Nov 22, 2009 | Events, Uncategorized
Not everyone is in this photo…but this is some of the group from the Mississauga Holiday Stamp a Stack yesterday. Thanks to all who could make it! We had a good time stamping, chatting and…eating.
By request, I'm once again posting the cherry pound cake recipe to share with you. Please remember that if we're ever invited to the same pot luck, stamping event, whatever, that I get first dibs on bringing this dish ROFLOL.
Cherry Pound Cake
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp almond extract (**I use vanilla since we have nut allergies in the household)
1 cup candied cherries, halved
Mix together flour & salt, remove 1/2 cup of mixture & combine with halved cherries. Set aside. Cream together butter & sugar until fluffy, add eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add extract. Gradually add the flour mixture, then add the floured cherries. Bake in greased loaf pan at 300 degrees for 90 minutes. Cake often cracks on top.
I'm also tagging this entry so that I can find it later on when I lose the recipe card again!!
This week I've got one more Holiday Stamp a Stack scheduled, plus a workshop for the Sam's Day Silent Auction winner – supporting the James Fund for neuroblastoma research at Sick Kids Hospital.
The holiday season is gearing up – lots of activities happening! I'm adding one more thing to your plate – Sale-a-Bration is coming in January – why not book your workshop date NOW to ensure first pick at prime dates. Sale-a-Bration brings free product with every $65 merchandise order, plus more free product for qualifying workshop hostesses and those who sign up to be a demonstrator! Keep your eye here at www.yamstamps.com for more information, and contact me ASAP to schedule a class!
Nov 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
There are seven new digital downloads for My Digital Studio available, including several holiday-themed kits that will make your Christmas projects a breeze!
Go here to see the newest downloads, or go to www.yamstamps.stampinup.net, click on SHOP NOW, then DIGITAL CRAFTING, select MY DIGITAL DOWNLOADS and click on NEWEST DOWNLOADS.
If you have any questions about My Digital Studio software or downloads, please feel free to contact me.
| Item # |
Item Name |
Price |
| 118117 |
Berry Christmas stamp brush set |
$7.95 |
| 118118 |
Friend by Definition stamp brush set |
$2.95 |
| 118119 |
Just Perfect Alphabet stamp brush set |
$13.25 |
| 120880 |
Christmas Cocoa II digital kit |
$13.25 |
| 120881 |
Write Stuff II digital kit |
$13.25 |
| 120882 |
Icicle digital photo card kit |
$5.95 |
| 120883 |
Merry Moments digital photo card kit |
$5.95 |
Nov 20, 2009 | rubber stamping
Another non-Christmas/holiday card for you… This is one of my favourite sentiments – If nothing ever changed there would be no butterflies… Designed by Andrea for our previous Stamp a Stack, it uses the Stampin Up! set Flight of the Butterfly. I love how the butterfly punch coordinates with the images in this set. I don't usually like to do a lot of "fussy cutting", so coordinating punches are right up my alley.
Off to finish up prep work for the Mississauga Holiday Stamp a Stack this weekend. One more holiday stamp a stack and then it's back to "regular" workshops and classes.
I am finalizing my mini catalogue mail outs in the next few days…if you're in Canada and would like a copy of the upcoming Sale-a-Bration and Occasions Mini Catalogues, please contact me. I'll need your mailing address and your phone number to be sure that I can provide good customer service. (Oh, and TRUST me – you're going to want to get your hands on these upcoming minis….nudge nudge wink wink). Say no more!
Nov 19, 2009 | Announcements
If you haven't seen it yet, check it out! (click on the image at left or HERE) Stampin' Up! has put together a list of giftables for your crafty (and soon to be crafty?) friends and family. When you spend $65 on items in the guide, you can select a Decor Elements item for FREE ($22.95 value). What's better than a gift for yourself at this time?! LOL. Contact me for more information or place your order online here.
Edited 3:36 pm to fix the link to the pdf for the Gift Guide – sorry bout that should be working now!
Nov 18, 2009 | Christmas
I love using blue for holiday cards. This is Stampin' Up!'s Ballet Blue combined with Night of Navy and Shimmery White Cardstock. I tried a close up of the white so maybe you can pick up the shimmer a bit?! It's subtle…but it's there.
Serene Snowflakes stamped in Night of Navy & Ballet Blue (why think too hard, just coordinate the ink with the cardstock…LOL)
I punched snowflakes out of Night of Navy & Shimmery White. The rhinestone gem in the centre of the snowflakes is the gem from a clear rhinestone brad. To get the gem out, open the arms of the brad, then pry back one of the retaining arms. I will often search through the brads to find one that the little arm is sticking out ever so slightly – much easier to pry open. Pop out the gem & then adhere it with a little Tombow Mono Adhesive. I love the clear rhinestone brads, but this just gives another look, and a little less bulk.
Email newsletter subscribers should be receiving week 8 of the 12 Weeks of Christmas today. How did we get here already??!! Please sign up for my newsletters at the top left of the blog. Non-Canadians are welcome to sign up for ideas and inspiration, but please be aware that I am prohibited from selling to those outside of Canada.
