Have you played along in the August Fun Friday Challenge on the Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog yet?? We have a great sketch designed by our talented Peggy, and an awesome inspiration photo, too!

     

  

    

Use one, or combine the two for your entry! One lucky winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the YNS Store... and you don't even have to use YNS stamps to play along!

      

I used just the sketch this time around, along with the bee and matching sentiment from Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set Three. The papers are digital prints from the Charlie Bee set from Clearly Digi Stamps. I colored this cutie with Copics, glittered up the wings, and added some Glossy Accents to the eyes.

     

    

Yellow Stripes - Y38, Y35, Y32, E50

Wings - B01, B00, B000, B0000

     

There is more Fun Friday Inspiration waiting for you at the Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog! Check out the eye candy, then join in the fun!!
      

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

   

     

Happy Tuesday sketch fans! There is a new sketch up at Tuesday Morning Sketches, designed by yours truly this week! :)

        

        

This week is also our judged challenge, so we have a little twist for you... BUTTONS and/or BOWS!!

     

The design team will be voting on our favorite entries, and one lucky winner will be hand-picked to win the prize from this week's sponsor... Clearly Digi Stamps!! So don't forget the twist, or you won't qualify for the prize this week!

       

This sketch made it easy to add a few buttons for the twist, and I also have a bow on my image! It's a pre-colored digi from our sponsor called Harrietta Hippo. That's right... no Copics this time! The colors in the image were the perfect match for these patterned papers from my Pebbles Family Ties 6x6 pad.

I seriously feel like I cheated this week... this card was just too easy!

       

           

There is a wonderful line up from my talented team-mates over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog. Be sure to check it out!

I can't wait to see what you make with our sketch AND twist this week! :)

      

Thanks for stopping by!

       

      

     

If you arrived from Susan's Blog, you are in the right place! If not, that's where you'll need to go to start at the beginning of the hop.

          

4 years ago, Karen opened the virtual doors to the YNS Store, and we are so excited to have you here, celebrating this milestone with us!

We are celebrating this very special occasion with an introduction to a FABULOUS new stamp line from Omnia Designs... "In Vogue" designed by Penny Johnson!!

(If you missed it yesterday, you can see Penny Johnson's introduction to the YNS family here.)

    

     

I am so excited about these new stamps! I had the pleasure of working with 2 of them for this release... Isabel, and Girls Night Out.  I absolutely LOVED coloring them! And, they are a great size to be the focal point of a clean and simple card!

    

Here is my sweet and simple Isabel that I gave you a little sneak peek of yesterday...

     

     

Isn't she cute?! She's colored with Copics, and I've paper pieced her shirt.
Here is a close up of the colored image... I'm terrible at coloring curly hair, so don't pay too much attention to that part!

      

   

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - YR24, Y26, Y21, E50, Y000

Shorts - B39, B37, B34, B32

Shoes, Fruit - R59, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20

Baskets - E44, E43, E42, E41

Grapes - V09, V06, V12, V000

Pumpkin, Carrots - YR07, YR04, YR02, YR00

Greens - YG67, YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Pear, Melon - YG25, YG03, YG01, YG00

Bananas - Y15, Y13, Y11, Y000

Shading on Shirt - T4, T3, T2
      

Next is Girls Night Out... I used the current Sketch Saturday for the layout (rotated), and went with a simple black and white color scheme for the card.

       

     Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Wausau Black CS, My Mind's Eye Everyday Eclectic 6x6, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink,

         

Up close you can see I added some Glossy Accents to their drinks...

        

   

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - (dark) E29, E27, E25, E23 (light) E55, E31, E30, E50

Dress - RV69, RV66, RV63, RV00

Pants - T5, T4, T3, T2

Bow, Purse - BG09, BG05, BG01

Drinks - YG03, YG01, YG00

Umbrellas - RV63, RV00

Barstool, Bar, Ground - C5, C3, C1, C0, C00

       

These images are AMAZING, right?!? How would you like to win one of these new In Vogue stamps for yourself? All you have to do to enter, is leave a comment on each of the Designer's Blogs... there will be 4 random winners chosen, and each will receive one of the new stamps!

      

         

And, since August is Your Next Stamp's Birthday month, Karen has some AWESOME deals for you at the YNS Store!

       

   

I know this was a lengthy post, so if you've made it this far, thanks for sticking with me!

Now it's time to send you on your way to Kerry Johnson's Blog... our fabulous August Guest Designer!

  

Thanks so much for helping us celebrate!

Happy Hopping!!!

    

      

It's review day at C.C. Designs, which means the Design Team is showing off the newly released stamps again!

Today, we are focusing on Christine's images, so I've inked up the adorable Book Abigail. If you know me, you already realize that I have a soft spot for this image! My daughter's name is also Abigail, and she just started wearing glasses a few months ago. :)
        

I've colored Abigail witth Copics to match this cute paper from the Echo Park Paper & Glue 6x6 Pad. She is fussy cut and popped up, and I added a little Glossy Accents to her glasses.

    

   

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E47, E57, E35, E30

Shirt, Bow - YG67, YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Skirt, Shoes - E44, E43, E42, E41

Yellow Book - Y26, Y15, Y13, Y11

Blue Book - B39, B37, B34, B32

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

Shadows - T2, T1

    

You can see more inspiration from the Design Team over at the C.C. Designs Blog, and you can find all of the August Release Stamps and Dies HERE at C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps.

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Ready for another sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches? We have a new sketch for you this week, designed by Debbie.

         

A nice simple, easy sketch... just what I needed for this busy week! :)

      

We are sponsored by Imagine That Digital Stamps this time around... super cute stuff! Be sure to play along for your chance to win a prize from them!

       

Here is my simple take on the sketch, using the ladybug critter from Your Next Stamp Smiley Happy Critter Crew One . I've colored it with Copics, fussy cut, and popped it up on the circle. The polka dot pattern was created with Papertrey Ink Polka Dot Basics II stamped onto Bazzill Kisses Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Ink.

      

     

Body - R59, R29, R24, R22, R20

Head, Feet - T7, T6, T5, T4

     

That's it... easy peasy! :)

   

Now head over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog to see what my lovely team-mates have created for your inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by!