Guesting with Your Next Stamp

I'm so excited to be guest designing with Your Next Stamp for the month of May and hope you'll enjoy following along with me as I get busy with some of my old favorite YNS stamps and dies and show you a few things from their upcoming May release. Visit the YNS Blog for the whole story!

Today's card is also following the current CAS(E) Sketch challenge which I adore!

Whatnot Seasons | Heartfelt Sentiments

After stamping, die cutting and assembling and positioning the tag, I felt like the red card base needed 'something', so I scored parallel lines vertically and then again horizontally, stopping just past the intersection of the two. I think I just might be trying this little trick again soon!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit today, and please come back soon!

~Amy

SUPPLIES:

Seasons Die Set	Heartfelt Sentiments	Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
SCOR-PAL	Heavyweight Card Stock Red Hot	Blueberry Prestige Card Stock	Daffodil Prestige Card Stock
Striped Backgrounds	Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX	Hemp Cord	Sizzix Big Shot

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YNS Mini Release: Whatnots Onesies

Welcome to the YNS Mini Release for December! I have lots of photos to share with you, so grab a cuppa and settle in! My project for the hop uses the new YNS die set called Whatnots Seasons Set One.

I came up with an original sentiment for each onesie, typed it into my Silhouette onesie file, printed them out and then ran it through the Silhouette to cut each out individually. I was able to get 4 per 8.5x11 sheet.  Each onesie features a single cut die from the Whatnots Seasons One Set, popped up on a dimensional for a little extra oomph, with the exception of the snowflake.

love you

never 'leaf' me

LUCKY

oh, man!

what's shakin'?

brr!

UR my 'sunshine'

Whew, that's a lot of laundry, eh?! Wait, there's more! Karen (as always) has some great deals going on over at the YNS Store, so be sure to stop there and check.it.out. You'll find complete details at the YNS Blog, but for now, hop along to Jen's blog for something wonderful to fill your senses!

Happy Wednesday!
Amy

YNS Sneak Peek Day 2

I'm sneaking you a peek at an adorable new set called Smiley Happy Critters Set One. It will be available for you to snatch up this Wednesday, yep, two sleeps from today! YNS is hosting a mini-release this month and this cute little critter set will be released along with the sweetest darn group of dies, so please stop back on Wednesday for a fun little project I've made for the hop!

I couldn't help but think of We Three Kings every time I looked at this cute frog prince, so I stamped him three times over, colored him in different regal, kingly colors and dotted them across a sandy landscape. What's a Three Wisemen landscape without the proverbial star, right? YNS's Whimsy Star Layered Die Set took care of that in short order, check!

Don't forget that Karen has more eye candy for you today from the rest of the YNS Team, so head on over to the YNS Blog for more fun and frivolity!
~Amy

A Few Bucks

Popping in with a quick birthday bucks card for our nephew who is celebrating his 9th birthday today. We're smack dab in the middle of gun hunting deer season here in western Wisconsin, so I pulled out the ever so clever Paper Smooches sets, Birthday Buddies & Santa Paws, and got to work. I've also used a few fun elements from My Favorite Things (Die-namics Fresh Cut Grass),  PTI's woodgrain embossing plate, hoof prints from The Great Outdoors and my favorite tree die from Your Next Stamp (Tree Trio). I think the combination of them makes for a fun and special birthday card! It makes me smile anyway. Ü

Here's a closeup of those elusive bucks hiding in my YNS Tree Trio forest.

Happy birthday to Eli and happy Sunday to you! Thanks for stopping by today.
~Amy

YNS Sneaky Peek Day 1

Welcome to another round of YNS Sneaky Peek with a new release coming to you on November 6th! Stay tuned to the YNS blog for complete details. I'm showing off the cutest skating girl illustrated by someone new to YNS, Macy Wong. Her designs will melt.your.heart. ♥

Is she sweet or what?! I've created a skating rink using a layer of vellum over a matching circle of aqua card stock and even added some figure 8 lines in the 'ice' using an embossing tool. The patterned paper is from Fancy Pants (Hopscotch). Finally, I couldn't resist adding a few of my favorite bare trees using my favorite new die from YNS: Tree Trio, and if you're wondering about this fun sketch, it's Jen del Muro's November SFYTT turned upside-down. Check it out over at Jen's blog.

