Your Next Stamp - DT Dare New Release - Color Me Happy

Hello friends !

This month's DT Dare theme is "Color Me Happy". 

I am super excited because I love colors ! Whenever I am asked what my favorite color is, I would stutter and have a hard time deciding. That is because I love ALL the colors of the rainbow !! 😀

Here is my take on this challenge using new release stamp set - Let's Paw-ty !

I stamped the bunny image and masked it before stamping on the balloons. To create a huge bunch of balloons, masked the front balloons before stamping the back ones and continue to mask and stamp until the desired quantity is attained. I chose a simple birthday sentiment "HB2U" because I wanted the focus be on the balloons.

I picked five colors (red, blue, yellow, green and orange) and colored the balloons using copic markers. I layered the colors over the balloons to create a translucent effect. Using YNS stitched rectangle die, I die cut the card front and adhered it onto a top folding vertical card base using foam tape. Lastly, I added glossy accents onto the balloons for a more dimensional look and that finished off the card. 

Before you go, don't forget to click here to visit Your Next Stamp blog to get links to see more awesome projects done by other designers and guests. Remember to leave your comments for a chance to win a stamp set of your choice. Comment must be left by August 11th at midnight EST. Winner will be announced on August 13th.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a colorful kind of day !!

Amy

Your Next Stamp - August 2017 New Release 8th Birthday Celebration Blog Hop !

Hi friends, 

Woot! Woot! Welcome to YNS August New Release 8th Birthday celebration blog hop!! Let the Paw-ty begin !! 

To celebrate their 8th birthday this month, YNS is giving away a bigger prize of $80 gift certificate to one lucky hopper!! This is something not to be missed. So, be sure to join in the Blog Hop starting tonight at 10pm (EST) and ending on August 8th at 12 midnight (EST). Simply leave your comments as you hop along. Winner will be announced on the YNS blog on August 10th. 

That's not all...There will also be a PARTY GAME going on throughout the hop. All you need to do is to count the number of gumdrops as you hop and enter the total in the Party Game inlinkz on the YNS blog at the end of the hop.  One random entry with the correct number of gumdrops will win 10 packages of gumdrops!!! If no one has the correct number then the closest without going over will be used to draw the winner. 

YNS is also offering 20% off your entire purchase during the blog hop period! Just type in the online code before you check out. So hurry, this is the best time to fulfill your wishlist and grab those new YNS stamp sets and/or other items that you've been longing for! New Release is available in store from 10 pm on August 5th.

Today, I am featuring this adorable birthday card created using YNS new releases "Let's Pawty" and the Bold Happy Birthday word die.

The "Lets Paw-ty" stamp set is my favorite.  The fact that it has many adorable pet images makes it ideal for creating adorable cards that everyone would love. Accompanied by many accessories such as presents, cakes, balloons and flowers, the possibilities are just endless. You can mix and match to create so many different birthday cards with just one stamp set!! 

To make this card, I started off by placing the smaller of the birthday word die onto a white card stock and partial cut the words upwards 95% of the way only and used x-acto knife to trim off the sides. Then, I stamped the images above the words using Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored using copic markers. 

On a standard A2 size watercolour card stock, I used distress inks (milled lavender, spun sugar, abandon carol, squeezed lemonade, mowed lawn, salty ocean) to blend a rainbow background. 

Both card stocks were die cut using YNS stitched rectangle die and adhered together using double sided tape and affixed onto a top folding horizontal card base. 

Lastly, I added black glossy accents onto the eyes and nose to define the features and finished off by adding shimmer to the presents using clear wink of stella glitter pen.

Thank you all for stopping by. Don't forget to join the blog hop to have a chance to win amazing prizes. Hope you have fun hopping and get lucky this time !!

XOXO, 

Amy

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March Feature Day - Laughter is the Best Medicine - Your Next Stamp

 Hello crafters !

It's feature day at Your Next Stamp ! The theme today is... Laughter is the best medicine ! HAHAHA !! 😁 How fun ! You are going to love this one !!

Here is my take. I used mainly YNS Silly Monsters stampset. This set is always my go to stamp set for a fun and silly card that will surely bring smile to any recipient because it has the cutest monsters bearing the quirkiest and widest smile !! 😁 I've decided to make it interactive and fun !

Using Neenah crest solar white 110lbs card stock as my panel, I positioned where I wanted the action to be and stamped on the sentiments using versamark ink and black heat emboss it. 

