Hi there In my last post I mentioned that if you wanted to sign up to my monthly newsletter to send me an email and I would add you. Well I have made it even easier – I’ve added a sign up box which automatically adds you to my mailing list 🙂 You can find the… Read More: Marquee Messages – You Are Awesome »
Hi there Welcome to my new look blog :). If you receive my monthly newsletter watch out for some changes there as well. If you haven’t signed up to my monthly newsletter then please email me on paula@yellowbearstamping.com and I’ll add you to the list. And yes that is a new email address – I’ve… Read More: Balloon Builder Macaroon Tower »
Hi there One of the ladies from the Stampin’ Up! Home Office shared a post about a special boy who is having a birthday next month and asked if some of us could send him a birthday card. This is one of the great things about card making and the Stampin’ Up! wider family. We… Read More: Swirly Bird – Slider Card »
Hi there It’s not long till the Holiday Catalogue will be with us. If you haven’t received a copy yet please let me know and I’ll send one out. I was inspired by a card Tina Rappe shared on one of the groups I belong to that I had to have a go and recreate… Read More: August Card Class – Floral Phrases and Swirly Bird »
Hi there We have a special promotion happening this month – it’s the Thoughtful Branches bundle which includes an amazing stamp set and coordinating dies. Here are three cards I made over the weekend using this bundle: I’ve used my new found technique – Baby Wipe Technique – to create the variegated colour of my… Read More: Thoughtful Branches »
Hi there I had already decided to use the baby wipe technique when my second card class emailed and asked if they could have Christmas themed cards. Not a problem – this technique works well for any theme. I decided to go with the Embellished Ornaments stamp set and use the baubles images. The colours… Read More: Baby Wipe Technique – Part Two – Christmas Theme »
Hi there At last months card classes I taught the Baby Wipe Technique. This technique has been around for some time but I’d never tried it prior to last month! Thanks to Delys Cram for sharing her creation – you inspired me to give it a go and I LOVE this technique. All you need… Read More: Baby Wipe Technique – Part One »
Hi there We have a new promotion running this month – Thoughtful Branches. It is available for purchase from 2nd August till 31st August. There are 23 stamped images and 9 thinlit dies. You can buy the stamp set and thinlit dies on their own or as a bundle and save 10%. If you would… Read More: Thoughtful Branches »
Hi there Here’s another version of Sitting Here (and Cottage Greetings) using the 2016-2018 In Colors – I still haven’t worked our which is my favourite colour – they’re all really nice. I’ve arranged my cushions more than yesterday’s card – overlapping them gives a real 3D look. Here’s a close up of ‘my’ dog in… Read More: Sitting Here – with sleeping dog »
Hi there There’s something very relaxing about colouring in – and the new set Sitting Here is a great set for that. This time I’ve used the cat – I’m sure he’s enjoying basking in the sun :). I tend to stamp the cushions (and cat) on a scrap piece of paper then colour in… Read More: Sitting here – with my cat »
Hi there What is CASEing? In paper crafting terms it stands for Copy And Share Everything. So that’s what I’ve done with these two cards. If you check out page 122 and page 200 of the new Annual Catalogue you’ll see what I mean. I did make some changes to this card – I added… Read More: CASEing the Catalogue »
Hi there As promised here are the last of the samples I shared at OnStage back in April. The color combo for this card was inspired by one of my summer skirts – Emerald Envy, Pool Party, Elegant Eggplant and Basic Black. I stamped a piece of Whisper White then cut it into eight 1… Read More: Playful Palette and In Color Samples »
Hi there Sorry for the lack of posts this last week – I was busy preparing for our team Extravaganza event which we held yesterday. I’ll share with you later in the week the five projects that were taught. I thought I’d better finish sharing the rest of my samples from OnStage featuring the Playful… Read More: More Playful Palette samples »
Hi there As part of my display for OnStage back in April I created a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) using the new 2016-2018 In Colors. The template for these cards is the same one I used here. This particular OSW template also makes a cute box for the cards to be stored in. This… Read More: In Colors One Sheet Wonder »