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Video of my CH Morning Live appearance

Thanks to my friend Tom, the tech guy, I can share the video of my latest appearance on CH Morning Live.  Enjoy!!  If you want to see his "I am so funny" director's cut of the video, go to the Yamstamps Facebook fan page - while you're there, please become a "fan"!!

A Sweet Treat for Valentine's Day

I had fun (as always) on CH Morning Live yesterday.  Time always seems to fly so I'm not sure if you were able to catch much of a glimpse of this card on air.  I used the Heart Shaped Sweet Treat Cups and some Conversation Heart candy (I think that's what they're called...).  The Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay colours are a bright combination for this fun card.  The stamped image is from the Sweetheart Stamp set.  I love how the images fit the heart shaped sweet treat cups...and how the cups fit perfectly into the opening created by the full heart punch.  It's a no-brainer (perfect for me!! LOL).  The hearts along the bottom were created with the new small heart punch. 

I had a lot of creations that probably didn't get viewed on air, so I'll be posting pictures of them here at yamstamps.com.  I'm hoping to have the video of the appearance posted here in the next day or so as well, so be sure to come back to check it out.  Until then, thanks for stopping by.

Scrapbook in a Box

Welcome!  If I've timed this right, this post should go up just before I'm on the air on CH Morning Live.  If you're new, please sign up for my newsletter (box at the top left).  You'll be included in the monthly draw, and your new subscriber card tutorial bonus should be in your email inbox by tomorrow.

In the meantime...here's a look at Wednesday's class project - the Scrapbook in a Box.  This is a "step up" from my previous Page in a Box - great if you have lots of family members or lots of photos!

Closed - I had fun with the Scallop Trim Border & Corner Punches! 

 

Open - there are 3 pages on each side for a total of 12 photos or stamped images.  The sentiment in the centre is from the Well Scripted set in the Occasions Mini Catalogue.

Contact me if you'd like to grab a seat at Wednesday's class.  If you can't make it to Burlington on Wednesday, consider getting a group of friends together and I'll come to you!!

Love You Bear-y Much

I was introduced to Build-a-Bear when I was in the US a number of years ago (my first Stampin' Up convention in Las Vegas) - and now they're here in Canada too!  I love Stampin' Up's Build-a-Bear Workshop Collection, and there's more reason to love these great dies, stamps and papers...  Until April 30th, with every $25 purchase from this collection, you'll receive a coupon for $5 off at the Build-a-Bear workshop store near you!  The collection is featured on p 38-40 of the Occasions Mini Catalogue.  You can contact me for more information, or if you're ready to place your order, you can order online here.  Don't forget with your $65 merchandise order, you will also get a Sale-a-Bration product of your choice for FREE!

This card was made using the Stampin' Up! Bear Bigz die.  I used the Pawsitively Prints Designer Series paper with the Beary Essentials die to create the clothes, and then I used the new Small Heart punch for the heart he's holding. 

I'll be taking this sample with me when I appear on TV on Monday (CH Morning Live) - and I'll be getting up slightly earlier - my time slot is now scheduled for 8:10 am!!  In the meantime, I'll be back in my stamping room finishing up my other show & tell projects!!

Clear Mount Stamps Video

If you're wondering how Stampin' Up!'s clear mount stamps work, I've created a video that you can watch HERE.  It's on my youtube channel (Yamstamps, natch!) and there was a link in my recent newsletter.  Enjoy!!  Please contact me if you have any questions about any of Stampin' Up!'s products.

Warning.....

It seems like there's cautionary statements everywhere these days.....

 

LOL!  These words of warning on currently found on Stampin' Up!'s shipping boxes.  During Sale-a-Bration these words are especially true - nothing like FREE product to make the heart race a bit!!

My latest monthly email newsletter just went out - did you receive your copy?  Be sure to sign up so you don't miss out - on my blog, the sign up box is at the top left of the screen.  Starting this month, I will be holding a monthly draw and one lucky new email registrant will win!  If you are getting this blog update by email, click here to register for my email newsletters.  Please note that while I welcome all visitors to sign up, sales and specials will be valid for Canadian residents only.

