For Fun!

Yippie! I actually made a few cards for fun as of late! Here is a Fall Birthday card using Windy Day Fhiona.

I used another of Caz's great tickets she made available here.  The fun ribbon and fall flowers are the Affinity Collection from the Paper Studio. Well thanks for stopping by!

Challenge List:
Delightful Challenge  Add Metal
Stamp Insanity  Creative Ways to use Die Cuts (I used the excess cuts and adorned the corner of my card)
Stampin for the Weekend  Halloween/ Fall
Paper Cutz  Anything Goes
Stampin B's  Fall Colors
Totally Paper Crafts  Autumn
All Sorts  Bingo  Diag Brads-Flowers-Ribbon
Crazy4Challenges  Fall/ Autumn
Our Creative Corner  embellishments

ScrapFest Blog Hop!

 
Welcome to the Your Next Stamp SURPRISE BLOG HOP!

If you didn't arrive here from Maureen's blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the start of the hop at Karen's blog and begin hopping!

The hop starts today (Friday, October 15th at 9:00 EST) and ends on Sunday, October 17th at midnight (EST).

So what's this surprise hop about? Well....if you've popped by any of the YNS DT's blogs this week, you may have read our posts about today's very special hop showcasing a VERY special, NEW and EXCLUSIVE YNS stamp! The DT have been 'in the know' about a secret project involving YNS and ScrapFest for a little while, and now the day has finally come when we can officially announce the proud news that Karen was approached by Lisa (owner of ScrapFest in Ontario) to design an exclusive YNS stamp for this autumn's ScrapFest (15-16 October 2010) - YAY!!! And here it is:  

This stamp will be available to buy from the Your Next Stamp booth at ScrapFest Ontario, but fear not if you can't get along to ScrapFest as Karen is also selling this fabulous stamp in the YNS online store!! IMPORTANT: This stamp will only be available to buy online for the duration of ScrapFest, so do not delay in placing your order! As it is only available for a very limited time, Karen is offering the stamp at a very special price of $6 with FREE SHIPPING!! (*NB Free shipping only applies to the ScrapFest stamp - if you include other items in your order, you will be charged shipping accordingly).If you do plan to pop along to ScrapFest this weekend, don't forget to print out this voucher and take it along to the YNS booth to receive 10% off your purchase of YNS stamps:
  

 

(Click on the voucher to open it in new window ready for printing) 

So now you need to continue the hop by hopping to Jenny's blog.  Be sure to complete the hop as we have a prize draw at Simonne's blog where you can enter to win one of these gorgeous and exclusive YNS ScrapFest stamps. [If you purchase one of these stamps and then find you are the lucky winner of the prize draw, you will be given a $6 gift certificate to spend at the store instead.] To enter, please leave your details in the InLinkz widget on Simonne's blog. The lucky winner will be randomly chosen on Monday October 18th.

 

Thanks for hopping with us today! Beth

 

Think Child!

                                                    second posting scroll down for Pink Cat Studio rubber release

It's time for another scrapbook challenge! 

Ella's Pink Scrapbook - Challenge #26

Childhood

(ex: Playful Fun, Dress Up, anything with a child)

I really enjoyed the outcome of this layout all the bright zany activity is balanced out with the black and white photo. Don't you love those paper clips people? I have but a few left....The We are Friends sentiment came from the cover of the Bam Pop paper pack, I popped them onto the picture which I was taught to never do.... Whatever!

Well I hope you can play too and have fun with it! Beth

  

Challenge List:

Scrap Your Crap  use multi manufactures supplies

Paper Play  Photo Inspiration

ABC Challenge  F is For Flowers

Simon Says Stamp & Show  Metal

Stamptacular Sunday  Buttons Flowers And Friendship Plus stamping which I stamped onto my ribbon.

Little Red Wagon  Something old  my people paper clips something new flowers felties

Pile it On  threes

Secret Crafter  Distressing  I distressed the photo and the green metal frames around the people clips (Click to see)

Release the Birds!!!

That's exactly what Melissa is doing owner at Pink Cat Studio is doing, she has a rubber relaese today of bird images!

