It's time for our first challenge of the New Year at YNS! The theme is

 Easy peasy... just use the color blue on your creation! 

  

I've used the Cool Winter Cats stamp and die sets to make a simple little 6x6 scrapbook page.

  

  

My blue paper is from the BoBunny Winter Getaway 6x6 Pad... perfect with this little skier! I created a journaling tag to tuck behind the photo using the Cool Tag Three Die Set. The year was stamped using Blueberry Breeze Ink and the Mini Letters and Numbers Stamp Set.

      

  

This cool cat was colored with Copics, and popped up to leave room to adhere a photo of my kiddos right behind him.

  

   

Cat -T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, T0

Skis - B29, B26, B23, B21

Tongue - R30, R000

   

I hope you are inspired to find some BLUES in your crafty stash and join the fun!

Our challenge ends Thursday, January 23rd at midnight, EST.

Check the YNS Blog for all the details!

  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

    

  

It's time for another challenge at Tiddly Inks, and although this will be the LAST challenge going forward, it is also a Design Team Call for the upcoming term!

I am linking up my entry to be considered for another term... fingers crossed! I feel like I only just got started!

  

I created a card using this cute Wryn from the Summer Fun Caravan set.

Not a typical card for this time of year, but after a stressful few days, I needed to create my own sunshine! :)

   

    

I colored her up with Copics, then did some careful cutting... I love to fussy cut, and I think the details in these images really pop when they're cut out!

She is popped up next to the sentiment on a panel sponged with Tumbled Glass Ink.

  

  

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E49, E79, E77, E74

Dress, Shoes - YR02, YR01, YR000

Shells - B02, B00, B000

  

Now it's your turn!

Remember, this will be last challenge, so let's go out with a bang!

I can't wait to see what you create!

  

Thanks for visiting!

  

   

There is still one more week to join in Challenge #127 at Your Next Stamp!

It's a fun one... Mad for Plaid!

  

I started out with this cute Santa from the Be Merry set, and colored him with Copics. I decided to create a smaller card than I usually do (A1 instead of A2), so that the sentiment banner would fit the width of the card better. I cut out Santa, and popped him up on a background sponged with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The fabulous plaid paper comes from the YNS Winter Plaid 6x6 Paper Pad.

   

   

This would be a really simple one to replicate... I think I'll make more using the different plaid prints from the pad!

   

      

Hope you'll have a chance to play along in the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today!

   

  

I've got a sweet card to share today!

This cute little bunny is one of the newest stamps from Your Next Stamp, called Christmas Cookie.

  

  

I colored the image with Copics, and paired it with paper from an old Recollections 6x6 pad called Sugar Plums. The sentiment is one long strip, but I cut it apart to fit the space next to the bunny. The scalloped background layer is cut using the Stitched Scallop Rectangle Die Set.

   

  

Bunny - E40, W0, W00

Cookie - E49, E79, E77, E74, E71

Bow, Hat - R89, R39, R37, R35, R32

Nose - R30, R000, R0000

Tail, Fluff on Hat - T1, T0

Buttons - YG67, YG63, YG61

  

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by!

   

    

   

Happy New Release Day! All The products you see along the hop are now LIVE in the YNS Store!

We have lots of cuties for your holiday crafting!

   

I had SO MUCH FUN making this card! I've used the new Holiday Light Strings Dies and Holiday Light Sentiments, and lots of YNS Inks!

   

   

I started by cutting and connecting two of the "strings" from black cardstock, and trimming it to fit the length of my card. I cut the base of the bulbs from gold cardstock, and each of the bulbs is cut from white cardstock, then colored with Copics. Before attaching the lights to the string, I sponged a little ink behind where each bulb would go, for that lovely "glow".

  

     

Copics and YNS Inks:  

Red Lights - R29, R27, R24, R22, R20 and Holly Berry Red Ink

Yellow Lights - Y08, Y06, Y02, Y00, Y000 and Sunflower Yellow Ink

Blue Lights - B06, B04, B02, B01, B00, B000 and Blue Curacao Ink

Green Lights - G07, YG09, YG07, YG06, YG11 and Garden Green Ink

    

Along with the New Release, there is a special discount in the store!!

Be sure to take advantage and stock up!

   

    

You also have a chance to win a $25 YNS Gift Certificate! Hop along and leave a comment on as many blogs as you want... the more comments you leave, the greater your odds are of winning!

     

Thanks for joining us!

Happy Hopping and Shopping!