Posted by: YNS on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 7:00 am
Happy Friday!!!
This month is all aboutCELEBRATIONS!
We’re celebrating our 3rd birthday this month, I love how the YNS DT have embraced this theme and made some awesome birthday projects! Be sure to visit the DT blogs for more project details!
Posted by: YNS on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 7:00 am
HAPPY Friday!!!
Our YNS Fun Friday theme this month is CELEBRATIONS!!!
We kicked off August with a fabulous new release blog hop! Thank you for celebrating with us! Scroll down to the next post to find all the hop winners.
Today is the last day to take advantage of this
super awesome store discount!!!
(25% off Aug 6-10, your online code is HAPPY)
The DT has some fabulous projects for you! Remember to visit each individual blog for more details.
Before you go I’d like to invite you to join in out super fun YNS Challenges!!! We’ve got 2 going on right now! Check out YNSC9 and YNSC10 for your chance to WIN!!!
Thank you so much for joining us! Have a fun and creative day!
Posted by: YNS on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 7:00 am
Happy Friday!
I LOVE that our Fun Fridays now have a theme! Christmas in July was spectacular so I’m sure you’re wondering what August is all about!!!
Our August YNS Fun Friday theme is…
Today we are celebrating our 3rd Anniversary with some fabulous and fun August Sneak Peeks!!!!
August is our anniversary month and I’m so excited to have all of you celebrating with us! 3 years ago YNS went from a dream to reality when we launched the YNS Web Store on Aug 7 2009.
We have grown so much over the years…we went from launching 8 stamp sets to now over 250 plus we have our very own line of dies too! Your love for YNS has allowed for this growth and your feedback has helped us improve and grow on so many different levels.
I’d like to take a moment to share my heartfelt thanks to all of you for making these past 3 years amazing! Your kindness and support mean the world to me! The relationships that have been created, with YNS as the hub, warms my heart – this is what makes this industry amazing! I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of you at ScrapFest, CHA and local store events which are always so much FUN! Some of us may never met due to the distance between us which is why I love that we all have a common meeting ground through the internet to create, share and build friendships – it truly is incredible!
I look forward to many more years filled with fun, friendships, creativity and cute stamps!
Hugs
~ Karen
Now let’s drool over some new stamps – YAY!
Be sure to stop by the individual DT blogs for more details on their sneak peek projects!
Jenny Peterson has a peek at the adorable new Baby Set designed by Heather Rolin – CUTE!!!!
Dana Joy and our special guest Kim O’Connell are sharing peeks at the hilarious Birthday Owl designed by Dale Simpson. This owl cracks me up!!! The look on his face is priceless! He totally looks like he is protecting his big stack of pressies! LOL
Peggy Toole is sharing a sneak peek at one of the adorable new Ellie stamps designed by Fhiona Galloway called Ellie Loves to Fish. This image is so sweet and so is that sentiment!
I see Peggy also used the awesome YNS Puffy Cloud die set on her card! FUN
Don’t you just LOVE the new stamps?!
Well we aren’t done yet! We have 2 more days of sneak peeks and then our fun and inspiration birthday blog hop is on Aug 6th! We would love for you to join us!!!
Posted by: YNS on Friday, July 27, 2012 at 7:00 am
Hi all!
Are you loving all the fabulous Christmas/Winter projects this month?! I know I am! WOW! So many fabulous projects to help cool us down during this hot summer weather!
Did you miss Week 1 and Week 2 – be sure to follow the links to see all the DT eye candy!
Check out all the awesome projects the DT prepared for you this week! Be sure to visit their individual blogs for more info on their fun and fabulous projects!
Our YNS Challenge this week is “Anything Goes” so no excuses, hop on over to our challenge post HERE and join in the fun for your chance to WIN some YNS bucks plus you could be chosen to be our special Rockin’ Guest Designer!!!
I’ll be back later this weekend to share my very first mixed media canvas I made using the new Ann Ellis stamp sets!
Posted by: YNS on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 7:00 am
Hello! It’s FRIDAY and that means it’s time for YNS Fun Friday!!!
We decided to change things up a bit just for FUN! Change is good – right?
For the past 6 months the YNS DT has been presenting some amazing Fun Friday projects with a little fun tip for you but now things are different…Fun Fridays are going to have a monthly theme! FUN!!! I’ll be throwing in some random giveaways too so be sure to stop by every Friday to see all the amazing DT projects and to see what else is going on at YNS!
You may have guessed by my post title our July theme is Christmas/Winter!!! Never to soon to start all those Christmas cards and the YNS DT has definitely inspired me to get started!
Be sure to visit all the individual blogs for more details about their wonderful Winter Fun projects!
