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Monday, December 31, 2012

Introducing Our New Design Team Members!

We are so excited to announce that we are adding 4 new DT members to ring in 2013!  Let me introduce you to these fabulous ladies:)



Hello! My name is Stephanie Hargis and I am so excited and honored to be able to work with the fabulous YNS design team again! I am 28 years old and have been paper crafting for a little over 5 years now. The first time I had ever heard of stamping was when my good friend invited me to a card party. I had no clue what she was referring to at first but decided to go and wouldn't you know, I was hooked for life! I am a wife to a wonderful husband and a mother to a beautiful little girl who will be 2 before we know it! I live in the beautiful mountains of Colorado and love to be out in them as much as possible! Aside from paper crafting, I also love to crochet and sew but creating cards is my number one obsession.

Here is a sample of Stephanie's awesome work using the adorable set Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set One.  




My name is Laura, and I am SO excited and honored to be joining the Your Next Stamp Team! I am a former preschool/kindergarten teacher, now stay at home mom to 3 energetic kiddos - 5 year old twin girls, and a 4 year old boy. I met my husband the year I graduated from highschool, and we've been together ever since. We are enjoying life in sunny southern California, where we were both born and raised. 
I started scrapbooking in 2006 when I was pregnant with my girls, which led me to stamping and cardmaking a few years later. The point of no return was when I purchased my first Copic marker at a local scrapbook expo 2 years ago... now I'm hooked! I LOVE to color, and it's how I unwind at the end of a busy day! My card making style is fairly clean and simple... I like for the images to be the focus of my creations, so I don't do a lot of embellishing. In addition to Copics, I am also completely obsessed with Kraft Cardstock, and polka dots!  I am really looking forward to being a part the YNS team!

Here is an adorable card that Laura created using Yippee Fhiona:




Hello there! I’m Thanh (pronounced “tan”). I live in the Metro Vancouver area of Canada in a suburban apartment. I'm so excited to be joining the YNS Design Team! I was the July Guest Designer this year and have fallen in love with the images. I work full-time during the day and can be found in my little craftin' haven at night either sipping a cup of tea or a yummy martini! I'm an alumni Design member for The Greeting Farm and I'm currently a Bartender at Raise the Bar. If you would like to learn more about me, please visit me at my blog. Take care and I look forward to creating with you!

Thanh created this super sweet card using the very adorable Joy:




Hi there! My name is Lisette and I live in beautiful sunny Florida. I'm Mom to two beautiful girls and two fur babies. I have been stamping for over 6 years and always dabbled in the arts since I was a little girl. I have a passion for paper crafting and find time to color something everyday, but dabbled in just crocheting, oil painting, watercoloring and so on... My little girl once said to me that she doesn't want to grow up because she doesn't want to give up playing and coloring. I told her "Mommy plays everyday with paper and markers!"  I am really excited to be joining this fabulous design team and getting started with Your Next Stamp!

I just LOVE this beautiful card that Lisette made using Fhiona and Her Friend Penguin along with the Tree Trio Die Set.


Please give these ladies a warm welcome!  I can't wait to see more amazing creations from them:)  Happy New Year!!!

Kerri

Friday, December 28, 2012

Our Final YNS Fun Friday Post for 2012

I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas! We finally got the snow I was hoping for last night so this morning the yards were covered with lots of beautiful snow, Brandon loved it!

Our theme this month is Anything Goes! Let's see what the YNS DT has for us today!

Amy Rohl - Adorable Gift Tags!

Kelli Hull - Cute! Love this funny penguin

Suzanne Bier -  Super sweet gift card holder

Veronica Zalis - Adorable Baby Cards


I thought I would share the Christmas card I gave my sister and her family this year, love this adorable reindeer!!!


Thank you so much for stopping by!

This is our final YNS Fun Friday post for 2012, we're looking forward to continuing YNS Fun Fridays in 2013 plus we have something new and exciting for you...stay tuned for more info!

Have a fun and creative day!

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a beautiful Christmas filled will lots of love and happiness!


My card was inspired by a beautiful card designed by DT member Susan Liles. I've used the Holiday Postage stamp set, Small Post Card Die set along with the Layered Star Die and a YNS Glittered Skittle

Hugs


Friday, December 21, 2012

It's YNS Fun Friday!!!

Happy Holidays!!! 

