Your Next Stamp July DT Date (Flip Flop Fun)

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

This month our challenge theme is.......FRAME IT!

There are a few ways that I could have chosen to use a Frame on my project. I could have even made something like a photo frame, decorated with YNS stamps and dies. I really wanted to use the fabulous Flip Flop Fun die set, so I decided to create a simple "frame" using my layers of paper. The striped paper creates a fun frame around the white cardstock. Both of the layers are die cut using the Stitched Rectangle die.

The sentiment on the outside and inside of the card, along with the darling crab are from the Flippin' Fabulous stamp set.

Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog and look for the July DT dare post. 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 day!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Flippin' Fabulous
Dies: Flip Flop Fun, Stitched Rectangles
Paper: Echo Park Summer Bliss

Your Next Stamp Summer Feature (Journal Notebook)

This month on the Your Next Stamp blog, the Design team are featuring projects that are all things SUMMER and all things FUN!

With a theme like summer fun, there really is so much you can do.

For my Summer Fun project, I created a journal for my oldest daughter to use for her upcoming summer holidays. My Letter Board Die really got a workout, as I made titles for the journal cover and insert pages inside the book. On the cover, I also used Happy Dance, the Overdue Library Card stamp and delicious Gumdrops.

Inside the first pages of the journal, I created pockets to hold a few tags and journal pages.

My daughter will have the chance to create her own summer bucket list of activities. I used Zero Calories to decorate this insert page. The tag, which will make an ideal bookmark for this avid reader, was created using the Cool Tag Three and Zero Calories. The other insert page is a chore list, because the summer can all be about fun and games.

The next part of the journal includes an additional pocket and a notepad.

This insert page which is decorate with the Spectacular Teacher stamp and die, will allow my daughter to record her summer reads.

Thanks for checking out my summer fun feature project today. If you head over to the YNS blog, you will also see projects by Holly and Martha. Stop back each day this week to see more fun Summer projects and on Friday the continuation of our current sketch/colour challenge.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Happy Dance, Overdue Library Card, Spectacular Teacher, Zero Calories
Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Spectacular Teacher, Letter Board, Cool Tag Three
Paper: Echo Park Summer Bliss
Other: YNS Gumdrops

Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge # 18

Welcome to our sketch and colour challenge #18 at Your Next Stamp. Each challenge includes a sketch and colour options to inspire you.

Create a project based on the sketch and/or the colour combination. If you are working with the colours use at least 3 of the colours and you can add only neutrals.

This week I used the sketch and colours for my card. I inked up the cute HAPPY DANCE stamp and used the HEART BANNER die and the STITCHED RECTANGLE die.

Inside the card I used a sentiment from the WHATNOT SENTIMENTS TWO.

Supplies:
Stamp: Happy Dance, Whatnot Sentiments Two
Dies: Heart Banner, Stitched Rectangles
Paper: Echo Park Summer Bliss

For our sketch and colour challenge # 18 you have until July 23rd (midnight) to play along. You can see more inspiration and link up your projects over at Your Next Stamp.

One random participant will WIN a $15 gift card to the YNS store. If you feature a YNS stamp or die (must be the main focal point) you will receive and additional $5. When you use a YNS image there is also a chance of being selected as a YNS Top Pick. That's right, bragging rights for you and a fabulous badge to show off on your blog! Sounds exciting right? Ink up your stamps and show us your crafty stuff!

Have a fabulous and crafty Friday friends!

Your Next Stamp July Release Blog Hop

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

Today we have an amazing blog hop to showcase so many fabulous stamps and die. Sit back, grab your favourite beverage and enjoy this month's inspiration. 

This month is packed full of cuteness. There are so many sweet animals and I am excited to be showcasing all animals for my hop projects today. Since we are now into summer I went all out with bring fun colours to go with my adorable stamps.

My first card was made using the adorable HAPPY DANCE. This little guy just makes me want to dance for sure. I had fun matching the colours from the Echo Park paper (Summer Bliss) to the spots on my lizard. Not a fan of most reptiles, but in stamp form, they can come into my house any day.

I kept this card simple and layered with a few die cuts of the SCRAPWORKS STRIPS die and added GUMDROPS from one of the newer multi packs (Mermaid Fun and Neon Sunrise).

I kept inside free so this card can be used for a number of occasions.

Here is a look at the stamp set used for this card. There is also a coordinating die available.

 

My second card features a 'tweet' bird from a set called SOARING BY. I used the coordinating die and showcased the bird on a background cut with the STITCHING CIRLES AND CIRCLE DIE.

Parrots are bright and beautiful, so I wanted to have fun with creating a multi coloured look to my birds feathers.

Here is a look at the inside of my card.

Here is a look at the new stamp and die set used for this card.

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 stamper. All of the blogs are listed below. The hop continues until July 7th at midnight. Come back and join us on July 8th to see winner from the blog hop comments and check out the latest DESIGN TEAM DARE!

Have a great day, happy hopping!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Preview: Day One - Fin-tastic Friends!

Hello Krafty Friends. Did you know that it's preview week at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps? This is DAY ONE of the JUNE release and we are starting things off with a fun Moonlight Whispers set from artist Annie Rodrigue. Today we are excited to share the newest mermaid set called FIN-TASTIC FRIENDS!

I am so excited about these amazing mermaid images. I really had a lot of fun playing around with the colours for this fin-tastic mermaid. I used fabulous summer paper from Echo Park (Summer Bliss) and of course layered my ocean theme card with cheese cloth, natural twine and pearls.

Inside of the card I decorate everything using the accessory stamps and one of the sets fun sentiments.

Now it's time for your to hop along and check out all of the fabulous projects from the other Krafty Girls and our amazing Guests. Remember to leave a comment on each of the blogs as you hop along. There will be one lucky winner drawn at random to WIN some Krafty $ to spend in the KKS store. Hop, comment and you may just WIN! The winners will be announced on Saturday at the release party.

All of the June release stamps will be available Saturday night after the release party!

Facebook Release Party

Join Kimmie, the Krafty Girls, Guests and our Krafty friends as we party and celebrate the June release. The party will be on the Facebook events page (here) on Saturday June 13th at 6:00 pm (EST). Hope to see you there.

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

Little Red Wagon # 244 - Summer

Welcome to another fun challenge over at Little Red Wagon.

This week Rosanne is our challenge hostess and her theme for this week is SUMMER! Well with a theme like that the options are endless. Choose an image, activity, or colours that remind you of summer and you are ready to go!

For my card I used an image from Art Impression called Beach Babes. I picked this set up at Michaels. With the image I used paper from Echo Park called Summer Bliss.

Here is a closer look at this fab beach babe. I coloured the image with Copic markers.

Inside the card I added the second image from this set along with another of the sassy sentiments.

Summer is here and what better way to celebrate that with a card. And if you have that card you may as well share it with us over at Little Red Wagon for this weeks Summer theme challenge. While you are there check out the HOT inspiration the other Girlfriends are sharing!

Have a very crafty Wednesday!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge: # 265 Summer Girls