I seem to be on a bit of a congratulations / celebration card kick of late. This quick and easy congratulations card was made after I received my Stamparatus the other day! When I saw the Amazing Congratulations stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalogue, I knew it would be a great one for the Stamparatus, since it was multiple step stamping. I was one of the lucky ones who got in on the first preorder window for this new stamp positioning tool from Stampin’ Up! (check out the GIF below to see it in action)
The main sentiment is stamped with two different stamps. I decided to do a multicolour version of this, because I could! I lined up the one set of letters, stamped it, then lined up the second set of letters and stamped with a different coloured ink. The two inks in this sample are Tangerine Tango and Melon Mambo, because I wanted something bright. I used the Scattered Sequins Embossing Folder in the background, and the Self Adhesive Tutti-Frutti sequins as accents. So even though the lettering looks complicated, this really was a quick and easy congratulations card! I am going to send out these cards to some members of my Stampin’ Up! demonstrator group, the “Eh” Team to congratulate them on hitting some targets and promotions!
I’ve done some work on hand lettering, and I know I have a ways to go to continue to improve my skills there, so in the meantime, this is a great way for me to get the handlettered look (and know it will look okay!! haha).Check out the YamStamps Facebook page for a slightly different colour combination on this quick and easy congratulations card. The great thing is when I used the Stamparatus, I simply cleaned the stamps off (left them attached to the plates) and just changed the ink colours as I wished. If you weren’t able to get in on the preorder for the Stamparatus, you’ll be able to place an order for one when it’s available in the next catalogue in June. Members of the Paper Crafting with YamStamps Facebook Group or the YamStamps mailing list may also have another opportunity to get their hands on a Stamparatus….just saying…. and then maybe I’ll have to make more quick and easy congratulations cards!!
In the meantime, please feel free to contact meif you have any questions, or want to come to a class or club to make one of these cards yourself!
I love the new Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper! This rainbow striped card was created using one of the sheets included in this Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration freebie. I shared a card the other day using one of the other patterns with a rose gold floral pattern. This sheet has silver stripes. I coloured the negative spaces between the metallic stripes with Stampin’ Write markers, in ROYGBV rainbow order. (Chanting to myself each time I switched colours to make sure I didn’t mess up haha!). I also tried using Stampin’ Blends, but found I got better results with the water based Stampin’ Write markers – in part because I could remove any excess from the silver stripes more easily with a kleenex.
I shared this photo earlier on the YamStamps Instagram feed (plus a video to show off the metallic stripes!). I used Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Pacific Point and Elegant Eggplant to colour my rainbow stripes. There’s a few options to get this combination of colours – you could purchase the Brights and RegalsStampin’ Write markers, or you could go all in and get the Many Marvelous Markers set. I coloured one or two stripes at a time, then ran a kleenex along the stripes (carefully, not to spread the colour!) to remove excess ink. It was a calming thing to do, and easy to multitask – so I watched some Olympic coverage while I did this. There are four sheets in each package, so I have more colouring I could do while watching the games so I could make a bunch more rainbow striped cards….well, depending on what sport is being shown. If it’s hockey, I wouldn’t dare try to multitask! (too busy yelling at the TV screen haha).
I created a number of cards with this technique – you can get 18 cards out of one sheet of cardstock (each strip is 4″ x 2″), so I’ll be mailing them out shortly! In the meantime, I’m off to watch the Women’s Hockey Gold Medal Game – or at least try to watch it….if I can stay awake! Go Canada Go!
Happy Saturday! Around here we are also enjoying a three day Family Day weekend…unless you are a student in this area, then you had a FOUR day weekend….(super envious). Plus Springtime Foils – gives us more to Sale-a-Brate! These are new Stampin’ Up! freebies to keep us happy.Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper features 12 sheets (3 each of 4 different single sided designs) of metallic images, and you can select it as your free choice with each $60 product purchase until the end of March. Stampin’ Up! has introduced new items for the last half of Sale-a-Bration.
For this elegant Springtime Foils sale-a-brate card, I used strips of Copper Foil sheet along the edge of the strip of Designer Series Paper, and then added some Gold Faceted gems on either side. When making a clean and simple card, I love putting the main image strip on an angle for extra drama and interest. The sentiment is from the Floral Phrases stamp set (available in wood mountor clear mount), stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in gold.
I will be sharing the instruction sheet for this card in the new YamStamps Facebook Group. I still have the YamStamps Facebook page, but with changes in Facebook, it seems like the page posts may not always get shown to you – even if you’ve liked and followed the page – so I’m starting up a group as well. It will have similar but different stuff….LOL. Anywayclick here to join the group! We are just getting started up and established.
Happy Valentine’s Day! I get to spend the day doing things I love to do! We are having a make-up date today for the February Card Class that was supposed to happen last Wednesday, but was weather delayed. I thought I’d share this video from last year when I was on Halton Insider, showing some quick and easy Valentine’s Day decorations. If you want to see more videos, please be sure to subscribe to the YamStamps YouTube channel. I do still post videos….in fact, I should be due to upload something in the near future. (that’s not really a teaser, that’s more of a “make sure this is on my to do list” thing LOL).
A really quick Flashback Friday Olympic Stampin’ Up! style card! This is one that I made in 2010 (??!!) and redid in July 2012 when one of my friends participated in the opening ceremonies for the London Olympics. I love watching the Olympics – always inspiring. It will make mornings more exciting for sure – due to the time change, when I wake up, I can turn on the TV and see live coverage!
I typically use circle punches to make the rings – because it’s quick and easy. Punch the centre of the circle first, and then centre and punch the outer circle. I’ve used 1-1/4″ and 1-3/4″ circle punches to do this. You could also easily use the Layering Circle Framelits and your Big Shot. I would highly recommend the Magnetic Platform as well, since it will hold those metal framelits in the right spot! You’ll want to snip each circle once and then play with them to get the correct order and layering. Recommended colours for this year’s games: Pacific Point, Basic Black, Real Red, Crushed Curry and Emerald Envy.
I can’t believe I’ve been blogging (or trying to blog) for as long as I have – but this Flashback Friday is proof! Perhaps if I get the chance, I will re-do this card while I’m watching some of the Olympic events (not the really fast moving ones though, and not hockey, because if Canada is playing I’ll be busy yelling at the TV screen….yes, I’m one of those types LOL). If I do get the chance, I will share it, and will also make sure that the green ring is in better alignment than it is in this old sample. Now that I’ve drawn your attention to that, it’s all you can see, isn’t it….. but it doesn’t have to be a perfect project to be perfect for the occasion.
I am holding another Monthly Card Class THIS Wednesday (yes, I realize it’s Valentine’s Day, still time to make a heart themed card though, technically?!) – since I postponed this week’s class due to the snow storm we had. It actually wasn’t too bad out by 1pm, but not all the roads were cleared, and there was no street parking allowed due to the ploughing schedule. SO. If the weather cooperates, fingers crossed,let me know if you’d like to take advantage of a late month card class!
