Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge #43 (Coffee is the Boss)

Hello and welcome to another week of the Your Next Stamp sketch/colour challenge #43.

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 Coffee is the Boss and played around with the sketch. I like to use the sketches as a starting point and add my own little flare. This sketch has a great design for a nice clean and simple card. I have made a lot of those lately and today, I worked a few additional layers into my version of the sketch.

The fun paper is Creative Agenda from Echo Park. The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder. I added a few coffee splatters from the Coffee Rings stamp and decorated with the Love Me Some Latte Gumdrops

Inside the card I used the Java Geek stamp to decorate.

For the sketch/colour challenge # 43, you will have until Thursday July 21st (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 #43 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: Coffee is the Boss, Java Geek, Coffee Rings
Paper: Echo Park Creative Agenda
Other: Love Me Some Latte Gumdrops (YNS), American Crafts White Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink, Walnut Stain Distress ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Your Next Stamp February Release Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the Your Next Stamp February release blog hop.

This month we have a fabulous selection of stamps and dies. Whether you are a coffee lover (my hand is madly waving in the air) or a sports fan, we have the release from you. You will see some returning favourites with Phoebe and Sprinkles and of course we cannot forget about the fabulous dies. I had fun with the doily and heart die on my DT dare card (stay tuned for that one).

One thing my family, close friends and coworkers know about me, is that I NEED my coffee in the morning. My favourite stamps will often relate to coffee, books and anything that makes me think about my girls. On my first card I used the cute 'pup of coffee' in the Coffee Break set.

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

Your Next Stamp Supplies Used:

Coffee Break / Coffee Rings / 

Growing up in a sports loving home, I was so excited to see all of the fabulous sports images in the Sports Fanatics One set. What is even more exciting, is that this month we are also releasing Sports Fanatics Two! These sets will get a lot of use.

Hockey is definitely my favourite sport, and I really could not resist using that fabulous sentiment. I still giggle when I read it.

Your Next Stamp Supplies Used:

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

Thanks for hopping along with us today. I hope you find a little inspiration and maybe a few new stamps and dies that you'd like to add to your YNS collection. As you are hoping along today, remember to leave a comment for the designers. We do love hearing from you and there is a fabulous prize available for a lucky stamper ($25 YNS gift certificate). All of the blogs are listed below. The hop continues until February 9th at midnight (EST). Come back and join us on February 10th to see the winner from the blog hop comments and check out the latest Design Team Dare.

Have a great day, happy hopping.

Your Next Stamp December Release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Your Next Stamp December new release blog hop.

This month we are featuring a variety of stamps, including cute animals, fun backgrounds, and my favourite LOTS of coffee related goodies. The dies this month are wonderful too, including a sweet treat box and long awaited stitched oval dies!

This release there is theme to my projects. I am still working on a few final handmade gifts and this month I made a number of new decorated notepad holders. They make a great gift for a teacher, boss, and friends. My first notepad holder, is one made for 3x3 sticky notes. I used the cute Word Critters Cats and Dogs set to decorate this easel style note holder. The paper is Simple Stories We Are Family.

I fussy cut the darling cat and hung him from the heat embossed sentiment. I used embroidery thread to create a ball of yarn to decorate the holder.

The back of the note holder was also decorated.

Here is a look at the stamp set used:

For my second project, I made a book style cover for a 5 x 8 inch notepad and decorated using the fabulous and fun Java Geek and Coffee Rings.

I paper pieced the cute coffee take away cup and featured it on the pattern paper cut using the stitched oval dies. The coffee title was heat embossed on navy cardstock using white embossing powder.

Here is a look at the inside of the holder. I created pockets to hold the notepad, so they can be changed out when they are empty.

Here is a look at the stamp and dies used:

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

Thanks for hopping along with us today. Remember to leave a comment on each of the blogs as you go. There is a fabulous prize available to one lucky stamps ($25 YNS gift certificate). All of the blogs are listed below. The hop continues until December 14th (EST) at midnight. Come back and join us on November 14th to see the winner from the blog hop comments and check out the latest Design Team Dare.

Have a great day, happy hopping.

Your Next Stamp December Sneak Peek (Coffee Right Meow)

It's the most wonderful time of the month.......

No, it's not that it's almost Christmas. It's that time that I get to share with you a little sneaky peeky at the December release for Your Next Stamp. Today if you head over to the YNS blog, you will see a full list of the design team members sharing projects today. So if you can wait for tomorrow's new release blog hop, and you just have to previews the December release, today is the day to do it. Don't worry this kind of peeking is allowed and won't put you on Santa's naughty list.

I have a little bit of a theme going on for the December YNS release. I am still working on a few Christmas gifts and this week I am finishing up a few more people on my nice list. For my preview project today, I am sharing a 5 x 8 inch notebook cover I made using the fun COFFEE RIGHT MEOW!

I am pretty sure COFFEE RIGHT MEOW, is one of my new YNS favourites. I am fairly sure this image is a mirror of me in the morning before my coffee. I also stamped up the fun COFFEE RINGS and added my "notes" title using the LETTER BOARD DIE and highlighted my sentiment using the FILE TAB die. The paper is Basic Grey Hipster.

I love the look of those great coffee splatters and rings. I used Ground Espresso Distress ink to ink all of the paper and to stamp out the coffee stains and sentiments.

Here is a look at the inside of the notepad cover. I created pockets for the pad of paper, so it can be replaced. I used the Coffee and Tea Cup Stack to decorate the inside.

Enjoy our little preview of the YOUR NEXT STAMP December release. Remember to check out all of the previews available from the DT. The complete list is on the YNS blog. Stamps and dies from the new release will be available tomorrow, Tuesday December 10th. 

Stop back tomorrow, to join our December Release Blog Hop. There will be a lot of amazing projects to see and prizes to be won. You don't want to miss this release. On December 13th we also have our next DT dare and another chance to win a prize.

Happy PEEKING  everyone!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Coffee Right Meow, Coffee Rings (Your Next Stamp)
Dies: Letter Board, File Tab, Coffee and Tea Cup Stack (Your Next Stamp)
Paper: Basic Grey Hipster
Other: 5x8 lined note paper, Ground Espresso Distress ink