Zoe the Gymnast

Hello!  This is the card I have on the PaperWorks Co. Blog today using Bella's awesome sketch this week!  I used this adorable image called Zoe the Gymnast from the Zach and Zoe Collection.  I wanted to make this for my daughter because she was just promoted to Level 2 Team!  She will now be practicing 5 hours a week, and will compete in some meets!  She's really excited:)  The dp is some fab new Echo Park Paper Co. Little Girl which you can find at the PWCO Store HERE. 

Sorry for the short post.  We got home late from the Monster Truck Jam (which was really fun by the way!) and I have to get up bright and early to help my girlfriend at a Bridal Show all day:)  Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy your Sunday!

Kerri

Recipe: 

Stamps:  PWCO Zoe the Gymnast, Verve Dude

Paper:  PTI White, SU Pink Pirouette, Echo Park Paper Co. Little Girl

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories:  PTI Banner Dies, Square Nesties, Ribbon and Baker's Twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine, Stardust Stickles

Valentine Heart Box

Hello!  This is the project I have on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog today.  I had so much fun making a heart box for our RRR Blog Hop this month, that I had to make another one:)  I used this adorable image from C.C. Designs called Swiss Pixie Violet with Key, some K & Co. Sweet Talk dp, roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, and some of my FAVORITE Red Shimmer Satin Ribbon which I use all the time!  Instructions for the box can be found on the RRR blog. 

I hope you have a wonderful Saturday!  We're heading to our first Monster Truck ralley tonight LOL!  We thought my 3 y.o. would love it because he is so into cars/trucks, etc.  My daughter just rolled her eyes hahaha.  Hopefully she'll have a little bit of fun:)  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kerri

YNS/CHA New Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp CHA Release BLOG HOP!



We are so excited here at YNS because Karen has taken YNS to CHA for the very first time! That's right, as you're reading this Karen will be at Winter 2011 CHA at booth #4518! WOO-HOO!!


So to celebrate this event, YNS is releasing some fab new YNS stamps just in time for CHA. You may have already caught a sneak peek of some of them last week over at the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog, but today you get to see all 9 World Kids stamps plus a fabulous new Celebrate Collection from HR Designs and 7 new mini stamps.


These new stamps are available to buy right now from the Your Next Stamp store along with all your YNS favourites.


Of course we couldn't let this release pass by without having a fun blog hop! We also have 4 fabulous guests joining us for our hop - the amazing Tori Wild, Cindy Haffner, Carole Burrage and Maylee Pham!


If you would like to participate in the hop then I am the first stop!  From here you will hop on over to Beth's Amazing Blog!

The hop starts today (28 January 2011 at 08:00 EST) and ends on 2 February 2011 at midnight EST.


As always here at Your Next Stamp, we have a wonderful prize for you to win! One lucky winner will be drawn at random from the links in the linky list to receive their choice of 3 of the new World Kids stamps!


You will see that every stop along the hop has a linky list - this is the SAME linky list posted on every blog, so that you can enter the prize draw from any stop (although we hope you will visit all the blogs on today's hop!). The linky will update itself on everyone's blog when a link is entered - how cool is that? Please remember to only enter your name ONCE into the linky list during the hop - you do NOT need to enter your name at every stop and multiple entries will be removed. It's not a requirement for you to comment at every stop along the hop to be eligible to be entered into the prize draw, but the DT would sure love to hear what you think of their new release creations!


Karen is also running some special bundle promotions, so be sure to hop on over to the YNS store once you've finished the hop. If you order all 9 World Kids stamps in one bundle, you will save 15% over the cost of buying them individually!


So onto my blog hop creations.  First up is this super sweet gal ~Miya from Japan:

I used some Basic Grey Origins dp and some gorgeous ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The large butterfly was cut with the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Butterflies Die, and the small one with a Martha Stewart Punch.  Next up we have this gorgeous cake from the Heather Designs Celebrate Collection called Eat Cake and Be Merry:

I used some fun and colorful Pixie-Licious dp, some more gorgeous ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and a sentiment from the Your Next Stamp set Elegant Greetings. 

