Are you tired of your card designs seeming to be variations on the same theme? Then check out my latest online class – More Fancy Folds!Launching Thursday 10 March 2022.
More Fancy Folds Online Class
Currently in prelaunch/Early Bird pricing – pay only $20 for lifetime access! The class features step by step videos (edited, so they aren’t 6000 hours long), plus a list of the supplies that I used for the samples in the video. As always, because I am a lazy crafty (trademark pending LOL), I look for designs that are impressive but actually easy to reproduce, so that’s what you get in this class!
Basic Supplies for the class: Minimum: Cardstock, Paper Trimmer/Scorer (or ruler and scissors, and capped pen/scoring stylus/bone folder), adhesive Recommended: Above plus decorative paper; bone folder (or ruler) Recommended for further Personalization: Above plus stamps/ink of choice and punches or dies.
There are three bundles making a return. The individual stamps and dies have been available in the current Annual Catalogue, but for the month of March, they’re available again in a discounted bundle! They are Art Gallery, Garden Wishes andCELEBRATE SUNFLOWERS. Sorry for yelling about the last one. That’s just because I wanted to highlight it, since I’m donating my income from sales of Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set, dies – and now the bundle – to the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. (including the direct link if you prefer).
The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine is a super cute, lightweight and portable addition to your crafting tool shed. Much like the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, it features folding “wings” so it doesn’t take up much space when not in use. It’s easy to manage and doesn’t require too much muscle force, and the numbered cutting platforms mean less brain work too! (If I forget, the “sandwich” is written on the main platform). I have both in my crafting room, and I often pull out the Mini if I’m just cutting a small shape from a scrap.
These extra savings on bundles and the Mini Machine are in effect 1-31 March 2022 – shortcut to shop is yamstamps.com/shop or message me for assistance placing your order! Happy Savings!
Did you know that the national flower for Ukraine is the sunflower? Some crafty friends on Facebook are using the hashtag #cardsforUkraine to share images of cards made with blue and yellow or sunflowers as a way to put some light into the darkness, using creativity to cope.
For me, I’m also going to donate my income from sales of the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp sets (English or French) and the Sunflowers Dies. The charity I’ve chosen is the Canadian Red Cross’s Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. I chose this charity because the Canadian Government announced that they will match funds up to $10million! They will match up until 18 March, but I will continue my donations until the end of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue period – 3 May 2022.
We can all use a little encouragement sometimes, right? This “You Are Amazing” Card will surely give a boost to the recipient.
You Are Amazing Card
I pulled out my favourite Sale-a-Bration item for this one while I still can – the Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper. I’m also partial to blues and greens, so loved the colours in this particular sheet of paper. I used two layers of Designer Series Paper, and then die cut the words (from the Amazing Thanks Dies) from a sheet of Rainbow Glimmer Paper. I put a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheet on the back of the Glimmer Paper before I ran it through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine so that the letters would stand out. Plus, the foam sheets have adhesive on both sides, so it was super easy to mount the words on the backing silhouettes before placing them on the cardfront.
Have you been checking out the Sunday Swap Shares on the YamStamps Facebook Page? I also share details of what products were used (or what I -think- was used based on examining the cards LOL) on the YamStamps Sunday Swap Page. Since there’s one more Sunday in February, I may be able to squeeze out one more post that includes the Sunshine & Rainbows Paper…ha!
This was a pretty easy card to create – I think that the most difficulty I had was positioning my dies to be sure that I could catch the rainbow gradient on the words. I love how it coordinates with the sheets of the Designer Series Paper!
If you would like to grab some free Sale-a-Bration products (or a couple of free stamp sets in your Demonstrator Starter Kit), you’ll have until 28 February to do so. Shortcut to shopping is yamstamps.com/shop. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions!
This simple scenic thank you card is a quick and easy way to show your appreciation!
simple scenic thank you card
The main panel is from the New Horizons Designer Series Paper package. It’s a collection of 6″ x 6″ patterned papers that are watercoloured and many of them have scenery and landscape images. Some are a bit more obvious than others, and any of the papers could be used either as a main image or as a background for your projects. This sheet has a more landscape scenery feel to it. The “thanks” sentiment is from the Amazing Thanks dies. I love how these dies have coordinating detailed layers for the main words so they really look polished on a project, without too much fuss.
If you’ve been following the YamStamps blog for a while, you’ll know that I like to economize where I can – so I cut the background layer for the “thanks” die cut from the backing cardstock for the Designer Series Paper. The other great thing about die cutting from the backing layer is that I don’t end up with a lot of funny sized/little pieces left over. Or maybe I should say a lot more – because I already have a collection of bits and pieces.
So that leads me to say…
Paper Strips Online Class
If you have a lot of scrap pieces of cardstock or Designer Series Paper, consider purchasing access to my Paper Strips Online Class! This class features a number of ways to use up small pieces of paper – or, if you are a teeny bit of a paper hoarder (*cough* aka most paper crafters), it’s a way to use just a portion of your precious stash (leaving a lot of it to be carefully returned to the treasure trove!). Stretch your stash!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me – though if you could avoid doing so early tomorrow morning, I’d appreciate it, as I’m planning on watching live coverage of the Women’s Hockey Olympic Gold Medal game tonight. (These are times I miss living on the west coast, since the game starts around 11pm Eastern time…). Go Canada!!!
