Sneak Peek Part 1 -- Fall Thank You

Christmas and Fall are still months away but that time of year is one of my favourite times for crafting.   With the new Christmas Mini coming out August 1st I have some fun little sneak peeks for you.  To get us started is a fun Fall/Thanksgiving Card with lots of elements and colour!

 A little DSP and a cute new stamp set is just what you need to make a fun Fall card!  With the new Perfectly Preserved Stamp set and the beautiful Orchard Harvest DSP you can create all your fun Fall and Thanksgiving projects.  I added in some stitching using the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and some Buttons from the  Regals Collection.  There are so many fun colours in this DSP the possibilities are endless. 

Coming up ....

Christmas in July!!  Oh what fun!

Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Baby on the Way ... Congrats

Ok this seems to be the summer of babies.  I have 4 friends who have had or will be having babies.  One of these friends happens to be my Upline Amber!  I am so excited for her.  This her third baby and her second boy!   I have seen a few of these baby bump cards and always wanted to try one (story of my life LOL).   I hand-drew a template on scrap paper and then traced it onto the new Midnight Muse .. I love that colour! 

I ran the Midnight Muse through the Big Shot using the Argyle Embossing Folder.  The baby heart is covered in crystal effects and the Marina Mist layer is spritzed using the Colour Spritzing tool and the Midnight Muse Marker.  A little Marina Mist ribbon finishes off the look!

Some of the products used are listed below....



Color Spritzer                Argyle Textured           Sweet Essentials           Marina Mist 1/8"
  Tool                               Embossing Folder,            Stamp Set                  Taffeta Ribbon 

Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Christmas In July

I have been thinking about the cards I want to make for Christmas and SU has this great stamp set called "Stylin Snowfolk" that I thought would be perfect for my daughter and I to play with together!  So these are the cards we made the day it arrived!  It is so totally cute and fun!

Above is the card I made trying to take advantage of as many of the cute pieces as possible.  I very faintly sponged some snowhills on the card too.

To the Right is my daughter Jillian's Card.  She is 7 years old.  She created an entire back story for her card and included a dog for the Snowgirl to hold.  The Snowboy sees the Snowgirl and loves her so much his hat falls off! LOL.

Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Up, Up and Away

I have been eyeing the Up, Up and Away stamp set for awhile and when Michelle Zindorf made a card with the set that I fell in love with I had to buy it.  Now I have not been brave enough to try to recreate her card as I am not great at brayering but I did use her ideas and took them in my own direction.   Check out Michelle's Up, Up, and Away card Here.

I used Summer Smooches DSP as my Colour guide and stamped the Balloons in coordinating colours on scrap white.  Using my Whisper White Ink and Bashful Blue Card Stock I created a sky by sponging some white onto the blue paper.  I added a very faint "Make a Wish" sentiment in the sky using White and Bashful Blue Inks.  I then cut out the balloons and using my Stamp-a-ma jig I stamped the buckets on the CS and popped the balloons.  I stamped some birds and then set out to cut flags using the Summer Smooches DSP.  A little Daffodil Delight paper and an Indigo Ink base and the card was done, almost.

I then added a layer of Whisper White Card Stock to the inside of the card and decorated it. 



I am loving this stamp set!  Below are just some of the items used while making this card.  To place an order just check out my Stampin Up website!


 
Summer Smooches      Up, Up and Away    Bashful Blue           Whisper White

Thanks for looking!

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Happy Canada Day ... A Reason to Smile

Welcome to July Everyone.  Hope you have lots of fun warm weather activities planned.  We have summer camps and trips to the zoo not to mention Calgary Stampede and Canada.  Stampin UP has a little July treat planned too.  For the month of July if you place a $60.00 order you have the chance to purchase a special "one time only" stamp set for just $5.00. 






Promotion dates: July 1-31, 2012
Promotion Details: During July, you and your customers have the opportunity to purchase an exclusive stamp set, available only through this special offer!
Get the Reason to Smile Set-up to a $25.95 value-for just $5 when you spend $60 on any Stampin' Up! products.

Description	$5 Item	Price
Reason to Smile Wood-Mount Set	131274*	$5.00
Reason to Smile Clear-Mount Set	131275*	$5.00

I still have the annual Catalogue available and by placing just one order you will get yours for free!

Contact me at janetyates@shaw.ca or place an order on-line today.

Happy Canada Day Everyone.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca