Three More Challenge Cards

Hi friends! One day, I will think of clever titles for my posts. Maybe. Perhaps. I did a little Black Friday shopping today. It was alright. How about you? Did you get any good deals? Wanna tell me about them?!

Ok, AGAIN, since I have been such a slacker in the posting department, I am going to post three cards I made earlier this week so I can get them entered into the challenges. I have a busy weekend and I don't want to forget.

First up, my card for Card Positioning Systems #245. All of the paper is from American Crafts.

Second up is my card for Mojo Monday Sketch 216 and for the Your Next Stamp challenge 56 to use die cuts on your card. I used YNS Penguin Greetings. The paper is from Echo Park and the dies are from Spellbinders, one of the snowflake Nesties.
Lastly, I have my Card Patterns 142 card. I LOVE this card! It's all Webster's Pages paper and stickers. Then I used vintage lace, seam binding that I dyed and twine and finished with a pretty button. The stamp is from Flourishes Kids Play set.

Have a great day, everyone!

Boo!

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Hi friends! I hope you are having a great week! I'm doing a quick run by posting since I want to get this card submitted into a challenge.

I made this card for this week's Card Patterns sketch 134. I used a super adorable Your Next Stamp stamp called Cute Ghost. How cute is this little guy for Halloween? I used some Cosmo Cricket Mathilda paper and some Cosmo Tiny Type stickers for this. I finished off with a border punch and purple Stickles.

Have a great night!

YNS Sketch Challenge

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Hi friends! I hope you are having a great week so far! I'm doing ok. I'm ready for the weekend already. But I guess that's just how it goes.

Sadly, my guest designing for Your Next Stamp is coming to an end as October is approaching. I've been so honored to have the opportunity to design for Karen's company. The team is just as talented as they are kind and I'm sad that my month is almost up with this amazing team.

Here's my card based on the new sketch challenge, challenge #52. This is a super fun sketch! I will use it over and over again. I used the Tulip stamp. Did you know YNS has all different types of stamps? I LOVE all their cutesy designs with the adorable kids but sometimes you feel like a pretty flower or an elegant bird and they have those stamps for you too! I colored this image with my Copics. I'm also entering this in the Wee Memories challenge #69 to use patterned paper. I used some Basic Grey Indie Bloom paper for this card.

Head on over to the Your Next Stamp Blog to check out all the inspiration from the awesome design team and to link up your creation! Have a great day!

Ho Ho Ho!

Hi friends! I hope you had a great Monday! We had a pretty good day. Brady went to school and that is going SO well. Then we went to the Olive Garden for lunch which is pretty much my favorite. Afterwards, we went to the mall in search of a new purse for me and some sandals for Brady. We managed not to get either but the boys each got a little fan toy from the Disney store. Brady says that it will "keep me cool when I'm trying to sleep at night." Who can argue with that?

Here's a card I made over the weekend. I am SO in love with this Your Next Stamp Santa Fhinn stamp! If that is not the CUTEST Santa stamp you've ever seen, then I don't know what is! He's so adorable! I paired him with some Basic Grey Nordic Holiday paper and some Cherry Divine Twine. For this card, I used this week's Card Patterns sketch #133. I'm also entering this in the Touch Twin Marker Challenge 1, to color a person image.

Have a great day everyone!

Too Cute to Spook Blog Hop

Hi friends! I hope you are having a GREAT week so far! GUESS what today is?! It's Your Next Stamp RELEASE DAY!!! The release stamps are just SO cute! You're going to LOVE them! You should be coming here from the amazingly talented Peggy's Blog. If you're just stumbling in today, go back to Kerri's blog to start the blog hop.

Today, we are having a super fun Your Next Stamp Too Cute to Spook blog hop! And of course, there's an awesome prize for you to win of BRAND new release stamps! I sure wish I could win! The blog hop starts on Sept 14 at 3am Eastern and ends Sept 17 at midnight Eastern time. Leave a comment on everyone's blogs for a chance to win and then enter your name in the InLinkz below. (You only have to enter the InLinkz once, all the names will go on the master list!)

And here's a picture of the PRIZE that you'll be in the running for if you complete the blog hop! How cute are these Halloween stamps?

STORE PROMOTION! Please check the Your Next Stamp store today! There are going to be a couple fun promotions:

~Special stamp bundles

~For every $30 you spend, you'll get a random YNS for FREE! If you spend $30, you'll get one free stamp. If you spend $60, you'll get two free stamps and so on!

There's also a new change to the YNS challenges. They will now be taking place on the Your Next Stamp blog. There's a brand new challenge today, Paper Piecing! All you have to do to play along is use a Your Next Stamp image and doing some paper piecing on your card!

Here's my card for today's hop and YNS challenge #51. I got to use the new release Ellie Loves Hot Cocoa, isn't she ADORABLE?! She's so perfect for fall and winter! For this card, I used Sweet Sunday Sketch #134 from Karen Giron. The paper is Echo Park Wintertime and I colored her using Copics.

Next up on the hop is the super awesome DIANA!

If you get lost along the way, here's the hop order:

Kerri - http://cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/

Dana http://gotjoycreations.blogspot.com/

Jenny P. - http://mylittlestampinspot.blogspot.com/

Jen D. http://iheart2stamp.com/ { YNS Guest}

Wendy - http://sugarpea-designs.blogspot.com/

Peggy- http://cardcrazy.wordpress.com/

Ashley – http://www.hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com/ {YNS Guest} (THAT'S ME!)

