Amy's Crafty Palette: Your Next Stamp - March 2017 New Release Blog Hop

Sunday, 5 March 2017

Your Next Stamp - March 2017 New Release Blog Hop

Welcome back, my fellow stampers ! 🙋

I'm so happy that you have joined us today because you won't want to miss all the awesome goodies up on Your Next Stamp new release day ! Woot! Woot!

Today marks the start of YNS new release Blog Hop featuring more fabulous projects by Your Next Stamp design team and guests. You can feast your eyes on many new adorable stamp sets and dies and how various designers use them brilliantly in their creations.

The Blog Hop starts now and ends March 7. Be sure to hop along and leave your comments for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate! You do not have to comment on every blog, BUT...the more comments you leave, the higher your chances of winning ! Good Luck my friends !!

Everything is super cute this month but if I have to choose, my favorite has to be the All Aboard - Spring cart add on. This set is fabulous with little chickies, egg carts and accessories that are too cute to pass for a fun Easter/Spring card. I could match this set with the other All Aboard series stamp sets which include the All Aboard set, Train carts and Bunch of Happiness add on! With all these, the possibilities are just endless! You can mix and match to create so many different scene cards that are great for the whole year. I had a blast using these and am sure you would LOVE them too! 😊

Here is a tri-fold card I've made using a combination of these stamp sets. There are so many cute little images that I love and had to put them all in a card. Fun and cuteness all in one ! Oh yeah ! 😁

All Aboard - Bunch of Happiness

All Aboard - Spring Carts

All Aboard - Train carts (February release)

All Aboard (February release)

For the card base, I used watercolor card stocks which I would usually use for distress ink blending. I cut a 8.5" x 11" size card stock to create a standard A2 size side folding card base. Then I cut a 4.5" x 5.5" piece and scored 1/4" on its side, fold on the scored line and align the line to the A2 size card base to make it into a tri-fold card.

For the card base background, I used mini ink blending tool to ink blend the card base using distress inks (color - spun sugar, tattered straw, mowed lawn, tumbled glass). I made a cloud stencil using YNS Puffy Cloud border die and stencil the sky with tumble glass distress ink.

Using white card stock, I die cut railway tracks using YNS fence die which I trimmed at its pointy sides and connected them to form one long track covering the whole length of this card. Or, you could simply use their new Train track die to save time and trouble. 👍

I stamped all the images on regular water color card stock using Versafine Onyx black ink and water color them using distress inks. These were then fuzzy cut out using my dainty scissors. 😊

I cut a slit around the egg cart window and tucked the chicks and peep in. Using Mono liquid glue, I glued down all the images and let them dry completely. I stamped the sentiments using Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed them for a more defined look. On the background panel, I stamped the butterflies outline and glued down their wings. Gave shine to those butterflies and flower petals using my Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen. Lastly, some glossy accents around the wheels, train frame, flower center and the chicks' beak. And, my card is DONE ! 😊

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