Well, it’s me, Susan here, with another Fun Friday SUSIE Q-TIP! I don’t know about ya’ll, but I was ready for my girls to be out of school for the summer yesterday when I picked them up at noon. We have lots of fun (and cheap) things planned to keep us busy (no vacation per se) on the days that mommy isn’t stamping. So I had summer on the brain when I made this card for today’s SUSIE Q-TIP. I thought the little Fairy Fhionalooked like she could be a summerfairy to get us smiling in anticipation of the fun we will be having! (Don’t forget I’ll be giving one away later in this post.)
Speaking of FUN, today we are going to DO THE WIGGLE! I have a quick picture tutorial on how I sew, WIGGLE style. Let’s roll…
First we have to get what we are about to sew all ready:
By the way:
LOL!!!
Don’t ya’ll feel like this sometimes? Going around and around, but getting nowhere? Word.
Ok, that’s all from me today! I hope ya’ll enjoyed it. Special thanks to Mini Fairy Fhiona for playing “Summer Fairy” for me and helping out today with a smile. I hope my children act just as precious as she looks over the next 3 months.
How would ya’ll like to win a Fairy Fhiona of your very own? Just leave a comment on this post, letting me know how a Summer Fairy could help YOU out and Karen will pick a random winner (as long as ya’ll are behaving…see? I’m in “bribe” mode already!) and post it here soon.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!!!…
Are ya’ll ready for a NEW RELEASE from Your Next Stamp? GOOD! Because we have one coming your way that includes lots of fun new stamps and dies. YAY!!
The SNEAK PEEKS will be starting this Sunday, June 3rd and will continue on through the 6th when we will have our Blog Hop! Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming Release Party on our SCS forum HERE!
Well, hello YNS fans! It’s me, Susan (susiestampalot) here with another SUSIE Q-TIP Fun Friday! First of all, ya’ll DID hear the news, right? Your Next Stamp is now a Member Company over on Splitcoaststampers.com! And to celebrate, we are in the midst of a FABULOUS BLOG HOP that started on May 1st. There are lots of prizes, great projects we are sharing and some awesome sales. Be sure and get more info on that at the end of my post today, along with aBIG SURPRISE!!
For now, let’s get started on my super fun SUSIE Q-TIP Fun Friday! I’ve got an “out-of-the-box” card shape/design to show ya’ll today called a “Step Out Card”, just in case ya’ll are getting tired of the everyday 4.25 x 5.5 card like I am. I am wanting to do something different! So…I’ve got a simple little tutorial that I must credit Splitcoast for (I figured it was ok to use it since we are now “married”), but I’ve added a few more tips/measurements for the decoration of the card. Off we go:
To start with the above instructions, ya’ll will need your paper trimmer and some sort of scoring tool. I have the Scor-Pal, but you can use your Martha Stewart one if you prefer to be like her. You will also need a piece of cardstock 5 1/2″ X 11″ as your card base. I’ll go over the other pieces as we go.
Be sure and flip the card base over and cut the slit on the other side, just like the prior instruction, so that it will look like the above picture!
How’re ya’ll doin’ so far? Don’t forget to cut the other side!
Still with me?
Here’s what you’ll need to make it pretty!
Then just glue it all together and add your own embellishments! I didn’t add a sentiment to mine, but you certainly could just about anywhere. Here’s a closer look at Summer Fun Fhiona. Give her a round of applause for helping out today!
Ok, are ya’ll ready for the BIG SURPRISE??? We are giving away a Summer Fun Fhiona Stamp Settoday as a thank you for checking out my SUSIE Q-TIP Fun Friday Post! We will be doing that with all my once a month posts, so ya’ll will have to swing by on the first of every month!! Just leave a comment on this post telling me what you like about this card, that you’re going to try it for yourself, any questions ya’ll have or that I need a manicure. Karen will draw a winner and announce it here in a few days. Ready, set, go!!!
But wait, if ya’ll haven’t checked out the May 1st Blog Hop, be sure and do that. Get all the details and how you could win MORE goodies from Your Next Stamp on the YNS blog HERE. Ok, see ya’ll soon!
Stamps: Summer Fun Fhiona (Your Next Stamp) Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, White, Orange Zest (PTI), Navy (SU!), The Bright Side (My Mind’s Eye) Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black (Tsukineko) Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Sun, Water and Cloud Dies, Paper Piercer/Mat Pack, Seeing Spots Embossing Folder, Scor-Pal, Copic Markers, Buttons/Twine, Hot Glue, Foam Boosters
I’ve heard that Veronica has some big news that she is sharing later today so you may want to stop by her blog sometime this afternoon to hear what it is…I don’t even know what it is so I’ll be checking out what she has to say and sharing in the excitement! YAY!
