YNS March Release Blog Hop

Hi Everyone, and welcome to the Your Next Stamp March Release Blog Hop!!   Hopefully, you've arrived from the uber talented Maureen's Blog - if not and you'd like to participate today, the hop starts at Thanh's Blog.  

We are so excited about our hop this evening because this release is just ADORABLE!!   The entire DT had a blast playing with all of the new stamps and dies and we know you will too!!   

Would you like to win one of THREE New Release Prize Packages hidden within the hop?  Here is what you need to do - visit all of the YNS Designer's blogs that are participating in today's hop and comment on their creations as you go for your chance to win!

The Blog Hop starts today and runs though midnight, March 22nd.  Prize Package winners will be announced on the YNS Blog on Saturday, March 23rd.

Are you ready for some YNS cuteness ?!?

I *told* ya it was C-UTE!!  ;)

Meet Twinkie....it's name is cute!!  Haha  

I created a very simple scene with the YNS Puffy Clouds Die and sun from the WhatNot Seasons One Die Set.  The hills were created with two bits of designer paper from Carta Bella (True Friends) and my favorite parrot green V-Striped ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel.  The teeny tiny bow was made with my Bow Easy using the smallest prongs.  The little bird is part of the Joy stamp set.  The little lamb, clouds and bird were all popped up with foam tape for dimension.

Twinkie was colored using Copic markers

C3, C2, C1, C00 and B37 for the eyes

The cheek and nose were achieved with Faber Castell Pastel pencils...my new obsession!!

And as always, Karen is also offering some amazing Hop Specials!  

More than a "tini" bit happy

This morning I'm sneaking you some Your Next Stamp cuteness before our March Release Blog Hop later this evening at 10PM Eastern.  I hope you'll stop by again and join us.

I created an embossed background with a Paper Studio Quatrefoil folder on Kraft cardstock.   I created the mat using my Perfect Layers tool before rounding the corners.  I used designer paper from Echo Park (Dots & Stripes) to cut out a sentiment panel with a YNS Fancy Frame die.  The sentiment seen was stamped with MFT Black Licorice ink and is part of the NEW WhatNot Sentiment Set One which is being released later today.  The sentiment coordinates with the WhatNot Seasons One die set which as this adorable martini glass.  I'm a HUGE fan of Apple-tini's, so I added a little green goodness with my Copic markers before adding a nice thick coat of Glossy Accents (that you can't see in the photo...boo!) for shine.  A small bit of V-Striped Parrot Green ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel was added for texture along with Pop dots to the martini die and sentiment panel for dimension.  

I've created this card with our YNS Tasty Tuesday Monthly Challenge in mind which is to use this photo as inspiration.  In my world all of these fruity drinks all have alcohol in them!!  ;)

This photos also screams SPRING to me, which corresponds to our Ribbon Carousel monthly theme..."Spring is in the Air".  Sadly this is my last post as a designer for the Ribbon Carousel, my term as ended and the store is moving into a new direction with the focus on promoting the actual Ribbon Carousels and the exciting new designs to come.  

 I hope my creation has inspired to you play along with both the  Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog and Your Next Stamp's Tasty Tuesday challenge.  At the Ribbon Carousel, one lucky winner receives their very own Ribbon Carousel.  And Your Next Stamp will be giving away a $10 Gift Certificate to the YNS Store.  



Thanks for stopping by....see you in a few hours for the YNS Blog Hop!

You Rock My World

Our Ribbon Carousel challenge theme this month (you still have a few more days to play along) is LOVE.

This is the Valentine's Day card that I made for my husband.  I just adored this Valentine Betty digital image from Simply Betty Stamps and couldn't wait to color her up.  I paired her with MFT's Lovey Dovey Sentiments which I embossed with white embossing powder for a chalkboard art look.  I just love the way the sentiment pops!!  I kept the card design simple with a small bit of designer paper from Carta Bella (Paris Girl) and Bazzill's Licorice Twist cardstock.  The image was fussy cut and popped up with foam tape for dimension as well as the "XO" letters which were created with MFT's By The Letter dies.  The cards matted layers were created using my Perfect Layers Tool.

