Dec 12, 2014 | cards, Christmas, Stampin' Up!
A fun way to make your cards stand out is to vary the fold a little bit. This “Z” fold card adds interest without adding a lot of time to your crafting! (Handy when you’re mass producing). Cut your cardstock to 4.25″ x 11″, score and fold in half, then fold back one side so the edge of the cardstock meets your fold. (You may want to score it again, or just use your bone folder to ensure a neat fold. I did a quick video tutorial on cutting and basic card folds in this blog post: http://yamstamps.com/2013/10/cardmaking-basics-tutorial
For this Santa card, there’s a piece of the All Is Calm Designer Series Paper on the front flap and back edge so the closed card reads like a more unified front. The Santa is from Get Your Santa On and was coloured with Blendabilities. Love those alcohol based markers (and if you do as well, just wait until the new Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogues – hint hint!). The other fun thing about this card is because the stamp set is photopolymer, I could curve the “A Merry Little Wish” stamp on the block (granted it may need to be reapplied a few times, because it’s really a straight line) – but it ties in with the curved greeting above Santa.
This weekend my choir (OK not MY choir, but the choir with which I sing…) has two concerts so it’s going to be a busy one! If you’re looking to hear some holiday music, please join us! We’re in Ancaster on Saturday evening and Guelph on Sunday afternoon and tickets are available at the door.
Dec 9, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here’s Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Weekly Deals starting December 9th – the Envelope Liners are my pick to make your cards even more special, and there’s nothing like a digital template to help you produce your photo cards easily – Home for the Holidays also includes tags for your gifts! Click on the link beside each item to see it in the YamStamps online store or click here to see all the items at once. Please contact me if you have any questions or need assistance placing your order – and don’t forget to check out the Year End Closeouts as well! Happy Shopping!
Dec 8, 2014 | cards, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
And now for something completely different….how about a card idea?! I realize the last few posts have been a lot of information about the great deals you could grab, but it’s always nice to review creative efforts, isn’t it?!
I realize that this card got “missed” during the autumn season – so thought I’d share it now – we can always use Thank You cards, can’t we? It’s a nice effort to make to show someone that they are appreciated. I need to send more of these! This is a card I created for the demonstrator swap I participate in. If you’ve been visiting my blog here, you know that I don’t do too much “over the top” super layered and embellished stuff and this is holding to form. I used a fun technique to create a mottled effect on the Brushed Gold cardstock, then stamped the leaves (the leaf is from the Stampin’ Up! set For All Things) over top (you can just make them out in this image), and added texture with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder on the background piece. The technique used for the Brushed Gold cardstock is called “Polished Stone” and you basically wet a cotton ball or pad with Rubbing Alcohol, then drop on some reinkers of various shades, and dab it onto the cardstock. It’s one of those techniques that during the process you kind of wonder if it’s really going to turn out well initially…but as you continue to dab and once it dries, you know your fears were ungrounded! It’s a bit of a stinky technique but effective.
A reminder that my end of year “Thank You” to email subscribers continues this week. We are into the final weeks of the Twelve Weeks of Christmas! Look for it in your inbox on Wednesday.
Dec 5, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Woohoo! More ways to save on more items! Please note that these items are while supplies last, all sales final. (Just like any good close out sale LOL).
Happy Shopping!
If you have any questions or need assistance placing your order, please contact me.
Dec 2, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza ends TODAY, but there’s still additional ways to save! Here are the Weekly Deals, starting today and running until next Tuesday when we’ll see the next crop of deals. Please click on the link beside each item to see it in the online store, or see all the items at once by clicking HERE. I think my favourites this week are the stamp sets. I love how Stampin’ Up! coordinates their images with available framelits or punching. They can be used on their own, or so easily cut out! If you have questions or need assistance placing your order, please contact me. Happy Shopping! PS – December Monthly Project Newsletter goes out at 1 pm today – are you on my mailing list?
Dec 1, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza ends TONIGHT!! Don’t miss out on all the deals! Download the list HERE.
Today there’s an extra set of specials – and a set of Blendabilities is one of them!! Just think – you could join my team, get the Blendabilities (plus a few other goodies) and earn 5% extra income on all your December sales!
Monday December 1st Door Busters:
1) Project Life Bundle – use code 140352 – includes: Leather 12″ x 12″ Project Life Album, Pocket Pages (Design 1), Seasonal Snapshot Cards and Accessories, Holiday Cheer Stamp Set – regularly $97.85, on sale for $83.17 (15% off)
2) Gift Box Bundle – use code 140353 – Tiny Treat Boxes, Decorative Window Gift Boxes and Takeout Boxes – retail $22.40, on sale for $15.68 (30% off)
3) Blendabilities Bundle – use code 140388 – 12 Blendabilities assortments (excludes Skin Tone Assortment & Colour Lifter) – retail $191.40, sale price $133.98 (30% off)
HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIAL PRICES
1) Shop online anywhere in Canada at the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada online store – 24/7! Items will ship directly to you.
2) Send me an email with the items you want to purchase. Include your phone number and I will contact you to get your credit card number. Please note that if you wish to pay by cash or cheque, payment is due at time the order is placed. If you are local to Burlington, I can place your order for you and contact you when it arrives to arrange hand off…..or you can let me know that you’d like it shipped directly to you. PLEASE NOTE: I will do my best to place the orders as quickly as possible, but I have no control over availability of items.
3) If you were thinking of getting in on the Starter Kit special, you can COMBINE these specials! You can select sales items or Door Busters as part of your starter kit! You select $155 worth of merchandise and pay only $93.75 (plus applicable tax). You can join my team from anywhere in Canada!
