I have been so fortunate to have met so many wonderful women as part of my Stampin’ Up! journey! From customers, to team members (current and past), fellow demonstrators from all over the world, to the Event Council members, and Stampin’ Up! staff – seriously some pretty awesome ladies. Stampin’ Up! was founded by sisters, and continues to have females in key roles within the company itself.
Just a few of the wonderful women I’ve met through Stampin’ Up!
I’m happy that we’ve been able to continue to meet up virtually, and look forward to when we can comfortably and safely meet up in person again!!
In this “a little goes a long way” card, the strips are 3/4″ wide. I used 3 consecutive strips so that my pattern on the rectangles would carry across. With the wonderful two sided designs, I just flipped the squares over so that the coordinating pattern shows! Love easy crafting!
Give this easy design a try with whatever patterned paper you have on hand. It’s a great way to make a bunch of impressive cards quickly and easily! Change up the patterned paper for a totally different look.
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Are you tired of your card designs seeming to be variations on the same theme? Then check out my latest online class – More Fancy Folds!Launching Thursday 10 March 2022.
More Fancy Folds Online Class
Currently in prelaunch/Early Bird pricing – pay only $20 for lifetime access! The class features step by step videos (edited, so they aren’t 6000 hours long), plus a list of the supplies that I used for the samples in the video. As always, because I am a lazy crafty (trademark pending LOL), I look for designs that are impressive but actually easy to reproduce, so that’s what you get in this class!
Basic Supplies for the class: Minimum: Cardstock, Paper Trimmer/Scorer (or ruler and scissors, and capped pen/scoring stylus/bone folder), adhesive Recommended: Above plus decorative paper; bone folder (or ruler) Recommended for further Personalization: Above plus stamps/ink of choice and punches or dies.
There are three bundles making a return. The individual stamps and dies have been available in the current Annual Catalogue, but for the month of March, they’re available again in a discounted bundle! They are Art Gallery, Garden Wishes andCELEBRATE SUNFLOWERS. Sorry for yelling about the last one. That’s just because I wanted to highlight it, since I’m donating my income from sales of Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set, dies – and now the bundle – to the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. (including the direct link if you prefer).
The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine is a super cute, lightweight and portable addition to your crafting tool shed. Much like the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, it features folding “wings” so it doesn’t take up much space when not in use. It’s easy to manage and doesn’t require too much muscle force, and the numbered cutting platforms mean less brain work too! (If I forget, the “sandwich” is written on the main platform). I have both in my crafting room, and I often pull out the Mini if I’m just cutting a small shape from a scrap.
These extra savings on bundles and the Mini Machine are in effect 1-31 March 2022 – shortcut to shop is yamstamps.com/shop or message me for assistance placing your order! Happy Savings!
Did you know that the national flower for Ukraine is the sunflower? Some crafty friends on Facebook are using the hashtag #cardsforUkraine to share images of cards made with blue and yellow or sunflowers as a way to put some light into the darkness, using creativity to cope.
For me, I’m also going to donate my income from sales of the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp sets (English or French) and the Sunflowers Dies. The charity I’ve chosen is the Canadian Red Cross’s Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. I chose this charity because the Canadian Government announced that they will match funds up to $10million! They will match up until 18 March, but I will continue my donations until the end of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue period – 3 May 2022.
We can all use a little encouragement sometimes, right? This “You Are Amazing” Card will surely give a boost to the recipient.
You Are Amazing Card
I pulled out my favourite Sale-a-Bration item for this one while I still can – the Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper. I’m also partial to blues and greens, so loved the colours in this particular sheet of paper. I used two layers of Designer Series Paper, and then die cut the words (from the Amazing Thanks Dies) from a sheet of Rainbow Glimmer Paper. I put a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheet on the back of the Glimmer Paper before I ran it through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine so that the letters would stand out. Plus, the foam sheets have adhesive on both sides, so it was super easy to mount the words on the backing silhouettes before placing them on the cardfront.
Have you been checking out the Sunday Swap Shares on the YamStamps Facebook Page? I also share details of what products were used (or what I -think- was used based on examining the cards LOL) on the YamStamps Sunday Swap Page. Since there’s one more Sunday in February, I may be able to squeeze out one more post that includes the Sunshine & Rainbows Paper…ha!
This was a pretty easy card to create – I think that the most difficulty I had was positioning my dies to be sure that I could catch the rainbow gradient on the words. I love how it coordinates with the sheets of the Designer Series Paper!
If you would like to grab some free Sale-a-Bration products (or a couple of free stamp sets in your Demonstrator Starter Kit), you’ll have until 28 February to do so. Shortcut to shopping is yamstamps.com/shop. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions!
