Your Next Stamp DT Call and couple of Challenges

Hi Peeps,


YNS Challenge blog is having a DT call. I know its been almost a month now and all you beautiful crafter have already grabbed the chance. So, heres my part for aiming the target..lolzz
Ok, so over to the YNS Design Team Call - have a look at their blog. Some briefs are as below!

This is an open design team call, so anyone of any age from anywhere can apply! The new DT term will run for 6 months from September 1st 2010 through February 28th 2011. You must have a well-maintained blog on which you would be willing to share your YNS creations each week, be able to take good quality digital photographs of your work, and possess great coloring skills (full DT requirements are listed below).
This call will remain open from today (July 1st 2010) through midnight EST on July 31st 2010. New members will be contacted via email within a week of the DT call ending and announced on the Your Next Stamp blog thereafter.
Design Team perks include ... a very generous discount on YNS stamps AND products sold in the YNS store, FREE initial YNS stamp package, FREE new stamps for each new release, your own gallery on the YNS website....and guaranteed FUN!

Wow, what a fun, it would be... So, for trying a luck in this fun, I am sending my app (with fingers crossed) with these three cards.

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Now, onto the deets of my new creation, the one I also sent to the YNS DT call.

I really enjoyed working on this card due to several reasons, I guess. First, I tried paper piercing for the first time and it turned out real well :D. Second, I love the colors - anything with the hues of purple/mauve, I just love playing with them :D. Thirdly, I get to use my new stamp set & the ribbon :D. And lastly - it's a CAS, a quickie ;).

Heres another shot of my card:

And one more:

I am entering in the following challenges with this card:

ABC Design - paper piercing

CPS#177 - sketch

CAS-tastic - bling it up (there was some problem in the site as new post has not uploaded, hope I'd be eligible to add this card later)

Stampin' for the Weekend - challenge#43 'Recipe - 3 DP, 2 flowers, 1 ribbon & extra added charm or gems' 

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - challenge#18 'punch or cut me' - I used paper piercing

Simon Says Stamp - we are all going dotty

Recipe of this card:

Paper - Corrugated Cardstock in purple from 'Potpourri'. Blue cardstock from my stash (stamped the background), DP from 'Martha Stewart'.

Stamps - Clear stamp of flowers from the set of Mindy's Flowers by Stampology, Rubber stamp for sentiment from Studio'g'

Inks - Coal from Martha Stewart, blue and fuchsia from petal point

Others - ribbon from Offray, some blings

Thanks for stopping by. With fingers (& everything that can be crossed) sending this to YNS.

Beary Beautiful's Garden

Hello Creative Crafters,


I made this card while juggling between many chores :) phewff!!! And its just in time for Phindy's Place Challenge. I used their image "Beary Beautiful". Isn't she really beautiful so I thought of setting her in a flower :) and giving a card a 3D garden theme. Hope I did justice with the image as well as with the challenge theme!!

Here is a closer look of Beary Beautiful...

The DPs I used are from Best Occasions. I cut the pink DP in flower shape and set the digi in center. The petals are rolled in using pencil to give a flower a natural look. The other side of the card has a bed of flowers spread on a form sheet. The flowers are cut outs using McGill punches. I set the sentiment as a garden board, cutting a circular sheet and shaving the border with my pair of scissors for an asymmetric look. The stamps are from Inkadinkado. I pasted this sheet on a pair of toothpicks and make it stand on form sheet. I also used a silver glitter pen to highlight the sentiment.

This card is also going for these challenges:

A Spoonfull of Sugar - animal

Just Cute Bears - open theme

Kaboodles Doodles - celebrating summer

Lexi's Creations - layers 3D decoupage

Pollycraft Monday Challenge - pinkalicious

Delightful Challenges - its all about summer

DDCC # 81 - flower inspiration

Paperplay Challenges - card for a child

S2G Challenges - summertime

Digi Doodle Shop Best - circles and dots (I used circle as a center of flower & for sentiment. The dots are on DP)

Magical Crafts - flower power

Its all from me for this time!! Hope you have a splendid 4th of July :)

Have a happy crafting!!