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 #147: Keep It Clean

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YNS Challenge #147: Keep It Clean

The new challenge at Your Next Stamp is ‘Keep it Clean’. Now I’m sure some of you are jumping for joy and others are squirming in their seats. Admittedly keeping it clean requires a little thought on my part. If you’re squirming then this is a great challenge to step outside your crafty comfort zone, play around with something new and “challenge” yourself. If you need a little inspiration to kick start your creativity then the rest of the design team has come up with some awesome ideas which you can see at YNS Challenge Post.

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Purple Onion Designs, Lottie’s Gang - Birthday Squad: Creating a Mini Shaker

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Purple Onion Designs, Lottie’s Gang - Birthday Squad: Creating a Mini Shaker

I made this card well over a month ago, I just haven’t had a chance to type up a blog entry for it yet. Such a cute stamp set called Lottie’s Gang - Birthday Squad from Julian Charlton over at Purple Onion Designs. As soon as I saw stamp I knew I wanted to take the balloon portion of the stamp and convert it into a mini shaker. And so I did : )

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LDRS Boadwalk Mice

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LDRS Boadwalk Mice

The more and more cards I create the more and more I realize I love cards that are full of bright colours and partial to cute scenes. I also enjoy changing up the shape of cards. Think it helps look at stamp sets from a different perspective when they are being placed in a different shape frame. This card certainly has those aspects I love about card making. Colour is layered on with stencils and also with a brightly coloured scene.

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