This simple scenic thank you card is a quick and easy way to show your appreciation!
simple scenic thank you card
The main panel is from the New Horizons Designer Series Paper package. It’s a collection of 6″ x 6″ patterned papers that are watercoloured and many of them have scenery and landscape images. Some are a bit more obvious than others, and any of the papers could be used either as a main image or as a background for your projects. This sheet has a more landscape scenery feel to it. The “thanks” sentiment is from the Amazing Thanks dies. I love how these dies have coordinating detailed layers for the main words so they really look polished on a project, without too much fuss.
If you’ve been following the YamStamps blog for a while, you’ll know that I like to economize where I can – so I cut the background layer for the “thanks” die cut from the backing cardstock for the Designer Series Paper. The other great thing about die cutting from the backing layer is that I don’t end up with a lot of funny sized/little pieces left over. Or maybe I should say a lot more – because I already have a collection of bits and pieces.
So that leads me to say…
Paper Strips Online Class
If you have a lot of scrap pieces of cardstock or Designer Series Paper, consider purchasing access to my Paper Strips Online Class! This class features a number of ways to use up small pieces of paper – or, if you are a teeny bit of a paper hoarder (*cough* aka most paper crafters), it’s a way to use just a portion of your precious stash (leaving a lot of it to be carefully returned to the treasure trove!). Stretch your stash!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me – though if you could avoid doing so early tomorrow morning, I’d appreciate it, as I’m planning on watching live coverage of the Women’s Hockey Olympic Gold Medal game tonight. (These are times I miss living on the west coast, since the game starts around 11pm Eastern time…). Go Canada!!!
Stampin’ Up! has a number of “all in one” kits for purchase. (You can see them here). These kits contain pretty much everything you need for the projects! I’m most excited about the latest one, because it falls into the “office supplies/organizing” category. (Just to be clear, it’s not that I’m actually that organized…. but I like the concept of being organized and the products! LOL).
The Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit comes with everything you see – you can select which paper you want to highlight, and which elements you’d like to use! I have visions of adding this to my office and being TOTALLY organized. (Right now, my family is snickering….).
You can check out the currently available kits in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store. These kits change out, depending on supply, so are available while supplies last. Kits may become unavailable for a certain period and then come back, or be a one time only/while supplies last type of product. Essentially – if you see a kit you like, you should probably grab it when it catches your eye, because there’s no guarantees.
Who’s going to grab a Magnet Board Kit? Mine’s already en route…but don’t expect an “organized office reveal” type video any time soon. (Though I could probably do a “here’s my Magnet Board” video!). Perhaps if I spent more time organizing and less time crafting, my office would look better….but I have my priorities!!!
I’m putting the finishing touches on my new online class, and Early Bird Pricing is on right now! This one is to help Stretch Your Stash! If you’re drowning in paper scraps, or are guilty of hoarding that pretty paper because you can’t bear to use it – this class will help! The Paper Strips online class focuses on using paper strips in a variety of ways to make focal elements for your paper crafting projects.
Paper Strips Online Class Samples
Early Bird Pricing is on right now – for just $20CAD you’ll get lifetime access to class content. Price will go up when the class officially opens on Thursday, 10 February 2022 – so don’t miss out! Click here to get more information and to register for the Paper Strips class. You’ll be taken to the registration page after your payment has processed, and you’ll receive an email with the class links after you’ve registered (check your spam folder if you don’t see anything in your inbox).
Come to class to see how small pieces of paper can make a big impression!
Lots of things to celebrate today – like the Lunar New Year/Year of the Tiger (I shared a Tiger card on the YamStamps Facebook Page), plus the release of a special collection from Stampin’ Up – the All Together Collection!
The All Together Collection is available for purchase today until 2 May 2022. It features a new set of Stampin’ Blends Markers – the Naturals Tones. You can purchase them in sets of two[Light, Medium Light, Medium, Medium Deep and Deep] , or get the entire set of Naturals Blends markers, which cover a range of shades that can be used for skin tones. These alcohol based markers will be available in the next Annual Catalogue as well – so this is like a Sneak Peek at new product. The other products in this collection will NOT appear in the next catalogue – so they’re only available during this promotion period.
I love this collection – it’s going to be great for a bit of colouring therapy for me, plus it will make for some great cards and scrapbook pages! Don’t forget that if you place an order for $60 product (before shipping/taxes), you’ll also get Sale-a-Bration products of your choice for free until the end of February! Shortcut to shopping is YamStamps.com/shop.
