Thursday, May 23, 2013

YNS After Release Party!

Hi all!  I hope you enjoyed the May New Release Blog Hop and are ready for a little more fun!  Today I made a card using the cute stamp Birds On A Wire:

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The image was stamped on a piece of patterned paper and watercolored with Inktense Pencils.  I love coloring images on patterned paper – it’s fun and a little unexpected.

Please stop by the YNS Blog to see all the designers that are playing in the After Release Party today.  TFL!

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

What’s the Buzz?

If you're looking for the YNS New Release Hop, it's the post right below this one. Thanks!

Hi all!  We have a new challenge over at the All That Scraps challenge blog – it’s Anything Goes!  Here’s my card for this week:

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The image is Josie's and Jilly's Chat – isn’t is adorable?!  The sentiment is from Cyber Cafe and the papers are MME.

We hope you’ll play along with us!  Just remember that you must use a C.C. Designs stamp, including - AmyR, Drozy's Darlings, Mashi's Muffins, Sweet November, Lil Lads & Lolitas & Webbie's Words.   TFL!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

May YNS New Release Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the May Your Next Stamp New Release Blog Hop!  We have several new stamps sets from a variety of artists being released TODAY, as well as several new dies!  You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store!

If you came here from Julie's blog, then you’re on the right track.  If you just happened across my blog, then you’ll want to go all the way back to the start at Susan's blog.

Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list below for lots of inspiration using the new products!  If you leave a comment on all of the blogs, you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate!  The lucky winner will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog May 25th.

YNS May 2013 Hop Prize

And now on to the show!  Here’s what I came up with:

My first card uses the adorable Phoebe with a partial sentiment from Awesome Journal Words:

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Phoebe was colored with Inktense pencils and the layout used Blueprints 1.

My second card uses the cute Dynamic Duo with matching sentiment:

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The duo was colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS and I added a couple of little Puffy Clouds on foam tape.  Hope you like them!

Karen is also offering up some awesome hop specials so make sure you take advantage of these great deals!

YNS May 2013 Blog Hop Specials

Thank you so much for stopping by today and happy hopping and shopping!  The next (and last) stop on the Hop is our awesome “boss” Karen!  TFL!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Stamps for Sale

Just an FYI – I’m selling off a ton of old Stampin’ Up! sets on Etsy.  Almost all will be brand new, unmounted and never used, still in perfect condition in the original plastic boxes with all of the wood blocks included.  Shipping is included in all prices!  I’ll keep listing sets whenever I have time, so check back often if there’s a specific set you’re looking for.  I hope you find something you like!

Here’s my store: Stamps by the Ton.  TFL!!

Enjoy this day

Hi all!  I have a card for the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge.  This week was a sketch.  Here’s what I came up with:

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I used Flap Happy and the matching dies - Butterflies 1 and Butterflies 3.  The papers are from an old MME paper pad.  I hope you like it and TFL!

Friday, May 17, 2013

I’m no Odd Idol

Hi all!  I just wanted to pop in and show you my losing :( entry for the Odd Idol Competition Round 2:

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It uses my fave quote, but I guess it’s not technically about friendship, so maybe that’s why people didn’t vote for me?  Anyway, I’m not upset.  I’m actually kind of relieved that I don’t have to stress out for 3 more rounds! 

Here’s a closer shot of Bookworm Tia (can’t link it up as I can’t find her in the Some Odd Girl store) that I didn’t get to show off during the competition:

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She’s made up of 4 layers, all colored with Copics.  The layout behind her was done with Blueprints 1.  And here’s Tobie and his Dog (which I also can’t find in the store) who has 3 layers, all colored with Copics.  His layout used Blueprints 2.

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Thank you to whoever did vote for me!!  I hope you appreciated the humor of the quote!  TFL!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Thanks a Latte

Hi all!  This is a reminder that you still have 1 week to play in the current All That Scraps challenge – Shaped Cards.  Here’s what I came up with this week:

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I used the super adorable Latte Monkey stamp and the Love You a Latte cutting set from Lettering Delights.  The image was colored with Prismacolor colored pencils and OMS and fussy cut out.  The card was cut with my Zing using Make-The-Cut.  The font is LD Little Piggy, the twine is from Papertrey Ink and the papers are from a My Mind’s Eye paper pad.

We hope you’ll play along!  Just remember that must use a C.C. Designs stamp, including - AmyR, Drozy's Darlings, Mashi's Muffins, Sweet November, Lil Lads & Lolitas & Webbie's Words.  TFL!