Next, I stamped on two monsters each at the bottom left and right and masked them before stamping the middle one. I altered their eyes by drawing a slightly curved line to make them look happier using black Copic multiliner pen. For the fourth monster, I stamped it on a separate piece of white card stock and fuzzy cut it out. All images were colored in using Copic markers.

I masked the monsters on the card panel and ink blended the background using a circle stencil in my stash and MFT premium dye inks - sno cone, grapesicle, banana split, tickled pink, persimmon. 

For the spinner part, I position the third and fourth largest of YNS Circles with Stitching and piercing marks die around the sentiments and cut out a ring. At the same time, I die cut a spinner disc using YNS slider/spinner die set. I adhered the smaller circle onto the center of the larger one using a strong glue and let it dry completely.

To assemble the card, I adhered the front panel onto a top folding vertical card base using foam tape like so.

Next, I taped down the inner ring using my tape runner and placed the spinner disc along the outer ring track and adhered the sentiment circle at the center using foam tape.

Finally, I glued down the red monster onto the spinner disc using strong glue and let it dry completely.

For finishing touches, I sticked on some gum drops and added glossy accents onto the monster eyes for extra dimension and interest. And, the card is DONE ! Hope you like this.

Click here 👀 to view a short video clip of this fun card in action in my instagram post! 😁

Be sure to check out the other DT projects on the YNS Blog and leave a comment for your chance to win a stamp set of your choice !! 

Thank you all for stopping by. Hope you had fun and Be HAPPY always !!

Love,
Amy

Newton strums a birthday song - entry for Inky Paws Challenge #42

Hi fellow crafters !

Today I'm taking on the Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge. Their theme is Birthday ! Oh... I love birthdays because it is filled with cakes, parties, friends and BIRTHDAY SONG ! So much fun ! 

Going through my Newton Nook's stash, I realised that I do not have a birthday themed stamp set ! :( 

I cracked my brains hard and thought there should be something I could use for a birthday themed card. So, finally, I settled for the Aloha Newton stampset which I have yet used. I think Newton holding a Yukelele is just perfect! Newton strumming a Birthday Song would be so cute !! Here is my one layer card 😀 I love how this turned out ! 

First I started off creating the rainbow using a self made stencil and inked each layer using distress inks (abandon coral, fossilised amber, mowed lawn, broken china, seedless preserve) and covered each line as I blend using finger dauber sponge onto Bristol smooth card stock.

The clouds are then blended using mini ink blending tool with broken china distress inks and the bottom part of the card with cracked pistachio distress ink. I sprinkled some water droplets onto the card to create some water distress marks on my card.

Then, I stamped Newton using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and masked him before stamping the heap of flowers and leaves under him. I colored them in using copic sketch markers and outlined with copic multiliner 0.01 black pen.

Next, I positioned the sentiment from MFT birthday bears stamp set along the rainbow curve and stamped it using versafine onyx black ink. Using the musical notes from Mama Elephant Rock and Paws stampset, I stamped them randomly over and onto the rainbow using Versafine Onyx black ink and filled in the symbols with black marker.

Finally, I highlighted the musical notes with Sakura white gelly roll pen to give them a glossy look. Die cut this front panel with MFT wonky stitched rectangle die and adhered it directly onto a top folding horizontal Neenah Crest Solar White 110 lbs card base. And, my card is done ! 😇

Thank you all for stopping by. Hope to see you back again !

Hugs
Amy

Sketch and Color Challenge #59 - Your Next Stamp

Happy Friday ! Hope everyone had a great week so far. 

I'm up on Your Next Stamp blog as a guest designer for their Color and Sketch challenge #59. It's another great color and sketch challenge this week and I hope you will join in the fun. Head down to their blog to see many awesome inspirations by the design team and guests and have a chance to win YNS gift certificate if you play along!

Today, I am sharing with you two fairy cards inspired by this week's challenge.

My first card is an interactive one which features YNS Fairytale Homes stamp set. Catch a short video clip at the bottom of this blog to see this fun card in action!

Watercolor is perfect in creating mystical looking cards like this. I started off by inking up the image onto Canson XL watercolor card stock with distress ink - tumbled glass. Then, colored in the image and create a background using distress ink watercoloring leaving an inch at the bottom uncolored.

The fairy image is stamped on similar watercolor card stock, watercolored using distress ink markers and fuzzy cut to the edge. For the interactive component, I cut a strip of acetate and taped an end to the fairy. Try it out on the background panel to determine the length of the acetate strip.

