Sale-a-Bration and the Occasions Catalogue are HERE!

Don't miss out on your chance to get FREE items from this year's Sale-a-bration!  There are some truly wonderful products available.  Click Here to see what you can earn for FREE!  For every $60 you spend you can choose a FREE item.

What do I choose to spend my $60 you ask?   That is easy with this years Occasions Catalogue!

One of my Favorite stamp sets is the new Painted Petals from the Occasions Catalogue.  I love the layers and potential for colour combos!  Check out my first creation with it.

I hope you like it.

Sweet Baby ... An Oh So Pretty C.A.S.E. from Pinterest.

    I saw a card on Pinterest (from Heather Summers) that used this beautiful colour combo, Crumb Cake, Vanilla and Pink Pirouette. Love It!!  The beautiful banner and the soft colours just made me want to re-create it.

I switched it up a little bit and changed the Crumb Cake to Soft Suede (I just feel I have used a lot of Crumb lately).

Here is what I have used to make this card...

Ink: Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette
Card Stock: Soft Suede and Very Vanilla
Accessories: Twine (retired), Pearls, Banner Punch (SAB)
Stamp Sets: Baby, We've Grown, Chevron Background, Petal Parade and Banner Blast (SAB)

I used an old piece of Pink Pirouette DSP for a liner on my envelope to finish off the look.


To the right is a close up of the absolutely adorable baby shoes in the set "Baby, We've Grown."   This set is in the Occasions Catalogue right now!  Check it out ...

 133086  $29.95 (wood)//133089  $21.95

Sale-a-Bration Starts TODAY!!

Well it is that time of year again, Sale-a-Bration!  It starts today so for the next two months every $60 in product you buy will earn you a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration Flyer!!

See it Here!

That's not all...

When you are a hostess during Sale-a-bration you will receive additional benefits!  You can earn an Additional $40 in product FREE with your hostess dollars!  It's a great time to be a Hostess and a Customer!

Want to host a Workshop?  Email Me today and book before Feb. 28 2014 and I will let you choose your own package of Designer Series Paper for FREE.

Email me today at janetyates@shaw.ca

And if you love Stamping as much as I do you may want to consider joining!  Sale-a-bration is a great time to join!  Why join now?

How about this;

•  $190.00 dollars worth of product for only $125.00
• create your own starter kit, no set merchandise. 
• 20% discount on products
• earn a little extra cash and best of all
• Meet great people and spend time with good friends!

Email me today to get started.

Sale-a-Bration Ends March 31.

Don't Forget, there are all new Weekly Deals today 

All New Occasions Catalogue ....

Arriving today is the all new Occasions Catalogue, it is full of fun products and ideas for Birthdays, Easter, Valentines and much much more!



Yesterday my Facebook followers got to see my first project with a great new Stamp Set from this Catalogue, not to mention the Sale-a-Bration Sneak Peek.  Today I want to show you an amazing kit in the new Catalogue that I finished this afternoon.

On Page 21 in the corner is this great kit called "Burlap and Blooms Simply Created wreath Kit" as soon as I saw it I wanted to create it.  

You get everything you see here to create this wreath.  All you need is a glue gun!
I switched up the brads for some others (retired rhinestone brads) but otherwise kept to the script.  It took me maybe 2 hours.
I love the result.  It is so fun, and makes me think of spring.  We got 5cm of Snow today so a little spring is more than welcome.
Let me know what you think!

For those of you who do not follow me on Facebook (why not!!!).   Below is the card I posted the other day.  

The card was created with a new Stamp Set called "Big Wish" and a few "sneak peek" items from the upcoming Sale-a-Bration!  Ink used was Crisp Cantaloupe,  Summer Starfruit, Pool Party and Pistachio Pudding.
I also used Pistachio Pudding and Whisper White Card Stock.  The background was created using the "Gorgeous Grunge" Stamp Set.

I would love to hear what you think.   What is your favourite new item from the Occasions Catalogue?

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Last Day to Sale-a-Brate

Today is the last day of Sale-a-Bration and you don't want to miss out on free stuff!! I will be placing one last order today so let me know if you want to take advantage while you can.  One of my favourite sets from this flyer is Feeling Sentimental. It is so great for making a simple yet beautiful card!  If you like the vintage look it only takes a little sponging and you've got a great card for anyone!

 

For this card I not only used the Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set but I also used the super cute Petite Curly Label Punch and the coordinating Stamp set Pretty Petites.  Another great Sale-a-bration exclusive is the Vine Street Embossing Folder that was used for the background! 

 

Don't miss out.

 

 

and

Don't forget to look for Treasure Hunt Clues and enter to win the Prize.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

 





Happy Birthday Charity!

Yesterday was my good friend and neighbour's Birthday!  Every year we exchange coffee cards on our birthdays!  I love Starbucks and she is a Tim Horton's girl.  I wanted to make a card that is coffee themed.  There is a great set from the Sale-a-bration flyer called "Patterned Occasions"  with a wonderful little "whole latte love" stamp.  I added the "On your Birthday" and made the card a 3x6.   I used mainly  Regals and Brights for the colors and that is new for me as I rarely use the Regals!

 

Inside I added a little folder to hold the Tim Hortons Card. She loved the card and the gift but that is not surprising as she is one of the sweetest people I know! 

 

Happy Birthday my Friend!

 

 

 

Don't you just love this stamp!  The "Patterned Occasions" set is super cute and you can earn if for FREE until March 22 with the Sale-a-Bration special that is no now!

 

 

Have a great Day!!!