Wishing you the Best!

I always like cards that are not too fussy, so this one fit the bill for me.  I used the Vintage Labels Sale-a-Bration stamp set (free with $65 merchandise order).  On the bottom of this long card I used the single stamp Fine Flourish from the Occasions mini catalogue.  I stamped in Whisper White craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder to give a subtle dimension to the card.

I always love to add the flowers and half pearls from the Pretties kit - I think they're my favourite embellishments!  The bottom of the white cardstock is punched with the new Pinking Hearts border punch.  I love how easy it is to use the new style punches!

 

Here's a close up of the bottom of the card - hopefully you get a better view of the embossed portion. 

I've been busy preparing for my next TV appearance - I've been invited back to CH Morning Live this Monday, February 8th.  I'm going to be sharing some Valentine's Day ideas.  Please tune in to see me!  I'm scheduled for approximately 8:20 am.

Friends card

This card features one of my favourite new sets from Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Catalogue!  Vintage Vogue is a set of 8 stamps and there's a coordinating jumbo wheel called Very Vintage.  I used the wheel along the bottom of the cardfront, and the stamp image on top.  Shocking, but I actually cut out the "F" so I could pop it up and create some more dimension on the card.  I say "shocking" because those who have attended my classes or clubs know that I tend not to do any "fussy cutting".  I did bend that rule in this case (and it wasn't all _that_ fussy in the end LOL) - because this card warranted the effort!!

I do have openings in my upcoming classes if you're interested in a night out.  Please check my event page and contact me to register!  Don't forget - if you're unable to attend one of my classes on the scheduled evening, get a group of friends together and we can have a "private" class just for you on another date!!

Help for Haiti

Stampin' Up! has a history of helping to raise funds when disaster strikes...and now is no different.  Just announced - for every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set sold from now until the end of February, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to the American Red Cross' Haiti Relief & Development Fund. (click on the link to see the flyer & stamp set image)

This 8 piece stamp set is available in wood mount or clear mount.  You can click here and "shop now" or contact me directly to place your order.  Don't forget that your $65 merchandise order will also qualify you for a free Sale-a-Bration product!

Sweet Pea!

Have you seen the fun Sweet Pea Stitched Felt in Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Catalogue?!  So cute!  This is a card we did at Stampers & Scrappers club the other night...well almost...we added a French Knot circle on the ribbon (after I took this photo).  Anyway, I went with the stitched effect on this card - with the double stitched Rose Red grosgrain ribbon and faux stitching on the main image.  To create faux stitching, punch holes in your cardstock and join them using the pen tip (as opposed to the brush tip) end of your Stampin' Write marker.  To make my border stitches as neat (and straight!) as possible, I used the paper piercer guide mat at the top & bottom of the image.  I was daring and "free handed" the stem.  One club member wanted to be sure her stem was "just so" and drew her stem first, then punched along her line.  Whatever works!  The sentiment is also from the Occasions Mini - Well Scripted.

The Sweet Pea stitched felt is a great deal - 52 stitched felt pieces for $11.95 - an easy way to impress the card recipient!  Contact me or click here to place your order - don't forget your free Sale-a-Bration product with every $65 merchandise order!

Happy Heart Class

Just a reminder that the Happy Heart Class is on Wednesday, January 27th at 7pm here in Burlington.  If you're interested in attending, please click on the paypal link below to reserve your spot, or you can email me directly.  Cost is $25 and includes all supplies required to make 4 cards with envelopes and the window box to hold them.  A great treat for yourself or for a friend!

If you can't make it that evening, there is also the class to go option, so don't feel left out!!

Plans are on as well for the Opportunity Night this Thursday, January 21st at 7pm.  It's a great time to start your own Stampin' Up! business...RSVP to find out the details at this no cost, no obligation information evening!

How Sweet it is...

One of the perks of hosting a Stampin' Up! workshop is the exclusive hostess product!  This card features the Level 3 hostess set, The More the Merrier.  I just coloured in a few features on the cupcakes and blinged the card with glitter!  Two lines of sticky strip tape topped with Fine Cosmo Celery Glitter.