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:





Kerri Michaud


Beth Ranney-Thomas


Chris Olsen


Cindy Haffner {Guest DT}


Crystal Irwin


Jenny Suchin


Maylee Pham {Guest DT}


Linda Cummings


Maureen Wong


Tori Wild {Guest DT}


Simonne Clay


Sylvia Blum


Carole Burrage {Guest DT}


Wendy Ramlakhan


Karen Dedman


So now it's time for you to hop on over to Beth's Blog as she is the next stop on our hop, but I'd love it if you left me a comment before you go!


Thanks so much for hopping with us today! I hope you enjoy our new release!


Hugs,
Kerri

Party Koala

Hello and happy Thursday!  My husband asked me to make a birthday card for his boss whose birthday was yesterday.   His boss is always commenting on what a great job I do with my cards, and my husband says he really seems to appreciate them which is so nice!  I received this darling Whipper Snapper Designs Party Koala in a swap a long time ago, and thought it was about time to use him:)  I only had one image, so I couldn't cut out the balloons and pop them up like I wanted to, so instead, I punched a couple out using my Martha Stewart punch.  The dp is My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue, which I can't stop playing with! 

I have LOTS of crafting I need to go do, to catch up on some DT stuff.  Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  Whipper Snapper Designs Party Koala

Paper:  PTI Aqua Mist, My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue

Ink:  Copics, PTI Aqua Mist

Accessories:  MS Balloon Punch, Aqua Mist Buttons, Oval and Square Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine, Embroidery Floss

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Hello and happy Tuesday!  This is the card I made this weekend, for a birthday party that my daughter was invited to.  Football season is almost over, and soon my husband will be in mourning LOL.  At least we have Nascar to look forward too, and he just bought us tickets to go to the Daytona 500~Yippee! 

For my card I used this super fun image from Your Next Stamp called Football Dude.  I know that Jacob's parents are from Ohio, so I decided to color him up in Ohio State colors.  Not sure if they are fans or not, but it was a good starting point:)  The polka dot dp is from October Afternoon Modern Homemaker and the striped dp is some Basic Grey Oliver dp.  I used some fab Licorice Baker's Twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon to tie around my button, and the layout is Jen's Sketch For You To Try. 

Man, my arms are so tired just trying to type this post!  I made it to the gym for my 5th class!  I'm actually starting to feel a little better, so maybe it's working:)  It's been 5 years since I've done any sort of exercise, so I know I have a long way to go.  Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  Your Next Stamp Football Dude, My Time Made Easy So Sentimental

Paper:  PTI Pure Poppy, SU Basic Gray, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker, Basic Grey Oliver

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Memento London Fog for sponging

Accessories:  Nestabilities, Labels 8, Sewing Machine, Really Reasonable Ribbon Licorice Baker's Twine, CB Argyle EF, Button

PWCO Sketch #66~Pretty in Purple

Hello!  Bella has created another fabulous sketch for us this week!  You can check it out and play along on the PaperWorks Co. Blog!  I pulled out this darling image called A Magical Christmas which I just LOVE and some fun purple paper from the Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather paper pack.  It's very chilly in Florida today, so I wanted to wish everybody Warm Winter Wishes!  This sentiment is from the PTI set Holiday Button Bits. 

Well I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!  We're headed to church, lunch, and a birthday party:)  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kerri
Recipe:
Stamps:  PWCO/RAM Magical Christmas, PTI Holiday Button Bits
Paper:  PTI Plum Pudding, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories:  Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, Oval Nestabilities, Plum Pudding Ribbon, Rustic Button Twine, Button, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine

Baby Boy

Hello!  I am soooo glad it's the weekend!  This week has been really busy, and I'm ready to relax and get my craft on:)  This is the card I have posted on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog today.  A friend of mine asked me to make her a baby boy card, so I pulled out this adorable image from The Greeting Farm set Oh Baby.  I used the last of my Brown Wrinkled Ribbon on this card *sniff* so I definitely need to order more!  I also used some fab White Jute String to tie my button to my bow.  The layout is this week's Mojo Monday #174 and the dp is My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your Saturday!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  The Greeting Farm Oh Baby

Paper:  PTI Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories:  Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Buttons, RRR Brown Wrinkled Ribbon, White Jute String, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

Your Next Stamp News!

YNS NEWS

The end of January is shaping up to be a busy and exciting time for YNS ...

The first piece of extremely exciting news is that Your Next Stamp is going to be at Winter 2011 CHA in LA! WOO-HOO! The event runs from January 29th to February 1st and Karen will be promoting YNS at Booth #4518.

