Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Preview Day Four - Smarty Assy Two PLUS a Challenge!

Welcome back for another fun day of previews for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. We are now on our forth day and I am positive you will love today's amazing set. I am so excited that our fun lovin' Sassy girls are back in A BIT SMART ASSY 2.

Since it's Saturday and a release preview day, we are also excited to present a new ANYTHING GOES challenge. Create a new project (card, scrapbook page or altered item) and share it with us on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog or on our Krafty Friends Facebook page. All stamps are welcome, however if you use a KKS, you will double your chance to win. You have all week to play along with this challenge. At the end of the month, a winner will be selected from all of the weekly challenges to win a $20 gift certificate to use in the shop.

I am still going strong on my effort to make more clean and simple cards. This one is a fun go to design for me, where I can have a good amount of "white" space and still have fun with some of my pattern paper. I love these smart assy gals and the coffee reference speaks to me and my morning routine!

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: A Bit Smart Assy 2 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey Hipster
Other: Doodlebug Sprinkles (Bon Bon Assortment)

Remember to hop along and check out all of the fabulous previews from the Krafty Girls and Guests. Leave a comment on each of the blogs as you are hopping. There will be one lucky winner selected from all of the comments this week to WIN some Krafty $ to spend in the KKS store.

Release Party
Join Kimmie and the Krafty Girls as we party and celebrate the April release. The party will be on the Facebook events page (HERE) on Saturday April 16th at 2:00 pm (EST). Hope to see you there!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April Previews Day Two: Whimsical Gnomes

Hello Krafty friends and welcome to day two of previews for the April release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Today we have a cute set today from Artist Becky Pearce called WHIMSICAL GNOMES!

I just love that cute little Gnome girl, so for this card I really wanted her to be the star of the card! I kept my design clean and simple, which wasn't easy to do. I really had to work hard to walk away leaving all that white space. How about you, do you feel the need to fill in your white space?

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Whimsical Gnomes  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
Paper: Echo Park Bundle of Joy and Birthday Wishes
Dies: YNS Stitched Rectangle

Now it's time for you to hop along and check out all of the fabulous creations from the other Krafty Girls and our amazing guests. Leave a comment on each of the blogs as you hop along today. There will be one lucky winner selected from all of the comments this week to win some Krafty $ to spend in the KKS store.

Release Party
Join Kimmie and the Krafty Girls as we party and celebrate the April release. The party will be on the Facebook events page (HERE) on Saturday April 16th at 2:00 pm (EST). Hope to see you there!

Your Next Stamp - Teacher Appreciation (Birthday Phoebe)

Did you know that Teacher Appreciation weeks is coming up in May?

This week over on the Your Next Stamp blog, we are celebrating teachers and sharing gift giving ideas all week long!

For one of my daughter's teachers, I created a easel style note pad holder. The  holder fits 3x3 notes.

I sued the cute Birthday Phoebe on her lovely stack of books. I added the glasses to Phoebe using the Spectacular Teacher die set.

Here is the notepad holder when it's closed. The base of the note holders is 4.5 x 10.5 inches (scoring at 5, 5.5 and 8 inches). The holder for the actual notepad is 4 1/8 inches squared with scoring at 1/2 inch on each side),

If this little note holder is lucky enough to sit on the teacher desk, I have decorated the back using the Letter Board dies and the notebook from the Spectacular Teacher stamp set.

If you missed yesterday's projects from Holly and Anita, check it out here.

Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog to see more ideas on how you can created cards and gifts to say thanks to a teacher. There will be more features all week long and on Friday we will have a new Sketch/Colour challenge for your to play along with.

Your Next Stamp Supplies Used:
Stamps: Birthday Phoebe, Spectacular Teach
Dies: Letter Board, Spectacular Teacher, Apple, Stitched Square

Other Supplies:
Paper: Echo Park Teacher's Pet
Ink: Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Lady Bug, Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Other: Tim Holtz Mini Paper clips

Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge # 36 (Magical Unicorn)

Hello and welcome to another week of the Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge # 36

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

When using the colour inspiration, be sure to use at least 3 colours. You may add neutrals.

This weeks I found inspiration with both the sketch and colour as I coloured up the amazing Magical Unicorn stamp.

For my background I played around with my Distress Inks (Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber and Twisted Citron).

I kept the inside simple and used a sentiment from the Whatnot Sentiments Three and the Tearaway Tab sentiments Two.

For the sketch/colour challenge #36, you have until Thursday April 14th (midnight EST) to play along. Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog for more inspiration and to link up your own creation.