I'm working on Stampers Club cards for this week...this club session will end next month.  If you're in the Burlington ON area and are interested in joining the next set of club dates, (or want more information!) please contact me.  It's a fun way to get hostess benefits and budget your stamping spending at the same time!

They're here!!! They're here!!!

Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-Bration - lots of ways to be rewarded!

Customers receive free product with every $65 merchandise order.

Hostesses receive free product with each $395 in total workshop merchandise order.

New demonstrators receive a 15% discount on your starter kit PLUS a free stamp set of your choice!  Interested - RSVP for my New Demonstrator Opportunity Night, January 21st, here in Burlington ON.

Also just in effect...the Occasions Mini Catalogue that features the new punch designs and the option to purchase your stamps in a Wood Mount or a Clear Mount!

Last but not least, new items in the Definitely Decorative line!  Chalkboard Decor Elements!!

When you're ready to shop, you can click HERE to go to online ordering or contact me directly to place an order or RSVP for the Opportunity Night!

A clear choice?!

With the Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalogues, Stampin' Up! is introducing a new stamping option - Clear Mount Stamps!  Traditionalists will still be able to choose wood mounted stamps, but you have another option now!  Same great rubber, different mounting choice.  The rubber comes with the foam and a cling mount attached and you then apply the rubber image to your choice of clear acrylic blocks.  When you're done, clean the stamp on your Stampin' Scrub (dampened with a bit of Stampin' Mist), then peel the rubber image off the block & put it away in the DVD-type case.  Advantages?  Less storage room required, and a slightly "greener" way to stamp?!  Contact me if you're interested in trying out clear mount stamps yourself - book an in home workshop & I'll be sure to create a project for us that features a clear mount stamp set.

Out with the old, in with the new!

January 4th is the last day for orders from Stampin' Up!'s  Holiday Mini Catalogue...please contact me ASAP if you wish to place an order, or do it yourself online at www.yamstamps.stampinup.net before midnight!  

January 5th brings the start of so many good new things!!

Sale-a-Bration - with every $65 merchandise order (pre-shipping & taxes) you receive your choice of Sale-a-Bration product for free!  New this year - you can select certain sets from the Idea Book & Catalogue for free too!!

Occasions Mini Catalogue - TONS of new product here...including the unveiling of a new punch mechanical design sure to be even easier for those with tired hands!  There's some new corner punches that coordinate with the border punches as well... Here's a sneak peek.

 

Check tomorrow for more sneak peeks!  If you're in Canada, please contact me for your own copy of the new mini catalogues.

Happy New Year!

So....if you can't tell, I took a little break from blogging over this holiday season...!  However, with the new year approaching, I'm getting back on the wagon :) 

In the upcoming year I look forward to blogging at least every other day...and sharing more samples and ideas with you all!  I'm going to be working on filling my stamping calendar even more than last year and aim for even better customer service in 2010.

Thank you for being part of my business - by reading the blog, hosting or attending a stamping event and making purchases.  I truly appreciate it!  I wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy and creative 2010.  See you soon!!!

There's still time....

Just a few reminders!  Today is the last day to get in on the special pricing for Big Shot products.  Take advantage of these discounted prices! 

There's still time to pick up one of my GIFT CERTIFICATES for the crafter on your list!  Gift certificates are available in any amount and are good for Stampin' Up! merchandise purchased through me OR class and event fees!!  Contact me to purchase.

I hope that you are finishing up your last minute preparations so you can enjoy the Christmas holiday with you family and friends.  As for me...well....I'm still working on sending out those Christmas cards, believe it or not...  It's one thing to finish making them, but apparently addressing them and getting them into a mailbox is a totally different story!

Angelic card

I like using some "non-traditional" Christmas colours for holiday cards.  Here's a card that uses Almost Amethyst and Elegant Eggplant together.  The angel from Holy Tryptich is stamped in Encore Silver Metallic Ink, and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice.  The eyelet border punch is used on the Almost Amethyst layers and is highlighted by placing Elegant Eggplant behind them.

