In my Monthly Card Classes and Stampers Club, I always try to include a variety of cards in the class. Usually there will be one appropriate for the month – for example in February there was a “love” card that could be used as a Valentine, and this month there’s an Easter card. I also try to do one that is more “gender neutral”. Often when I do a hosted event the host will ask for a certain type of card, and I do my best to accomodate! It’s a way for me to stretch my creative muscle a bit, otherwise I tend to fall into a bit of a creative rut. These demonstrator card swaps are another great way to stretch my creativity – usually there are guidelines for materials, number of layers, accessories etc, and I actually find it can be easier for me to come up with something when I’m given these “rules”.
The Stampers Club meets on the third Monday of each month (in general, depending on stat holidays!) and each member signs up for six consecutive months. Once the six months are up, the member can either continue on for another six, or take a break. We have some members that join for certain seasons, based on work or travel, and some that enjoy a more consistent creative outlet. Check the YamStamps Events page for upcoming dates and information, or you can always contact me. Can’t make those dates? Get a group together and contact me to set up a private class date! No excuses – set aside some me time and get crafty!!
Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers are great for scrapbooking – but they’re also great for cards! Check out this easy patterned paper card design – by Rose Marie Coleman, today’s Sunday Swap Share.
This card uses the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (Level 1 Sale-a-Bration reward – free with $60CAD product order) for the main visual elements. I love how rounding only a couple of the corners of the paper give it a different effect. There’s a corner rounder on the Detailed Trio Punch, or you can use Stampin’ Up!’s Envelope Punch Board to round corners – it’s built in to the board!
Corner Rounder Punch portion is at the top of the board, above the “button”
The card sentiment is from the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set, which is available for purchase. The Butterfly Duet punch unfortunately is still unorderable at this time (which also means that the Butterfly Gala Bundle is also unorderable), so we will continue to wait patiently until they let us know it’s available again! You’ll notice that you won’t need it for this card anyway!
The accents on this card are the Gingham Gala Adhesive Back Sequins, which are getting low in inventory, so I’d suggest if you need to get them, you order them soon!!
This easy patterned paper card design is clean and simple, and you could easily change out the Desginer Series Paper and sentiment and have a whole different look! These are the kinds of cards that make my crafting so much easier, especially when I need an impressive card in a hurry!
If you need to build up your stash of patterned paper, I’ve put out a LAST CALL for my Occasions Catalogue Designer Series Paper Share. If you’d like to purchase a share, which includes a 6″ x 12″ of each of the sheets from each 12″ x 12″ package, and full 6″ x 6″ sheets from the two 6″ x 6″ packages in the catalogue (NOT including the Specialty Papers), please contact me by March 10th, or click below to order and pay via PayPal. The shares also include the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper as well!!
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message or – leave me a comment below – BECAUSE COMMENTS ARE WORKING AGAIN! YAY!!!
Swap Share Sunday is here again – how did that happen so quickly? It’s a Sweet Celebration Card today, created by Dana Hancock. So many things happening today – Oscars, National Cupcake Day….and the end of Reading Week so that means a road trip to take my son back to school. A busy day, with crazy windy weather too! Glad you could stop in to check out the card.
I did mention that it’s National Cupcake Day, which is another occasion for a sweet celebration card! I shared a couple of different Cupcake cards on the YamStamps Facebook Page and Instagram feed – did you see them? The one card featured some products that will be coming out on March 1st. Stampin’ Up! is introducing a few products that you will be able to purchase in March that coordinate with Sale-a-Bration products! There are 4 different sets of framelits – coordinating with the Hello Cupcake, So Hoppy Together, Lovely Lily and the second release Painted Season sets. There’s also a punch, and a new sentiment set that goes with images from the various sets but could also stand alone or be used with different images. I’ll be sharing more details on March 1st, when these items are available to order, so please come back to the YamStamps blog to find out more!
In the meantime, I’m off to check out the Oscars fashions and cross my fingers that the power doesn’t go out with the wind! I’ll be coming up with some designs for the March Monthly Card Class coming up on Wednesday March 6 – will you be joining us? Check out the YamStamps Events Page for all the upcoming events, and RSVP to make sure you’ve got a seat in class!
I love coordinating crafting products, and Stampin’ Up! has a whole bunch of them. I used some to create this die cut edge card which is made easier by using a Stamparatus!
I actually found it a bit tricky to take a photo of this card as I had to have it lying flat so that you could see the alignment of the image and the edge! Hope you get the idea.
I love how the flower framelit coordinates with the flower stamp, but the accent stamp is left to peek out.
