just to say how much I enjoy this show….
(Glee)
(and I just found out that Canadians can watch it online at globaltv.com)
We will now return to our regular blogging schedule…LOL Until then…looking forward to getting together with the Stamp Club members this evening!
With thanks and appreciation.
Here's another Christmas Card Clinic sample. The angel from Stampin' Up!'s Holy Triptych stamp set gets a shimmer from the shimmer paints plus iridescent ice embossing powder. The shimmer paint is a great way to get a subtle wow factor (is that an oxymoron?!)
A reminder that there's still room in the Card Clinic for Thursday, November 19th if you would like to make your Christmas Cards! Check out the sample album here, then email me to let me know which one you'd like to recreate! Cost is $25 for 10 cards – includes all cardstock – precut for you, and all supplies required to make the cards themselves; plus envelopes! Need more than 10 cards? Each additional card is $2.50.
Other card making options include the Holiday Stamp a Stack in Mississauga, Saturday Nov 21, or hosting your own card making party with your friends! Contact me if you'd like more information.
This idea was shared with us on the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website. It uses the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' kit, and the box is the Box #2 Bigz Die for the Big Shot! This is the same box die that we are using for our Christmas tags at the Holiday Stamp a stacks (You can see that here). Here, Diana has used two of the boxes back to back, and adhered the lids together, then punched out a handle with the large oval punch – how clever!!
To make your own paper filler (the red crinkly stuff) – use your paper crimper on red cardstock, then run it through a strip cut paper shredder. (If you use a cross cut paper shredder I guess you'd get confetti instead?!)
This card was created by a demonstrator in my group, Andrea. It's always nice to get ideas from other people – I would never have thought of this colour combination! It's Taken with Teal, Ruby Red and Whisper White. The wheel (the pattern on the left of the card) is from the Holiday Mini – Sassy Sparkles. The Greeting and the design in the scallop circle are from the set Snow Swirled.
I'm finalizing the details on the next of the 12 Weeks of Christmas ideas for my email newsletter subscribers. If you're on my mailing list, look for it this Wednesday in your email inbox. If you're not on my list – please sign up! (Top left corner of the yamstamps.com site!).
Yes, perhaps another "Day" that you weren't previously aware of?! I celebrated Digital Scrapbooking Day by playing with Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio software. Stampin' Up! Demonstrators could enroll in a certification course for this software, and I completed the requirements today…nothing like leaving it until the last moment, since the deadline was today…however, I blame that on computer issues, not procrastination!!
Anyway – I created my personal Christmas cards for family this year. The fun thing with this program is that I can add photos to the cardfront, but I also added a collage of photos to the inside of the card!! Here's a peek at the cardfront.
It was easy to create – this was a template that I just dragged a photo into…the inside sentiment was a digital stamp…too much fun.
If you're interested in creating your own Christmas cards this year – you have options! Attend one of my card events to create hand stamped cards, or consider purchasing the My Digital Studio software – you can print your projects at home or have them done professionally through Stampin' Up!'s print services. One good thing – even though the professionally printed items are coming from the US, because they're done through Stampin' Up!, the shipping costs include handling (and any customs issues!!). (You can receive My Digital Software at 50% off if your workshop sales are $525 or over – ask me for details!)
Here's a peek at the little box of tags we'll be creating at the Holiday Stamp a Stacks. Looking forward to tonight's event in Hamilton!
I'll be hitting the road again later this month for a stamp a stack repeat in Mississauga.
Hand made gift tags are an easy way to add a personal touch to any gift…and if you present them in a little box, well then, they're a gift in themselves!
This was inspired by a demonstrator friend, Darlene, using the ornament punch. This fun card element can be flattened for mailing, and "puffed up" by the recipient. Punch out the ornament 6 times (I used the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper – the flocked red patterned piece) and fold each in half vertically (good side in). Adhere the "bad" sides of the punch outs to each other, and adhere the two outside edges to the cardfront. I added some gold elastic cord to complete the ornament effect.
This card also uses the ticket corner punch, whisper white organza and the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes.
I have lots of stamping events happening this month. Contact me if you're thinking of making your own holiday cards this year!
Getting back up to speed here in cyber world…what a relief.
Here's a card clinic card you could choose for this year. A simple, clean design, easy to create in bulk. Remember if you choose to make it at the card clinic, I do all the prep work – kind of like a sous-chef for cards?! I'll cut all the cardstock & have all the supplies ready & waiting for you.
This card uses Patterned Pines, which is a hostess-only set available in Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Mini Catalogue, and features gold-embossed images.
This card is done with Very Vanilla cardstock. If you're interested in creating this, contact me to discuss Card Clinic Options! (Or see my Classes & Events page)
I'm _still_ downloading files to my computer and it's using up a lot of resources, so I'm focusing on getting that done…it's been a bit of a challenge trying to finish up my monthly newsletter (fingers crossed, due out today). May I just say, though, how happy I am that I backed up online?! As much of a pain as this has been, I know how much more painful it could have been….lost pictures, lost audio, lost documents… As it is, I've been operating without my calendar & contacts files and I feel a little bewildered at times (more so than usual, I mean! LOL). I look forward to getting this all wrapped up soon so that I can edit & upload some new samples for you soon!!
(I mean, after I finish all the prep for the Holiday Stamp a Stack this Friday LOL)
