Sharing this plaid Christmas tree card tutorial to spread some joy!
Well, hello there! I’m still here! Sorry for the bit of radio silence there. Anyway, I’m here with a holiday card to share with you – and you can download the tutorial for this plaid Christmas tree card too!
You may remember that I love projects that are easy to make but that are still impressive. The thing that I love about this card is that the paper makes it easy! I have a free download of this Plaid Christmas tree card tutorial for you! I used the new two toned cardstock from Stampin’ Up! – in festive colours, of course. These are from the Snow Day 12″ x 12″ Two-Tone Cardstock package. Each cardstock has a side that is a lighter tone and the other side is the darker tone of the same colour. Makes crafting easy peasy, and especially when there’s coordinating products. The Snow Day cardstock has colours that coordinate with the Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper and Sticker Sheet.
Hope you enjoy the plaid Christmas tree card tutorial!
Free Shipping! Dec 9-11
Stampin’ Up! Canada is having a FREE SHIPPING promotion December 9-11 (THREE DAYS!). Pay no shipping fees on product orders of $100CAD! Shortcut to shopping is yamstamps.com/shop. If you have a smaller order, and can do a porch pickup in Burlington ON, message me and I will group together orders so that everyone can benefit from free shipping!
If you need any supplies from the plaid Christmas tree card tutorial, you could shop Dec 9-11 and save some money on shipping!
Please reach out if you have any questions or need assistance placing an order! Happy shopping! Happy free shipping Monday December 9 to Wednesday December 11!
Sharing a fun and easy technique for World Card Making Day!
This ticks all the boxes – quick, easy and impressive! Check out this easy technique for World Card Making Day (which is today, Saturday October 5th!).
To celebrate World Card Making Day, I created a quick video showing the process of how to create the inked embossed background, and some tips to get good ink coverage. You can also download a written tutorial for the entire card here:
This is not a new technique, and I’ve used it before, but it’s so effective and I like to pull it out every once in a while. It’s good to revisit favourite styles, layouts and designs, and often you’re able to tweak things to make them even better!
I’m a few months into a new position at work – learning all the ins and outs of a new job is very time consuming (not to mention the brain workout!). I finally got around to editing the video for this technique (and now am wondering what took me so long because it actually wasn’t too hard LOL). You can find it on YamStamps Social Media (Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook) – but I’ll post it here as well/
Here’s the video of this easy technique for World Card Making Day:
I hope that you can grab a few moments to make a quick card on this World Card Making Day….and make sure to send it to someone special as well!
If you have a smaller order and can arrange to pick up your items in Burlington (ON), you can message me to get in on a group order! I’ll place orders once there is a total of at least $100CAD product so that everyone will qualify for free shipping!
Happy shopping made even happier with free shipping!!
If you follow the YamStamps Facebook Page (first of all, thank you) you’ll know that pretty much every Sunday I share a swap card that I’ve received from another demonstrator – usually from the demonstrator-only swaps that I take part in. Today, I’m sharing MY holiday swap card that I created for the September-December 2024 Mini Catalogue Swap. I post detailed product lists for the swap cards on the YamStamps.com/sunday-swaps page, but I’m going to share my card here as well.
I have a tendency to create clean and simple designs, so this holiday card is a “typical” one for me. I like to think that it highlights some of the great products from the Sept-Dec 24 Mini Catalogue that way…. I used the Decorative Trees Bundle that includes the stamp set and coordinating dies. I loved the swirly tree die cut so used that as my main image. I knew as soon as I saw it, though, that I would have to do some prep ahead of time!! I used the Pretty Peacock Glimmer Paper from the Three Color Glimmer Specialty Paper pack, but I added Adhesive Sheets to the back before die cutting them, to make it easier to add them to my finished project – just peel the liner and stick in place!
The patterned paper is actually both sides of the same sheet from the Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper. I felt like the gold would be a little too overpowering for the simple font – plus the ink didn’t show up as well on the gold portions of the paper, so I flipped it over and use the opposite side which still has the same base tones in it. You can find a linked list for all the products I used for this holiday card on the YamStamps Sunday Swap Share Page.