 

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

 



Valentines Sliding Treat Holder - Tutorial

I have been thinking about how to give my kids some cute Valentines gifts this year and one of my ideas was a Pez dispenser.  I came up with this sliding treat holder.   Hope you like it! :)

Supplies

Real Red Card Stock
Adhesive|
Heart Punch or Framelit
Stamps, Ribbon, DSP
Paper Cutter


You will need the following sizes of Real Red for the base.

5 1/4" x 4 3/8"

6 3/4" x 3 1/2"

1" x 10"

Score the 5 1/4" x 4 3/8" piece at
1/2, 1 3/4, 2 7/8, 4 1/8 on the long side.

Score the 6 3/4" x 3 1/2" piece at
1 1/4 on all sides.

Score the 1" x 10" at every inch.

Once you have the pieces scored you can assemble them as you see to the right.

Hint -- Decorate the outer 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 sleeve before you glue that piece together.










This is the inside piece.  Using the long 10" x 1" piece I created slots for my candies.  I adhered this in to the open box 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 piece.







For the top piece or the "pull" I used a small scrap piece of Real Red measuring 1/4" x 3".  I then folded it into a W (scoring at about 1, 1 1/2 and 2.

I glued this small piece on to the top of my insert and made sure to fold part of it into the top as you see to the right so it would not just pop off when you pulled on it.

From a different angle you can see the small lip I created to attach the heart to.

I have no idea why I took this picture upside down but I forgot to flip it in editing so there you go!  The Hearts attach to the small lip, one on either side.









Below is the finished product.  You just fill with treats (I used Kisses) and give to your Valentine!

 

 

Don't forget Sale-a-Bration is on right now!  Click below to see how you can get FREE stuff!!

 

 

 

 

Have a great Day!!!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 



Sale-a-Bration!!!!

 

It's that time of year again!!!  Sale-a-bration!   Want free stuff?  This is how you get it!

 

 

 

To place an order or join my team just email me or go to my online store!

 

 

Have a great Day!!!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca 

 

 

 

Fantasy Box with Matchbox Die

It's another retreat creation. As I said in my last post I wanted to use the Matchbox die and I found this great tutorial on Erin Barker's blog that showed a cute little Fantasy Box. I have no idea what I will use it for or who I will give it to but I wanted to try making one so here it is. It was pretty easy to make and all the dimensions and instructions are on Erin's blog.


Paper used was the Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, and Everyday Enchantment DSP.  See below for the open view.

Everyday Enchantment is from this years Sale-a-Bration mini.  There is one week left to order and get your free products.  Call me or email me if you would like to place an order.

 

                             

So four little matchbox inserts glued into the four sections of the outer box.  Lots of potential for a Mother's Day gift or Wedding shower gift.  I may of the make a couple more just for fun.

Thanks for Looking.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Smile

Well Sale-a-Bration is just about over so I have one last post to show off one of the many cute items you could get for free when you order $60.00 in product.  The Sprinkled Expressions Stamp set is super cute.  Honestly there were so many cute items to pick from but I really liked this one and I have seen some great ideas on other blogs.  Here is one of my creations with this card.  Hope you like it.

I used the teal embossing powder on the flower and the saying.  The colour pops so well on black! I layered the black and teal paper on a white base and added dimentionals to all of the layers to make them pop too!

If you are interested in placing an order before Sale-a-bration ends on March 31 please contact me at janetyates@shaw.ca or check out the link above to order through me on-line!

Have a great day.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

They Say It's Your Birthday!

A couple of weeks ago my wonderful Friend and Neighbour had a birthday and every year I try to make her something special. She is always helping me out and watching my kids and I want her to know how much I appreciate it. My way of doing this is to hit my craft room and create! This year I used the Everyday Enchantments paper from Sale-a-Bration because I am in love with it! It is so beautiful! Using a clear DVD case (or clear stamp set case) I made a notebook holder and recovered the notebook inside to match.

 I used the Perfectly Penned stamp set for the Happy Birthday and luckily I had a pencil that fit perfectly.  I found the pencil at    Wal-mart and the notebook at Michaels. 





I love this so much I may have to make another for myself.   

Thanks for Looking.

In with the New...

Well it is almost 2012 and I do not have big plans for New Years but I never really liked going out on the most insane night of the year anyway!  I do have a few Resolutions for the upcoming year; mainly to cook more homemade meals and eat out/order less.  I also want to (as always) loss weight.  I have a few new ideas on how to do it this year so hopefully I am successful.  Curves is a big part of it as are the previously mentioned home cooked meals.  I wanted to make a couple other changes too, I am going to try to cut out pop (even the diet kind) for 3 months and order tea at Starbucks instead of Hot Chocolate.

Well we will see how I do but in the meantime I have a little Sneek Peek for you ... The Sale-a-bration and Occasions Mini will be hitting the mailboxes soon (if they have not already) and I have a few cards to show you that I made while playing around with my new goodies. 

The new Framelits Dies are to-Die-for (haha) and this Labels Die is great for adding layers and dimension to any project.  Of course there is a Stamp set to go with it so there are literally hundreds of great ideas with this one.  There are also a super cute suite of products from the Sale-a-bration mini that co-ordinate wonderfully!

There are so many wonderful new products to enjoy coming up soon I it will be as hard for you to decide as it was for me.  A great new flower punch and some really fun stamp sets.  I am loving how the new In colors coordinate with the old and the DSP is really delicious!





Well I hope you like the cards and I hope you have a wonderful New Year!

Add a comment letting me know what your resolutions are I would love you hear from you.