So with CHA in mind, Your Next Stamp will soon be welcoming some new friends to its little family with a fabulous YNS CHA New Release BLOG HOP on January 28th, so be sure to mark your calendars as you really won't want to miss this! But if you'd like a small sneaky peek of who is joining us, hop on over to the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog right now... and while you're there, why not enter the super fun contest to WIN a $25 gift certificate to spend on stamps at the YNS store!

And that's not all... Your Next Stamp now has a Facebook page!

We would love to invite you all to LIKE our YNS FB page so you can be the first to know about promotions, new releases, sales, competitions ... and there may even be the odd quick giveaway! We'd also love to see all your YNS creations, old and new, so why not upload them to our YNS FB wall.

To celebrate our YNS Facebook launch we have 2 special promotions:

1. We have a special 20% off discount code - hop on over to our FB page to grab it (discount ends Jan 31st).

2. We are holding a prize draw just for those of you who LIKE our page. Come on over and sign up by February 1st to be entered into the draw to WIN a $25 gift certificate to spend on stamps at the YNS store.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day and weekend!

Kerri

SC316 My Cute Stamps Valentine

Hello and Happy Thursday!  I wanted to share a card that I made yesterday for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast.  I used this super adorable and versatile image from the My Cute Stamps set Tea Party.  I put a little heart in her hand that I punched with a Martha Stewart Punch, and she is all ready for Valentine's Day!  The dp is Bo Bunny Crush and I used some fab Red Gingham Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The red panel is embossed with the CB Heart Blocks embossing folder, but it's a little hard to see in the pic. 

Well I made it through my second step aerobics class today but I still felt like I was going to die LOL!  At least I worked out my soreness for a couple of hours, but now that I'm sitting still, it's starting to creep back in.  Hopefully I'll be able to get out of bed tomorrow:)  Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  My Cute Stamps Tea Party

Paper:  PTI Pure Poppy, Bo Bunny Crush

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, SU Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  RRR Gingham Ribbon, MS Heart Punch, Pure Poppy Button, Rustic Button Twine, Oval and Labels 8 Nestabilities, Pearls, Dimensionals, CB Heart Blocks EF, Sewing Machine

YNS Challenge #34~Create a Winter Scene

Hello!  It's time for a new Your Next Stamp Challenge, and this time the fabulous Linda has challenged us to Create a Winter Scene!  I decided to use one of my favorite images~Tobogganing Ellie.  She is just too CUTE and doesn't she look like she's having so much fun!  I used some Echo Park Paper Co. Wintertime dp which I have a serious love for, and the sticker sentiment comes from that collection as well.  The layout is last week's Sweet Sunday Sketch #99. 

We hope you'll play along and as always we have two prizes up for grabs!

1. Winner – one lucky winner will be chosen by random.org to win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!

2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by the YNS DT, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

Well I can hardly move today.  My friend and I decided to join the gym and we went to our first aerobics class yesterday which was a step class.  I am soooooo SORE today LOL!!!  I almost passed out during the class too because I am so out of shape!!!  Man, I'm definitely looking forward to feeling better and having more energy.  I'll let you know in another month or so if it's working:) 

Well thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Kerri
Recipe:
Stamps:  Your Next Stamp Tobogganing Ellie
Paper:  PTI Ocean Tides, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Echo Park Paper Co. Wintertime dp
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, PTI Ocean Tides for sponging
Accessories:  Sewing Machine, PTI Large Scallop Border Die, Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, MS Snowflake Punch, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, PTI Ocean Tides Ribbon, Stardust Stickles

Praying For You and Perfect Presentation Template Winner!

Hello!  We're having a very wet and dreary day today so I thought it was the perfect time to make a card for a friend who hasn't been feeling well.  I used this super adorable image that my sweet friend, Wendy sent me called Little Nurse from Lili of the Valley.  The dp is some Basic Grey Olivia and I used this week's The Sweet Stop Sketch #91 for my layout.  I added some dry embossing to the back dp layer using the CB Stylized Flowers embossing folder, but you can't see it in the photo. 

Ok, now for the winner of the free Template of Choice from Perfect Presentation!  After removing the DT comments I had a total of 22 entries. 