Here's a closer look at the skating rink and sparkling trees...

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend!
~Amy

YNS Hop for Hope!

Hello!  Welcome to the Your Next Stamp Hop for Hope Blog Hop!  We are releasing a very special set today in honor of breast cancer awareness month.  This set was created by YNS illustrator Fhiona Galloway, who is currently battling breast cancer herself.  We are dedicating our hop to this very special lady, along with all of the other amazing women who are fighting this difficult fight.  We have several special guests joining us so you won’t want to miss all of the gorgeous creations!

The Fight Like a Girl stamp set retails for $15.00 and Karen is donating $3.00 from each sale towards cancer research.  In addition to all that goodness, Karen is offering up a $20 gift certificate to YNS to one lucky person who comments on each blog on the hop. Are you ready to see what I made with this adorable stamp?

Now it’s time to hop on over to Jen's blog!  Thank you so much for joining us for this special hop, and don’t forget that by purchasing this adorable set, you are helping to find a cure for this terrible disease!

YNS Fun Friday: In the meadow...

...we can build a snowman! That's just what I've done with the following goodies from Your Next Stamp: Your Next Die Tree Trio, Fence & Whimsy Star dies. As soon as I started using the skinny tree trunk from the Tree Trio set I knew I had to use them as snowman arms, and that's where it all started. Ü

 My meadow scene also includes a paper pieced pair of mittens from Celebrate The Season, Stickles for a little sparkle, stick pin, ric rac, buttons, twine and a hand cut scarf from the wonderfully whimsical patterned papers of Authentique's Festive 6x6 pad. The 'snow' is none other than torn pieces of a glassine bag, and the authentic BINGO card was a gift from my BSF, Leigh!

BE SURE to stop over at the YNS Blog for the last week of this month's Fun Friday theme: Bring On The Snow fun, YNS style! Thanks for stopping by today.
~Amy

Moose You in Alaska!

I'm always reminding myself to find the good in every situation...I'm a work in progress...it takes alot of reminding! Anyway, having my daughter way far away in Alaska has made me realize (here's the good) that her current location is serving for some fun inspiration: moose, trees, snow, more snow, more moose...you see, right? Ü

Here's the laundry list:

• moose from Silhouette
• YNS Tree Trio die (my new love)
• sentiments from Paper Smooches (Chubby Chum Pals & Word Salad)
• yummy paper (Fancy Pants Hopscotch 6x6)
• woodgrain embossing plate from PTI

Have a great weekend!
~Amy

YNS Blog Hop {Howdy, Nathan}!

Welcome to the tippy top of this month's YNS New Release Blog Hop. I guar-an-tee you'll find many things from this release that you can't.live.without! Let's get started with an addition to the World Kids Collection: Nathan from the USA! You can always measure my love of an image when it shows up on one of my Bingo boards, and this Nathan fella is no exception to my {image + love = Bingo board} rule!

I wanted to add some fun southwest type icons, so I went to my handy Silhouette online store and came up with the patterned papers you see here, 'HOWDY' and the cow skull. The fence behind Nathan was made from a strip of burlap with fibers removed here and there until it resembled a rickety old fence. Can't forget about those darling stars scattered all around--Your Next Die Stars, a nested set available today as well as the sentiment you see from another new set, Heartfelt Sentiments.

From here you'll hop right on over to my good buddy Susan's blog where you'll be certainly treated to something real nice...as always! Before you go, I want to give you a 'wrap up' of all the hop details and deals, and don't forget to leave us a little love in the comment section to win:

• The hop will run from today, until Monday, September 10th at midnight (EST). 

• There are 3 New Release Prize Packages hidden throughout the hop, so make sure you leave comments for your chance to win!  Winners will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog on Tuesday, September 11th. 

• Karen is also offering some amazing Hop Specials!  There are several Bundle Deals, PLUS you get 15% off your order (Sept. 6-10) by using online code Sept15OFF!  Make sure you take advantage of these great deals!

 ~Amy

YNS Sneak Peek Day 2: Back to School!

