Welcome to the Your Next Stamp December Release Blog Hop!!

    

   

We have a DYN-O-MITE release to share with you this month, so let's get right to it!

If you've been hopping along, then you should be arriving from Brianna's Blog.

If you are just jumping in, you will want to start over at Anita's Blog.

     

There is no way I could narrow down a favorite from this release, I seriously love it ALL! I hope you've set aside some Christmas money for yourself, because I'm pretty sure you'll find something you love too!

   

My first card was so much fun to make! I colored up the cute firecracker from a new set called Boom! I cut a bunch of stars from the Whimsy Star Die Set, and just scattered them around the card, along with some Black and Lemon Gumdrops. The sentiment is also part of this set, and I cut it out using the Circles Die Set.

     

    

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

Yellow - Y15, Y13, Y11, Y000

Hands, Feet - T2, T1, T0

Flame - Y13, YR04, R22

       

I've used two new stamp sets on my next card... Little Darling January, and Snowfall. I colored January with Copics, masked over her, stamped Snowfall in Versamark Ink, and then covered it in white embossing powder. After heat setting the embossing, I sponged Memento Summer Sky Ink over the top, so the snow would stand out.

      

   

I found some pretty white and silver baker's twine in the Target Dollar Spot, and wrapped it around the card. The snowflakes are from the Seasons What Not Die Set, and they are topped with Sterling Silver Glittered Gumdrops.

      

   

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - Y26, Y23, Y21

Hat, Coat, Pants - B99, B97, B95, B93, B91

Mittens, Boots - T4, T3, T2, T1

Penguin - T6, T5, T4, T3, T1 and Y38, Y35, Y32

Heart - R20, R30, R000

  

Alrighty... I'm sure you are wondering about PRIZES, right??

One lucky winner will be chosen from all of the comments to receive a $20 YNS Gift Certificate. Be sure to comment on ALL the blogs along the hop... the more you comment, the more chances you have of winning!

   

And of course, Karen has a spectacular Hop Special for you too...

     

     

It's time to send you along your way to Tracy's Blog, but don't forget to leave a little comment before you go!

Happy hopping!!

     

It's sneaky peek time at Your Next Stamp!! Our December Release Blog Hop is coming your way TOMORROW!!! But, in the meantime, the team has prepared some awesome sneak previews for you... sit back and enjoy!

    

I've used a funny little cupid from a new clear stamp set called Lovestruck. The heart image and "Gotcha!" sentiment are also part of this set. It will be great for Valentine's Day, but it's also very useful for those lovey-dovey type cards for anytime!

   

I layered up a bunch of vellum and cardstock clouds cut from the YNS Puffy Cloud Die Set, stamped the sentiment onto one of the clouds, and popped my little cupid up on top!

     

   

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - YR24, Y26, Y23, Y21

Robe - T2, T1, T0

Bow - T5, T4, T3, T2

Arrow - T7, T6, T5

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

    

You can head over to the YNS Blog for links to all the team members with a sneak peek waiting for you!

See you back here tomorrow for the full release!

Thanks for stopping by!

    

         

It's time for more Fun Friday inspiration at Your Next Stamp!

   

In case you missed it last week, here is the current sketch and inspiration photo...

    

    

    

I took inspiration from the lovely Christmas colors in the photo this week, and colored up this cutie from Waddles - Snow Fun. I paired him with a sentiment from Santa Express Train Carts and some polka dot papers from the Doodlebug Santa Express 6x6 pad.

      

        

You can check out all the inspiration from the team over on the YNS Blog.

There's just one more week to enter in the challenge for your chance to win a YNS Gift Certificate!

Hope you'll play along!

     

    

Alrighty... time for a new challenge at Little Miss Muffet Stamps, and it's

ANYTHING GOES!!

    

I've been making Christmas cards for months already, so I decided to take a little break from anything holiday themed, and color up this cute little bear named Theodore. Isn't he sweet?? I am a bit confused about him though... I colored him to look like his little bum was sticking up in the air, but I see now that the image in the shop is colored as if he's wearing a hat...

What do you think... hat or bum??

      

   

Bear - E44, E43, E42, E41

Nose - E49, E47, E44, E43

Ears, Paws - R30, R000, R0000

Ladybug - R59, R29, R27, R24, R22 and T6, T5, T4, T3

Ground - E41, E40

   

You have until December 17th to link up for a chance to win a Gift Certificate to Little Miss Muffet Stamps!

Ready, set, go!

  

    

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I love to make lists! To-Do lists, shopping lists, projects ideas... I make lists for everything!
     
So, with Christmas coming, I wanted to have a place to jot down all of my lists for gift ideas, sizes, baking to do, and so on. I wanted to keep all of my notes in one place, and it needed to be small enough to tuck into a pocket in my purse where the kiddos wouldn't find it! My solution... one of those mini composition books, and my dollar store sells them in a 3-pack! Bingo! Cheap and easy to dress up! :)

        

MFT Notebook Edge Die, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Copics
     
I wanted to color up Mrs. Claus from the Santa and Friends set for the cover. After adding a little bit of Glossy Accents to her glasses, I cut her out, and popped her up in the center. The "No Peeking" sentiment from AmyR Joyful Greetings seemed appropriate! :)
     

     
The notebook is covered in paper from the Doodlebug Santa Express 6x6 pad. I had some scraps from left over, so I whipped up a matching pen! I just rolled up a small strip of paper, and inserted it into the barrel of a mini gel pen. 
       

          

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - T2, T1, T0

Dress - R59, R29, R27, R24, R22

Holly Leaves - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

     
Now I have a cute little book to keep all of my Christmas plans organized!
   
That's all from me!
Thanks so much for stopping by!