If you have any crafting questions, or need assistance placing an order in Canada, I’m happy to help – just reach out! Thanks for stopping in!
Stampin’ Up! is expanding it’s scrapbooking and memory keeping options – with the new Scrapbooking Brochure! It’s an online only publication, designed to be a supplement to the September-December Mini Catalogue. Sales start Wednesday 4 September, but you can look at this one now!
Sales from this brochure start on Wednesday, September 4th. Unlike other Stampin’ Up! releases, demonstrators didn’t get a pre-order period for this publication because SU was working on getting this out as quickly as possible! I’m not a huge scrapbooker, but I have been known to make a spread or two…. I’m most looking forward to the two toned paper! I think that will be a fantastic product for both cardmaking AND scrapbooking! While it’s only available in a few colours right now, more are coming. I do love that Pool Party is one of the first colours they released, though.
Stampin’ Up! is offering free shipping on Tuesday, 23 July!
Place an order for $100CAD and get FREE shipping this Tuesday – 23 July! PLUS you’ll get a coupon code for $6CAD with each $60CAD of product! You can shop online at YamStamps.com/shop
Q: What if I don’t have a $100CAD product order?
A: First….check again! Don’t forget that there are online exclusive products that are available while supplies last and aren’t listed in any catalogue. (shortcut to see them is YamStamps.com/OLEX ). Second….if you can arrange to pick up your items in Burlington ON, you can get in on the group order I’m placing!
How to get in on the GROUP ORDER
Email me with the items you’d like to order by Tuesday at 8am. I will get back to you with the amount owing, and you can pay by etransfer or we’ll get your CC information securely. I will place group orders once the accumulated total hits $100. Once the order is delivered, I’ll let you know and we can make arrangements for a porch pick up.
I think Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Friends for Life bundle is one of my favourites right now. I used it along with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper to create this Friends For Life Card – and it’s easy to re-create! I’ll share a couple of tips that might make this card a bit easier as well.
First off, the Country Woods Paper has some gorgeous wood grain / painted wood grain images including this multicoloured/striped one. That makes for an easy background for my Friends For Life Card! I used Early Espresso Cardstock for the backdrop, but before I stuck everything down, I cut the backing die for the word “friend” from the centre of that cardstock. I love that thrifty trick. The hole was then covered by the patterned paper and noone’s the wiser. I chose to die cut the detailed text and the heart from another sheet of the paper that had the lighter blue toned “paint”.
The trickiest part about this Friends for Life card is not losing the dot for the “i” when you pop everything out of the die!! If I am sending out die cut pieces like this to my Card Club Members, I fold some Press ‘n Seal in half around the pieces to encase everything safely. The other thing that the Press ‘n Seal can do is to hold the die cut in the original shape. Sometimes when I pull a thinner die cut word out of the die, it will stretch/spread, so I have to smush it back into the original orientation to fit onto the background. I hold the die horizontally, close to my work surface (covered in a bit of Press n’ Seal), use the brush tip for my Take Your Pick tool, and run it over the die to push out the die cut shape and drop it directly onto the Press ‘n Seal (or with as little handling as possible) to keep it in the original ratio/shape.
One other thing to make it easier with thinner or more detailed die cuts – I often will use an Adhesive Sheet on the backside of the paper – so that I just have to peel off the liner and it’s ready to attach. The other option is to use Multipurpose Liquid Glue – small dots, and it’s good to let it dry just a bit so that it doesn’t “smoosh” out everywhere.
To tie everything together and add a finishing touch to my Friends for Life Card, I took the brush end of my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker (part of the Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers set) and ran it around the edge of the heart so that it matched the word “friend” and the general design of the card. Put everything onto a Crumb Cake Card and it’s done!
Starting today and running until the end of July, it’s Stampin’ Up!’s BONUS DAYS! For each $60CAD in product that you order, you’ll earn a $6CAD coupon that you can spend in August! Product total must be before shipping/taxes and after any discounts or codes are applied. It’s a great way to get an extra reward for making sure you’ve got crafty supplies on hand! Shortcut to shop in Canada is YamStamps.com/shop or you can message me with your order if you’d like to pay by etransfer or if you need assistance placing your order. Happy Shopping, and Happy Bonus Days!!
