Using the Stars at Night Hybrid Embossing Folder to make a quick card!
Have you tried any of Stampin’ Up!’s Hybrid Embossing Folders? We used theStars at Night Hybrid Embossing Folder (includes the Embossing Folder and coordinating Dies) to create a quick and easy holiday-ish card during Stampers Club this month.
I love that with a Hybrid Embossing Folder you can die cut and emboss at the same time! The die that cuts out the large star actually also cuts out the two smaller stars on either side. Since we were using this on a cardfront, I chose to add a layer with one of the sheets from the Silver Foil Specialty Pack, and only emboss/die cut the large star. I embossed the Starry Sky Cardstock like regular, and then used a smaller piece of Silver Foil and positioned it over the largest star, along with the die. Ran it through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and ended up with a silver embossed star that I just adhered in place on the cardfront. A bit of Silver & White Sheer Ribbon and called it done!
I am partial to blues, so I pulled them out for this card – Starry Sky Cardstock for the embossed layer, and Orchid Oasis Cardstock (a bluey-purple) for the card itself. Must make use of these 2022-2024 In Colors before they retire at the end of May 2024! (Plus it seemed appropriate to use Starry Sky for a Stars at Night project).
The Stars at Night Hybrid Embossing Folder will be retiring at the end of the September-December Mini Catalogue (or whenever supplies are exhausted) so if you’ve had your eye on this one, you won’t want to miss out! The Last Chance Sale is on now until 3 January 2024, with selected retiring Mini Catalogue product discounted up to 60% off! Shortcut to shop is YamStamps.com/shop or you can message me if you’d like to pay by etransfer or need assistance placing an order.
Wishing you a Happy Halloween tomorrow! I know that some people really go all in for Halloween, while others are only there for the candy….LOL. I thought I’d post this card today, just in case you need a last minute card but don’t have a Halloween set on hand.
I typically don’t buy a lot of exclusively Halloween focused products. Stampin’ Up! does have some specific Halloween sets, but often, they’ll mix in a harvest/autumn theme with Halloween, so you can have the best of both worlds, especially if you don’t send out a lot of Halloween cards or treats.
This card is a way to celebrate when you don’t have a lot of specific holiday products. You can take basic colours that are associated with a holiday and mix in some easily customizable products to create something appropriate for the season!
While orange and black are typical Halloween colours, I’ve also seen a lot of purple/green combinations as well – and those are the shades I chose for this card. I picked a green shade patterned paper from the Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper, and combined that with Basic Black and Gorgeous Grape Cardstocks. I placed an Adhesive Sheet on the back of the Basic Black Cardstock before die cutting with the Alphabet A La Mode dies – warning, that dot on the exclamation mark can disappear very easily if you don’t keep your eye on it!! Added a bit of black Baker’s Twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack in the corners. Then you turn out the lights…
Can you see them? (this was kind of hard to photograph well!) I managed to grab some of the glow in the dark bats and ghosts before they sold out. These were super popular, so I was happy to have some to share with my Card Club Members so that they could use them for these Halloween cards. If you missed out on them, at time of writing, the Glow in the Dark Specialty Paper is still available – and could be used for some fun holiday lights or stars effects – not just for Halloween!
So BOO! Happy Halloween! Only treats here! Just a reminder, though, that tomorrow is the LAST DAY to get in on the Starter Kit Special! 35% off or 35% more product in your Demonstrator starter kit. You know what’s really scary? How many people wait until the last day to get in on a special price (and how much stress the site gets put under when everyone is trying to complete their sign ups at the same time)! Don’t wait any longer! https://yamstamps.com/join for more information and to grab your special Demonstrator starter kit today! (If you don’t want to read through the FAQs, go here to start the process right away).
Sharing a Non Christmas Card made with Christmas Themed Designer Series Paper!
Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers are typically double sided – with patterns on both sides of the papers. I love this – because there’s such a choice of coordinating patterns at my fingertips – but I also hate having to choose between the patterns sometimes!! Anyway…another thing to love, though, is often there are options if it’s a specifically themed paper – like the Merry Bright & Bold Designer Series Paper – one pattern tends to be more holiday themed than the other. I used the less blatantly holiday patterns to create this non Christmas Card!
This is another one of those easy fun fold cards, too – just cut off the front of the card and turn it! As always, to make my crafting easier, I picked the colours for my card from the colours in the Designer Series Paper – so in this case, I used Blueberry Bushel Cardstock and Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock. I must admit, when I first heard that Lemon Lime Twist was coming back as a colour, my reaction was more on the “meh” side than anything else – but I am using a LOT of it lately, so it must be growing on me.
This non Christmas card was actually one of the cards we made in the last Online Card Club, though instead of the die cut sentiment, I included a die cut circle, so that members could use a stamp from their stash to create whatever kind of card they might need…including a holiday card, I guess! The flip side of the patterns shown on this card are lights and tiny evergreen trees – so the options are endless.
Interested in regular crafting sessions and a way to budget out your crafting spending? If you’re in Canada, consider joining my Online Card Club! Members can budget out their spending, since there is no class fee, but rather a minimum product order ($33CAD) requirement for each month they are part of club. Each member joins for a period of 6 months, and once during that period, gets to spend all the Stampin’ Rewards for the Club orders that month! We meet online in Zoom on the third Monday of the month (generally), but if club members can’t make it live, they have access to the recording in our club site. Our next club date is Monday, 20 November, 1pm eastern. Message me if you’re interested in joining us!
