Posted by: YNS on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 3:33 pm
I know it’s still summer but I was dropping some YNS stamps off at the Scrapping Turtle yesterday and they had all the new Imagineisce papers in stock and I couldn’t help myself, I had to have them all!!!
I really wanted to play along with Kerri’sDirty Girl challenge and I couldn’t wait to use the new Imaginisce Fall collection so I put the 2 together, inked up Fhiona’s Friend Squirrel and came up with this…
You still have time to join in all the Dirty Girl challenges so be sure to check out all the fun over at the Splitcoast website.
Also I would really love for you to enter my new release contest and help spread the word about the super awesome blog hop coming up on August 10th…check out all the details HERE!
Oh, and if you haven’t seen all the AMAZING deals over at the YNS website be sure to check that out too!
Posted by: YNS on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Well first of all I can’t believe it but YNS has been around for almost 2 years now! As I look back over the past few years plus the year of planning prior to even launching YNS I can honestly say I have loved every moment! So much as happened these past few years and I am grateful everyday for this amazing opportunity!
All of you have made this journey wonderful and memorable for me and I can’t thank you enough for all your amazing friendships and support. I look forward to many more years filled with friends, adorable stamps and good times!!!
We will be officially celebrating YNS’ 2nd Birthday on August 10th so be sure to mark your calendars as this is one awesome blog hop you will not want to miss! We’ve got lots of great guests and prizes lined up and we need your help to spread the word!
My talented friend and YNS DT member Jenny made this adorable birthday badge for us to post on our blogs so I’m asking you to please grab this badge and post it on your blog plus tell all your friends to do the same! It’s a party so the more the merrier – right?
Here is what you need to do…
Become a follower of this blog if you’re not already
Grab the YNS Birthday Badge located at the top of this post
Post it on your blog and be sure to link it back to this blog
Tell some friends about this fun Birthday Hop and Contest
Come back here and tell me you’ve done all of the above
I know some of you may not have a blog so if you don’t have a blog just leave me a comment below letting me know that you would like to enter the contest but you don’t have a blog…then go call a friend and tell them about the celebration :o))
Now more importantly…here is what’s up for grabs!
Follow all the steps listed above and I’ll enter your name into a draw for this adorable new release stamp – CUTE!!!
Contest is now closed
Easy peasy – right? So go on what are you waiting for…grab the badge and tell your friends! I look forward to celebrating with everyone on August 10th! YAY!
Posted by: YNS on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 7:00 am
It’s time for another YNS Challenge! YIPPEE!!! These past few weeks flew by and I still can’t believe it’s already August!
Peggy is our hostess with the mostess for this challenge and she has asked us to use Beautiful Borders on our cards and/or projects! The DT came up with some fabulous creations so be sure to stop by the YNS Challenge Blog to check out all the eye candy!
I decided to ink up the stamp set Flower Pots for this challenge and used a Martha Stewart punch to create my beautiful border. Also I couldn’t resist adding a little bling with a hand stitched border and the new sew easy glitter floss. I finished it off with a Doodlebug Button and a touch of citrus flowersoft…
Also I’m happy to say that my card qualifies for Carole Burrage’s Dare to Get Dirty challenge. WHAT? You don’t know what this is??? Be sure to check out all the FUN over at the Splitcoast site for all the details!!! Our very own lovely DT Member Kerri will be sharing her Dare to Get Dirty Challenge on Thursday so be sure to check that out and join in all the fun!
So what are you waiting for…go get stamping and join in all the challenge fun! We look forward to seeing all your Beautiful Border creations!!!
Posted by: YNS on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 5:00 am
First of all a special thanks to Jenny for sharing her fabulous YNS creations with us in July! I have a feeling that you’ll be seeing a lot more of her come September *wink*
I’d like to welcome the talented and sweet Julie Elak to the YNS family! I discovered Julie over at the YNS Challenge Blog, she submitted an adorable Kite Flying Fhiona creation and I couldn’t resist asking her to join us this month as our fabulous August Guest Designer.
Here is a super adorable card she made featuring Rainy Day Fhiona and a tid bit of info in her own words…
Hi, I am Julie Elak, aka “The Last Minute Crafter”. My days are kept busy working full time and running after my three children. Once the kids are in bed I start stamping away. I have been crafting since I was young and never stopped. Over the years I have tried many other crafts including, quilting, cross stitch and even knitting (which I am not too fond of). I love that with paper crafting I can usually start and finish a project within hours versus days or years! I started stamping well over 10 years ago, but my love for paper crafting found renewed energy once I discovered the online community in 2009.
