YNS Friday Fun: Go For The Gold!

Happy Friday, everyone! This week has gone by at a snail's pace for me, so I'm more than happy to say TGIF! I'm guessing that the snail's pace could be, in fact, because my oldest son, Hank, is competing in a pretty important wrestling tourney this weekend, so I'm anxiously waiting to see how he's going to fare on Saturday! Go, Hank, Go!

Ok, so in honor of the Hankster (as we affectionately call him), I created a Friday Fun YNS Good Luck bottle tag for his beloved Gatorade using Seasonal Icons Set I. In lieu of traditional rainbow colors, I've opted for shades of our school color: Panther Purple! That's the beauty of the stamping world--you absolutely do not have to abide by traditional color schemes. In fact, the less traditional, the better...in some cases!

Here's a closeup of the ribbon/pot of Panther-gold...with a sweet pocket for a personal note and gift card using a cut file with my Silhouette (love that machine).

Remember to stop over at the YNS Blog for a complete listing of Friday Fun posts! I'll be back on Monday with a YNS sneak peek...see you then!
~Amy

TCP Tuesday 195: Happy Happy Birthday!

Welcome to this week's TCP Tuesday post! Leigh is our hostess this week with a great sketch for you, so hop over to her place to see the sketch in person. I've turned the sketch on it's head for my card which just happens to be in honor of my dear daughter Kendra's 19th birthday this Friday! Last year, for her 18th birthday, we went to her favorite restaurant, Fiesta Mexicana, and she's requested a repeat for this year's bash, so I just had to pull out those margarita-loving penguins from Hola Tequila!

Along with those fun-loving penguins, I've thrown in some yummy Mango Seam Binding that TCP carries and a banner made with the CutUps Pennant die. I was so excited thinking about those yummy margaritas that I just about forgot to tell you where the sentiment and '19' came from! The sentiment is from Birthday Bunny, and the number 19 is from the new Build-A-Bingo set, cool beans!

Head on over to Leigh's and Alma's blog for complete TCP Tuesday details and have a great Wednesday!
~Amy

YNS Friday Fun!

I've got two cards to share with you today for YNS Friday Fun. Please click on over to the YNS blog for all sorts of tips, technics and giveaways!

My first card is a quick and easy Father's Day card using a sentiment from Mixed Bag of Greetings (now 40% off) and CrissCross Border stamp, topped with a mustache cut with my Silhouette--easy peasy, mac and cheesy!

Second up is a sweet little Valentine using my favorite elephant from Special Delivery. I decided to 'extend' the elephant set by adding a die cut heart swooshing from the trunk along with a computer generated sentiment. I think I could easily mass produce this design, don't you? And what better way to get the most bang from your buck with this adorable set.

Remember to click right on over to Your Next Stamp for all the Friday Fun details, and have a great weekend!
~Amy

TPC Tuesday 194

Good morning, stampers! It's time for another installment of TCP Tuesday and this week's hostess, Susan, is challenging us to use any TCP stamps and CutUps dies with hearts. I've got two projects to share with you, one card and one K-cup holder which uses Lori's TCP Project of the Month!

My bingo card-card uses the newly released, Build A Bingo (BAB) set along with the CutUps Queen of Hearts border die and Heart Rosette die.

Here's a closer look at that gorgeous CutUps Queen of Hearts border die along with Dove Seam Binding, Beige Linen thread and heart stick pins.

Closeup of the cute little bee adorning the BAB bingo card with wings made from the CutUps Heart Trio die and a sentiment from Simply Said.

The holder again uses the same dies and stamps as the card with a whole different look which is what I LOVE about Alma's dies and the BAB set!

Thanks for buzzing by today~Amy

2012 Penguin Awareness Day

In honor of Penguin Awareness Day, I'd like to perpetuate a preponderance of penguin posts with you, he he. If you wish to read more about any particular penguin post, simple click on the title below each for further information.

Together Forever

Let It Snow

Salud!

Howdy!

Crappie New Year

Cinco de Mayo

Good Friends

Thanks for popping by!
~Amy

TCP Tuesday 194: Love

This week's TCP Tuesday challenge is all about the colors: pale pink, melon and brown, very appropriate for the here and now Valentine season. Are you all gathering ideas for Valentine making? I've been collecting a few ideas here and there, but George and I found the cutest sporty Valentines that were right up his alley with a make-your-own football field and origami football (remember making these as a kid??), too cute to pass up!

I, however, will do my best to give my loved ones something handmade, so here's my first official Valentine, done up for Lori's color challenge.

I've used new stuff from The Cat's Pajamas, including Feelin' Cupidy, CutUps Eggs in a Basket & Cloud Border, as well as Brown Sugar Divine Twine and Dove Seam Binding. The teeny and tiny hearts are leftovers from the CutUps Heart Rosette and it's all wrapped up in Jen's January SFYTT, always a crowd pleaser!

Be sure to stop at Lori's and Alma's blogs for all the swanky deets of this week's TCP Tuesday challenge, and come out and play along--you just never know when YOU could be the next Pick of the Litter, Swanky Stamper of the month or recipient of some Cat Cash!
~Amy

YNS Friday Fun!

There's a new look around Your Next Stamp town and it's called YNS Friday Fun! YNS Friday Fun means that the YNS blog will be highlighting DT projects, tips and techniques, and maybe even a little giveaway now and then. Sounds like some good, clean casual fun to me, so let's get started!

If you follow my blog, you've probably seen me dolly up a Bingo card every now and again, and since I'd never YNS'd a Bingo card I thought it was high time. What better YNS image to use...Ellie, of course!

 

I've used the following Ellie images along with Crate Paper's Snow Day 6x6 pad, Copics for coloring, a sewing machine, MFT's tree die and Jody's foam boosters to create my winter fun scene:

• Ellie Loves to Ski
• Ellie Love to Skate
• Tobogganing Ellie
• Holiday Snow Globe (sentiment)

Be sure to pop over to the YNS blog for more Friday Fun details and DT projects. Have a great weekend!

~Amy