2019-2021 InColour Club!

An exciting time is almost upon us - our New In Colours will be here soon!

From July-November 2019 I will hold a specific IN COLOUR CLUB event where each attendee will receive one in colour set of products.  Our projects will spotlight the colour of the month.

Cost: $30 per month due the 1^st of each month (you must commit to all five months to make this work!)

What you get each month:

1.     Ink Pad

2.     6 sheets Cardstock

3.     2 yards Scalloped Linen Ribbon

4.     Stampin’ Write Marker

5.     18 Faceted Dots

6.     8 sheets 6x6 Designer Series Paper

7.     FREE class from me

Please message me to sign up for this club.  It is going to be so much fun!

2019-2020 Annual Catalogue Product Shares!

It's almost time for the new Catalogue!!!

I am doing things a little different this year when it comes to my product shares - instead of there being only one option of one big bundle of shares, I am offering individual product shares!

Simply choose which paper, ribbon and trims you like and order a "share" of them.  This way, you can get a taste of more products without the big price tag.

Shares will only be available to order directly from me June 4, 2019 to June 25, 2019 (you cannot order them through my online store).  

**If there is not enough interest for an item, I will not be able to provide that share**

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SHARES

Choose any of the following that you would like “a share” of.  Each share is $5.25 and you will receive ¼ of a pack (12 6x6 pieces)

1. Woven Threads

2. Magnolia Lane

3. Garden Lane

4. Follow Your Art

5. Bird Ballad

6. Dinoroar

7. Perennial Essence

8. See a Silhouette

9. Come Sail Away

Choose any of the following that you would like “a share” of.  Each share is $6.25 and you will receive ¼ of a pack (12 6x6 pieces)

1. Mosaic Mood

2. Noble Peacock

Choose any of the following that you would like “a share” of.  Each share is $4.25 and you will receive ¼ of a pack (3 6x12 pieces)

1. Noble Peacock Foil

Choose any of the following that you would like “a share” of.  Each share is $2.25 and you will receive one 6x12 piece

1. Black Foil

2. Champagne Foil

3. Copper Foil

4. Gold Foil

5. Silver Foil

6. Gold Glimmer

7. Rose Glimmer

8. Silver Glimmer

9. Sparkle Glimmer

RIBBON/TRIM SHARES 

Choose any of the following that you would like “a share” of.  Each share is 2 yards for $3.25

1. Mini Striped Ribbon – Bermuda Bay

2. Mini Striped Ribbon – Gorgeous Grape

3. Petal Pink Organdy Ribbon

4. Scalloped Linen Ribbon – Pretty Peacock

5. Scalloped Linen Ribbon – Rococo Rose

6. Scalloped Linen Ribbon – Terracotta Tile

7. Scalloped Linen Ribbon – Purple Posy

8. Scalloped Linen Ribbon – Seaside Spray

Choose any of the following that you would like “a share” of.  Each share is 2 yards for $2.75

1. Very Vanilla Lace Trim

2. Texture Weave Ribbon – Granny Apple Green

3. Texture Weave Ribbon – Gray Granite

4. Texture Weave Ribbon – Poppy Parade

5. Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible Ribbon

6. Braided Linen Trim

7. Denim Ribbon

8. Mint Macaron Textile Ribbon

9. Metallic Edge Ribbon - Gold/Vanilla

10. Metallic Edge Robbin – Silver/White

11. Crushed Curry Seam Binding

12.  Purple Tricolour Ribbon

13.  Grosgrain Ribbon – Blueberry Bushel

14.  Grosgrain Ribbon – Call Me Clover

15.  Grosgrain Ribbon – Grapefruit Grove

16.  Grosgrain Ribbon – Lovely Lipstick

17.  Grosgrain Ribbon – Pineapple Punch

One of my favourite events of the year is my Annual Catalogue Launch Party - June 9 at either 9-11am or 6-8pm.  It is a great way to see a variety of new product, play with new product, win prizes, take home gifts and receive special offers from me.  Please let me know if you can make it, the more friends we can craft with the more fun it is!

And finally, if you do not have a catalogue yet and would like to have one, please message me so I can get one to you!

Country Home in Cajun Craze

Can you believe that I have never used Cajun Craze before today?!  It is a very deep rich colour that definitely is the star in this card.

I stamped the pitcher in Cajun Craze on Cajun Craze cardstock and then fussy cut it out.  I coloured the bouquet with my Stampin' Blends - Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and Mossy Meadow.  I often use my Stampin' Blends for simple colouring and not even blending. With small images there isn/t much room for blending anyway, and because they are alcohol based markers, you don't get any of those "Crayola Colouring Lines" like regular markers.  And, when everything is colour coordinated it is so easy to match your cardstock!

