Hello! I was just dwelling on the fact that my wall calendar was still on August…as of yesterday. It’s now showing the correct month. And while I faithfully send out my weekly emails and have gotten back to posting on Facebook a bit, I am still trying to climb back on the wagon for Instagram and the YamStamps blog. So I decided I would share a paper hug with you all.
This paper hug card features items from Stampin’ Up!’s 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue. At this time of year, I find that we often “forget” about the main catalogue, what with the excitement of the Mini Catalogue and this year, with the August-September Sale-a-Bration as well. The Layering Hugs dies are beautiful in their detail – and I love how easy they make it to create a stunning card!
The Basic White background is given detail with the Stitched Greenery Die. I love how this die adds a stitched accent that is perfect for a background, and ties in with the botanical theme of the card. The Layering Hugs dies have one larger die that cuts the word and all the detailed flowers, and a second die that cuts out a slightly smaller version of the letters. I die cut the letters from the In Colo(u)r Shimmer Vellum – another of my favourite items in the catalogue. The letters are from the Polished Pink sheet, but the cardstock that I used was actually Magenta Madness because I wanted a bit more “pop”. The Foam Adhesive Strips were a perfect width to use behind the letters (you can see it if you look at the detailed angle shot) – so I just cut up chunks to use behind portions of the letters.
I’m sure you know of someone that could use a Paper Hug! Right now, I am still at the paper hug level – not quite to the hugging everyone level that I was at pre-COVID (LOL) but I’m working on it… I fully acknowledge that my level of caution is a little higher than a lot of others, but at this point in time, it’s what I do to keep myself calm and sane in these crazy times. (Also when you work in health care it’s sometimes hard to reconcile the levels of precautions at work with the levels of precaution that happen in the community at large).
If you’re looking for a creative outlet, consider joining my (currently online) Monthly Stampers Club! Although technically right now, I guess it’s more accurate to call us a Card Club – we meet online and create 4 different projects, and each month a different club member gets a turn to receive the Stampin’ Rewards benefits from the orders placed. New members can start at any month for a 6 month cycle. Since we’re online, you can join from wherever you are in Canada, and even if you can’t make it at club time, you can access the recording of the club session in our members only site. Contact me for more information!
In the meantime, consider yourself hugged! See you here on the YamStamps site again soon.
