Posted by: Julie Elak on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 8:00 am
Hello everyone! This month we have two wonderful guest designers joining us for the entire month, Dian Ratna Sari and Kate Dykstra. You may have already seen some of their creations if you took part in the July New Release Blog Hop (Pssst…today is the last day to leave comments on the hop for a chance to win a YNS gift certificate).
Each of our designers this month was found on Instagram sharing their YNS creations. We loved what we saw so they were invited to join us for the month.
Scroll down to learn more about our guest designers and check out a card from each.
Hi! I’m Dian Ratna Sari. I live in Surabaya, Indonesia.
I’m mother of two beautiful daughters, 3 years old and 1 year old. I married in 2011. I started to fall in love with card making in 2012 after my sister in law had introduced me.
Not only crafting, I love baking some cakes or cookies for my husband and my daughters.
Hello crafters! I’m Kate Dykstra from Small Bits of Paper and I’m delighted to be this month’s guest designer at Your Next Stamp. I live in Ontario, Canada with my wonderful husband and we have three children – two in post-secondary and one who will begin secondary school in the fall. I’m a Learning Strategist by day and a paper crafter by night!
I began paper crafting in 2005 and initially thought I’d like to scrapbook. However, once I made my first set of cards, I was hooked! I began with electronic die cuts and have started using more image stamps in the past year and am loving the calming effect of colouring. I discovered Your Next Stamp earlier this year and quickly became hooked on the fabulous stamps and dies.
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Be sure to stop by and say “hi” to each of our July guests! You will see more from each of them tomorrow in our Design Team Dare post with a chance for you to comment and win a stamps set of your choice.
Posted by: Julie Elak on Friday, July 1, 2016 at 12:00 am
Hello Everyone!
How would you like to start off July with a challenge? Challenge #42 is going on right now, through Thursday, July 7th at midnight EST.We have a sketch and color combo to choose from. Pick the one that inspires you, unless you really want to challenge yourself and combine the two! Plus, the best part is you might win a gift certificate to the YNS store by playing along.
One random participant will win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store, plus if the winner uses YNS products on their creation they will receive an additional $5.00 on their gift certificate. We also select our favorite creation featuring YNS products from all participants and announce a “Top Pick”. The random winner and “Top Pick” will be announced on the YNS blog the Sunday following the challenge close. Link up a picture of your creation from your blog, gallery, etc. at the bottom of this post and you will be entered to win.
PLUS…if you are using YNS products on your creation why don’t you take the YNS Social Media challenge too?! You don’t need to create a different project, simply add your Challenge #42 entries to IG, SCS or FB. Check out all the details in the rules at the bottom.
The sketch
If you use the sketch feel free to swap out shapes or rotate; so long as we can see the basic sketch was your inspiration.
The colors
If you choose the color combo, be sure to use at least 3 colors and feel free to add in neutrals.
Be sure to join in the fun and share your own creation inspired by either the sketch or the colors OR both! Link up your project through Inlinkz below. Note only 3 entries per person.
YNS’ challenge #42 ends on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at midnight EST
If you use the sketch feel free to swap out shapes or rotate; so long as we can see the basic sketch was your inspiration.
If you choose the color combo, be sure to use at least 3 colors and feel free to add in neutrals.
Only new creations please.
Limit of 3 entries per challenge # per person, each entry must be different.
Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store. If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives an additional $5 gift certificate for a total of $20. The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.
The YNS Top Pick will receive the “YNS Top Pick” badge and their project will be featured on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes. To be considered for the Top Pick, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your project.
Social Media mini challenge – Does your challenge creation feature YNS products? Then take our social media mini challenge to be entered in an extra prize drawing! In addition to the inlinkz link up below to your blog or gallery, add your challenge creation to Instagram with “#yournextstamp” and “#ynschallenge42”, the YNS Facebook page referencing “challenge42” in your comment, and/or the SplitcoastStampers gallery with keyword “yournextstamp” and“ynschallenge42” and be sure to mention the YNS Challenge. There will be a separate drawing for all challenge projects added to those 3 social media sites during the challenge time period. If you add to one site then you receive 1 entry in the drawing. If you add to two you receive 2 entries and 3 entries if you add to all three. Remember, this is only for challenge creations featuring YNS products. The random winner will receive a YNS Store gift certificate for $20.
