Your Next Stamp September Feature - Spooky/Scary (Fang-tastic Halloween)

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

You will want to check out the feature post each month at the YNS blog because in addition to inspiration, there is also a chance to WIN a stamp set of your choice.

This month in preparation for Halloween our theme  is.........SPOOKY/SCARY!

As an avid reader what's scary for me is when someone dog-ears a book page! My solution, is to create and gift people with cute......I mean scary bookmarks! Using the my well loved Bookmark/Tag die, I created a Halloween themed bookmark featuring the Frankenstein stamp from Fang-tastic Halloween.

To create the sentiment on the bookmark I used a couple of different sets, included So Corny (Beware) and Silly Monsters (Monster). The word book, I used my Mini letter stamps.

The fun paper is Pebbles Trick or Treat. The bookmark die is easily my most used. I love making and giving bookmarks for gifts.

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

Supplies Used
Stamps: Fang-tastic Halloween, So Corny, Silly Monsters, Mini Letters and Numbers
Die: Bookmark/tag Die
Paper: Pebbles Trick or Treat
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black Soot Distress ink
Other: Embroidery Tread (Black)

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps December Scrappy Challenge (One Cup at a Time)

Hello and welcome to our December Scrappy challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

These challenges are a lot of fun and give you the chance to use your stamps in different ways. Your creations can be ANYTHING you would like to create but NOT a card! That leaves a lot of room for creativity, including calendar, planner pages, bookmarks, pocket pages and traditional scrapbook pages. You MUST use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp for this challenge! You have all month to play along, so grab some stamps, pictures and let's get KRAFTY!

Our December theme is: ANYTHING GOES

Last week I had a them of notebook covers and this week it's all about BOOKMARKS! I love to read and I love to make bookmarks for my book lovin' friends. Here is one for a read that also enjoys a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. I used the ONE CUP AT A TIME set and paper from Simple Stories (We Are Family).

I hope you play along with this month's SCRAPPY Challenge! You can head over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog to see more creations from the Krafty Girls as well as the full details about the challenge.

Create any project (other than a card) featuring a Kraftin' Kimmie image. You have one month to play along and you can enter as many times as you like. Once the challenge reaches 5 entries, a random winner will be drawn.

Christmas is a great time to make a few paper KRAFTY gifts.....like a bookmark.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: One Cup at a Time (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps).
Die: Large Bookmark/tag die (Your Next Stamp)
Paper: Simple Stories We Are Family

Your Next Stamp DT Dare (Java Geek)

Welcome for the last Design Team Dare of 2015 for the Your Next Stamp design team. Each month we given a special challenges to show off the newest stamps and dies of our current release. For the month of December our challenge is....... MY FAVOURITE THINGS. Please feel free to sign along if you know the words. I have had this song in my head for a week now!

My favourite things, I do have many.  Especially from the latest release! Consider this challenge ACCEPTED.

I used the new JAVA GEEK and the LARGE BOOKMARK die. I decorated this coffee themed bookmark with paper from Echo Park (The Story of Our Family) and embellished with GUMDROPS (Love Me Some Latte) and a handmade tassel.

There are a few of my favourite things capture in this picture. Coffee (in my favourite mug, hint also from one of my favourite books), books (mostly fantasy, another about the mug), stamps, pretty paper, and embellishments (Gumdrops of course).

If you head over to the Your Next Stamp blog for the December DT Dare post, leave a comment and there will be a chance for you to win! Prizes, another favourite thing of mine! You could WIN a stamp of your choice.

When I was coming up with a list of my personal favourite things, I realized I had enough for my own version of the song. Keep in mind the tune for the Sound of Music My Favourite Things as you read about some of my personal favourites. It's a little nerdy, but I had fun. My family does think I am a little crazy, because I am now singing my version.

What are some of your favourite things?

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Java Geek (Your Next Stamp)
Dies: Large Bookmark/tag die (Your Next Stamp)
Paper: Echo Park (The Story of Our Family)
Other: Love Me Some Latte Gumdrops (Your Next Stamp), embroidery thread, Versa Fine Onyx Black ink