Sep 30, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Here are this week’s deals! OK, seriously? Am I the only who didn’t realize we had a hearts border punch now? Guess what’s on my list this week LOL. I also love the For the Birds set, and Stampin’ Up!’s Blendabilities markers make colouring even more fun!! Click on the image to be taken to the YamStamps online store to see all these deals. If you need any help placing your order or have questions, please feel free to contact me.
ALSO – my projects newsletter goes out TODAY at 1pm. I know it’s not October, and I’m not rushing the seasons or anything…but I scheduled it for today as my Twelve Weeks of Christmas mailings starts TOMORROW. (anyone else get a little panicky realizing that it’s 3 months away?!) 
Sep 29, 2014 | Events, Stampin' Up!
Spent a fun couple of days at the Richmond Hill Scrapfest this weekend – thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by our Stampin’ Up! booth to say hi, do a bit of shopping, and participate in our make and take! My downline, Karen and I got to meet a lot of people during that time – it was busy, and I was so thankful that there was a padded floor at this site (so much easier to stand on than plain concrete), though I was still tired out by the end!
Here’s a few shots from the event:
I was pleased with how our booth turned out, because it always feels like you just might be forgetting something…and no, I did not wear flip flops during the Saturday Vendor Market – this was during Friday set up. We did do an exclusive make and take with the croppers on the Friday evening, and had a different one for the Saturday. I hope to get the chance to participate during another crop at some point!
Just a note – if you attended Scrapfest and indicated interest in receiving mailings from me, you should have received a message today – you need to CONFIRM your registration to complete the process (click the link in the email), and you will definitely want to do that…because the Twelve Weeks of Christmas starts THIS WEDNESDAY!! My monthly newsletter will be coming out tomorrow in advance of the Twelve Weeks Mailings – each week, subscribers receive a different holiday project, complete with photo & instructions – and these will NOT be seen anywhere else. You don’t want to miss out!
If you haven’t signed up for my list yet – if you do so before Wednesday at 1pm, you’ll receive all 12 weeks of the Christmas mailings, and if you sign up before Tuesday at 1pm, you’ll ALSO get my monthly newsletter with projects and information.
Sep 25, 2014 | Announcements, Christmas
Less than a week to go until the start of my annual Twelve Weeks of Christmas mailings! (yes, I’m shocked too). Each week you’ll receive an exclusive holiday project – card, gift, wrapping/tag ideas, complete with photo and instructions…but only if you’re on my mailing list by October 1st at 1pm!! What are you waiting for? When you sign up, you’ll also receive access to a paper crafting video tutorial as an additional thank you!
Sep 23, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Welcome to this week’s batch of Weekly Deals! I love the digital download perfect for creating a book for a toddler – wish this was around when my son was that age…so easy. Lots of fun tools to make your crafting easy and impressive – just how I like my projects! Click on the item name to see it in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store, or go here to see all the deals in one spot. As always, please contact me if you have any questions or need help placing your order. (Or want to sign up for Stampers Club now that there’s an afternoon option!!)
Sep 21, 2014 | Announcements, cards, Events, Stampin' Up!
Hmmm not sure if I ever shared this photo or not?! This is another one of the projects I created using Flower Patch and Flower Fair Framelits (available as a bundle). I know, you’re thinking “ummmm where are the die cuts??” I used the framelits to die cut post it notes (being sure to have some of the sticky portion on the die cut) to use as masks for the stamping – this way you get the effect that some of the flowers are behind each other… a fantastically easy thing to do that gives such a great effect! Smoky Slate and Encore Silver Metallic ink pair together to give a beautiful monochromatic look. I love this pairing!
This is a card that stamp club members made a few months back as well. I have BIG NEWS if you’ve been wanting to join in Stampers Club and are able to get to Burlington ON! I’ve decided to open an afternoon session for Club members! Club sessions remain on the 3rd Monday of the month, and now members have the option of attending from either 12:30 – 2:30 OR 7-9 pm. This is great if you’re not working on Mondays, have a flexible schedule, or needed a daytime slot because of childcare! New members can start their 6 month membership at any club meeting (well, you have to give me notice and register, but you know what I mean…) Contact me if you’d like more information or want to reserve your spot.
Sep 16, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
This week’s set of deals from Stampin’ Up! includes a lot of fun items ready for your celebrations and every day occasions. I personally think I’m going to stock up on some of that fantastic gold ribbon! Click on the link beside each item to go directly to it in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store, or if you want to see all the items at once, go here in the store. As always, if you have any questions or need assistance placing your order, please feel free to contact me. Happy Shopping!