Posted by: Julie Elak on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 12:00 am
Get ready for a sad face everyone, because for the second day in a row we have a farewell. Today we are saying goodbye toAnita Madden, as she is stepping down from the YNS design team.
Anita has been part of the Your Next Stamp family for over 2 years. We are going to miss her kindness and sweet smile, plus her amazing coloring skills and adorable scene cards.
Let’s take a look back at some of Anita’s creations over the past couple years.
Thank you Anita for all the YNS projects you have shared with us.
Fortunately, Anita has promised to stop back and visit. So even though we won’t be seeing her YNS work on a regular basis, she will be joining in the Your Next Stamp August Birthday release. Hopefully we can convince her to be a guest occasionally after that too!
Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 12:00 am
Thank you to everyone who played along with Challenge #41!
The random winner of challenge #41 is participant #8. Congratulations Pam L., you win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS store. Plus, we are going to tack on an extra $5.00 for including YNS products on your creation!
The winner of the social media challenge for #41 is CreateByKara. Congratulations Kara, you win a $20.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store.
Please contact Karen via the link at the bottom of the website to claim your prizes.
Posted by: Julie Elak on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 12:00 am
This week we spied a clean and simple tag filled with love by Rachel Bergfeld.
Rachel uses a sentiment and the arrow from the stamp set Little Darling Archer. Stamping the arrow repeatedly fills in the space on the tag. Topping the tag with jute, adds to the overall natural, clean feel.
Posted by: Julie Elak on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 12:00 am
Ready for a new challenge?
Challenge #42 starts today and is open through Thursday, July 7th at midnight EST.We have a sketch and color combo to choose from. Pick the one that inspires you, unless you really want to challenge yourself and combine the two! Plus, the best part is you might win a gift certificate to the YNS store by playing along.
One random participant will win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store, plus if the winner uses YNS products on their creation they will receive an additional $5.00 on their gift certificate. We also select our favorite creation featuring YNS products from all participants and announce a “Top Pick”. The random winner and “Top Pick” will be announced on the YNS blog the Sunday following the challenge close. Link up a picture of your creation from your blog, gallery, etc. at the bottom of this post and you will be entered to win.
PLUS…if you are using YNS products on your creation why don’t you take the YNS Social Media challenge too?! You don’t need to create a different project, simply add your Challenge #42 entries to IG, SCS or FB. Check out all the details in the rules at the bottom.
The sketch
If you use the sketch feel free to swap out shapes or rotate; so long as we can see the basic sketch was your inspiration.
The colors
If you choose the color combo, be sure to use at least 3 colors and feel free to add in neutrals.
Be sure to join in the fun and share your own creation inspired by either the sketch or the colors OR both! Link up your project through Inlinkz below. Note only 3 entries per person.
YNS’ challenge #42 ends on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at midnight EST
If you use the sketch feel free to swap out shapes or rotate; so long as we can see the basic sketch was your inspiration.
If you choose the color combo, be sure to use at least 3 colors and feel free to add in neutrals.
Only new creations please.
Limit of 3 entries per challenge # per person, each entry must be different.
Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store. If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives an additional $5 gift certificate for a total of $20. The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.
The YNS Top Pick will receive the “YNS Top Pick” badge and their project will be featured on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes. To be considered for the Top Pick, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your project.
Social Media mini challenge – Does your challenge creation feature YNS products? Then take our social media mini challenge to be entered in an extra prize drawing! In addition to the inlinkz link up below to your blog or gallery, add your challenge creation to Instagram with “#yournextstamp” and “#ynschallenge42”, the YNS Facebook page referencing “challenge42” in your comment, and/or the SplitcoastStampers gallery with keyword “yournextstamp” and“ynschallenge42” and be sure to mention the YNS Challenge. There will be a separate drawing for all challenge projects added to those 3 social media sites during the challenge time period. If you add to one site then you receive 1 entry in the drawing. If you add to two you receive 2 entries and 3 entries if you add to all three. Remember, this is only for challenge creations featuring YNS products. The random winner will receive a YNS Store gift certificate for $20.
Posted by: Julie Elak on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 12:00 am
Hello Everyone!
