Check out this video on prepping & storing your stamps (CC should be available as an option if that helps you). If you would rather, you can watch it on the YamStamps YouTube channel. I’ll also be posting a quick short version on labelling your stamps if you like bite sized information!
Hope the video helps you with some options for prepping & storing your stamps – because it’s always easier to create when your materials are easily identified and located!
The featured stamp set is Everyday Thanks (seen in the video) – it’s a cute line art stamp that you can use for simple black and white or colour with your choice of colouring media. If you purchase this stamp set before 10 August 2023 using the host code EJKBHBFX, I’ll send you a tutorial for a project featuring this stamp set. (Hint: Click on the link and it should apply everything for you).
Check out this floral print fancy fold card – sure to impress!
I like fancy fold cards, but I love fancy fold cards that aren’t super difficult or time consuming to make!! This floral print fancy fold card fits that category for sure. It’s a Bay Window type fancy fold card, and Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper makes it even more eye catching. I love the colours in this paper!
If you’ve been following the YamStamps blog here, or YamStamps social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube), you may know that I really like it when I can carry a pattern continuously across multiple cuts, so I was sure to continue that trend with this floral print fancy fold card. I cut the strips of Designer Series Paper in order from one side to the other, so that when they were adhered to the card front, the pattern would be carried through. This isn’t mandatory (the card will still look good even if you don’t carry the pattern through) but I love the end result, so I will take the time (and the brain work as need be) to cut accordingly. I just like the flow of the pattern. Plus if I do this, the card works with any patterned paper, including directional or larger image papers.
I sent out a detailed tutorial for this type of card in a previous YamStamps email newsletter (so if you’re a subscriber, check back a few weeks, if you’re not a subscriber, sign up so you don’t miss out on more ideas!), but essentially, you score a piece of 4-1/4″ x 11″ cardstock at 3/4″, 2″, 3-1/2″, 4-3/4″ and 5-1/2″. The DSP is cut to 4″ tall, and if you want the continuous pattern effect, you cut in strips from one side to the other: 1/2″, 1″, 1-1/4″, 1″, 1/2″. You can go left to right or right to left, doesn’t matter since the pattern is symmetrical – widest piece in the middle, narrowest pieces on the outside. I embossed another piece of cardstock that was 4-1/4″ x 3/4″ and that is adhered on the inside of the card at the edge, and acts like a “stopper”. The cardfront section closest to the fold is adhered in place to anchor the Bay window effect, and then the edge of the cardfront gets tucked under the stopper to hold the cardfront in place.
So no fancy tools required for the basic construction of this floral print fancy fold card, but you can pull them out to help decorating the finished piece! Be sure to be signed up for the YamStamps Email Newsletter to get lots of information, inspiration and ideas (and offers)! When you first sign up you get a free video tutorial for a fancy fold card too! You can sign up by using the box on the YamStamps website, or click here.
I am not going to dwell on the fact that summer is halfway through….even though I no longer have anyone school aged, August always seems like the wrapping up of summer and vacations, and getting ready to get back at everything in earnest. However, there’s a few things in the Stampin’ Up! world to soften that blow….
First up – the KIT SALE that Stampin’ Up! is having this month. Up to 30% off pre-packaged kits (not including Paper Pumpkin). Stampin’ Up!’s kits contain supplies and instructions to create various projects – including cards, tags, 3D home decor type items – and some require no stamping at all! These kits are great to have on hand for crafting on the go (rainy days at the cottage or trailer) or for those times when you want to craft, but don’t know what you want to make or the designs are just not flowing.
These kits would also be great to have on hand for gifts! Shortcut to shop the kits is https://yamstamps.com/kits, or as always, you can message me if you’d like to pay by etransfer or would like assistance placing your order.
Use your Bonus Days Coupon Codes now!