I love this image! How could one not, it's so tweet! Thanks for stopping by....Beth

Challenge List:

Penny's Paper Crafter  So Long As It Flies

Fab-n-Funky  Yummy Yummy Yummy

Ellephantastic  Anything Goes

My Grafico Anything Goes

City Crafter  Take Flight
Papertake Weekly 3 of A Kind (Birdies)
The Crazy Challenge  Fruitalicious

YNS Challenge # 27

Happy Wednesday!!! I want to say wow on all the amazing creations on  your own flowers challenge, I could almost smell them! This week at Your Next Stamp Challenge blog we want to see some negativity! No not the evil, wicked, mean & nasty kind, we want nicely negative, in other words a white image stamped on dark card stock. Now lets just say you don't have a super powerful white pigment based white ink pad I did a few techniques of other supplies for substitutions: 

This technique is using an Embossing Ink with a White EP:*******************************

This technique is using an Embossing Ink with a clear Embossing Powder, and the brayering on black ink. You have to go over the image when done brayering with tissue to get excess ink off:

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Finally this is white acrylic paint. You need to paint it out really thin on a plastic surface and then treat it like a stamp pad. Might I suggest you wash of your stamps right away. As long as it's not a foam pad if you are forced to let the paint dry onto your stamp with a little scrubbing it will come off:

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There are many other alternatives as well use your imaginations!

Here is my card using Cute Witch Ellie her Kitty 

Your Next stamp offers 2 fabulous prizes for you to win:
1. Winner – one lucky winner, chosen by random.org, will win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by Karen, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

We’d love to see you use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, but if you don’t have one, then you can still join in and be entered into the prize draw! As our challenge runs for 2 whole weeks you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these cuties yourself! And if you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win!

So are you ready for some negativity? Bring it! Beth

Challenge List:

Aly's Sunday  Halloween
Let's Ink It Up  Use Halloween Colors
Cupcake Craft  Scary Creature/ Halloween
The Shabby Tea Room  Pumpkin on card
Paper PlayTime  Orange Main Color
I Did It Creations  Halloween
Baby Bud Challenge #1 - Fall/Halloween 
ColourQ  Black, Orange, Green, Purple, White
Going Grey  3D
Tuesday Taggers  More Than 2 Legs
Tuesday Throwdown  3 elements (My rickrack ribbon)

Stampin for the Weekend #48 - Autumn Inspiration

[Click on the voucher to open it in new window ready for printing]

Your Next Stamp will be at ScrapFest Oshawa 2010 (Canada) this weekend (15-16 October). To celebrate, Karen is offering a 10% discount voucher for those attending the show! Simply print out the above voucher and present it at the YNS Booth to receive 10% off your purchase of YNS stamps!

The Your Next Stamp DT also have a very special blog hop planned for this coming Friday (October 15th) where we will be showcasing a VERY special stamp! The stamp will only be available for a very limited time and will be at an amazing price with free shipping to boot, but we can't tell you anymore than that right now as it's top secret! So be sure to pop back here on Friday to hop along with us, see this extra special stamp, and be in with a chance to own it yourself! Any crafter who isn't able to grab this stamp will definitely be disappointed! Beth

Pixie Dust Studio Release!!!!

Happy Monday!!!! I am excited to announce  the Fall  Leaves collection from the Pixie Dust Studio is now available for your creative pleasure!  Do you want to know the best part? If you buy them as a bundle it only $10!!!! Wowie! My creation for the release had a mind of it's own defying your typical Fall Leaves imagery:

 I must admit this card is rather Spring Loaded, sometimes these thins happen! Don't you love thta fun ticket tag sentiment? Our beloved Caz has these available for download on her blog, you'll just have to figure out where... Be sure to check out the other new release creations before the last of the leaves fall! Beth

Challenge List:
Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge  Girlie
Sentimental Sunday  Tag It
Craftalicious  Anything Goes
Dutch Dare  Tags
Party Time Tuesday  Anything Goes Tuesday
Mami Doodles  Girl Birthday with Sparkle

How about A Sunday Sneak Peek?

