Thanks Teacher

End of the school year calls for a little teacher thanks, so I got three birds stoned and came up with today's card. You can check out each of the fun challenges I combined below, just click on the graphic to take you directly to each challenge.

Smarty Pants

 Curtain Call | Inspiration

 Paper Smooches SPARKS | Anything Goes

 Sweet Sunday Sketch | #272

I hope to dabble in challenges on a more regular basis now that I have little more free time during the summer. Thanks for stopping by today and come back soon!

~Amy

Life's Simple Pleasures

Happy Friday!

I have a simple card to share with you today featuring a few products from Your Next Stamp. 

I love the sentiment and its reminder to enjoy the little things in life. 

Tree Trio | Heartfelt Sentiments

I'll send you off for a great weekend with a few of my favorite 'less is more' type quotes:

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
~ Socrates

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”
~ Hans Hofmann

 Have a simply wonderful weekend.

~Amy

Wishing You Happy Birthday

A warm Wednesday welcome, folks!  I have a smooshy inky birthday card to share with you today that I'm linking up with the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Masculine. My card uses my all time favorite SSS products which are linked directly below the picture and my current favorite technique - ink smooshing!

sending and wishing | wishing die

Thanks for stopping and have great day!
Amy

YNS Challenge Day!

If you stopped by earlier this week (or month), you know I've been guesting with Your Next Stamp this month and am having a great time with new and old products alike. Today marks the start of a new color and sketch challenge at the YNS Blog, and I've got two cards to share with you using both challenges. First up is my sketch challenge card.

island fun |  talk bubble | quirky animals 3

A better view of my port hole shaker pocket and that cute crabby-crab! And how fun is that speech bubble?!

I used three of the colors from the color inspiration photo - Licorice, Lupine and Sour Lemon to create a starry night scene. I think this would be a cool grad card or a sweet new baby card, what do you think?

whimsy star | talk bubble | sea creature sentiments

How to win:
Be sure to join in the fun and share your own creation inspired by either the sketch or the colors OR both!  Link up your project through Inlinkz on the YNS Blog.

• YNS’ bi-weekly challenge #15 ends on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at midnight EST
• One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store.  If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives an additional $5 gift certificate for a total of $20.  The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.
• All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
• The YNS Top Pick will receive the “YNS Top Pick” badge and their project will be featured on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.  To be considered for the Top Pick, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your project.

You'll definitely want to get yourself over to the YNS Blog for complete challenge details and more inspiration from the fabby YNS Design Team. YNS supplies for today's card are linked below, but please let me know if you have questions about anything else you see.

~Amy

SUPPLIES:

Bubblegum Gumdrops	Whimsy Star Die Set	Island Fun Die Set	Talk Bubble Die Set
Quirky Animals 3	Sea Creature Sentiments

InLinkz.com

Anchor Bracelet Teacher Gift

I recently made and packaged a couple dozen of these bracelets for our Sunday school teachers and was really pleased with the results. I hope you enjoy and find inspiration for those year end teacher gifts that we're all starting to think about.

I printed the packaging tags from my Silhouette Design Studio software with the exception of the hand stamped sentiment from Neat & Tangled. 

A side view of the packaged bracelet.

Three packaging strips per 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of Kraft cardstock, scored at 5.25" and 5.75".

After scoring, cut each packaging strip approximately 2.5" wide (doesn't have to be exact).

• double sliding knot bracelet tutorial
• Neat & Tangle Hope Anchors stamp
• anchor charms
• faux leather cord (light coral)
• Silhouette Studio
• Scor-Pal

YNS Feature Day - 'SEAS' the day!

I'm having a blast guesting with Your Next Stamp this month and have a fun little seaside card for today's Feature Day Challenge. This month's challenge is to CASE another YNS Design Team member, and I chose Thanh's adorable card that you can see HERE.

sea creatures sentiments | island fun die set | gumdrops

As you can 'sea', I've once again employed 2 of my favorites: ink smooshing and a nautical look. I've also fallen in love with Gumdrops (enamel dots) available at YNS, and they've got just about every color under the rainbow!

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team over at the YNS Blog and find out how you can win a stamp set of your choice!

~Amy

SUPPLIES:

Sea Creature Sentiments	Island Fun Die Set	Mint Green Gumdrops	Black Gumdrops
Gold Stars Sequins	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER GOLD Ultrafine Fine Detail GoldEP4	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Milwaukee
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MINI KIT #1	Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER	Ranger Inkssentials MINI MISTERS	Crafter's Companion HEAT RESISTANT ACETATE Pack CC-HRA-5PK

InLinkz.com

Paper Smooches - Fantaschtic Pirate Toothy

Ahoy, matey!

I have one last Paper Smooches project to share that was part of the May release using the Tooth Fairy Die disguised as a pirate ship!

tooth fairy die | waves dies | curly clouds dies

incognito |  artisan blocks | daddy yo

Arrgh, have a mighty fine day!

~Amy

SUPPLIES:

Tooth Fairy Die	Curly Clouds Dies	Waves Dies	Daddy Yo
Artisan Blocks

InLinkz.com