Hello stampers and happy Thursday to you. Today I want to share some photos of me and my favourite man. We had a lovely photo shoot on day before Gerard left for Holland and it was spectacular. These photos were meant for us to get comfortable with our wedding photographer, and she with us. Hilary did an awesome job capturing us just the way we are. The second thing I want to share is some of my favourite products that I use that Stampin’Up! does not produce.

Just Me and My Man

At some point I will do a video sharing our story because it really is quite incredible. I do believe that I have blogged about it quite a while ago, and you can check it out here. Here are a few of my favourite photos from last Saturday. They were taken at Longwoods Conservation Area near Delaware, Ontario. Thanks Hilary Hartwig for these beautiful memories!

A Few of my Favourite Contraband Things

I have always affectionately referred to non-Stampin’Up! products as “contraband”. Yet we all know that you can’t buy all your crafting needs from just one company. My favourite go-to when I can’t find something locally is Amazon. Here are three of my favourite things:

Tombow Removable adhesive. I use this all the time for masking. No more expensive Post-It notes. The small ones are never big enough and the bigger ones are super expensive. This stuff works a dream and it even fits into our old Snail holders!

The next product is Cropper Hopper 12 x 12 paper storage. These beauties are not cheap but they are super durable and will last a lifetime. They protect your paper, keep it all in one place even when you have done the #loveitchopit technique. It’s also great for traveling!

The last thing are these magnetic sheets. I have tried buying adhesive magnetic sheets from the Dollar Store but they keep getting worse in quality and the dies fall right off. Very frustrating indeed. I put the adhesive magnetic sheets in my stamp case so that the dies are stored right with the coordinating stamp set. Our paper trimmer will easily cut these sheets in half so that one sheet will do for two die sets.

I am super pleased that I have figured out how to become an Amazon associate. All that means is that if you use my links (and if enough of you do) then I will get paid a small commission. So many of the people that follow me here on my blog, on Facebook or on YouTube are not Canadians, so they cannot buy Stampin’Up! products from me. At least with this I will be slightly rewarded for my influence!! Thanks so much for your support, you know I appreciate you very much.

My Favourite Business Tool

I almost forgot to share this last thing with you. It is used every day for my videos but I also use if for one other great thing. Perhaps you also video call with your loved ones far away. Sometimes you need to multitask. I like to put this stand in my kitchen when I do a cooking date with Gerard or if I chatting with my sister or my mom. It gives the feeling of being busy together, just like if they were visiting and hanging out around the island in my kitchen.

This tool is called an Arkon Phone Mount. I love it so much that I also have one in Holland. It’s not cheap but it is the best!

Flowering Fields Tutorial Now Available!

Some of you have been asking if I would write a tutorial for my windmill cards using the Flowering Fields suite. I am happy to say that it is now available. There is also a pdf tutorial available from the International Create With Us Tutorial bundle also featuring the Flowering Fields suite. This tutorial also has a lot of cards that use the tulip stamps and dies, so both would make a great addition to your stamping arsenal!

Here is the sneak peek from the Create With Us group. You can purchase either of them by clicking on this link.

More Great Cards Next Week!

I hope to get back to regular blogging again next week but even more importantly, I want to share some great cards with you. Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a super day.