YNS New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp January New Release BLOG HOP!  We've got some fabulous new YNS stamps to showcase today! These new stamps are available to buy right now from the Your Next Stamp store along with all your YNS favourites. I am finishing up my guest designer position with this fun hop.  Also  Jen Del Muro will be joining us as a guest for YNS. Can't wait to see what she created!

If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn't arrive here from Simonne's awesome blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the start of the hop at Wendy's blog, as you don't want to miss these fab new releases! The hop starts today January 7, 2011 at 03:00 EST and ends on January 10, 2011 at midnight EST.

As always here at Your Next Stamp, we have a wonderful prize for you to win! One lucky winner will be drawn at random from the links in the linky list to receive a new release stamp package!

You will see that every stop along the hop has a linky list - this is the SAME linky list posted on every blog, so that you can enter the prize draw from any stop (although we hope you will visit all the blogs on today's hop!). The linky will update itself on everyone's blog when a link is entered - how cool is that? Please remember to only enter your name ONCE into the linky list during the hop - you do NOT need to enter your name at every stop and multiple entries will be removed. It's not a requirement for you to comment at every stop along the hop to be eligible to be entered into the prize draw, but the DT would sure love to hear what you think of their new release creations!

Karen is also running some special promotions, so be sure to hop on over to the YNS store once you've finished the hop. There is a fab clearance section, where you can grab a bargain or two, and Karen has also put together some special-priced bundles!!

So onto my blog hop creation! I have used Musical Ethan.  Here is a photo:

I altered this gift box to match my card and filled it with chocolates, hence the sentiment.  Isn't it cute!!? Thanks, Crystal! ;)  I got my music note brads from Michaels and my little silver charms are from an old bracelet that my daughter doesn't wear anymore so she took the charms off for me to use for my cards. Aren't they great!?  Here are a few closeup photos:

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Wendy Ramlakhan

Beth Ranney-Thomas

Jenny Cierley

Crystal Irwin

 Simonne Clay

you are here >> Angela Wood  {Guest DT} <<  you are here

Karen Dedman
Sylvia Blum 
Linda Cummings

Jen Del Muro {Guest DT}
Kerri Michaud
Maureen Wong
Chris Olsen

So now it's time for you to hop on over to my friend Karen's blog as she is the next stop on our hop, but I'd love it if you left me a comment before you go!

Thanks so much for hopping with us today! I hope you enjoy our new release!

Hugs,

Your Next Stamp - Ellie Loves to Skate

I have another YNS card to show you today! I love this little skater girl, isn't she sweet? This stamp is called Ellie Loves to Skate.   I paired her up with this  ice skating pond image that I had in my stash which I think fits her nicely.

Here is a closer image of this cutie patootie:

My images are colored with copics and I added white flock to her hat/coat trim and muff. Also added some MS white glitter to give the snow some sparkle although I don't think you can see that too well in this photo :(
Also added some snowflake trim to the edges of my card. I hope you like it!!!?

Just a quick post for you today! Yikes Christmas is around the corner!! So much to do! Be back again soon.

YNS Challenge #32 - Let's Party

We have a fun challenge for you today over at Your Next Stamp this week, our challenge is to create a "party" related card or project. So here is what I came up with:

I made a cookie party invitation card. I used this sweet Ellie Loves to Bake image (one of my favorites) and Fhiona's Gingerbread House. That gingerbread house was so much fun to color. I used copics to color my image and embellished with twine and buttons. I hope you like my card today!?

Don't forget about YNS' huge Holiday sale going on right now! Sale ends tonight at midnight! I hope you can plan along with us this week at the YNS Challenge blog. See you there! Have a great day!

YNS CAS Challenge - GDT post

Today the challenge at  the YNS Challenge blog  is to make a CAS (clean and simple) Christmas card.  Here is the card I prepared for today:

This sweet image is called Fhiona and Her Friend Penguin. What a sweetie she is! I colored my image with copics and used SEI papers and some sparkly snowflake stickers that I picked up at Michaels Arts and Crafts store.

Here is a closeup:

Also, would like to thank Alina for this lovely award that she gave me.  I'd like to pass this on to all of you who visit me.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and I hope you can play along with us at the YNS Challenge blog. Have a great day!

YNS - December GDT and WINNER of my Birthday Blog Candy

Hi there friends! This month, I'm thrilled to join Your Next Stamp as a GDT. I love these sweet versatile images from YNS.  Here is my project that I'd like to share with you today:

I love recycling old cartons or containers and I used my favorite cheese container and covered it with some fun papers and this sweet image called Tobogganing Ellie.  Here is a before picture of the cheese container before I decorated it. What's fun about this ornament is that the lid pops off and you can stash a gift card or money inside and hang it on the tree.  ;)

Here is a closeup of cute little Ellie!

And now for the winner of my Birthday Blog Candy. Thank  you all so much for the amazing turnout. I never thought so many people would try for my candy!  I wish I had something to give to each one of you. Well, without further ado my winner is:

Saskia

Congratulations!! Please contact me with your address as soon as you can.  Please stay tuned everyone,  I do plan to have another candy draw in the New Year.  Be on the lookout!

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Thanks for dropping by and I hope you will leave a comment! Enjoy your day!

YNS Christmas New Release Blog Hop

Hello again, my friends! If you are here for my Paper Romance post, please scroll down. Here I am again with another post for you! Today I am lucky and thrilled to be a GDT member for Your Next Stamps' New Christmas Release Blog Hop. I absolutely LOVE YNS images and wait till you get a look at the sweeeet stamp I am working with today.

