Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Winter Fun Hop & YNSC #57


Hello everybody! Thanks for joining us for another fun and fabulous Your Next Stamp Blog Hop! YNS just released a whole slew of awesome new stamps and dies so the DT (and our awesome guest designer!) have whipped up some eye candy using many of the new images and dies.

We are also combining this hop with our latest YNS Challenge, which is to make a holiday/winter themed project.

If you came here by way of Dana's blog, then you're on the right track! If not, please go back and start at Kerri's blog because you won't want to miss a stop!

Because of this new release, Karen will have some bundle packs available plus an awesome variety of stamps in the YNS Bargain Bin and YNS Deal of the week so be sure to check out the store to take advantage of all the awesome deals! PLUS she’ll include a little something extra in every order from now until December 25th!!

Last, but certainly not least, there are 3 prizes hidden among all the DT blogs so the more you comment, the better your chance of winning. Karen will draw the winners' names from the comments on the secret prize bloggers posts and announce the prize winners and let people know who the secret bloggers are on the YNS Blog on Tuesday, December 13th

*****And now on to the show!*****

First up, I have a little tag meant to be tied to a Christmas present. I used the new Fancy Frame and Die set, and the To and From are both from the Holiday Snow Globe set.

FancyFrame1a
The die in this set is super cool because it leaves a little bit of the center portion attached to make a little peek-a-boo door! Here's the view of the inside:

FancyFrame1b
Isn't that fun?! I just hand cut another piece of white cardstock to serve as the backing for the tag and stamped the sentiment from the same set in the center. Lastly, I colored the little leaves with a green colored pencil.

For my next project, I have a shaker card (love making these!):

HolidaySnowGlobe1
I used the super adorable Holiday Snow Globe set again, paper piecing the base from some wood-grained Basic Grey paper. The reindeer was colored with Copics and the shaker filling is faux Flower Soft and a little glitter. The sketch is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp.

I hope you liked my projects and thanks for hopping along with us! Your next stop is the incredibly talented Jenny P..
at

24 comments:

  1. Jennifer RoachDecember 7, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    Great projects Maureen! Love that peek-a-boo tag :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. LadybugDecember 7, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    The snowglobe with shaker is perfect! The kids on our Christmas lists will enjoy a card like this. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  3. KerriDecember 7, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    OOH, that frame is just perfect for a tag! I'm going to have to make some of those:) Your shaker card is so super cute!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Shari GreenDecember 7, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    both your projects are wonderful! Love the shaker card and that reindeer is just so sweet.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Patty BDecember 7, 2011 at 6:54 AM

    Oh, super sweet! I am loving the dies and the snow globe! Cute reindeer card!

    ReplyDelete
  6. SamDecember 7, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Oh wow, what a fab card! I love the reindeer :)

    Thanks for joining us on Sunday Sketch & Stamp,
    Sparkly Moo x

    ReplyDelete
  7. UnknownDecember 7, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    What a lovely tag and card Maureen! Simple and clean!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Dana JoyDecember 7, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    How darn cute Maureen!! Fabulous creations hun.

    Hugs
    Dana

    ReplyDelete
  9. Mary JDecember 7, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Oh so so so sweet Maureen!

    ReplyDelete
  10. mn36December 7, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    love the reindeer in the snow globe.

    ReplyDelete
  11. OmaDecember 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    That die is making my wallet very nervous! Love it! I love the card you made as well and I have the same BG paper.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Linda CarsonDecember 7, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Love your shaker card! The flower soft is a great touch! Fabulous tag also!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Jenn ZeebDecember 7, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Oh, I so want this snowglobe set, and you did a great job with it.

    Hugs
    Jenn Zeeb

    ReplyDelete
  14. Karen (Your Next Stamp)December 8, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Fabulous projects Maureen! I'm going to have to ship up some of those tags for my holiday gifts and that shaker card is CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!

    ReplyDelete
  15. SusiDecember 8, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    Love the peek-a-boo layers on your reindeer card, especially the glittery one! Sweet tag, too.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Vanessa MiddletonDecember 8, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Neat tag, haven't seen one like that before and I love your shaker card.

    ReplyDelete
  17. TrishaDecember 8, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Fabulous projects, Maureen. Just love you shaker snow globe. The little reindeer is so cute. Bet this snow globe would work with a bunch of the little YNS stamps that I have. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  18. JoAnn HeinbuchDecember 8, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    That snow globe is perfect for the shaker tag

    ReplyDelete
  19. JoAnn HeinbuchDecember 8, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Fabulous snow globe shaker card!

    ReplyDelete
  20. SarahDecember 9, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    I love your card. Brilliant shaker. Thank you for joining in with us at Sunday Sketch and Stamp x

    ReplyDelete
  21. Scrappin CrafterDecember 10, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    So cute! I love it!! TFS!
    Jenni
    Scrappincrafter@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  22. nessyDecember 10, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    you have been busy ~ stunning creations!!
    vanessa xx

    ReplyDelete
  23. MiraDecember 10, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    This is really sweet :)
    Thanks for joining us at SS&S.
    Mira

    ReplyDelete
  24. Autumn MistDecember 12, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    Just saw your card on Sunday Sketch and Stamp. Congrats on a beautiful card, but also one of the sweetest stamps I've ever seen!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a comment!