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season, Brandon is over the top excited this year and has loved all the family and friend events these past few weeks. Now if we could just get some snow around here so we can build Frosty the Snowman plus my light up deer on the front lawn look so much nicer when the lawn is covered in snow :o)

Our theme this month is Anything Goes and the design team has some super fun projects for us this week! 



Kerri Michaud - Adorable Tic Tac Covers
Tree Trio Die, Mini Ellie Loves to Skate Stamp and Die,



Thank you for stopping by!

Have a fabulous and fun weekend!

 

Sunday, December 16, 2012

December Hop Winners

I know this is a really busy and exciting time of year for everyone, we really appreciate you hopping along and joining is all our new release FUN!

I used random number generator to pick our 3 lucky winners as well as the surprise prize blogs...

Kelli's Blog...

 Wendy M's Blog...

  Peggy's Blog...

 
Congrats ladies!!! Please email me to claim your YNS prize!!!

Happy Stamping!


Friday, December 14, 2012

YNS Fun Friday!

Before we get started, have you had a chance to hop along our Fun and Inspiration December Blog Hop? It's jam package full of  CUTENESS!!!! We would love for you to join us!!! Hop along for your chance to WIN!!!

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It's YNS Fun Friday and our theme is Anything Goes! I don't have a card for you this week so I thought I would share a little holiday humor with you before diving into all the awesome DT projects!

A few years ago my husband Chris thought it would be fun to surprise me with a little 12 Days of Christmas theme. I get a little present everyday starting 12 days before Christmas...12 of something, 11 of something, 10 of something...you get the point I know he is so SWEET, right? Well, this year I decided to join in the FUN and I'm giving him 12 gifts too! We like to laugh and have fun soooo keeping that in mind this is what he got for Day 12...

12 little Reindeer poops! LOL

Hopefully you got a little chuckle from my special Day 12 present...Brandon (my 4 year old) thought it was the BEST gift ever!!!

Now let's get back to Fun Friday and see what the fabulous DT have for us this week!






Thank you for joining us! I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

YNS December BLOG HOP!!!!

Hello and welcome to the Your Next Stamp December New Release Blog Hop! 

It's a hop so you should have arrived her from Jen R's blog, if not head to Julie's blog which is the start of the hop for lots of inspiration and cuteness!!!

We have a small release for you this month featuring a new stamp collection from Cory Designs called Smiley Happy Critters also known as The YNS Critter Crew!!! The first set brings us Dot the Ladybug, Spike the frog, Lizzie the Lizard and Pokey the turtle...they are all SO CUTE and guaranteed to make you smile! 


We also have a new die collection called YNS Whatnots! YNS Whatnots Seasons Set One is jam packed full of small seasonal dies which are awesome for dressing up your cards, tags all lots more!!! 


Both of these products are available NOW in the Your Next Stamp Store!  

Warning…both of these collections are highly addictive so be sure to start your collection now as we have lots more coming in 2013!
 
The hop runs from today until Saturday, December 15th at midnight EST. We have 3 prize packs hidden amongst the DT Blogs, and you must comment on all of the blogs to win! The winners will be posted on the Your Next Stamp Blog Sunday, December 16th.

I decided to make a little treat bag with Dot the adorable little ladybug from the Smiley Happy Critter Crew set as well as the double ended flag and the hearts from the YNS Whatnots die set! I also used the YNS Flower Fun Scallop die on my project.


We also have a Hop Special going on at the YNS Store! Enter code YNSDEC2012 to receive 15% off your entire order!

Thank you so much for joining us! Remember to leave a comment for your chance to WIN a YNS PRIZE pack!!!

Have a fun and creative day!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

December Sneak Peek Day Three

It's our last day of peeks before release day! I hope you are loving the adorable critters and new die collection as much as we are!!!

The DT have some fabulous projects for you so let's dive into some YNS cuteness!!!

Dana Joy made this super cute card featuring the ladybug from the Smiley Happy Critters stamp set. Love the googly eyes!
 


Jen Roach couldn't decide which stamp to use so she used them all to create this super adorable card featuring the Smiley Happy Critters stamp set.

 Julie Elak made some adorable tent style candy holders using the new Whatnots Seasons One die set.


Thank you so much for stopping by! See you tomorrow for the hop!!!

Have a fun and creative day!

Monday, December 10, 2012

December Sneak Peek Day Two!

