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 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!
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 Â
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.
Jan 28, 2014 | Announcements, cards, Sale-A-Bration, specials, Stampin' Up!
It’s that time of the year again – Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-Bration! That means you get FREE Sale-a-Bration product with your qualifying order! For each $60 you spend, you can select one free Sale-a-Bration item. Host an event with $400 in total sales and earn extra dollars to spend on anything you choose. Join as a demonstrator and receive $190 of merchandise of your choice for $125 – start your business off on the right foot (and have fun doing so as well!). This card uses the Sale-a-Bration set See Ya Later and features my current favourite neutral, Smoky Slate. The clouds are made from one of the Word Bubbles framelits – it’s the little thought bubble! I thought the Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon was a fun touch too 🙂 If you are wanting to take advantage of this – contact me to book a party or to place an order!
But wait! There’s more! There’s a new batch of Weekly Deals here – just remember, once you hit $60 in merchandise you can select a free Sale-a-Bration item!
Mar 19, 2013 | Announcements, Sale-A-Bration
Tomorrow is the final mailing of my Celebrate Sale-a-Bration project newsletter – you can still get in to catch this edition by signing up here.
Sale-a-Bration ends this Friday, March 22nd – have you received your freebies yet?! Don't miss out!
If you are anywhere in Canada, you can get in on my "Last Chance" Sale-a-Bration Online Workshop! Simply go here to start shopping: www.yamstamps.stampinup.net SHOP NOW and when you go to check out, enter this hostess code: VC9U2ARR Select one free Sale-a-Bration item for each $60 merchandise you order. Place your order by midnight, Thursday, March 21st. Your order will be shipped directly to your door, and I WILL DRAW ONE PERSON'S NAME TO RECEIVE THE HOSTESS BENEFITS.
Happy Shopping! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
