Apr 26, 2018 | 3D samples, scrapbooking, Stampin' Up!
Welcome to the last of the Share What You Love North America Events Council Blog Hops. This time we’re featuring our Share What You Love Class projects! Our presentations at On Stage were focused on how we could use the products in this suite in a class situation or some other business project. I had a few things to share. My main class project is the Scrapbook in a Box using the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. I think that this is one of my favourite items in the suite. Have I said that already?!
I haven’t done a scrapbook in a box in a while, and this Designer Series Paper is perfect for 3D items as it’s a bit heavier than normal. Plus it’s gorgeous on both sides, which is showcased in a project like this. The above picture is the box when it’s closed. Basically the lid just holds it shut.
This is the box when it’s open. It looks a little complicated, but it’s actually not that bad. It uses 3 different sheets from the DSP package (this package has 24 sheets in it rather than 12, so you could make LOTS of these boxes!). It also uses some of the new pearlized doilies and the Love What You Do stamp set. And yes, I did do some fussy cutting! I don’t do that much, but this was pretty easy – I just cut around a few of the flowers. (I am not into fussy cutting a whole lot, but in some cases, it’s definitely worth it, especially if it’s not TOO fussy – fussy cutting! ha). To adhere the doilies in place, I put some SNAIL on the back of the doily and/or where it’s going to be on the DSP – since the centre of the doily is also covered by a punched circle with the sentiment it covers any exposed adhesive.Of course, if you’re more particular about it, you could always use Fine TIp Glue or the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.
The above card is what you can use some of the spare DSP to create (see how the corners of the box are cut out?) – you could give this WITH the scrapbook in a box, or create a few of them to have on hand.
While demonstrators are able to purchase these products right now, everyone will be able to get their hands on this suite in May! There are special bundles, exclusively available during May – you’ll be hearing more about that closer to May 1st – no point in teasing you too much!
Good news – if you are close to Burlington ON, I’m having a Scrapbook in a Box Class where you can create one of these in time for Mother’s Day! Wednesday, May 9th, at 1pm OR 7pm. I will supply all the materials required to make the box. We’ll construct it in class, and then you’ll take it home and add your pictures in time for Mother’s Day, or whatever occasion you might like to use this for (hint: you can also keep it yourself!! haha!). The cost will be $25 and will include the necessary supplies. Space and supplies are limited, though, so you’ll need to register and pay ASAP. Deadline is Monday May 7th. If you aren’t local to me, I’m also going to be offering it as an online class, details to follow shortly.
In the meantime, if you’ve visited here as part of the Blog Hop, thanks, and I hope you will stop back in to check my YamStamps blog sometime soon (and those of my fellow Events Council Members!). A special mention to Robyn Ryan aka STAMPFANatics, who wasn’t able to participate in our Stampin’ Up! North American Council blog hops as her blog is not functional at this point in time. I am so grateful for the opportunity we’ve had to get to know each other and to give back, just a little, to the company and demonstrators who have enriched my life. Today is actually my anniversary of becoming a Stampin’ Up! Canada demonstrator – sixteen years ago!! Here’s to the next 16 years – and beyond!!
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Apr 25, 2018 | cards, Retired List, Stampin' Up!
This is a quick ombré thank you card – and it’s easy to recreate! The graded shading (ombré) look is created by using a sponge brayer. For this card, the quick part is that the background patterned paper is the Stampin’ Up! Petal Passion Designer Series Paper (“DSP”) – which is a set of black and white patterned papers. I brayered two retiring colours onto this paper – Wisteria Wonder and Pink Pirouette. I started with just the Wisteria Wonder, inking up my brayer by rolling it on the ink pad repeatedly in one direction – roll across the ink pad, lift, then roll again across the ink pad, continuing in the same direction. Inking by rolling back & forth will give you a hard line of colour on your brayer, which will transfer to your project. Then I rolled the brayer on the paper. For this, you can roll back & forth, but you’ll want to change directions when you’re off the paper itself. So, working on scrap paper, start off the paper, roll across right off the other side, then come back across the paper off onto your scrap paper again before changing directions. Hmm. Maybe I’ll post a quick video on the YamStamps Facebook page later today LOL!! Anyway, I rolled the Wisteria Wonder starting at the top of my DSP, continuing down. The colour naturally fades out, and then I reinked my brayer and did the same thing again, starting at the top. When I finished, I wanted the difference in shading to stand out a bit more, so I added some Pirouette Pink, brayering from the bottom upwards. I used a new brayer roller for this to make the colour lighter and more pure (otherwise it would still look mostly purple).
