Mar 24, 2014 | cards, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration, specials, Stampin' Up!
I just signed up for a challenge. It’s at 100happydays.com The challenge is to post a picture showing what makes you happy on that particular day…and to do this for 100 days in a row. I love the concept of this, and actually signed up because at that particular moment, in reality, I was NOT feeling particularly happy. I was feeling stressed and cranky, between dealing with house stuff (trying to get it ready for sale – how much STUFF have I accumulated over the years??!!), and dealing with a 13 year old (enough said?!). I needed the reminder that there are moment of happiness (and often for me, at the same time, gratitude) each and every day. I’ll be posting my pics on Instagram if you want to see how I’m doing. So far so good. Today’s day two 😉
Thus this card, as well. I love this sentiment from the Perfect Pennants set and the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper (free Sale-a-Bration item with your $60 purchase until March 31st). The frame portion is cut out easily with the Ovals Collection Framelits and the Big Shot. I designed this one for Stampers Club (another occasion that makes me happy).
AND – to make your day a bit happier – if you order at least $50 in merchandise through me from now until MIDNIGHT THURSDAY, MARCH 27th, I’ll give you a FREE package of Rhinestone Basic Jewels to give your week a bit more BLING! It’s to celebrate being happy…and because it’s my birthday coming up 🙂 The fine print – offer limited to Canadians (due to Stampin’ Up! regulations); this offer is from me, not Stampin’ Up! If you’d like to place your order – you can EMAIL ME or place your order online HERE. If you place your order online, your rhinestones will ship separately. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Don’t forget your Sale-a-Bration item pick if your merchandise order is $60 or more!!
Mar 18, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Hope you all had a fun St. Patrick’s Day! Here are this week’s deals from Stampin’ Up! I myself might need to stock up on some of the Pewter Embossing Powder….
Mar 13, 2014 | cards, Occasions, Stampin' Up!
This fun card was inspired by my friend Lydia. We used the Just Sayin’ bundle that features the Just Sayin’ stamp set (available in wood or clear mount) and the coordinating Word Bubbles framelits. The framelits were laid onto the cardstock and we spritzed ink over to give the silhouette/stencil effect. The corner rounder punch on the Envelope Punch Board ties the whole thing together (and was strong enough to go through the folded cardstock as well).
I hope that you are staying warm and safe with the crazy winter weather around Burlington. It’s a good time to stay inside, do some online shopping and crafting!!
Mar 11, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here are this week’s specials – available while supplies last. My fave – it’s a toss up between the Chevron embossing folder and the Designer Frames Embossing Folders. So hard to choose (but at that price, you really don’t have to!!) Shop from the comfort of your own home anywhere in Canada and have your order delivered to your door! Sale-a-Bration still in effect so for every $60 in merchandise that you order, you get one free Sale-a-Bration item! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Mar 7, 2014 | cards, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!
This birthday card is for that person who has that secret portrait of themselves hiding in their attic…you know, the friend that never seems to age?!! It features some of the fun Sale-a-Bration FREE product (see that catalogue here) that you can select with each $60 in merchandise that you order until the end of this month. The main image/sentiment is from See Ya Later, and the banners along the bottom are from the Banner Blast set, punched out with the Banner Punch. The good news is that the Banner punch WILL be available after Sale-a-Bration….but you’ll have to purchase it, not get it for free. I used the chevron banner pattern stamp to go with the Chevron Embossed Folder background. Colours are Baked Brown Sugar and Pistachio Pudding. (Can I just say whoever named the In Colours for this year must have been hungry when they did so…so many of them are named after FOOD…which is not great when you’re stamping in between meals LOL).
Don’t miss out on your chance for free Stampin’ Up! product – in your new demonstrator starter kit, in your purchase or as a hostess! Contact me to get in on the deals – because you’ve only got 24 days until they’re gone!!
Last but not least, I was notified by Pinterest about how many of you pin images from www.yamstamps.com – thank you! (especially since my personal boards aren’t always up to date, ahem…apologies). I do have the buttons across the bottom of each post, but I know there’s many ways to pin a project, and I’m glad that you want to keep track of some of my projects!
Mar 4, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Happy Mardi Gras / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Tuesday (that’s what it was best known as around our house growing up). Here are Stampin’ Up!’s Weekly Deals – my fave pick? The rhinestones. You can never go wrong having a bit of bling on hand to jazz up your projects!! Happy shopping!
Don’t forget as well – my monthly newsletter goes out TODAY at 1pm – look for it in your inbox – but only if you’re a subscriber!
Mar 3, 2014 | cards, Stampin' Up!
I LOVE the Watercolour Wonder Designer Series Paper in Stampin’ Up!’s Occasions Catalogue. (and yes, I know that it’s listed without the “u” in the first word, but I can’t bring myself to spell it that way. Canadian, eh?!). It’s so pretty and lets me get projects done quickly.
This centre easel card really only has one stamped element on it – the sentiment. The rest is the Watercolour Wonder DSP. The flower is layers of tissue paper punched with the Blossom Punch, and spritzed with a combination of rubbing alcohol and reinker. Also – did you notice that the one size of Basic Pearl Jewels Accents fits in the Candy Dot Brad Base??!!!! I was very excited when I figured that one out!
We did this card as part of January’s Stampers Club. Each month, club members get together for a free card class, and place their orders – and one member gets all the hostess benefits for that month. New members are always welcome, and it’s currently a 6 month cycle – so you are in club for 6 months, and at the end of the 6 months you may choose to continue on, or take a break and restart when you like. As a current bonus, Club Members have access to my Beta online group where all the projects and instructions are posted each month for reference. If you’re local to the Burlington area (or willing to drive a bit LOL), please contact me if you’d like to join us!
Mar 1, 2014 | Announcements, TV/Video/Web/Tech
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of Inbox Inspiration!
If you’re a mailing list subscriber, you’ll be familiar with my Twelve Weeks of Christmas mailings. This program is similar to that, with a few exceptions.
Inbox Inspiration is (at present!) a 6 month paid subscriber only series. Each week, subscribers will receive an email with a paper crafting project, with a photo, Stampin’ Up! supply list and instructions. In some cases, there will be a series of photos or an accompanying video. Get all the information and sign up on the Inbox Inspiration page here!
Feb 26, 2014 | Big Shot, cards, Stampin' Up!
Shocking, I know! My friend recently became a British citizen, after living there for over 15 years. She’s married to a Brit, and has British children and even has a weird hybrid Canadian-British accent. (Kind of like Madonna’s pseudo-English accent while she was living there…). Anyway. I thought I’d create a custom card just for this transplant to commemorate this occasion, and used my cardstock to come up with this design..
I created the Union Jack using Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White cardstocks, and die cut the maple leaf with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die. Not a stamp in sight. I did ink around the edges of the maple leaf to make it stand out a bit more. I love that I can create such a custom card for my friend – doubt I could find one so appropriate in a card store…
If you’d like to find out more about making cards, (shameless plug follows) I do have monthly card making classes if you’re in the Burlington ON area. If you aren’t, then consider one of my online classes or my upcoming Inbox Inspiration program. The Inbox Inspiration program will be launching at the end of this week, so come back for more information then!
Feb 25, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here’s the latest crop of deals from Stampin’ Up! If you’re online shopping, don’t forget that each $60 in merchandise order gets you a free Sale-a-Bration item! My pick this week? I think you can NEVER go wrong with basics glimmer brads – great to have in your stash to add a little something special to your paper crafting projects – and basics will go with everything. Think of these like your shiny little black dress in your crafting closet 😉
