A Cute Christmas Card Kit

Card Kits Make Your Holiday Card Making EASY this Season

All of the Cutting is Done FOR YOU!

A Cute Christmas Card Kit – Available through November 2010!
Featured Set: “A Cute Christmas” & Featured Accessory: Candy Cane Buttons
  Featured Stamp Set for the YEAR: Teeny Tiny Wishes

You'll receive the supplies to create SIX of EACH design shown above–that means all of the consumable supplies that you need to create 12 cards total (adhesive excluded).  You'll also receive 2 additional full-color samples of "alternative" cards that you can make with the combined contents of the kit.  In addition, you'll receivedetailed step-by-step instructions on how to complete each of the four designs.  The price of the Card Kit is just $30–that's $2.50 per card! 

Orders for the Christmas Card Kits must be received by November 30th.  

ADDITIONAL QUANTITY SPECIAL OFFER! I know that many of you need more than 12 cards for Christmas, so I've put together a discount pricing option for Christmas Card Kits Only where you can purchase additional quantities at a lower price. The additional quantities will be packaged together, not seperatley, and will not include 2 sets of instructions. So, the discount quantities is only for your own personal use and not for purchasing for friends/family.

Special offer for October & November:  Purchase the Cute Christmas Card Kit and receive the coordinating stamp set "A Cute Christmas" and the featured accessory "Candy Cane Buttons" at 20% off!

New this year: Teeny Tiny Wishes will be a featured set for the entire year!  That means every month, we'll be using this stamp set so that you have a wide assortment of greetings with which to work.  Since the size of all of the greetings is the same, you can select ANY of the greetings in this stamp set for ANY card.

The Card Kit ($30) Includes:

• All Cut Cardstock Pieces
• All Cut Designer Paper Pieces (prints will vary within the Play Date Assortment)
• All Ribbon Pieces
• 12 – Whisper White Envelopes
• Step by Step Instructions to complete 4 different card designs using the kit pieces

Add-on Products:

• Basic Black Classic Ink ($7.25)
• Garden Green Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
• Real Red Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
• Baja Breeze Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
• In Color Stampin' Write Markers ($19.95)
• Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set ($45.95– discount given on first card kit purchase of the year only – discounted price $36.76)
• A Cute Christmas Stamp Set: Wood Mount – ($24.95) $19.96; Clear Mount - ($24.95)$19.96 with the purchase of the Card Kit.
• Candy Cane Designer Buttons ($11.50) $9.20 with the purchase of the Card Kit

A Look at the Featured Products:

Other Optional Purchases:

• Stampin’ Dimensionals ($5.25)
• SNAIL Adhesive ($9.75)
• Mini Glue Dots ($5.25)
• Bone Folder ($8.95)
• Paper Snips ($14.95)
• Mat Pack ($9.95)
• Paper Piercer ($12.95)

Please Note: Kits ship directly to your home for just $6.00 no matter the quantity!

To order the card kit of the month and pay via check or money order, please e-mail me at jmartel@live.ca or purchase via paypal at the link on the right.

Welcome Christmas: Vintage Style Card Kit

Card Kits Make Your Holiday Card Making EASY this Season

All of the Cutting is Done FOR YOU!

Welcome Christmas Card Kit – Available through November 2010!
Featured Set: “Welcome Christmas” & Featured Accessory: Rhinestone Jewels
  Featured Stamp Set for the YEAR: Teeny Tiny Wishes

You'll receive the supplies to create SIX of EACH design shown above–that means all of the consumable supplies that you need to create 12 cards total (adhesive excluded).  You'll also receive 2 additional full-color samples of "alternative" cards that you can make with the combined contents of the kit.  In addition, you'll receive detailed step-by-step instructions on how to complete each of the four designs.  The price of the Card Kit is just $30–that's just $2.50 per card!

Orders for the Card Kits must be received by November 30th.  

ADDITIONAL QUANTITY SPECIAL OFFER! I know that many of you need more than 12 cards for Christmas, so I've put together a discount pricing option for Christmas Card Kits Only where you can purchase additional quantities at a lower price. The additional quantities will be packaged together, not seperatley, and will not include 2 sets of instructions. So, the discount quantities is only for your own personal use and not for purchasing for friends/family.

Special offer for October & November:  Purchase the Welcome Christmas Card Kit and receive the coordinating stamp set "Welcome Christmas" and the featured accessory "Rhinestone Jewels" at 20% off!

New this year: Teeny Tiny Wishes will be a featured set for the entire year!  That means every month, we'll be using this stamp set so that you have a wide assortment of greetings with which to work.  Since the size of all of the greetings is the same, you can select ANY of the greetings in this stamp set for ANY card.

