Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Today I am going to share with you a gorgeous card that I made using the Flight & Airy paper. This paper is one of the free saleabration offerings that you can choose from starting on January 4. I have had so much fun playing with it but today I am only going to share one card. If you want to see more, be sure to check out my “shorts” section on my YouTube channel. The video with all the cards will be up on Friday. We will be making ALL of those cards at my Cozy Cabin Winter Retreat from January 2-4 in New Hamburg, Ontario. I still have room for one more person if you are interested!!
Flight & Airy Card
This card is called “Bird’s Eye View”. You will see why, I think!
PDF Tutorial
Tomorrow I hope to write a pdf tutorial for the cards that we will be making at my retreat. When it is finished, I will put in the tutorial section of my blog so you can purchase it there. Are you looking forward to saleabration as much as I am??
In the Air!!
This card is also quite fitting, as I will be in the air tomorrow as well. I’m flying back to Canada for almost four weeks without Gerard. He needs to be in the greenhouse tending to his flowers and bulbs. I am excited to see my mom, my kids and grandkids and of course my team and my customers and my friends. Phew!! I need to take a breath after that long sentence. Besides the retreat I am also offering a Bingo class, both in person and online. As I write this, I realize that I have not marketed that enough yet, it only went into one newsletter!! Life is busy, especially at this time of the year.
I hope to see you while I’m in Canada, either at the retreat, in a class or in a Zoom class! Hugs from Holland and Happy New Year if I don’t get a chance to blog again before that. Thanks for being here.
Hello stampers! Today I want to share a fun little watercolouring tip. It really is amazing what one small change can do when you are watercolouring. I used the gorgeous Joy of Noel stamp set which is sadly retiring. Get it before it’s gone!!
What’s the watercolouring tip??
You are probably most curious as to what the tip is for improving your watercolouring. I like to press the ink pad onto a clear acrylic block and then pick up the colour with a Water Painter. To add more depth of colour add a little more colour using one of our Stampin’ Write Markers!
It’s that simple. If you add just a little colour with the marker and then blend it in with the Water Painter, you get an amazing depth of colour. Try it and see!!
Joy Of Noel Cards
The card below was cased from the talented Angela Meiritz-Reed from New Zealand. I love the Granny Apple Green and Garden Green together.
I do not consider myself an artist per se. I am creative, but I don’t really paint. That is why it was a revelation to me to layer two different colours of green on one leaf. How beautiful! How elemental. Definitely not rocket science, but it was for me. It made me happy and that is what counts. I have never taken an art lesson, so this was a lovely discovery. Perhaps it is new to you too! Enjoy. Have fun. That’s what really matters.
Video Tutorial
Of course, I made this little video to show you this little watercolouring tip in action. Seeing is believing! This is a short video, so you only need to invest a minute to learn the trick.
Exciting News!!!
Did you know that I now offer platform memberships on my YouTube channel? This is not the same as subscribing to my channel; it is a step beyond! About a month ago YouTube offered me this opportunity and they asked me which perks I could offer to my members and this is what I came up with.
The Video Buff gets an exclusive video each week as well as a card recipe the day before. This video gets posted on Thursdays at 10am EST.
The Creative Queen gets the exclusive video but also a month pdf tutorial with at least 14 projects.
The Creative Business Builder gets the previous perks plus a weekly training video or motivational talk.
How to join? Just click on the “join” button underneath each of my videos on YouTube. Looking forward to sharing even more creativity with you!!
Thanks!
Thanks so much for joining me today and a very Merry Christmas to you! Wishing you a lovely time with your family and friends and God’s richest blessings for 2024. Hugs from Holland and see you soon in Canada (I fly back on the 28th)
Hello stampers and happy Friday. It’s almost Christmas and I have a very fun Merriest Trees Vintage tag to share with you. This is the time of the month that I start making beautiful tags to go with the packages I have wrapped. I must say that the large tag that I discovered in the Merriest Trees bundle was a lovely surprise!! It’s actually my favourite part!
Here’s a closeup and you can see the gorgeous detail in the tag die from Merriest Trees. This bundle will be “unbundled” in the next catalog, so if you want to save the 10% you need to purchase it before January 4, 2024. Good to know, right?
Video Tutorial: Merriest Trees Vintage Tag
This video will show you all the stamps and dies from Merriest Trees. It is from my Wednesday series called Stamping Through My Stash. You can check out the entire playlist here.
Just a heads up!
Please be aware that some of these products are retiring, so if you want them, order them now. Treat yourself! The Merriest Trees bundle is being carried over, but it will no longer be a bundle, so then you lose your 10% savings on bundles. The Traditions of St. Nick is retiring. You can see what is left on the retiring list here and the deals on the clearance rack here. Happy shopping!!
Thanks so much for joining me here today. Enjoy these last few days before Christmas. Hugs from Holland!!
Hello stampers and happy Saturday to you. Today I have some Meandering Meadow corner fold over “fun-fold” cards for you. This technique is not super difficult, but it IS a lot of fun and is perfect with the Meandering Meadow paper. Perhaps you are not aware of this beautiful paper, and I totally understand that. It is one of the lovely “online exclusives” products that can only be found online. No worries, I will have a link for you to click on in the product list at the end of my blog post.
The Sketch
I find it helpful to have a diagram where I can see where the cutting lines are and where the score lines are. Measurements are helpful too!
The Cards
I made the card in two different variations, one in Very Vanilla and one in Petal Pink. Let’s take a look. (I do have to say, this type of card is very difficult to photograph well!)
Below you will see a short video on how the Corner Fold Over card opens up and what it looks like inside.
Video Tutorial
Would you like to see how the card is actually made? Check out my video on YouTube. It’s much easier than it looks, especially if you have the sketch that I shared at the beginning of this post.
Where to find it?
The Meandering Meadows suite is only available online, it is not in any of the catalogs. Look under the category “online exclusives”. If you live in Canada, you’re lucky! Just click on the images below in the product list to shop with me. We’ll both be happy!! Early Merry Christmas to you. Have a super day.
Hello stampers and happy Tuesday to you! Today I have some cards for you that I made using the Magic Meadow dies. Combined with the Pearlized Enamel Effects, you get a stunning result. If you love embellishments and you don’t have a huge budget, these Pearlized Enamel Effects are for you. You can get them in either basic, which is red, black and white pearl, or in metallics, which is copper, gold and silver. In Canada they are about $22 for three bottles. I’m guessing that they probably make at least a thousand pearl-like embellishments.
The saying that I used inside the card comes from Night Divine which is lovely all by itself, but exquisite with the coordinating dies! They are on the retiring list so get them before they’re gone!!
For this card I added a pop of colour with the die from the Sending Cheer dies.
Video Tutorial: Pearlized Enamel Effects in Action
See this amazing product in action in this video. If you like it, be sure to subscribe to my channel!
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me today. Just a heads up that Thursday December 14 is FREE SHIPPING on orders of $100 or more. Treat yourself, or treat your loved ones by telling them that they can shop for you online without having to wait in lines in stores or in traffic jams in the city!
Have a super day and enjoy this time leading up to Christmas! Hugs from Holland.
