Your Next Stamp - Guest Designer - February Blog Hop - YOU ARE EGG-stra...

Hello Stampin' Friends! Welcome to the Your Next Stamp February Release Blog Hop! Whoo Hoo! We are celebrating the new February Release and ALL the NEW Release products are available right now in the Your Next Stamp Store! 

After you do your shopping ;) be sure to hop along with us, leaving comments along the way for a chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp Store. The Winner will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog on 02/15/18!

And Karen is offering a discount in the Your Next Stamp Store too! SO EGG-Citing!

 

So for my February Blog Hop card I used the NEW EGG-Citing Stamp set and coordinating EGG-Citing Die set. I am SO ready for Spring, so it was a welcome break from the snow and cold to play with this SWEET set! I just have to say how much I LOVE the EGG-Citing Stamp set and the fun sentiments too.  

For my card I started by doing a little inking on a panel of Tim Holtz Distress Woodgrain Cardstock with Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink. The stitched horizontal panel is inked too but with Distress Oxide Inks Worn Lipstick and Fossilized Amber. I cut the YNS Open Scalloped Circle Die Set from paper that I inked with Distress Oxide Inks in Twisted Citron. 

I stamped the egg carton from paper that was inked with the Distress Oxide Inks with Your Next Stamp Premium Dye Ink in Black Olive. I then cut the various little chicks and eggs, coloured them with my Copic markers, added a little touch of sparkle with my Zig Wink of Stella Clear pen and then adhered them to the egg carton.  I popped the egg carton up on the Open Scalloped Circle panel and embellished with green hemp cord and Pink Sparkly Gumdrops. I separated the sentiment and stamped the "YOU ARE EGG-Stra" (love this... reminds me of my daughter, Hannah, saying "Mom, you are SO extra"...which is true, lol) for the front of the card....

...and I continued the sentiment to the inside of the card and added another egg carton with some more cute hatching chicks...the little guy that is upside down is just SO EGG-stra ;) 

Thanks SO much for stopping by and havin' a little look at my card with the EGG-Citing Stamp set and coordinating EGG-Citing Dies. Time to do a little shopping and then a little hopping for the February Release Blog Hop!

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Your Next Stamp - Guest Designer - February New Release Preview - Music Chicks

Hello stampin' friends! I am beyond thrilled to be joining the Your Next Stamp Design Team as a Guest Designer for the February release! I am featuring the NEW Music Chicks Stamp set, the coordinating Music Chicks Your Next Dies and the fabulous Window Panel Die. Stop by the Your Next Stamp blog for a full list of Designer Previews with the February Release! 

Be sure to stop by again tonight for the Your Next Stamp Blog Hop and hop along with us for a chance to win a $25.00 YNS store gift certificate!

I have been having a lot of fun with my Distress Oxide inks and used them to make a blended background for this card with a pretty spring colour pallet. I sprinkled on some water to the inked background to get those fun water splotches. I just adore the NEW Your Next Stamp Music Chicks Stamp set. I coloured the various chicks up with my Copics, cut them out with the coordinating Music Chicks Dies and popped them up on the Window panel. I stamped this fun sentiment from the Music Chicks Stamp set with Your Next Stamp Premium Dye Ink in Black Olive.  I really LOVE the NEW Window Panel Die...definitely a must-have...SO many possibilities and the stitched detail adds such a great finishing touch to the card. The grass is cut with the retired YNS Spring Grass die but you can get the same look with the Stitched Grass Die. If you've visited my blog before you know I have a serious addiction to YNS Gumdrops...I added a sprinkling of Magical Pastel Sparkly Gumdrops on this card. I finished the inside of the card too....I used the Cool Tag set of Four Die Set and stamped another sentiment from NEW Music Chicks Stamp set and added another cute little Chick.  Thanks SO much for stopping by and havin' a little look at my Your Next Stamp Music Chicks card for the February Release! See you again tonight for the YNS February Release Blog Hop! 