The Card Kit ($30) Includes:

• All Cut Cardstock Pieces
• All Cut Designer Paper Pieces (prints will vary within the Play Date Assortment)
• All Ribbon Pieces
• 12 – Very Vanilla Envelopes
• Step by Step Instructions to complete 4 different card designs using the kit pieces

Add-on Products:

• Early Espresso Classic Ink ($7.25)
• Old Olive Classic Ink ($7.25)
• Boho Blossoms Punch ($23.95)
• 1 3/4" Circle Punch ($23.95)
• Real Red Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
• Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set ($45.95– discount given on first card kit purchase of the year only – discounted price $36.76)
• Welcome Christmas Stamp Set: Wood Mount – ($24.95) $19.96; Clear Mount - ($24.95)$19.96 with the purchase of the Card Kit.
• Basic Rhinestone Jewels ($6.50) $5.20 with the purchase of the Card Kit

A Look at the Featured Products:

Other Optional Purchases:

• Stampin’ Dimensionals ($5.25)
• SNAIL Adhesive ($9.75)
• Mini Glue Dots ($5.95)
• Bone Folder ($8.95)
• Paper Snips ($14.95)
• Mat Pack ($9.95)
• Paper Piercer ($12.95)

Please Note: Kits ship directly to your home for just $6.00 no matter the quantity!

To order the card kit of the month and pay via check or cash, please e-mail me at jmartel@live.ca  Click the link on the right to order via paypal.  To order Add-Ons, contact me!

Turkey Time!

Well, kind of.  Check out what I made:

It's Tom the Turkey (a.k.a. a lovely centrepiece)

Stampin' Up Supplies

Getting Started Cardstock, Sticky Strip, 1 3/4 inch scallop punch, 5 petal flower punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Curly Label Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

I also made a cute pumpkin centrepiece, that could also be used as a placeholder!

Stampin' Up Supplies

Appropriate coloured cardstock, Stampin' Pastels, Blender Pen, 1 3/4 inch scallop punch, SNAIL adhesive, Little Leaves Stampin' Up Sizzlits Die, Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Pocket Silhouettes Stamp Set

Hoot hoot!

So, I have this cute stamp set (a retired hostess set) that I had yet to use.  The stamps are adorable, but I just couldn't come up with a card creation that would highlight them and add to the design.  Yesterday I got a bunch of punches I ordered, leading me to a break-through idea: Owl Punch Art.  Stampin' Up does have an owl punch now, but I don't, so this was the next best thing.  Here's the result:

  Dilemma solved?  I think so!
Stampin' Up Supplies
Paper: More Mustard,Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Whisper White  Cardstock, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper 
Stamp: Picture This (Retired)
Tools/Embellishments: SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Pastels, Blender Pen, Brads - Subtles Collection, Paper Piercing Tool, 1 3/4 Inch Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Curly Label Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

Technique Time: Poppin' Pastels

This technique uses  Stampin' Pastels with Versamark Pad.  Alternatively, you can also use a white or vanilla Stampin' Pad.  Stampin' Pastels was the first Stampin' Up product I bought, and is still one of my favourites!  It gives you access to every colour and isn't nearly as expensive as buying inks in every single colour.  The basic technique for using the pastels involves stamping your outline with Basic Black and colouring in the image with the colours of your choice, which I demonstrated in a previous post.  The Poppin' Pastels technique eliminates the black outline and gives a completely different look!  Here's how to do it:

1) Stamp the image with a White or Vanilla Craft Stampin' Pad. You may also use a VersaMark ink pad.

2) Use sponge daubers or stamping sponges to apply the pastel colour directly to the ink.

3) Blow off any excess pastel powder. (Repeat process if using this technique with a Two-Step Stampin' set).

If you wish to prevent smearing, the image can be "set" with an inexpensive hairspray, sprayed 12 inches from the card.  This isn't recommended for scrapbooking pages, however, as the ph content of the hairspray may be unsafe for photos.


I made a couple of cards using this technique, both which have a completely different look!

This image was stamped on the smooth Whisper White cardstock.  This resulted in a bolder image, and it almost looks like it was coloured with crayons!  

This is probably my favourite of the two.  Using the Versamark Ink and the pastels on the textured paper gives the image a watercoloured look.



Let me know which one is your favourite, and remember you can shop online 24/7 @ Stampin' Up

-Janelle

Introducing...Card Kit of the Month: September

I will now be offering a card kit of the month!  For $30 (plus shipping if applicable) you will get all the consumable supplies  you need to create 12 cards.  That comes out to only $2.50 per card, which is cheaper than buying in stores :)  There will be options to buy add-ons and you get an instruction sheet for free!

So let's get started with the September Kit: Funky Four and Brights Glimmer Brads

Orders for Card Kits must be received by September 20th.  You'll receive your card kit by the end of the month!


ADDITIONAL "BONUS" IDEA FOR SEPTEMBER! With the kids heading back to school, think teacher's gifts! This card kit is PERFECT for making this very thing (yet doesn't "scream" school so it's versatile enough for ANYONE to use!). With your card kit, you'll have the ability to create 3 of each of the 4 designs featured in the Card Kit – which means that you can create 4-pack card sets as gifts! And what makes it even BETTER and "meant to be"!? Stampin' Up! sells a 3-Pack of Gusseted Envelopes that coordinate for just $7.50! The set of 4 cards and envelopes will git in to one of these envelopes, creating the PERFECT touch for a gift giving solution, and you'll have not one but THREE gifts in the end! Here's a look at these Play Date Gusseted Envelopes:



I'll be using the Teeny Tiny Greetings Stamp Set for all the card kits this year!

