Shortcut to shopping is yamstamps.com/shop ! This sale starts Wednesday, October 23rd in the wee hours (12 am Mountain time) and ends at 11:50 pm Mountain Time – which is actually 1:50 AM October 24th Eastern time – but don’t delay and miss out on the deals! Quebec customers and those wanting assistance placing their orders, please contact me!
In the meantime – happy shopping – and happier shopping on Wednesday!
Stampin’ Up! is an international company, with divisions outside North America in Europe and the South Pacific. Stampin’ Up! is also in Japan – and that’s where this stamp set started! The New Year Celebration stamp set is now available in North America for a limited time – until January 31, 2020.
I love the images and the calligraphy in this one, and being of Japanese heritage, wanted to get this stamp set for sure! Sadly, my fluency in Japanese is almost non-existent…though my son is taking it as his university elective!! (I think that it’s a crazy amount of work, but he’s enjoying it).
Even though it’s a new year set, the images can be used at other times of the year, and quite honestly, unless the recipient can read the Japanese characters, you could use those as well!
Here’s the image only/non-new year card. I used the Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink Pad for the background and bow – but the photo doesn’t show how glitzy it actually is!
Here’s the new year version (well, for those who only read English….LOL). I used Sahara Sand as the colour for the other images on the card, including the faint flower images on the cardbase itself.
New Year used to be the bigger celebration (as opposed to Christmas) during the holiday season in Japan – not sure if that’s still the case, but it’s also a good reason to still send holiday cards….especially if you miss the Christmas mailing deadline! (…um….that’s typically me….)
HINT if you’re stamping these two images together. I stamped the mountain outline first – because the background “sun” image is a bit more flexible. If you stamp the mountain first, you can adjust the sun so it (roughly) fits around the mountain outline. My first attempt had the sun overlapping the mountain and that wasn’t quite the look I was going for. Also – the Stamparatus is great for 2 step stamping, and also made it easy for me to stamp the sun a couple of times with the Golden Glitz ink to make it really glitzy.
My next HINT – if you’re not sure which way the characters are supposed to go, look at the stamp case LOL. Even though I can’t read kanji, I can often tell which way they are supposed to go because of the brush strokes, so it bothers me if I can see that it’s upside down. True confession, I actually stamped it upside down the first time and had to check because I thought it looked weird.
If you’re interested in getting this stamp set, remember it’s only available until January 31, 2020. You can grab it through the YamStamps Online Store (shortcut: yamstamps.com/shop) or contact me for assistance placing an order.
You’ll notice that the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper is included in this sale – so if this slightly more pricey paper is on your wish list, you’ll want to be sure to get in on this special! When you are at the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Store shopping this special, add the Pressed Petals paper to your shopping bag FOURTH and you will automatically get it for free. More bang for your buck! Remember that only the papers listed above are included in the special.
As always, if you have any questions or need assistance placing your order, please feel free to contact me! In the meantime, remember that the shortcut to the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store is “yamstamps.com/shop“. Happy shopping!
Sorry, couldn’t resist….and if you’re singing the song in your head right now, you are my people. We theatre geeks must stick together. (or is it theatre nerds? I can never keep track).
ANYWAY. Stampin’ Up! has a special limited time product suite available until the end of May, OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. I put that part in capitals because the way things have been selling of late, who knows if this suite will make it to May 31?!
Coming up in the new catalogue, Stampin’ Up! will have product medleys – with a single code and all in price – to make it easier for those of us who “gotta have it all”…or for those of us who like having things handed to us. (I would be in both of those categories…). So the Everything is Rosy Medley is a preview of how this will work!
As you can see, if you choose item 150059, you’ll get everything in this medley – exclusive products! * Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps; suggested blocks: a, b, c * Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8″ x 1″ (7.3 x 2.5 cm) * 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs * 6″ x 6″ rose gold foil paper—8 sheets * Printed die cuts—2 sheets * Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs * Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4″ (6.4 mm) * Melon Mambo 1/4″ (6.4 mm) Ruched Ribbon—10 yards (9.1 m) * Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8″ (1 cm) Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards (9.1 m) * Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz. (15 ml)
Love the rose gold!
Don’t forget – only until May 31 or while supplies last. While you’re ordering this medley, don’t forget to add in any retired product (especially any In Colour 2017 – 2019 items) too! The shortcut to my online store is yamstamps.com/shop or you can contact me if you have any questions or need assistance placing your order!
In the meantime – Happy May and I’m off to finish prep for the Monthly Card Classes happening later today!
If you are in Canada: place an order with me through to midnight eastern time on Saturday, March 30th, and I’ll send you a pdf download with 10 different paper crafting projects!
Place an order of $50 or more, and I will cover the shipping charges ($9.95 or 10% after $99.50 product order).
To qualify – either contact me with your order and your payment method (I can accept Mastercard/Visa or etransfer), or place the order yourself online in the YamStamps Stampin’ Up! Canada online store (click on the link or type in yamstamps.com/shop). Please use the host code 2DDGZPHG
Due to Stampin’ Up! Regulations, I can only sell product to those in Canada. However, if you are located outside of Canada, purchase access to the Scrapbook in a Box Online Class before March 31st at midnight eastern, and receive the tutorial bundle download as well!
This offer is valid only through me, and only until midnight eastern time on March 31, 2019.
Happy Sunday Swap Share! Today’s card features the Sale-a-Bration set, So Hoppy Together. These fun frogs are great for so many different types of cards – so let’s hop to it and check it out!
This fun card of encouragement was created by Alison Solven. This is an example of two step stamping – the frog is on one stamp, and the crown was added separately. The background is embossed with the Dot to Dot Embossing Folder, which has a kind of reptilian feel when used in this context, don’t you agree? She’s also used the Stitched Shapes Framelits (the circles) to die cut her image and the Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper.
So why did I entitle this entry “Hop To It“? It’s a reminder that Sale-a-Bration is coming to a close! If you want to grab this stamp set, you’ll need to make a $60 product order before the end of March and select this as your Sale-a-Bration Level 1 Reward item. As well, it’s a reminder that all products are either to a certain date OR while supplies last. As we’ve seen over the last little while, there are a number of products that have been so popular that the demand has outstripped the supply. Stamp sets are usually a safer bet, because Stampin’ Up! produces them in house so there’s a bit more (a BIT more) ability to compensate for unanticipated or unusual spikes in demand.
For the Sale-a-Bration Coordination products, we are down to just one set of framelits remaining – the Four Seasons framelits. All other framelits are now out of stock and unavailable. You can tell we have gotten used to using framelits and don’t want to fussy cut if we don’t have to! The More Than Words stamp set and the Story Label Punch are still available at the time of the writing of this post…(like how I covered myself there?! LOL)
So – please make sure you hop to it if you’re planning on getting in on the Sale-a-Bration! This also goes if you’d like to get a Demonstrator Starter Kit. We won’t sell out of the kits themselves (since you pick the product that you want in it) – BUT – historically, there’s a spike on the website during the last day and especially the last hours of Sale-a-Bration, making it difficult to get through the process efficiently! SO – ask me any questions you have, and sign up NOW! You can see more information and a sign up link here. (or the shortcut to remember is yamstamps.com/join). I’d love to have you become part of my group of demonstrators, the “Eh” Team!
