Love is magical! Made With Love is fun and beautiful paper from Stampin’Up! that I am using to make some truly magical projects. Why magical? Because they are truly filled with love. Meaningful love that can truly make a difference in someone’s life. Never underestimate the power of a handmade card or project! Let’s take a look.
Meet the Valentine’s Accordion Fold Surprise Treat Holder. Long name for a relatively simple project. This beauty is based on my super popular Tea Advent Calendar. This one has 14 numbered pockets to count down to Valentine’s Day. The other ten pockets all have a sentiment on them AND a tag tucked in them with a Scripture verse. The love of God is truly the best love that there ever was, and we all need reminding of how precious we are in His sight.
If this is not what you would like to do, you can also put words of affirmation, meaningful quotes or promissory notes inside these pockets. The numbered pockets can hold fancy teas, wrapped chocolate squares such as Ghirardelli or Ferrero Rocher.
Disney Magic
Why not use Disney stickers to make this magical for your child, grandchild or the inner child of a big Disney fan? For this one I used White Willow 12 x 12 cardstock to make the pockets. I used two different embossing folders, All in a Row and Hearts of Love 3D to add lovely texture to them.
To add numbers to the pockets, I used the retired Give it a Whirl dies also from Stampin’Up! It’s good to hold on to your. favourites!
Video that shows my heart behind this project
Pdf Tutorial Available
Want to make this lovely and meaningful gift yourself? No worries! I have a fantastic pdf tutorial available for you. You can get it for FREE if you place an online order with me in Canada or in Europe. It’s also free for team members. If not, I am thrilled that you are willing to support my business with your purchase. Here is the link to make it easy for you. Remember, this tutorial includes the instructions for the Christmas Advent Tea Calendar as well.
Thanks so much for joining me today. It was indeed high time for me to write another blog post. Now you can also pin your favourite projects to find them again later. Perhaps consider subscribing to my YouTube channel where you can easily keep tabs on my latest work. Have a super day! Hugs from Holland, Jackie
Hello stampers! It has been WAY TOO LONG since I have been here. The last blog post is from February. Today I wanted to share with you an amazing project that I have just completed.
In October I did a video series featuring 12 different Christmas cards. From Monday to Saturday I went live every day for two weeks!!! At the end I made a pdf tutorial of all the cards that includes the links to the video tutorials on YouTube. It really is a fantastic resource that I thought I should also share with you here.
Above you can see one of my favourite cards from the series, an easel fold card.
The card above is a Panel Shutter Card using the Lights of Aurora bundle.
This was the first card in my video series. I still don’t know what this fold is called, but it is a LOT of fun to make and not difficult at all.
These are just some of the cards that are in my video series and of course in my tutorial which you can get here.
Please know that my tutorials are sold in US dollars even though I am a Canadian. I do this because I have an international audience. If you are a Canadian and would like to pay in your own currency, message me first an then we can arrange to do an etransfer.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, I hope you have a super day.
Storybook Moments is such a sweet suite! It will bring you back to your childhood with its whimsical Beatrix Potter-like images. The paper is SO pretty that I built my card kit around it using the One Sheet Wonder technique. Don’t think that this pretty paper is only for children! Adults will also appreciate getting a cute card like this. We all have an inner child!!
My pdf tutorial AND the card kit is absolutely FREE with a $75 order in Canada or a €70 purchase in Europe. It is also free for my team members. Please do note that I cannot include stamped images in the kit. Die cuts, ribbon, embellishments and embossed layers are all included.
What makes this paper so special??
First of all, the images and the prints in this paper pack are stunning. You also get two full sheets of lovely die cut images. I used these as the focal points on my cards. The bunny on the far right card is cut using a die and an image from the patterned paper. Three intricate frames are also included in the dies from the bundle.
Dutch Version of One Sheet Wonder Cards
I made these cards at my Dutch team day and one of my talented team members, Alie Schrijver, made these cards. Aren’t they pretty? Different die cuts and sayings and you get a totally different look.
A Happy Accident
While I was creating these cards there was of course a lovely mess on my stamp room table. I had decided to get more use out of the two-tone Crumb Cake cardstock mats by cutting a fancy frame out of the middle of it. It would be covered up anyways by the Very Vanilla mat. This inspired me to make this square card. It measures 5″ square.
Saleabration Second Amazing Offerings!
I am thrilled to share with you that the second offerings of Saleabration freebies are even better than the first. At least that is what I think! Check the image below to see for yourself.