Today we have a special post including a video from Tara Sell aka Curl E. Cue! Scroll on down to learn more about Tara and to see her sparkly, clean and colorful creations. You will definitely want to visit Tara’s blog too, for a chance to win the stamp set she is using today, Fishy Fun!!!
Hi, I’m Tara Sell and I live in Oregon with my hubby, my step-daughter, two kitties, one terrier and a pug. To pay the bills I work at the Oregon Department of Forestry as a budget analyst and then I come home and counter balance all the numbers with lots of creative crafting! I started my blog, Curl E. Cue’s, about three years ago when I first discovered the joy that is stamping. In July of 2015 I expanded onto YouTube and discovered that I truly love sharing the techniques I use through video tutorials. I love playing with almost any crafty product, from inks to stamps to mixed media, but my favorite thing to do is use different mediums to color adorable images! The passion and kindness that I have felt from other crafters in the short time I have been a part of this community continues to amaze me and I am so honored to be a part of it all!
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Tara took the stamp set Fishy Fun and created sparkly shaker cards.
Click here to check out the video from Tara too and find out more details so you can create these fun cards yourself!
Posted by: Julie Elak on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 12:00 am
This week we spied a red, white and blue creation by Claire that features a happy baseball!
Claire’scard caught our eye with the smiling baseball set against a soft background. All the baseball themed papers create the perfect backdrop and tie in so well.
Posted by: Julie Elak on Friday, June 17, 2016 at 12:00 am
Hi Everyone! Looking for something crafty to keep you busy this weekend? Why don’t you join in challenge #41?
Challenge #41 is open through Thursday, June 23rd at midnight EST.We have a sketch and color combo to choose from. Pick the one that inspires you, unless you really want to challenge yourself and combine the two! Plus, the best part is you might win a gift certificate to the YNS store by playing along.
One random participant will win a $15.00 gift certificate to the YNS Store, plus if the winner uses YNS products on their creation they will receive an additional $5.00 on their gift certificate. We also select our favorite creation featuring YNS products from all participants and announce a “Top Pick”. The random winner and “Top Pick” will be announced on the YNS blog the Sunday following the challenge close. Link up a picture of your creation from your blog, gallery, etc. at the bottom of this post and you will be entered to win.
PLUS…if you are using YNS products on your creation why don’t you take the YNS Social Media challenge too?! You don’t need to create a different project, simply add your Challenge #41 entries to IG, SCS or FB. Check out all the details in the rules at the bottom.
The sketch
If you use the sketch feel free to swap out shapes or rotate; so long as we can see the basic sketch was your inspiration.
The colors
If you choose the color combo, be sure to use at least 3 colors and feel free to add in neutrals.
Be sure to join in the fun and share your own creation inspired by either the sketch or the colors OR both! Link up your project through Inlinkz below. Note only 3 entries per person.
YNS’ challenge #41 ends on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at midnight EST
If you use the sketch feel free to swap out shapes or rotate; so long as we can see the basic sketch was your inspiration.
If you choose the color combo, be sure to use at least 3 colors and feel free to add in neutrals.
Only new creations please.
Limit of 3 entries per challenge # per person, each entry must be different.
Be sure to link back to our challenge in your blog post or gallery entry.
Entries not meeting the challenge guidelines will be removed.
All stamps are welcome, although we love to see YNS stamps and dies on your projects.
One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp store. If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives an additional $5 gift certificate for a total of $20. The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.
The YNS Top Pick will receive the “YNS Top Pick” badge and their project will be featured on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes. To be considered for the Top Pick, YNS stamps/dies must be the focal point of your project.
Social Media mini challenge – Does your challenge creation feature YNS products? Then take our social media mini challenge to be entered in an extra prize drawing! In addition to the inlinkz link up below to your blog or gallery, add your challenge creation to Instagram with “#yournextstamp” and “#ynschallenge41”, the YNS Facebook page referencing “challenge41” in your comment, and/or the SplitcoastStampers gallery with keyword “yournextstamp” and“ynschallenge41” and be sure to mention the YNS Challenge. There will be a separate drawing for all challenge projects added to those 3 social media sites during the challenge time period. If you add to one site then you receive 1 entry in the drawing. If you add to two you receive 2 entries and 3 entries if you add to all three. Remember, this is only for challenge creations featuring YNS products. The random winner will receive a YNS Store gift certificate for $20.