Don’t forget that you can spend your BONUS DAYS coupon codes now! You could save even more on one of these kits. Shortcut to shop is https://yamstamps.com/shop. I know Demonstrators in my team are looking forward to using their codes to purchase items from the upcoming Mini Catalogue this month! The next Mini Catalogue will be available from September to December, but Demonstrators have already got access to digital copies of the catalogue and get to place orders starting tomorrow! So exciting! If you can’t wait, you could sign up as a Demonstrator now and get early access too! (You could even get these items in your Starter Kit!). Message me for more information or check out my Demonstrator Info Page at https://yamstamps.com/join
In the meantime, I’m going to hope that August has a few less rainy days than there were in July, so we can still get out there and enjoy the summer season!
Like the card says, life is better when you’re crafting! Truth!
This is such a fun and bright card – and I love the little paper trimmer die cut! That is what tipped me over the edge when I was deciding on my recent purchases – well that, and theLife is better when you’re crafting sentiment!
I love this cute die cut! Word of warning – that “cutting blade” die cut portion is small and easily misplaced on a messy crafting table….ask me how I know this…LOL. I used a portion of a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional to attach it in place on the paper cutter die cut before I adhered it to the front of the card. Because…Life is better when you’re crafting…and when you can find your die cuts on your work surface.
If you’re looking to budget out your crafting purchases, one factor you may want to consider right now – Stampin’ Up!’s Bonus Days are in effect until Monday 31 July. For each $60CAD of product ordered in a single order (before shipping/taxes, after any discounts), you’ll receive a $6CAD coupon code to spend in August. Shortcut to shop is YamStamps.com/shop, or you can message me if you’d like to pay by etransfer or want assistance placing your order. (The Crafting with You Bundle would qualify you for a coupon code!). Because…Life is better when you’re crafting….and when you can earn coupon codes!
Presenting to you – possibly the world’s most simple card!
Because it’s a Monday, and sometimes Mondays can be a bit rough….so here’s a simple and still impressive card that you can send to someone for a little pick me up – for both of you! The World’s Most Simple Card!
You may ask – what makes the world’s most simple card so simple? The design on the cardfront is quite impressive…and it’s all in the paper. This is Stampin’ Up!’s Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper – so while SOMEONE spent a lot of time creating that 3D paper floral collage, it was NOT me! One of the talented artists at the company created this collage, which was then photographed and printed onto the Designer Series Paper. Isn’t it amazing? There are other eye catching and non-labour intensive patterns for the lazy crafter (aka ME) on the other sheets as well.
You might get a better idea from this close up angle view. All I did was cut the paper to size, stick it on coordinating cardstock and add some Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Tada!
The “usual” card size that paper crafters in North America create is a half sheet of 8-1/2″ x 11″ cardstock. This card is 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ of Lost Lagoon Cardstock, folded in half. For me, easy layers means stepping everything down by 1/4″. So – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ folds down to a 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ size. My cardstock background layer of Lemon-Lime Twist Cardstock is then 5-1/4″ x 4″, and the patterned paper is 5″ x 3-3/4″.
Simple, straightforward, and still impressive! The World’s Most Simple Card! Use this card design to show off your most eye catching patterned paper.
ONE DAY ONLY – Wednesday 19 July – get 15% off Annual Catalogue stamp sets!
You can get 15% off Annual Catalogue stamp sets (excluding host stamp sets) on Wednesday 19 July 2023! It’s a great time to grab that stamp set you’ve had your eye on…why wait? PLUS for each $60CAD of product (after discounts, before shipping/taxes) in your order, you’ll receive a $6CAD coupon code to use in August!
Shortcut to shop 24/7 in Canada is YamStamps.com/shop – or if you’d like to pay by etransfer or have me place the order for you, you can message me! If you are able to do porch pickup in Burlington ON, I will have a group order going in on Wednesday – if you have an order that’s under $100, you can save a bit on shipping that way (minimum shipping cost is usually $10.95 or 11%, whichever is higher).
