Moving Forward is the Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set for this year – and it’s retiring at the end of the month. For each set sold, Stampin’ Up! donates to $3 US to RMHC – a great way to support a great cause and build your crafting stash at the same time! This card also uses the Parker’s Patterns Designer Series Paper. We cut out the banners using the Hearts a Flutter framelit and embossed the Marina Mist cardstock with the Cloudy Day Textured Embossing Folder. I love how the Big Shot not only makes my crafting more fun and easy, but lets me add dimension to my projects. I’m not sure what I did before I got one!! LOL.
You can still order the items on this card until June 3rd, so contact me if you have any questions, or start your online order here. Don’t forget to RSVP for my New Catalogue Open House on June 8th while you’re at it!!
Here’s the coupon book / photo book that I shared on my TV shots this past week or so. Both are made in the same way…. the outside cardstock is cut to 4.25″ x 11″, and the inner cardstock/paper is cut to 4″ x 10.5″. All are folded in half, and then I punched 2 holes along the fold line and threaded ribbon through it to hold it together. Easy peasy. Coupon books are a quick and easy gift, and when you make it yourself it’s even better! These samples used the Apothecary Arts set (photo book) Serene Silhouettes set (coupon book)
Another option – I used the soda pop tops from the Spring Catalogue, flattened in my Big Shot. I printed out a photo onto paper (I have a laser printer so not sure how well this will work with an inkjet image…), punched it out with my 1″ circle punch, then adhered it into the centre. I punched another hole in the top of the pop top (I used my Crop a Dile which goes through metal like butter!) I coated it with Crystal Effects and let it dry. Another fun and easy quick gift!
You still have time to make these yourself…or another option is to download the “Because I Love You” Digital Swatchbook Template. You can edit it in MDS or photo editing software, print it out and assemble it in time for tomorrow!
I hope that all the Moms out there have a wonderful Mother’s Day!!
Hello! Hoping this works – I’m posting from the new www.yamstamps.com site. New look, same address! I’ll ask in advance for your patience while I figure out the “behind the scenes” things, and welcome your feedback in the meantime!
I love how Stampin’ Up! sets the themes according to the month of release. My friend used the bride and groom image on their wedding invitations so I love seeing it again here. We embossed the image in silver embossing powder onto metal DVD cases that housed the invites (and a special DVD too!). Here’s the image of the invite…a few years ago now… Click on the image to get a better view. In the meantime, I’m off to finalize details for Stampers Club on Monday – if you’re interested in joining us, contact me for more information or check out the details on the Events page!
Thank you once again to the great group at CHCH's Morning Live Show. I'm always grateful for the opportunity to share some ideas, and it's always a fun time! Sorry for the slight delay in getting this up here…but it's here now, and there's still time to make the project for Mother's Day
Make a quarter turn with your paper and score at 2-3/4" both sides from the corner (perpendicular to your other score lines).
Fold inward along the 2-3/4" scores, then fold inwards in half along your centered score line, then back along the 3/4" score lines so that you have two pockets and a little indent in the centre.
Just a quick note to say "Thank You!" to the people at CH Morning Live once again for having me on air! I always have fun sharing crafting ideas. I will try to post photos of some of the projects and more information later on today/tomorrow so please come back here to www.yamstamps.com to check it out!
This is a fun card I created using the bundle, plus the Cloudy Day embossing folder. I pulled the colours from the Designer Series Paper – so in this case, Calypso Coral and Pool Party – both of which are now part of the Stampin' Up! core colour families!!
It's a two-fer today – a card sample and a Frugal Fridays tip in one! This card uses the Spring Surprise Bundle which is only available until April 30th. You get the stamp set and punch at a great price (15% off)! We used Wild Wasabi for this card, and I love Monochromatic cards (it's the theme of my first online class) because I don't have to think too hard about what colours to use…plus they're effective!
So that's one Frugal Friday tip – use one colour and still have a great card…but it's not the tip I am featuring today. I used the coordinating sized scallop circle punches on this card – and the scallop circle behind the "Thank U" image is the same Wild Wasabi cardstock as the backing for the main image area. THAT'S the Frugal Fridays tip!! See the picture below…
Punch the backing circle from your backing cardstock in an unobtrusive area (i.e. not right at the edge where it might show…). Noone will be the wiser…unless they deconstruct your card like I did to this one (because I forgot to take the photo first LOL), or unless they see this post 😉
Frugal Fridays Tips are a semi regular feature on www.yamstamps.com – designed to help you save some crafting time and money! If you want to "save" some more money…be sure to check out the retiring Stampin' Up! products in my online store – some of which are on sale up to 60% off!!
Moving Forward is the Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set for this year – and it’s retiring at the end of the month. For each set sold, Stampin’ Up! donates to $3 US to RMHC – a great way to support a great cause and build your crafting stash at the same time! This card also uses the Parker’s Patterns Designer Series Paper. We cut out the banners using the Hearts a Flutter framelit and embossed the Marina Mist cardstock with the Cloudy Day Textured Embossing Folder. I love how the Big Shot not only makes my crafting more fun and easy, but lets me add dimension to my projects. I’m not sure what I did before I got one!! LOL.
