Sunday, March 11, 2012

YNS New Release Blog Hop!

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

The Hop Starts on Sunday, March 11 at 8:00AM (EST) and ends on Tuesday, March 13th at midnight (EST). And it wouldn't be a YNS Hop without prizes, so one lucky winner will win the new Tags Galore One Stamp and Die Combo!

Plus, there will be a secret blogger prize for another lucky winner! You can link up on the last stop of the hop, but you must comment on all blogs to be eligible for the big prize! Winners will be posted on the YNS Blog on March 14th.

Of course there are also Hop Specials for you: There will be some awesome bundle deals and there are still lots of unbelievable steals in the YNS Bargain Bin.

I'm the start of the hop and here's the full order just in case:


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

I'm extra excited about this release because I had a hand in coming up with some of it!! I suggested a dress up set for Fhiona and Karen made it come true!! I'm just so thrilled about seeing my ideas in rubber! AND Karen also made a whole set of matching dies so you don't have to fussy cut out all the pieces - genius!

My first card uses the Furry Dress Up Fhiona stamp set and dies. You can make a bunch of different animals with this set - cats, dogs, bears, mice, monkeys, and even frogs! I made a dalmatian for this card:

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And just so you can see how it works, here's a picture of all the pieces before I glued them together. You can see that I didn't bother coloring the whole head because the top will get covered up anyway. And when I cut out the face (the only part that has to be cut by hand because it's so simple), I just made a rough cut around the edges and even cut off her ears! There are little tabs on the small pieces to make them easier to glue to the bodies.

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My second card uses the Cute with Wings Dress Up Fhiona stamp set and dies. With this set you can make bees, butterflies and dragonflies - fun!! I chose to make a purple dragonfly with Stickled wings:

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The shaped card base and bottom layers were cut with my Zing using Make The Cut and a super awesome FREE cutting file from Monica. I used Layered Doily 20 with some alterations that I did in MTC - I took out all the inner cuts so that there would be a solid background for Fhiona.

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

30 comments:

  1. what a fantastic selection of cute cards!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  2. I am loving the dress up sets! When I first saw them in the previews, I couldn't get enough. They are darling! :)

    -Annie Rose

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  3. oh such fun ~every girl loves a dressup!!~such cute cards!!
    vanessa xx

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  4. great idea...love this...just the beginning...

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  5. Cute cards.
    This is my first time attending your blog hop.
    The stamps are cute and versatile.
    Can't wait to see the next projects.
    I really like the fence with hearts; adorable.
    bex
    http://kawaiikrafts.blogspot.com/

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  6. So CUTE Maureen! Thanks for showing how the set works and for helping bring such an amazing and fun set to YNS!

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  7. I adore this set!! How clever.

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  8. Super cute Maureen- love the dalmation look:)

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  9. How cute are these "paper dolls"!!

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  10. Very cute cards, Maureen. Sweet stamps and great paper piecing. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

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  11. love all your cards ...great idea to have a dress up changes for Fhiona.

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  12. OMAGOSH! These will bring Fhiona to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL!!! Super Cute Cards and YAY for the idea coming to fruition!!!!! :)

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  13. Love the dress up stamps and dies! Awesome sets.

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  14. These little gals all dressed up are so cute! Thanks for the chance to win!!!

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  15. Love the idea of die cuts so no fussy cutting!

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  16. So super cute! Love the new stamp/die sets.

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  17. These are so cute - it's like dress up dolls....speaking of which, you could totally make these and then use a xyron or something like that and actually make dress up dolls for your kids!

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  18. Wow -- two amazing cards Maureen! Love the little cow suit on Fiona!

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  19. Oh I love it! Soooo cute! Keep them coming please

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  20. Cute cards! Love the dress up sets. Such a fun idea with lots of room to play.

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  21. Super cute cards Maureen! I love how you made a dalmation out for the one....brilliant!

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  22. Maureen, both your cards are wonderful! This stamp/die set looks like so much fun! Great job!

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  23. Wow! I am pretty excited about all the possibilities these stamps and dies offer> Love the cards you made :)

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  24. These are just so stinking cute and how clever of you to think of it!
    Brilliant!

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  25. maureen, these cards are toooooo cute, Fiona looks so cute!
    TFS and have a great day!
    Liz
    unikebyes {at} yahoo {dot} com

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  26. really kool project, this stamp is too cute. Love the scene you have created on this card.

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