The sentiment from Petal Palette (available in Clear Mount or Wood Mount) is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, and I just used the Circle Punches – 1-3/4″, 2″ and 2-1/4″ – because sometimes I don’t feel like hauling out my Big Shot and dies. (Shocking, I know, but true). (OK well, slight exaggeration, since my Big Shot is always out anyway…haha!) Thought I’d add a bit more “wow” by adding some Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Might have gone a bit overboard….I blame the grey, wet day today – I needed some flash to compensate for the dull weather! So – tada – my quick ombré thank you card. Honestly, I think it took more time to write this blog post than it did to actually make this card! I’m still doing a bit of catch up on Thank You cards – so I think this might be my Thank You for March orders….if you ordered from me during March, you’ll have to find out if this is the design I end up using or not!!
If you want to recreate this quick ombré thank you card yourself, you’ll want to place your order for supplies sooner rather than later, since some of the items are on the retiring list. While retiring stamp sets have guaranteed availability until May 25th, individual ink pads and refills are only guaranteed until May 7th. Ink Pad Collections and everything else are “while supplies last” only. You can shop online 24/7 in the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada store, which is the recommended way to go during the Retiring LIst season – you can enter it when you’re ready and you’ll know right away if everything you want is still available or not. If you live in Quebec or would like assistance placing your order, you can always email me directly. I’ll do my best to help you as quickly as I can – though extra steps always mean a bit of time, and a bigger risk that items will be sold out if you’re waiting until the last minute to grab retiring product.
Last reminders – if you’d like a copy of the upcoming Stampin’ Up! Canada Annual Catalogue, please complete this form and I’ll be in touch to organize getting you one. Tomorrow brings the last North American Events Council Member Blog Hop, sharing our class project ideas using the upcoming Share What You Love Product suite, so please come back to the YamStamps Blog to check it out!
Apr 22, 2018 | cards, Events, Retired List, Stampin' Up!
This is a fun butterfly card made easy by using Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper and die cuts – but if you want some of these products, you’ll have to move fast as they are on the Retiring List and fluttering away! Stampin’ Up! retiring stamp sets are available until May 25th – guaranteed, but after that, and all other retiring Stampin’ Up! products are only while supplies last.
It’s not a colour combination that I would have though of, but I took it from the Desginer Series Paper…. The Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper has been one of my favourites, and it will be retiring at the end of the month. It’s used on the solid butterfly behind the detailed die cut black butterfly. One of the Stampers Club members used the side of the DSP that featured some metallic gold splashes and it was really striking. The solid butterfly die cut is from the Bold Butterfly Framelits, and the detailed butterfly die cut is from the Butterflies Thinlits dies. Both of these die sets are retiring, and (I just checked) only the Bold Butterfly framelits are still available. The Peekaboo Peach Cardstock featured in the foreground of the card is retiring, as it’s a 2016-2018 In Colour – making room for new in colours. It’s embossed with the (already sold out) retiring Fluttering Embossing Folder. The Rich Razzleberry cardstock is still available, since it’s not a retiring/revamped colour, and the sentiment is from the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set, which is NOT retiring so no worries about that availability! The slot on the front of the card (the butterfly pops through it) is created by punching the Classic Label Punch twice in a row to make a longer slot that will comfortably fit the butterfly. It’s also NOT retiring so will be available into next year. A fellow demonstrator, Ronda, shared the construction of this card – it’s fun and different. There are two Very Vanilla solid die cut butterflies underneath the solid butterfly of DSP. Each vanilla butterfly is folded in half, and one half is attached to the inside of the card, while the other half is attached to the back of the DSP butterfly which helps the DSP butterfly fold upwards as well as anchoring it to the inside of the card. See the detail of the butterfly card in the photo below:
For my butterfly card, the detailed die cut black butterfly is adhered on top of the DSP, but if you don’t have that detailed die cut, you could easily just leave the plain DSP butterfly exposed, or you could stamp the butterfly body from Watercolour Wings onto the die cut butterfly to give it more definition.