Sep 9, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here’s another batch of weekly deals from Stampin’ Up!, hot off the press! I’m looking forward to adding the What’s Up punch to my collection, and World Traveller is one of my favourite digital downloads, so lots of fun items this week! Please click on the link beside each item to see it in the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada online store, or click here to see all the deals together. As always, if you need help placing your order, or have any questions, please contact me.
ALSO – a quick reminder that TOMORROW is the regular price deadline for the Blendabilities class, and that the first Christmas Stamp a Stack is THIS SUNDAY afternoon, so don’t miss out on registering!
Sep 8, 2014 | cards
And before you know it, it’s Monday again…and you haven’t shared anything fun on your blog recently because you’re busy digging through boxes and still trying to sort and organize. I have moved across the country before, and I must say that I think I was FAR more efficient then! There’s something about being able to say to yourself “Do I want to pay $xxx to move this across Canada?” and being able to say “NO!!” that helps to lighten the load. Moving up the street, well that’s another story entirely. I have boxes of “stuff” that I wasn’t sure what to do with before…and they have migrated with me. The smart thing to do, I think, would be to just keep the boxes sealed, close my eyes and send them to the curb…but that hasn’t happened so far. In the meantime, the odyssey continues.
Also in the meantime, here’s another card to share with you! One of the things I love about Stampin’ Up! products is the coordination. As you may be able to tell by my little story above, I don’t like to think too hard or for too long LOL – so when you have things that naturally go together, it’s my kind of crafting project. In this case, the stamps and framelits go together…and then I realized that there were numbers all over this particular sheet of Designer Series Paper, et voila! A card is born. If you’re like some people I know…you may wish to skip the distressing and tearing, and have a neater/cleaner card. Personally I think the crumpled look is perfect for the sentiment on this birthday card!!
So off I go now, to dig into more boxes and pull out some holiday items to prep for my upcoming classes and the Christmas Stamp a Stack. Hope that I get to see you soon! If you’re coming to the Stamp a Stack, my goal is to have the downstairs area (well at least where the class is being held) as a box-free zone. Wish me luck!!
Sep 2, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
First day for the sale, first day of school… Here are Stampin’ Up!’s Weekly Deals starting today, September 2, 2014. I think that the digital download is rather appropriate for today…hope everyone got off to a smooth start!! I have to admire how well this week’s deals work together – the clay, molds and refills all combine to create fun accents. If you have these colour ink pads, the refills are a must – they will stretch your dollar by making your pads last longer – if your images are getting pale, simply reink the pad and renew the colour! (Plus, for In Colours – once they retire, if you have the reinkers, you’ll still be able to use that ink pad for a very very long time!). As always, if you need assistance placing your order, please feel free to contact me!
Aug 29, 2014 | cards, Stampin' Up!
This is a fun card we did at Stampers Club earlier this month. Arlene, who was host for the month (which means she got all the free goodies LOL), needed some new home / moving cards – so this one fit the bill. It uses the hostess set Life’s Adventure which has a nuymber of images in it to celebrate different events, and is fun to colour – so that’s what we did! We used the Blendablities on this card. This one wasn’t so much about shading and tricky stuff, it was just to experience the alcohol based markers and how fun they are to use. I love that you don’t get any streaks in the coloured images, and they do blend nicely (there’s a teeny bit of shading going on, but again, nothing too dramatic). I have Copic markers as well (I’ve done a certification course in them way back when) and the one advantage I will note to the Stampin’ Blendabilities markers is the no-thought process involved. I think that’s why I enjoy SU products so much – there’s a lot of coordination and they really do work to make it easy. In this case, each colour set includes 3 shades – a light one, a medium one and a dark one. So you can use the light one as a main colour and use the other 1-2 to add shading and depth. With Copics, it can sometimes be a bit of a trick to figure out which ones work really well together (well, at least for me LOL!!).
I figured it was also appropriate to post this card today as the sale of my house is official today! We are in the new home (new to us, and just up the street from our old place!), but still in the midst of renovations…but I do see the light at the end of the construction tunnel….I think…
If you are local to Burlington, please consider attending my upcoming Blendabilities class on Wednesday, September 24 at 7pm. Your $50 class fee includes TWO sets of Blendabilities in your choice of colour plus instructions and supplies to create 4 projects using your new markers. Since the fee includes product, you must register and pay for this class by September 10th. Late registrations will be accepted up to September 18th if space allows, but will be subject to a $25 surcharge to cover express shipping in order for product to arrive in time for class. See my Events page HERE. You can register & pay via PayPal on the Events page, or you can contact me directly to register.