Please note that shipping is $9.95 or 10% of merchandise total, whichever is higher. If you place your order via email/phone with me and can pick up your item in Burlington, I usually bundle orders together so that you only pay the 10% shipping – so it’s handy if you have an order that’s less than $99.50. (*Note – there is no shipping charge on the Starter Kit)
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to place your order!
Nov 25, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
So on top of Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza, there’s ALSO the Weekly Deals! Good news if you missed on the Online Extravaganza Door Busters yesterday, a couple of the Embossing Folders are on this week’s list so you can still grab them at a discount (OK not as big as yesterday, but better than nothing?!). My favourite items on this list? The Rosettes are great for holiday decorating, and the Argyle Embossing Folder is fantastic for adding texture to cards – especially masculine ones. Click on the link beside each item to see it in the online store, or see all the Weekly Deals at one time here. If you have any questions or need assistance placing your order, please contact me.
Nov 23, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza starts Monday, November 24th. On that day there are “Door Busters”, which are available for 24 hours only (starting at 12am Mountain Time, so if you’re in the Eastern Time zone like me, it translates to 2am). Door Busters are available WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Which means even if the 24 hours aren’t up, if the supply of sales items is depleted, you’ll pay regular price for the items. Otherwise, there are items from 20-50% off – stamp sets, ink pads, bundles and accessories! Download the list HERE.
Monday November 24th Door Busters:
1) Textured Impressions Embossing Folders are $7 each – EXCLUDES: Stylish Stripes, Chevron, Beautifully Baroque and Woodgrain. All others are fair game 😉
2) Gift Box Punch Board – 30% off – regularly $24.95, on sale for $17.47
3) Special Card Kit Bundle is 30% off – MUST USE ITEM CODE 140350 – includes Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit and Hip Hip Hooray Cardmaking Kit – retail $61.90, on sale for $43.33
Monday December 1st Door Busters:
1) Project Life Bundle – use code 140352 – includes: Leather 12″ x 12″ Project Life Album, Pocket Pages (Design 1), Seasonal Snapshot Cards and Accessories, Holiday Cheer Stamp Set – regularly $97.85, on sale for $83.17 (15% off)
2) Gift Box Bundle – use code 140353 – Tiny Treat Boxes, Decorative Window Gift Boxes and Takeout Boxes – retail $22.40, on sale for $15.68 (30% off)
3) Blendabilities Bundle – use code 140388 – 12 Blendabilities assortments (excludes Skin Tone Assortment & Colour Lifter) – retail $191.40, sale price $133.o98 (30% off)
HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIAL PRICES
1) Check your wishlist against the sales list….chances are there are going to be some items on there!!
2) Shop online anywhere in Canada at the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada online store – 24/7! Items will ship directly to you.
3) OR – send me an email with the items you want to purchase. YOU CAN DO THIS TODAY IN ADVANCE OF THE SALE. Include your phone number and I will contact you to get your credit card number. Please note that if you wish to pay by cash or cheque, payment is due at time the order is placed. If you are local to Burlington, I can place your order for you and contact you when it arrives to arrange hand off…..or you can let me know that you’d like it shipped directly to you. PLEASE NOTE: I will do my best to place the orders as quickly as possible, but I have no control over availability of items.
4) If you were thinking of getting in on the Starter Kit special, you can COMBINE these specials! You can select sales items or Door Busters as part of your starter kit! You select $155 worth of merchandise; you usually pay $125 for the starter kit, but for one week starting Monday, you’ll pay 25% less!
Please note that shipping is $9.95 or 10% of merchandise total, whichever is higher. If you place your order via email/phone with me and can pick up your item in Burlington, I usually bundle orders together so that you only pay the 10% shipping – so it’s handy if you have an order that’s less than $99.50. (*Note – there is no shipping on the Starter Kit)
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to place your order!
Nov 21, 2014 | cards, Christmas, specials, Stampin' Up!
and not just “of the season”! Though I thought that was a nice tie in to feature this card created by Leanne Cyr (a member of my demonstrator group the “Eh” Team and part of the swap I participate in). I love the soft colours and how the embossed vellum on the front of the card adds texture but also ties in with the pattern on the stars. It’s gorgeous.
So other things to anticipate – Stampin’ Up! will be having some special sales starting MONDAY. Click to download the list HERE – or if you’re on my email list, you’ll receive a full copy in your inbox of the different items on sale on different days…plus I will have my own offering on Friday. “Black” Friday which was a totally American phenomenon (being that it occurs the day after US Thanksgiving) seems to have spread into Canada as well – so might as well jump in!
Plus – if you’ve been looking for a way to supplement your income or pay for your hobby (*cough*), there is a Starter Kit special as well! The kit (which is comprised of items that YOU select), will be 25% off, and you’ll earn an additional 5% income on commissionable sales in December! (*5% income will be paid in January) Check out great reasons to become a demonstrator with my group, and be ready to take the plunge on Monday – because this special is on for ONE WEEK only. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Nov 18, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here are this week’s deals from Stampin’ Up! You can click on the image or this link to see all the items in the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada online store. While I LOVE my Big Shot and the dies that work with it, sometimes there’s nothing like using a punch to get the job done – so my fave item this week is the 1″ Square Punch. Perfect for small images or text, or to create a notched pennant end on a piece of cardstock. (Remember this Video Tutorial?)
Over this past weekend I went to a holiday party (yes, early, but it was the date that worked for the hostess, so who am I to argue?), my son marched with the Burlington Teen Tour Band in FOUR Santa Claus Parades around the area, and we got snow – and it stuck. Starting to look and feel like the season around here! Don’t forget that the next installment of the Twelve Weeks of Christmas mailings will come out TOMORROW so watch your email for it – and if you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time. Sign up for my email list before 1 pm to get the last 5 weeks of mailings!
