It’s Sunday! Time for a Sale-a-Bration 2025 Share!
Every Sunday (well, pretty much every Sunday), I share a swap card that I’ve either made or received from recent swaps with other Demonstrators on the YamStamps Facebook Page (and the YamStamps Sunday Swaps Page). I was first introduced to swaps when I became a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator over 20 years ago – it’s an event where you create a card or cardfront, and then make multiples of it. When you meet up with other Demonstrators (typically it was at conventions or other in person events), you would trade one of your card fronts/cards for one that another Demonstrator made. It’s a great way to get new ideas and samples with products that you may not personally have in your own stash.
I honestly can’t remember when this particular swap group started, it might have been around the time of COVID, or before, but this is a mail in swap. We create multiples of the same card, and then send them to the other Demonstrators. This year was a bit tricky due to the Canada Post strike….but in the end it all worked out! In any case, this is my Sale-a-Bration 2025 share!
You can find a full linked supply list on the YamStamps Sunday Swap Share Page. For this card, I used the Heart Shaped Bundle (also available in French) which is a Level 2 Sale-a-Bration item – you can select it as a Sale-a-Bration freebie with a $150CAD product order (single order total, before shipping/taxes, after any applicable discounts). I used a couple of design techniques that always work well for me – monochromatic colour schemes and clean layouts. For this card, the main image (and sentiment) are stamped on watercolour paper. I like using that paper because of its weight and because of the techniques you can use. I spritzed the paper before stamping it to get a soft, watercolour-like image. I used the same paper for the sentiment strip because I wanted it to match. The flowers were die cut from scraps of the watercolour paper (must use every inch possible!!) and then I used a Water Painter to add some ink to the flowers.
What do you think about single colour approaches? Are you one of the “the more colour the better” types or the “keep it simple, stamper” types? (We know which category I fall into haha).
You can shop 24/7 in Canada with delivery to your door (especially now that Canada Post is fully operational again) – shortcut to shopping is YamStamps.com/shop. You’ll be prompted to enter your choice of Sale-a-Bration item once you hit the applicable total product order as well, so you don’t have to worry about doing math!! Thanks for stopping by the page today, and happy shopping!
Happy New Stampin’ Up! Catalogue 2025 to all my crafty friends!
It’s finally official – Happy New Stampin’ Up! Catalogue 2025, my crafty friends! It’s a super bonanza this time around – there’s the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue, the Scrapbooking Brochure (online only) and last, but definitely not least – Sale-a-Bration!
For each $75CAD product ordered in a single order (before taxes/shipping, after any coupon/discounts), you earn a Level 1 Sale-a-Bration item; at $150CAD you can choose between two Level 1 items OR one Level 2 items…and so on, and so on… no limit to the number of times you can earn Sale-a-Bration rewards!
JOIN Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator and receive the usual great deal of $165CAD product for $135CAD, plus catalogues, and a Paper Pumpkin kit, pay no shipping and no blended tax (HST/GST); PLUS January 7 – February 28, you’ll get TWO sets of Stampin’ Write Markers and the Handmade Designs Stamp Set! A $294CAD Value – for just $135CAD!! Check out my Frequently Asked Question Page here – we’d love to have you as part of the “Eh” Team – my group of Stampin’ Up! Canada Demonstrators!
The shortcut to shop all these products in Canada is YamStamps.com/shop – delivery straight to your door! Please message me if you have any questions, would like to pay by etransfer, or need assistance placing an order or signing up as a demonstrator with my group!
A downloadable pdf with step by step tutorials for three different inked embossing folder techniques, plus I’m throwing in fifty tips for using your Embossing Folders! On sale December 26-28 ONLY, it’s a limited time special item – for just $9.99CAD, and the download is available as soon as your purchase is completed.
This is one of the step by step tutorials you’ll get:
I love the look of this! If you don’t recognize the products I used, it’s because they’re from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalogue! The Quick Sheet Tutorials include a supply list, plus step by step instructions. You aren’t limited to the supplies in the list – you can use the techniques with whatever embossing folder you might have in your craft room.
Just popping in to wish you a Merry Christmas, and happy first day of Hanukkah. I hope you are able to spend the day in a way that is meaningful for you!
Sharing this beautiful, simple card from Cheryl – thank you Cheryl!! I love this sentiment and thought it would be appropriate to share today.
I love the look of embossing foil cardstock!
We are spending the day quietly today and will be getting together with extended family (part 1) tomorrow! (the other side’s extended family get together isn’t until January – we are spreading out the holiday joy).
PS If you want to learn more about using your embossing folders, come back tomorrow to check out my Boxing Day Special!
Here’s a beautiful Frozen Edges Snowflake Card to celebrate winter!
Winter is in the air, and what better way to celebrate the season than with a handcrafted snowflake card? This Frozen Edges Snowflake Card features embossing and die cutting, and is perfect for sending warm winter wishes or simply adding a touch of frosty magic to someone’s day.
Whenever the winter seasonal mini catalogue comes out, I have to control myself and not get all the snowflake things. There are certain images or themes that I am always drawn to, and snowflakes are my go-to images for the winter season. I love that you can use them for a holiday card, or an in season card for birthdays or thinking of you! Or if you’re like me, and totally did NOT plan on sending out holiday cards and then got caught short when Canada Post was ordered back to work…..New Years / Winter cards….or perhaps “I know it’s supposed to be spring so why is there still snow” cards…(depending on when I get around to mailing them).
Frozen Edges Snowflake Card
This Frozen Edges Snowflake Card has a few more steps than some of my cards, but really, it’s quite easy to recreate. The Frozen Edges dies are on the Last Chance List right now, so you’ll want to grab them before they’re gone! The Frozen Edges stamp set is already sold out, but you could substitute another snow-themed stamp set for the sentiment and extra images.
Variations on the Frozen Edges Snowflake Card: change out the colour of the cardstock, or try using vellum for the snowflakes. Stampin’ Up! doesn’t carry vellum at this point in time, but I still have some in my crafting stash – check out this version with vellum….
Frozen Edges Snowflake Card – Vellum Version
Use the Frozen Edges dies to make warm greeting cards!
Come back on Boxing Day to check out my Boxing Day Special, especially if you love Embossing!