I am planning on doing a Facebook Live to show how I created this die cut edge card, but essentially I used the Stamparatus and the Stamparatus grid sheets. I figured out where the image would end up on the inside edge of the card by marking where the edge of my cardstock was on a grid sheet, and then stamping onto the GRID sheet rather than the cardstock to create a reference guide. I left this grid sheet in the Stamparatus so I knew where to place the cardstock (especially because I chose not to place the cardstock in the corner of the Stamparatus). I stamped a second grid sheet the same way, marking the edge of the cardstock, but then I also placed the framelit over the stamped image in the correct alignment and marked the edges of the framelit. The framelit extends JUST beyond where the side edges of the cardstock are.
Once I stamped the back inside edge of the card, I then prepped to die cut the front edge of the card. You’ll want the Magnetic Platform for the Big Shot to make it even easier. Once the Cutting Plate was on the Platform, I placed the second grid sheet on it, then aligned the front edge of the cardstock with the marks on it. I then placed the framelit onto the cardstock, lining up the edges of the framelit with the marks on the grid sheet. You can use a bit of washi tape or adhesive tape to hold the framelit in place securely, then remove the grid sheet so you can use it again (otherwise it would be cut and all your reference marks would be gone!). Place the top Plastic Cutting Plate in place, and die cut.
Seriously. Just be sure to “like” and “follow” the YamStamps Facebook Page so you’ll be notified of the Live video for this die cut edge card, because I’m starting to confuse myself. LOL.
In any case, I promise, once it was set up it was pretty straight forward…LOL.
If all goes according to plan, I’ll share the die cut edge card “how to” on Thursday. If you aren’t able to make it to the “live”, the recording will be available after the fact on the YamStamps Facebook page. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to contact me! Stampers Club Members made this card in February – why not join us starting in March and see what we get up to next month?! Check out the YamStamps Events Page for other upcoming dates!
Isn’t this fun? Created by Leena Girsa, it features a few love themed Stampin’ Up! products. The image is from the Occasions Catalogue Hey Love stamp set and is punched out with the Starburst Punch. The paper along the bottom of the card is from the All My Love Designer Series Paper package, and the die cut is from the Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies. I love how you end up with the outline of the small hearts plus all the solid small hearts to use on projects! I also love how Leena inlaid the diecut by cutting the top edge of the Designer Series Paper as well. The sentiment strip is accented with a piece of the Black and Silver Striped Ribbon. I think this would be a great card for a young man. Hey Valentine!No frilly stuff here!
You still have a few days to make your own Valentine’s Day cards – Stampers Club members will actually have the opportunity to make one on Monday – just in time for February 14th. We welcome new members at any time! If you’re local to Burlington, Ontario, why not come and join us? Check out the YamStamps Events page for more information, or contact me! Stampers Club is a great way to meet some fellow crafters and get a monthly creative fix – plus once during your 6 month membership you’ll get FREE product! Afraid of commitment? Well then, theMonthly Card Class is for you – sign up for the dates that work for you! The First Wednesday of the Month is Card Class (usually….check the Events page just in case…) and the third Monday of the Month is Stampers Club (usually…depending on stat holidays). Due to the crazy weather we’re having in Southern Ontario, we had to cancel February’s Card Class – and I noticed when I was posting on the YamStamps Facebook Page, that LAST February’s Card Class was also affected by weather! Hmmmmm…..
Anyway – hope you can join us in person at some point – or if not, there’s always the Online Club option. Hey Valentine – there’s no excuse not to get some crafty “Me” time in! Happy creating.
While I appreciate the ornate “over the top” type of cards and paper crafting, it’s not a style that I always do so well with – I’m more of a clean and simple type of paper crafter…hence this simplified heart card.
So for this simplified heart card, I used Merry Merlot ink and the striped heart from the Meant To Be stamp set, but I used a Very Vanilla Note Card as the base – so it’s slightly smaller than a half sheet card, and then I stamped the sentiment and punched it with the Classic Label Punch and snipped off the one side with my Paper Snips so I could adhere it flush to the edge of the notecard. I love the ombré effect and it makes this simple design a little more eye catching.
Stampin’ Up! note cards are great for creating something quickly, and they’re more the weight of the Thick Cardstocks, so they’re great for one layer (or no layer) cards. Plus they’re a perfect size for dropping in the mail to send a quick hello to someone.
If you want to see the process of creating this card, you can check out the Facebook Live that I did where I first shared this simplified heart card. I’m trying to do these Live videos more often because I think they’re a great visual aid – and sometimes it’s easier for me to show and talk than it is to write everything out. If there’s anything you’d like to see or learn in an upcoming Facebook Live video, please leave me a comment below, or leave a comment on the YamStamps Facebook Page! While you’re there – please be sure to “like” and “follow” the page so you’ll be notified next time I go live – and join the Paper Crafting with YamStamps group to see more ideas and participate in some creative challenges.
