Stampin’ Up! has just let us know that they’re having a flash sale on selected stamp sets this Wednesday, October 20th. Starting at midnight Mountain Time (2am if you’re on Eastern time like me), you can get 15% off certain sets. Click on the image to download the flyer.
You can shop online – shortcut is https://yamstamps.com/shop or message me if you’d like to pay by etransfer or can’t do an online order Wednesday (I can place it for you). Happy Shopping!
Here at the YamStamps site, you’ll know that my preference is for easy and impressive cards. I want my paper crafting projects to look great, but I do not want to spend hours labouring on one item! I have Netflix series to binge and chai lattes to drink, and I can’t always do those at the same time if the craft is too demanding….
So my new Fancy Folds online class is aimed at anyone who wants cards that are extraordinary, but only require ordinary paper crafting tools and an ordinary amount of time to create!
The Fancy Folds Class opens next week, and starting today, I’m offering Early Bird Pricing. You’ll get lifetime access to class materials at a discount. Click on the image to check out the class page and register – or click here. You’ll be able to work through the designs at your own pace, and with lifetime access, you’ll be able to go back to reference the videos whenever you need. See you in class!
Happy World Cardmaking Day! The first Saturday in October is designated as a day to celebrate the art and craft of cardmaking, so I’m sharing this easy elegant card that I created and haven’t yet shared here. I hope you are able to take a bit of time to be creative this weekend! More significantly for me, I plan to follow up with Card SENDING Day. True Confession: I seem to have issues with getting things into the mail – I’m one of those people that will walk around with mail to post and days later I will still have it on me and not into a mailbox yet. I’m getting better….but it’s a work in progress. Like most of my life LOL.
Anyway – here’s the card. It’s one that highlights the beauty of the patterned paper and die cuts, and it’s a quick one to make. Probably faster for me to make than for me to get into the mail….
One of my current favourite Designer Series Papers, Expressions in Ink, is the main focal point of this easy elegant card. Since this design has gold foiled leaves on it, I used the similar leaf die from the Artistic Dies (also part of the Expressions in Ink Suite Collection) to cut out some Gold Foil Sheet. To make adding the die cut to the cardfront clean and easy, I put a strip of the Adhesive Sheet on the back of the Gold Foil Sheet prior to running it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I also find that after die cutting, and using the Brush Tip attachment for my Take Your Pick tool, when I take off the liner for the Adhesive Sheet, it tends to pull off any remaining bits from detailed die cuts. Yay! Even cleaner and easier!
Cardmaking doesn’t have to be difficult to be enjoyable – both for the creator and for the recipient of the finished card!
I send out project tutorials, crafting ideas and information weekly to YamStamps Newsletter Subscribers. Right now, the Twelve Weeks of Christmas are also on – so it’s double the dose of creativity in your inbox for a few months! More information about my newsletters is at yamstamps.com/nl or you can sign up in the box at the top right of the YamStamps blog.
Happy World Cardmaking Day!
Coming this Wednesday – the Annual Twelve Weeks of Christmas Project Tutorial Emails!
Each year as a seasonal perk, I send out a holiday tutorial each week leading up to December 25th. These emails are exclusive projects that I don’t share anywhere else, but only go to my email subscribers. If you’re on my mailing list, in addition to the regular weekly emails with ideas, information & inspiration, you’ll also get a total of twelve holiday projects – covering cards to gifts to packaging. You must be on my list before September 29th to get all of the projects! Sign up in the box at the top right of the YamStamps blog, or click here for more information and to sign up.
I love easy and effective paper crafting – of which this autumn card is a perfect example. Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper has colours and patterns that feature natural elements that cover four seasons so could be used for all sorts of paper crafting projects.
I love the pattern on this paper! It’s a border pattern, so by cutting the sheet in half, many cards could be created with this design. The leaves are all die cut from the Giving Gifts Dies, including the one used for the sentiment, which I though was a fun accent on top of the Cherry Cobber & Gold Metallic Ribbon. If you’ve been following the YamStamps blog for a while, you’ll have figured out that I cut the detailed leaves from the backing Cherry Cobbler Cardstock since the holes would be covered by the Designer Series Paper. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals were perfect for adding the leaves in place, and by placing them at different angles, they look like they’re falling – so perfect for an Autumn card!
The Cherry Cobbler ribbon is currently on backorder, which means at this time, it can still be ordered, but it will ship out separately once it arrives at Stampin’ Up!’s North American warehouse. The good news is that means that while it’s still orderable, it will count towards the total product order and can help earn Sale-a-Bration rewards. The bad news is that you will have to wait for a bit before it arrives…and there is always a risk that it could go into unorderable status. If there are too many backorders for an item, Stampin’ Up! will cut off the ability to order that product until it arrives in stock again.
Sale-a-Bration runs until September 30th. The Be Dazzling Specialty Paper is sold out, and the remaining products are while supplies last/September 30th – whichever comes first. You can place your order online at https://yamstamps.com/shop or email me if you would like assistance placing your order or would like to pay by etransfer. Canadian addresses only due to Stampin’ Up! regulations.
