Apparently the third Monday in January is “Blue Monday” because it’s the day that is deemed the most depressing day of the year in the northern hemisphere. I actually didn’t know this fact until recently…until now, Blue Monday was the name of a song I liked by New Order (see the video here, takes me back to the 80s!). I actually think the third Monday is a good day, because it’s typically the day that my Stampers Clubs meet! This is one of the cards we will be making – featuring the new set Beautiful You (available in wood mount or clear mount) from the Occasions catalogue, and my favourite product of the new catalogue, Watercolour Pencils! I thought that the Seaside Embossing Folder with a Soft Sky base (and a punch of Pacific Point) made a perfect backdrop for this image as well. So I choose to colour and dance on the third Monday of January, which should chase the blues away!
If you’re interested in learning more about watercolouring, and want to get your hands on some of the Watercolour Pencils, please register for the Watercolour Pencil class! Registration deadline is Friday, January 20th, and the class will be held Monday, February 6 here in Burlington ON at 1pm or 7pm. Cost of the class is $40 and includes a set of the pencils. While in class, you’ll create 4 different cards and learn a variety of ways to use Watercolour Pencils to add an artistic flair to your papercrafting projects! Please contact me to register. If space permits, late registrations may be available (registration after January 20th) but will be subject to a $25 expedited shipping charge, so that your pencils can be ordered and arrive in time for the class. If you aren’t able to make this date, get a group of friends together and we can come up with a date to do a private class instead. Don’t forget that until the end of March, for each $60 product order (before shipping & taxes) you get one free Sale-a-Bration item too (see the details online here, or download the catalogue here)! What are you waiting for?!
OK Remember when I mentioned having some technical difficulties at Christmas? Well….they’ve been resolved, so THIS is what you were supposed to see on Christmas Day….better late than never??!!! Belated holiday greetings from me, with help from the musical group Pentatonix!
and a holiday throwback musical interlude to enjoy when you are crafting….I LOVE their version of this song!
You may know that I sing in a choir, and we do a lot of a cappella singing (unaccompanied), so I love this group, and what better gift than to share greetings with all of you?! Better late than never? (much like some of the Christmas cards I’m still sending LOL).
Here’s a holiday card to complete the belated greeting…a shaker card featuring the Detailed Santa Thinlits that are still available, even though the Holiday Catalogue is finished. Ho Ho Ho!
OK back to crafting – more samples to come later this week!
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It’s that most wonderful time of the year…..Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Sale-a-Bration!
What is Sale-a-Bration? It’s a time when you can earn FREE product from Stampin’ Up! Here are the details:
CUSTOMERS: For each $60 in merchandise ordered in a single transaction, earn 1 free Sale-a-Bration product of your choice!
HOSTS: Earn more with sales at your in home party:
NEW DEMONSTRATORS: Get an extra TWO stamp sets for free with your Starter Kit!
Don’t forget that the OCCASIONS Catalogue is also here – there’s TONS of new, exciting product to be had – including Watercolour Pencils in Stampin’ Up! colours (this one had all the demonstrators squealing at our last Stampin’ Up! demonstrator only event in November!!)
DOWNLOAD THE CATALOGUES (click on the image)
If you’d like a hardcopy, please complete this form and I will follow up with you! (Canadian residents only due to Stampin’ Up! regulations).
Sharing a card from a month or two ago as I think it suits a new year! I always like fresh starts – January is definitely one of those times.
If you’ve been to a class with me, you know I tend to avoid fussy cutting. Not that I don’t like it, I actually don’t mind it at times, but if there’s a faster, easier way of getting there, I’ll take it!! Die cutting is right up my alley! This card features the Stampin’ Up! Outdoor Adventures framelits, that I cut with my Big Shot. The framelits also come in a discounted bundle with the set Always an Adventure, available in clear mount or wood mount, which I used to stamp the clouds in the sky (which you can just barely see….) The tag with the sentiment is from the Project Life Cards & Labels framelits dies, and the sentiment itself (because I couldn’t resist it) is from the Places You’ll Go stamp set. I love the fonts in that set, and I do love this sentiment.
If you’re looking for adventure or new challenges in 2017 (see what I did there), why not look at building a hobby? Come to one of my classes and make some cards to send to friends and keep in touch with them in ways other than online! Or purchase the Stampin’ Up! starter kit – on Wednesday (when Sale-a-Bration starts), you’ll be able to get an additional 2 stamp sets of your choice, in addition to the $165 worth of product you can select! The YamStamps newsletter is going out tomorrow and will have some more information, and I’ll also post here as well. If you can’t wait, you can always contact me to get the scoop! I’ve also updated the YamStamps Events Page for the next few months.
Now that I’ve recovered from watching the first episode of season four of Sherlock (!!!! no spoilers here, though!!) I am looking forward to a relaxing day of watching the Tournament of Roses Parade on TV (can’t wait for the Burlington Teen Tour Band to appear in it next year!) and doing some Christmas clean up. OK so maybe not looking forward to the clean up bit….LOL. I’m also spending some time planning out my year ahead. I have a few goals that I will work to achieve in 2017, and a few that will be longer term. I have travel goals, business goals, and personal goals – including my eternal goal of organization and decluttering….(please tell me I am not the only one?!). Close on the horizon is the launch of my latest online class “Clever Cards”, and even closer is the start of Sale-a-Bration! So definitely, after I finish watching the parade, I’ll get back to work…. Happy New Year everyone!