Adhere the acetate at the bottom center using a mini brad. Cover up the bottom with a strip of kraft and hot pink card stock adhered down using foam tape. The sentiments were white heat embossed on the kraft strip before adhering.

Final touches, add some glossy accents on the fairy crown and wand and clear glitter on all the pink images using Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen.  This card is done !

Click here to see a short video clip on my IG. 👀

Here is my second card featuring the Fairy Dust and All Aboard Bunch of Happiness stamp sets. I really love how sweet this turns out. 😄

I ink blended a white card panel using MFT premium dye inks (sno cone, limeade) and used the largest of YNS stitched rectangle die to cut down the panel. Stamped the images using memento tuxedo black ink and copic color them. Also, I've die cut some fences using the YNS lamp post and fence die set. I used Neenah crest solar white 110 lbs for card panel and 80 lbs card stock for the images. Wood pattern paper for the fences.

A slit is cut at the bottom the tulip images were tucked in and glued on using tape adhesive and the center one taped down using foam squares. I added some glossy accents on them too. The sentiments were embossed using Teal color ZING embossing powder.

The fairy image is then taped using foam squares and added shine using Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen and glossy accents. I then stamped the fairy dust using distress ink color - seedless preserve and embossed it with sparkling clear embossing powder.

Finally, I adhered the fences and add some YNS enchanted garden gumdrops.

Finally, I tied a plum color embroidery floss around the fence and glued on a bow. Then, attached the front panel to a vertical top folding card base and my card is finished !

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you are inspired and looking forward to see your fabulous creations!

XOXO,
Amy

March DT Dare "Shades of Spring" - Your Next Stamp

Hello my crafty friends ! 

Where I live, there is no four seasons. Our weather is very hot, humid and sunny with occasional rain/showers all year round. But, in other parts of the world, March is when Spring is approaching and people welcoming the warm weather and preparing for the upcoming Easter day celebration. 

Today I'm on YNS DT dare challenge featuring Shades of Spring. I perceived Spring as nice warm days, green fields, blooming flowers and a time filled with so much joy and happiness. I thought an Easter card with spring colors would fit perfectly for this theme. Using YNS March 2017 new release, here is my take.

I used mainly YNS All Aboard - Spring Carts stamp set to create this card.

First I stamped the chicks, Easter eggs and basket cart images onto a white card stock using memento tuxedo black ink. I colored them using copic markers. 

With my mini ink blending tool, I blend the background onto Neenah Crest Solar White 110lbs card stock, using MFT premium dye inks colors sno cone and in the buff. For the clouds, I created a cloud stencil using YNS Puffy cloud border die. The whole panel is then cut down using the largest of YNS stitched rectangle die.

Next, I used green copic to ink up a white card stock and die cut some grass using Lawn Fawn meadow borders die and trim the sides using YNS Stitched Line die. Taped down all the images onto the background panel and stamped my sentiments using Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed. 

Finally, I glued on some clear and yellow sparkling sequins using multi medium matte adhesive and added glossy accents onto the eggs and wheels of the cart for some shine and dimension. I then attach the whole panel on a top folding horizontal card base and my card is DONE !

*** For your Chance to WIN ***

Be sure to head down to the YNS blog for your chance to WIN a YNS stamp set of your choice ! Simply leave a comment on their blog by March 10th at midnight EST. Winner will be announced on March 12th.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a happy Spring !!

Hugs,
Amy

You're SPEC-tacular - Your Next Stamp

Hi lovelies ! Today I want to share with you this card that I had so much fun making. It is an interactive card which features the recent release from Your Next Stamp - Spec-tacular Phoebe and Friends stampset. I love that it comes with many spectacle frames sized to fit the adorable Phoebe and her little cute critter friends. Adding those spectacles just make everything look so much cuter ! Here is what I've created. Be sure to click on a link at the bottom of this blog to view a short video clip of this card in action !

First, I stamped the images at the center of an standard A2 sized white card stock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, masking Phoebe before stamping the bunny and the teddy bear like so.

Using another white card stock, I die cut an oval window using the third largest of YNS stitched oval die. This is my top panel. Then, I colored in my images using Copic markers. 

As the top panel looked plain,  I've decided to decorate it with red polka dot pattern paper that matches the images. For some details and interest, I added a red oval frame using the same YNS stitched oval dies,  a red bow using YNS Bow-tiful Little Bows die and cut two red thin strips for the top and bottom of the card which gave it a more complete look.