While I’m sad that the butterflies are fluttering away, I can’t wait to get my hands on more new product from the next Annual Catalogue! If you are in Canada and don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, please complete this form before April 29th and I will see about getting you your own hard copy! If you are local to Burlington ON, please mark SATURDAY, JUNE 2nd 9am til noon on your calendar – that will be my New Catalogue Open House and Retired Product sale! Please RSVP to ensure I have a copy of the catalogue waiting for you!
Apr 19, 2018 | cards, Events, Stampin' Up!
Thanks for following along on the North American Events Council Blog Hop. Thanks for visiting the YamStamps Blog! I’m Linda, here in Burlington, Ontario Canada. This week, we’re sharing some more samples from the Share What You Love Product Suite! The Events Council members were the lucky ones who got to play with these products that will be available in special bundles only available for purchase next month, ahead of their individual item appearances in the new Annual Catalogue!
These are some of the cards I created as part of the display for Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage event in London Ontario. The first image shows four cards created on the same basic design premise – a half sheet card (5.5″ x 8.5″ folded in half), with a 5″ x 3.75″ piece of the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, matted onto a 5.25″ X 4″ piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock. Each card also used the Rich Razzleberry Velvet Ribbon and tags from the Share What You Love Embellishment Kit. The Artisan Pearls are on most of the cards, and I used the Silver Self Adhesive Flower (from the Embellishment kit) on a card too.
These next samples are clean and simple cards, using Stampin’ Up!’s Notecards. I used the Stampin’ Blends markers on the flowers on the left card, and featured the Make A Difference stamp set on the right card. It has an alphabet in both script and block capital styles. My hint that I shared at On Stage – to get the individual letter images close together, I used the Stamparatus, and placed every other letter on one plate, and the remaining letters on the other plate. Since the notecard is a personalized one, I figured I would make a bunch up in bulk, which means that the Stamparatus is perfect for that. For a “one off” card, I might be brave and just wing it – stamping one letter at a time tends to work best (rather than spelling out entire words on a block). I did that for the scrapbook page that I shared last week.
We have one more North American Blog Hop event scheduled for next week featuring this product suite – so hope you’ll be coming back to join us!
Go to Bonnie Allers O’Neill
Go back to Sherry Roth:
Apr 17, 2018 | cards, Retired List, Stampin' Up!
I love this simple and elegant dragonfly card – but one of the products we used for it is retiring…..do you know which item? It’s the beautiful ombré paper – from the Colo(u)r Theory Designer Series Paper stack. Thankfully we will have the dragonflies for at least another year! The sentiment from the Dragonfly Dreams set is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto the paper. The small linked dragonflies are from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits and die cut from the Basic Black cardstock which also backs the Designer Series Paper. This card is trimmed a little narrower than usual, only because I liked having a thinner card and thinner borders on either side of the main image area. Don’t forget that while retiring stamp sets are guaranteed until May 25th, all tools, accessories and papers are available while supplies last.
This was a featured card this month in both the Monthly Card Class and Stampers Club. Stampers Club happens the third Monday of each month, and it still happened yesterday, even with the school snow day! I was hoping that the snow would have melted by Club time, but no such luck, so I spent some time chipping away at the lovely ridge of icy snow that was at the bottom of my driveway after the road was cleared. I keep hearing that the weather is going to improve, and that the weekend is going to be nice….but then I also saw periods of snow flurries today while I was out and about. Let’s hope we get real dragonflies in the neighbourhood in the near future, not just a dragonfly card!
