Hello everyone!! Yayyy, my second blog hop featuring new products from Your Next Stamps tickles me pink!!
If you’ve been hopping along, you would have arrived from Deborah’s blog and if you’d like to start from the beginning, you can click on over to the linky at the bottom and start at Jeanie’s blog.
I’m over the top excited about this birthday blog hop and this great release! All of the sets and dies are amazing!! My favorite one is the Cute Alpha Stamp Set and die! I used that set on one of my cards below.
Are you ready for my big reveal? I made two cards to inspire you!
Take a look at my first card:
I have to admit, I’m not a dog or cat fan. I’m totally afraid of them but this card makes me change my mind for just a minute, LOL. I love the how this card turned out. I also love how this stamp set comes with so many small pieces that can be used for so many different card looks.
YNS Supplies: Phoebe with a Wagon Stamp Set and Die Set
Other Supplies: Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock, Black and White Cardstock
Take a look at my second card:
This is my favorite card. I created this card for my daughters new teacher. It’s a back to school card that my daughter will give to her new teacher. I really thing she will enjoy this.
I love making shaker cards. They are super fun and interactive. For this card I decided that I wanted the entire card to be a shaker card. I created the watercolor panel and didn’t want to add anything to it. So I decided to project it behind the plastic.
Check out my process:
I used Versamark Ink and inked up my entire stamp set without taking the stamps off of the sheet they came on. That allowed me to keep letters and numbers nice and even.
After I stamped onto the watercolor paper, I added embossing powder and heat set it.
I used my paint brush and added a good amount of water to the watercolor paper. Then I added my distress ink colors one at a time to the watercolor paper. I did two watercolor washes, heating setting in between each wash. I totally love how this turned out. How could you add anything directly on top of it? So the only way to decorated it with out touching it was to create a full shaker card.
My daughter did write on the back of the watercolor panel before I sealed it in the plastic. I blocked out both names to protect them. I just wanted you to see what the back looks like.
My daughter loves how this card turned out.
Lets take another look at the card:
YNS Supplies: Phoebe with a Wagon Stamp set and die, Cute Alpha Stamp set
Other Supplies: We R Memory Keepers Tool Bundle, Lucy Abrams Just Peachy Sequin, Copic Markers R27, Y17, C3, Vellum, Versamark Ink, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
So what do you think? I had so much fun creating these cards to inspire all of you and show you the versatility of the stamp sets! Which one of these cards are favorite? I would love to hear from you!
Be sure not to miss any blog along the way, because three lucky commenters will have a chance to win a YNS $50 YNS gift certificate. Winner will be announced on the YNS blog on August 12th. So don’t for get to leave a comment on each of the blogs participating in the blog hop.
Also, don’t forget to take advantage of the special promo code to choose your own discount!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
~Kymona
Kreative Kymona 
Kymona – thank you for the tutorial you included to go with your fabulous shaker card! Your daughter is definitely going to win over the teacher’s heart on the first day. Love both cards. xo
This card is so gorgeous. Your full stamp on the sheet idea is brilliant. Love it. Great job kymona.how did you seal the pocket?
Oh Kymona, your cards are amazing! SO different, but SO special! The watercolored ABC is my favorite one 🙂
Kymona, your cards are “paw-some”. I love the way you made the one for your daughters teacher. Clever use of the alphabet stamps. Good work.
What cute sets! I love the watercolour card and your little pawsome card is just awesome hah!
What a wonderful idea !thanks for the tutorial !
What a cute card idea for a teacher!! Love this!
Cute idea. thanks for sharing.
What a fun idea! We made sshaker card like that when my children were little. We still have some of them!
Great designs! Thanks for the tutorial!
Both of your cards are awesome! Thats got to be the coolest teacher card I’ve ever seen. TFS
Love your cards, they are great. Fabulous tutorial, I love the colours you used on the background.
Love the paw-somely cute card and that wagon shaker is over-the-top! Congrats to YNS on their 6th anniversary!
