Check out the new format Stampin’ Write Markers and get an exclusive card tutorial if you order them by Tuesday 13 June 2023!
New Feature – PRODUCT FOCUS! In the first Product Focus, I’m spotlighting Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Write Markers. They have been updated as of May 2023, so I’ll point out the differences and show a few tips for using them in your crafting.
Stampin’ Write Markers are a great way to extend the colours you use in your crafting if you don’t have all the ink pads (yet!).
Stampin’ Write Markers currently available (if you click on the link, be sure to enter the host code Z3RJNNF7 so I can get your tutorial to you! see below for where to enter the host code).
Check out this image to see where to enter the host code (if it’s not already there). It should show that you’re shopping with me (top blue circle). Lower right hand blue circle is where you click to add the host code, if it’s not already in there!
Here’s a fun die cut card to celebrate any occasion – and it’s quick and easy to make (of course!)
This is a fun die cut card to celebrate any occasion (graduation? birthday? making it to Friday?) and it uses some of the Designer Series Paper that’s included in the sale! This card ticks all the boxes for me – shiny, quick, and easy!
I love the colours in the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper, and I love shiny things…so combining them is a win-win in my books. This card also helps you stretch your crafting dollar (even more when you buy the paper in June since it’s on sale haha). You can get away with smaller pieces of the DSP and More Dazzle Paper because of the card design.
You can customize this card by adjusting the size of gap. Just cut the DSP and More Dazzle (or whatever paper you’re using as the revealed paper) to the same height. I think this DSP was about 3″ in width and then I die cut towards one edge with one of the Basic Borders dies. The die has the stitching effect on both sides of the cut so this made the design super easy. I just eyeballed the distance to the edge of the paper – no hard things likemeasuring for me when I can get away with it!. I used about 1-1/2″ of the More Dazzle Paper and then just arranged my DSP so that I had an even border at the sides. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the DSP, and secured the larger piece in place first, then added the More Dazzle Paper and then the second piece of DSP. I added a die cut Stylish Shapes banner with the sentiment from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set. Starry Sky Cardstock and Starry Sky Ink tie everything together on this fun die cut card to celebrate any occasion.
This is a fun die cut card to celebrate an occasion but you can customize this design by changing out the papers and sentiments to suit your card sending needs. It’s the perfect time to stock up on some patterned paper during the Designer Series Paper Sale – and don’t forget that you can add sale priced items to your Starter+ Kit – during June you now get $206CAD in product of your choice – that’s $41 more than usual! You can always contact me if you have any questions or need assistance placing an order (or want to pay by etransfer). Now – what occasion do you have to celebrate?!
Also from 1-30 June, Starter Kit+! The Demonstrator Starter Kit is always a great way to start your business – loaded with $165CAD of product of your choice plus basic business supplies for just $135CAD (no shipping costs, no PST/HST). During June, it’s an even BETTER deal – get $206 worth of product for the same $135! An additional $41 worth of product! Double down on your cost effectiveness by getting some of the sale priced DSP in your starter kit!
We’d love to have you join the “Eh” Team – my group of Stampin’ Up! Canada Demonstrators! FAQs are here at YamStamps.com/join or you can message me.
Here are cards that will wow….but make them work for it a bit!!
My upcoming online class, Interactive Cards, features cards that will slide, flip and reveal hidden images or messages. The person who receives the card will have to do a little work to see everything, but it’s worth it!! They’ll be SO impressed.
You can get in on Early Bird / Pre-Launch pricing until 31 May! Save $10CAD off the regular price for lifetime access and you’ll be ready to start 1 June when the class site launches.
Check out the video – you’ll learn how to make these fun projects!!
These cards are lots of fun – both for the person who gets to make it, and the person who gets to receive it!
Early bird pricing is only available for a limited time. After that, you can still register at full price for a while longer. Check out all the details here. If you have any questions, you can always contact me!
A slight change in a card fold – and what a difference!
My cards are not usually over complicated, and I do always like a nice, clean layout. For Stampers Club in May, I designed a card that showcased some of the new Stampin’ Up! Colours, and used some Rose Gold Foil for a die cut because shiny is always good in my books!! I liked the first version I came up with, but a little tweak and what a difference!
So this was the first version…
Showing off the Artistic Dies and Rose Gold Specialty Paper, on a background of Moody Mauve and Pebbled Path, on a Crumb Cake cardbase. I do love the effect, and putting an Adhesive Sheet on the back of the Rose Gold Specialty Paper before diecutting makes adding the intricate die cut to the cardfront so much easier. I didn’t add a sentiment to this, but was thinking I could add something in Pebbled Path ink at the right corner below the focal piece.
I did think it was a bit “ordinary” though, so using the exact same cardstock pieces, I just created a gatefold card rather than a side fold card, and added two strips of Rose Gold Specialty Paper to the edge of the cardstock and LOOK – what a difference! I think it makes it look so much more special and interesting!
Also an unfair advantage perhaps – what a difference lighting makes! The angle that I had to photograph the card really emphasized the shininess of the foil which you can’t see as much in the other card photo. HOWEVER, I do think that the gatefold card for this kind of a layout makes a much more striking impression, don’t you?
So there’s an idea for you for if you think your card design is “okay” but you want to give it a bit of a lift – try changing up the fold! Instead of scoring your 8.5″ x 5.5″ cardstock at 4.25″ for a side or top fold card, score 2.125″ (2-1/8″) in from each edge of the card, and make a gatefold card instead! (Just make sure you only adhere the focal piece only on one side of the card….otherwise you stick your card shut).
My Stampers Club is meeting online via Zoom, and members have access to the recording so they can make their cards at their own leisure. The advantage of “virtual” club is that club members don’t have to be local to Burlington! Club members join for a 6 month period. Club requirements are a minimum product order each month using either the club host code or by emailing me with their order. We meet online once a month to assemble that month’s club cards (project kits are either picked up or mailed via Canada Post); once during each membership period, club members will earn the host benefits from that month’s club orders (aka FREE product! Guaranteed minimum $20). Check out the YamStamps Events Page for dates and more information, and message me if you’re interested in joining us or want more information!
