Welcome October Guest Maria Rudolph

Posted by: Julie Elak on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 12:00 am

We are excited to welcome our October guest, Maria Rudolph!

We spied one of Maria’s colorful and cute cards featuring YNS products and asked her to be a guest.

Scroll on down to learn more about Maria and see her first project as a guest. Don’t forget to say “Hi” before you go!

Maria Rudolph

Hello my name is Maria and I´m from Germany! I´m so excited for this new adventure of being a guest designer for YNS as I fell in love with their stamps when I visited crafty friends in Canada 3 years ago. I have been crafting since I was a little girl and got into the real cardmaking world around 12 years ago. I´m a kindergarten teacher and love to get creative at work with the children and at home with friends. I own a big selection of punches hanging on my wall, that I use to make cute little punch art critters and labels for my cards. Most of my cards are very colorful and I love to add a rainbow here or there as rainbows represent a piece of happiness to me.

I´m very grateful for this amazing opportunity to share some of my cards and projects with you!!

YNS Supplies: Autumn Animals

Are you ready for what October brings? We have a new challenge starting this Friday. We are also looking forward to the October release. It is full of items to get you in the spirit of Christmas!

Happy Stamping!

Farewell to Our September Guests Tina and Candice

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 12:00 am

Is it already the last day of September? That means it is time to say goodbye to our September guests. This month guests Candice Fisher and Tina Henkens shared their creativity with us!

Thank you both for making the month memorable! Scroll on down for one of our favorite creations from each guest.

Candice Fisher

Blog: Candi Cards

IG: Candicards

YNS Supplies: Trick or Treat

Tina Henkens

IG: tinneke_th

YNS Supplies: Cute Home stamp set | Spec-Tacular Phoebe and Friends

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How do we find our guests? We look through challenge entries and we also search the internet looking for amazing creations that are tagged #yournextstamp. Keep on stamping and sharing and playing along!

Happy Stamping!

September New Release Review with Tina Henkens

Posted by: Julie Elak on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 12:00 am

Did you see the adorable cards our September guest Tina Henkens created using items from the new release?!

She is on Instagram and we wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to see her creative cards! Each card features a scene, which we now know is one of her favorite things to do! Check out this post if you missed learning about Tina’s faves.

YNS Supplies: All Booked stamp and die sets

Check out all the sets that Tina combines to create a trio of spooky FUN!YNS Supplies: Ghoul-tastic Halloween stamp and die sets | Autumn Wreaths (corn stalks and pumpkins) | All Booked stamp and die sets (books) | Gardening Phoebe (spider) | Peek a BOO (tree and owl)

What inspiration! What will you be creating next?

Happy Stamping!

Faves with Guest Candice Fisher

Posted by: Julie Elak on Monday, September 17, 2018 at 12:00 am

We are back with guest Candice Fisher today and she is sharing her faves!

When asked what her paper crafting faves are, Candice responded:

One of my favorite things is to create with stamp sets that have cute coordinating sentiments that go with the stamps! I see myself tending to go to those when I am deciding what to create with. This new Silly Trash Monster stamp set has sooo many different sentiments that I had to create more than one card with it!

YNS Supplies: Silly Trash Monsters stamp and die sets | Wave Panel die | Trash Can Die

What are your faves?

Happy Stamping!

Faves with Guest Tina Henkens

Posted by: Julie Elak on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 12:00 am

We are starting a new feature on the YNS blog!

We will be asking our guests to share their faves!

This is a great opportunity to learn more about each designer’s crafting style. It could be a favorite stamp set, technique, color combination, etc. We are leaving it open ended and can’t wait to see what everyone showcases as their fave.

Guest Tina Henkens is the first one to kick it off!

We asked Tina to share one of her faves and she came back with a list:

“I really love cute critters and mixing stamp sets to create new scenes.

Copics and distress inks are my favorite colouring tools.”

Tina’s card combines all her faves and what a scene it creates!

YNS Supplies: Hammie Holiday Fun stamp and die sets, Box Full of Cuteness, Puffy Cloud Border Die set

Happy Stamping!

Farewell to Our August Guests Katie and Kia

Posted by: Julie Elak on Monday, September 3, 2018 at 12:00 pm

A huge THANKS to Kia Gibson-Clapper and Katie Brooks who joined us as guests during August! Their creativity inspired us all month long.

Scroll on down for a look back at one of their creations from the month.

Katie Brooks

Blog: kb Stamps

IG: katieannbrooks

YNS Supplies: Sweet Treat Cart

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Blog: A Place for Kia

IG: kiagibsonclapper

YNS Supplies: Clucking Cool

What a month August was with the YNS Birthday celebration and 2 amazing guests!

Happy Stamping!

Welcome our September Guests Candice and Tina

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 12:00 am

This month we welcome Candice Fisher and Tina Henkens as our month long guests!

Scroll on down to learn more about each guest and see their first project as a guest. Don’t forget to say “Hi” before you go!

