Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge # 46 - Silly Monster Rockstars!

Hello and welcome to another week of the Your Next Stamp sketch/colour challenge #46.

Every two weeks, there is a new challenge that features a sketch and colour inspiration. Pick the one that inspires you most, or try both for an added challenge. The best part of these challenges is you could win a gift certificate to the YNS store!

When using the colour inspiration, you must use at least 3 colours. You may also add neutrals

This week I used the new release Silly Monster Rockstars stamp and dies and created this Happy Birthday shaker card.

As soon as I saw this sketch, I knew I wanted to make a shaker card. I used two of the Stitched Rectangles for my frame and added the happy birthday sentiment from the Big Birthday Balloon die set.

I love this set and I had so much fun colouring the fur on this rocker.

Here is a look at the inside of this card.

For the sketch/colour challenge # 46, you will have until Thursday September 1st (midnight EST) to play along. Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog for more inspiration and to link up your creation.

One random participant will win a $15 gift card to the YNS store. If you feature YNS products (it must be the main focus of your project), you will receive an additional $5. When you use a YNS stamp/die, there is a chance of being selected as the YNS top pick. The winner and top pick are announced on the YNS blog, the Sunday after the close of the challenge.

If you use YNS products on your project, you can also take part in the YNS Social Media challenge. Simply showcase your YNS sketch/colour challenge #46 project on Instagram, Splitcoast Stampers or Facebook. Check out the currently challenge post at the YNS blog for more details on the social media challenge.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Silly Monster Rockstars
Dies: Silly Monster Rockstars, Stitched Rectangles, Scrapwork Strips, Big Birthday Balloon
Paper: Echo Park Let's Party

Your Next Stamp August Feature - For the Kids (Quirky Animals Four)

Welcome to the August Your Next Stamp feature post. Each month the design team uses specific stamps, dies or themes to create a project that will hopefully inspire you.

Another reason to check out the YNS feature each month is that you could win a stamp set of your choice. Inspiration and a prize, sounds like a great reason to head over to the YNS blog.

This month our theme is.......FOR THE KIDS!

This month's theme left open a lot fabulous stamps and dies I could use. I dug into my stamps and inked up an image from QUIRKY ANIMALS FOUR to make a fun birthday card.

When my kids are digging into my card stash to find a birthday cards for their friends, they look for the cute images and bright colours. I think this card will work!

Inside the card I stamped in a coordinating colours another image from the Quirky Animal set and the sentiment is from Whatnot Sentiments Two.

Head over to the YNS blog to see all of the Design Team member sharing projects for this month's feature. Leave a comment on the blog post for the August Feature and you will have a chance to win a prize. One lucky stamper will WIN a YNS stamp set of their choice!

Supplies Used
Stamps: Quirky Animals Four, Whatnot Sentiments Two
Dies: Scrapwork - Strips
Paper: Simple Stories Let's Party
Other: YNS Candy Land Gumdrops

Your Next Stamp Designer Showcase - Birthday!

It has been a great month as we continue to celebrate Your Next Stamp's 7th birthday. We are continuing the party with a great feature series and another chance this week for a prize!

This week we have a special series taking place over on the Your Next Stamp blog and it's all about birthdays! There will be a variety of birthday themed projects showcased all week, so you will want to check it out each day.

My birthday project is a great gift for that bookworm in your life. I created a card along with a gift card holder and a bookmark. The card is decorated using Birthday Phoebe along with the Overdue Library Card and the Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Big Birthday Balloon dies set. All of the paper is from Simple Stories Sunshine and Happiness collection.

If you book lover is more than a bookworm, then perhaps a book MONSTER would work better. I used the books from the Birthday Phoebe stamps, adding one of the cute monsters from the Silly Monsters set. The bookmark was created with the second largest die from the Bookmark/Tag set.

I find most avid readers are very happy receiving a gift card from their favourite bookstore. I created a gift card holder using the Medium Tear Away die and Tear Away Tab Sentiments Two.

If you want to see more amazing birthday projects head over to the YNS blog.

There is a chance to WIN a stamp set of your choice by leaving a comment over at the YNS blog. Leave a comment each during our birthday features (August 15 to 18) for greater odds of winning. At the end of the feature week, a winner will be drawn from all the comments.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies Used
Stamps: Birthday Phoebe, Overdue Library card, Silly Monsters, Tear Away Tab Sentiments Two
Dies: Big Birthday Balloon, Bookmark/tag, 
Medium Tear Away Tab die 

Paper: Simple Stories Sunshine and Happiness

Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge # 45 (Perfect Chemistry)

Hello and welcome to another week of the Your Next Stamp sketch/colour challenge #45.

Every two weeks, there is a new challenge that features a sketch and colour inspiration. Pick the one that inspires you most, or try both for an added challenge. The best part of these challenges is you could win a gift certificate to the YNS store!

When using the colour inspiration, you must use at least 3 colours. You may also add neutrals

This week I played around with the sketch using the fun Perfect Chemistry set.

I love the Stitched Squares and Rectangle dies. They really help make your paper and matting pop just a little more.

