Happy Labor Day weekend, for those of you visiting from the U.S.! I love this weekend for a variety of reasons: 1) it means summer is just about over (and hopefully the heat and humidity that go with it) and fall is around the corner; 2) it's September, which is my birthday month (a.k.a. my favorite month of the year); and last but not least, my boon companion and saving grace, Mr. Carter Burrage (my soon-to-be 11 year old) was born on Labor Day, way back in 2004. Now I have one more reason to celebrate this weekend -- it's new release time for Your Next Stamp. Yay!
I've had so much fun creating for this release, I have to tell you. Longtime readers know I'm a fan of cute, kawaii and cartoon-y, and this release has all that and more. Plus it's chock-full of Halloween goodness, and what kid-at-heart doesn't love Halloween?
Ready for a sneak peek? Of course you are! Here's a look at YNS's new HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS stamp set and coordinating dies:
My card was inspired by this cute little poem I found while searching my stash of Halloween paper pads. It's from We R Memory Keeper's "Spookville" collection from a few years ago.
From there, I die cut the three different shaped pumpkins from Pumpkin Pie card stock, then stamped the pumpkin images on the card stock with VersaMark ink. Same story for the leaf stems, using Old Olive card stock. The jack-o-lantern faces were cut from black card stock and adhered onto the stamped die cut pumpkins.
Other YNS products used include the Fence, Spring Grass, Stitched Squares, and Bookmark/Tags - Large die sets.
I'm sure you're anxious to see more previews from this fabulous release, so head on over to the YNS Blog where you'll find a linky-list to all of the design team members and guest designers who have created lovely projects for your viewing pleasure. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and be sure to come see me tomorrow for the YNS September Release Blog Hop.
Such a cute design!!!
Posted by: Kendra | September 05, 2015 at 05:41 AM
Cute card! Love those pumpkins! I haven't heard that poem since my children were young!
Posted by: Sandy M | September 05, 2015 at 08:23 AM
ADORABLE pumpkins and great design!
Posted by: Danielle Vincent | September 05, 2015 at 12:08 PM
Thanks, Kendra! (Mwah!)
Posted by: TruCarMa | September 05, 2015 at 04:07 PM
Isn't that such a cute little verse? I'm not sure if I ever heard it before, and I love that retro look of the paper - so sweet and vintage-y!
Posted by: TruCarMa | September 05, 2015 at 04:08 PM
Thank you, Danielle -- I love a good color block when I can make it work with the images I want to use. :)
Posted by: TruCarMa | September 05, 2015 at 04:08 PM
Happy birthday to you and your son this month! I don't believe I have ever heard that poem before. It works so well with your card. Cute layout too! :)
Posted by: Danielle | September 06, 2015 at 02:31 PM
Soooo cute!!!
Posted by: Renae | September 08, 2015 at 10:33 AM