Try saying that ten times fast….anyway – I’m doing another paper share! Paper Shares are a great way to get a whole sample of papers, and are large enough that you can use them for your projects – and if you really love a particular set, you can purchase another package just for yourself!
Each share will include a 6″ x 12″ piece of each design of these 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Papers from the Mini Catalogue (one quarter of each package) True Love Love You Always (Specialty Designer Series Paper) Hydrangea Hill Fine Art Floral Sand & Sea Ice Cream Snail Mail Well Suited PLUS the Sale-a-Bration Papers: Paper Blooms Flower & Field
Each share will include12 sheets from the 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Dandy Garden PLUS the Sale-a-Bration PaperOh So Ombre
That means each package will include 54 – 12″ x 12″ and 24 – 6″ x 6″ sheets
Each share will cost $55 CAD. Porch pickup in Burlington ON; Shipping available – contact me for exact costs.
Please message me for invoicing – payment by etransfer preferred but PayPal also available. Once payment is received, your share is confirmed. Limited to Canadian residents only due to Stampin’ Up! regulations. Sale-a-Bration Papers will be included while supplies last.
I hope that you had a good Christmas! I am so grateful that I am able to spend time with my son and my mother (yay for being under the same roof!). I was actually on call for Christmas Day and Boxing Day but thankfully it was quiet (health care professionals will understand why I didn’t actually say that word while I was still on call though…no need to jinx it LOL). I’m now enjoying some days off and obviously needed it since I feel like I’m a bit “checked out” at present. HOWEVER. I will endeavour to post here more in the next while. Today’s share is an ornamental die cut card that you can create with the supplies that you have in your craft room.
Ornamental Die Cut Card
I combined a couple of die cuts to create the focal image on this card. I used the Envelopes Dies, which are retiring from the August-December Mini Catalogue and are on sale as part of the Year End Closeout. after die cutting the centre design (don’t you love it?!) I then die cut again with the Stitched Nested Labels die that fit around the graphic. Once I had that focal piece, I then just added it on top of a portion of Designer Series Paper backed with coordinating cardstock. We made this card as part of December Stampers Club, so each member received a packet with precut card supplies – so thankfully the Whisper White and Snowflake Splendour Designer Series Paper selling out did not affect our crafting efforts (since I had the supplies ahead of time – phew). Yes, unfortunately at this time, they’re sold out, so if you’re wanting to recreate this card and don’t have those exact supplies on hand, use a different tone of cardstock and different Designer Series Paper – it’s not too difficult to swap out as you need, really!
If you are looking for a way to keep busy and creative in 2021, please consider joining us in Stampers Club!Our next session takes place on January 18th. If you’re in Canada and can join us online, we’d love to have you! One of the things that club members have mentioned lately about our online sessions – is that they join us live for the companionship and to see how to do things/ask questions – but often will make their cards later on. I record our online session and then post it in our membership site, where current club members can access the video and follow along while they make their cards using their kit supplies, and can pause the video and rewatch portions as needed. Please contact me to join us, or if you have questions/want more information. Our club kits include die cuts and precut materials, and members can add sentiment stamps or additional accents with whatever supplies they have on hand. This ornamental die cut card is an example of the projects that we are making – something with interest but that isn’t totally dependent on stamped images, since each member has a different stash of crafting supplies in their own home.
So in this blurry time between Christmas and New Year (I am pretty sure that I’m not the only who feels that way), I hope that you are able to find some time to recharge your batteries and maybe even get some crafting done. Thank you for stopping by the site and being part of the YamStamps community!
