Happy Monday!

I'm up on the Whimsie Doodles Blog today sharing my latest Doodlelicious Diva card... have you seen this month's New Releases yet?? This adorable piggy is my favorite of the bunch!

      

I made a simple card with him today... he is colored with Copics then surrounded with some vellum and carstock clouds cut from my Your Next Stamp Puffy Clouds Die. The sentiment is from a brand new company called Paperie Ink, from the Stinkin' Love stamp set. I finished off the edges of the card with my YNS Tiny Stitches Stitched Line Die.

       

    

Pig - R02, R01, R00, R000, R0000

Balloon - R59, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20

    

That's all!

I hope your week is off to a great start!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

     

   

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp February New Release Blog Hop!!

You will be blown away by the cuteness we have in store for you this month!

I am LOVING the new dino set, and can't wait to have a little more time to play with that one!

For today's projects, I have some very sweet girlies to share with you!    

First up, the newest cutie from Penny Johnson... this is Jessica with Cupcakes!

This is such a fun set, with lots of cute sentiments and accessories to go with the main image. I've paired it with the new Stitched Circles Dies, which coordinate perfectly with the Circles Dies.

      

         

I used the Stitched Circles again on my second card, along with the beautiful new Little Darling Jasmine. I've also used the Tiny Stitches Stitched Line Die to add a coordinating stitched border around the edges of the card.

After coloring her hair black, the little jewel band on her head wasn't showing, so I dabbed some Gold Stickles in the places the beads would be, to add just a bit of sparkle!

      

Tiny Stitches Stitched Line Die, Stitched Circles Dies, Circles Dies, Little Darling Jasmine Stamp Set, Pop Dots, Copics
       

Okay... let's talk PRIZES!!

There will be one Grand Prize Winner drawn from all the comments to receive a $20 YNS Gift Certificate!

So be sure to leave comments along the entire hop to increase your chances of winning!

   

And, Karen has an amazing hop special for you again this month...

    

   

What a deal!!!

  

Alrighty... time to send you on your way, but don't forget to leave a comment before you go!

Thanks so much for joining us this month!

    

I've got a sneak peek for you today!

Tomorrow is New Release Day at Your Next Stamp, so the design team is giving you a little preview of all the goodies coming your way!

      

I am featuring the adorable new Dino-mite! set... it's sure to be another fan favorite!!

     

I used just one of the dinosaur images in the set (there are four included) and created a simple little kid-friendly card. What kid isn't fascinated by dinosaurs?! My kids LOVE them... in fact we are trying to incorporate this new set into Olivia's class Valentine's this year... stay tuned for that! :)

    

   

Dinosaur - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01, YG21

Blue Stripes - B14, B12, B00, B000

Word "Dino-mite" - B12

   

Head on over to the YNS Blog for links to all of the designers with a sneak peek for you!

See you back here tomorrow for the big New Release Hop!!!

     

       

      

It's already time to start sharing previews for the February Release at C.C. Designs!! How is it that January has already passed us by?

I would wish for time to slow down, but then I wouldn't be able to show you these cuties...

Meoples Wingy Things!!!

     

Oh. My. Gosh.

Just when I thought Meoples couldn't get any cuter!

 

       

I used the same layout for both cards, and just switched up the colors a bit. I've used 2 of the 4 Meoples images in the set, and also some of the new C.C. Designs Stencils! That's right... you can now get AWESOME stencils by C.C. Designs!

This was a first for me, but I'm hooked!! I've never been a fan of background stamps, because I just can't get them to stamp evenly. With stencils, you just lay it down, and you can see right where the ink is going! And it was so easy to apply two layers of ink... on both cards I started with Colorbox Frost White Ink, then I shifted the stencil just slightly to apply another color on top, leaving a bit of the white shadow peeking out. I love how it turned out, and I can't wait to experiment with these stencils a little more!

      

     

So, the team has loads of beautiful projects to show you today! Head on over to the C.C. Designs Blog to see what everyone has been up to!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

      

 

     

 

It's time for more Fun Friday inspiration at Your Next Stamp, and I am loving the clean and simple sketch we have for this challenge!

       

    

We have a lovely color combo for your inspiration also...

     

    

You can combine the two, or use just one for your creation... but you only have one more week to link up for a chance to win a YNS Gift Certificate!

     

Like I said, I am crazy about this sketch! I changed it up just a wee bit by trimming down the main panel to make a narrow frame for my sentiment. The word is cut from the Scripty Words Die Set out of navy blue cardstock. I added stitching detail to the edges of the layers with the Tiny Stitches Stitched Line Die.

    

    

No coloring... can you believe it!?

The sentiment panel is popped up with foam tape for a little added interest.

    

     

I'm really happy with how this turned out, and it was soooo simple to make! I think I will put together a little set of these for myself... you can never have too many "thank you" notes on hand!

     

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team inspiration over on the YNS Blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by!