Taste of Summer!

Close To My Hearts May Constant Campaign: Starts May 1st

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month during the month of May with our exclusive mouthwatering Taste of Summer paper packet, available for only $8.95! Featuring bold, vibrant colors, this exclusive paper packet is perfect to pair with your sweet summery memories, and provides delicious designs for your layouts, cards, and more! We’ve created two online workshops—one for scrapbookers and one for cardmakers—to go along with this special paper packet. Both workshops have been designed so you can easily mix and match papers across projects. What will be your perfect pairing? Watch Close To My Heart’s blog, account, and Facebook page throughout the month for more projects inspired by Taste of Summer. This paper packet is only available during May while supplies last, so get your order in early. No matter where you are or what the weather may be, you deserve a little taste of summer in your life!

Dates: Offer valid May ONLY!

Contact me to order this great paper pack!

*New Seasonal Expressions Idea Book is now available, please let me know if you would like one!

YNS Feature Day: Anything but an A2 Card!

We are thinking outside the box today over at YNS for our Feature Day!

We were challenge to make something other than a standard A2 card for this challenge and I decided to go a step further and make a gift box!

For this challenge I chose one of the cute new releases called: Jessica with Happy Mail.

I covered a kraft box with paper, added ribbons and a pin wheel and then attached the Jessica image on. I coloured Jessica with Copic markers, added the "For You" sentiment and put some Pink Lemonade Glittered Gumdrops on top. If you know me, you know I am addicted to these gumdrops! They come in tons of colours!

Here is the stamp set I used:

 Check out the YNS Blog and see what all the other DT members have made!
And remember.....comment on the YNS Blog for a chance to WIN a stamp set of your choice!!

Enjoy!

Sue

An Extra DT Dare today!

Well, today I have an extra treat for you...only because I messed up on the first DT Dare and didn't use a new release stamp! I am going on vacation and really don't know what I was thinking! 

Do you ever have those kind of days???

SO, I had to do another card for that day so here is the original card I made!

The theme is to create something feminine so I chose to use the stamp set called Catherine.

This is such a pretty stamp set and the sentiments are really nice especially the top one. (I will have to use it in a future card for sure!)

I tried something different this time and coloured her with Prismacolor pencils and solvent and I am happy with the reults.

 

Check out all the other very talented Designers on the YNS BLOG and see what they came up with this month and be sure to visit the YNS store to see all the great new stuff for April!

Have a great day!

Sue

Hooray! Its DT Dare Day at YNS

 HOORAY!! Its April DT Dare day!
 It’s a fun monthly challenge for the YNS design team to showcase more fabulous projects using the new release products! 

Well, it has been an amazing time over at Your Next Stamp with all

 the new releases for April! Did you see the new nesting dies?? Love them!

Today I have been challenged to be "Feminine" in my project!

So, I chose the new Bunny in the River stamp set!

It is such a pretty stamp and you could use it for so many occasions!
I think it is beautiful and plan on using in so many ways!

Go to the YNS Blog to see all the wonderful projects that the DT have made.
And check out all the new products including the stamp set above HERE!

 If you comment you could win a new release stamp set of your choice!

Thanks for taking the time to look!

Sue

Fun Friday #12 at Your Next Stamp!

 

Hey Everyone! It is a Fun Filled Friday today with a new Sketch and Colour Challenge over at Your Next Stamp!

Today we have a new sketch and new colours to use so dust off your supplies and lets get going!

Use either the colour or the sketch OR try your hand at using both!

This month I decided I would work with the colour challenge AND the Sketch challenge!
I picked up some new dies from Karen at Scrapfest in Kitchener and I was dying to try them so here is my card for the Challenge:

The stamp I chose to use in my card is called: Sprinkles Coffee and Tea 
(They also have matching dies to cut out the bunny image!) and I used the Scalloped border die from the Awesome Border Die Set and the brand new Stitched Rectangle dies! (New this month!)

Check out this weeks Challenge and what the other DT Members have made for you! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue

April New Releases Today!

Hello and welcome to the YNS APRIL 2015 New Release and Blog Hop!

 We have an amazing lineup of stamps and beautiful dies for you this month !

We know you are going to fall in love with the new dies and stamps but here is a sweet deal- SAVE 20% off of your purchase!! Run, you can buy EVERYTHING now! (I recently was at Scrapfest in Kitchener and I personally have a new bag full of stuff from YNS to use!)

Everything is in the YNS Store HERE!

The Hop begins on Carole's Blog and if you've been hopping along,
you should have come from Wendy's Blog
Make sure you hop around to all the blogs featured in the link list located at the bottom of this post for lots of inspiration using the new products!

Here is my First Card for the Hop:
  For my card I used the stamp set called: Tear Away Tab Sentiments Two
I can't tell you how much FUN it was to make this Surprise card!!!

LOOK what happens when you tear open the Tab!
Isn't that FUN!!!

and with the Sentiments set I used the Stitching Marks Dies and the Tear Away Tabs Dies-Large


  My second card is using a beautiful stamp called: Bunny in the River
This set is SO sweet and is perfect for a friend card, baby shower, new baby, birthday....actually it is limitless as to what you can use it for!

 These are the stamp sets I used for the cards:

Thank you SO much for stopping by and hopping with us!

The lucky winner will be announced by Karen on the Your Next Stamp Blog on April 18th!
You could win a $20 Gift Certificate to YNS!

*Remember: You have to comment on all the blogs to qualify for the grand prize*
Hop ends on April 17th at 12 midnight (EST)

Now it is time to head over to Thanh's Blog, but before you go, don't forget to leave a comment!

Have a wonderful day!

Sue

April Sneak Peek at YNS!!

Oh YA!!!!It is my favourite time of the month!!! Sneak Peek Day at Your Next Stamp!

April is FULL of amazing stamps and Dies and I really think you will have a hard time picking what you would like... of course love this new Jessica Stamp so I had to use her!

This beautiful set is called Jessica and Her Happy Mail! Isn't it awesome!

The other new die I used on this is called Stitched Loop Border and it is already on the website to purchase!

Stay tuned until tomorrow when we have our big release and Blog Hop!

In the mean time, you can go to the YNS Blog and check out what the other DT members have created!

Then us at the YNS Blog tomorrow and Hop, Hop, Hop...you could even win a great prize! 

Happy Sneek Peek Day!

Sue

Fun Friday Challenge at YNS!

 

Hey Everyone! It is a Fun Filled Friday today with a new Sketch and Colour Challenge over at Your Next Stamp!

Today we have a new sketch and new colours to use so dust off your supplies and lets get going!

Use either the colour or the sketch OR try your hand at using both!

This month I decided I would work with the colour challenge because oranges are not colours I regularly go to and I decided to challenge myself!

Here is my card for the Challenge:

The stamp I chose to use in my card is called: Sprinkles Coffee and Tea and I used the matching dies as well to cut out the bunny image!

 

Check out this weeks Challenge and what the other DT Members have made for you! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue