I'm popping in with just a quick post... I saw this cute card on Pinterest and have had an idea in my head to copy the layout. I used some new YNS goodies to pull it together - Smiley Happy Critters 2 for the image, I Ruff You for the sentiment, and the new Fishtail/Banner Dies. The cute heart pattern is a digital paper from the Clearly Digi Stamps set called Loving Critters.

      

          

I'm entering this card into a few challenges:

Oozak - Favorite Colors (Kraft and Pink)

     

That's it... I told you it would be quick! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today!

       

         

It's time for another review of the new January stamps at All That Scraps. Today, the Design Team is showcasing the new Webbie's Words set called Baby Cakes. I'm loving all the baby themed stamps that were released this month! And perfect timing too... we just found out that my sister is expecting baby #2! Still too early yet to know the gender, so I've got it covered either way with my cards today!

   

I've used the new Swiss Pixie Babies combined with sentiments from the Baby Cakes set to make these cute cards that will be perfect to go with a gift when the time comes. The patterned papers are from old Martha Stewart stacks that I bought years ago when I first started scrapping... I'm trying very hard to put a dent in the stash! Here is the girl version...

        

   

Skin - E01, E00, E000, E0000

Hair - E55, E31, E30

PJ's - R32, R22, R00, R000

Teddy - E43, E42, E41, E40

Rattle, Blocks - V15, V12, V01 and YG17, YG03, YG01

Ground - E41, E40

      

...and the boy version...

     

    

Blocks - Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00 and YG17, YG03, YG01

Bottle - C1, C0, C00 and E21, E000

Ground - E41, E40

      

That's all from me. You can see more ideas using the new Baby Cakes set by heading over to the All That Scraps Blog.

Thanks for visiting today!

    

Entering the following challenges:

      

       

It's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketch! Each week at TMS is always loads of fun, but I'm EXTRA excited this week, for a couple of reasons...

     

First, the new sketch was designed by yours truly! :) How did I do??

       

    

And second, one of my very favorite stamping companies is sponsoring this weeks sketch, and I am also lucky enough to be on the Design Team for this amazing company! Big huge thanks to Laura at Lil' Inker Designs for sponsoring us this week! If you haven't checked out the store, you SHOULD! Laura is offering a $10 voucher to this week's winner!

     

Now onto my card... I used this cutie called Cupid Hamster for my sample. He is just perfect for Valentine's Day!

         

      

I ended up squishing the layout into a square, and used a circle rather than an oval to fit the image better. And now it's confession time... I made a big boo-boo after I finished coloring this little guy... I set one of my newly refilled red Copics down on top of the image, and the darn thing LEAKED! Just a small dot, but quite obvious it was not supposed to be there! And of course, red is one of the most difficult colors to remove with the blender! So, not wanting to start over, I stamped another image real quick, colored up a couple extra hearts, cut them out, and glued them "randomly" around the image. :) Easy fix!

       

   

Hampster - E43, E42, E41, E40

Ears, Nose - R20, R30, R00, R000

Hearts - R59, R29, R24, R22

Bow - T6, T5, T4, T3, T2

Wings - BG000, BG0000

Outline - T2, T1, T0

   

As always, there is an awesome line up from my team-mates at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog. 

    

That's all for now. I can't wait to see what you do with this week's sketch!

Thanks for stopping by today!

    

Entering the following challenges:

      

       

It's time for YNS Fun Friday! Every Friday, The Your Next Stamp Design Team will be bringing fun and fabulous projects your way, using the monthly theme. This month, it's all about LOVE!

       

We are also celebrating the January Release right now with a Blog Hop! If you haven't checked it out yet, you should... there are prizes up for grabs, and all you have to do is leave comments along the hop to be entered to win!

     

Now, for my fun card for Fun Friday! I used the new rubber stamp set, Mandi, and she's a cutie! I've colored her with Copics, cut her out, and popped her up in front of a die cut circle that I've sponged with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, and stitched a border around. I stamped the sentiment twice, once onto the blue background, and again on a separate piece of white cardstock, so I could color and paper-piece the heart. And, of course, I glittered up Mandi's wings using my Zig Glue Pen and Recollections Extra Fine Glitter in Snow.

           

   

Skin - E11, E00, E000, YR0000

Hair - E37, E35, E33, E31, E30

Wings - BG11, BG000, BG0000

Wand - Y38, Y35, Y32 and T5, T4, T3

Light Pink - R85, R83, R81

Dark Pink - RV19, RV17, RV14, R83

         

You can see more Fun Friday projects at the Your Next Stamp Blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

       

Entering the following challenge:

     

     

       

We are so excited about today's hop, because this release is HUGE!  We've been having a BLAST playing with all the cuteness... new stamps, new dies, AND a new illustrator! Angie Blom has joined the YNS family, and if you missed her introduction yesterday on the YNS Blog, you can check it out here.

     

There are also 3 prizes hidden along the hop! Just make sure you leave a comment on all of the Design Team blogs for your chance to win an amazing new release prize pack! You have until January 27th at midnight (EST) to comment. Winners will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog on January 28th.

              

Now, onto my project... I used the new Ellie Loves Kindness rubber stamp set for this cheery little Thank You card. The set includes this sweet Ellie image and two "thank you" type sentiments, but I think she could be used for lots of occasions - birthdays, thinking of you, get well... I love a versatile stamp like this, that I can use again and again! I've colored Ellie with Copics, cut her out, and popped her up in front of a sponged cloudy sky.

     

    

Skin - E11, E00, E000, YR0000

Hair - E27, E25, E23, E21

Pot - E43, E42, E41, E40

Plant - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Clothes - BG05, BG01, BG000 and YG03, YG01, YG00

    

There is a Blog Hop Special in the Your Next Stamp Store! All online orders will receive 20% OFF! Just use the code YNSJAN2013.

      

Now its time for you to hop over to the talented JULIE ELAK'S BLOG, but don't forget to leave a comment before you go!

Happy hopping and shopping!!