Sunday 9 November 2014

Your Next Stamp November Release Hop


It's beginning to look a lot CHRISTMAS! Holidays stamps are everywhere!!!

It's release time again at YOUR NEXT STAMPS and we are gearing up for the holiday season that is fast approaching. This new release is FAB-U-LOUS, with so many amazing new stamps and die. Grab your coffee, tea or maybe even a hot chocolate and sit back and enjoy a bit of holiday inspiration.

It may be quite obvious today, which of this month's release images are my favourite. Now the Gift From Cuddles the bunny, which I previewed yesterday in our sneak peek (here) was fun and makes the sweetest holiday card. I also enjoyed creating with the the sweet Cupboard Full of Cuties, which you will see in a few days. For today however it's all about SANTA and this one is not sporting a sleigh.

For my first card I used SANTA EXPRESS STAMP along with the matching dies. To make the card more interactive, I added a little folded "book" on the front of the card to show off this image a few fun dies. The Doodlebug paper was just perfect for this set, maybe because it is also called Santa Express.







Also featured in my fun card today is the Snowflake border die, Winter Fun tag (snowflake), Sled and Presents die, Stitched Fishtail tag two, and the ever fabulous white Gumdrop.




For my second card, I also created a card using the SANTA EXPRESS stamp and die, however I also added to it the SANTA EXPRESS TRAIN CARTS stamp set (which also has a fabulous matching die).

This Santa is enjoying a leisurely drive with loads of presents in his carts. To create the mounds of snow I cut a rough snow hill using a double sided adhesive sheet. I applied this to white cardstock then peeled off the other the backing and applied Sparkly Fluff (from Our Craft Lounge).





Here are the stamps and dies used on this fun card.


 To celebrate this months release Karen is offering a fabulous deal on the new release items.


My fellow DT friends and our Guests have been having a lot of fun creating our Holiday projects to show off this fun new release. Take your time and hop around to each of the blog (listed below). As you are hopping remember to leave a comment at all of the blogs. Someone will win a $20 YNS gift certificate (winner announces November 12th).

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

Tracy

35 comments:

  1. OMGosh these are ADORABLE! LOVE them. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    D~
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  2. Both f your cards are amazing! But I just LOVE the idea of the folded book on the first one. Looks fantastic! :D Hugs! xx

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  3. Such cute creations! I just love the little train...adorable!!

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  4. Fabulous cards. The little book is very creative and the santa express card is perfect. Great coloring. tfs
    Evelyn

    evl14512 at gmail.com
    Evinadas

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  5. How cute! Both these cards are a feast for my eyes.

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  6. WOW, both cards a re great.

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  7. Tracey...you have outdone yourself...these are absolutely fantastic...love them both. outta the park.

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  8. You are so industrious. the first card is wonderful. Love the little album on the front. the layering really adds a touch of fun to the card.
    The second card is darling. All of the parts of the train make a great card.
    thanks for sharing.

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  9. Tracey, these are amazing cards! So happy and bright -- love them. The first card is crazy cute -- so many layers and flaps. It's truly a gift in itself. The second card is so fun. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  10. Wow, wow and WOW! Such AMAZING work, Tracey! Love every detail!

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  11. Stunning! I LOVE what you did with this super fun train set!!! So much to look at! CUTE! CUTE! CUTE!

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  12. Wow!! Your cards are fabulous! I love that Santa Express set!

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  13. Really great work and attention to detail!

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  14. Sooo creative with all the die cut accents you added. FABulous!!!

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  15. Fabulous cards. I like the festive colors and the interactive feature on the first one.

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  16. Oh my GOSH! These projects are AMAZING! WOW! You really went all out for us - THANK YOU for all your extra efforts, they sure paid off! I love the cool layout and fun, bright, colorful papers in your Santa card and LOVE the layout of the snowman train card too... especially with that cute reindeer in the caboose! LOVE LOVE LOVE! Damn, I need more money to get all these cute goodies! LOL!!

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  17. Oh, how fun! Love what you've done here! This would be such a joy to receive!

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  18. Oh my goodness...these are fantastic and your color use is amazing!

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  19. Wow!!! Love both of your cards but the first one with the book added is awesome!

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  20. I could barely get over how cute the first card was and up popped the second darling card. Seriously awesome work.

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  21. These are so adorable!! I LOVE the train cars and love how you used them. The first card is so fun with that little book and the second is just really cute.

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  22. Holy cow, you knocked your 2 cards out of the park. They are beyond cute!!!! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  23. I love them both, can't pic a favorite. The colors are so vibrant and just pop. Really caught my attention. Great job!

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  24. WOW!! These are both so adorable!! Love all the bright Christmas colors & layers on both cards...super cute!

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  25. OMgosh, both of your cards are so beautiful, colorful, creative..I'm in love with them! And the christmas wish list booklet on the card front, what a fun idea!!!

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  26. I love the train set stamp & die!

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  27. fun, fun, fun! great job on these!

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  28. Your projects are just amazing!! Love your coloring and all the little details!

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  29. Such a fabulous project!! Amazing details!

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