I hope my creation has inspired to you play along with us this month at the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog,  Each month one lucky winner receives their very own Ribbon Carousel.   



Thanks for stopping by!!

Ice Ice Baby!

Hi Peeps!!  Did ya miss me?!?!  
What started out as a little 2 week holiday break turned into a MONTH long vacation!  

After the hectic holiday's, I just needed some time away.  I've been spending tons of time with my family, reading and just enjoying the every day little things.  I didn't even stepped a foot in my studio.  Every time I had gone in to do some crafting I would just sit there....my mojo had completely disappeared.   I started to worry that it wasn't coming back, because even buying new stamping goodies didn't do the trick.  But two days ago,  I blew the dust off my Copics and sat down to color this sweet Fairy Stardust stamp by Penny Black (Mo Manning)....all my creative juices started flowing again!  :)

For almost a year now my friends Kim and Alisa have been asking me to color this image.  And since our challenge this month at the Ribbon Carousel is Winter Spirit - I thought this would be the perfect time to do it!!   

 I dry embossed the designer paper from Carte Bella (Winter Fun) with a snowflake embossing folder.  Using ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel, I wove blue silk through white crocheted trim and then tied a sweet bow using my Bow Easy.  I used an MFT die to create the flourish which I then covered with Star Dust Stickles and tucked in behind the bow.  The card mat layers were created using my Perfect Layers tool.

 My coloring was inspired by watching the animated movie Monsters vs Aliens with my kids.  One of the main characters has white hair; and throughout the entire movie, all I could think about was how I wanted to try coloring white hair with my Copics.  :)  Not too bad for a first try.  All of the sparkle that you see was created with a Clear Spica pen. 

Copics Used: 

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E50, E93

Hair: W3, W1, BG10

Clothing: BG75, BG72, BG70

 I hope my creation has inspired to you play along with us this month at the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog,  Each month one lucky winner receives their very own Ribbon Carousel.  Remember, your creation can be anything you'd like, just be sure you use ribbon, bakers twine, lace, thread...(anything that comes on a spool) on your card or project.  

This card is for the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin - Show us your frills

Mo's Challenge 169 - Embossing 

Craft your Passion - Totally Teal

Without Words - Baby, it's cold outside

Stamptacular Sunday - Fairy Fever

Thanks so much for stopping by today....especially you, Stephanie since I know you've been stopping by each day hoping for a new card.  Sorry to make you wait so long. >

Snow Fun Friends

This Snowman and Penguin digital stamp from Whimsy Stamps was SNOW much fun to color!!  ;)

Honestly, I loved every second of it!!  To create my card, I used designer papers from My Mind's Eye (Merry Little Christmas Collection) a Wilton's doily and crushed silk ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel.

I added a fabric covered button from Karen Foster to the center of the bow.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Naughty is the new Nice!

I created this little Christmas card for my husband using X-mas Hottie from Whimsy Stamps.  After the image had been colored with Copics I fussy cut it and popped it up with foam tape for dimension.  I used papers from Theresa Collins (Family Home Collection) and my favorite part....a strip of simple red crepe paper.  Who knew that party supplies could make such great card making supplies too?!?!  :)  The crinkle from the crepe paper, the fuzzy pom pom trim and the silk ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel give this card so much texture and makes it oh so touchable!!  The sentiment used was a digital freebie from Whimsy Stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Two Turtle Doves

 It's just a few more days until Christmas, and I'll be sharing with you a few cards that I created and were published in the latest issue of Whimsy Stamps Magazine!!  I love Whimsy Stamps, they have their own line of dies and stamp collections from some of my most favorite companies...so shopping is always so much fun and my cart tends to overflow.  ;)

My card was created using designer paper from Echo Parks This & That Christmas.  The image is called Two Turtle Doves and is part of the Little Cottage Cuties collection by Elisabeth Bell.  When I first began using Copics, I fell in love with Elisabeth Bell's images and designed for her a few years back.   I felt like I had come "home" when I sat down to color this sweet image.  :)  The fence die is from Your Next Stamp which I then used a wood grain embossing folder on.  I machine stitched the paper and image panel and used a white paint pen to create the falling snow.   I finished things off with the gorgeous red silk ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel.  