Good Morning and happy Sunday to you! Today I have the pleasure of sharing two sneak peaks for tomorrows release Leaves from Pixie Dust Studio. Here are my cards using Harvest Mouse and  Pocahontas:

Oh my gosh, aren't these just perfect for the seasonal change and holidays?!? They compliment Cosmo Cricket and Matilda really compliments them too! Be sure to stop by the rest of the dt because they have some amazing creations yet to be discovered. Have a great day! Beth aka BR-T

Challenge List:
Secret Crafter  Distressing
Prairie Fairy  Tickets or a tag
Stampin Bee's  Fall Card
Stamp Something  Punches & Die cuts
Polly Craft  Anything Goes

It's Saturday!

Well I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! I have a Halloween Card to share with you using the Pink Cat Studio digi image  Itty Bitty Betty - Witch Costume.

The fun Halloween dp is called Matilda by Cosmo Cricket, I love the witches legs best with all those striped socks.The white pumpkins were punched from and embossed sheet using the Boo to You embossing folder and then distressed with white ink to make them pop. Thanks for stopping by! Beth

Challenge list:
Create4fun  use a digi
If the Shoe Fits  Distressing
Fussy & Fancy  Halloween
Crafty Anns  at least one digi and favorite coloring medium  *Prismacolor Markers*
Aud Sentiment  Halloween
Simon Says  Halloween
There she Goes  Orange Purple & Green
OLLCB  Nothing Floral
Cupcake Inspiration  Halloween
Lexi's Creations  Spooky

Pink Cat Studio Release!

For "Sweet Baby" Challenge click here!

For YNS New Release Blog Hop click here!

 Hello again I must say today has been bursting at the seems WoW!  Wow is what you'll be saying when you see Melissa's next line a fun digis from the Pink Cat Studio: . 

Oh my gosh aren't the the cutest and let me tell you they scream for bling and sparkle! I somehow found time to create a card for the three main images all totally different from each other.

There are so many challenges this last week to use autumn colors, I think this is a fun play on those challenges! Don't you just love the Three Christmas Trees?  Isn't that patterned paper great? I received this at the scrap fest last week and it's from the line My Friend Birdie by Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker.That ribbon slider was from my hoarding stash...come on you do it too!

This second card with Lili Elf Carrying Tree was great to work with and I really like how the ribbon and buttons frame the image!

                            

My last card uses Betty & Snowman Decorate Tree I love this image!  I came across last years collection of Cosmo Cricket and found this awesome button off the swap table last weekend. What a find! Now make sure you check out the rest of the dt work because they are created to astound! Thanks for stopping bye! Beth

Challenges Card 1:

Charisma Cards    Autumn Colors

Anything Goes  Christmas

Stampin for the Weekend  Autumn Colors 

Our Creative Corner  Fall Colors

Craftalicious  Autumn Colors

Paper Sundaes  Something From Your Stash
Crazy 4 Challenges Color Challenge

Challenges Card 2: 

City Crafter Blog  Holidays
Digital Tuesday  Bling Ribbons Buttons
Papertake Weekly  Fav Challenge  Nov 10th, 2009 Digi
plus Sparkle

Challenges Card 3:

Totally Paper Crafts  The Great Out Doors

Crafty Ho's  Childrens Card
Fab N' Funky  Use a Digi
Design Dollies  Christmas/ Holiday
Freshly Brewed Challenge  Anything Goes Girlie
My Grafico  Pop Up

It's starting to look a lot like Christmas blog hop!

For "Sweet Baby" Challenge click here!

Hello again I am so excited to be back with the Your Next Stamp blog hop release!!! First off I want you to know this is an awesome release with plenty of new stamps to choose from. Karen is starting the holiday season off right by having a total of 4 prizes! Wohoo!  If you just can't wait til the end of the hop to see if you won, great news Karen is offering up a 15% discount!  

Now, if you came from Angela's blog you are moving forward with precision. If you just happened by, be sure to start at Crystal's blog so you don't miss your chance to win a fabby prize!  I created two cards today the first one uses the stamp PenguinCheers as well as the Holiday Accessories set to create my background paper.

Than little penguin share a whole new meaning to having his drink on the rocks! I added a small spot of liquid glass over his drink to make it pop as well as glittered a plenty. Just had to ya know?

My next card uses this great Santa Finn whom I simply adore... I think you will too!

Isn't he the happiest Santa ever?  But check it out no glitter! I am not sure how I stopped myself. Even so I can almost hear Finn ho ho hoin' away! 

