Jan 23, 2019 | cards, Sale-A-Bration, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
I always have great intentions of sending out a lot of cards…and then end up having to be happy I sent out “some”. I just did a bit of a catch up on mailing a little while ago, and so I’m keen to get back on track with my card sending! This is a great thinking of you card – perfect for someone like me! You’ve been on my mind is the ideal sentiment for a lot of the cards I want to send to friends and family – because they HAVE been on my mind – but I haven’t always been able to reach out and let them know that personally. If you’re like me, you’ll want this set so you can do a bit of card catchup too!
Do you remember that I mentioned that I apparently have a thing for butterflies?! More proof here… This thinking of you card features the Butterfly Gala photopolymer stamp set, which pairs perfectly with the Butterfly Duet punch. You can purchase the items separately, or together in a discounted bundle. I used the Artisan Textures stamp set to create the background – the smoosh and splatter images are great to add texture and interest to any background or image. The set is available in red rubber wood mount and red rubber clear mount. Since I figure I’ll be sending this to someone I feel like I’ve “owed” a card to, I wanted to add some more detail to this thinking of you card! The Whisper White cardstock piece is cut with a Rectangle Stitched Framelit. I used the same framelit to cut the middle out of a piece of the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper as well. The framelit adds a stitched effect on BOTH sides of the cut line. So the centre piece of the DSP gets saved for another project later on, and the outer piece is used to frame the Whisper White piece. You can get this DSP for free as a Level 1 Sale-a-Bration reward with a $60 product order until March 31, or you’ll get a half sheet of each of the double sided designs as part of the YamStamps Occasions Catalogue Designer Series Paper share.
One last little detail for the butterflies. I stamped the butterfly image in Bermuda Bay ink onto Bermuda Bay cardstock, and after they were punched out, added some Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to the wings (which may not be totally visible in the picture…). That’s one of my most favourite card making hacks – add some Wink of Stella to add some “wow” to the project quickly and easily!
I’m off to finish up prep for Susan’s private cardmaking class this weekend – we’ll be doing a variety of cards with her friends and family. It’s a great way to spend a wintery weekend afternoon! If you are looking to get some quality time in with friends, contact me to book a private cardmaking class! I bring ALL the crafting supplies you’ll need for the projects we’ll be making. It’s a great way to get together, catch up and maybe learn something new – plus you’ll end up with four handmade cards that you’ll have ready to give to someone special!
Jan 20, 2019 | cards, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!
Today’s Sunday Swap share is this elegant Lasting Lily Card, created by Emilie Poncelet. I love this colour combination and the clean card design. Emilie used the Level 2 Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Lasting Lily. (or in this case, Calla Eternale). During Sale-a-Bration, until March 31, you can select this stamp set with a qualifying purchase. A $60 product order will entitle you to a Level 1 reward, and a $120 product order will entitle you to your choice of either 2 Level 1 rewards, or 1 Level 2 reward.
Accents on this lily card include the Gorgeous Grape ribbon, and it looks like Emilie used Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends to colour the clear Frosted Flower Embellishments, and die cuts from the Stitched Shape Framelits and Layering Ovals for the sentiment. The Lovely Lily stamp set is a Distinktive stamp by Stampin’ Up, meaning it has a more “photorealistic” look to it. If you have a really juicy ink pad, you may find that the detail of the image gets obscured. With the new Stampin’ Up! ink pads, you may want to take either an old bone folder or the back of a plastic spoon and run it over the surface of the ink pad to redistribute the ink evenly and away from the top surface a bit.
Sale-a-Bration runs until March 31, and you can can receive rewards for shopping, hosting and signing up as a demonstrator! You can see more information in this past blog post. As always, if you have any questions, or need assistance ordering a starter kit or placing an order, you can contact me.
Jan 19, 2019 | Business Opportunity, cards, rubber stamping, Stampin' Up!
