Your Next Stamp: Sketch/Colour Challenge # 4

It's time for another FUN FRIDAY challenge at YOUR NEXT STAMP.

We are into our fourth challenge which includes our FABULOUS sketch.

Or, you may want to play along using the colour inspiration.

If you are really up for the challenge, work them both into your project and show that off. You have till December 25 at midnight to play along with Challenge 4.

For my card today, I worked with the sketch using the sweet A Gift from Cuddles stamp. The paper is Bo Bunny Altitude. I just love the rich vibrant colours in the collection. I am hoping to make a few more cards before Christmas.

Here is a look at the inside of the card. The "Happy Holidays" is from the Santa Express Train Carts stamp set.

Come on and play along with our FUN challenge. Link up your project over at the YOUR NEXT STAMP blog.

One random participant will WIN a $15 gift card to the YNS store. However if a YNS stamp or die is the main focal point the winner receives an additional $5. Woohoo! When you use a YNS image there is also a chance of being selected as a YNS TOP PICK. Oh yeah! Bragging rights and a glorious badge to show off! Sounds exciting right? Ink up your stamps and show us your crafty stuff!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a super fabulous crafty day.

Tracy

Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge

I hope you've had a wonderful week. I know that I am excited that it is finally Friday. This is a busy crafty week for me and I am here today with my first of two posts.

Today I am sharing a card for this months Fun Friday Challenge at Your Next Stamp.

The Your Next Stamp Fun Friday challenges run all month long, so there is lots of time for play along. For these challenges we offer you inspiration in the form of a sketch:

Or an inspirational photo:

Use one or the other or even both to create a project and share with us at the YNS challenge blog.

I used the Cutie Patooties stamp set and created a card inspired by the sketch and the colours from the inspirational photo.

I used embroidery thread as a fun embellishment on the card to tie in with the super cute image.

Inside the card I added a sentiment from the Heartfelt Sentiments set and stamped a second image from the Cutie Patooties set.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will create a project inspired by this month's sketch or inspirational photo. You could win a $20 YNS gift certificate, be selected as a top pick or win a guest design spot with YNS. Definitely worth playing for right?

Check out all of the details over at the Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog.

Have a Fabulous and Fun Friday!!!

Tracy

Your Next Stamp - Fun Friday Challenge # 11 (Week 4)

It's almost the end of April and that means I am nearing the end of my guest design spot with Your Next Stamp. I have had such a wonderful time working with so many great people.

Today I am sharing another card for the monthly Fun Friday Challenge over at the YNS challenge blog. This week I worked with the inspirational photo. I focused on the eggs, bright colours and of course Easter theme.

Using Bunny Ellie I created a fun Easter centre step card. To complete my scene I added a few YNS dies which included the Puffy Clouds and Fence dies.

Here is a side view of the step card. The grass and ovals were cut from my Cricut. I decorated the inside with additional eggs and fence die cuts. The paper is Lawn Fawn "Hello Sunshine".

Ellie is coloured with Copic Markers. For a bit of texture I added Glossy Accents to the eggs and a bit of white flocking to Ellie's bunny ears. Ellie's shirt is paper pieced.

There is still time to play along with this month's Fun Friday Challenge. Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations by the DT. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Tracy

Your Next Stamp - Fun Friday Challenge 11

This month I am so excited to be guest designing with Your Next Stamp (YNS).

Have you been to the YNS challenge blog? On the first Friday of each month a new challenge is posted. There is a wonderful sketch and an inspirational photo to kick your creativity into gear. Throughout the month the design team also shares their projects to help inspire.

Playing along with the monthly challenge you have the chance to win YNS prizes, be featured as a top pick (using YNS images) and win a Guest Designer spot!

For this week I worked with the Sketch.

I used the fabulous Jessica stamp on my card. This is a clear stamp set by Penny Johnson of Omnia Design.

I love layers and tried to working in as many as I could with this fun sketch. I found some elegant paper from Lilybee Designs "Sweet Shop". To showcase my sentiment I added the sparkling blue Gumdrops. There are so many amazing colours.

The image is coloured with Copic markers.

I like to keep the inside of my card pretty just like the outside, so I decorated with the same Lilybee papers, adding the sentiment that is included with this image. I also stamped Jessica again, this time with a light blue ink and added another yummy Gumdrop!

Check out the YNS challenge blog and join in this month challenge. Play along with the sketch, the inspirational photo or use both.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you come back soon.

Happy creating everyone!

Tracy