Curtain Call - Nov. 15 - Acorns - Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge # 77...Thankful for You

Hello stampin' friends! It is time for another FUN challenge over at Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge for Nov. 15 - Acorns. We have another fabulous inspirational photo for you to use if you choose or anything goes! When I saw this photo I knew this Your Next Stamp Autumn Animals Stamp set would be perfect and I'm playing along with the Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge # 77 too. 

My colour Combo was inspired by the photo... I used MFT Heavyweight Card Stock in Kraft, Hot Fudge, Steel Blue, Grout Grey, Brick Red and Olive Green 

I used the YNS Sketch # 77 but swapped out the circle element with the largest Cool Tag Die Set from Your Next Stamp. 

I wanted to colour up the SWEET squirrel for my card. I just adore the wee acorn he's holding with a smiley face! Too cute! I stamped the images with  Your Next Stamp Black Olive Premium Dye Ink and coloured them with my Copics. The YNS Black Olive ink is specially formulated to be compatible with Copic Markers. I then cut out the images with the coordinating Autumn Animals Die Set and created a little scene on the tag with the YNS Spring/Summer Create a Scene Die Set.   The sweet sentiment is from the Autumn Animals Stamp set, stamped on Grout Grey Heavyweight Card Stock with MFT Paver Red Premium Dye. I embellished with American Crafts Brown Hemp Cord and Your Next Stamp Gumdrops.     I finished the inside of the card too and stamped a shadow image of the sweet Autumn Animals squirrel in Olive Green Premium Dye Ink and another sentiment from the Autumn Animals set Kraft cut with the small Cool Tag Die Set. 
Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a little look at my card for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Nov. 15 - Acorns and for the Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge # 77! I hope you can find some time to play along with us!
Guest Designers
Elizabeth Stewart
Laurel Seabrook
Curtain Crew 

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Leigh Penner

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Mangan

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 

Stacey Schafer

Tara Godfrey - Me ;)

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Your Next Stamp...February Feature Day and Colour Throwdown # 330...Sprinkles

Hello stampin' friends! Today I'm joining the Your Next Stamp Design Team for their February Feature Day - Think Spring. I'm SO ready for Spring!!! I've had enough of the snow, the bitter cold and being SICK :( Spring couldn't come soon enough.

Not only is it the February Feature Day but I'm previewing the NEW Sprinkles Stamp set and NEW coordinating Sprinkles Die Set because we are having a YNS Mini-Release of 3 fabulous and fun NEW stamp set available TODAY!!! 

This adorable little bunny, Sprinkles, brought a little ray of sunshine into my life! I LOVE this set SO much that I couldn't stop at just one card and so I have two spring themed cards to share today!

Make sure to comment on the YNS blog for a chance to win a YNS stamp set of YOUR choice!!!

They have the perfect Spring-themed colour combo over at the Colour Throwdown # 330! I used Primitive White, Primitive Cream, Orange Fizz, Spearmint, Jellybean Green, Sour Apple and Steel Grey Heavyweight Cardstock. 

First up, is a little scene card...this is for some-bunny celebrating a spring birthday! Okay, how stinkin' CUTE is Sprinkles in his carrot-mobile?! I coloured Sprinkles from the Sprinkles Stamp Set with my Copics and die-cut him out with the fabulous Sprinkles Die set. I created some rolling hills and the road with the Spring/Summer Scene Die Set. The grass was cut with the Spring Grass Die Set and I made the sun with the stitched circle die from the Open Scallop Die Set and tucked it behind the cute clouds cut with the Spring/Summer Scene Die Set.   

The Sprinkles Stamp set includes super cute accessory stamps and lots of sentiments. I stamped part of this sentiments from the set and carried it over into the inside of the card. Of course, I had to use my beloved YNS Gumdrops...I sprinkled the pretty Sparkly Teal Gumdrops around my card and added one Pumpkin Gumdrop to the sun. 

