNS August Birthday Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp Birthday Blog Hop!!!   

We are celebrating YNS' Birthday 

with a HUGE new release, 

HUGE  Blog Hop and 

HUGE prizes!   

Plus, there are store discounts and 

a free special Birthday set with any purchase over $40.00.

The full blog hop list is at the bottom of my post.  There are 3 prizes up for grabs...each is a $50.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store!!!   You have until August 11th at midnight EST to leave your comments.

With a celebration this big my post today is big, so let's get right to the creations.

Up first, is the new set Incognito!   I have wanted a set like this for a long time.   Not only can you build a monster, you can also use the set to add accessories to the YNS critter stamps.   My card today though is all about the monsters and in case you were wondering, even monsters go to the beach.

YNS Ingredients:   Incognito! Stamp set, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitched Strip Dies, Stitched Circle dies, Circle Dies, Cloud Dies, and Summer Fun Die Set

My card is for the Naughty or Nice challenge #18 - Fun in the Sun.   Heading to the beach is definitely summer fun!

Up next is a gift bag and 3x3 gift card with coordinating envelope.   It is a Birthday party after all, so we definitely need something to hold the gift.

YNS Ingredients:  Big Birthday Balloon Die Set, 3x3 Envelope Die and Whatnot Sentiments Set Five

The trio was created using the new Big Birthday Balloon Die set.   It comes with a balloon that is a great size for decorating bags and yet still works on a 3x3 card.  It also comes with 2 happy birthday dies.   My card features the scripty die, but there is also another standard alph die.   I die cut a few balloons, added twine for the string and finished it off with a sentiment.

Here is a close up of the 3x3 note card.   The floral with the red balloon is an envelope made with the new 3x3 Envelope Die - I just love matching envelopes to dress up a note card.

Now that you have seen a sampling of the new release what is on your wish list?   There are discounts in the YNS store, so now is a good time to shop!

Plus, there is a free set if you spend over $40.00.

I put together a trio of tags featuring the free set.

Have fun as you continue to hop!   Refer back to the full blog list below if you get lost along the way so that you do not miss anything.  There are so many great sets being released!  

Smiles,
Julie

YNS August Sneak Peek

The YNS BIRTHDAY PARTY officially begins tomorrow with a New Release Blog Hop with BIG prizes!!!   

Today, the design team is sharing a sneak peek at all the new goodies that will be available in the store tomorrow.   The new release if FULL of FUN stamps and is sure to make you SMILE!!!

My card features 2 new stamp sets and 2 new dies.   The cute cat is from the set Party Animals, which comes with coordinating dies.  I created the letters for "Party Animal" by die cutting the squares using the Alpha Squares die and then stamping each using letters from the Cute Alpha stamp set.  I added the numbers with a marker to each letter after I Googled the official scrabble values.

YNS Ingredients:  Party Animals stamp set and coordinating dies, Cute Alpha stamp set, Alpha Squares die and Stitched Rectangle Dies

My card is for StamperSandeeB's DTGD Challenge!

So are you smiling yet???  Head on over the YNS blog for more smiles and for the links to all my teammates sneak peeks!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow.  The HOP is HUGE and the PRIZES are BIGGER than ever!!!   FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

Smiles,

Julie

Birthday Monster

Happy Friday!

There is a new challenge up on the YNS blog today!

YNS Ingredients:  Silly Monsters Stamp stamp set, Stripes and Stitching stamp set, Fishtail Banner Dies, Stitched Square dies, Stitched Rectangle dies and Scrapworks Stitched Strip dies

I had fun creating this card!   It is based on sketch #20 and is also for Dina's SCS DTGD challenge.   The plaid base was stamped using the Stripes and Stitching stamp set, and then I added on layer upon layer, even layering the banners.   To create the rectangle that the monster is on I used 2 square die cuts and connected them to get the desired size.   I used the strips to cover the seams.   This allowed me to create the look of a long, narrower rectangle.

The sketch and color combo for YNS challenge #20.   

Click here to check out all the details and get more inspiration from my teammates.

 

Smiles,
Julie

Trio of Flowers

The SCS DTGD challenges (aka saga) continues and I have a trio of floral cards to share with you.

You may notice a trend...yellow is popping up in almost everything lately.   The sun is shining outside and inside.  It is always so much fun to pull out the Verve flower stamps!  

Stamps - Verve Dream Big (sentiment) and Great Friend   Dies - Your Next Stamp Circle Dies and Fishtail/BannerDies

This one is based on Mojo Monday sketch #409.

Stamps - Verve Dream Big Stamp Set and Dies - Your Next Stamp Stitched Square Dies

Stamps - Verve Dream Big and sentiment from Great Friend, Your Next Stamp dies - Fishtail/Banner die set and Stitched Rectangles die set

Thanks for stopping by today!  More DTGD challenge cards are coming your way, plus, there is a big PARTY this weekend.   Be sure to stop by and find out what is up!

Smiles,
Julie

Under the Sea

Hi Everyone!

I have been busy stamping away (like a maniac)!   Almost every free minute has been spent creating cards for the Splitcoast Stampers Dare To Get Dirty (DTGD) challenges.   If you are a SCS Fan Club member then check out all the details HERE.  DTGD is 40 individual challenges which means I have 40 cards to make in just over a week!  

This is for Lydia's challenge...I need to keep the details under wraps, but I will say it was a fun challenge!

Ingredients:  Your Next Stamp Sea Creature Sentiments, Sea Creatures Set One and Large Ink Splatter stamp, Stitched Rectangle dies, YNS Banner/fishtail dies and Scrapworks Stitched Strips set

I had fun with this card.  I tried a new technique, watercolor stamping to create the background.   Here is the tutorial I used...basically, you simply wet your stamp with water and then stamp it over inked card stock.   I used the Ink Splatter background stamp and the water spreads out a bit so the pattern becomes less distinct.

I will be back with more DTGD creations.  As of right now, I have 14 cards made...

Smiles,

Julie

Band of Stars

Today's CAS creation for the SCS CAS Challenge #336 is full of stars.   The challenge is the theme "Under the Stars".  

Supplies:   Stamps - Verve, Dies-YNS Scrapworks Strips, Inks - SU, CS - PTI

I stamped directly on the base and then used the die cut strips to frame it on an angle.   All the colors of the rainbow are represented. To add interest, I placed the white on a yellow base.
My card is also for the latest Simon Says Stamp challenge - Anything Goes!

I am playing along with SCS DTGD challenges which means it is going to be a busy crafting week and a busy week on the blog. There are FORTY challenges and it is going to take awhile to share everything.  Last year, I did not even post every creation on my blog.

Have a great week.  

Smiles, Julie