Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge # 48 (Funny Farm Crew Bookmark)

Hello and welcome to another week of the Your Next Stamp sketch/colour challenge #48.

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 am on a bit of a bookmark making kick. I used the sketch design for the inspiration in creating this bookmark, featuring the Funny Farm Crew stamp. The Bookmark/Tag die is one of my most used because I love to gift handmade bookmarks to all my book loving family and friends. The die on the bookmark is from the Halloween Witch Die set, released earlier this month.

Who wouldn't love this darling cow marking the place in their current book?

For the sketch/colour challenge # 48, you will have until Thursday September 29th (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 #48 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
Stamps: Funny Farm Crew
Dies: Bookmark/Tag Large, Halloween Witch, Circle Die, Stitching Mark Circle Die
Paper: Simple Stories Homespun
Other: Embroidery Thread, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Vintage Photo Distress ink

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps March Previews Day Three: Welcome to the Neighbourhood

Hello Krafty Friends and welcome to day three of our previews for the March release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Today we have two sets by artist Cheryl Grant. The first is a darling set calls HAPPY NEW HOME and the second one featured here, is WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD!

I love colouring the sweet little bird houses in fun colours. I used paper from Simple Stories Homespun collection.

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Welcome to the Neighbourhood (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)
Die: Fence Die (YNS)
Paper: Simple Stories Homespun

Now it's time for you to hop along and check out all of the fabulous projects from the Krafty Girls. Leave a comment on each of the blogs are you hop along. 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 March release. The party will be on the Facebook event page (here) on Saturday March 19 at 2:00 pm (EST). I hope to see you there.

Your Next Stamp June Feature

Welcome to the June YOUR NEXT STAMP feature post. Each month the design team posts creations to inspire you, using specific themes or stamps. This month, we are showing off projects that feature animals.

I know I just inked up these FUNNY FARM CREW last week. I love them so much that I wanted to make another fun card with this set. I also used the FUNNY FARM SENTIMENT set.

The Simple Stories Homespun had a nice country feel and I finished this card off with delicious olive green GUMDROPS.

Here is a look at the inside.  I added the sentiment from the WHATNOT SENTIMENT TWO set and added the cute pig.

PRIZE ALERT

Head over to to the YNS blog to see all of the DT members sharing projects for today's feature. Leave a comment on the blog post for the June feature and you will have a chance to win a prize.  One lucky stamper will win a YNS stamp set of their choice!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a super crafty day!

Little Red Wagon # 293 Old McDonald had a Farm!

Hello crafty friends. I hope you are having a wonderful and creative week. Today I am back with a card for this week's Little Red Wagon challenge. Joanne is our hostess and her challenge is taking us to OLD MC DONALD'S FARM. I am sure you all know how that song goes, so let see your favourite farm animals this week.

For my card this week I had one of my fellow DT Girlfriends in mind. She is a little fascinated (some may say obsessed) with cows. So, this was the perfect time to ink up the sweet cows in the Your Next Stamp Funny Farm Crew set. There is also a great sentiment set to coordinate with the farm animals.

I used masking paper for stamping the cows three times on my paper. The Simple Stories Homespun paper really has a great country feel.

Inside the card I added another of the darling animals from the set and a two more of the sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by today. I really hope that you have time to play along with our fun FARM challenge. Link up your projects over at the Little Red Wagon blog. If you are looking for some inspiration, please check our my fab GIRLFRIENDS creations this week.

Hey crafty friends, Little Red Wagon is having a DT Call. You can check out the post here for more details. You have until June 15th to apply.

Have a fabulous and crafty day friends!

Your Next Stamp March Release Blog Hop

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

Although many of us are still facing a mountain of snow, this month's release will really get you excited and looking ahead to sunny spring weather. Today we have a lot of amazing stamps and dies to show off. My fellow design team girls and I have been busy creating, so I hope you enjoy the inspiration we are sharing with you on our hop.

Take a bit of time to look around and be sure to hop around to all of the blogs featured below. As you are hopping remember to leave a comment. There will be a winner drawn from all of the comments and that crafty friend will receive a $20 YNS gift certificate to spend in the YNS store. It's worth it, to leave a little love for all of the design girls!

There are so many great stamps and dies in this month's release. I just love all of the sweet Sprinkles sets and those nerdy kids from aDORKable are now one of my new favs. Today my projects are all about Sprinkle.

My first card features the SPRINKLES COFFEE AND TEA. I used paper from Simple Stories Homespun. This stamp set also has a matching die set available.

Here is a closer look at my sweet Sprinkles and the paper piece cup.

Finally the decorated inside of the card.

Stamps used:

My second card is a simple Easter card feature the SPRINKLES HAPPY EASTER. I used the matching Sprinkles die on the bunny with the paint brush. This set was available a few weeks ago in a mini release. To create the look of a picture frame I used the Journal Card Scallop die.

I just adore Sprinkles. The set is definitely one that can be used for many projects outside of Easter.

Here is the decorated inside of the card.

Here is a look at the stamps and dies used on this card:

To celebrate our March release, Karen is offering a fabulous deal!

Thanks for hopping along with us today. Remember to leave a comment on each of the blogs as you go. All of the blogs are listed below.

