I know it's not "official", but to me, Labour Day weekend is the end of the summer. (I'm sure that many teachers & students would agree with me?! LOL). I hope that you have been able to spend some time with friends and family relaxing this long weekend!
Just a quick post to let you know that I've adapted the schedule slightly for my Christmas Stamp a Stacks – I previously added in some weekday evening times, and I have moved the December Stamp a Stack from Sunday December 2nd to Saturday December 1st, still at 1pm. This is because the Burlington Santa Claus Parade will be happening on the Sunday at 2pm, and my son will be marching with the Junior Redcoat band so I'll be out there supporting him as well.
If you are looking for some activities for yourself or your crafty offspring, please consider attending one of my many card classes, or hosting a class yourself! I have a variety of times available – please contact me to set something up. All you have to do is provide the people and I'll do the rest! It's a fun girls night out/in :)
How cute is that image?! Stampin' Up! has a special for September – a free spool of 3/8" stitched satin ribbon for every $50 of merchandise that you order. Each roll of ribbon is valued at $12.50 but you will get it for free! Choose from one of the new In Colours – Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple or Summer Starfruit.
Hope that you are enjoying your long weekend (the last of the summer – how did that happen already?!). If you are looking to go back to school, consider attending a card class with me! My next monthly card class is THIS Wednesday, September 5th at 7pm here in Burlington. Cost is $20 and includes all supplies and envelopes – all you have to do is show up! Your class fee is waived with a minimum $35 order – but heck, you should make it $50 to get a free roll of ribbon!!! Contact me to register in advance & get directions if you haven't been here before. See you in class!
Stampin' Up! has announced they'll be extending the printers tray promotion until September 16th. If you purchase the starter kit before then, you will receive this fun "Howloween" project for FREE (a $75 value). BUT if you act before the end of August, I will give you an ink pad to help you complete this project (and your craft business supplies.
This is such a fun way to start your Stampin' Up! business whether you're looking for your own home based business or just a bit of extra income to make your life easier (and more crafty!). Contact me if you have any questions.
Here's another photo so you can see the finished project and the supplies that you will receive. (the other photo is one that I took at convention of the displayed project)
Fun thing about creating scrapbook pages – you can frame them to display like the work of art that they are! This is one of the displays from Stampin' Up!'s convention – I still have so many photos to go through…I loved the effect of the butterflies going through the frame – and so easy to recreate using the Beautiful Wings embosslit and your Big Shot.
If you're interested in getting a whole whack of pages done at once, consider attending my scrapbook in a day class, technically scrapbook in an afternoon…but you get the idea…more information and a sign up link can be found on the yamstamps class & events page, or you can contact me directly.
Thought I'd add a "Tuesday Tip" – a quick tip for your paper crafting! The plan is for this to be a semi-regular feature here at www.yamstamps.com Today's video tutorial is a variety of ways (okay, 4 to be exact) that you can create notched ends in your paper or ribbon to complete the look of your paper craft projects. If you are reading this in a reader or via email, the video may not appear, so in that case, please go to the video on the yamstamps youtube channel or the yamstamps blog to see it.
The stamp sets used in the project were Blue Ribbon and Confetti for the birthday card, and the swap card used Bootiful Occasions (on my wish list…LOL).
If you have anything you'd like to see featured on Tuesday Tips, please leave a comment below (please note, they will not appear right away as comments must be approved as legitimate!) or send me an email.
Need to catch up on your scrapbooking? Want to get scrapbooking but don't know where to start? I've got a solution for you! Come to my "Scrapbook in a Day" class! You can attend this class and walk away with completed pages ready for your photos! You will receive the supplies and instructions to create twenty 8" x 8" pages with a Rich Razzleberry colour scheme for $45 – throw in an 8×8 scrapbook of your choice for a total of $70! We will be using portions of the Razzleberry Splash Simply Scrappin' Kit. The class will be held Sunday, September 15th at 1pm here in Burlington. Please sign up on the class and events page here.In order to ensure I have all the supplies required, registration will close SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th. If you have any questions, or would prefer to pay by cheque or cash, please contact me. Payment is due at time of registration. Thanks!
Obviously these 3D images caught my eye because I have another example from Stampin' Up!'s Convention. These fun hot air balloons are such cute decorations! Again, an easy way to create a 3D image – stamp or print (if you're digital crafting with My Digital Studio 2), cut out the images, fold in half and adhere together – voila!
In the meantime, I'm getting ready for my upcoming classes – will I see you at one soon?! Lots of inspiration from Stampin' Up!'s convention PLUS the recent Regional Training event in Hamilton – good thing I tidied up my craft area today – since it will be messy by tomorrow after I start creating…there's a reason that I posted a pic of my clean stamping table on Instagram a while back – because it's such a rare sighting!!!
OK off to play in my craft area for a while – thanks for stopping by!
back to school time! Well, soon, at least. Too soon for my son, at any rate! I always enjoyed going back to school, loved the new school supplies, especially the paper! Some things don't change I guess – still love new paper…except now I can get my papers all coordinated 🙂
I just realized that I've got a whole WHACK of photos from convention that I haven't really shared here, so I'm going to work on correcting that. These were some really cute 3D apples that were on a display board showcasing different products. Wouldn't these be cute as a teacher gift or inside a card to create a pop out card? OK, the teachers out there I'm sure are groaning "Not another apple gift" – but really, this one is CUTE!
A reminder that while you're out and about doing back to school shopping or just trying to avoid the crowds that are…it's almost the end of August. If you were a happy shopper at my Rubber Garage Sale during my New Catalogue Open House, you have a gift certificate to spend – and only 6 more days in which to do so. Please contact me to place your order so you don't miss out!
I've decided it's time to offer a bit of a special for my hostesses. If you book a private class with me in September, the price for each attendee will be $15 ($5 off my regular $20 price). Hostesses are always free.
What's a private class? Well, it's a card making class for you and your friends (as many as you can fit into your space!). Just like my monthly card classes, we'll make 4 cards, complete with envelopes. I will cut everything and have packages ready for you to stamp, Big Shot as necessary and assemble, following instructions and using a sample as visual guide. Sound like fun? It is! Plus, the hostess can earn hostess dollars to spend on merchandise too!
Please note that availability may be limited, so first come first served! Monthly card classes or Christmas Card Stamp a Stacks are not included in this offer. Thanks.
WOOHOO! Stampin’ Up! just announced to demonstrators that the 31% off Digital Sale is being extended to September 14th! Realizing that this is a bit of a crazy time of year for everyone, this gives you a bit more time to take advantage of the digital deals. These downloads work in My Digital Studio – Stampin’ Up!’s digital crafting program – aka MDS, MDS2 which was just released, and any program that can manage .png files (most of the photo editing software out there). I am just getting into MDS2 and working on some tutorial videos for you all.
Or…you can check out this video that I did a while back for MDS – using a template that’s now available in MDS2+. This is how easy it is to create something using the great digital templates available!! Drag and drop 🙂 (if you are reading this in a reader or email, the embedded video may not appear – come to www.yamstamps.com to check it out!)
