Here are Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Weekly Deals that run from today, August 11 until August 17th. Look! There’s washi tape, and you could organize it using my tip from yesterday! I’d like to say that it was a well planned plot, but no, I don’t have any insights as to what might be on the offering for the Weekly Deals. It’s just a lucky fluke LOL. As a sucker for office supplies, I do think the file tabs edgelits are one of my fave picks this week, but I also love the scalloped tag topper punch. I just learned a fun technique with this punch that I’m saving for the upcoming Christmas Card Classes. SPEAKING OF WHICH – a reminder that the registration deadline for the first class is THIS THURSDAY, August 13th. If you are thinking of registering for the August class, or want to attend all the classes, please don’t hesitate! Christmas Card Classes all come with product this year – so you will use some of that product in class to create your projects, but you’ll also have the left overs (and there will be a LOT) to take home with you to use on cards or other projects. See the YamStamps Events page for more information & to register.
In the meantime, you can shop the Weekly Deals here, or contact me if you have any questions, or need help placing your order or registering for an event.
I love Washi Tape for use on my paper crafting projects and in my organizer…but I also like to know what “set” it’s from – handy when I’m doing the class supply list! I use an open bin to store my washi and ribbons, but when the retired list came out or I was searching for an accent for a card, it was frustrating to figure out what set the tape came from, or if it was still available! (I told you, the quest to be organized is an ongoing one in my life, and often only small areas achieve it at any given time!!). So for Manic Monday, here’s my quick organizing tip for Washi Tape.
My solution (for now) – I used a piece of ribbon (retired) to keep all the washi together from one set, and stuck the label from the end of the tape roll to one end of the ribbon (it still had sticky left on it). This way, I can tell at a glance what tapes came together, and what set they’re from. I can go to the catalogue and easily look up what colours are in the tapes if I need/want. I can still store them in the open bin, too!
Hope this helps you, as well. If you have any organizing tips or problems, please share via the comments or email! I’m always looking for ideas…
This is a fun and easy technique to do with your die cuts! This card uses one of the Stampin’ Up! Greetings Thinlit dies and the Zig Zag Embossing Folder. Die cut the “hello” from Crumb Cake cardstock, and then die cut from Mossy Meadow. Use the Crumb Cake “hello” to fill in the negative space on the Mossy Meadow cardstock – that’s how easy this technique is! Mass production tip – cut strips of Mossy Meadow and Crumb Cake cardstock, die cut with the same placement and switch out your die cut words – so you can create twice as many cards easily, with contrasting backgroound strips. The colours in this card (Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Mossy Meadow) tend to give a more masculine feel, but you can switch out the colours (and the embossing folder) easily to create a different feel for the card.
Don’t forget this tip to make removing your more intricate die cuts easy. (from the YamStamps YouTube channel). With this thinlit, I found that I didn’t actually need to use the waxed paper to get easy removal. I did end up with some of the holes embossing through (the dots on the die cut) – but this occurred even if I used nothing, so I used the dryer sheet to make my life a little easier.
I’m looking forward to trying out some of my new Holiday Catalogue goodies that just arrived, so will try to get to work on posting some projects with those new items!
Here are the latest Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! Canada, with special pricing in effect for a limited quantity / while supplies last. I think my favourite this week is the In Colour Blossom Accents. I actually don’t need to buy any since I am already hoarding some in my stash…but I suppose I should actually USE them on a project rather than just admiring them in the packaging, right?!
The other fun thing about today? (The non-fun thing being back to work after a long weekend LOL…) Stampin’ Up! demonstrators get to place their preorders for Holiday Catalogue product. The catalogue itself is due to be mailed out sometime in the next couple of weeks, but we demonstrators get to see the new catalogues and order supplies ahead of time! Hmmm….maybe that’s the reason we welcomed so many new demos to my “Eh” Team group in the last little while?! Hahaha. So you’ll excuse me if this post is short….I’ve got some preordering to do! If you want to see some of the new product in person, be sure to check out the YamStamps Events page and sign up for one of the upcoming Christmas Classes!
One of the most effective techniques for your paper crafting projects is heat embossing. It adds such an elegant touch and makes a simple card a little more impressive. This card uses Stampin’ Up!’s A World of Thanks (available in wood or clear mount). (and no, I don’t know why there’s a “u” at the end of the Japanese thank you – we always spelled it arigato in our house). I used Whisper White craft ink – easier to see – on the new thick Whisper White Cardstock (LOOOOOOVE this). The thick cardstock makes for a perfect no layer card. I did a combination of Silver and Iridescent Ice embossing powders on the image to add a bit of shimmer to the metallic colour. I just used an empty button container and mixed the embossing powders at about a 2:1 ratio (but you can adjust as you wish). We will often do a heat embossed card in stamp class or stamp club, or if you’d rather learn from the convenience of your own home, I did do an online class about embossing a little while ago.
Here in Ontario it’s the Civic Holiday – yay for long weekends! Hope you are able to spend some time with family and friends…and maybe a bit of time crafting too!!
