Jane's Doodles Challenge #13: On the Beach

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Jane's Doodles Challenge #13: On the Beach

The new Jane Doodle’s Challenge is On the Beach. Perfect timing, it is very hot outside and less than a week until the kids are out of school. (I say out of school, more like done distance learning for now.)

This is almost a one layer card. The scene, other than the large palm tree is all on one piece of card. Even the divisions between the sections are embossed dies instead of die cut. By embossing the dies you keep it as a single sheet and also doesn’t cut the images.

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2-Step Masking: SSS Follow the Rainbows

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2-Step Masking: SSS Follow the Rainbows

How exciting is it that Simon Says Stamp has a Design Call out right now for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Design Team. Admittedly I haven’t had a chance to enter the Wednesday Challenge for a while, but I always love to see the amazing inspiration the design team has created. When I do have the chance to enter the challenge I always find the theme and designers creations a great way to start the creative thought process. I think it would be a lot of fun and great learning experience to be apart of that proces. Here is the design call link if you are interested in entering and/or finding out more information.

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YNS Challenge #141: Shake It Up

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YNS Challenge #141: Shake It Up

There’s a new challenge starting over at Your Next Stamp. Such an uber fun theme and perfect fit for anything that shakes, a shaker card, a shake your bootie card, a wobbler that shakes, google eyes etc.

Your Next Stamps confetti panel die is the inspiration for my shaker card. It all started with me wanting to create colourful confetti shaker bits with the die. I also used the confetti panel as a stencil.

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Your Next Stamp New Release and Instagram Hop

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Your Next Stamp New Release and Instagram Hop

Very exciting Your Next Stamps June Release is available in the store today. Your Next Stamp is celebrating with an instagram hop. So join in the celebration over on instagram at samjolden and a chance to win one of the three $20 gift certificates to YourNextStamp.com. Also if you wish to know how the card was made you can read the details below here on the blog and then head over to the instagram hop : )

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Jane's Doodles Challenge #12: Use a Die

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Jane's Doodles Challenge #12: Use a Die

The new Jane Doodle’s Challenge is ‘Use a Die’. Now I really love stand alone dies, because they can be very versatile. Not only do they create the die cut shape but they can create an embossed impression, or use them as stencils etc. Combining dies with your favourite stamps is also an awesome way to create a little scene. And that is what I have chosen to do today.

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Tweet Spring Birds

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Tweet Spring Birds

As soon as I saw this stamp set I knew I wanted to make a slim line card. I know slim line cards are trendy right now, but I have always enjoyed that they are a different footprint to play with. Some stamp sets just lean into the long form factor of a slim line card. With so many cute birds and branches in this set a tall card allowed me to layer in several sets of branches. It’s kinda like a birdie apartment building with each branch its own apartment or telling its little story.

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Coffee Character

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Coffee Character

Always a fun time to be guest designing for Your Next Stamp. Especially with a new release arriving this Thursday. I had a complete blast playing with this Coffee Character stamp set. I mean who doesn’t need a good set of fun characters enjoying their morning pick me up. And the sentiments are a perfect match. For these cards I wanted each character to be the star of their own card, so I went with slightly smaller 4”x4” panels. I also wanted to give them fun bright backgrounds to compliment the playfulness of the stamps.

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Contact Paper as a Mask

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Contact Paper as a Mask

Very happy to be back joining the Your Next Stamp team. Thanks so much guys for having me. Love how playful and fun their stamps are to create with. Generally speaking I find masculine cards a tougher card to make. However if I go with a cleaner style and a simple colour palette it usual tends to work out. For this card I pulled out my wave panel die which I have used so many times. However this is the first time I have used the die to create a mask and paint the interior parts.

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