I created this card before hearing the news that Whisper White cardstock/products are discontinued due to the closing of the factory producing it….but I am sharing this all white card in celebration of the product. (Plus at time of writing, Whisper White cardstock is still showing in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store…)
All White Card
I love the elegance of monochromatic themes – and an all white card is definitely elegant. When making a one colour card, though, I do find it important to use texture or something to help it stand out a bit more. The Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder gives a lot of detail to the cardstock, so I thought it was great to use as a backdrop. To keep things super simple, I added the Silver 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon and the sentiment from Butterfly Wishes in Smoky Slate Ink on a Layering Ovals Die Cut. I think maybe next time I might add either a heat embossed silver edge or a Silver Foil Oval behind the sentiment to give it more definition.
You could use this card design with any single colour you like – though if you’re using a darker cardstock you may want to heat emboss your sentiment so it stands out, and add a lighter coloured cardstock insert inside the card so your message will be readable.
This is one of December’s Stampers Club cards – though really I should maybe start calling it “Card Club” because in the day and age right now of virtual gatherings, we tend to focus more on card making techniques and die cuts, which I can send out to everyone in their class packets (Stampin’ Up! regulations prohibit us from sending out pre-stamped images). It’s fun to see each other on our Zoom get togethers as we make the cards together (or watch everyone else make them and make them in our own time later on LOL). I record our Zooms and then upload them to our club website so that members can access them after the fact. If you’re interested in joining us, you can start at any time for a six month period. Since our meetings are online, you can join from anywhere in Canada. You can contact me for more information on how to join us.
In the meantime, maybe I’ll create another all white card with Whisper White Cardstock until Stampin’ Up!’s replacement is available – it will be called Basic White. Looking forward to seeing what it’s like!
Shocking I know! Apparently the mill that provides Stampin’ Up!’s Whisper White cardstock has unexpectedly shut down – meaning that Stampin’ Up! will be replacing Whisper White cardstock and with a new one called “Basic White”.
So – for the time being, while supplies last, these items are available to purchase with a limit of 2 per order:
Whisper White 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Cardstock (124302) (Sold Out)
Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (149710)
Sharing a version of a triple cube card that we made in Stampers Club and Card Class to Go. This is a fun 3D pattern, and once you’ve made one, it’s pretty straightforward (really!). I used this sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set to create a Hanukkah Card.
Hanukkah Card
The lovely thing about this design is that if you fold/flatten the bottom cubes upward, the card will fit in a medium Stampin’ Up! envelope for easy mailing! If you were at Stampers Club, you will remember that it had to be pointed out to me… LOL. I thought I’d messed it up because it didn’t fit in the card, but I was flattening the bottom boxes down vs up – so that the flat card was 6″ long rather than 4″….*sigh* If you’ve been around the Stampin’ Up! / cardmaking world for a while, this is a variation on the “2-4-6-8″ box design (your cardstock is scored at 2” increments, then folded to create a box/cube).
Here’s one where you just change out the sentiment…
I love the Snowflake Splendo(u)r Designer Series Paper that’s decorating this card, and it’s part of the Year End Closeout Sale – so it’s on sale until the end of the August-December Catalogue sales period (January 4) or while supplies last – whichever comes first.
So probably the only thing I’d change on this Hanukkah Card is the placement of the Designer Series Paper in the bottom boxes. I put it on the bottom portion – but next time I would put it on the “back” portion, to cover the little “legs” that hold the sentiment in the centre. The things you notice when you go to take photos of your projects…LOL. (Either that or next time I take the photo from a different angle…).
As well as the Year End Closeout Sale, the Clearance Rack has been refreshed – so there’s plenty of bargains to be had right now. I noticed that there are some individual Stampin’ Blends Markers up for grabs – because they’re currently only sold in pairs – so if you need a replacement or really like a certain colour you should get it while supplies last! As always, please contact me if you have any questions, or need assistance placing an order. Sometimes technology does not play nicely – believe me, I know – so if you’re having issues trying to complete an order at YamStamps.com/shop , please contact me. I can often enter orders from the “back end” of the Stampin’ Up! system for you, and still have it shipped directly to your door.
In the meantime – stay warm, happy shopping and Happy Hanukkah!
