Easy & Elegant Die Cut Card

Add some colour to this easy and elegant die cut card!

Stampin’ Up! Canada has some beautiful larger dies in the catalogues. The Two Tone Flora dies include dies that coordinate with the Two Tone Flora stamp set plus a larger detailed die that leaves a border around the cut section which I featured on this easy and elegant die cut card.

easy and elegant die cut card
easy and elegant die cut card

The die is used to cut the detail in the cardfront, and then there’s a pop of colour in behind! Plus some Rhinestone Basic Jewels because who doesn’t like a little extra bling on their card?! I also added some Wink of Stella for some extra sparkle on the diecut (but it doesn’t photograph very well).

easy and elegant die cut card - inside
easy and elegant die cut card – insert

So as you can tell….you don’t need a lot of skill to create the coloured panel for this card….haha – that’s what helps make it an easy and elegant die cut card! If you can scribble, you can do this. I just did linear colouring, but you could do more organic blobby shapes (technical term…) or circles, or whatever. If you would like the details on how I created this card, click here to download the free tutorial pdf.

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In the meantime, if you’re in Ontario, hope that you are staying safe and not having to shovel TOO much snow right now!

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Fun Fold Card Tutorial Video

Check out this fun fold card tutorial video – easy and impressive – great for Hanukkah or any special occasion!

If you are on my mailing list – first of all, THANK YOU, and second of all, you may remember that you get access to a free exclusive tutorial when you signed up. Every once in a while I change out the freebie, so I figured I could share previous tutorials with everyone. I love this particular project, and a friend recently pointed out that it could be a Hanukkah card! So it seemed appropriate to make a previous project public and share this fun fold card tutorial video at this time of year.

Hope you enjoy it! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. If you’d like to check out the latest new subscriber tutorial, sign up for my emails! You can use the box at the top of the YamStamps site, or click here. (If you’re already a subscriber – thanks and watch for the link to the current project in an upcoming email). If you’re interested in other fun fold card tutorial videos, you may want to consider grabbing one of my Online Classes – there’s a few fancy/fun fold card classes – you can see the list at YamStampsMore.com.

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I know this is a busy time of year, so thank you for stopping by my corner of the cyberworld. I hope that you are able to spend some time with family and friends, and have a few days to catch your breath before we head into 2023!!

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Blended Ink Stamped Background Technique

Could I pick a longer title? Blended Ink Stamped Background Technique is an accurate, if a little wordy description of my latest video upload on YouTube.

blended ink stamped background technique card
Blended Ink Stamped Background Technique Card

If you come up with a better description, please let me know….in the meantime, I showed how I created this card in the video. I used my Blending Brushes (hence the “blended ink”), and then I stamped with one of the stamps from the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set (hence the “stamped”). The picture is a little more vibrant than the card is in real life, but I still love the subtle effect of the “ghostly” leafy plant on the inked background. Since I used some of the Rainbow Glimmer Paper, I tried to add the same tones into the background that I created – so I used Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green. I love that I could come up with thousands of variations for this technique by varying the colours used. Easy and impressive – always my motto for crafting!

Here’s the Blended Ink Stamped Background Technique video – if you can’t see it, click here to go to the video on the YamStamps YouTube Channel

You can click here for the “Easy Button” to see all the products I used from the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store.

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Celebrating Circles

Happy Pi Day! We are celebrating circles around here….and here’s a card to share. Appropriately, it uses circles as the main image!
celebrating circles
Celebrating Circles – Card for Pi Day

I love this sentiment, from the Here Together stamp set. It’s available for a limited time – until 2 May 2022. You can see all the items in the All Together Collection here in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store. I wanted to keep the card fairly clean and simple, so I just used the Bokeh effect background and a single circle die cut with the sentiment on it. I used Misty Moonlight cardstock and used Misty Moonlight ink for the sentiment, with Blushing Bride for the heart. Check out this link to see all the products that I used on this card. You can add all the products to your shopping cart with a single click – pretty neat, eh? That’s truly the “easy” button! You can adjust quantities and remove or add other items after you do the “add all to cart” click. I need to use this feature more often in these posts, I think!

I’m partial to blue tones, and Misty Moonlight is one of my current favourites. It is also one of the 2020-2022 In Colours, so it will be retiring at the end of April – and I am really going to miss it! If you like it too, you’ll want to be sure to stock up on your supplies of it sooner rather than later. As with all retiring product, it will be “while supplies last” or until 2 May 2022 (the end of the sales period for the current Annual Catalogue) – whichever comes FIRST. In Colours usually sell out before the end of the catalogue period, so please don’t hesitate!

I am working on getting more videos onto my various social media channels, so I did a video celebrating circles and Pi Day by showing the Bokeh Technique used on this card. I posted the full video on the YamStamps YouTube channel.

Celebrating Circles – Bokeh Effect Tutorial Video for Pi Day 2022

You may have seen that I also did an Instagram Reel on this card. I could get addicted to doing reels – short videos with music, what’s not to like? Take a look at my Celebrating Circles Reel and let me know what you think – do you prefer the full length video or a mini length sped up version – or both?

Happy Pi Day!

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Inked Embossing Folder Technique

I’ve revisited the inked embossing folder technique for my demonstrator team and customer cards this month. If you’ve been reading the YamStamps blog for a while, you’ll know I like easy techniques that make big impressions – and this definitely fits the bill. I did a video as well!

Here’s the card I will be sending out to those who have made purchases with me in the last few months. I was reminded what a good technique this is – in part due to the popularity of this pin on the YamStamps Pinterest Account.

inked embossing folder technique
Inked Embossing Folder Technique Card

This card uses the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. I find that the 3D Embossing Folders are really good for this technique because of the depth of the impressions – it makes it a bit easier to keep the ink in the right place…(a bit…you can see there’s some ink on the raised surfaces, but doesn’t ruin the overall effect, in my opinion!)

Here’s the video – if you can’t see it, go to the YamStamps YouTube Channel (and subscribe!) – here’s the link to the video directly.

Inked Embossing Folder Technique Tutorial

The Inked Embossing Folder Technique is timeless! I look forward to sharing other tips and techniques with you – I’m working on some classes and offerings that I’ll be rolling out in the next few months. if you’re on the YamStamps list you’ll be sure to be notified. In the meantime, there’s always the Stampers Club (Virtual meetings!) or the Card Class to Go if you’re needing a crafting inspiration injection! (note: limited to Canadian residents only due to Stampin’ Up! regulations). Check out the YamStamps Events Page for more information – or contact me. In the meantime – happy crafting!

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Rainbow Wreath Card

I promise to move on to other shapes and forms next….but I am sharing this rainbow wreath card before I do!! This is a variation on the original wreath card I did in this post. My friend Gloria saw the Facebook Live that I did, and then used the Rainbow Glimmer Paper in her card variation – so I used her take on it when I created the latest Class to Go/Stampers Club Class.

Rainbow Wreath Card

Featuring one of my favourite bundles from the Annual Catalogue, the Arrange a Wreath bundle that features the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath Builder Dies, this time used with the Rainbow Glimmer Paper. I embossed the backing Very Vanilla Cardstock with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, and used a Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Marker (from the Brights Markers) to ink the “thanks” and stamped it directly onto the cardfront.

For Stampers Club we are doing Zoom meetings, and I’m starting to get the hang of it – getting the packages all done up for pick up/mailing, and then creating together online….except that I have forgotten to hit “record” a few times now… My Stampers Club members have access to an online site where the project photos and video are shared, so I had to re-shoot the “how to” video for the last club! My tech error means that I had a video that I could edit down to focus on one project at a time and post it elsewhere as well – so I uploaded my first IGTV video on the YamStamps Instagram Page, and uploaded to the YamStamps YouTube as well. I edited out all my talking, and just used written captions to give the instructions/highlights during the video. Let me know what you think – do you prefer listening to verbal instructions or like the quick read version instead?

Here’s the video (click on the above links if you can’t see it here for some reason). I added music just so it had something for sound…

OK now that you’ve seen the video of the Rainbow Wreath Card, I’ll be off to see what else I can create that doesn’t have a circular wreath as the main focus….the pressure…

If you’re interested in joining Stampers Clubplease contact me or check out the YamStamps Events Page for more information! We welcome new members at any time. We meet once a month – our next date is Monday September 21st, and members commit to a 6 month cycle. Since we are meeting virtually for the next while, you’ll be able to join us from wherever you are in Canada! Also – with access to the members only site, technically if you can’t make it at the get together (though it is more fun if you do) – you’d be able to access the information afterwards anyway. If you don’t want to commit to club membership, you can always grab a Card Class to Go. You can either pick up or have your class packet mailed to you with the photo/instructions for the projects. You supply your own adhesive and stamps/ink (I’ll make suggestions as to the sets/ink colours in the instructions) and create the projects on your own time.

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