It's the final Friday of the month, and the last week to link up for the Your Next Stamp January Fun Friday Challenge!

     

It's been too long since I've colored up one of my beloved Fhiona's, so I decided to ink one up for this week's inspiration. This is Flying High Fhiona... she is colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped up on the card. I glued a little heart-shaped button to her headband, so she is all dressed up for Valentine's Day! :) The heart border is from the YNS Must Have Borders Set One, and I used a sentiment from my C.C. Designs AmyR Adoring You set that I thought was the perfect touch for my card!

     

(Sorry for the shine on the image... a few of my markers are in need of refills, and it's caused a bit of glossiness to my coloring. Unfortunately, the light caught it just right...)

        

    

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30, R000

Hair - E49, E29, E27, E25, E23

Dress - T2, T0

Shoes, Balloon - R39, R27, R24, R22, R20

      

The Design Team has some wonderful inspiration lined up for our last January Fun Friday! Be sure to head over to the YNS Challenge Blog to check it out!

     

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It's time for the very first challenge at A Random Fan!

I'm so excited about the launch of this new challenge blog, and I hope you'll join us for some fun! Playing along is very easy... you can use any image you desire, just follow along with the challenge theme. This week we want to see DIGI STAMPS ONLY!! No hand stamped images or sentiments! Easy for all of us digi fans, right?

      

I printed out the gorgeous Monet the Mermaid for my card today. She is colored with Copics using the pointillism technique to add a little extra interest to her tail and the rock. I also dabbed a little bit of glitter onto her tail, but it didn't show well in my photo. :(

I am pretty happy with how the coloring came out, and SO PROUD that Sherry used her to create one of the Design Team badges!!! Check it out on my sidebar! :)

    

    

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R000

Hair - E18, E09, E08, E01

Tail - YG25, YG25, YG23, YG03, YG01, YG00

Starfish - Y17, Y13, Y11, Y000

Rock - T4, T3, T2, T0

Flower. Shells - RV25, RV23, RV21, RV10

       

You have until Friday, February 7th to link up for your chance to win 3 digis from A Random Fan!

Hope you'll play along!

        

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I am beyond thrilled to announce that I have been invited to join the first ever design team for A Random Fan!!! If you have not heard of this digi stamp store, you NEED to check it out! Sherry is amazingly talented, and her cute little characters are a dream to color!

       

Take a look at this cute Little Miss Sassy I colored up for today's card... I just adore her!! I used a variation of this week's Sketch Saturday for the layout. I wanted to keep it simple so that this little gal could be the center of attention!

      

              

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30, R000

Hair - E49, E29, E27, E25, E23

Dress, Bow, Shoes - RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21

Green Layer - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Shadows - T2, T0

      

Along with a new design team, Sherry is launching a brand new Challenge Blog for A Random Fan! You can head over there now to meet the rest of the talented ladies joining the team with me, and... our first challenge starts TOMORROW, so you'll want to check back then!

         

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Happy Saturday stampers! Are you sketch fans out there ready for a new Sketch Saturday?? We have a great sketch designed by Alex this week...

     

...and our wonderful sponsor is MilkCoffee!! They are offering 5 digis to the lucky winner!

     

Ok... am I allowed to say that I love the way my card turned out this week?? It's very simple, but I am quite pleased with it! :)

I printed out a freebie from the MilkCoffee Blog called Little Ballerina. She is colored with Copics and fussy cut to be popped up on the card. I usually don't do much with pearls, but they seemed like the perfect embellishment with this sweet image.

       

    

Copics:

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R000

Hair - 100, T7, T6, T5

Shoes, Clothes - RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21

         

The Saturday Girls have some fabulous inspiration lined up for you, so be sure to stop by the Sketch Saturday Blog to check it out!

I hope you'll play along with us this week!!

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This year, we are trying something new at Your Next Stamp. On the 22nd of every month, we will have a special "Inspirational Post" on the Your Next Stamp Blog. This is sort of an "anything goes" post for the Design Team, and an opportunity for you to be inspired with YNS goodies, both new and old!

     

I was in need of creating a quick card this time around, so I pulled out my Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set 1... these little critters are adorable, and very easy to color! I CASE'd the layout from my own Monster Hugs card from a few months ago. Simple and quick!

       

    

Copics:
Frog - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Spots - YG01, YG00, YG000

Crown - Y28, Y17, Y15, Y13

Tongue - R30, R000, R0000

       

There is also a GIVEAWAY today on the Your Next Stamp Blog... head over to see loads of inspiration from the Design Team, and leave a comment while you're there for your chance to win a YNS stamp set of your choice!

      

If you are looking for even more inspiration from YNS, we've got you covered! You can follow YNS on Pinterest and Facebook, sign up for the YNS Newsletter, or check out our Monthly Challenges.

    

Last but not least, we are celebrating this week... Karen and her family have welcomed their baby girl into the world, and she is passing on some special savings to YOU to celebrate! 15% off your entire order through the end of the month!

      

       

Congrats to Karen and her family! I'm sure she will be sharing photos very soon! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

   

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