Your Next Stamp - February DT Dare - Fire Up the Fun

Hello Stampin' Friends! I am back joining the Your Next Stamp Design Team for the 

DT Dare, which means we are sharing more projects made with the stamps, dies and paper from the February release, plus we are giving away a stamp set! 

 So what do we have lined up for you today?  

Get ready to...Layer It Up! 

Now, head on over to the YNS blog for all the DT Dare details and leave a comment on the DT Dare post on the YNS blog for a chance to win a stamp set of your choice. A comment must be left by February 16th at midnight EST.  The lucky winner will be announced February 18th.

When I saw that the DT Dare was "Layer It Up" I was psyched! I LOVE lots of layers and I thought I could not only "Layer it up" but I could create a little scene too with the super cute new Fire Up the Fun Stamp set and Fire Up the Fun Dies. I mixed and matched various patterned papers from my stash and used the YNS Spring/Summer Scene Die to create the roads added some grass with the YNS Spring Grass Die and used the YNS Tree Trio Die Set.  

I stamped a the sentiment from the Fire Up the Fun Stamp set with Colorbox Frost White Pigment Ink on a strip of Black Licorice Heavyweight Cardstock and heat embossed it with WOW! Bright White Embossing powder. I embellished with a sprinkling of YNS Grey Gumdrops.  I finished off the inside of my card too....I stamped a shadow image with Your Next Stamp Holly Berry Premium Dye Ink and added another white heat embossed sentiment form the Fire Up The Fun Stamp set. 
Thanks SO much for stopping by and havin' a little look at my Fire Up the Fun card for the February DT Dare...Layer It up! Please head on over to the Your Next Stamp blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a YNS of your choice.  

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! 

Happy New Year Stampin' Friends - My Favourite Crafty Creations of 2017

Happy New Year stampin' friends! It is time to do the yearly recap so here are some of my favourite cards from 2017 with some of my favourite stamp companies 

January - Reverse Confetti

February - Reverse Confetti

March - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

May - Magnolia Stamps

August - La-La Land Crafts

September  - La-La Land Crafts

November - Reverse Confetti 

November  - Your Next Stamp

November - Reverse Confetti

November - My Favorite Things 

December  - Reverse Confetti

Thank you for stopping by and havin' a little look at my favourite cards of 2017 and for visiting and leaving such sweet comments over the past year! Wishing you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year!

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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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Nov. 15 - Acorns for all the challenge details and to play along with us!

 

Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour Challenge # 76...Deck the Halls

Hello stampin' friends! I made some time this weekend to play with NEW stamps from Your Next Stamp - Deck the Halls and join the Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour Challenge # 76. This set is SO darn cute and I'm totally in love with these cute little animals dressed for winter and decking the halls. I'm excited that I was able to get a start on my Christmas cards and I know I will be making more cards with this darling Deck the Halls stamp set. 

The YNS Sketch Challenge # 76 is such a great sketch....I flipped it around so that it would work better with my images. 

I used MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Kraft and used Reverse Confetti Heavyweight Cardstock in Baby Blue and Brick 

I used the Tim Holtz Crackle Stencil and embossing paste tinted with Pumice Stone Distress Ink to make a stone textured background for the Deck the Halls door. I then cut out the stone panel with Traditional Tag STAX Die-namics. I tucked the scalloped Reverse Confetti Love Note panel cut from Reverse Confetti Baby Blue Cardstock under the tag. I tied the tag with some Hemp cord and added a sprinkling of Sparkly Navy Blue YNS Gumdrops.  
I stamped the poinsettia and holly and berries stamp from the Deck the Halls Stamp set randomly on the Brick Cardstock with embossing ink and embossed the images with clear embossing powder. I coloured up the door, steps and cute little animals from the Deck the Halls Stamp set with my Copics cut them out with the coordinating Deck the Halls Die set. I popped up the images on the embossed stone tag. I stamped a sentiment from the set on Kraft cardstock cut with the Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics. 

I finished off the inside of the card too....I adore the little fox from this set...he's my favourite and I coloured a second image for the inside of the card. I used the Reverse Confetti Love Note Confetti Cuts cut from Reverse Confetti Navy Cardstock and cut the Reverse Confetti Brick Cardstock with the Class Act Confetti Cuts. I clear embossed the Brick panel again and stamped another sentiment from the Deck the Halls Stamp set.  
Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a little look at my card for the Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour Challenge # 76 with the Deck the Halls Stamp set.