Welcome to Day 2 of Sneak Peeks for the YNS new release on Thursday! It also happens to be the first day of school for the kids, so I thought a school-related project was only fitting!

The sentiment is from the soon-to-be-released set, Heartfelt Sentiments and it's stamped on the smallest of a new Your Next Die nested set that can be used for labels or bookmarks. I also used another new release nested set from Your Next Dies--stars! So excited about the stars, because there are a gazillion uses for stars...come see how I've used them in another way when you stop back for our YNS New Release Blog Hop this Thursday.

Last, but not least is the pencil itself...a cut file from Lori Whitlock that I purchased through the Silhouette Online Store. Ü

On your way out the door, be sure to head on over to the YNS Blog for more Sneak Peeks!
~Amy

Celebrate Your Day {YNS Fun Friday}

Your Next Stamp is celebrating all month long in honor of their 3rd birthday, so each Friday, which is also known as YNS Fun Friday, the design team is featuring celebratory cards and projects. I'm whoopin' it up with that crazy rodent, Sippy! Sippy's slurping up somethin' real good...maybe a little concoction with a bit o' Goldschlager in it?! He's no amateur, I can tell you that! My card also uses the YNS Challenge 12-Sketch Time!

Here's a closeup of that special drink, which is 3 parts Crystal Effects mixed with 1 part gold glitter in Crafty Land! How's that for non-alcoholic?!

 

I sure hope you get a chance to take in the rest of this week's celebration over at the YNS Blog because I'm sure it's hoppin' over there! Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping over.

~Amy

{Happy 3rd Birthday, YNS} Blog Hop!

Hello! We have another special Blog Hop this month because Your Next Stamp is celebrating its 3rd Birthday!  We are so excited about this milestone and have tons of fun projects to share with you today! We are making this hop even more fun with a scavenger hunt! Each blog on the hop has a bold, colored letter on her blog. Collect all the letters and unscramble them to find the special saying. Once you do that, e-mail Karen at karen@yournextstamp.com and you will qualify for the $25 YNS shopping spree GRAND PRIZE! We also have 3 special new release prize packs hidden along the hop. Just leave comments along the way to win! You have until August 9th at 12 midnight EST to play along and the winners will be announced August 10th on the YNS Blog ! 

Here's a look at my projects that feature an all-star YNS set and then two new sets that are available as of today! First up is Happy Fishy Wishes, a fun little birthday card I made using Happy Days Mermaid quite some time ago...one of my first encounters with YNS, so I thought it would be fun to share it (again) on the anniversary of YNS's 3rd birthday! 

 

 Next up is a fun little camping notebook I put together using papers from My Mind's Eye (Miss Caroline 6x6) and the newly released set, The Great Outdoors!

Are you ready for one more? It's another handmade notebook, but this time it's a reading journal to coincide with the adorable new set, Ellie Loves to Read!

The book measures 3.5 x5 inches, folded.

The journal is divided into sections labeled 'Minutes I read today...'

'I want to read...'

and 'I read...' (all printed in Learning Curve font)

As always we have some awesome specials at the YNS Store! Everyone will receive a FREE scratch card with every purchase all month long or while supplies last, and every card is a WINNER! 

Also receive 25% off your order August 6th-August 10th! Online code is HAPPY 

Karen has just improved the YNS Store website, so make sure you check it out! We now have larger thumbnails so you can see these adorable images even better! Now it’s time to hop on over to Wendy’s fabulous blog, but before you go, don’t forget about the scavenger hunt! My letter is A.

Happy hopping!
~Amy

YNS Sneak Peek Day 2: Feather Duster Ellie

Hi there and welcome to Day 2 of Sneak Peeks from Your Next Stamp! I'm lucky enough to be sharing a peek at Feather Duster Ellie with whom I had a ball stamping, coloring and layering on my card that also uses Jen del Muro's August Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT)! As if Ellie isn't cute enough on her own, I just couldn't stop adding fun, domestic-goddess type embellishments--buttons, stick pins, sewing and mini clothespins.

You, too, can have your own fun with Feather Duster Ellie  when she's released next week, so be sure to stop over at the YNS blog for all of the details along with the other Sneak Peeks for today!
~Amy