For the slider panel, I stamped the spectacles onto some plain white sticker label and colored in using copic markers. As I do not have the co-ordinating dies, I fuzzy cut them out using scissors and my x-ecto knife. To make the slider panel, I cut a piece of acetate as shown in the blueprint below.

Orange shapes are the single layer foam tape. Red lines the shape of the piece of acetate that I cut. Red rectangle piece of red card stock taped to the bottom of the acetate panel.

To affix the spectacles that I had fuzzy cut out earlier, first, I slide the acetate panel all the way down, position the spectacles over the images and stick them down. I used glossy accents to add shine and dimension to the spectacles. Finally, I white heat embossed the sentiments onto the red piece of card stock on the bottom of the acetate and the card is finished! 😁

Click here to view 👀short video clip of this card ! 

Thank you for stopping by and taking time to read my blog. Have a SPEC-tacular day !!

Hugs,

Amy

Je T'aime - Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge Entry

Bonjour everyone ! I will never forget my first trip to Paris - City of Love 💓. This place is indeed beautiful and romantic. The iconic Eiffel Tower is very majestic and classy. Today, I've decided to capture these awesome memories in a card and combining inspiration from MarkerPOP color challenge #113 and Newton's Nook Inky Paws Sketch Challenge #40. Here is my take.

For this card, I've used the classy and adorable stamp set from Newton's Nook - Dreams of Paris. Firstly, I stamped the cute kitties onto Neenah Solar White Card stock 80lbs using MFT Hybrid Hot Fudge ink as I will be Copic coloring them (inks details at the end of this blog). Then I used YNS Stitched Square dies (second and third largest) to die cut my focal panel using Neenah Solar White 110lbs card stock. At the same time, I picked some soft pink, light grey card stocks and coordinating pattern papers for my card layers. 

I gold heat embossed the sentiments onto the fish tail strips and gold embossed the Eiffel Tower onto the square focal panel. To add more interest to the plain white card base, I used WE R Memory Keepers Geometric Next Level embossing folder to create some texture look.

For the inner square panel, I used MFT Premium Dye inks in Tickled Pink, Periwinkle and Sno Cone to blend the background.

To assemble my card, I glued the pattern paper and fish tails onto the embossed card base. I cut a piece of golden thread, placed it under the square panel and glued it down. I then added the square frame using foam tape and wrap the gold thread around the square panels twice and secure it with a simple bow.

For the images, I glued the female kitty, followed by the male kitty using foam tape for a little added dimension. Then, added a moustache and two hearts for some detail. For finishing touches, I've added glossy accents onto the moustache and hearts and brushed on some shine to the Eiffel tower and kitties' outfits using clear Wink of Stella glitter pen. And, my card is complete !

Male kitty
Face and body - W1, W3, W5
Outfit - BV000, BV02, BV11, BV13

Female kitty
Face and body - E33, E50, E99, YR20
Outfit - R32, RV29, C3, C5
Inner ears - R30, RV11, RV23

Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope you have a lovely day !

Hugs,
Amy

Chubby Chickie Golden Fortune - CNY card

Hello fellow crafter, Chinese New Year is only 10 days away and I am super excited to celebrate this day with my family and friends.

It is the year of the Rooster in 2017 and I scuffled through my collection and found this adorable Chubby Chickie image from Paper Smooches - Chubby Chums stamp set which is just perfect for making CNY card.

Chinese New Year is all about good fortune, good luck, good health and lots of red and gold which are auspicious in our Chinese tradition.

To start off, I stamped that cute chickie image onto white card stock using memento tuxedo black ink and colored in the image using copic markers. For the hat, I spotted a cap image from Paper Smooches Chubby Chum pals stamp set and partially masked off the cap flap and stamped only the top part onto a white card stock.

For the egg, I hand drawn an egg shape onto a white card stock and painted it using gold acrylic paint. Then I stamped the word "FU" upside down to symbolize descending fortune in your home.

Using a red card stock as my card base, I hand painted the rays using gold acrylic paint. The Chickie and egg are then pasted onto the card base using foam tape. Lastly, I gold painted a white card stock and die cut a border using the largest of MFT rectangle scallop border die before gluing it onto the card base to frame my image and that finishes off my card for today.

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you like this card.

XOXO,
Amy