Oct 23, 2014 | cards, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
I thought this was an especially appropriate card to share with you today, given the pretty horrible week we’ve experienced so far in Canada – with two of our armed forces personnel fatally wounded in our own country in two different incidents. For myself, it’s been a sad and sobering reminder that I need to not take things for granted, and that we do need to let those we care about know that we are thinking of them and appreciate them, not just at happy or sad occasions.
One of the fun things we do as demonstrators is swap cards. Often, this is done in person at Stampin’ Up! events, but recently a group of friends and I have started doing this by mail. This was last month’s card from Liz Holloway. She used the Four Feathers stamp set and framelits (available as a bundle) from the Holiday catalogue. I love the soft colours in this one! The framelits make it easy to cut out your stamped images, even on vellum, as shown here. I look forward to sharing more swap cards with you here in the next while!
A reminder that my next monthly card class is in 2 weeks – Wednesday November 5th. We will be making four different cards using a variety of techniques – please register in advance by contacting me!
Oct 21, 2014 | Seasonal Catalogue, specials, Stampin' Up!
Mailing list members, watch for an email today to see the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Supplement (you can check out the items in the online store HERE). A few new holiday themed items in plenty of time for your creations. As well, you’ll be able to see the Hello December Project Life by Stampin’ Up! Cards and Accessory Pack that you can select as part of your Project Life kit for class on Wednesday, November 5th – but you must register by TOMORROW to avoid additional fees!
In the meantime, here’s a fresh batch of Weekly Deals for you! How cute is the Little Buddies set?! It might end up on my purchase list…I know that the Soft Sky ribbon will for sure; and I know a few sailors that will be jumping on the Setting Sail set! Please click on the name of each item to see it in the online store, or see the entire batch of weekly deals at once here. If you need assistance placing an order or have questions, please feel free to contact me. **I do have an order going in today/tomorrow if you’re in the Burlington area and want to take advantage of 10% shipping costs contact me ASAP!!!** You’ll need to be able to pick up your items but you’ll probably save a little bit on the shipping costs (shipping is normally 10% or $9.95 whichever is higher, so the workshop/party/class orders qualify for 10% because they’re all submitted at the same time). Happy Shopping!
Oct 16, 2014 | cards, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
I love how fast and easy this card was! It uses Stampin’ Up!’s Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper (once again), combined with the Ghoulish Greetings stamp set. I did add a couple of bats from the Freaky Friends set that coordinates with the DSP but thought I’d let the images on the paper be the main focus. Why work harder than you need to??!! Adding some Basic Black ink around the edges of the paper and cardstock gives a less pristine look to the card. I don’t usually send out a lot of Hallowe’en cards, but using the DSP makes it easy to come up with a few creations…and as I showed you the other day, there are “non-Hallowe’en” uses for this DSP as well!! (I guess that should have been a Frugal Friday tip??)
Tonight is the scheduled night for the Hallowe’en Wreath Class. If you didn’t register in time for this class, but still want to make a wreath, I have a couple of extra kits, so please contact me if you’d like to purchase one! Stampin’ Up! demonstrators don’t do cash & carry (we don’t carry stock) but we can for certain items – adhesives and kits most notably, so the wreath falls into this category! So if you need a wreath kit NOW (in time to make it for Hallowe’en) – contact me 🙂
Oct 12, 2014 | cards, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s a gorgeous autumn day here and I started the day by going for a short run with friends, now I’m home ready to get cooking and baking for tonight’s dinner…and tomorrow I’m heading to Kitchener at the “crack of cranky” – bright and early to chaperone for the Burlington Teen Tour Band as they march in the Oktoberfest Parade. So a busy weekend – but popping in to share this card with you all.
The Designer Series Paper strip is actually from Motley Monsters, which has a Hallowe’en theme. This page has a cute parade of monsters across the bottom…but I trimmed them off to save for another use, and used the gradient of falling leaves on this card. The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up!’s For All Things set, the background textured paper is from the Watercolour Wonder Simply Created Card kit, and the wooden heart is from the Wooden Embellishments package. So this gratitude card is an amalgamation of bits and pieces from all over the Stampin’ Up! product world! I pulled the colours in the card directly from the DSP – thankfully, Stampin’ Up! is now printing all the colours used on the backing cardstock in the package, so I don’t have to look it up in the catalogue each time. In this case, I used Tangerine Tango and Sahara Sand.
I am grateful for the many blessings in my life – hope that you have a chance to reflect upon your gratitudes (even if you’re not celebrating Thanksgiving today!). I am thankful that you stop by my corner of cyberspace to see what’s up!
Jan 21, 2014 | rubber stamping, Seasonal Catalogue, specials, Stampin' Up!
Well, I’m over the jetlag and recovering from my cold…and I stamped! I have to say, it was wonderful to be back in my stamp room creating (well, once I cleared a spot to do so…but that’s another story…LOL). I created this ombré card for Stampers Club last evening with the Happy Watercolour set. Love! I also have always loved washi tape, and love this Watercolour Wonder metallic version available in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalogue. If you are following me on Instagram, you’ll see another card we did last evening (amongst the other photos I share…LOL). If you like the ombré look – you’ll love the new product coming from Stampin’ Up!…the alcohol based markers called Blendabilities will be packaged in shades of the same colours. I’ll be holding classes exclusively featuring these markers, so be sure to be on my mailing list to be in the loop as to the schedule!!
In the meantime, there’s also a new batch of weekly sale items! Stampin’ Write markers and punches are on the list – you can never go wrong with these tools in your crafting kit!
Aug 1, 2013 | Announcements, Seasonal Catalogue, specials
Happy Holidays! It’s here and active – Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Catalogue. It’s never to early to start getting ready for that season….though I say that every year and somehow feel like I’m rushing around in the days just before Christmas…. Lots of great ideas and products in here to get you into the spirit! Click on the image to download the electronic version of the catalogue. If you haven’t received a hardcopy in the mail, please contact me and I’ll be happy to get you your very own copy! Click here to browse online in my Stampin’ Up! store– you can shop 24/7 and have it shipped directly to your door, anywhere in Canada!
The beginning of this month also brings a new “Best of” set – and it again gets us looking ahead to get ready for a season – in this case, it’s the “Best of Halloween” (on a side note, am I the only one who feels funny spelling it without the apostrophe that I grew up with? Hallowe’en??). Remember that each of the Best of Sets is available until March 31, 2014, and once you purchase 6 “Best of” sets, you get to pick a set for free!
There’s another new product available but I think it deserves a post all of its own, so come back tomorrow for more details!