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Pucker Up!!

Hi Everyone, and welcome to the Your Next Stamp December Release Blog Hop!!   We are having a mini-release for you this month featuring a new stamp collection (Critter Crew) and a new die collection called YNS Whatnots!!  The YNS Whatnots Seasons Set One is jammed packed with small seasonal dies which are awesome for dressing up your cards and tags.  Both of these products are available NOW in the Your Next Stamp Store!!

Would you like to win one of THREE New Release Prize Packages hidden within the hop?  Here is what you need to do - visit all of the YNS Designer's blogs that are participating in today's hop and comment on their creations as you go for your chance to win!

The Blog Hop starts today and runs though midnight, December 15th.  Prize Package winners will be announced on the YNS Blog on December 16th.

Are you ready for some YNS cuteness ?!?!

I cannot, cannot get over how goofy and adorable, Spike the Frog is from the new YNS Critter Crew Collection.  He's just so darn happy looking that it's just impossible not to smile looking at him.  :)  My card was created using designer papers from My Mind's Eye - Happy Go Lucky collection.  I used some gorgeous satin pleated plum ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel and then added a few rhinestones to it.  The sentiment was computer generated using the Enchanted Castle font and then cut out with the heart die from the brand new YNS Whatnot die collection.  Both the image and the sentiment were popped up with foam tape for dimension.  

Copics Used:
YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG21, R02, R24, YR24, YR15, Y11, BG49, BG11, 0

 Karen is also offering some amazing Hop Specials!  There are several Bundle            Deals, PLUS you get 15% off your order by using online code: YNSDEC2012.  Make sure you take advantage of these great deals!!  

Frayed Cord Wreath - Tutorial

It's the season for giving and being a Stamper/Crafter that means presentation is everything.  :)  But this time of year makes our busy schedules even MORE hectic.  So I made a few of these easy to create, Frayed Wreaths to decorated the gift bags I will be giving to teachers and friends this year.  

And to show you just how easy it is to do I've created a step-by-step photo tutorial.

With everything seen here...there are MORE than enough supplies to create 10 or more gift bags.

  

             

To finish the wreath off I used a banner from the Just For You die set and a sentiment from the Holiday Cheer stamp set, both from There She Goes.  The bright red cotton twill ribbon & the cording I used to create the wreath are all from the Ribbon Carousel.  The little jingle bells are tied using some twine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Elves Make Christmas Happen

Did you know that each month at the Ribbon Carousel we give one winner who participates in our challenge their very own ribbon carousel?  And we always make it easy to play along.

This month our theme is

The Holidays

Last year, my little family began the Elf of the Shelf tradition.  I was writing down ideas that I had for our elves on little scraps of paper or post it notes all over the house.  They easily would get lost or thrown away and I was tired of frantically look for them late at night.  This year I decided to be more organized and create a little notebook for jotting my ideas down in.  

I started with a notebook that I found in the $1 bin at Michaels.  I covered it Bazzill Peanut Cluster cardstock and Echo Parks, Seasons Greeting designer paper.  I fell in LOVE with Pixie Elf Lucy from CC Designs and was in luck that I could get it as a digital image. I wanted it to be make it larger so it would be in scale with the size of the notebook.  After coloring with my Copic markers, I then cut the image out and popped it up with foam tape.  The sentiment was computer generated using two different fonts but I don't remember which one's they were now :(  I added some zigzag machine stitching and the last bit of my favorite Satin Pleated Ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel.   

Copics Used:

Skin: E13, E21, E00, E50 (Cheeks R02)

Hair: E47, E44, E43, E42, E41

Shirt: YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91, YG21

Trim: E43, E42, E41

Stockings & Hat: E18, R39, R37, R35

Jingle Bells: Y26, YR24, Y17, YR31

 I hope my creation has inspired to you play along with us this week at the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog,  Remember, your creation can be anything you'd like, just be sure you use ribbon, bakers twine, lace, thread...(anything that comes on a spool) on your card or project.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Tag....You're It!!

