Apr 12, 2016 | Announcements, Events, Retired List, Stampin' Up!
It was SUCH a busy weekend but a lot of fun too! I had a booth at the Kitchener Scrapfest on Friday and Saturday. Lots of people came by (thank you if you were one of them!), looked, shopped, entered the draw and did my free make and takes. This photo is Kate, who won the free draw for a Big Shot! I understand she’s got a group of friends who will help her make sure it gets plenty of use. I was just as excited as she was….because she was still around when I did the draw so I didn’t have to take it home again and ship it out to her!
Thanks also to the people who volunteered to help me out, and those who were able to make it to help me out!
Leanne, one of my wonderful members of my demonstrator group, Suzanne, who loves Stampin’ Up! and teaching, and Kat, my “non-crafty” cousin who helped with customer service and cleaning up my booth (and introduced me to the fantastic food from Arabesque).
If you would like your chance to win something…..my annual Retiring List Contest is back!
HOW TO ENTER:
Send me an email with your list of 10 stamp sets that you believe will be retiring from the Annual Catalogue (No hostess sets, no Occasions catalogue sets) by FRIDAY, APRIL 15. The person with the most correct guesses will win a $25 gift certificate from me! Get all 10 correct, and get a $30 gift certificate! In the event of a tie, I will randomly draw the winner. I reserve the right to close the contest early. If the winner is outside Canada, gift certificate may only be used for online classes, not merchandise, as per Stampin’ Up! regulations. Offer good only through me, Linda Yamamoto / YamStamps, Independent Stampin’ Up! Canada Demonstrator.
Good luck!!
Apr 5, 2016 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
Stampin’ Up! is changing things up! This is the last set of Weekly Deals that we will see (but we get extra time to take advantage of them!). After this, we will see less frequent but still fantastic Special Offers every few months. You can be sure that I will be updating you here on the YamStamps blog when those specials come around! In the meantime, please click on the image or click HERE to shop in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store. If you’re going to the Kitchener Scrapfest, look for me in my booth (# 130) and you can place an order with me then….and enter my draw for a Big Shot!
My favourite pick this week was actually easy…because the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies are on this list! These are fantastic, beautiful detailed dies. I do recommend that you get the Big Shot Die Brush to use with this to make removal much easier.
If you have any questions, or need assistance placing your order, please don’t hesistate to contact me! Happy Shopping!
Apr 4, 2016 | Announcements, Stampin' Up!
First of all, I apologize for the bit of radio silence last week – I was busy stressing out about my upcoming run!! I did the Around the Bay race once again this past weekend – it’s been a couple of years since I last ran it so I had a few more pre-race nerves than I expected, but I also learned to go in with few expectations other than to finish!
Here’s a group of us pre-run (look how happy we are….I didn’t smile as much until I finished LOL)
If you can’t tell, it was a little chilly that day…though running 30 km does tend to warm you up a little bit… I am glad to say that I did finish, and actually did my fastest time yet in that race (surprised me!!). I am very thankful for my friends who encouraged me, pushed me and supported me through our training! (oh, and of course to my family who put up with me moaning and groaning aftewards LOL).
Tomorrow the YamStamps newsletter will be going out to subscribers, with the latest group of paper crafting ideas and projects, and a first peek at a time sensitive contest. I’ll post about it on the blog here after that! Be sure to be subscribed to get the scoop!
Mar 29, 2016 | Announcements, specials, Stampin' Up!
I love the latest group of Stampin’ Up! Canada Weekly Deals! Lots of items to make your paper crafting easier and more impressive! Three different dies for your Big Shot, the Gift Box Punch Board and some Metal Rimmed Pearls to fancy them up! I think my favourite pick this week might be the Hamburger Box Bigz Die – because it’s a deal…and because it could make some cute favour boxes for a party or a wedding?! Don’t forget also that this is the last Weekly Deal that falls during Sale-a-Bration, so with each $60 in merchandise that you order, you can receive a free Sale-a-Bration item – but only until the end of March. Please don’t leave it until March 31st at 10:30 pm…because if past years hold true, the system will be overloaded with “Last Minute Lucy’s” trying to get their orders in before the end of Sale-a-Bration! (This includes the Starter Kit….) You can shop online by clicking on the image or clicking this link, or by contacting me if you need assistance or have any questions. Happy Shopping!
Mar 24, 2016 | cards, Occasions, Seasonal Catalogue, Stampin' Up!
Apparently it’s spring, and Easter is this weekend, though it’s snow/freezing rain around here and schools have been cancelled! So – if you need something to keep the kids occupied….consider some punch art! This fun card was created using the Friends and Flowers set (available in clear mount or wood mount), the Festive Flower Builder Punch and some circle punches! We used a couple of different sentiment sets – Hippity Hoppity is from And Many More (clear mount or wood mount) and the inside Happy Easter sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (clear mount or wood mount) – one of my most used sentiment sets for sure. The Designer Series Paper is from the Pretty Petals stack. The bunny is peeking through a window cut with one of the square framelits from the Pear Pizzazz card.
My favourite part about this card is the inside…
heehee!
Enjoy your “Snow Day” if you’re in the affected areas. Otherwise…happy Thursday! If you are looking for some more fun – try one of my online classes – if you like punch art, there’s a holiday punch art class that you could use to get a jump on your Christmas cards?!
I hope that you stay warm today, and if you’re going out, have a safe journey, and a wonderful Easter weekend with your family & friends.
Mar 23, 2016 | Announcements, Events, Stampin' Up!
Hi All
Apologies, but I must change the date of the All Occasions Female Card Class from Thursday April 21 to Wednesday, April 27th. The good news is that it also gives you a few more days before the registration deadline, which is now moved to April 11th. I have contacted anyone who has already registered for this class about the date change. Still time and room to register! Class fee of $25 includes a package of the Botanical Gardens Jewels. See you in class.
