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YNS 5th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!!!

Thursday, 07 August 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Hello Your Next Stamp friends! We’re turning FIVE this month and we’re having a big party to celebrate! We’re so happy to have you here to enjoy the festivities with us! Not only is it a birthday party for us, we want to celebrate you – the customers – as well. Thank you so much for all your support the past five years!

The rubber stamp and digital teams have worked so hard to complete some awesome projects for this combined hop! We have a fantastic line up of stamps and dies that are being released. There’s sure to be something for everyone - from adding to our Silly Monster family, to the nostalgic 60s, to savouring the sweet tastes of summer with mason jars. There’s a perfect assortment of images and dies. You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store.

The hop begins on Bonnie’s Blog and if you've been hopping along, you should have come from Wendy's Blog. Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list located at the bottom of this post for lots of inspiration using the new products!

BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY PRIZE ALERT!!! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs and collect the balloon letters. Once you unscramble the balloon letters, email Karen @ yournextstamp[dot]com and you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate.

There are FIVE prizes of a $20 gift certificate up for grabs so make sure you email Karen!

The lucky winners will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog August 10th.

I've used a few new sets on my projects today...

First up, I have the beautiful new addition to the Darling Divas collection, Marissa. After coloring her with Copics, I masked the image, and sponged some clouds behind her using the Puffy Cloud Die and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I also added a bit of glitter to the center of each flower. The sentiment is stamped onto the larger Stitched Fishtail Tags Two Die, and tucked under the image panel.

Supplies: Hammermill White CS, DCWV Cirtus Mat Stack, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Stitched Fishtail Tags Two,

Diamond Stickles, YNS Puffy Cloud Die, umbled Glass Distress Ink, Copics

Copics:

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E49, E29, E27, E25, E23

Dress - B04, B02, B00, B000, B0000

Grass - YG25, YG03, YG01

Flowers - Y17, Y08, Y13, Y11, Y000

Up next, I used a combination of two new sets that go great together... Bitty Bugs and Mason Jars!

I stamped the little dragonfly inside the smaller jar from the set. Unfortunately you can't see it in the photos, but I glued clear acetate onto the top after I colored the bug, and cut it to fit the jar. (My kids thought that was pretty awesome!)There's also a touch of glitter from my Wink of Stella pen on the wings. The sentiment is from an older set, Flu Bug Fhiona.

Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Doodlebug Springtime 6x6, Simpple Stories Snap 6x6, MFT Notebook Edge Die,

Hot Pink Bamboo Twine, Acetate, Pop Dots, Corner Chomper, Wink of Stella Clear Pen, Memento Black Ink, Copics

Copics:

Body - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Cheeks - R30

Wings - BG01, BG000, BG0000

Jar - BG0000

Don’t want to wait to go shopping? Here’s our big birthday specials:

BONUS: You may receive a FREE Special Birthday Stamp set with all purchases over $40 (before shipping and taxes) but you MUST add the stamp set into your shopping cart before checking out. You’ll be able to add it from the YNS Deals of the Week page. Here’s the special set:

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hopping along with us!

Now it's time to head on over to Maureen's Blog, but before you go, don't forget to leave a comment and collect your balloon letter.

Happy hopping!

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I'm a Little Miss!

Thursday, 07 August 2014

After Guest Designing for Little Miss Muffet Stamps in June, I was so thrilled to get an email from Faye inviting me to join the team full time!!

So, today is my first post as an official "Little Miss"!

During my term as Guest Designer, I developed a little obsession with the Polka Dot Pals images... I promise to mix in some of the other images going forward, but I just couldn't help myself this time! This one is Polka Dot Pals Heidi...

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See... isn't she too sweet to resist?!

I've been seeing a lot of cardmakers use vellum for sentiments lately, and I've been wanting to give it a try. I'm not a big fan of embossing powders... it's probably user error, but I never like how it turns out on my cards. I think it looks okay here though... I stamped the sentiment into Versamark Ink first, then into Palette New Canvas, and stamped it onto the vellum. While the ink was still wet, I sprinkled a little white embossing powder on, and then heat set it. Maybe its the vellum that makes the difference?