Well thanks for stopping by, your next stop for magnificent inspiration is none other than Simmone!  I sure hope you enjoy the hop and don't forget to comment for your change to win! Beth

Challenges Card 1:

Cupcake Craft  Happy Hour

Incy Wincy  Glitter 

Ginger Loft  Glitter or bling

Oldie But A Goodie  Animal on Card
A Spoon Full of Sugar  Sparkle & Shine

Challenges Card 2:

Color Chef  Favorite Colors

Stamp Simply  3 is the number

Stamp Scrap & Doodle  Anything Goes

Lovin the babies!

My baby makin days are over but I still love the babies. Nothing thrills me more than to hear of the news about new arrival. This week at the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge  we'd love to see creations having to do with  "Sweet Babies". I have had a hankering for some time now to use this fun digi Pint Sized Chef. I also wanted to use an older term for pregnancy, here is my card:

 Be sure to check out the rest of the dt creations they are sure to give you the yearn... OK maybe not,  but they are adorable!I can't wait to see your baby creations! Beth

Challenges for card:
Aly's Sunday Challenge  At least 2 dp & 2 buttons
Stamp Something  something to celebrate
One Stop Craft  Congrats
CES Challenge  Hats

Your Next Stamp sneak peeks day 1!!!

Happy Monday to you! I am so excited to announce Karen from YNS will be releasing a wonderful array of Christmas stamps October 7th!!! We thought it would be fun to give you several fun filled days to get your minds stirring about what you'll make when you get your very own stamps. Heck you may even win a few!!!
Today we are paying homage to Heather our amazing dt member who created  these awesome stamps I am using today! Heather's new designs as well as the Your Next Stamp Christmas Release will be available for purchase starting October 7th.  We will be having a blog hop to celebrate so be sure to come back and hop along.  There's gonna be fabulous prizes!!!!
Now before I show you my card I feel I must warn you to put your sun glasses on!

This set is called Spread the Cheer consisting of a  pair of trees  and the great word art sentiment.
To achieve the sentiment inside the tree I stamped the tree image and then cut out the inners if the image leaving the stumps,  it's called reverse masking... I think. After stamping the tree image several times on my background paper  I took my mask and lined it up with my stamped trees and stamped the sentiment. It was really quite simple for the effect achieved! Now Simmone and Wendy both have some great inspiration to share so be sure to stop by! Happy Monday!!!! Beth

Challenges:
Creative Inspirations  Christmas
Charisma Cardz  Christmas
Christmas Card Challenge  Christmas
Stamp Scrap & Doodle  Open Theme
Card Patterns  Sketch

Scrappin my day away...

 

Oh my word I am pretty certain I packed way more stuff than I could ever use in 6 months for my scrap happening day today!!! Always be prepared!
I have a card to share using Calliope Ketto:

 

Well this is a rather short post gotta get some Zzzz's! 

Challenges for card:

Flutterby Wed.  Glitter & Shimmer

Daring Cardmakers  Opalus used  opal Stickles

Alphabet Challenge  W for Wings

Fairy Fun Friday  Ric-Rac attack

Delightful Challenges  Purple Green & Black

Creative Cottage   Bling it

Sisterhood of Craft  At least 3 flowers

 Little Red Wagon  Make your own embellishment  my glittered flowers

Everybody Art Challenge  Friends

Grace Girls rule!!!

I cannot believe how long it has been since I used this image from the Grace Girls collection from the Doodle Factory what was I thinking!!! I decided to play along with Corrosives Challenge of Masking which is on of my favorite technique due to the fussy obsessive nature. I am what I am!

I like how this turned out and thankfully I have some leftovers on this masking paper left. Can I share a huge joy? I get to go hang out with a bunch of paper crazed women for 15 hours to scrap craft what ever!!! I am so excited! My goal is to get way ahead in all my DT work...please Lord!

Well have a fabulous Friday a wonderfully inky weekend! Beth

More challenges for card:

Oh Alice  create a window or hole

A Spoon Full of Sugar  Spot & Dots

Stamp Insanity  Use Metal(brads for all the fish eyes)

S2G  Purple & Orange + use a critter are fish critters?

Easy Craft Project  Purple

Going Grey   Movie Inspired A Fish Called Wonda this movie is too funny!!!!

Practical Scrappers  Stamps