Recreate this simple colourful card quickly and easily!
I am all about the quick and easy crafting – I love when something looks more difficult than it actually is – so this simple colourful card fits the bill!
Use your patterned paper as the main focus and you can create so many cards – add a bit of stamping for customization, and it’s ready to pop into the mail! For this card, the main focus is the Full of Life Designer Series Paper. This is a 6″ x 6″ set of papers, and you get four of each double sided design (there’s 12 different designs, so 48 sheets all together). Depending on how you cut your paper, you can have a majority of one colour tone over another. In this case, I chose the yellow/orange tones and used the blue/greens as a bit of an accent colour.
So you could call this a simple colourful watercolour card – since the original designs for the paper were hand painted by one of SU’s artists! (So yes, watercoloured, though not by me…!) For the sentiment, I used the Friends for Life bundle which includes a stamp set and dies. (It’s an extra 10% off the already discounted price if you purchase it before the end of June!). I added the die cut brush stroke strip, and managed to fit the greeting onto it. If you look at the Friends for Life stamp set, you’ll notice that the Happy Birthday Greeting is actually stacked, so the word “birthday” is below the word “happy”.
I used the Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Write Marker (from the Regals Collection) to colour directly onto the stamp, one word at a time. I inked up “happy” and stamped it onto the strip, then I cleaned my stamp (to fully remove any remaining ink), inked the word “birthday” and stamped it onto the strip, so I could have the words horizontally aligned. I think that was the most difficult part of this simple colourful card, and it’s not THAT difficult!
You can grab these products in the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada Online Store by clicking on the links, or going to YamStamps.com/shop. Stamp and die bundles are an additional 10% off during June! If you’d like assistance placing your order, or would like to pay by etransfer, you can contact me. Create your own simple colourful card that doesn’t look so simple! Like I say – paper crafting doesn’t have to be difficult to be impressive!
How I spent my summer vacation even though summer has just begun!
Hello! I’m here with my essay about how I spent my summer vacation….and a few photos to make it more interesting! (Also to apologize for the bit of blog silence….since lots of words take me lots of time – which is why I can keep up with the YamStamps Facebook Page a little more easily – less words!!).
You may or may not know that in addition to YamStamps, I work in healthcare and I also volunteer as a photographer with our city’s youth marching band, the Burlington Teen Tour Band. I was a member of the band when I was a teen (just a few years ago….*cough*), and then became involved again when my son joined the band. I did some chaperoning and then got to be one of the volunteer photographers. Five years later, my son left the band and went to university, and I stayed on as a photographer!!
My summer vacation was spent travelling with the band to England and France, since they were invited to be representatives of Canadian youth at the Juno Beach Ceremonies to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Such a meaningful tour and such an honour for the band to be able to perform for veterans, including Lieutenant General Richard Rohmer who recently turned 100 years old and is a patron of the band.
I have said it before and I’ll say it again….I can take photos….but I am not so good at selfies.
haha! This is a cheeky selfie I took quickly after taking the group photo. I can take photos….but I’m not so good at selfies!
Of course, we also had time to do some sightseeing and souvenir shopping… I am still working on editing photos from the trip but have managed to get some uploaded. You can find the Burlington Teen Tour Band website here and there’s links to the photo website on there as well.
However, it was lots of fun, and the “real” photos I took turned out pretty well I think.
This was a FANTASTIC crepe that I had while in France! Good thing we did so much walking while we were there!!! (For those keeping track, I usually avoid dairy and gluten, however I have some supplements that I can take that help me tolerate them on occasion, and this was an occasion!!).
I don’t know if you can read the sign on the shop front, but it’s “STAMP”! I have no clue what the shop sells, but I liked its name…even on vacation I can’t get away! It’s my reminder to get back to crafting! Come back to YamStamps.com to see some more crafty posts!