Love what you do and share what you love – that’s part of the sentiment (if not the exact wording) of Stampin’ Up!’s Statement of the Heart, which features on the card that I’m sending to my “Eh” Team members this month. The “Eh” Team is the name of the group of demonstrators who have signed up with me or one of my team members. I know a lot of demonstrators put a lot of though into what to call their group, and truthfully I think I must have put some thought into it (this was a while ago…) but in the end, I think this name does reflect me, and my team! We are Canadian, hence the “eh”, and we are a team, and I am a child of the 80s…plus it’s tongue in cheek, which is how I approach most of life I think! So despite the team name, the cards are not goofy! (well, at least not these ones).
I used products from the Share What You Love suite from the Annual Catalogue. The Statement of the Heart stamp was available for a limited time a while ago, and I combined it with the background stamp from the Love What You Do stamp set and the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. I used some of the Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon on the corners to soften the hard lines of the design a little. The colour scheme is Mint Macaron and Tranquil Tide, taken from colours in the patterned paper.
The Stamparatus is great for creating a number of similar cards – the stamps stay on the plates, and then you change out the cardstock, ending up with images in the same position. If the inking was uneven, I was able to restamp and know it was in the exactly same spot.
If you’d like to become part of my “Eh” Team, you can get more information here: yamstamps.com/join or you can contact me directly with specific questions. My next Information Evening is scheduled for Thursday, February 7th at 7pm – you can RSVP for directions for this free event. In the meantime, I still have some cards to write and address!
Jan 14, 2019 | Occasions, product share, Stampin' Up!
If you like to craft with patterned paper but don’t find you always need a full package – or like to “try before you buy”, consider buying into the YamStamps Occasions Catalogue Designer Series Paper Share! For $30 Candian, you’ll receive 6 – 6″ x 12″ sheets of each of the four regular Designer Series Papers in the Occasions Catalogue, 22 sheets total of the two 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper stacks, and as a bonus, you’ll get 6 – 6″ x 12″ sheets of the Botanical Butterfly Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper as well!
This is what one share looks like. For those who are not local to Burlington ON, we can arrange to have the papers mailed to you for $5 – it will come in an envelope with a bit of extra cardboard to minimize trauma during shipping! You’ll also get a “cheat sheet” of what the papers are called and what Stampin’ Up! colours are featured so you can easily coordinate your paper crafting. Please note that the two Specialty Designer Series Papers are NOT included in the Occasions Catalogue Designer Series Paper share (it’s too hard to divide them up equally). You can see the Facebook Live video I did on the share here.
Each of the sheets is double sided, and because it’s a 6″ x 12″ piece, you can easily use it for scrapbooking or for card making – or whatever paper crafting project is on the books! If you’d like to get in on the Paper Share, please contact me directly, or use the link below. Please note that the paper share cannot be used as part of the Stampers Club minimum order.
Jan 13, 2019 | Big Shot, cards, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!
This week’s Sunday Swap Share is this calming thank you card. It was created by Dana Hancock, using the Level One Sale-a-Bration stamp set, By the Bay. You could choose this for free when you place a $60 Stampin’ Up! product order until March 31st.
For this thank you card, Dana also used some of the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, plus the Balmy Blue ribbon from the Sale-a-Bration Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack, which of course, coordinates with the Balmy Blue Cardstock. When you have a line art image like this one, it may feel like you need to add colour to the whole thing – but you can spotlight just one area of the image, as is done here – a bit of blue and brown added to the building only. You can recreate this by adding colour with either an Aquapainter or Blender pen, and picking up some colour from either a reinker or the inside cover of an ink pad. If you look closely, you’ll also see the detail added by using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies, one of my new favourite products in the Occasions Catalogue.
When you book a private card class through me, you can request the themes of the four cards we will create – so if you are in need of a thank you card, birthday cards, or thinking of you cards, be sure to contact me to book a date! Sale-a-Bration runs until March 31st, so if you want to take advantage of the freebies, you’ll want to get a date in before then. Hope to speak to you soon!
