LDRS: Hug in a Mug

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LDRS: Hug in a Mug

Before we get into the card today I want to share some awesome news. I am super excited to join the talented group of people on the LDRS creative team.

Todays card features the new stamp set Cozy Cuppa from the recently released Halloween and Christmas collection. In addition to how to make this card, I’ve also included a few tricks; how to stretch a slim line die to use as a mini slim line die, using die cut letters with a stamped sentiment and faux wood effect with an ink cube.

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Birthday Greetings

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Birthday Greetings

After a little summer break Your Next Stamp is celebrating 12 years with a super fun playful release that is full of birthday themed stamps, dies and brand new to the shop stencils. Oh so many great stencils. These happens to be day one of previews, the full release will be available this Thursday. For day 1 I had a complete blast ink blending and layering stencils to create these playful birthday cards, because no celebration is complete without a birthday card. For each card I choose to play around with a different stencil and sentiment from the Birthday Greetings Stamp set.

At the end of post find a special code for 20% off your YNS website order celebrating the new release. For details on your chance to win the items previewed today also head down to the bottom of this post.

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Purple Onion Design: Stencil Over Masking

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Purple Onion Design: Stencil Over Masking

So, here is a really cute set of cards with the super characters from the ‘A Happy Little Place’ release at Purple Onion Designs.

Don’t forget there is still a day left to enjoy the special bundle price on the complete 21 stamp collection "A Happy Little Place". The set includes a collection of buildings, the adorable characters and “The Around the Town Sentiment set”. This special bundle offer is $105, which is a 30% discount that ends tomorrow Friday, May 14th at Purple Onion Designs. Of course all of these stamps can also be purchased separately.

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YNS Challenge #158: Sentiment Spotlight

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YNS Challenge #158: Sentiment Spotlight

Time for a new challenge over at Your Next Stamp - Sentiment Spotlight. I think that we can all agree that sentiment dies are an impactful and easy way to add a sentiment to a card. I also find that they are perfect for when you’ve created your card and perhaps overlooked where your sentiment should go. For my card I used this awesome sentiment die set called Bold Happy Birthday Sentiment which has 2 different size happy dies and 2 different size birthday dies. It was probably one of the first sentiment die sets that I ever bought because the multiple size options made it so versatile.

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YNS Challenge #149: Thanks

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YNS Challenge #149: Thanks

The new challenge at Your Next Stamp is ‘Give Thanks’. Now coming up on Canadian Thanksgiving you would think I would go down the path of fall and harvest type stuff, but nope I’m holding onto a little piece of summer and going sunset and oceans. Perhaps this is a card I would give to someone that hosted Thanksgiving. You know the hostess with the mostess. Can’t wait to see what you create.

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