YNS Celebration

Today the YNS Design Team is sharing creations based on the theme CELEBRATE.   Head on over to the YNS Blog and check out all the creations and then leave a comment.   You will CELEBRATE if you are the lucky commenter who wins a stamp set of their choice!


My card is a party of color and it just so happens to correspond to YNS' latest color and sketch challenge.  Click here for all the challenge details.

YNS Supplies: Silly Monsters Incognito Set One stamp set | Silly Monsters Incognito Set One die set | Stitched Rectangle Dies | Stitched Fishtail Tags Set Two | Scrapworks – Strips Die Set |White  Sugar Gumdrops

Be sure to head on over to the YNS blog and leave a comment for your chance to win!

Smiles,
Julie

Happy Plaid

Your Next Stamp has a new sketch and color challenge up today, check it out!    There is a prize for one random participant - wouldn't you love to win a gift certificate to the YNS Store???

My card is based on the sketch.   I came across scraps of the plaid paper and had to use it.   I love plaid and the colors are so warm on this one.  Yes, it is a fall card, sorry!!   I could not resist using the plaid paper.

YNS Supplies:  Piles of Smiles | Stitched Rectangles Die Set | Scrapworks Strips Die Set

Here is the sketch and color combo...which one are you going with on your creations???

Smiles,

Julie

Cute Critters

The DTGD cards continue.   With 40 cards in all, there are still quite a few more to come!   A trio of cute critters today.

Stamps:  YNS A Gift from Cuddles, Dies - YNS Scrapworks Strips, Rectangle Dies, Other- MME paper and YNS Gumdrops

Stamps - YNS Jungle Critters, Dies - Scrapworks Mini Sunburst Dies, Stitched Squares Other - Gumdrops

Stamps - YNS Woodland Cuties

Smiles,
Julie

On the Farm

Each of today's cards features stamps from the Your Next Stamp Funny Farm Crew and Funny Farm sentiments sets.

Dies - YNS Stitched Rectangle Dies

Dies - YNS Chunky Grass Die, Cloud Dies and Stitched Rectangle Dies

Dies - YNS Fishtail/Banner Die Set One, Stitched Rectangle Dies

These are all cards made for the SCS DTGD Challenge.  My card stash is now huge!

Smiles,
Julie  

Supersized Birthday

Today's card is clean, but with tons of fussy cutting it is not necessarily simple.   I once again pulled in the idea of frames thanks to Bonnie Sharp.

Stamps - Your Next Stamp Happy Meal, Dies - YNS Stitched Square Dies, CS - PTI, Other - Copics

Sometimes you just have to go big...

Enjoy your day!

Smiles,
Julie

CAS Cute Critter

This week's SCS CAS Challenge is...

Cute Critters!

This has to be one of my favorite challenges as I have tons of cute critter stamps to choose from.  I always gravitate towards stamps that make me smile.

Ingredients:   Stamps - YNS Party Animals, Dies:  YNS Clouds and Party Animals, Other:  MME Paper and PTI CS

Join us on Splitcoast Stampers, pull out your critters stamps and get CAS!

Smiles,
Julie

Outside my Comfort Zone

There were definitely some DTGD challenges that pushed me outside my CAS comfort zone and had me going for styles that you would not normally see from me.

Stamps:  sentiment from Your Next Stamp Jessica with Cupcakes
Dies:  Your Next Stamp Scrapworks Mini Sunburst die set and stitched rectangle dies
Other:  lace, ribbon and flowers

Stamps: YNS Cute Alpha stamp set
Dies:  Your Next Stamp stitched square dies, fishtail/banner dies.

Stamps:  Verve Blue Skies and Your Next Stamp Heart Splatter BackgroundDies:  Your Next Stamp dies - Scripty Words Die Set, Scrapworks Strips die, Stitched Squares, fishtail/banner dies, and Stitched Fishtail Tags Two Die Set

CAS Cuties

A trio of CAS cards ahead.   Each was for one of the DTGD challenges.  

Stamps:  Your Next Stamp Fruity Fun and Create a CharacterDies:  Your Next Stamp Scrapworks - Strips Die Set, Fruity Fun Die set and Create a Character Die Set

Stamps:  Your Next Stamp Boom!

Stamps:  Your Next Stamp Perfect Chemistry

Smiles,
Julie

Water Coloring Trio

A trio of card featuring water coloring ahead - not standard water coloring either.   Each of these was for a DTGD challenge. 

  

On this one, I started off by white embossing the Heart Splatter background stamp.   Then I sponged pink ink on to the base.   The final step was to wet the Heart Splatter stamp with water by filling a shallow dish with water and laying a paper towel in it, then using that as an ink pad.   This technique called water stamping created the water spots.

Stamps:  Your Next Stamp Heart Splatter stamp and Lovestruck, Ink:  SU, Other:  White Embossing Powder

For the next two, I sponged ink on the card stock, then inked up the background stamp, sprayed water on the stamp and then stamped the paper. Lightly misting the stamp with water lets some of the images stay whole, while others blur.

Stamps:   Your Next Stamp Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set Two and sentiment from Party Animals, Your Next Stamp Flower Splatter Stamp Dies:  Your Next Stamp Stitched Tag Set Two dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, and Fishtail/Banner Die Set OneInk:   SU and CS:  PTI

Stamps:   Your Next Stamp Snowfall, Dies:  MFT Butterfly dies and Your Next Stamp stitched rectangle dies, Other:  PTI Ribbon

This was my first time doing so much water coloring, but it was fun and I found myself using it more than I expected, give it a try yourself!

Smiles,
Julie

TCP Summer Customer Blog Hop

Today's card  is for The Cat's Pajamas Summer Customer Blog Hop.   

Summer is all about fun and the sun, so I pulled out the stamp set Away We Go (for the fun) and grabbed a warm yellow patterned paper (the sun).

Ingredients:   Stamp Set - TCP Away We Go, Dies - YNS Stitched Rectangle Dies and Strip Dies, Papers - PTI and MME, and YNS Red Gumdrop

To create the illusion of the balloon flying off the panel, I started by stamping the bunny on the panel.  I then stamped it a second time on scrap card stock and cut out the balloon only.  I did all the paper piecing on the scrap piece and then added the "balloon" to the main stamped image. The balloon layer is popped up with dimensionals and surrounded by a frame created using nesting rectangle dies. The blue polka dot paper is adhered to a yellow card base - this way there is a pop of sun on the inside too.

My card is also for Susie's SCS DTGD challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Julie