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 😉
Feb 19, 2014 | cards, Occasions, Stampin' Up!
I love how Designer Series Papers make my card making so much faster and easier… This card uses the This and That Epic Day DSP – one of my favourites. It’s combined with the Perfect Pennants Bundle from the Occasions Catalogue that combines the Perfect Pennants Stamp Set and the Banners Framelits Dies.
As with all my projects using DSP, I usually just look to the back of the packaging to come up with the colours I will use in the project – I just pull colours that are featured in the designs. In this case, it was Basic Gray and Calypso Coral. This is a card we made at Stampers Club, and I make a point to be sure that at least one card each month has a more masculine feel to it…otherwise we tend to go with what we like, which may not always suit for both genders.
I am finalizing the details for the Inbox Inspiration program which is set to launch in the next few days – so stay tuned for the launch announcement and all the details!
Feb 18, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Yesterday was Family Day in Ontario – and it was nice to spend time relaxing with my family at home (we watched the Olympics and hung out)…though it’s disorienting to discover that today is Tuesday, when it feels like a Monday…
Anyway – here are this week’s deals – I love the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and Silver Metallic Ink – my faves this week!
Feb 14, 2014 | cards, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!
Happy Valentine’s Day! This is the card that I did on air with anchor Annette Hamm on Morning Live last week – using the Triple Time technique. It’s an easy way to make an impressive looking card that will have people wondering how you did it! If you need another look at how we did it, or more details, check out the video tutorial I did on the technique on the YamStamps YouTube Channel last year.
Sets used for this card include Peachy Keen from the Occasions Catalogue and See Ya Later from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue
I hope that you take a moment today to let someone know you care about them!!
Feb 13, 2014 | cards, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration
Here’s a fun card for Valentine’s Day – nice enough on the outside…
featuring the Tags 4 You set from the Holiday Catalogue that is still available to order, punched out with the Bracket Label punch and accented with a row of hearts from the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions folders.
But open the card and there’s an extra surprise!
Inside, it’s fun with mini banners! These are from the Sale-a-Bration set Banner Blast and the coordinating Sale-a-Bration Banner punch. Remember that you get one free Sale-a-Bration item for every $60 in Stampin’ Up! Canada merchandise ordered until the end of March.
This was one of the cards I took along to Morning Live, but I’m not sure if you got a look at it on screen…and with the travel to and fro I notice now that one of the little banners is a little askew – but hey, as I _always_ say – if the recipient of a handmade card makes a negative comment, then they don’t deserve it!!! LOL Just joking. Kind of.
Feb 12, 2014 | 3D samples, TV/Video/Web/Tech
I must apologize for not getting these up a little sooner – there was much drama behind the scenes here with some technical issues on the website, however all is well now, thanks to the fantastic support team at HostGator . So anyway – on to the fun stuff! Here’s the other folded heart I showed on TV last week – simple to make and fun to share.
This version is wide enough to hide a chocolate treat inside.
If you punch a hole in the centre of the folded strip (about halfway from either end), you can string them into a garland.
In this version (that I forgot to share on air after all that! LOL) I adhered a strip of photos to some Designer Series paper and then made a heart ornament. For this one, I adhered two strips at the bottom rather than pinching it in half so that all the photos would be right side up.
Whip some of these up for Valentine’s Day – there’s still time!
Feb 11, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Here’s this week’s deals! Lots of fun Big Shot items and a rather appropriate digital download for this area….*sigh* In my books, you can never go wrong with having a stash of white ribbon on hand – it goes with everything and you can dye it with reinkers to match projects. Click on the description for each item to see it in the YamStamps online store or if you have any questions, please contact me!