Diana - http://doodledeedesigns.blogspot.com/

Jen R. - http://www.tennisgirl27.blogspot.com/ {YNS Guest}

Maureen - http://mycasestudies.blogspot.com/

Carole - http://motherslittlehelper.typepad.com/

Amy - http://inkaboutme.blogspot.com/

Karen - http://yournextstamp.blogspot.com/

Under the Sea

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Hi friends! I hope you are having a great weekend so far! We haven't really started ours but will soon. Brady did SO well at school yesterday, he just shouted "Bye Mom!" at me and then went to play. I was so excited! YAY!

Ok, so I'm hoping that I'm allowed to enter the Your Next Stamp Challenge #50. It technically started in August because I was guest designing for Your Next Stamp so I should get to play right?? The theme for this challenge is Song Inspiration. I was inspired by Under the Sea from Disney's Little Mermaid.

For my card, I also used Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try for September. I used the Just Swimming By set from Your Next Stamp. This is my second favorite stamp set from YNS (after Miya from China.) I actually need to get ALL the mermaids, they are SOOO cute! I used My Mind's Eye Lime Twist paper and some Stickles on this card. And the coloring is with Copics.

Have a great weekend friends!

Fun Announcement!

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Eeeeeeek! Did you see THIS POST?!? I get to guest design for Your Next Stamp for the month of September! I'm so excited! I've been a fan since the very beginning and I got to meet Karen at CHA-W and she's super nice! I LOVE supporting companies who are just kind and wonderful!

Here's the card I made to be posted on the Your Next Stamp Blog today. :D Miya from China is my FAVORITE Your Next Stamp! I love that YNS offers a World Kids collection! It is awesome to see all different ethnicities being represented in stamps! I colored Miya with Copics and added a couple different color Stickles to make a color that matched the patterned paper. The paper is Imaginisce Garden Party.

Have a great day everyone!

RCC11 Inspiration With Laurel

Hi friends! I hope you are having a great weekend! I have a bacterial infection and it is really taking a lot out of me. It is NO fun to be sick in the summer especially with the lovely cool weather we are getting right now. I want nothing more than to take my kids to the zoo or the state fair since the weather is just lovely but I've been in bed. :( I'm on antibiotics so I should be better any day now. Enough about me! How you are better!

Ok, so I was off this week for the Ribbon Carousel Challenge however I just HAD to play along. I'm a few days late but I still have until July 18 at 11:59pm EST to play along. Remember, all creations made for the Ribbon Carousel Challenge need to have ribbon, twine, trim or something that comes on a spool to qualify! :)

This week's sponsor is a favorite of mine, Your Next Stamp! They just had a new release and it is SUPER cute! The World Kids Collection is just my favorite! They are adorable! I decided to combine my card with the Your Next Stamp Challenge #46- Button Up! I love buttons so that's easy peasy! I used last week's Card Positioning Systems sketch for this card. I'm late. I've been too sick to blog.

Here's my card using Rainy Day Fhiona. I used some fabulous Cotton Candy Divine Twine. The patterned paper is Echo Park's Little Girl. I colored with Copics and accented with Stickles.

Have a great day everyone!

YNSC #43

Hi friends! I hope you all had a lovely day! We kicked off our weekend right with a trip to the Farmer's Market. Yum! And I got to do a little Memorial Day sale shopping at Old Navy, the prices were REALLY good!

Today, I'm blogging a card I made for the Your Next Stamp challenge #43 which is to use the provided sketch. I used this sweet Miya stamp. I went GAGA over this stamp at CHA! I went home and ordered it right away but haven't inked her up yet. (I know, I know!) Isn't she adorable? I colored her with Copic Markers and then added some gold gel pen on her outfit. I went ahead and made her outfit very "lucky" in my culture, red and gold are very lucky colors. I'm thinking this would be a great card for Lunar New Year. The papers are Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety.

Have a great day everyone!

EtsyInspired #59 ~ The Little Red Door

Super short post from me. We are still REALLY sick. My poor Parker was in the ER on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. All the info will be on the EtsyInspired post, written by De this week.

This week's shop is The Little Red Door. They make adorable little ceramic houses and awesome pottery items. The shop is darling and whimsical and perfect for holiday shopping!

This week, there are TWO prizes. This cute house shown here from The Little Red Door. AND one from our sponsor, Your Next Stamp! :) I love this stamp company! They are a newer company and the images are OH SO cute! Also, the customer service is AMAZING! It's the owner, Karen's, birthday tomorrow! Happy Birthday Karen! She is offering up the awesome Just Swimming By stamp set as a prize this week.

To play, just pick an item from The Little Red Door shop and make anything you'd like based on it. Link your creation to the EtsyInspired 59 post on the EtsyInspired blog by next Friday Oct 30, noon Pacific time to be entered in a random drawing. Now go be EtsyInspired!

Here's my card for this week. I used super cute digi stamps from Your Next Stamp. My card is based on THIS cute house from the shop. It is also for the Your Next Stamp challenge on their challenge blog, to make a shaped card.

Please check out the DT:

Ashley Newell (that's me!)

De Swanick

Emily Niehaus

Heather Schlatter

Jackie Bowman

Joy Stagg

Kerry Angeles

Kristen Dyer

Lee Murphy

Mandy Chesire (Oct Guest)

Shannon Bracken (has computer issues)

Tiffany Johnson

Your Next Stamp First Challenge

Your Next Stamp is hosting a challenge over on their challenge blog. It's the very first one so be sure to enter and help them kick off with a bang! You know how I love to support challenge blogs. :) This first challenge is to use Pink and Yellow! I love pink and yellow so it was an easy one for me!

I used this adorable Fhiona for my card. I love Fhiona, she's so cute! This set it called Just Swimming By Mermaid. I colored her in and gave her some Cotton Candy Stickles for her bikini top. The DP is from Target's $1 spot. The "hi" is some alphabet stickers. Hope the Your Next Stamp girls like my card for their challenge!

Happy Monday everyone!