Come back and join us on March 11 to see the latest challenge is the fun DESIGN TEAM DARE!

Tracy

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps January Release Blog Hop

Welcome back for our KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS January release BLOG HOP!

Today the Krafty Girls and our AMAZING guests are here to share some inspiration with all of the fabulous stamps we have been previewing over the last weeks. This month's release is truly BEAUTIFUL so I hope you enjoy today's hop!

This week we started off the release and welcomed back the talented Emilie Goulet with her preview set YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

Next I am sure you were ALL STEAMED UP for the newest Moonlight Whispers sets from Annie. This steampunk inspired set will surely get your creativity in gear!

Then we previewed a cute set from Cheryl Grant featuring those sweet kids Lulu, Lexi and Lucas. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY is sweet and will be the highlight of many cards.

Finally, we added a second SENTIMENT set from our new (stamp) designer Becky. The WORDS OF INSPIRATION are just that, truly inspirational. The large size sentiments are great on their own or complement so many of the Kraftin' Kimmie images.

For my card today I used sweet Lulu from IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY and combined this with a sentiment from WORDS OF INSPIRATION. I had a couple CAS cards to show off this week, so it was time to go back to my layers, distressing and embellishments.

I used paper from Simple Stories Homespun and added a Maya Road photo frame and flowers and metal embellishments from Michaels.

Although it is hard to tell from the picture, I actually paper pieced this picture in three layers. I didn't want height so I didn't add the dimensional adhesive. The first layer is my background window frame and inside wall. The next layer is the branch and Lulu. The final layer is the cat and bird sitting on the window ledge. Just a subtle bit of depth to the picture.

A look at the inside of the card.

Now it's time for you to continue your hop to check out more amazing creations from my Krafty Peeps! Remember to leave comments are you are hopping along, because Kimmie has a $10 gift card to give away to a random Krafty Friend.

All of the stamps are now available in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop. You will find the new releases, past releases, paper, embellishments, mounting supplies. Check it out. If you love all of this month's release, Kimmie has a great Gimmie Kimmies Kit that you may want to check out.

Have a wonderful and KRAFTY day!

Tracy

Little Red Wagon # 252 Girl Power

Welcome back, I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. It's time for another fun challenge over at Little Red Wagon.

This week I am hosting and my challenge is called GIRL POWER!

I think with this challenge there will be a lot of room for interpretation. Whether you choose pink, frills, bling, distress, grungy, classy..........I think you get the idea. Make a new paper craft project (card, layout, altered item) that is for a girl, featuring a girl, about a girl. GOT IT!

For my card, my GIRL POWER is all about the SMART GIRL. I used a sweet digital stamp from Tiddly Inks called School Girl. I was inspired by my young daughter as she has been reading up a storm this summer. I am likely underestimating, however I would say she has read close to 12 books in the last 2 months.

The paper is from Simple Stories (Homespun). I distressed the edges with a distress tool and inked everything with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink. I love using tags on my cards and layouts. I love these new Crate Paper Notes & Things tags. There are a few that have die cut words as the one used on my card.

Inside the card I used stamps from Kaiser Craft (Live Life) and My Favorite Things (It's a Sign). This card will be going to one of my students at work that will be returning to school.

Are you ready to show a little GIRL POWER! Join our challenge this week over at the Little Red Wagon blog. Don't forget to check out all of the inspiration the other Girlfriends are sharing.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday and happy crafting.

Tracy

Supplies:
Image: Tiddly Inks (digi) School Girl
Sentiment: Kaiser Craft Live Life, My Favorite Things It's A Sign
Paper: Simple Stories Homespun
Other: Crate Paper Notes & Things (tag), Maya Road Wood button

Little Red Wagon # 228 - Truly Dimensional

Are you ready for another challenge over at Little Red Wagon?

It's once again my turn to set the challenge over at Little Red Wagon and this week I have selected "Truly Dimensional". What does that mean?

Well it means that your card or some element of the card (image, embellishments) needs to have some dimension. Whether you choose a fancy fold, use dimensional adhesive or layers on the paper and embellishment, the options are endless.  Just remember no flat allowed for this challenge!

For my card I decided to work dimension into the card shape creating a centre step card. This was my first time making this style of card, however it came together pretty quick after I figured out my cuts and folds to make an A2 size card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2).

I used a digital image from Sassy Cheryl called Bubble Gum Fun. I love this image and knew I had to find just the right card to really showcase this super cute and fun image. The paper is Simple Stories Homespun. I think I should have bought 2 of the 6x6 pads because I am loving all of the great colours and patterns.

To create dimension with the image, I printed her 3 times. The first layer I used my circle die to cut the image out. I coloured the background and just the outside edges of the image.

The second layer was coloured completely and fussy cut. Using dimensional adhesive I layered this image over top of the circle cut image.

The final layer was just the bubble gum. I coloured the gum and added Glossy Accents. This was also  adhered with dimensional adhesive.

A closer view of the image. I added a bit of Wink of Stella glitter to the aqua colours on her dress, which you can't see well from this picture.

Are you ready to rise up to this weeks challenge? Head over to the Little Red Wagon blog and link up your card. While you are there check out the wonderful creations by the other Girlfriends.

Happy Crafting!

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl # 204 - Anything Goes

Tracy