Live in Canada?
If you live in Canada you have the convenience of just clicking on the items in my product list to shop with me. I am excited to send you your free card kit as well as the pdf tutorial for the One Sheet Wonder as well as your choice of Create With Us International Tutorial bundle or the new Creativity Files tutorial bundle.
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. If you like my work be sure to pin it to Pinterest so more people can be inspired! Have a super day.
Hello stampers! My, it has been way, way too long since I have written a blog post. My brand new Umbrella Days card kit has given me the inspiration to get back in the blogging saddle! Let me tell you how this kit has come about, it really is a bit of an epic journey.
Inspiration for a Card Kit
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When I first moved to the Netherlands and had to transform my business to an online model, I decided to focus all my energy on my YouTube channel. While this was successful in that I got lots of subscribers and am even getting paid by YouTube for ads, it was not successful for getting online orders. My hope was that people would watch my video, be inspired and then click on the links in my description to order the products that they wanted.
When chatting with fellow demonstrators who were mainly from the States, they told me that I needed to offer card kits. I dragged my heels for a while because I didn’t want to stand there for hours die cutting and making packages, but now I feel that I really must give it a try. Here is my first kit!!
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Tips and Tricks for working with Umbrella Days
Clear emboss the rain on a dark background, Basic Black, Night of Navy or Misty Moonlight.
White emboss the sayings on Basic Black Cardstock for a dramatic effect.
Paper piece the umbrella, either on its own or on the stamped image. You can do this with the dog coat, or the boots as well. To take it up a notch you can dry emboss these pieces as well, use two-tone white core cardstock or patterned paper.
Colour your stamped images with Blends, Watercolour Pencils and a Water Painter or Blender Pen, Water Painter and ink or Stampin’ Write Markers for the smaller parts like the hands, the hair and the boots.
For an interesting variation, leave your image black and white and just add colour to the umbrella!
Use Adhesive Sheets with several different colours of cardstock to create sticker diecuts with the small dies. This is so easy and useful!!
Lastly, did you know that if you choose option 2 for the starter kit you can choose $206 worth of products for only $135? This will allow you to get the Umbrella Days bundle, the Spring Corners Bundle AND the Everyday Arches bundle plus either a set of Blends in your choice of colour OR your choice of 12×12 two tone cardstock??
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When you watch my video you will see how all the parts of the Umbrella Days bundle work and I will also make the bottom right hand card with you. I also share some details on the square card that I gratefully cased from the talented Jacque Williams from New Zealand. If you haven’t already done so, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. Trust me, I am way more active there than on my blog, but hopefully that will change in the future.
Shop with me
If you live in Canada, you can simply click on the easy links below to shop with me. As a thank you, you will get at least one pdf tutorial bundle AND you will get the six card kit shown above as long as your order is at least $75. Thanks so very much for stopping by my blog after I have been silent for so long. It’s good to be back!!
Hello stampers. If you follow me on social media, you may have read that I am starting a new newsletter. You see, I had almost 2800 subscribers and my newsletter was costing me over $70US per month. That’s a LOT of money for a small business. Rather than comb through the list and remove subscribers, I thought I would make the bold move and start all over again.
I am starting with the FREE version of Mailchimp which is for less than 500 subscribers. Gradually you work your way up and move to a paid version. My hope is that the new subscriber list will be fresh and engaged as well as informed as to what it means to the demonstrators to have people on their mailing list.
If you wish to subscribe
If you wish to subscribe, please be aware of what my newsletter IS and what it ISN’T. It IS:
updates on sales and specials from Stampin’Up! so that you are aware of all the ways to save money or to get great new products
information on my classes and retreats
information on my latest pdf tutorial releases
links to recent videos
information on joining my team, especially when there are good promotions
It ISN’T:
free written tutorials ( you wouldn’t believe how much time and energy it takes to make these. I know other demos DO do this. I choose not to. I DO freely share my video tutorials and those links WILL be included in my newsletters.
If you are still interested, I would love to have you subscribe to my newsletter. Please use the link in the sidebar on the homepage of my blog. The link that I had originally included in this post did not work.
If the link to sign up for my newsletter doesn’t work in this post, I will try to edit the button on the side to subscribe OR I will contact my blog manager, Brian. In any case I WILL keep you updated as to how it is all going. As a small business owner I find that I am continually being stretched in my technical abilities that have nothing to do with stamping and card making!! I hope you all have a wonderful day and thanks so much for supporting me.
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