I finished off the inside of my card....I stamped a shadow image of Sprinkles and made a sentiment panel with the Open Scallop Die Set and the Circle Die Set. The cute die cut carrots are from the Easter Goodies Die Set. 

I was on a roll and made a second card with the Sprinkles Stamp set. I coloured up the second image in the set with my Copics, cut him out with the coordinating Sprinkles Die set and popped him up on the circle panel. I cut the stitched circles with the Circle Die Set and the Stitching Marks Die Set - Circles. I also stamped, coloured and cut out the cute painted Easter eggs and I added some more Spring Grass with some cute die-cut flowers cut with the Sprinkles Die Set. Finally I stamped a sentiment from the Sprinkles Set and added some Sparkly Lime Green Gumdrops.  

Here is the inside of the card...I kept it simple with a shadow image of Sprinkles and another sentiment from the Sprinkles Stamp set. 

Thanks SO much for hopping by and having a wee peek at my cards for the Your Next Stamp - Think Spring - February Feature Day! I glad I had the chance to share an eggstra special preview of the Sprinkles Stamp set that will be released in March. It's the perfect stamp set for your spring and Easter cards! Finally, be sure you to head on over to the Your Next Stamp blog and check out all the fun spring-themed creations by the Your Next Stamp Designers and leave a comment on the YNS blog for a chance to win a stamp set of your choice and pop on over to the YNS shop and do a little spring shopping!

Spring/Summer Scene Die Set	Spring Grass Die	Easter Goodies Die Set	Circles Die Set
Stitching Marks Die Set - Circles	Open Scallop Die Set	Sparkly Teal Gumdrops	Pumpkin Gumdrops
Sparkly Lime Green Gumdrops

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Your Next Stamp...YNS Colour Challenge # 7 & DS # 187...Luck and Love...

Hello Stampin' friends! I'm totally smitten with the Irish lad in the NEW Your Next Stamp Irish Hello Stamp set. He is SO much fun to colour and this set is chock-full of other cute stamps and the perfect sentiments for St. Patrick's day cards or for a Good Luck greeting! I made this card following the Your Next Stamp Color Challenge # 7...such a pretty green palette. Don't forget to join us for the Your Next Stamp Sketch or Colour Challenge # 7 you just might be the lucky winner of a YNS gift certificate....Good Luck ;)  

I made my card with Jelly Bean Green, Sour Apple, Gumdrop Green, Steel Blue and Primitive Cream Heavyweight Cardstock

and I followed the fab sketch over at the Deconstructed Sketch # 187!

I coloured the cute Irish lad from the YNS Irish Hello Stamp set with my Copics, I fussy cut him out and popped him up on the circle panel with dimensional adhesive squares.  I've hit that magical age and need reading-glasses now :(...fussy cutting out my images has become quite the arduous task... NOTE TO SELF - add the co-ordinating YNS Irish Hello Die set  to my shopping cart. I LOVE being able to effortlessly and precisely cut out my stamped image with a coordinating die...and my eyes LOVE it too.   

 I stamped one of the cute sentiments from the Irish Hello Stamp set with Timber Green Premium Dye Ink. I embellished with these pretty Pine Green Gumdrops and added some pretty green AC Hemp cord. 

I finished the inside of my card too....I stamped a shadow image of the Irish lad in Steel Grey Premium Dye Ink and stamped another sentiment from the Irish Hello Stamp set. I used the YNS Open Scallop Die Set to make the sentiment panel. 

Thanks SO much for popping by and havin' a wee peek at my card with the Your Next Stamp Colour Challenge # 7 featuring the Irish Hello Stamp set.  We would love for you to join the Your Next Stamp Sketch or Colour Challenge and you may be the lucky winner of a YNS gift certificate! 

Irish Hello

Open Scallop Die Set

Pine Green Gumdrops

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