Oct 12, 2016 | cards, specials, Stampin' Up!
This card sketch and samples show off Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers. How fun are these? You can use the Banner Triple Punch to make the symmetrical banner cuts at the bottom of the strips of Designer Series Paper (“DSP”) easily. If you use the papers from one package, they’ll coordinate with each other; the colours used in each package are also listed on the backing sheet, so you can pick out coordinating cardstock easily….or just purchase the coordinating cardstock package which features 8 sheets from 3 coordinating colours! (You can find the cardstock by looking up the name of the DSP – e.g. By the Shore – in the search box on the online store). Designer Series Papers are on sale – buy 3 get 1 free during October, so it’s a great time to stock up! Week 2 of my Twelve Weeks of Christmas mailings featured a card that used some Designer Series Paper – so if you purchased it now, you’d have lots of materials to make your Christmas cards!
If you use this sketch to create something, I’d love to see your results! Feel free to share it on the YamStamps Facebook page.
Oct 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Here in Canada we are celebrating Thanksgiving. Wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving! Taking time today to count my blessings and be grateful for friends and family.
Oct 8, 2016 | cards, Stampin' Up!
I love the sentiment “Shoot for the moon – even if you miss, you’ll land amongst the stars”. I think I use it a lot when setting goals for myself. I have the “moon” goal which is usually quite challenging and lofty, the “back up” or “stars 1” goal, which is still a challenge but perhaps slightly more realistic and the “worst case scenario” or “stars 2” goal….LOL. For example, as a Stampin’ Up! Canada demonstrator, one of the things you can earn through sales, promotions etc is a Trip (this past year was Thailand). So that tends to be my “moon” goal. This year, I came close, but not close enough to earning that goal. However, I easily earned my “stars 1” goal – an iPad Air2! The new Stampin’ Up! business year has started again this month, so once again, the “moon” goal is the trip (this year is an Alaskan cruise). I will have to see what my “stars” goal will be!
This is a spinner card made with the Shooting Star set (available in Wood Mount or Clear Mount) and the coordinating Sliding Star Framelits Dies. Have I mentioned lately how much I love coordinating framelits and images? No fussy cutting. Just my cup of tea! We used the Foam Adhesive Strips to lift the front portion of the card and allow the sliding/spinning mechanism to work better. The strips are a little thicker than the Stampin’ Dimensionals. We used pennies with a dimensional behind the star to allow the mechanism to move. You could also use small washers if you’ve already gotten rid of all your Canadian pennies. Though you maybe can’t see it in this picture, the star is glitzy – coloured with the Gold Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. (this is always when I yell “Stellllllaaaaaaaa” in my head. Perhaps I shouldn’t have admitted that??!! LOL).
Thank you to everyone who has recently signed up for the YamStamps Newsletter. The Twelve Weeks of Christmas have started, and Week 2 will be sent out on Wednesday at 1pm. In the meantime – Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!
Oct 6, 2016 | Business Opportunity, Stampin' Up!
If you’ve ever wondered about having a home based business or earning extra income doing something you enjoy, please RSVP to attend my Information Night on Wednesday, October 12 at 730pm in Burlington ON. You’ll learn why October is a great time to become a Stampin’ Up! Canada demonstrator with my group, and what I can offer you in terms of support and training. It’s truly great to be able to set your own schedule and financial goals, and to have flexibility to change the intensity to which you are working. Christmas coming and want to splurge, or Christmas has passed and want to cover the bills? Have a few more card classes or sell a few more handmade items. Need a bit of down time with the family? Arrange your work schedule around your life! Come and find out more. I was one of the first 100 Demonstrators in Canada, and have a team that covers many cities and a few provinces. I’d love to have you join our group, called the “Eh” Team. If you aren’t able to make it to the Information Evening but are interested in hearing more, check out this summary page, and please contact me to arrange a time to chat online/in person at a mutually convenient time.
Oct 3, 2016 | Announcements, Christmas, Subscribe
Starting on Wednesday!! It’s the Twelve Weeks of Christmas from YamStamps! This annual special for my mailing list subscribers features exclusive paper crafting projects that will not appear on the blog, facebook page or instagram – only in the special mailings. Starting October 5th and continuing until December 21st, you’ll get a project a week, complete with photo, supply list and instructions. This is in addition to the regular monthly project emails – the October newsletter comes out on October 4th, and then the first of the twelve weeks will be out October 5th. Click on the image or use the box at the top of the blog to register for these emails, then watch your inbox for them! Please contact me if you have any questions.
