Hello Your Next Stamp friends! We’re turning FIVE this month and we’re having a big party to celebrate! We’re so happy to have you here to enjoy the festivities with us! Not only is it a birthday party for us, we want to celebrate you – the customers – as well. Thank you so much for all your support the past five years!

 

The rubber stamp and digital teams have worked so hard to complete some awesome projects for this combined hop! We have a fantastic line up of stamps and dies that are being released. There’s sure to be something for everyone - from adding to our Silly Monster family, to the nostalgic 60s, to savouring the sweet tastes of summer with mason jars. There’s a perfect assortment of images and dies. You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store. 

 

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

 

BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY PRIZE ALERT!!! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs and collect the balloon letters. Once you unscramble the balloon letters, email Karen @ yournextstamp[dot]com and you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate.

 

There are FIVE prizes of a $20 gift certificate up for grabs so make sure you email Karen!

 

The lucky winners will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog August 10th.

 

 

I've used a few new sets on my projects today...

First up, I have the beautiful new addition to the Darling Divas collection, Marissa. After coloring her with Copics, I masked the image, and sponged some clouds behind her using the Puffy Cloud Die and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I also added a bit of glitter to the center of each flower. The sentiment is stamped onto the larger Stitched Fishtail Tags Two Die, and tucked under the image panel. 

   

  

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E49, E29, E27, E25, E23

Dress - B04, B02, B00, B000, B0000

Grass - YG25, YG03, YG01

Flowers - Y17, Y08, Y13, Y11, Y000

    

Up next, I used a combination of two new sets that go great together... Bitty Bugs and Mason Jars!

       

    

I stamped the little dragonfly inside the smaller jar from the set. Unfortunately you can't see it in the photos, but I glued clear acetate onto the top after I colored the bug, and cut it to fit the jar. (My kids thought that was pretty awesome!)There's also a touch of glitter from my Wink of Stella pen on the wings. The sentiment is from an older set, Flu Bug Fhiona.

    

 Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Doodlebug Springtime 6x6, Simpple Stories Snap 6x6, MFT Notebook Edge Die,

      

Body - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Cheeks - R30

Wings - BG01, BG000, BG0000

Jar - BG0000

     

Don’t want to wait to go shopping? Here’s our big birthday specials:

 

  

BONUS: You may receive a FREE Special Birthday Stamp set with all purchases over $40 (before shipping and taxes) but you MUST add the stamp set into your shopping cart before checking out. You’ll be able to add it from the YNS Deals of the Week page. Here’s the special set:

    

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hopping along with us!