This month's new release at Your Next Stamp is AWESOME! If you haven't seen all the fabulous projects yet, you can check out the Release Day Blog Hop starting HERE. And the design team has cooked up even more inspiration for today's May Release After Party! You can find all the designers blog links over at the Your Next Stamp Blog.

     

I used the new Sugar and Spice Large Apron Die on my card, along with a sentiment from the Recipe Card Clear Stamp Set. These products are PERFECT for each other! :)

I made two cuts with the apron die - one from the polka dot pattern, and another from black cardstock. I sponged the edges of the polka dot apron with black ink, then trimmed off the bottom of the black apron and added it underneath as a layer of ruffles. The layout is the current Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge.

    

    

Isn't it cute??? I'm thinking it would make a darling dress if I just trim off the apron strings! That is next on the to-do list! Love it when a die is so versatile!!

    

So... what is on your must-have list from this month's release???

     

         

Welcome to the YNS May Release Blog Hop!! We have several FABULOUS new stamps sets from a variety of artisits being released TODAY, as well as several new dies! You can find all the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store.

       

You should be arriving from the lovely and talented Dana's Blog. Make sure you hop around to all the blogs featured in the link list below for lots of inspiration using the new products! If you leave a comment on each of the blogs as you hop, you will be entered to win a $20 YNS Gift Certificate! The lucky winner will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog on May 25th.

      

      

Now onto my projects... I made two cards for the hop with some of the new goodies. First up is the adorable Phoebe. I just love her sweet face! I've colored her with Copics, and paired her with a sentiment from the Awesome Journal Words Clear Stamp Set.

     

   

Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, YR0000, R00

Hair - E34, E31, E30, E50

Dress, Flowers, Butterfly - R22, R20, R00, R000

Mushroom - E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Grass - YG17, YG03, YG01

Outline - BG10

     

Next up is Birds on a Wire... aren't they cute!? I love all the new bird stamps being released this month! I colored them up with Copics to match the blue in the patterned paper from the Pebbles Family Ties 6x6 pad, and kept the layout clean and simple. 

      

    

Birdies - B01, B00, B000, B0000

       

As usual, Karen is offering up some AWESOME hop specials, so make sure you take advantage of these great deals while they last!

      

    

Now it's time to send you on your way to see the fabulous projects that Jen R has created!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy Hopping and Shopping!!

      

It's another FUN Friday at Your Next Stamp, and this month's theme is Summer Fun!

   

With summer approaching very quickly, I've been trying to think of ideas to keep the kiddos busy over the break... My daughter, Olivia, is very artsy-fartsy, just like her momma! I thought it would be fun to put together a small scrapbook/journal where she can paste photos, draw pictures, and write about all the fun she has this summer. I've had this Maya Road 6x6 Chipboard Album for ages, needing a purpose, and this project was perfect for it!

             

I decorated the cover of the album with the adorable Summer Fun Fhiona, and some bright, fun papers from the Fancy Pants Beach Babe 6x6 pad. I sponged the cloudy background behind Fhiona with the YNS Puffy Cloud Die, and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The sun was created with two cuts from the YNS Whimsy Star Die, stacked and topped with a button. The layout is this week's Sketch Saturday.

    

    

The album is a simple three ring binder with chipboard pages, a perfect clean slate for Olivia to decorate, and we can easily add more pages as needed! I'm so happy with how this little book turned out, that I've ordered two more so I can make one for each of the kiddos! It will be a fun way to unwind at the end of the day together, and keep track of summer memories!

     

    

Skin - E15, E13, E11, E00, E000, R30

Hair - E29, E27, E25, E23, E21

Shoes - 100, T7, T6, T5, T4

Shovel - Y17, Y15, Y13. Y11, Y00

Pail - YR07, YR04, Y38, Y35

   

There are more FUN Friday projects from the rest of the Design Team at the Your Next Stamp Blog... check it out for loads of summery inspiration!

And stay tuned for this month's AWESOME new release coming next week!!!

    

         

 Thanks so much for stopping by today!

   

     

Posting two days in a row! Yay me! I've hardly spent any time in my craft space for a few weeks, but I've been doing so much coloring the last couple days that I gave myself a callus! I'm out of shape! ;)

    

Anyhoo... It's review day at All That Scraps, and we are taking another look at this month's new C.C. Designs stamps. I used the darling new Tumbleweeds Kite Girl for my card, and I love how it turned out! So bright and cheery, don't you think? I used a combination of Doodlebug patterned papers from the Flower Bow 6x6 pad and Springtime 6x6 pad. The sun was cut with my Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities, and the cloud is cut from the C.C. Cutters Four Season Tree Die. Her dress, bows, and kite are all paper-pieced. The sweet senitment is from the new AmyR Sunny Sentiments set.

      

   

Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, YR0000, R00

Hair - E18, E17, E15, E13, E11

Sandals - E43, E42, E41

        

You can see more inspiration using the new C.C. Designs stamps over at the All That Scraps Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

     

   

Hi Stampers! Thanks to everyone who has emailed and checked in on me over the last week... I appreciate your thoughtfulness and kind words! If I haven't gotten back to you, I'm sorry... life has still been a bit hectic. I am still dealing with some health issues, and it kinda kills my mojo too... BOO! But, I am trying really hard to get back in the swing of things... I love creating and sharing, but unfortunately, life interupts my fun sometimes!

      

I did manage to get this cute little card made for the Tasty Tuesday Challenge at Your Next Stamp. We have a great inspiration photo this month...

     

     

...aren't these cupcakes fun?? When I saw this picture, I immediately thought of Rainy Day Fhiona. Pulling inspiration from the cloud and umbrella images, and also the colors, here is what I came up with. The raindrop print paper is from a My Mind's Eye pad that I can't find the name of! :( Fhiona's outfit and umbrella are paper pieced with a print from the My Mind's Eye Memorable 6x6 pad. I cut a couple of clouds from the Puffy Cloud Dies and popped them up in the corner. The sentiment is from the Outside Window Play set.

      

   

Shading on Paper Piecing - W5, W3, W1

Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, YR0000

Hair - E37, E35, E33, E30

     

There is more Tasty Tuesday inspiration from the Design Team at the Your Next Stamp Blog... and we would love for you to join in our challlenge! You have until the end of the month to enter your project, and there is a YNS Gift Certificate up for grabs!

Thanks for stopping by today!