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

For the sketch/colour challenge # 45, you will have until Thursday August 18th (midnight EST) to play along. Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog for more inspiration and to link up your creation.

One random participant will win a $15 gift card to the YNS store. If you feature YNS products (it must be the main focus of your project), you will receive an additional $5. When you use a YNS stamp/die, there is a chance of being selected as the YNS top pick. The winner and top pick are announced on the YNS blog, the Sunday after the close of the challenge.

If you use YNS products on your project, you can also take part in the YNS Social Media challenge. Simply showcase your YNS sketch/colour challenge #45 project on Instagram, Splitcoast Stampers or Facebook. Check out the currently challenge post at the YNS blog for more details on the social media challenge.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Supplies Used
Stamps: Perfect Chemistry

Dies: Stitched Square, Stitched Rectangles, Scrap works Strips

Other: Love Me Some Latte Gumdrops

Paper: My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy Boy

Your Next Stamp DT Dare (Silly Monsters Rockstar)

It's again time for the August Your Next Stamp Design Team Dare Challenge. Each month the design team is given a special challenge to help show off the new release stamps and dies.

This month in honour of our YNS birthday, the challenge theme is.........CELEBRATION!

I may be a little bias in saying, August is the BEST month for a birthday! Yep, I had a big birthday celebration last week, so getting into the celebration mood was easy! For my card I used the newest Silly Monsters Rockstars.

Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog and look for the August DT Dare post. Leave a comment on that post for the chance to WIN a stamp set of your choice!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Silly Monsters Rockstars
Die: Silly Monsters Rockstars, Stitched Rectangles, Stitching Mark Circle, Circle, Scrapworks Strips
Paper: Echo Park Party Time
Other: YNS Give Thanks Gumdrops

Your Next Stamp August Release Hop and Birthday Celebration

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Your Next Stamp, happy birthday to you!!!!

This month is a great month for birthday celebrations! I celebrated a rather big birthday earlier this week and now we are celebrating the 7th birthday for Your Next Stamp! It's also time to share the new August released stamps and dies, so there are a lot of reason to be happy and celebrating right now.

Today we have an amazing blog hop to showcase so many fabulous stamps, dies and now paper! This month we have a number of talented guest joining us for our birthday hop celebration. Sit back, grab a beverage and maybe a pen and paper to joint down an item or two or three for your wish list.

Do you have a planner? I actually have two at the moment. My first planner was a homemade one using a small binder, however printing my own planner pages was taking too much time. Recently I decided to change my planner and switched over to the Simple Stories Carpe Diem planner. What better to break in my new planner than using fabulous new planner stamps. I had a great time decorating my August page with the new Rec and Leisure planner set along with a number of other stamps from this months release.

I didn't want to create a lot of bulk with my planner by adding a lot of extra paper and stickers. I used the Lots of Dots edge stamp to fill in the empty date square and the Mini Letters and Numbers stamp to mark my days.

I don't colour in my planner, however I do like to used a lot of fun ink colours to document events and activities each month. I also like to colour code some activities for each member of the family.

YNS products used: Rec and Leisure Planning, Mini Letters and Numbers, Birthday Chickie, Lots of Dots Edge, Love to Plan One. Other Items: Simple Stories Sunshine and Happiness

For my second card, I used the darling Bluebell Bunny stamp and die, along with the Stitched Rectangle die to create a simple layered card.

YNS products used: Bluebell Bunny stamp and die, Stitched Rectangle die. Other Items: Doodlebug Spring Garden paper

In celebration of this amazing birthday release, Karen is offer some wonderful deals!

Thank you for joining us for our birthday celebration release hop! I hope you found a little inspiration and maybe a few stamps or dies that you'd like to add to your YNS collection. As you are hoping along, we would love for you to leave a comment. There will be 7 - $25 YNS gift certificates available to win, so the more blogs you visit, the greater your chances!

Remember to also come back to the YNS blog on August 10th to check out the latest Design Team Daren challenge.

Have a great day and happy hopping!

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Your Next Stamp August Preview - Whatnot Sentiments Seven

Do you know what time it is?

It's nearly time for the August release at Your Next Stamp!

With the new release just around the corner, today I have the pleasure of sharing a little preview of some stamps and dies that you will see in this amazing and special release. I love preview day. All of the stamps and dies will be available really soon, so you may want to check out the previews today and start making your wish list!

If you head over to the Your Next Stamp blog you will see all of the previews available today!

My card is featuring a number of new YNS items, including the Whatnot Sentiments Seven stamp set, the fun Circle Panel die and some amazing new Swirly Fun paper.

I hope you enjoy the previews for the Your Next Stamp August release. Remember to check out all of the previews from the design team. The complete list of previews is available on the YNS blog.

Stop back later tonight (10:00 pm EST) for the start of the August release blog hop. There will be a lot of amazing projects to see and a great prize to be one. You don't want to miss this amazing release. On August 10th there will be another chance for inspiration and a prize with the next DT dare challenge. You don't want to miss all of these chance to see the August release in action.

Happy Peeking everyone!