Apr 12, 2009 | rubber stamping
Re-sharing this Easter card that was made last year. The background was done by creating a cross out of scrap paper, and sponging in an outward direction around it. The sentiment was gold embossed on vellum and tied in place with ribbon.
I hope you have a great Easter and get to spend time with people you love.
My son & I spent yesterday colouring eggs and creating more nugget bunnies for the place settings for dinner tonight!
Don't forget that you can still get the special pricing for Stampin' Saturday (this Saturday April 18th!) until Monday. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Apr 11, 2009 | 3D samples
These are some of the projects from my CH Morning Live appearance.
The bunny nugget…a Hershey's nugget wrapped in a white address label. Stick a pompom on the end, and stick the face on the other! I used Stampin' Up!'s 1-3/8" circle punch for the head, the large and small oval punches for the ears, the 3/4" circle punch for the jowls and the large hole punch of the crop-a-dile for the eyes and nose. We're making a bunch of these for the Easter table setting!
A variation of the bunny, this time with whiskers and a body from the 1-3/4" circle punch, adhered to a peppermint patty
A chick, same punches for the body and head as the bunny, with wings cut from the 5 petal flower punch and a free hand cut beak. (I know, it's shocking, me cutting a shape with scissors….since I love my punches so much). Again, on a peppermint patty.
A sheep! Body is the scallop circle punch, head is cut from 3 petals of the 5 petal flower punch. Eyes were drawn on with the Signo white gel pen.
Again, on a peppermint patty, but these could easily be applied to a folded cardstock and used for place settings, or a quick spring card!
Hope you enjoyed – there's still time to whip a few of these up before Easter dinner!
Apr 10, 2009 | Events, specials
If I've scheduled this correctly, it will show up just as I'm getting set to go on air for CH Morning Live.
If you're new to the blog, welcome, and please sign up for my email newsletter (top left hand of the blog) – all new subscribers will receive a project tutorial in their inbox as a thank you from me!
Stampin' Saturday is Saturday, April 18th, from noon until 3 pm at Tansley United Church in the loft (accessible by stairs or elevator) at 2111 Walkers Line in Burlington. Cost is $35 to create 6 cards (2 each of 3 different designs) and two 3D projects. The cost includes all supplies plus snacks. Bring your cash, though – there will also be the rubber garage sale table featuring retired Stampin' Up stamp sets and accessories, plus other crafting goodies. There are also incentives for signing up to host a workshop or becoming a demonstrator that day!
My CH Morning Live Special – receive $10 off the current registration price for Stampin' Saturday! That's only $25!!! This price is valid until Monday, April 13th at midnight.
Click here to register (secure payment by credit card through Paypal)
Apr 9, 2009 | Announcements
Playing around with my blog design….feedback on this template??
Remember – CH Morning Live, around 8:50 am I'll be on air showing some Easter / Spring crafty things (many involving chocolate!!). Check the blog afterwards for a limited time special!
Apr 8, 2009 | rubber stamping
Not too late to create an Easter card… This one features the set A Good Egg and is a variation on one from the Easter Baskets class. We stamped the chick in stazon black, coloured him in roughly with watercolour crayons and then used the blender pen to spread and smooth the colour. The ribbon is the white organza ribbon – love it!
Don't forget to watch on CH Morning Live on Friday morning when I'll be showing some other Easter / spring ideas. Be sure to check the blog as there may be something special here too… plus I'll post the link to the video if you're outside the viewing area.
Apr 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am on Twitter – user name yamstamps – if you are, too, please follow me! If you click on the picture, it should take you to my Twitter page. For those of you unfamiliar with Twitter, it's basically just a short blurb about what's going on in my world. (Kind of like Facebook Status Updates, without the rest of the Facebook stuff!)
See you in cyberspace!
Apr 6, 2009 | TV/Video/Web/Tech
There's a new video featured on my Stampin' Up! site – showing the new window sheets featured in the Occasions Mini catalogue. Check it out!
Also – it's been confirmed – I'll be on CH Morning Live again this Friday showing Easter projects – so tune in, and be sure to check the blog that day because I'll have some specials to share!
Apr 5, 2009 | rubber stamping
I had a bit of an "aha" moment as Oprah would say… this card features the poppin' pastels technique, a technique that I hadn't shown in a while when one of the club members mentioned they'd like to learn it. DOH – just because _I_ am familiar with the technique, doesn't mean I've shown it to everyone, does it!! lol
So this is the resultant card. We inked the Pretty Petals background stamp with versamark ink and laid kraft cardstock onto it (so that we could be sure to get one of the butterflies on the cardstock!) Then we used sponge daubers to dab pastels onto the image. The pastels will "stick" to the versamark. By using a "pouncing" motion (dabbing straight up & down) as opposed to a swirly or scrubbing motion, you can have less "scatter" of pastel. Pouncing is good for larger images as it keeps your pastel applicator "drier" and your colours neater. On the image we pounced, but on the word, there's more swirling so that you get a bit of a halo effect. A dry swiffer cloth also removes stray pastel particles, and if you're _really_ particular about stray particles, you can always pull out the eraser included in every pastel package to rub away unwanted colour. I don't mind a bit of halo effect, personally. I've also been accused of being a lazy stamper….lol
I'll have Easter type samples coming up this week, in time for your Easter celebrations, so be sure to keep checking in! My goal for April is to post to the blog every day….
Don't forget that you can still register for Stampin' Saturday…cost is $35 per person for 3 hours (or less, if you're a fast stamper!) of stamping fun, snacks, prizes and garage sale shopping! Contact me to register or if you have questions, or check the classes & events page.
Apr 4, 2009 | Announcements
Just a reminder that TODAY is the last day for early bird pricing for Stampin' Saturday – Saturday April 18th noon to 3 pm at Tansley United Church (in the loft) here in Burlington. $25 ends today – after today price goes up to $35. Includes all supplies required and snacks plus door prizes and demonstrations!
Click here to register & pay with credit card
Apr 3, 2009 | rubber stamping
This is a quick and easy birthday card made with one of the bargain stamps on page 208 in the Stampin' Up Spring-Summer Idea Book. It features the Birthdays Count Mini Note kit – you get four whisper white gift notes and envelopes, a double mounted stamp with 'happy birthday' and 'THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS IS TO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, NOT YOUR BIRTHDAYS' PLUS a chocolate chip ink spot. For this card, though, I used Perfect Plum (one of my favourites) to coordinate with the little gift box featured in my April newsletter (which was emailed out yesterday). I couldn't resist adding in more Pretties (the clear rhinestone brad – also available on their own now!) and the Simple Flower embosslit for the Big Shot (cuts and embosses at the same time). I used the sponge dauber to add a bit of Perfect Plum ink to the flower to highlight the embossing.
The Birthdays Count Mini Note kit is one of the items you can select for free when you place a $50 order from the Occasions Mini Catalogue as part of the "Get Connected" promotion. (Trust me, you won't have to look too hard to see LOTS of things you'll want!!!). You can place an order by contacting me, or placing your order online here.
DON'T FORGET STAMPIN' SATURDAY EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS APRIL 4TH (TOMORROW) Price goes up by $10 after that!! See here for details and to pay by credit card to ensure your pricing. Questions? Contact me
Re-sharing this Easter card that was made last year. The background was done by creating a cross out of scrap paper, and sponging in an outward direction around it. The sentiment was gold embossed on vellum and tied in place with ribbon.