Sharing this fun fold autumn card with you today – thank you for stopping by! If you’re a Canadian visitor, I hope that you had a good Thanksgiving. If you’re an international follower, I hope you had a good weekend!
This is a card that we made in our Online Card Club a little while ago. I like fun folds that don’t require a lot of special tools, and that ultimately fit in a regular, medium Stampin’ Up! envelope. Though I will make some that don’t meet these requirements, they tend to be the exception rather than the rule.
This fun fold autumn card features the Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper. The backing cardstock is Cajun Craze, and it’s accented with some Calypso Coral. The neutral cardstock is Very Vanilla for a change – I tend to automatically reach for Basic White. It helps that the Designer Series Paper has a vanilla base! The sentiment is from the Timeless Arrangements stamp set, but I decided to use it with the Double Oval Punch rather than the coordinating Timeless Arrangements dies. For club, I tend to use less specific die cuts and punch outs so that club members can use whatever stamps they have on hand when they are constructing their cards.
If you need any of these products, don’t forget that right now, you can get FREE shipping with a product order of $100 or more (before taxes/after any discounts) – but only until Wednesday, 11 October at 1159pm Mountain Time. Shop online at https://yamstamps.com/shop. You can also message me if you would like to pay by etransfer – or if your product order is under $100 and you can pick it up in Burlington ON – I’ll be placing group orders until end of day on Wednesday. Once the cumulative total is $100, I’ll place the order so that everyone gets free shipping!
I’m going to try to edit my club video to show the construction of this card, so I’ll let you know when I can get it uploaded to the YamStamps YouTube channel!
It definitely felt like fall weather the past few days….a bit of a shock to my system, especially since I spent most of last week in Florida! I was there for business purposes…really…but I couldn’t go to Orlando and NOT visit a theme park!
A couple of friends and I spent some time at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival….but I think the highlight was the fact that we got to ride the new Guardians of the Galaxy Ride! We were in the Virtual Queue group 8, which meant that we basically walked right onto the ride first thing in the morning! (Honestly, that was one of the most thrilling parts of the ride LOL). However….that also meant that we didn’t make it to the fireworks in the evening as we were DONE before that. I hadn’t been to Disney in a few years, so it was great to be back in at least one of the parks. Must plan to visit again!! Do you have a favourite Disney Park? I do hope to make it to Disney Sea (the Japanese Disney Park) in the next few years.
In the meantime, I’ll get back to work so that I can plan my next trip!!
You know that I love crafting that looks impressive but isn’t over the top difficult – that’s this rose gold fun fold card! And it’s shiny, so that’s a plus.
I know that right now, you may be saying “but Linda, where’s the fun fold?”
Here!
OK so maybe “fun fold” isn’t quite as accurate as “fun cut”?? This rose gold fun fold card starts off as a simple side fold card, and then I cut a section off the cardfront. The trick is to use one piece of Designer Series Paper (in this case, the Online Exclusive Naturally Gilded Specialty Designer Series Paper) and cut to size. Then adhere it in place so it looks like one piece of paper, except the top part is on the “inside” of the card and the front is on the “outside” of the card.
The sentiment, from Timeless Arrangements, (along with the floral sprays) was stamped in Petal Pink, then die cut on a circle from the Stylish Shapes dies, before being adhered to a larger die cut circle of Rose Gold Specialty Paper. I made the cardbase from Pretty Pink cardstock to bring out all the pink tones in the papers. For this card, there’s Basic White cardstock on the “inside”, but since the paper is fairly pale, you could get away without that layer if you wanted.
It’s easy to whip up a card like this rose gold fun fold card – this design is a great way to make a “regular” layout more special without having to sweat over the construction.
If you’re looking for more ideas on customizing different card designs, consider subscribing to the YamStamps Sketch System! This monthly subscription introduces you to a card design sketch, and then the following weeks gives you different samples using that sketch. No more staring at your crafting supplies and coming up with a design from scratch! You don’t have to use it for all your cardmaking, but it’s a great tool to have ‘in your back pocket’ for those times when you need a little kickstart. Check out the information page or message me if you have any questions! Remember – paper crafting doesn’t have to be difficult to be impressive!
This vellum window card has been inspiration for my next online class!
I created this vellum window card for a card swap featuring products from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalogue….and it provided a focus point for my next online class! The upcoming Window Card Class will feature a number of designs with windows or window effects. It’s a fun way to add interest to your cards.
I used the new Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture to the Starry Sky Cardstock – I love how it ties in with the whole snowflake theme of the card. To make my life a little easier, I applied an Adhesive Sheet to some Basic White Cardstock before I die cut the circle of snowflakes. That way, I just peeled off the liner and applied it to the cardfront! OK truth be told, for my prototype I didn’t do that, and I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the snowflake circle in place. I realized that having to do that repeatedly (I had to make this card in bulk) would probably not end as well as it started…
The card open…
and closed. I had to add the bling to the snowflakes with the Rhinestone Basic Jewels – I think it just makes the card even more special. (They are my go-to when I need to add a little something to my cards).
You can see how well the sentiment shows through the window when the card is closed. In the online class, I’ll walk you through the steps of making a card like this one and my tips for easy construction. I’ll be sharing more details about the Window Card Class tomorrow, so come back to the YamStamps site to learn more and take advantage of Early Bird pricing!