We are always welcoming new members to the Stampers Club here in Burlington ON. Members join for a 6 month period, during which time they attend a special Club Card Class. There is no class fee for this class, but each member placing a minimum $33 product order at each class. Once during their 6 month cycle, each member will receive the host benefits from the orders placed that month – a minimum of $20 free product of their choice! Plus there’s the camaraderie of seeing other crafters on a regular basis. The next Club session will be the FOURTH Monday of May, due to the Victoria Day holiday. Contact me if you’d like to join us! Look forward to seeing you at club soon, or check the YamStamps Events page for upcoming classes and special events, like the Annual New Catalogue Open House and Retired Product Sale!.
Apr 14, 2018 | 3D samples, Business Opportunity, event, Events, Stampin' Up!
Sharing a bit more from Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage event in London Ontario last weekend. It was so much fun! This was my final official event as a member of the Events Council, and what a way to go out! I heard so many people say that they thought this was one of the best events they’d attended! (Though in all honesty, it kind of feels that way every time we go to an event run by Stampin’ Up! haha). The photo above is the gifts that I managed to get together for members of my demonstrator group, known as the “Eh” Team. They are boxed note pads, decorated with products from the Share What You Love suite. Demonstrators are able to order these products now (well, not the note pads…I already had those), and ordering will be available to everyone come May – with exclusive bundles at that time before they are available as part of the new Annual Catalogue! I think my favourite thing in this suite is the Share What You Love Designer Series Paper – it’s extra thick, and you get twice as much as in a regular package – plus it’s got a Pearlized coating on most of the sheets – you can kind of see the sheen on the flower images on a couple of the boxes above.
Here’s Leanne & I at the 80’s themed Centre Stage Event….my big hair did not keep its vertical height, sadly….This leaders’ event was the night before the On Stage Event, and it was a lovely dinner and information session, with great giveaways as well! (oh, and that’s a genuine LLBean sweater from the appropriate decade….).
What’s an 80’s party without jelly bracelets (and bright coloured pin?!) Thanks to Donna Griffiths who spread joy to the Events Council members across North America with these fun gifts! Thanks also to Stampin’ Up! for the gorgeous lanyard they gave to Council members (you can kind of see mine in the photo below). I love that even though we were spread out over North America, it was still a feeling of a shared event. I am thankful that I was able to serve with these special ladies!
Above – a picture of the “Eh” Team members who were able to attend the On Stage Event in London – Anne, Leanne, me, Arlene and Gail. So much fun….all of these ladies also helped behind the scenes. HUGE thanks to Anne, Arlene, and Gail whose hard work above and beyond allowed the SU staffers to get sleep the night before the event. I presented during the event (check the YamStamps Instagram feed for my Britney mic photo!) and apparently stayed within my time limit, mic issues not withstanding (I managed to dislodge the Britney mic and had to adjust it before continuing…oops).
Thanks to Leanne for grabbing this photo during my presentation. I will say that presenting at the events has been a good growth experience, and lots of fun in the end. A little stressful initially, I won’t lie…but the room is full of supportive friends, and I got in all the required information…I think….haha!! One of the things I mentioned during my presentation – how much I love being a demonstrator, mostly for the inspiring and creative people that have been brought into my life because of it – and you see a few of them in photos in this post and elsewhere on the YamStamps Blog.
One final picture of everyone behind the scenes after loading one of the pallets. (I stole this picture from our fearless leader, Gennie…) – left to right – me, Kim, Gennie, Carrie, Valerie, Monica, Kathy (designer of that gorgeous Designer Series Paper!), Greg, Josh, Brett and Mike. The SU Staffers get sent out to all the events to help in front and behind the scenes – then go back to their “day jobs” in Marketing, Design, Transportation, IT, Demo Support, HR…you get the idea (I know I’ve also missed some of the departments…LOL). Such a great crowd to work with. Seriously. I would do this again in a heartbeat. The next On Stage Event is going to be a big one – Orlando, Florida in November, celebrating 30 years of Stampin’ Up! Can’t wait! If you’re interested in attending this event, contact me for more information about joining my team of demonstrators!
Apr 12, 2018 | scrapbooking, Stampin' Up!