Welcome to Day Two of our super CUTE and FUN December peeks!!! 

Have you added the Smiley Happy Critters stamp set and YNS Whatnots Seasons One die set to your wish list? The moment I those happy critters I smiled and I get the same effect each and every time I see these cuties! Love them!!!

The YNS DT have more fabulous projects for you today!

Amy Rohl made a super cute holiday card featuring the adorable little frog from the Smiley Happy Critters set!!! She's also used the YNS Star Die and the circle border is from the new Whatnots Seasons One die set!

Kelli Hull made a super sweet holiday card featuring the gingerbread man die and double ended flag die from the new Whatnots Seasons One die set.

 Kerri Michaud created this adorable birthday card the adorable little frog from the Smiley Happy Critters set

Maureen Wong created a lovely Valentine card using the heart and flag from the new Whatnots Seasons One die set.

Veronica Zalis made a super fun and bright card featuring the cutie patootie lizard from the Smiley Happy Critters set!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed all the peeks!!! 

See you tomorrow with more peeks and then join us on December 12th for our inspirational blog hop!!!

Have a fun and creative day!

 

Sunday, December 9, 2012

December Sneak Peek Day One!

Months ago when planning future releases I decided I wasn't going to have a December release...what can I say...things change and we just couldn't keep these adorable stamps and super fun new die collection a secret any longer so we've got a wee little release for you this month!!!! YAY!

EEK! I'm so excited!!!! We've got 3 days of sneak peeks and then a super fun new release blog hop on Wednesday December 12!!!

December brings an adorable stamp collection called Smiley Happy Critters and a super FUN new die collection called YNS Whatnots! We're merely introducing you to these collections in December so consider this a little tease as we've got lots more coming in 2013!!!! 

Let's see what the DT has for us today!

Suzanne Bier has gone all out on her peek project! Check out these adorable tags featuring the new adorable Smiley Happy Critters set one! She's also used the double ended flag die from the YNS Whatnots die set one!

 
Wendy McGaffey has also gone all out for her sneak peek, she used all 4 of our super cute critters on her card plus she's showing us a peek at the circle border die and heart die which is part if the YNS Whatnots Seasons Set One.

 
I created a fun holiday card featuring the current YNS stamp Merry Mouse Shinning Star and a few dies from the YNS Whatnots Seasons Set One, I used the snowflake and the double ended flag die. You'll get the full reveal on Dec 12th.


 
So whatcha think??? Do you love what you see??? I think they are adorable and I hope you do too!!!!

I'll be back tomorrow with more!!!

Have a fun and creative day!

 

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Karen Dedman
Senior Designer & YNS Owner

Karen Dedman <br>Senior Designer & YNS Owner
Hello! I’m the lucky owner of Your Next Stamp and I’d like to thank you for visiting us! I live in Ontario, Canada and I am so grateful that I’m able to get inky, be creative everyday and still be at home with my son who brings a smile to my face and makes me laugh on a daily basis. Three years ago Your Next Stamp was just a dream, I feel so blessed everyday that I’ve been able to turn my dreams into reality. I love that we have this wonderful world of stamping and blogging and I’ve enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people and love seeing all your amazing YNS creations! Thank you for all your kind emails and support! I hope that YNS stamps bring a smile to your face and inspire you to stamp and create everyday! Happy Stamping!

Kerri Michaud
Senior Designer & Assistant DT Coordinator

Kerri Michaud <br>Senior Designer & Assistant DT Coordinator
Hello! My name is Kerri Michaud and I’m a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos ages 7, 5, and 2! We currently live in Apopka, Florida which is just outside of Orlando. I got into stamping about 2 years ago after I had my first Stampin’ Up party. I was instantly hooked LOL! Before then I had dabbled in scrapbooking, crocheting, sewing, quilting, jewelry making, and whatever other crafty whims that came my way. I think I have found my true passion in stamping and card making though! I also LOVE to make altered items and little gift boxes, etc. I am soooo excited and honored to be part of the Senior DT for Your Next Stamp! I ADORE these darling images and just love working with Karen and the rest of the DT!