Awesome cards with beautiful backgrounds! Thanks for the stamping tips!
Your daughter’s teach will LOVE that card!! It is so fun, great process!!! Also love the dot and cat on your first card! Too cute!
Darling cards! Love them both ♥
Absolutely love the card for your daughter s teacher it’s so pretty !!
Wow, great shaker card! And the critters are too cute as well. Thanks for the tutorial on the shaker card.
Both creations are FAB-ulous! thanks for the tip on the alphabet stamps – great idea. LOVE the paw prints on the card base.
I love your teacher card, and thank you for this great idea with the alphas, Kymona! The pups are darling, too!
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What awesome cards!!! Love your shaker card- super pretty colors! And love your playful pups card- how fun is that background?
How nice of you to make a card for your daughter to give to her teacher. I am sure she (the teacher) will love it and appreciate the gesture. Both of the cards are amazing! xx
Both cards are so sweet! Your daughter will have fun giving the one to her teacher for sure!
Awesome card – make me wish I could be your daughter’s teacher :)))
That dog and cat are too adorable. And your shaker card is awesome – both the alpha set and the little girl are going straight on my wishlist. Thank you for showing us how you created it!!!
Beautiful cards! Love your background
Very sweet card. Love the letter technique. Thanks for the idea.
Love the alphabet card. The watercoloring makes a great background.
thanks for sharing.
The adorable cat and dog remind me of my Bella and my sister’s yorkie, Gigi. They look so happy on your darling card. Love the background and CAS style. Stunning job on your second card. Very creative and fantastic look!!! I must give that a try. Thanks for the inspiration.
That shaker card is super fun, but I have to say that I really like that first card. The animals are sooo cute and I love the paw print backgroun.
Just love those sweet paw prints!! Great cards!
Cute kitty/puppy card and awesome school shaker card.
Both of your cards are so cute! I love the cat and dog card and the cute background of paw prints!
Kymona, your cards are so delightfully fun and creative! Love your shaker cards and am now following you on Pinterest!!
I. Love. These. So. Much!
The cat/dog card is adorable and I love that you used such earthy tones to go with them, it really suits them! I adore the background you made, too!
The shakercard is THE best!! SO awesome! I am speechless and I sooooo want to make a card like that! TSM for the inspiration! ❤
Great cards. I love those cute dog and cat. Your shaker card is amazing. What a great idea to seal it all up.
Love the cards.
Adorable!!
Beautiful Technique! Tried it myself but your so much better!!!!
Awesome love the stampsets but that shaker card is way to cute what a great idea.
Love your water colored card idea!
how clever leaving the stamps on, great idea thank you for sharing
Love new ideas thanks for sharing and happy birthday YNS
love the paw print background and great way to use the alphabet stamps as a background too!
Very cute
OMG! Both cards are awesome. Very clever how you inked up the whole sheet of stamps. Watercoloring over the embossing is gorgeous…and brilliant to make the whole card the shaker!
Oh wow- that shaker card is fantastic!! I’m a big animal lover so the paw-some card would still be my favorite.
Hi Kymona ~ I totally fell in love with your full-card shaker card. I’m a sucker for shaker cards and I’ve never seen one done this way. It’s totally awesome!!! I love watercoloring with my Distress Inks too so this is a perfect matchup. Clever to leave the Alpha stamp set on the sheet rather than try to move them one at a time. Your first card with the pup and kitten is adorable and the versatile set allowed you to make your own background paper. Such fun cards! Thanks for sharing and happy birthday to YNS!!
OMG, these cards are fabulous! Such creative ideas, Kymona! Fabulous background with great images…and love the tutorial you provided as well! I am feeling very inspired now! 🙂
Your card is so cute with the kitten and pup. I guess you need to stick to the stamp animals only ;>)
Great big shaker card! I need to give that type a try so that I don’t have to worry about layers and messing up.