Candice Fisher

Blog: Candi Cards

IG: Candicards

Hi! I am so excited to be here as a guest designer to create with the awesome products at YNS! I have a wonderful husband and three great kids who went and grew up on me, 20, 17, and 15. I have been an at home mom for years and started scrapbooking with other moms 17 years ago. I worked at Archiver’s as an instructor until they sadly closed. Now I have started selling my cards at my local co-op grocery store and am enjoying crafting daily. We live in Minne”snow”ta and I get to spend most of my time crafting by my fireplace. I am one lucky girl! I love to use stitched dies, oxide inks and colored images on my cards. I am so thankful for the opportunity to share my creations with you this month! Thank you YNS!

Tina Henkens

IG: tinneke_th

Hi! My name is Tina and I’m a cardmaker from Belgium. A few years ago I watched a cardmaking video on Youtube and I was hooked immediately. Luckely I have a very supportive husband and daughter. During the week my job takes up must of my time so I usely craft during the weekend. I’m a big fan of whimsical stamps, especially cute critters. It’s always fun to combine several sets and create new scenes. My other hobbies are reading, going to Pilates class, taking our dog Mira for a long walk and traveling.

Thank you so much for inviting me this month!

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September is going to be a fun month! We are changing things up a bit by moving our release to fall on a Thursday. That means September 13th new stamps and dies arrive in the YNS Store!

We are also combining our bi-weekly challenge and DT Dare and Feature days. Stay tuned for all the details.

Happy Stamping!

Welcome Our August Guests Kia and Katie

Posted by: Julie Elak on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 12:00 am

The August fun starts today with the announcement of our full month guests. We are lucky to have Kia Gibson-Clapper and Katie Brooks joining us this month! Welcome ladies!

Scroll on down to learn a little more about each guest and to see their first official creations as a guest.

Katie Brooks

Blog: kb Stamps

IG: katieannbrooks

Hello!!! My name is Katie Brooks and I am THRILLED to be here guesting for YNS!!! A little about me… I have a loving husband and a darling 10 year old daughter. I work an HR job and manage my MS. Crafting is my escape from the real world. I have had a love for arts/crafts all of my life, something passed to me by my parents. It is fun to find and share inspiration and crafty friends, especially with stamps as fun as these!

YNS Supplies: Waddles – Happy Brrr-thday

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Blog: A Place for Kia

IG: kiagibsonclapper

I love Your Next Stamp stamps, so I am delighted to be here as a guest for the month of August. I live in Southwestern Ontario and have been a card maker for over 13 years. I love this industry and the wonderful people one meets, and I think I can say I am addicted. I very much enjoy colouring images, my favourite medium being watercolour. I started taking watercolour classes in 2016, and continue with the weekly classes. Thank you Your Next Stamp for having me for the month of August. YNS Supplies: Life’s a Hoot

Kia and Katie will both be back for our August new release celebration starting on August 11th. Get ready for the birthday party! No need to bring a gift, we will be the ones giving out gifts!

Farewell to Our July Guests

Posted by: Julie Elak on Monday, July 30, 2018 at 12:00 am

Time always seems to go by faster when you are having fun!

July flew by and it was filled with fun creations from our 2 guests, Shona Chambers and Laurie Case.

Thank you both for stamping along with us all month long! Scroll on down to see a couple of their creations from the month.

Shona Chambers

Blog: Twine Around

IG: shona.chambers

YNS Supplies: Coffee Cart

YNS Supplies: Happy Hour

Laurie Case

Blog: It’s All Cut and Die

IG: crazycardlady

YNS Supplies: Happy Hour

YNS Supplies: HedgeHUGS

August is only a couple days away and it will be full of FUN! It’s Your Next Stamp’s birthday month and we are planning a big CELEBRATION!!!

Happy Stamping!

Welcome our July Guests Shona and Laurie

Posted by: Julie Elak on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 12:00 am

Happy July 1st!

We are starting off the month welcoming 2 guests…Shona Chambers and Laurie Case. These ladies know how to create cute cards and we know you will fall in love with their creations as much as we did!

Scroll on down to learn a little more about each of our guests and check out the card they created as their way of saying “hi”! Then stop back all month long to see more of their work.

Shona Chambers

Blog: Twine Around

IG: shona.chambers

Hi there, my name is Shona and I’m over the moon to be a Guest this month with Your Next Stamp! A little about myself: I live in Blenheim, New Zealand. I’m married with two incredible children. I look after people’s gardens for a living, so always have grubby hands. Between my work, my family, our Golden Retriever ‘Bella’ and two cats I’m always flat out, so card making is my relaxing time. Thanks so much to YNS for letting me be part of the family this month!!

Laurie Case

Blog: It’s All Cut and Die

IG: crazycardlady

I live in a small town in Manitoba, Canada with my husband and a few fur babies. My journey into crafts started 5 years ago when I decided to make my own wedding invitations. That little box of supplies has now turned into an entire craft room! Your Next Stamp was one of the very first companies I ordered stamps and dies from and remains one of my favourites!! I’m so excited to be a guest here this month!!

Get ready for the July new release arriving July 7th, we will have previews on Saturday and then a hop with a giveaway!

Happy Stamping!