Aug 27, 2007 | Announcements, rubber stamping
This is one of the love notes we made at stampers club. Using the so saffron textured love note as the base, we added flowers for interest. The punched out flowers are layered onto a wasabi flower which looks like foliage. The gold brads act to hold the flowers together & to add interest. We simply layered the flowers, and stabbed through the centre (carefully!) with the paper piercing tool and the foam mat from the tool kit, then inserted the brads.
Last chance to get 30 of these wonderful love notes with your purchase of the three for you punch box is this Friday, August 31st. (See the flyer for more information) Contact me to get yours!!
Aug 23, 2007 | TV/Video/Web/Tech
Techno goof that I am….a whole bunch of older posts were burped up if you are on feed or email; some behind the scenes tweaking is at fault – I apologize…
Regular posts will resume shortly!!
Aug 22, 2007 | Announcements
Stampin’ Up!’s holiday mini catalogue starts September first, and many are en route via Canada Post. If you do not receive a copy in the mail and would like one, please let me know!
(Please note, photo for reference only, no online version available yet!!)
Aug 19, 2007 | rubber stamping
This is a card we did at Stampers Club last week. It was our first get together & we had a lot of fun! For stampers club members, check your email as I will be sending the password for the stampers club blog.
That won’t stop me from sharing this card with everyone, though!! This features the Sidekick Sayings Hostess Stamp Set. This is a Level One Hostess set offered by Stampin’ Up! (all stampers club members would qualify to receive this, which is why I used it in our class!). This is a simple card, using shimmery white cardstock (though you may not be able to see the shimmer); blue bayou cardstock, double stitched soft sky ribbon, and flower (dyed in soft sky using the aquapainters) & half pearl from the pretties kit. (Love my pretties). We used the aquapainters to add a touch of colour. Next time I make this card, I think I’ll try the textured cardstock as the base – I think it could add a little something without overwhelming the whole design. I’ve been playing with my textured love notes from the three for you punch kit special, and I’m really liking how the textured cardstock just adds a little something special to whatever project I’m creating!
Aug 10, 2007 | Business Opportunity
Holy cow! Checked in at the SU demo website earlier and found this NEW promotion that is FANTASTIC! Starting TODAY until the end of September – all new demonstrators receive their choice of an entire FAMILY (that would be 12 of the regular colour family – soft subtles, bold brights, rich regals or earth elements; or the brand new 6 in colours) of ink pads FREE with their starter kit!! How amazing is that?! A great deal is made better….the starter kit itself is a great deal anyway!
Contact me to get your starter kit and FREE family of ink pads!
Aug 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
Stampin’ Up!’s August promotion is a set of textured love notes FREE (a $17.95 value) with your Three For You Punch Box purchase ($62.95). I had a chance to play with these cute cards and textured cardstock while at convention, and I love them! Contact me to order your punch box & get your free love notes. 
Aug 1, 2007 | Announcements
a quick post – here’s a group of Canadians on the 5 year celebratory march! Will post more info later – off to day 2!!
(yes, I did wear the large goofy Canadian hat – very easy to spot in a crowd!)
Jul 31, 2007 | Announcements
Hello from Denver! I’ve arrived safe & sound and we’ve already been to the "pyjama stamparama", where we made 5 great projects with 2 of our 3 new sets we received. Tomorrow is the first "official" day of the convention, the theme of which is "Dream Big" (hence the pyjama reference).
Big news for my site – you can now reach my blog by an easy to remember handle! Welcome to www.yamstamps.com Rather than having to type in the long title, you can now reach this site a little more easily (I hope!).
I hope to be able to have the chance to upload some photos in the next few days (free internet at the hotel!! yay!!). Tomorrow is my chance to walk on stage to commemorate my 5 years as a demonstrator. Thanks for your support of my business!!
Jul 20, 2007 | rubber stamping
Here’s another swap card that I did for our demo only swap. I’m taking this one with me for convention in a couple of weeks, as I’m in 3 different organized swaps while there! I may "tweak" it further to meet the requirements for the swap (i.e. more "stuff" on it). (so if you’re a demo going to second session, involved in a shoe box or wow swap, don’t "CASE" this one!! LOL).
This card uses Year After Year again. It also uses the wonderful words set, and In My Thoughts set. I used the aquapainter with rose red reinker to colour the image and put a wash of colour over the word "love"
I stamped the heart that’s on the fold first, then masked it and restamped the heart so it appeared behind the first one. Using my hobby blade (and those who have been in classes with me know how much I like to use that blade NOT) I cut the edge of the first heart so the card folded flat. I used confetti cardstock which tends to handle the wetness of the aquapainter fairly well, not too much warping. (of course, after they dried, I did set them under a book for a while to ensure that!! LOL).
Jul 17, 2007 | rubber stamping
This is one of the cards I did for a recent demonstrator swap. We each make numerous copies of the same card & send them to the swap host (in this case, my friend Sue), she "swaps them out" & mails a set of each swap card back to us. Well, at least that’s how it’s supposed to happen… I was a little late 🙁 so mailed each person their cards individually. Anyway. This card uses the Year after Year stamp set. I stamped the elephant pull toy onto glossy white cardstock, coloured around the lines with my bordering blue stampin’ write marker, then used my blender pen to pull the colour around the image. I used silver brads on the wheels, and then attached black hemp with my crystal effects (dimensional glaze / super glue!). The background is stamped with the word "baby" from Everyday Flexible Phrases, plus one of the stamps from Background Basics. I used (I think!) bashful blue cardstock, brocade blue cardstock, and one of the certainly celery designer papers from my palette o’prints. This is a slider card, so the elephant pull toy can be (um) pulled across the card. I used the ticket corner punch on the corners of the layers to make it a bit more interesting. If I did this swap card again, I might do something different with the dimensions, or perhaps add a larger greeting or sentiment on the front of the card, because as I look at it, it looks kind of bare. Ah well. It’s a sample for ideas, right? LOL.
Until later….
This is one of the love notes we made at stampers club. Using the so saffron textured love note as the base, we added flowers for interest. The punched out flowers are layered onto a wasabi flower which looks like foliage. The gold brads act to hold the flowers together & to add interest. We simply layered the flowers, and stabbed through the centre (carefully!) with the paper piercing tool and the foam mat from the tool kit, then inserted the brads.