This week our There She Goes Challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, ME!  :)

To play along, you just need to make a tag...whether it be on a card or just the tag itself!  I love making tags, especially at Christmas time.  It adds such a personal touch to all those wrapped  packages you will be giving to family and friends.  

I can fuss and fuss over a card for an embarrassingly long time and although you'd think tags would go much faster, they unfortunately are not exempted from my madness.  But once I had settled on a design that I was happy with, things went rather quickly.  

To create my tag, I started with the  Just For You die set and then added an image and sentiment from the No Peeking stamp set. They go together perfectly and are the perfect size for gift tags.  The papers I used are from Echo Parks, This & That Christmas collection....can we say LOVE?!?!    I love it so much that I had to order another paper pad to horde for later.  Some  ivory crocheted ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel & a mini clothes pin finish it off.

Need more inspiration to help you get started? Then stop by the TSG Blog to see the amazing samples that the other Trendsetters have created this week and then play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Snow Buddies Blog Hop

Our final day of There She Goes Blog Hop Challenges for this release, and we have TWO new sets from Melyssa - Snowman Sentiments and Snowbuddies.  With the Snowbuddies set alone, there are SO many possible ways to be used; we can’t even begin to tell you how excited we are about it! With a whopping 57 stamps, you can build your own snowman, use one provided, or a little of both. It’s the easiest way to build a snowman, and you don’t even have to get cold to do it. ;)

I made a Christmas gift tag using the Just For You die set along with one of a the dozen little snowmen and sentiments to choose from in the Snow Buddies set.  The designer paper is from Carta Bella - Merry & Bright collection and is all tied together with Scarab Vintage Seam Binding from the Ribbon Carousel.

Snow buddies  is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 57 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

What’s a snowman, without a SUPER cute and TOTALLY clever sentiment to go with it…well, we don’t want to know! The Snowman Sentiments set has 9 fabulous sentiments to coordinate with your Snowbuddies set, or any holiday set you want! 

Snowman Sentiment is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

Would you like to win the new Snowbuddies or Snowman Sentiments stamp sets? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. 

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Click HERE before you leave to enter my Blog Candy Giveaway!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Snow Globe Blog Hop

It's our second day of There She Goes regular release Blog Hop Challenges, and today is EXTRA special!!   I told you yesterday that you had to wait until today to see WHY the new Holiday Cheer set was so versatile…well, wait no more! Not only is it a set that stands alone, the SUPER cute images were designed to fit into today’s set, Snow Globe - along with a matching die.

For my card I used the snow globe stamp, die and sentiment along with the puppy image from Snowy Days stamp set.  I added some much neglected Polar White Flower Soft to the inside of the snowglobe and popped it up with foam tape. The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye - Merry and Bright Collection.  And bits of Burgandy grosgrain ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel were added for more texture.

Snow Globe and Die is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 4 stamps and will sell for $28!

Would you like to win the new Snow Globe and Die set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Sunday, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Click HERE before you leave to enter my Blog Candy Giveaway!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Holiday Cheer Blog Hop

Click HERE for my Ribbon Carousel Fall Challenge

Hey There She Goes fans, it's time for our regularly scheduled release and this month we are getting a head start on Christmas!!  Torico is at it again, bringing us another SUPER cute holiday set to love and adore.  But this one has a twist...but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what the twist is.  Just take it from me, this set is SO versatile, you'll be turing to it time and time again for all of your holiday needs.  With four ADORABLE scenes and four fabulous sentiments, you are sure to fall in love.

For my card I used designer papers from My Mind's Eye - Merry Little Christmas Collection and paper pieced her scarf to match!!  A bit of Parrot Green grosgrain ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel tied into a sweet little bow gives it a POP of color!!  

Holiday Cheer is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 8 stamps and will sell for $15.00.

Would you like to win the new Holiday Cheer stamp set? Here is what you need to do...visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. 

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Click HERE before you leave to enter my Blog Candy Giveaway!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!