One random participant will WIN at $15 gift card to the YNS store. If you feature a YNS stamp or die (it must be the main focus), you will receive an additional $5. When you use a YNS image/die, there is also a chance of being selected as the YNS Top Pick! The winner and "top pick" are announced on the Your Next Stamp blog, the Sunday following the close of the challenge.

Thank you for stopping in and have a fabulous and crafty day!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Magical Unicorn, Whatnot Sentiment Three, Tear Away Sentiments Two
Dies: Magical Unicorn, Stitched Oval Die
Other: Distress Inks Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron

Your Next Stamp April DT Dare (Spectacular Teacher)

It's time for the April Your Next Stamp Design Team Dare! Each month the design team is given a special challenge to help show off the new stamps and dies released each month.

For the month of April our challenge theme is........SENDING SMILES.

I think a handmade card of any sort will send smiles. Add to that a fabulous and cute YNS stamp or die, we are offering up smile overload. This challenge is ACCEPTED.

I was able to make a quick and simple card for the DT Dare challenge, featuring the fun glasses from the Spectacular Teacher die set. The sentiment is part of the Spectacular Teacher stamp set.

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

If you head over to the Your Next Stamp blog, go to the post for the April DT Dare. Leave a comment on that post and there is a chance that you could WIN a stamp set of your choice!

Have a wonderful and crafty Wednesday.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Spectacular Teacher (YNS)
Dies: Spectacular Teacher (glasses), Stitched Rectangle (both YNS)
Paper: Doodlebug Day to Day

Your Next Stamp April Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the April release blog hop for Your Next Stamp!

I have to tell you I am super excited about this month's release. There are so many cute stamps and dies that will surely get your creative juices flowing. As we are entering April, the end of school is not too far off. This is a great time of year to get a jump start on thank you cards and other gifts that you may want to give to a teacher. This release is also filled with so much cuteness you may (like me) have a hard time deciding on a favourite.

I love using my stamps to create gifts. I used the LEARNING IS FUN STAMP and a few of my favourite school related dies (APPLE and LETTER BOARD dies) to create a box with a complete set of notecards.

Here is a look at the back of the box, which I decorated using the STRIPE-TASTIC STAR die.

For a thank you gift to my kids teacher at the end of the school year, I like to give a set of 'thank you' note cards. These cards are simple and created using the super fun SCRIBBLE FUN ONE background stamp, the APPLE  die and the NOTEBOOK EDGE border die.

YNS Supplies: Learning is fun, Scribble Fun One, Stripe-tastic Stars, Apple die, Letter Board die, Notebook Edge die

My second project is a card which features the super sweet HONEY BEAR, the PUFFY CLOUD boarder die and few RETRO GUMDROPS.

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

YNS Supplies: Honey Bear, Puffy Clouds Boarder die

In celebration of this month's release, Karen has a fabulous deal for you!

Thank you for hopping along with us today. I hope you will find a little inspiration and maybe a few stamps and dies that you'd like to add to your YNS collection. As you are hopping along today, remember to leave a little comments for each of the designers. We love to hear from you, and there is a fabulous prize available for a lucky stamps ($25 YNS gift certificate). All of the blogs on the hop are listed below. The hop continues until April 5th at midnight (EST).

Don't forget to come back and join us on March 6th to see the winner from the blog hop comments, and to check out the latest Design Team Dare.

Have a great day and happy hopping!

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Your Next Stamp April Preview (Spectacular Teacher)

Guess what?

It's preview time at Your Next Stamp!

That means I get to share a preview of one of the amazing new stamp or die sets that is part of the April release for Your Next Stamp! I love preview days. All of the new stamps and dies will be available soon......really soon (later tonight)! You may want to check out these previews so you can get started on your wish list!

The full list of preview projects can be found on the Your Next Stamp blog.

I have been enjoying creating a few clean and simple cards. Now it's not that they actually take me less time, because no matter how often I try, I still try and spend time considering what to put in all that white space. Some day I may learn.

I used a cute set called Spectacular Teacher. I used the stamp to paper piece this notebook/planner.

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

I hope you enjoy the previews for the Your Next Stamp April 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 April release blog hop. There will be a lot of amazing projects to see and a great prize to be won! You don't want to miss this amazing release. On April 6 we will also have our next Design Team dare challenge. That means there will be another chance for you to win a prize!

Happy PEEKING everyone!

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Spectacular Teacher (YNS)
Die: Spectacular Teacher, Stitched Rectangle Die (YNS)
Paper: Bo Bunny Toy Box