YNS May Relese Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Your Next Stamp's May New Release Blog Hop!  This release is full of new stamps and dies that will have you tweeting and smiling of course!  Plus, guess what???  You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store right now!  Yep, no need to wait, once you finish the hop you can SHOP!!!

You should be arriving here from Lisette's blog.  If not, then be sure to head to Susan's Blog to start at the beginning of the hop.  I don't want you to miss any of the fun!  Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list below for lots of inspiration using the new products! If you leave a comment on all of the blogs, you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate! The lucky winner will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog May 25th.

I have 2 cards to share with you today and each features one of the new bird sets.  First up is Dynamic Duo - although they don't have super powers this pair does have the cuteness factor!

 

 

The Dynamic Duo set includes the image and 4 sentiments.  There are some other YNS goodies on my card - the Fish Tail dies which are my absolute fave and the Insta Love Polaroid die.  The LO and all those layers were inspired by Retro Sketches #64, plus my card is for the Crafty Catz 3-2-1 Challenge (3 banners, 2 birds and 1 button!) and Simply Create Too's 37th Challenge, Anything Goes~
 

 

Card #2 is soft and tweet (sorry, I could not resist) featuring Flower Bush Robin.  The sentiments are from Dynamic Duo.  My card is for Pause Dream Enjoy's 10th Challenge -Happy_________ - Happy BIRD-Day of course and Crafter's Cafe Mom/Woman Challenge #16, with lace, flowers and the color pink, this one will definitely be sent to a female.

 

 

Karen is offering some awesome hop specials so make sure you take advantage of these great deals!

 

Now it's time to head over to Maureen's blog.  Thanks for stopping by today and happy hopping and shopping!

Smiles,
Julie

Everyone's Tweeting About It!

Don't miss out. 

Be sure to stop back on Wednesday, May 22nd when new stamps and dies will be arriving at Your Next Stamp!
 
The Design Team will be hosting a blog hop and of course there will be prizes - what better way to celebrate???!!!

A Flying Pig

Ahhh pigs. Cute or stinky? You choose. I am going with cute today and the pig I colored up has not been playing in the mud.

Isn't he a darling? I started searching for pig images because I am helping a friend make 50 pig cards.  Her SIL who LOVES pigs is turing 50! This one is Floating Pig from Hambo. In addition to finding the digi stamp, I also found the Hambo Hoedown Challenge which gives every participant a free digi! This week's Hoedown challenge is to use punches, so I pulled out my corner rounder punch. My card is based on Deconstructed Sketch #101 - what a great sketch this week, it made creating easy!

Smiles, Julie

Details: Image - Hambo, Floating Pig, Sentiment - Your Next Stamp Awesome Journal Words, Banner Dies - YNS, Copics, CS - PTI, Momento Ink, and Cloud Embossing folder from SU.

CSAYL #16

Have you started making Christmas cards yet?  Now is the time to start!  This week's CSAYL challenge is to be inspired by a Christmas carol!

Our challenge this week is sponsored by:

Emma Canning

There will be 3 winners from today’s challenge and each one will win 2 digis from our sponsor.

 

Here is my card featuring Snow Race.  I took inspiration from the song Winter Wonderland.

Start singing and play along.  Check out the rest of the DT's creations and all the rules on the CSAYL blog!

 

Smiles,

Julie

 

An Awesome Color Combo from LMMS

Are you looking for a new challenge?  What about a color challenge from LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS?  Red, White and Kraft OR stamp and color on kraft - which will you choose?  

Which did I choose? 

Well, it is pretty obvious now that you saw the picture that I went with the color combo and colored up Sonny Honeycloud Poetry.  Don't tell my boss that I threw in a little yellow and blue too.  If you sneak a little of other colors on your creation I will keep it on the down low! 

My card lo is based on a Blog Named Hero May sketch.
 

Have fun crafting and be sure to check out the rules and the rest of team's creations on the LITTLE MISS MUFFET Blog. Play along and you may just win a prize!

Pssttt...Join us on the FACEBOOK FAN PAGE and keep up to date with everything Little Miss Muffet related. Barbara has promised a FREEBIE when we reach 200 followers, so tell your friends too!!

Smiles,

Julie

Details:  Stamp - LMMS Sonny Honeycloud Poetry, Sentiment - Your Next Stamp Awesome Journal Words, CS - PTI, Your Next Stamp Dies - Banners and Paperclip from Whatnot School set, Copics, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, DMC floss, button from my stash, and glossy accents on the glasses.

Penguin Party

Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch from Bugaboo's #137 sketch challenge. 

 

What a great sketch, it really made this a quick card to make!

Smiles,
Julie

Details:  Image - Bugaboo Birthday Penguin-Cake, CS - PTI, Colored CS - Carta Bella, Ink - Momento, Copics, Dies - YNS Star from Whatnot set and Banner, CB embossing Folder and a button from my stash.

YNS' May Tasty Tuesday

It is time to play along with Your Next Stamp's Tasty Tuesday inspiration...why don't you play along too? You could win a YNS Gift Certificate!

Here is May's fun inspiration...

 

I was inspired by the colors and the clouds.

 

 

The pig and sentiments are from the Gordon the Pig set, what a cutie! My card also features the Insta Love Polaroid Die and a Fishtail/Banner Die!

 

Be sure to play along!  There are so many great stamps and dies from YNS to choose from if you win the gift certificate.  Have you noticed I use the banner die on almost EVERYTHING?  It would be a great addition to your crafting supplies - just sayin' :>)  Plus the new clear sentiments are theeee best!

 

Smiles,

Julie