I am so excited to be a guest designer for Your next Stamp this month. The cuteness factor to all the Your Next Stamp images just draws me right in. All the images are so fun to color or paper piece and just make me smile!
Julie, we look forward to seeing more wonderful and sweet YNS creations this month! Thanks for joining us!
I’ve got lots of fun announcements for you in August so stay tuned for more information regarding our special birthday hop – YNS is turning 2 and we need your help to celebrate! Plus look for a special monthly prize blog post announcement soon! Once I have the blinkie ready I’ll let you know all about it!!! YAY!
CLEARANCE ANNOUNCEMENT
Out with the old in with the new!
I’m clearing out inventory to make room for new YNS goodies so be sure to stop by the YNS Store and grab a great deal!
Posted by: YNS on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 7:00 am
Happy Saturday Everyone!!
I have to tell you that I had an absolute blast creating this card! I inked up one of my YNS favorites, Space Boy and all of his accessory images. (I LOVE accessory, images don’t you?) Both of the “space” background panels were created with the planet and star accessory stamps. I also added a few dots stars with various blue Copic markers and a white paint pen. The little aliens each have a touch of Stickles and the astronaut’s mask was given a thick coat of Glossy Accents for shine. All of the images were popped up with foam tape for dimension.
I also want to share something else that was a total blast for me this week I was able to meet in person my friend and YNS DT sister, Dana Joy!! Let me tell you…she is just so ADORABLY SWEET!! We had the best time chatting and laughing. We even managed to sit down for a bit and color a few YNS images together!! 🙂 After we had some time to “do our thing” our families went out and enjoyed dinner together. It was such an awesome afternoon and I I hope we can do it again soon! (Please excuse the grainy picture, it was taken with my phone…I was so excited that I forgot to take my camera!!)
Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Posted by: YNS on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 7:02 pm
It finally rained! YAY! It’s been so hot and dry here in Ontario so I’m actually happy to see the rain falling today! . I had some creative time again today and was in the mood for some bright fun colors so I decided to pulled out some Doodlebug products from my stash along with the sweet Mini Happy Days Mermaid stamp. I created this cute little card using the Doodlebug Swimming Pool Stripe Card along with some gems, a button and DP from the Nifty Notions collection.
Cute + Bright = smiles for me! I hope it made you smile too!
Do you adore the cute YNS mini stamps? Did you know that you can get any 3 for $9.95 – WOW! Check it out HERE!
Lots of AWESOME YNS stuff and events are coming your way in August so keep your eyes on this blog for more details! YIPPEE!!!
Posted by: YNS on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Just a quick post today…
I had a little stamping time this morning so I decided to ink up a few stamps from the super FUN Mini Greetings stamp set and created this cute Tic Tac Toe inspired CAS card…
The cardstock is Cryogen White which has a beautiful glitter/shimmer but I just couldn’t capture it in the photo and the flower center is a YNS Glittered Skittle – YUMMY! Love these embellies! I’ve got a few new colors and a new size of glittered skittle on the way…more about that later!
Posted by: YNS on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 7:00 am
It’s the weekend! YAY! I hope you have lots of fun things planned! We’re off to another family fun day on Sunday for my Dad’s birthday so that’s a guaranteed good time with the kiddies, yummy food and a few family laughs!
I’m excited to announce that YNS is sponsoring Sketch Saturday! FUN! It’s a super awesome challenge blog and all the gals over there are fabulous so be sure to stop by and check out all the wonderful DT creations and join in the FUN for your chance to win some YNS stamps! Rumor has it there might even be a discount code posted on the SS Blog for the YNS store too!
Here is the super fun sketch for this week…
I decided to flip the sketch, inked up the adorable image Dreaming of You along with the sentiment ‘beautiful’ from the Scene Sentiments set and came up with this…
A few details about this card…
Ink – Brilliance Graphite Black and Memento Lilac Posies
Plus I’m happy to day that my card goes with our YNS challenge theme as well! It’s a 3-2-1 recipe so if you haven’t checked it out be sure to stop by the YNS Challenge blog too!