Peggy Toole
Senior Designer and Assistant DT Co-ordinator

Peggy Toole <br>Senior Designer and Assistant DT Co-ordinator
Hi my name is Peggy Toole and I am a stay at home mom to 3 great boys who are 11, 12 and 15 and have a wonderful husband who is very understanding about my stamping obsession! We live in the Shuswap, part of the Northern Okanagan in beautiful British Columbia. I have been stamping seriously now for about 3 years and love this hobby and all the wonderful people I've been lucky enough to meet so far! I am thrilled to be part of the Your Next Stamp design team and to be working with such talented women.

Wendy Ramlakhan
Senior Designer

Wendy Ramlakhan <br>Senior Designer
What can I say, I’m still in shock I was asked to be a part of this fabulous team. A little bit about me…I’m a 39 year old Georgia girl living in Orlando, Florida with my beautiful family. I am living a dream come true all thanks to my wonderful husband who makes it possible for me to be a stay at home mom to our two children, Brooke (2 yrs old) and Nathan (3 yrs old). They are my favorite people in the whole world and it’s an honor to be their mother. Plus they are super cute!!! With two toddlers I’m very busy everyday playing monsters, having a tea party with a whale or splashing around in the pool. Oh I almost forgot... I do laundry and all that other boring domestic stuff too...sometimes! But I manage my time well so that most days I can have a little “me time” where I can sit down, create and do a little blogging too. I love the fact that I have now made so many friends from all over the world all because of a shared love of paper-crafting. I’m beyond thrilled to continue to design for Your Next Stamp and hope my creations will bring a smile or maybe some inspiration to others.

Dana Joy
Designer

Dana Joy <br>Designer
Hi, I'm Dana and I have been stamping for over 12 years and enjoy every minute of it. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for almost 18 years and I'm the proud mom of two wonderful children (ages 20 and 15). I started stamping after attending a home party for Stampin Up and I haven't stopped since. I love all kinds of challenges and love searching the internet for exciting new techniques. Right now I'm ga-ga over Copic Markers but I still enjoy using chalks, glitter, watercolors and other mediums. I can't wait to get started on the DT.

Jen del Muro
Designer

Jen del Muro <br>Designer
I am a fan of all things paper crafting and stamping. I started stamping several years ago just as a little hobby. I'm pretty sure you already know how that story turns out, as we have all become masters of procurement in this industry!

I live in Texas with my husband, daughter and son. We share our home with a couple of loony dogs and a fat black cat. When I am not running around like crazy with any or all of them, I like to find a little peace and quiet in my stamp room. I have been {seriously} stamping and paper crafting for more than 5 years. I design/have designed for several companies and I enjoy getting my work published when I have the time. I love to share my work on my blog, www.iheart2stamp.com. I also teach classes at my local scrapbook store, Scrapper's Boutique.

Jen Roach
Designer

Jen Roach <br>Designer
My name is Jennifer and I live in Ontario, Canada with my husband and 3 year old daughter. I'm a scientist by day and a paper crafter by night ---or really just about any free time I have including my lunch breaks at work!!

I started out in paper crafting back in about 2002 when my Mom and I took a scrapbooking class together. A few years later I decided to give card making a try and it's been my passion ever since. I'm the world's slowest scrapbooker so the instant gratification of card making really won me over. Over the years I have used more and more stamping in my designs and I love learning and trying new techniques and styles.

I would probably define myself as a "scrappy stamper". I *LOVE* patterned paper and most of my cards have lots of it with added layered on embellishments and textures. My cards may not be easy to mail but boy are they pretty!!

Other than crafting, I love to play tennis as you can probably tell from my blog address: http://tennisgirl27.blogspot.com/

Julie Elak
Designer

Julie Elak <br>Designer
Hi, I am Julie Elak, aka "The Last Minute Crafter". My days are kept busy working full time and running after my children. I use almost every free minute to craft, my purse is typically full of copics and a pari of scissors. I began stamping well over 10 years ago, but my love for paper crafting found renewed energy once I discovered the online community in 2009. I started a blog on a whim and am so happy I did. I have made many friendships and found so much support and encouragement on-line.

Kelli Hull
Designer

Laura Nehring
Designer

Laura Nehring <br>Designer
My name is Laura, and I am SO excited and honored to be joining the Your Next Stamp Team! I am a former preschool/kindergarten teacher, now stay at home mom to 3 energetic kiddos - 5 year old twin girls, and a 4 year old boy. I met my husband the year I graduated from highschool, and we've been together ever since. We are enjoying life in sunny southern California, where we were both born and raised.

