Happy Autumn!

 

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Happy First Day of Autumn – though around here it was pretty warm…I hear that’s going to change this weekend though?! These fun samples are made with the Stampin’ Up! set Totally Trees and while great for this season, can be adapted for any of the four seasons you wish! I though this was a great image to share today.

Stampin’ Up!’s Special Offers have finished for now – but don’t forget that the Clearance Rack is still up and items are available while supplies last. In the meantime, I’m off to finalize designs and prep for September’s Christmas Card Class. If you would like to join me for the October Class – please be sure to register & pay before October 12th. The October Christmas Class will include a package of Fancy Frost Sequins and a share of a Glitter Ribbon ComboPack.   We’ll make seasonal cards with these non-traditionally coloured glitzy items! As always at classes where product is included, I’ll prep all the projects and product required and have it ready for you at class – use it to make the class projects, and take the remainder home with you! Upcoming events and classes can be found on the YamStamps Event Page. Don’t forget that if you can’t make a class date, get a group of friends together and I will bring the class to you! (well, within reasonable driving distance of Burlington ON!) Hope to see you in class soon!

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Last Special Offer (for now…)

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This is the last group of Special Offers from Stampin’ Up! Canada (for now…). Click on the image above or this link to see all the items in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store. Please note that accessory packs are also available in French (click on the image link to see them) and that the Une Belle Journée Card Kit is also available. If you need any assistance placing your order, or have any questions, feel free to contact me. Happy Shopping!

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Updated Clearance Rack

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Stampin’ Up! has updated the Clearance Rack – up to 60% off selected retired items, while supplies last! Click here or on the image to see the items in the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada Online Store. Lots of great goodies on sale – grab them while you can!

Here’s a card I made last year – and some of the items used on this card are part of the Clearance Rack sale! The Tree Punch, the Merry Moments Designer Series Paper and Bitty Banners Framelits Dies  used on this Christmas Card below can be found at discounted prices.

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Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need help placing an order. Happy Shopping!

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Elegant Sympathy Card

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Sympathy cards are often needed, but tend to be a card that can be difficult to create when you need one – because you likely don’t feel like crafting at that time! It’s great to be able to copy something or have some cards on hand at that time – less thinking involved. This card is based on one that I received a while back as part of a demonstrator swap, and I apologize because I don’t have the original creator’s name anymore. I took the design and adjusted it to what I had on hand.

Swapping is a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator sport I think!! It happens at Stampin’ Up! events or often when demonstrators get together. There are organized swaps where you sign up and do an assigned number of cards, or non-organized – you just show up to the event with a number of cards or cardfronts and trade with others for whatever they’ve brought. It’s a good way to get creative ideas, like in this case. I’m getting a little low on swap samples, so I’m looking forward to the next Stampin’ Up! event, which is happening early November in Ottawa ON (amongst other locations). A number of demonstrators in my group will be attending, and since we tend to be scattered all over the province (and country), it will be a good chance to meet up in person! (If you want to join us, contact me for more information).

Anyway, I digress – back to the card! The textured background is the Seaside Embossing Folder, one of the new ones in the Annual Catalogue. It’s a wider folder so the lines can be either vertical or horizontal. The flower from Flower Shop (wood or clear mount) is embossed in white on vellum, punched out with the coordinating Pansy Punch, and Blushing Bride is daubed on the back of the vellum to add a subtle colour. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (available in wood or clear mount), one of my most used sets. The flower is adhered onto the cardfront with a glue dot hidden behind the centre of the flower, which also holds the gold metallic thread loops in place.

If you need to build up your card stash, consider either attending one of my classes in Burlington, or get a group of friends together and host one at your place – I will come to you! (well, within driving distance of Burlington ON….unless I happen to be travelling and visiting in your neck of the woods – you never know! LOL). I’ve updated the YamStamps Events page and events until the end of the year are posted. Keep checking, though, because you never know if more classes will be added!

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