Your Next Stamp March DT Dare / Little Red Wagon (Cute)

Wow, it sure has been a busy couple of crafty weeks for me. Last week we had our March release for Your Next Stamp. Did you enjoy all the fun new stamps and dies? I just love the new ADORKABLE stamp, and all of the SPRINKLES stamps are super sweet.

Today, I am starting the day off multi-tasking, with a card for the Your Next Stamp DT dare and this week's Little Red Wagon Challenge.

DT Dare:
This month our challenge for the dare was to use stripes or polka dots. I decided to cover the DARE off fully and went with both.

Little Red Wagon:
This week Jan is hosting at Little Red Wagon and her challenge is called CUTE, CUTE, CUTE. Well that I can do for sure. I think this sweet YNS image will fit the cute category really well.

For my egg-stra CUTE card, I used the SPRINKLES HAPPY EASTER stamp from Your Next Stamp. The sweet image is showcased using the Journal Card Scallop Insert Die also from YNS.

The fabulous dots and stripes are found in the new Echo Park Bundle of Joy 6x6 paper pad.

On the inside of my card, I added a few of the fun sentiments and the second stamp image from this CUTE set.

Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog and check out the DT DARE post for this month. Comment on the post for a chance to WIN a prize. You will also see more amazing creations from my fellow YNS DT girls.

If you are working on a few CUTE, CUTE, CUTE creations of your own, hop on over to the Little Red Wagon blog and share your project. While you are visiting, stop over and check out the CUTE creations from the other Girlfriends.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Tracy

Your Next Stamp - DT Dare

Hello crafty friends.

Did you enjoy the January release from Your Next Stamp? Super cute release right?

Today the Design Team is back with the fun DT Dare. What is the dare this time? Well, this month we have been challenged to create a project that is CAS (clean and simple) and roed and white. Okay this one was a challenge. Not only am I limited with my colours, I have to go with CAS. You may have noticed that is not generally a go to style for me.

To keep things simple I went small and created a couple of Valentine's tag treat holders. They were simple....kinda.....once I figure out how I was going to attach the tag to the "test tube". The boxes were really simple, only 3 or 4 tossed away before I got the boxes right. Hey I got the red and white (and a bit of black). Black works for Valentine's day right?

Okay onto my project. I used one of my favourite sets from this release, PERFECT CHEMISTRY along with the tag from the WINTER FUN TAG die set.

I wasn't sure how I was going to attach the tags to the test tubes, so I ended up creating a small box at the back to slide the tube into. It really wasn't too hard. I just scored a heavy cardstock to fold around the tube and then glued the cardstock to the back of the tag. The test tubes were great finds at Michaels. They are glass, so these will likely be Valentine's treats that go to my kids teacher's.

For my wacky scientist, I created a chalkboard look with white embossing powder on black card stock. Add a touch of white pigment ink for a more chalky look. I heat embossed the shirt also, but on white cardstock and then coloured this with Copics and fussy cut it. I know, I know, there is a bit of pink in there too. Oops.

The second tag I used the cute test tube stamp. The image is coloured with Copics and fussy cut and adhered to the tag with dimensional adhesive.

You will want to head over to the Your Next Stamp blog and check out the DT Dare post for this month. Comment at the post for a chance to win a prize. Pretty easy and you get to see more fabulous projects from my teamies!

Thanks for dropping in today and please stop back soon. Have a super Saturday!

Tracy

Your Next Stamp Design Team Dare (December)

Welcome back to this month's Design Team Dare. What is the DT Dare? It is a challenge given to the YNS DT to create a project following a set theme or using certain YNS product(s). As we are nearing Christmas, our challenge is simply to create a Christmas or Winter project.

I made a Christmas card using the Sweet Holiday Greeting stamp and die set and the Stitched Fishtail Tag Two die set.  The paper is Lawn Fawn Snow Day.

Here is a look at the inside of my card.

Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog and check out all of the inspiration by my fellow YNS DT girls. Be sure the leave a comment on the YNS blog, because you could WIN a YNS stamp of your choice. That would be a great present!

Thanks for dropping by today. Have a super CRAFTY day!

Tracy

Your Next Stamp - DT Dare (December)

Today I am sharing a card as part of the new DESIGN TEAM DARE at Your Next Stamp. This is a fun challenge the design team is given and we show off some of the new release image with this challenge.

This month as things are a bit hectic for everyone, our challenge was simply ANYTHING GOES. That is something I can do at the moment.

For the outside of my card I used the December released SNOWFALL stamp and HOUSES ON A HILL die set to create a winter scene. I have been enjoying getting inky with my distress ink, however this time I changed up my night time blue for a more sunset look.

To created the sky I heat embossed the SNOWFALL stamps with white embossing powder. Then with the the Tim Holtz ink applicator I applied the my distress inks (Scattered Straw, Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean and Faded Jeans). The streaks across the sky were a happy accident. I used a baby wipe to clean up the ink that was on top of the embossed portion and it left the streak. I think it gives really cool effect to the evening sky.

For the inside of the card I used the FOREST FRIENDS stamp and the sentiment is from the WINTER HOME set.

Now make sure you head over to the Your Next Stamp blog to see all of the DT members participating in this month's dare. You will want to leave a comment over at the YNS blog because one lucky commenter will WIN a stamp set of their choice.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a terrific Thursday!

Tracy