I've been trying to finish getting my cards in the mail! For me, it's one thing to get the cards made, it seems to be another thing entirely to write them out and get them into the mailbox!!

I hope that the countdown to Christmas is going smoothly for you.  Don't forget that Stampin' Up!'s Twelve Days special is still running - a good chance to get some great Big Shot supplies at a sale price!  Contact me to place your order before the 22nd - don't miss out!

Twelve Days of Holiday Sale - starting TODAY!

Stampin' Up! has just released details about the 12 Days of Holiday Sales, which starts TODAY, Friday December 11th.  The sale focuses on Big Shot Dies and Materials - and all items listed below will be available at the sale price until December 22nd.  Of note - there are new Big Shot materials on sale here that have not yet appeared in a catalogue!!  New colours of Decor Elements sheets so you can create your own wall and home decor!   I personally am looking to pick up some chalkboard Decor Elements sheets - too much fun!!

If you're ready to place you order, you can place your order online HERE or contact me directly.

Item	Page #	Description	Regular Price	Discounted Price
114515	195	Flower Burst Embosslits die	$15.95	$11.96
114516	195	Cherry Blossom Embosslits die	$15.95	$11.96
115957	195	Thanks Embosslits die	$15.95	$11.96
114513	195	Sweetest Stem Embosslits die	$15.95	$11.96
115952	195	Hi Embosslits die	$15.95	$11.96
115951	197	Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits die	$99.95	$79.96
113446	197	Build a Flower #2 Set Sizzlits 4-Pack die	$26.95	$22.91
114509	197	Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits 4-Pack die	$29.95	$25.46
113448	197	Hearts Set Sizzlits 4-Pack die	$26.95	$22.91
113457	198	Tulipe Bigz die	$29.95	$22.46
115954	198	Two Tags Bigz die	$29.95	$25.46
114524	199	Fringed Flower Bigz die	$26.95	$21.56
114523	199	Decorative Accents Bigz die	$26.95	$21.56
114534	199	Flower Bigz Clear die	$26.95	$21.56
113473	199	5-Point 3D Star Bigz die	$26.95	$22.91
113472	199	Circle 3D Ornament Bigz die	$26.95	$22.91
113470	199	Flower Layers w/Leaf Bigz die	$26.95	$22.91
113465	199	Bird w/Leaves and Flower Bigz die	$26.95	$22.91
115961	200	Perfect Setting Bigz XL die	$57.95	$43.46
113483	200	Pennant Bigz XL die	$53.95	$40.46
113484	200	Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL die	$53.95	$43.16
116760	201	Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die	$53.95	$40.46
116759	201	Pop-Up 3D Ball Bigz XL die	$53.95	$40.46
114890	201	Matchbox Bigz XL die	$57.95	$49.26
113458	202	Flower Layers Originals die	$21.95	$18.66
114336	158	Kraft Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
114334	158	Dark Gray Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
114337	158	Chocolate Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
114335	158	White Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118797	n/a	So Saffron Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118798	n/a	Rose Red Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118799	n/a	Taken With Teal Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118800	n/a	Pretty In Pink Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118801	n/a	Bashful Blue Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118802	n/a	Real Red Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118803	n/a	Old Olive Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118804	n/a	Black Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118805	n/a	Night of Navy Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118806	n/a	Certainly Celery Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118807	n/a	Tempting Turquoise Décor Elements Sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118808	n/a	Clear Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118809	n/a	Pumpkin Pie Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118810	n/a	Pixie Pink Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118812	n/a	Sahara Sand Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118813	n/a	Gable Green Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118814	n/a	Basic Gray Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$15.50	$11.63
118815	n/a	Chalkboard Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2)	$17.50	$13.13

Psssssst!

Just to let you know that starting this FRIDAY, Stampin' Up! will be starting the 12 Days of Holiday Sales - so be sure to come back & visit my blog here (www.yamstamps.com) or my Stampin' Up! site (www.yamstamps.stampinup.net) to find out the details & get in on the sales!