Hi! Welcome to the YamStamps blog – if you’re following the North American Events Council Blog Hop, you’ll have arrived from Sherry’s blog. Thanks for visiting! I’m Linda Yamamoto, and I’m sharing my Events Council Scrapbook Page today, using the Share What You Love Product Suite, which we each presented at an On Stage Local last weekend. I was in London, Ontario, where we awoke on Friday to snow….much like a lot of southern Ontario, actually. A bit of a rude awakening! However, we kept warm inside the Convention Centre as we worked to get the room ready for the event, and further warmed by seeing friends during the event!!
My scrapbook page is very simple – much like most of my paper crafting actually! (I’m not a huge scrapbooker, but I have my moments…) I featured some of the gorgeous Share What You Love Designer Series Paper – you can see a bit of that pearlized finish on the flower strip. The pearlized finish is also on the doily behind the sentiment “Love What You Do” from the stamp set of the same name, and it’s stamped in Mint Macaron, which is making a triumphant return to the Stampin’ Up! Colour Family as part of the Colour Revamp. I also used Crumb Cake cardstock, and embossed it with the Lovely Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – you can see some of the embossed features peeking out from behind the top picture. The bottom Crumb Cake is stamped with flowers from the Love What You Do set, and the banner is stamped with the Make a Difference Stamp set, which is an alphabet set with both script and printed letters. I added a few of the Silver Paper Clips that will be part of the Share What You Love Embellishment kit, and I figured I’d better quit while I was ahead before I messed everything up…LOL!! These items are available for demonstrator preorder now, and will be available to everyone in May, ahead of their appearance in the new Annual catalogue in June. There will be some specially priced bundles available during the preorder time, so be sure to check those out!
I have had such a great time being part of Stampin’ Up!’s North American Events Council, and am truly sad that our time as official council members is over….but even though we are not officially a council anymore, we are still a group of friends, and that’s worth everything! Amazing to think that most of us met in person for the first time at November’s On Stage event in Salt Lake City!
Go Back to see Sherry…. You’ll be visiting Bonnie next…
Apr 10, 2018 | Announcements, Retired List, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
I spent the past few days in London ON for the Stampin’ Up! “On Stage” event for demonstrators. It was so much fun, a fair bit of work (since I’m on the Events Committee) but so worthwhile! Demonstrators got a peek at the upcoming Annual Catalogue! So exciting…but also a little sad, when we see what products won’t be returning. The retiring list highlights all the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance items – things you will want to order or stock up on before they’re gone!
Here is the downloadable pdf list for Annual Catalogue and Occasions Catalogue products
Here is the sortable spreadsheet for Annual Catalogue and Occasions Catalogue products
Here is the easiest option – the link to the retiring products in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Store – yamstamps.com/retiring2018 The online store will be the most up to date place to check what items are still available to order.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:
1) Retiring Stamp Sets have guaranteed availability until May 25th, after which time they are while supplies last
2) All other Retiring Product is while supplies last
3) You may notice that ALL ink pads and reinkers are on the retiring list. Stampin’ Up! is revamping the ink pad design as well as the colour offerings to keep the Stampin’ Up! palette current and up to date. This is also why the Stampin’ Write markers are on the list. All the reinkers that are listed are for colours that will NOT be in the upcoming catalogue due to the Colour Revamp.
Colours that are leaving:
- Always Artichoke
- Chocolate Chip
- Elegant Eggplant
- Island Indigo
- Marina Mist
- Perfect Plum
- Pink Pirouette
- Rose Red
- Soft Sky
- Tangerine Tango
- Tempting Turquoise
- Wild Wasabi
- Wisteria Wonder
2016-2018 In Colours
- Dapper Denim
- Emerald Envy
- Flirty Flamingo*
- Peekaboo Peach
- Sweet Sugar Plum
See that asterisk beside Flirty Flamingo? That’s because it will be coming back as part of the core Stampin’ Up! Colour Collection!
Colours being reformulated:
Basic Black
Basic Grey
These colours will return to regular dye based ink pads, rather than the Archival Ink Pads (don’t worry, there will be other Archival ink options available)
AVAILABILITY
For individual colour items – classic ink pads in current design and refills are guaranteed until May 7th, and then available as supplies last
For any colour collections (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles), all cardstocks, all Stampin’ Write markers, embellishments and the Colour Caddy (ink pad storage) – availability is while supplies last.
