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
I hope that you take a moment today to let someone know you care about them!!
Feb 11, 2014 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Here’s this week’s deals! Lots of fun Big Shot items and a rather appropriate digital download for this area….*sigh* In my books, you can never go wrong with having a stash of white ribbon on hand – it goes with everything and you can dye it with reinkers to match projects. Click on the description for each item to see it in the YamStamps online store or if you have any questions, please contact me!
Feb 4, 2014 | specials, Stampin' Up!
Here’s the latest batch of weekly specials from Stampin’ Up! You can place your order online here and have it shipped to your door from anywhere in Canada – or contact me if you need assistance placing your order. If you’re local to Burlington ON, I can place your order for you and you can pick it up from me. Don’t forget that for each $60 in merchandise order you can select a free Sale-a-Bration item!
My monthly newsletter is going out later today featuring some fun projects and the latest updates from me. Be sure to be subscribed so you don’t miss out!
OK – on to the sales items! My faves – the Soft Sky Seam Binding Ribbon and the wood mount From My Heart stamp set 🙂
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!
Jan 24, 2014 | MDS, scrapbooking, Stampin' Up!
Over the Christmas holidays I had the chance to travel to London, England with my family, and visit some longtime friends. It was a WONDERFUL trip and we had a lot of fun. Something my son & I started doing on this trip was to take “selfies” of the two of us in front of various landmarks. The photos, while definitely not the most technically perfect shots, were still so perfect to capture fun moments and memories. Now that we’ve been home a bit I threw some of these selfies into a scrapbook page layout. I used Stampin’ Up!’s World Traveler Photobook Template and MDS (My Digital Software) software to whip up this layout. Love the drag and drop ease; added a bit of text, got fancy and changed out some embellishments and added some drop shadows, but was done in an instant.
How fun is this? Shots are: in front of the iconic red phone booth; in front of the model of Hogwarts at the Harry Potter Studio tour; with the Paddington Bear statue in Paddington Station; in front of Big Ben; under the dome of a cathedral which will remain unnamed because I don’t think we were actually supposed to do that….;at the Globe Theatre; at the Tower of London; with the Christmas tree in the Georgian Tea Room at Harrods. These pages are a great way to recall the fun moments of our trip! Digital scrapbooking is a great way to use those digital photos. I am working on doing an entire book with this template and will get it printed to have as a share-able memento of our trip. Want to try something like this? The MDS software is available to try for FREE for 30 days – once you try it, I’m sure you’ll love it! Don’t forget to contact me if you have any questions about it!
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!