Happy Stamping Friends.

Father’s Day is Coming!

Father’s Day will come fast if we aren’t prepared for it! 

I am now taking orders for Father’s Day cards.

These ones are all $5 each and I can mail them to you if you’re not able to pick up from me in SE Calgary. 

I’m also offering these custom character ones this year!  They  are $10 each as it takes significant time to design, stamp and colour the characters. There are lots of hair options to make them look like your loved ones ❤️ 

Happy Stamping!

Foxy Friends

The Foxy Friends stamp set has been around for a few years.  It also has a coordinating Fox Builder Punch.  I'm sad that both are retiring.  I used this set for a lot of kid cards because it was easy to create a cute card without too much fuss -- I love punches for that!

Here is a Birthday card I made recently for a little boy.  Surprisingly, I didn't even use the punch, the stamp set worked it's magic and shines on its own.

What can you do during one episode of your favourite TV show?

This is what happened during just ONE episode of Grey's Anatomy.

When I am stuck and don't know what to create, I start by choosing one stamp set.  Then one colour.  From there it is easy to choose coordinating colours.

Today I couldn't choose what colour scheme I wanted because these birds offer so many options.

So... I stamped a few images and started to colour.  One episode later I had all these pieces to create with - four or more cards worth!

So much fun.

How do you get a new catalogue?!

I have a few catalogues ready for new homes!

How do you get one?

Come to my Annual Catalogue Launch Party on June 9!  I will be hosting two times so it can be convenient to more of you. 9-11am or 6-8pm. Please let me know which time you can attend so I can have you on the list and have your gift, project kits, and prizes ready. I will be limiting each time to 6 attendees so spots are limited!

If you cannot attend my event, then also please let me know and I can arrange to get a catalogue to you. Trust me, you’ll want to have a copy in your hands.

Colour Inspiration Part 2

The spark of joy my pajama pants gave me was just what I needed to make this card, in less than 10 minutes!

I used the same colour tones as in my inspiration, but also chose my stamp set based on the floral images.  I chose Bermuda Bay, Flirty Flamingo and Blueberry Bushel for my colours.  

This card is also a sneak peak at a new product bundle - a stamp set called Free as A Bird and the Stitched Nested Labels dies (Available June 4, 2019).

My favourite technique is using my stamp sets to create my own patterned paper.  No two cards are alike and you can choose whichever colours you want so you can always have something that matches your colour scheme.

I hope you like this week's Colour Inspiration card - if you'd like to make one too, just let me know and we can set up a class.  Or, if you'd like to purchase this card, I can whip one up for you in no time!

Colour Inspiration Part 1

This week's Colour Inspiration is... my new pajama pants :P

What colours do you see?  Would this have sparked your creativity like it did mine? 

Comment below to be entered to win product samples of what I used in my project!

Happy Stamping Friends!

Country Home Birthday Card

I am loving the rustic look of this card but am so sad that the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper is retiring 😥 It is available until June 3, or while supplies last!

Products used:
Country Home Stamp Set
Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set (retiring June 3)
Early Espresso cardstock and ink
Very Vanilla cardstock (inside layer)
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper
Braided Linen Trim
Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends
Light Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends
Everyday Label Punch
Stampin' Dimensionals
Clear Wink of Stella (used on the cotton, hard to see in the photo)

Sunday Tutorial is here:

(No sound today as my voice is terrible from my cold)

Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Stamping!

Sunshine Sayings Tutorial

Here is my first tutorial video!

It was my second time filming it so I forgot to mention the embossing folder I used - Swirls and Curls - but the rest is okay I think!

Let me know what you think of it!

https://youtu.be/qC0VW3lIyA8

Shelli’s Paper Pumpkin

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to order your Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Mine is ordered, is yours?

Thursday's Tip

Thursday's Tip!

Do you know what else the Storage Topper Lids are good for?

Storing my ready to use pieces so I don't lose them on my desk... it happens to all of us, doesn't it?

This little tray is the perfect size to hold my pieces while I am cutting cardstock or doing other steps on the card before I need them.

Colour Inspiration Part 3

I'm so excited about this card!

The background is stamped with two images from the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set (Item 148726).  I used the same baby wipe to ink up those images and stamped on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I also stamped the butterfly antenna in Highland Heather.  I adhered my Whisper White layer to a Mint Macaron layer and ran that through my Big Shot with the Country Floral Embossing Folder (Item 151823 Available June 4).

