Have you entered the Your Next Stamp July Challenge yet?? There are only a few days left to play along for your chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to the YNS Store! A monthly YNS Guest Designer will also be chosen from the challenge participants, so bring your A-game!

      

How about some inspiration? I've used the sketch (with some minor tweaks) to showcase the Fast Food Fun Burger Die, and the new Fast Food Sentiments. I've tried to make it look like an In-N-Out Double Double, "Animal Style"... because it is the only fast food burger worth eating! If you've never had one, I'm sorry, but you're missing out! :)

All parts of the burger were cut from scraps, and the lettuce was made from ruffled ribbon that I died green with a Copic reinker. The patterned paper was a from a picnic themed pack I found at the Target Dollar Spot a few years ago.

     

      

You can head over to the Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog to see more inspiration from the YNS Designers.

You have until July 31st to link up for your chance to win! I hope you'll join us!

   

Thanks so much for stopping by!

    

           

 It's time for our July Release After Party, which means the Design Team is bringing you more inspiration with this month's release from Your Next Stamp! If you missed out on the New Release Blog Hop, you can see all the new stamps and dies HERE at the YNS Store. 

               

I've made two projects to share today. First up is Lilah... isn't she a cutie?! I've paried her with some flowery paper from the Doodlebug Fruit Stand 6x6 pad, and colored her with Copics. I added a bit of Diamond Stickles to the flowers for some sparkle.

         

    

Skin - E11, E00, E000, YR0000, R30

Hair - E29, E27, E25, E23

Dress - RV17, RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21

Flowers - Y17, Y00

Grass - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01, YG00

Basket - E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

          

Next up, I made another card with Ellie Loves Sports... I'm loving this set! This time, she's playing soccer, and I've used a layout from Sketch Saturday. The clouds were sponged using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and the YNS Puffy Cloud Dies as a mask.

       

    

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - YR24, Y26, Y21, Y000, E50

Shirt, Headband, Shoes - R29, R27, R24, R22

Shorts - 100, T7, T5, T3

Grass - YG67, YG17, YG25, YG03

     

There is loads of amazing inspiration from the rest of the team... you can visit the Your Next Stamp Blog for links to all the team members participating in today's After Party.

Enjoy the eye candy!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

       

    

      

Hi stampers! Are you ready for another sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches?? For the month of July we are revisiting some older sketches, and this one was originally sketch #169.

     

 

Our generous sponsor this week is C.C. Designs... a personal favorite! ;)

           

I've used Summer Swing Birgitta on my card. She is colored with Copics, except for her dress, which I paper-pieced. I cut her out, and popped her up to look as if she is sitting inside the circle frame. Since my main image and flower were pretty large, I left off the banner on the sketch... it was feeling a little too crowded for me! I used a ruffled ribbon on the bottom, and a sentiment from AmyR Sweet Summer Sentiments.

         

     

Skin - E11, E00, E000, YR0000, R30

Hair - YR24, Y26, Y21, E50

Bows - R85, R83, R81, RV000

Shading on Dress - T2, T1

    

You can see the entire Design Team line up at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog. I hope you'll join us this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

             

        

Hello and welcome to the Your Next Stamp July Release Blog Hop! Today we are sharing projects made with all of the adorable new stamps sets and awesome new dies that are available NOW in the Your Next Stamp Store!

   

This hop will run through Wednesday, July 24th at 12 midnight (EST) and as always we have a FABULOUS prize to be won if you hop along with us! Just leave comments on all of the participating DT blogs for your chance to win!

     

       

The hop begins right here on my blog today, and will finish up at the Your Next Stamp Blog. Here is a list of the talented ladies participating today:

    

Skin - E11, E00, E000, YR0000, R30

Hair - E49, E47, E44, E42, E41

Shirt, Headband, Shoes- YR23, Y21, Y20, E50

Shorts - 100, T7, T5, T3

Shading on Ball, Ground - T3, T2, T1

      

Next up, I have Ellie Loves Ice Cream... that look on her face is hilarious, and I love the sentiment that comes in this set! I've used some paper from the Echo Park Everyday Eclectic pad, because I thought it looked just like scoops of ice cream! Her dress is paper pieced, but that was to cover up the horrible coloring job I did on it originally! I don't know if I mixed up markers part way through, but the sleeves and the bottom of the dress came out completely different shades of pink! Paper piecing was an easy cover up!

       

     

Skin - E11, E00, E000, YR0000, R30

Hair - E57, E55, E31, E30, E50

Cone - E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Ice Cream - E40, 0

Leaves - G28, G24, G20

Ground - E44, E42, E41

Outline - BG10

Shading on Dress and Headband - T4, T3, T2, T1
    

Karen is also offering a terrific Hop Special - 15% off your entire order including sale items! WOW! Make sure you take advantage of this great deal!

       

    

Now it's time to send you on your way to Peggy's Blog, but don't forget to leave a comment before you go!

    

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Hopping and Shopping!

       

             

Once a year, The Greeting Farm Blog hosts a challenge JUST FOR KIDS! We missed the deadline for the contest last year, so when I told kiddos it was time again, the girls were so excited to play along! My little guy decided to sit this one out... I only have a few TGF stamps, and they are all girls... yuck! :)

    

They had fun picking through my stash for stamps and papers, using my Cuttlebug, and they even got to try out my Copics!

     

Olivia picked out Flutter Anya. She liked the Fairy Fhiona card I made a couple of weeks ago, so she decided to copy the colors, and use my leftover flowers for her card. She used Doodlebug papers, and added a bit of glitter to Anya's skirt and wings.

    

             

          

Abigail chose Ruby for her card. (I think Ruby is retired.) She had to have purple (her favorite color!) and asked me to make purple flowers for her to use on her card. She also picked some Doodlebug papers and used a little glitter on Ruby's necklace.

      

         

I think it's so neat that TGF does this for kids! We had so much fun making these together, and I know the girls would love to see your comments about their cards! :)

Thanks so much for looking!