Apr 3, 2014 | cards, Stampin' Up!, YamStampsMore
I love the bright colours in this card – and it’s a great card for any special occasion for either a male or a female. I don’t know about you but sometimes I find it more difficult to create a unisex or more masculine feeling card…but with Designer Series Paper and fun images like this, it’s easier. I used the Watercolour Wonder Designer Series Paper and pulled the rest of the colours for the card off of that. Gumball Green and Island Indigo make the card pop and it’s a quick one to put together. (You know me, I’m all about the quick and easy cardmaking).
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Apr 1, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Here are Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Deals starting today – April 1st – for one week. No Fooling!! My fave this week – Delicate Details Lace Tape…though can I confess something? I actually haven’t gotten any of the denim ribbon – YET – think that’s going to change this week!! If you’d like to place an order, you can do so directly with me or by shopping online in my YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada store – shipping anywhere within Canada!
Mar 30, 2014 | cards, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!
March 31st is the LAST DAY of Sale-a-Bration -boohoo! It’s been a fun time, though, and rest assured there are still plenty of fun things that will be happening in the YamStamps/Stampin’ Up! world…but in the meantime, you need to take action if you’d like to pick up any of the Sale-a-Bration freebies before they say “See Ya Later!”
Have you been humming and hawing over getting your own Stampin’ Up! Starter kit? Again – March 31st is the last day to get extra value for your $125…and check out some great reasons to be a demonstrator with my group HERE.
Mar 25, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Here are the weekly deals from Stampin’ Up! Don’t forget – my offer – purchase $50 or more and get a free package of Rhinestone Basic Jewels – only until midnight Thursday, March 27th! Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-Bration ends on March 31st – get a free Sale-a-Bration item for each $60 in merchandise your order.
Online shopping anywhere in Canada is here, or contact me directly.
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!
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