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1


Max: 22


Result:


7


Powered by RANDOM
 
Per random.org the winner is number 7 which is:
 

PEGGY A.K.A. Card Crazy

Just e-mail Leigh Ann at annie21211@yahoo.com  with your choice of template and she will get that out to you:) 

Well I have a very messy house to pick up, so thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy your day!  (The Bachelor is on tonight!!! YAY!)

Kerri

Tweetheart Sketch and Landon's Birthday

Hello!  Bella has created another wonderful sketch for us this week on the PaperWorks Co. Blog!  We hope you'll play along with us!  This is what I came up with:

I just love this new Valentine image from Rachelle Anne Miller called Tweethearts!  So super sweet!  The dp is some K&Company Sweet Talk that I picked up last year.  I'm not sure about the purple birds, but hey, I thought it would be fun to try:) 

Today is my oldest son's 8th birthday!  Some of you may not know this, but Landon is special needs.  He has no speech, and very little comprehension, but he is the happiest and sweetest little boy you will ever meet! 

Happy Birthday Buddy!  I love you sooooo much!

Well I'm off to bake a cake!  Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful Sunday!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  PWCO/RAM Tweethearts

Paper:  SU Cherry Cobbler, K&Company Sweet Talk Specialty

Ink:  Copics, SU Almost Amethyst

Accessories:  Button, PTI Rustic Button Twine and Plum Pudding Ribbon, MS Border Punch, Sewing Machine, Fiskars Corner Rounder Punch

Belles 'n Whistles Challenge~Snowflakes!

EEK, I am just getting this in under the wire!  I have had this ADORABLE image that Summer sent me colored and sitting on my desk, and I finally had time to sit down and make a card tonight!  This image is from Belles 'n Whistles and is called Peek-a-Boo Snowbaby and I love, love, LOVE her!!!  Thank you soooooo much, Summer!  I used today's Sketch Saturday layout, some Echo Park Paper Wintertime dp, and some gorgeous Red Shimmer Satin Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

Well, it's about my bedtime so thank you for stopping by and goodnight:)

Kerri
Recipe:
Stamps:  Belles 'n Whistles Peek-a-Boo Snowbaby
Paper:  PTI Ocean Tides, Echo Park Paper Co. Wintertime
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, PTI Aqua Mist for sponging
Accessories:  Really Reasonable Ribbon Shimmer Satin Red, MS Snowflake Punches, Button, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine, Nestabilities Labels Eight

Perfect Presentation New Release + Template Giveaway!

Hello and happy Friday!  The Perfect Presentation DT is having a group post today, and we have some fabulous projects for you!   Make sure you visit everybody's blog and leave a comment because a random commenter from EACH BLOG will receive a free template of their choice from Perfect Presentation!!!  Today I have a brand new template to share with you called Be Mine~LOVE IT!!! 

Oh how I wish I could have Leigh Ann's brain and be able to conceptualize templates like this!  She is so super talented!!!  In her words "If Favor Box and Uptown Takeout got married, Be Mine would be their love child."  Love that description!

For my box, I decided to use these adorable images from the My Cute Stamps Paris set.  This set is so perfect for Valentine projects, but I'm actually going to have my daughter give this to one of her best friends for her birthday tomorrow. 

Ava (my daughter's friend) told her mom the other day that she really wants to go to Paris!  We are going to go shopping later today to fill this up with lots of girlie goodies like lip gloss and nail polish:)  You have to look your best when you're in Paris, right?!  The dp is some old Little Yellow Bicycle Delightful that I had in my stash.  I love that Leigh Ann includes the mat shapes with her templates which makes decorating them so easy!

Ok, make sure you visit my DT sisters and leave comments on each blog to increase your chance of winning a free template!  Winners will be drawn on Monday.

Alyssa

Bethie

Chris

Julie

Leigh Ann

Susan

Terri

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  My Cute Stamps Paris

Paper:  SU Basic Gray, Little Yellow Bicycle Delightful dp

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, PTI Raspberry Fizz for sponging

Accessories:  Heart Nestabilities, CB Swiss Dots EF, Spellbinders Tags Trio, Dimensionals, PTI Raspberry Fizz Ribbon, Rustic Button Twine, Button

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop!