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Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Scraps, Vellum, Versafine Ink, Palette New Canvas Ink,

AmyR Great Birthday Greetings, White Embossing Powder, Pop Dots, Copics

Copics:

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E49, E29, E27, E25

Dress - T2, T1, T0

Bows, Shoes - RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21, R43

Today is "Inspiration Day" over in the Little Miss Muffet Facebook Group, so be sure to pop in throughout the day for lots of eye candy from the other Little Misses!

Thanks for stopping by!

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YNS August Sneak Peek!

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

Tomorrow is the Your Next Stamp August Release Blog Hop, and it's a big one! Not only are we sharing lots of new goodies with you, we are also celebrating Your Next Stamp's 5th Birthday!

I hope you will join us for the birthday festivities!

Until then, the design team has prepared a few sneaky peeks for you!

You may know by now that we have a thing for penguins in my house... my son loves them! He collects stuffed animal versions, and I collect stamp versions! This set is a must have for penguin-lovers... WADDLES!

This is just one of the three images in the set, and it includes lots of cute sentiments! I cut him out, popped him up on a cloudy sky, and added a few extra clouds with the YNS Puffy Cloud Die Set.

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Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Wausau Black CS, Doodlebug Flower Box 6x6,

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, YNS Puffy Cloud Die, Pop Dots, Copics

Copics:

Penguin - T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, T0

Beak, Feet - Y38, Y35, Y32, E50

Shading on Umbrella - T2, T1, T0

You can head over to the YNS Blog for links to all the designers participating today.

Enjoy the sneak peeks, and be sure to come back tomorrow for the big celebration!

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Just Keep Swimming!

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

After a little break for summer, A Random Fan Challenges are back, and we've got some very talented designers joining our team!

Be sure to give a warm welcome to Jackie, Heidi, and Sharla!

For our first challenge back, we have a pretty simple one for you...

Patterned Paper!

Yep... just use patterned paper somewhere on your card. Be sure to refresh yourself on the Challenge Rules before entering.

I used the adorable Fintastic Noah on my card, with some patterned papers from Doodlebug... yes, the pattern is subtle, but it's there! :)

I sponged a little Tumbled Glass Distress Ink around Noah for the water, and added some YNS Gumdrops in Pumpkin, Blue Raspberry, and Black.

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Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Wausau Black CS, Doodlebug Take Note 6x6, Doodlebug Hip Hip Hooray 6x6,

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, Versafine Onyx Ink, LID Sentiment Stamp, Pop Dots, YNS Gumdrops, Copics

Copics:

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000

Hair - E57, E55, E31, E30

Shorts, Flippers - YR09, YR07, YR04, Y35

Goggles - BG07, BG05, BG01, BG000

Shark Fin - T5, T4, T3, T2, T1

Now it's your turn! Pull out those patterned papers we all tend to hoard, and make a little something for the challenge... you just might win some cute A Random Fan digis for yourself!

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Hey Pumpkin

Tuesday, 05 August 2014

It's day two of previews at C.C. Designs, and we are focusing on the new stamps by Roberto today!

I've used the new Pumpkin Twila... she is so fun to color!

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I used up some scraps from my stash, and colored Twila with Copics to match. The sentiment is from the new AmyR set, Spooked Out Sentiments. All of the new goodies will be available this Thursday at noon EST!

PumpkinTwilaLN

Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Neenah Desert Storm CS, Bazzill Festive CS, TAC Miss Moxie paper,

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Petite Oval/Scalloped Oval Nesties, Copics, Pop Dots, May Arts Jute Twine, Button

Copics:

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E59, E37, E35, E33

Pumpkin - YR18, YR15, YR12, YR20

Leaves, Shoes - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Ground - E43, E42, E41

Head on over to the C.C. Designs Blog to see the rest of today's previews... don't forget about the GIVEAWAYS each day! Link up at the blog for a chance to win a C.C. Designs Gift Certificate!

Thanks for stopping by!

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