I started scrapbooking in 2006 when I was pregnant with my girls, which led me to stamping and cardmaking a few years later. The point of no return was when I purchased my first Copic marker at a local scrapbook expo 2 years ago... now I'm hooked! I LOVE to color, and it's how I unwind at the end of a busy day! My card making style is fairly clean and simple... I like for the images to be the focus of my creations, so I don't do a lot of embellishing. In addition to Copics, I am also completely obsessed with Kraft Cardstock, and polka dots! I am really looking forward to being a part the YNS team!

Lisette Morris
Designer

Lisette Morris <br>Designer
Hi there! My name is Lisette and I live in beautiful sunny Florida. I'm Mom to two beautiful girls and two fur babies. I have been stamping for over 6 years and always dabbled in the arts since I was a little girl. I have a passion for paper crafting and find time to color something everyday, but dabbled in just crocheting, oil painting, watercoloring and so on... My little girl once said to me that she doesn't want to grow up because she doesn't want to give up playing and coloring. I told her "Mommy plays everyday with paper and markers!" I am really excited to be joining this fabulous design team and getting started with Your Next Stamps!

Maureen Wong
Designer

Stephanie Hargis
Designer

Stephanie Hargis <br>Designer
I am 28 years old and have been paper crafting for a little over 5 years now. The first time I had ever heard of stamping was when my good friend invited me to a card party. I had no clue what she was referring to at first but decided to go and wouldn't you know, I was hooked for life! I am a wife to a wonderful husband and a mother to a beautiful little girl who is 2! We are also expecting our second child in July and we couldn't be more excited! :) I live in the beautiful mountains of Colorado and love to be out in them as much as possible! Aside from paper crafting, I also love to crochet and sew but creating cards is my number one obsession.

Susan Liles
Susie-Q YNS Fun Tip Author

Suzanne Bier
Designer

Suzanne Bier <br>Designer
Hi! I’m Suzanne Bier and I’m overjoyed to be part of the YNS Design Team!

I recently moved to Northern Virginia with my husband, Scott, and our dachshund, Midnight (who is often my crafting companion)!

I’ve been crafting for as long as I can remember, and I love to create, fussy cut, and color! I began scrapbooking several years ago, and switched to stamping and card making shortly after! My favorite part of creating is bringing images to life by coloring them. I love adding all the subtle shades and details that make each image pop!

Although I’m a stay-at-home-crafter, I’ve previously worked in public relations and graphic design, which have come in pretty handy as I progress in my creative career!

We’ve had to move several times over the past few years due to my husband’s military career, but I’ve been lucky to have made so many wonderful friends through crafting, and that made each transition a little easier! Hopefully, this will be our last move for quite some time!

I hope my cards and projects will inspire you to create something fabulous!

Thanh Vo
Designer

Thanh Vo <br>Designer
Hello there! I’m Thanh (pronounced “tan”). I live in the Metro Vancouver area of Canada in a suburban apartment. I'm so excited to be joining the YNS Design Team! I was the July 2012 Guest Designer and have fallen hard for the the images since. I work full-time during the day and can be found in my little craftin' haven at night either sipping a cup of tea or a yummy martini! I'm a Design member for other fabulous companies as well, if you would like to learn more about me, please visit my blog. Take care and I look forward to creating with you!

Veronica Zalis
Designer

Veronica Zalis <br>Designer
Hello! My name is Veronica Zalis and I live in Southeast Oklahoma. I am a stay-at-home mom of two beautiful little boys. I have been married to my best friend and biggest cheerleader for 9 years. I was invited to a neighborhood card swap in Texas in 2003, and I have been a cardmaker ever since. This past year I was thrilled to be chosen as "Stamping Royalty" by Paper Crafts Magazine, and have been published in print magazines over 55 times. I have made many wonderful crafty friends along the way and look forward to making many more!

Wendy McGaffey
Designer

Wendy McGaffey <br>Designer
Hey Wendy McGaffey here with a lil about me.....I have been happily married for 27 years... I have 3 grown children and 3 furbabies and I love crafting...☺...I usually have several projects on the go from crocheting a stuffed teddy bear to sewing a memory quilt, but honestly I have to say that paper crafting and making cards is number one on my list...I started out scrapbooking but fell in LOVE with stamps and then became slightly addicted to coloring with Copics .....I am having a ton of fun on the YNS team and absolutely love creating with their products.
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