Hello!  It's the 13th of the month, which means we are hopping along at Really Reasonable Ribbon to show you this month's FABULOUS Ribbon Club Assortment!!!  This month is all about Valentine's Day and the assortment is nothing short of GORGEOUS!  Hopefully you arrived here from Aphra's amazing blog, but if not then start at the beginning which is Jacque's beautiful blog!

I knew I wanted to make a little treat box, but I couldn't decide on just one style so I made a variety:

I also made a Valentine hair bow for my daughter:)  Here are some close up shots of each project with a description:

For this little treat box I used one of my favorite templates from Perfect Presentation called Bag It Up.  The image comes from the Your Next Stamp set Hope Your Day is Delicious, and the dp is retired SU Sending Love Specialty.  I used some of the gorgeous White Satin with Grosgrain Edge ribbon from the Ribbon Club to tie my handle. 

This is another fab template from Perfect Presentation called Easy Candy Wrap.  I used another image from Your Next Stamp~Chocoholic set and some of the fun Pink Polka Dot Satin Ribbon from the Ribbon Club.

I found these adorable heart shaped boxes on Splitcoast Stampers and traced the instructions back to Tammie E's Blog HERE!  I used another image from the Your Next Stamp set Hope Your Day is Delicious, more Sending Love Specialty dp and some GORGEOUS Organza Ribbon from the Ribbon Club Assortment. 

Finally, and fun little hair bow for my daughter made with the 5/8" Random Hearts White Grosgrain from the Ribbon Club along with some 7/8" Sweetheart Grosgrain.  I used some 7/8" Bright Pink Grosgrain for my center knot.  The colors turned out a little funky in my picture.  The colors on the website are much more accurate:)

Hopefully you hung in there through my long post!  Isn't this assortment just perfect to complete all of your Valentine projects?!?!  Now it's time to hop on over to Connie's Fabulous Blog, and make sure you comment along the way for your chance to win your very own Ribbon Club Assortment! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Kerri

A Little Mojo and A Blog Award

Hello!  I made this yesterday using the new Mojo Monday Sketch #173.  I thought this adorable image from the Your Next Stamp set Welcome Baby Boy would be perfect!  I also used some dp from My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue and some fab Brown Gingham Ribbon and Orange Baker's Twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I also received this fab award from the super talented and fun Julie Elak!  Thank you, girl!!!  I am supposed to share 8 things about myself so here it goes:

1) I love reality t.v. and the Bachelor is probably my fave!  I so look forward to Monday nights!!!
2) I am a night owl and I hate anything before 9 am in the morning. 
3) I am a sweet tea addict.
4) I am very competitive and I hate to lose.
5) I love to decorate.  I adore Candice Olson from HGTV and would love to be her...
6) I was a R.N. before I became a stay at home mom.  Now I hope I never have to go back...
7) I have a temper.  I don't keep things balled up inside and let them fester. 
8) My dream is to move to Clemson S.C., have season tickets to Clemson Football and Basketball and live in a big house with some land. 

Ok, now I'm supposed to pass this on to 8 wonderful bloggers:

Vicki, Crystal, Chris, Karen, Cabio, Deb, Elena, Sparkle

I just love visiting your blogs ladies!!!  Thank you for being such an inspiration to me! 

Well I have two sick kiddos at home.  My daughter can't seem to shake her high fever, and my youngest has a horrible cough and yucky nose.  Say a quick prayer for them if you get a chance.  I just hate seeing my kiddos sick.  Hope you have a wonderful, healthy day!

Kerri

PWCO Sunday Sketch

Hello!  Bella has created another fab sketch for you to play along with on the PaperWorks Co. Blog!  I decided to use this adorable newly released Valentine image from Rachelle Anne Miller once again called Wool Ewe?  He is just so darn cute, and is perfect to cut out in a circle:)  This time I paired him with some Basic Grey Bittersweet dp. 

Well we got all of our Christmas decorations put away, and the house seems clean and a little bare.  Don't you always feel like that after Christmas?  I'm always in the mood for a makeover too LOL!  Maybe it's time to paint... 

Have a wonderful Sunday, and thank you so much for stopping by today!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  PWCO/RAM Wool Ewe?

Paper:  PTI White, Kraft, Basic Grey Bittersweet dp

Ink:  Copics, PTI Aqua Mist

Accessories:  Martha Stewart Lacey Heart Border Punch, SU Taffeta Ribbon, Circle and Blossom Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine