I’ve had to change the date of my retired product garage sale – it will now be Saturday 13 May from 9am until noon (NOT the 6th), in Burlington ON. If you haven’t already, please RSVP for directions and to reserve a copy of the new Annual Catalogue!
If you’re within driving distance to Burlington ON, come out and check all the deals! Hope to see you then!
I probably say this about most of my classes, but I LOVE this project! The Pop Up Box Online Class is in Pre-Launch and you can get Early Bird Pricing before 4 May 2023 (when the class opens). Check out my class protoype project below! (Video is the best way to see this).
In the Pop Up Box Online Class, I’ll show you how to create a version that fits inside a regular, medium Stampin’ Up! envelope, but I’ll also teach you how to scale the size up or down, depending on your needs! Plus I’ll show you some fun variations on the theme.
No fancy tools required for construction of these items – just your basic paper crafting tools, plus some household items you probably have in your junk drawer!
Sign up before 4 May and pay just $20CAD for lifetime access. You’ll be first in line to access the class when it officially launches 4 May! If you miss the early bird price, I will keep registrations open for a while longer at full price after that date. Online Classes are open to paper crafters from across the world!
Message me if you have any questions about the class, otherwise, go here to register and be ready to SURPRISE your friends and family with your Pop Up Box creations!!
I love how it’s easy to get a custom card by swapping out colours or sentiments. That’s the case with this stripes and spots card! It’s a fun celebratory card that could be used for any number of occasions.
For this card, I used the NEW Core Colour Fresh Freesia. Yes, the same Fresh Freesia that is a 2021-2023 In Color – it’s sticking around and becoming part of the regular Stampin’ Up! colour offerings! I combined it with Pale Papaya and Polished Pink, also 2021-2023 In Colors, but those ones are retiring 1 May 23.
You could easily take this stripes and spots card design, and use it with any cardstocks and embossing folder you have on hand. In this case, I used the spots folder from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders package – which includes 3 different Embossing Folders which are great for all occasions. They are one of the Online Exclusives – so they don’t actually appear in any catalogue, just in the online store.
The sentiment is from the Eden’s Garden stamp set (available until 1 May/while supplies last) and is stamped in Fresh Freesia ink – because you know I like to coordinate my colours! I used a die that had angled edges because it made it easy to angle my sentiment across the cardfront. It’s actually from the retired Frosted Flurry dies….but apparently I couldn’t keep track of that and used it anyway LOL! I don’t feel it’s fair to use retired products here because they aren’t always available (though obviously this one will show up at my retired product garage sale if you’re able to attend!). There are other angled dies that would do a similar job – like the Something Fancy Dies or even the Sentimental Park Dies. Or you could go old school, cut a long rectangle and then once you’ve adhered it in place at an angle you like, just trim off the overhang!
If you’re looking for other card design ideas to help you get creating more quickly and easily, subscribe to the YamStamps Sketch System! Subscribers have been loving how quickly they can create cards based on the sketches! You get the “blueprint” or sketch of the card, including measurements, the first week, and then in the following weeks you’ll get samples (and a supply list) using the same sketch, showing different takes on it! For only $9.99 CAD a month that’s a lot of inspiration – and it’s exclusive to the program. Find out more and start your subscription here!
This super easy fancy fold card is made a little more impressive by the paper – I think anything shiny is extra impressive!
This shine is from the Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty Designer Series Paper, and I put it on a card base of Balmy Blue Cardstock. The other cardstock is Crumb Cake, and because I don’t want to think too hard, I used Balmy Blue ink for the sentiment.
So for the super easy fancy fold card part…the Crumb Cake a “Z fold” card. Take your cardstock (8.5″ x 5.5″), fold it in half, and then fold one side in half again. Arrange it so it opens to the right, and then adhere it inside a 8.5″ x 5.5″ piece of Balmy Blue Cardstock that’s folded in half.
The impressive part comes from cutting a circle in the front of your Balmy Blue/DSP card. Take that circle, and with the entire card structure closed, adhere the circle on the fold of your Crumb Cake cardstock. It looks a lot trickier than it actually is!! Don’t you think it lives up to the Super Easy Fancy Fold Card title?!
For this card I did use the Layering Circles Dies with my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The layering circles dies are retiring – so they’re only available until 1 May or while supplies last (whichever comes first). I am having a retiring product garage sale here in Burlington on Saturday, 6 May 23, but these dies will NOT be part of that – because I’m hanging on to them!!! If you don’t have these in your stash, you may want to grab them before they’re gone, or if you are recreating this card, you could easily use a circle punch, or another shaped die you have in your craft area.
(otherwise, garage sale in my garage Saturday 6 May 23 (EDIT) SATURDAY 13 MAY from 9am til noon, and yes I’m aware it’s Coronation Day, but you can still watch and then come by….or PVR it and come early). (also – it will probably be re-broadcast multiple times that day!!) Message me for more details and exact location!
If you’re interested in more easy and impressive card ideas, be sure to be on the YamStamps list – I send out weekly ideas, information and tutorials! Use the sign up box at the top of the YamStamps site, or click here. If you’re new to my list, you’ll get a free video tutorial when you sign up!
(Edited to reflect date change of garage sale!)
Need to save money? Wednesday 19 April 2023 – FREE SHIPPING on product orders of $100 or more!! Shop online in Canada at https://yamstamps.com/shop
Orders of $100CAD product placed Wednesday 19 April 2023 will pay NO SHIPPING fees! Order online at https://yamstamps.com/shop and have it delivered directly to your door.
Have a smaller order? If you’re local to Burlington ON – message me with an order before 4pm Wednesday 19 April. I’ll group together orders into $100 groupings so that everyone qualifies for the free shipping. I’ll message you when the order arrives for porch pickup in Burlington. If you’re not local to Burlington, you can still choose this option and then pay Canada Post charges for delivery from my place to yours (I’ll choose the most appropriate post, or the flat rate shipping box, whichever is CHEAPER – and this will be charged separately once the order arrives at my place, to be most accurate).
It’s a perfect time to grab retiring product (while supplies last) and maybe stock up on items that will be going up in price in the new catalogue like….
Cardstock
Medium Envelopes (White, Vanilla & Clear )
Ink Pads & Refills
Stampin’ Blends
Stampin’ Seal Refills, Mini Glue Dots & Multipurpose Glue