The Card Kit ($30) Includes: 

• All Cut Designer Paper Pieces (prints will vary within the Play Date Assortment)

• All Ribbon Pieces

• 6 – Die Cut Top Note Cut Outs

• 12 – Whisper White Envelope

• Step by Step Instructions to create 4 different card designs using Kit Supplies

Add-Ons:

•  Chocolate Chip Classic Ink ($7.25)
•  Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
•  Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
•  Saffron Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
•  Real Red Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
•  Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Marker ($4.50)
•  1 3/4" Circle Punch ($23.95)
•  Curly Label Punch ($23.95)
•  Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set ($45.95 - discount given on first card kit purchase of the year only.  Discounted Price - $41.35)
•  Funky Four Stamp Set Wood Mount ($17.95) ($16.15) Clear Mount ($14.95) ($13.45) with the purchase of card kit.
•  Brights Glimmer Brad Assortment ($6.50) ($5.85) with the purchase of card kit

A Look At the Featured Products:

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set

Funky Four Stamp Set

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Brights Glimmer Brads

Other Optional Purchases:

• Stampin' Dimensions ($5.25)
• SNAIL Adhesive ($9.75)
• Mini Glue Dots ($5.95)
• Paper Snips ($14.95)
• Bone Folder ($8.95)
• Mat Pack ($12.95)
• Paper Piercing Tool ($4.50)

And don't forget to add the Play Date Gusseted Envelopes ($7.50 for a 3-Pack) on to your order if you want to make these as gifts!

Please Note: Kits ship directly to your home for just $4.50!

To order the card kit of the month and pay via check or money order, please e-mail me at jmartel@live.ca

Why (and how!) to get started Stampin'

As I previously mentioned, I suffer from both mental and physical health issues.  I find stamping and card making to be very therapeutic and I really believe that anyone can get into it.  Luckily for me, you don't have to be artistic at all - the image is already there!  On the other hand, there are no bounds on your creativity!  I find stamping to be a very good stress reliever.  Detailed and complex projects are great for getting your mind off small stresses, where simpler, production style cards work great for larger stresses, when your intellect is usually fried!

There are a few things about card making that make it a beneficial activity for someone suffering from depression.  Making a single card is not a very time-consuming activity and provides instant gratification.  Maybe you don't accomplish anything that day except for making a card.  You can still say to yourself, "I accomplished something today".  Depression is also notorious for causing someone to fall out of touch with the world.  Maintaining human contact is so important in healing.  You may not feel like seeing your friends or family, or picking up the phone to call them.  Send a handmade card instead - it's more personal than an e-mail and keeps you on your track towards recovery.

As someone dealing with anxiety, I understand how helpful card-making can be for me.  Firstly, the fact that it engages my mind is incredible for stress relief.  I find it's somewhere in between a mindless activity that doesn't attract enough of my attention, and a challenging task, that would cause me to give up.  I also get that sense of accomplishment and don't have to wait long to receive it!  Activities that give us instant pleasure are really beneficial in good mental health.  It's something we practice as a child but often forget to - or can't find the time to - in adulthood.  Making cards allows us to retreat back to that place of creativity, while creating something that is useful in life as an adult :).  Not only is making your own cards enjoyable, it's also less expensive and more personal than buying a card from the drug store.  And, who knows, you may even start selling your cards!

Stamping is an activity that can be a bit daunting to get into.  I`m offering a beginner`s stamping kit that has what you need to get started for $112.95 (+shipping and taxes) and make more than 80 cards!

The Beginner`s Stamping Kit Contains:

Fun & Fast Notes stamp set                                $41.95

Basic Black Inkpad                                            $7.25

Stampin’ Pastels                                                                $30.95

Neutrals Assorted Cardstock                                          $8.50

Assorted 8.5”x11” Cardstock pack               $8.50

Med. Clear Translucent Env. Qty 50                   $5.95

SNAIL Adhesive                                      $9.75   

Here`s a couple of cards I made using these supplies to give you some ideas:

Here I've made a card for a new baby, a thank you card, and a congratulations card!  
     The fun and fast notes stamp set also has stamps for Christmas, Birthday, Wedding, another Thank You, and Get Well!

Stamper’s Tool Kit: $108.25

Stampin’ Mist  $5.50

Craft & Rubber Scissors  $24.95

Bone Folder  $8.95 

Stampin’ Scrub $20.95

Paper Cutter  $35.95

Idea Book & Catalogue $11.95   

Gotta Have More - $75.25

Set of Stampin’ Spots                                    $26.95

Stampin’ Around Wheel –standard                          $7.95

Stampin’ Around Cartridge                            $6.50

Ink Cartridge Refill                                          $3.75

Stampin’ Around Handle                                    $4.95

Stampin’ Dimensionals                                     $5.25

Asst. Brads                                                           $8.95

1/16” Handheld Punch                                   $10.95    

Substitutions welcome for all kits!  Contact me if you are interested in ordering offline, or you can order other products online: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/janellemartel/

Keep an eye out for card kits coming soon!