Dec 30, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
I’ve been a bit quiet here the last week -what with all the celebrations and unfortunately feeling a little under the weather..bouncing back now though, and looking forward to the new year. In the meantime, though, here’s the last set of Weekly Deals for the year – and some goodies in there too! I think my fave is the Amazing Birthday set – a great birthday set that can be used for either gender! Click on the link beside each item to see it in the online store, or click here to see all the items at once. Don’t forget to check out the Year End Closeouts as well – there’s some CURRENT Holiday catalogue product at discounted prices! If you have any questions or need assistance placing your order, please contact me! Happy Shopping.
Dec 23, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
I know you’re probably busy with other things on your mind….but here’s something to give you a bit of a break from all the shopping, cleaning, cooking and planning! This week’s deals from Stampin’ Up! Canada. See the Weekly Deals here, or click on the link beside each item to see it in the online store. Nothing like a little early Boxing Day shopping?! I have my eye on the “Be the Star” set that coordinates with the Star Framelits, and in my opinion, you can never go wrong with a good basic shaped set of framelits like the squares. Also be sure to check out the Year End Clearance Rack – new items have been added (including some items that are from the Holiday Catalogue!) If you have questions, or need assistance placing your orders, please contact me. Email is best right now, since I appear to have lost my voice….thankfully this waited until AFTER the choir concerts!
Dec 16, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here are the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for starting today, 16 December 2014. Fun to stuff your own stocking?? LOL. Don’t forget that I offer Gift Certificates in any denomination so you can let your loved ones know that there’s still time to get you one for Christmas!!
Dec 12, 2014 | cards, Christmas, Stampin' Up!
A fun way to make your cards stand out is to vary the fold a little bit. This “Z” fold card adds interest without adding a lot of time to your crafting! (Handy when you’re mass producing). Cut your cardstock to 4.25″ x 11″, score and fold in half, then fold back one side so the edge of the cardstock meets your fold. (You may want to score it again, or just use your bone folder to ensure a neat fold. I did a quick video tutorial on cutting and basic card folds in this blog post: http://yamstamps.com/2013/10/cardmaking-basics-tutorial
For this Santa card, there’s a piece of the All Is Calm Designer Series Paper on the front flap and back edge so the closed card reads like a more unified front. The Santa is from Get Your Santa On and was coloured with Blendabilities. Love those alcohol based markers (and if you do as well, just wait until the new Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogues – hint hint!). The other fun thing about this card is because the stamp set is photopolymer, I could curve the “A Merry Little Wish” stamp on the block (granted it may need to be reapplied a few times, because it’s really a straight line) – but it ties in with the curved greeting above Santa.
This weekend my choir (OK not MY choir, but the choir with which I sing…) has two concerts so it’s going to be a busy one! If you’re looking to hear some holiday music, please join us! We’re in Ancaster on Saturday evening and Guelph on Sunday afternoon and tickets are available at the door.
Dec 9, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here’s Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Weekly Deals starting December 9th – the Envelope Liners are my pick to make your cards even more special, and there’s nothing like a digital template to help you produce your photo cards easily – Home for the Holidays also includes tags for your gifts! Click on the link beside each item to see it in the YamStamps online store or click here to see all the items at once. Please contact me if you have any questions or need assistance placing your order – and don’t forget to check out the Year End Closeouts as well! Happy Shopping!
Dec 8, 2014 | cards, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
And now for something completely different….how about a card idea?! I realize the last few posts have been a lot of information about the great deals you could grab, but it’s always nice to review creative efforts, isn’t it?!
I realize that this card got “missed” during the autumn season – so thought I’d share it now – we can always use Thank You cards, can’t we? It’s a nice effort to make to show someone that they are appreciated. I need to send more of these! This is a card I created for the demonstrator swap I participate in. If you’ve been visiting my blog here, you know that I don’t do too much “over the top” super layered and embellished stuff and this is holding to form. I used a fun technique to create a mottled effect on the Brushed Gold cardstock, then stamped the leaves (the leaf is from the Stampin’ Up! set For All Things) over top (you can just make them out in this image), and added texture with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder on the background piece. The technique used for the Brushed Gold cardstock is called “Polished Stone” and you basically wet a cotton ball or pad with Rubbing Alcohol, then drop on some reinkers of various shades, and dab it onto the cardstock. It’s one of those techniques that during the process you kind of wonder if it’s really going to turn out well initially…but as you continue to dab and once it dries, you know your fears were ungrounded! It’s a bit of a stinky technique but effective.
A reminder that my end of year “Thank You” to email subscribers continues this week. We are into the final weeks of the Twelve Weeks of Christmas! Look for it in your inbox on Wednesday.