If your favourite colour is on the Retiring List, you may want to stock up on supplies. Again, you can head straight to the Retiring Product spot in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada Store by typing in http://yamstamps.com/retiring2018 or access the whole store by simply typing http://yamstamps.com/shop
As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns, or need assistance placing your order. I will also post more about On Stage later this week!
Apr 3, 2018 | cards, Stampin' Up!
This quick and easy floral card is great to make in bulk and have on hand “just because”. I’m going to be using this as a customer thank you card I think! It features the Stampin’ Up! set Garden in Bloom, which is one of my “go to” sets when I need to make something pretty and quick. It’s got great watercolour-ish images, coordinating line art and sentiments that can cover a variety of occasions. My fingers are crossed that this set is NOT on the retiring list which will be made public April 9th. Each year, Stampin’ Up! retires some catalogue product in order to make room for new items. While I’m often sad to see items leave, at the same time, I’m excited to see what will be coming up next!
This card is created with Marina Mist and Pear Pizzazz as the main colours. The ribbon is actually the Lemon Lime Twist 3/8″ Mini Striped Ribbon, which I first discovered when I was given the Tutti Frutti suite to present at the last Stampin’ Up! On Stage Demonstrator Event in November. It is close enough to the Pear Pizzazz (and I think there might be a hnt of it in the strips, anyway), that it can pass.
I’ve been busy behind the scenes getting ready for the next On Stage Demonstrator Event! We are lucky to have an On Stage Local Event being held in London, ON this weekend, so I’m looking forward to seeing friends there. As part of the Events Council, I’ve been privy to a look behind the scenes at all the preparation that goes into these huge company wide events. The amount of preparation and rehearsal is incredible! I also present a suite of products at the event, which means I get to play with new stuff!! I will get to share what I’ve created after the event is over, so come back to visit the YamStamps blog and you’ll see what I have been up to! The other bonus about going to this demonstrator-only event – we get a peek at the NEW catalogue!!
If you’d like to get a copy of the new catalogue when it’s released – you can complete this form to get on my mailing list. OR….if you purchase a Demonstrator Starter kit, you’ll be able to check out the new catalogue online in a week’s time!! You can get more information about the starter kit here.
One last note – the YamStamps Monthly Projects newsletter goes out today at 1pm Eastern to subscribers! The name of the winner of my Birthday Celebration will be in there, too! Subscribe here to get weekly updates, information and inspiration! See you in your inbox later today…
Mar 29, 2018 | cards, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!
This Lots of Lavender Card is easy to recreate – but you’ll have to grab the stamp set before March 31st! Lots of Lavender is one of the Stampin’ Up! Canada Sale-a-Bration choices with each $60 in product order before the end of March. It’s two step stamping, which means that the outline is one stamp and the coloured portions are another. Technically is this 3 or 4 step stamping?? I placed the leaves on the same block, but did the flowers, ribbon and stems individually. I love how the colour isn’t perfectly lined up with the outlines – it makes it more artistic…and quite frankly, easier to stamp!!
The background is embossed with one of the Petal Pair Embossing Folders – and these two folders are now available as a Sale-a-Bration choice! When Sale-a-Bration is over, they will continue to be available for purchase, as they are featured in the “Occasions” Catalogue.
There are just 3 days left to take advantage of the great offers during Sale-a-Bration – free product with your purchase, and free stamp sets with a Demonstrator Starter Kit purchase. PLUS – become a demonstrator and get a sneak peek at the new Annual Catalogue in APRIL! Don’t forget my special offers for the end of Sale-a-Bration and my birthday week: Place an online order and use Host Code CS2YEX9S to receive a tutorial bundle via email at the end of the month. Everyone placing orders by March 31st will receive a little extra “biing” from me (under separate cover), PLUS be entered into a draw for a Big Shot or a set of Stampin’ Write Markers! If you purchase a starter kit through me, you’ll get two entries into the draw! If you want more information about becoming a demonstrator in my group, click here. If you have any questions, or need assistance placing an order, please feel free to contact me! Happy End of Sale-a-Bration!
