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!!
In the meantime click here to see all the Weekly Deals. It’s great to have one good all purpose birthday set in your stash – and I think Birthday Surprise could work for any age or gender! Don’t forget to check out the Year End Close Outs on the Clearance Rack as well! Please contact me if you have any questions or need help placing your order. Happy Shopping!
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.
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!
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Bits And Pieces Wood-Mount Stamp Set Item # 134291 |
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Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 129984 |
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Documented This And That Designer Stickers Item # 133688 |
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Envelope Liners Framelits Die Item # 132172 |
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Natural 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon Item # 127844 |
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Hexagon Punch Item # 130919 |
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Wooden Elements Embellishments Item # 132258 |
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Home For The Holidays Ensemble – Digital Download Item # 128885 |
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.
Woohoo! More ways to save on more items! Please note that these items are while supplies last, all sales final. (Just like any good close out sale LOL).
If you have any questions or need assistance placing your order, please contact me.
Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza ends TODAY, but there’s still additional ways to save! Here are the Weekly Deals, starting today and running until next Tuesday when we’ll see the next crop of deals. Please click on the link beside each item to see it in the online store, or see all the items at once by clicking HERE. I think my favourites this week are the stamp sets. I love how Stampin’ Up! coordinates their images with available framelits or punching. They can be used on their own, or so easily cut out! If you have questions or need assistance placing your order, please contact me. Happy Shopping! PS – December Monthly Project Newsletter goes out at 1 pm today – are you on my mailing list?
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Day Of Celebration Wood-Mount Stamp Set Item # 134099 Regular Price: $31.95 CAN Discounted Price: $23.96 CAN |
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That’S The Ticket Wood Stamp Set Item # 131946 Regular Price: $27.95 CAN Discounted Price: $20.96 CAN |
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Bermuda Bay Celebration Add-On Kit Item # 133432 Regular Price: $12.95 CAN Discounted Price: $9.71 CAN |
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Bermuda Bay 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon Item # 134551 Regular Price: $12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $9.38 CAN |
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Vanilla Coaster Board Item # 129392 Regular Price: $9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $7.46 CAN |
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Wildflower Meadow Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 129376 Regular Price: $9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $7.46 CAN |
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Calypso Coral Celebration Add-On Kit Item # 133431 Regular Price: $12.95 CAN Discounted Price: $9.71 CAN |
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12 Days Of Christmas Swatchbook Template – Digital Download Item # 130985 Regular Price: $13.95 CAN Discounted Price: $8.37 CAN |