Gingerbread houses/people are some of my favorite decorations during the Christmas season. I love the old fashioned country charm they provide and the wonderful gingerbread and cinnamon-y smells just warms up your heart and home! ;) Every year, my girls and I make a gingerbread house and gingerbread cookies to hang on our tree while listening to Bing Crosby's Christmas CD. We love it - can't wait for the holidays!!

So for this card I used this Gingerbread House that you can find HERE. I made a shadow box - instructions can be found here at Splitcoaststampers. I cut out the gingerbread man with my Cricut and used white Scribbles paint for the frosting details. I found the buttons and snowflakes at Joanne Fabrics. I colored my image with copics as always. ;)

Following is the blog hop rotation in case you get lost on the way:

Crystal Irwin
Cindy Haffner
Wendy Ramlakhan
Chris Olsen
Kerri Michaud
Angela Wood - you are here
Beth Ranney-Thomas
Simonne Clay
Sylvia Blum
Jen del Muro
Linda Cummings
Jenny Cierley
Maureen Wong
Tori Wild
Karen Dedman

Please make sure you stop at every blog and leave a comment. There will be 4 opportunities to win something with 1 of the 4 being the Grand Prize Winner!! Woot Woot! This hop will run from October 7 to October 12. Also right now there is a 15% off sale going on at the YNS store (which is where I'm heading in just a minute) ;)

Thanks for visiting me today, your next stop on the hop is my friend Beth. Have a great day!

Crazy 4 Challenges #52

It's Saturday again and it's time for another challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges. This week, we need to include lattice in some form on our card. So here is what I came up with:





I made an easel card using this adorable couple that I got from Your Next Stamp. This is Fhiona and Fhinn. I colored this image with the following copic colors: E11, E00, E000, R20, E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, YR23, Y23, Y21, Y11, Y000, B97, B95, B91, B000, R24, R22, C1, C00

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C52. Hope to see you there!

Paper Romance #12 - Flying High Fhiona

Hi there! Today is Thursday and that means it's time for another Paper Romance Challenge! This week Amy is our host and she challenged us to include a metal embellishment on our card.





This cutie is Flying High Fhiona from Your Next Stamp and she can be found at the Paper Romance store.

The metal embellishment I used is this sweet flower brad from Stampin Up.

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - sketch
Your Next Stamp Challenges - bold, bright, summery colors


Well that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

C4C #49 - Cupcake Challenge

Time for another Crazy 4 Challenges post! August 16 is Cupcake Day in Australia which is where my DT pal, Frances Byrne, lives and she happens to be the host for this month's challenges at C4C. Cupcake day is a fund raising event for the RSPCA. So in honor of this day, get out your cupcake related items (ie. stamps, templates, papers, etc.) and include a cupcake related item to your card/project.

Here is my take on this challenge:



I used this sweet image from Your Next Stamp. Isn't she cute!? She is called Ellie Loves to Bake and can be found here.

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C49. Don't forget to link your card back to the C4C blog with Mr Linky so that everyone else can see it too.

I will enter this card at:

Your Next Stamp Challenges - birthdays
Cute Card Thursday - whateva!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Paper Romance Challenge #6

It's time for another challenge over at Paper Romance Challenge blog. This week, Andrea has challenged us to use glitter on our card/project. Here is what I came up with:



I used this adorable image called Yippee Fhiona. She is so cute and versatile! I chose to make a birthday easel card and used my Cricut to cut out the cupcake shape (Home Decor Cartridge). I used Stickles glitter glue and added the glitter to the cupcake and cherry.

Recipe:
Bazzil cardstock, Basic Grey dp, copics, spellbinder die, stickles, flowers from Wild Orchids, ribbon from Michaels, and cuttlebug corner die

I hope you can play along with us this week. If you do, you could be the winner of a 5.00 Gift Certificate to Paper Romance! Please link your card at the challenge blog and if you're loading onto an online Gallery, use the keyword prc6.

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Totally Stampalicious - add food to your card
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - flower inspiration
Quirky Crafts - ribbons
Craftalicious Challenges - cute
Your Next Stamp - flower power
Speedy the Cat's Challenges - die cuts


Thanks for visiting! Until next time...

Wedding Fhiona - Your Next Stamp

Hello stamping friends! Thanks for stopping by! Today I have made a wedding card to show you from Your Next Stamp.






This is Wedding Fhiona - how cute is this image - thank you Karen for sending her to me! I had fun coloring in this cute couple and it was so quick and easy to put together.

Recipe - DCWV papers, pearls, flower and pink button from my stash, charm sentiment from Michaels, stickles, and ribbon from my stash.

Copics - E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, E50, E00, E000, R20, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, G21, G20, R27, R22

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp - buttons (pink button and flower button)
The Sweet Stop - sketch

I hope you like my card and can leave me a comment. I really love to read them! Enjoy your Monday and thanks for visiting! Hugs,

Paper Romance - YNS Challenge #12 - Yippee Fhiona

Happy Tuesday to you! Today I wanted to play along with the Your Next Stamp Challenges #12. My friend Cabio is hosting this week and she chose distressing as her theme. So here is my attempt at distressing my card:



The distressing is very subtle but I tried. Here is a closeup of Yippee Fhiona (isn't she cute?)



When I saw this image, I pictured my 7 year old jumping for glee on the last day of school (sort of looks like my Christina too) and so created this card. You can find Fhiona and many other YNS stamps at Paper Romance. Right now they are having a sale. Just use the code word SPRINGTIME to get 10% off any order over $25. For my card today, I used an assortment of papers from DCWV and Provo craft. My buttons, star charm, and twine are from my stash. The school is from Alota Rubberstamps.

Hope you liked my card. Thanks for visiting me today. Don't forget to head on over to Paper Romance for their 10% off sale. Have a great week!