I’ve revisited the inked embossing folder technique for my demonstrator team and customer cards this month. If you’ve been reading the YamStamps blog for a while, you’ll know I like easy techniques that make big impressions – and this definitely fits the bill. I did a video as well!
Here’s the card I will be sending out to those who have made purchases with me in the last few months. I was reminded what a good technique this is – in part due to the popularity of this pin on the YamStamps Pinterest Account.
Inked Embossing Folder Technique Card
This card uses the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. I find that the 3D Embossing Folders are really good for this technique because of the depth of the impressions – it makes it a bit easier to keep the ink in the right place…(a bit…you can see there’s some ink on the raised surfaces, but doesn’t ruin the overall effect, in my opinion!)
The Inked Embossing Folder Technique is timeless! I look forward to sharing other tips and techniques with you – I’m working on some classes and offerings that I’ll be rolling out in the next few months. if you’re on the YamStamps list you’ll be sure to be notified. In the meantime, there’s always the Stampers Club (Virtual meetings!) or the Card Class to Go if you’re needing a crafting inspiration injection! (note: limited to Canadian residents only due to Stampin’ Up! regulations). Check out the YamStamps Events Page for more information – or contact me. In the meantime – happy crafting!
We are heading into a long weekend! Getting ready for Canadian Thanksgiving, and it’s one like none before, that’s for sure! I am giving thanks for the health of my family, even though we won’t be gathering together like normal. I am giving thanks for employment, and giving thanks for support of friends. I am always thankful for having a creative outlet – and the bonus that I am able to turn it into a business as well.
I made this card with the Banner Year stamp set. I love that this set has a variety of sentiments and images – it’s very multipurpose! I stamped the centre pumpkin first, then created the mask by stamping the pumpkin image over the sticky portion of a post-it note before cutting it out. I put the mask over the centre pumpkin before stamping the pumpkins on either side – to give the appearance that they are behind the middle pumpkin. If I remember, I keep the mask in the stamp set box so that I don’t have to re-do it each time. The pumpkin stalk & leaf are a separate stamp, and I used the brush ends of Stampin’ Write markers to ink the stamp before stamping in place. I used a piece of the In Good Style Designer Series Paper to add texture and interest easily. Bonus – it’s one of the Designer Series Paper on sale this month!
I hope that you have a happy Thanksgiving! I’m looking forward to a long weekend, eating some good food and spending time with family – even though we will be face-timing with some, rather than having face to face time. I’m also giving thanks for you! Thank you for visiting the YamStamps blog and supporting my business.
There’s all sorts of “days” to celebrate, aren’t there? So for today, I’m sharing this card in honour of World Cardmaking Day! It’s also got some pink, so I think it also qualifies to celebrate Mean Girls Day (which is also today) (and even though it’s not Wednesday)… So here’s the World Cardmaking Day Fun Fold Card 🙂
OK so admittedly – this doesn’t look very fun fold-ish on first glance. I think that’s what I like about it! This is a card from the latest Card Class To Go / Stampers Club. Class/Club members get the precut card supplies for the projects – so they just add the finishing touches and assemble! While the sentiment on this sample is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set and is good for a wedding/anniversary card, you can switch out the sentiment and/or the patterned paper to suit the occasion. I used the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper for this card – it’s one of the papers included in this month’s Designer Series Paper Sale for 15% off!
Here’s the fun fold aspect of it – it’s just an extra cut to create this different opening.
Just a little different, and fun, I think! One more little detail that can be fun – I used the two sheets of paper that had the same pattern but different colour backgrounds, and then when I cut the strips, I tried to arrange them so that the pattern continued across all three. If you are trying to be a thrifty crafter, while it might pain you to cut 3 strips from each sheet you’ll be able to get 6 cards with the same pattern because of the 12″ x 12″ size of the patterned paper, but they’ll all be _slightly_ different. Three will have grey-pink-grey and three will have pink-grey-pink, because you use 2 strips from one sheet and one strip from the other for each card.
Oh – and here’s the Mean Girls Reference too..
Hope you enjoyed this World Cardmaking Day Fun Fold Card!Fun fold, regular fold, whatever – hope that you get the chance to create something today – maybe while watching Mean Girls?
All of October you can save on selected Designer Series Papers from the Stampin’ Up! Canada Annual Catalogue and the August-December Mini Catalogue. You can download the flyer here. The image below that shows all the papers included in this sale (if you click on it, you’ll go to them in the store).
It’s that time of year again….starting next week, it’s the Twelve Weeks of Christmas! As a special feature for subscribers of the YamStamps Mailing List, each year at this time I have a special extra newsletter edition. Each week brings a holiday project tutorial – complete with a picture, supply list, and step by step instructions. This is in addition to the regular YamStamps Projects Newsletters – so there’s lots of ideas and inspiration coming to your inbox – but only if you’re a subscriber! Just like the regular YamStamps newsletter project – these projects won’t be shared elsewhere.
Thought I would share an autumn card with you today! This card was featured in the most recent Card Class to Go and Stampers Club.
This card is all about autumn colours and textures, the background is the Woodland Embossing Folder on Soft Suede Cardstock. The leaves are die cut and embossed with the Nature’s Root Dies, and I added one of the leaves from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper. I love that the paper features multiples of the same shapes so that I don’t feel the need to hoard them quite so much as I might… I used the Tasteful Labels dies to cut out the shapes for the sentiment from one of my current favourite all purpose sets, Banner Year.
One of my favourite thrifty tricks is to use to die cut or punch shapes out of the backing mat piece – and I used that trick here on my Autumn card. Noone will see the gap in the cardstock when it’s layered up like this!
There’s a couple of days left for the Get & Go Starter Kit Special! Until September 30th, you will receive 2 additional free stamp sets (Queen Anne’s Lace and So Much Love) plus 16 card kits and some bling with your starter kit order – which, as usual, will include $165 worth of product of your choice – plus all the basic business supplies you’ll need to get started! You can find out more information here about joining my group of demonstrators. There’s also some exciting things coming up in October…selected Designer Series Papers will be on sale…so be sure to come back to YamStamps.com for more details! I will share some more autumn cards…but you know that winter and holiday cards are going to be featured in the next few weeks!!