The Hello Beautiful and Butterfly images are from the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set (Item 148580).  It coordinates with the Butterfly Duet Punch (Item 148523).

Cardstock used: Mint Macaron, Highland Heather, Whisper White

Other Supplies: Basic Adhesive Backed Sequin Pack (Item 146933), Highland Heather Ink Pad, Highland Heather, Mint Macaron and Petal Pink Reinkers, Tombo Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, Regular and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed my Colour Inspiration card this week.  I'll have another one for you next week!

If you'd like to make this week's card, please let me know and we can set up a class date.

Happy Stamping Friends!

Colour Inspiration Part 2

Mint Macaron, Petal Pink and Highland Heather are from our Subtles Collection. Because they are similar tones, they compliment eachother really nicely. For a bolder look, you could use Gorgeous Grape instead of Highland Heather. 

My next inspiration was a photo my mom sent to me. It was a card using the Baby Wipe Technique. I haven’t done that technique in a long time so figured it was time!

For the technique:

1. Fold two baby wipes together and place them on a tile coaster (or a dish or plate. Just something so your work surface doesn’t get wet).

2. Use your reinkers and drop random spots on the baby wipe. You need a large enough area for the size of stamp you are planning to use. (My wipes are folded in quarters)

3. I am using this technique to fill in an outline image so I stamped my outline images first. 

4. “Ink” up your stamp on your wipe and then stamp on your card stock.

5. Every time you ink, your stamped image will look different and I love the watercolour effect using these three colours!

If you want to try this technique and don’t have reinkers, please use the Host Code VPQBM2EY when placing your order so I can send you a thank you gift 🎁

Now I know what you’re thinking, that looks like a hot mess! But trust me, it looks amazing once stamped!

Here are all my butterflies stamped. The outline image is stamped in Highland Heather. 

Here are my butterflies punched out!! Don’t they look cool 👌

Tomorrow I will post my finished card.

Happy Stamping Everyone!

Colour Inspiration Part 1

Stampin’ Up! has given us the tools to make almost an unlimited amount of colour combinations. With 53 colours to choose from, it’s really easy to choose one colour you’d like to start with, and then choose one or two more that compliment your first pick. 

Another way to spark your creativity, is to look around you. What colours are on your granola bar wrapper, on your kids’ shoes, on a shirt at the store. Sometimes all it takes is to see a few colours together that we wouldn’t have thought of and you can create on your own from there! 

Here is my colour inspiration this week - a handmade birthday card my daughter received on Saturday. I see Mint Macaron, Petal Pink and Highland Heather. 

Stay tuned for what I created using these three colours! 

Sunshine Sayings Card - 3 colour combinations

It was a big day yesterday for me.. I filmed my first stamping video!

Oh, it was also my daughter's third birthday :)

Here are three versions of the card I made in my video.

 Colours: Poppy Parade & Granny Apple Green

 Colours: Lovely Lipstick & Granny Apple Green

 Colours: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather & Granny Apple Green

Products Used:

Sunshine Sayings stamp set

Starburst Punch

2" Circle Punch

Classic Label Punch

Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder

Ink Pads coordinating with the cardstock used

Once I figure out how to rotate my video I will post it here as well.

What kind of videos would you like to see? Let me know :)

April 29, 2019 Stamp Camp Cards

Here are the cards we made at Monday night's Stamp Camp!

The ladies chose the Tea Together stamp set (Item 148779) as they wanted Mother's Day cards.  They also chose Flirty Flamingo and Blackberry Bliss as their colours.

Here are the cards I designed for their class!

Because not everyone needed three Mother's Day cards, I offered them different sentiments as well.  As you can see, I made two of my samples as Birthday but you could really use any of the cards for many occasions!

I really focused on colouring techniques for this Month. We coloured the small flowers using Blender Pens in CARD 1.  It really gives a light watercolour effect even though we didn't watercolour!  We used Daubers to colour the flowers and leaves in CARD 2.  And finally, we used Aquapainters to colour the roses in CARD 3.

Everything is Rosy Product Medley

Here are some inspiration photos for the Everything is Rosy Product Medley available now only while supplies last!!

*my prediction is this medley will sell out within a few days 😲*

This medley is the perfect combination of products. Stampin’ Up! has given us starting point inspiration but ultimately YOU get to choose what you make with all your product!

If you’d like to order the medley ($109 CAD), I would really appreciate you shop my online store and use the host code VPQBM2EY. Every order receives a thank you card and gift from me 🌺