Sharing a couple more "love"ly cards that I received in swaps from Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference. Great for Valentine's Day or any occasion that you'd give a card to someone you love or to celebrate love! Both these cards showcase punches.
This first card doesn't have ID on the back of it – so if you created it, please let me know so I can give you credit! Anyway, I love the clean graphic nature of this card and glimmer makes it more fun! Texture and pattern make a simple card more interesting.
This fun card is from Karen Duke who credits Karen Yeomans for the design. The body of the fish uses the Ornament Punch and Delightful Decorations – not just for Christmas!
There are new digital downloads available today for MDS2 and photo editing software – including a new, FREE download! The Label This Designer Template download is FREE so that you can get your Stampin' Up! supplies organized! OK I have few excuses left for my messy crafting area, obviously. Will have to get to work on that! In the meantime, happy crafting 🙂
This is one of the swaps I received at Stampin' Up!'s Leadership Event – perfect for a Valentine's Day Card! Created by April Lopez, I love how the framelit creates a window to showcase the More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper underneath. The sentiment is from Seasonal Sayings – still available from the Holiday Catalogue. I love swapping at demonstrator events – it's a great way to get new ideas – with less work!!
If you're interested in becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, now is a GREAT time – you will receive $194 of product of your choice for only $125 during Sale-a-Bration (until March 22nd). Contact me for more information or click here. Our next group get together will be on Wednesday, February 20th and we'd love for you to join us!
OK, so that's not actually what this kit is called…..BUT IT SHOULD BE!! LOL
Stampin' Up! has produced the "Dude, You're Welcome" card kit – apparently directed towards the male population…but honestly, do they think that will stop a crafty (and I mean that in the arts & crafts way…) female?! I personally quite like this set – 4 images, double mounted (so there's only 2 blocks), large graphic quality images that look slightly distressed, so quite forgiving for crafting. The kit also includes a Basic Gray ink pad, envelopes and postcard sized printed cardstock. No folding necessary! The example I've shown is the "fill in the blank" option – perfect for Valentine's Day?! I did use a non-kit item – the silver Stampin' Dazzle marker (from the Holiday Catalogue, still available!) to write "love". This kit is great for guys – for them to MAKE cards or to make cards FOR them as well. Get this kit and give it to the guy in your life, so that you never have the occasion to say…."DUDE, WHERE'S MY CARD??!!"
Here's the promotional video showing the contents of the kit…click here to come to the YamStamps website if you aren't able to see the embedded video below.
In the meantime, I'm prepping for February's monthly class which is tomorrow evening. It's going to be a full house, so I'm sure it will be fun! If you missed out this month – there's still options – 1) get a group of friends together and I'll bring the class to you – contact me to set a date! 2) Join my stampers club and have a guaranteed seat at the exclusive club class – contact me to sign up 3) Get my online class and learn crafty techniques and tips from the comfort of your own home! Check it out here
Other good news before I go – I _think_ the YamStamps app has been updated so that you can see the images from the app….fingers crossed…(I try so hard to be "techy" but it's a stretch sometimes…).
I'll be posting more Valentine's Day ideas here in the next few days – plenty of time to get crafty for your loved ones – so I hope you come back to www.yamstamps.com to check it out!
First of all, a big thanks to all the crew and cast of CHCH TV's Morning Live Show. I have been so fortunate to have been asked to appear on this show many times, and it's always so much fun. On Friday, I was on to share some ideas for Valentine's cards and gifts. This is one of the projects that you may not have been able to catch a glimpse of on the day.
I think scrapbook pages can make great gifts – you can include them in a larger scrapbook that can be added to over time, or do as I've done here and put it into a frame to display. Since I don't do a huge volume of scrapbooking, I like the frame option. When I create a new one, it can go into the frame, and the previous page can go into my scrapbook. As with my cards, I prefer designs that aren't overly fussy, and quite honestly, for me, I need to get it done, or I'll dither away over it for hours (and probably end up stripping it back to what I started with…).
I created this layout to commemorate our family time at the DisneyWorld Marathon Weekend in January of this year. My son & I ran in the Family Fun Run 5km around Epcot, and later that weekend, I ran my third (!) marathon – the 20th Anniversary Disney Marathon. I wanted to create this page to remember the fun time we had. I love how the Real Red and Whisper White of the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper reminds me of Minnie Mouse's dress. Oh, and of course, my Team Sparkle running skirt that I got for the occasion. I added the scallop edge using the Tasteful Trim Die in my Big Shot and added pennants with words that reflected the theme from the set Loving Thoughts. I used the new Oval Collection Framelits to create a journaling spot as well.
If you are looking to get some creative time in, please consider attending one of my monthly card making classes – or if you're looking to commit to some "me" time, consider joining the Stampers Club for 6 months of classes and a turn at spending some hostess dollars! Contact me for more information, or see the YamStamps Event Page.
This first card doesn't have ID on the back of it – so if you created it, please let me know so I can give you credit! Anyway, I love the clean graphic nature of this card and glimmer makes it more fun! Texture and pattern make a simple card more interesting.
