CALC is on summer hiatus

Hi everyone,

I'm posting this with a heavy heart but with total honesty. You may have noticed that we haven't posted anything since the release of our last tutorial. There are 2 reasons, both of them medical:

a) Gen is pregnant with her 3rd child and is having a very rough first semester
b) I just got out or surgery for an appendectomy gone wrong. 


So, in essence... we're taking a summer hiatus. We're not sure when things will get back to normal but feel free to browse through our blog for inspiration and ideas. Our store is still open if you want to purchase any of our tutorials as I will continue to monitor that.

Have a nice stampin' day !!!

Updated Tutorial -- SU Color Inventory Wallet !

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Hi everyone!

It's July 1st and you know what that means! It's the start of a new Stampin' Up! year.

Once again, we're so excited to present to you our updated Color Inventory Wallet Tutorial for Stampin' Up! products for the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue which includes the new InColors as well as a 2011-2012 calendar.

A note to our overseas customers: it is still possible to buy the 2010-2011 edition of this tutorial by clicking here.






To purchase the Full Tutorial version for just 11.95$ CAD, please click on the "Add to Cart" button below:

To purchase the Updated 2011-2011 Templates Only version for just 5.95$ CAD, please click on the "Add to Cart" button below:

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Mise-à-jour du Tutoriel : Carnet d'inventaire de Couleurs Stampin' Up! 2011-2012 !

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Bonjour à toutes!

Nous sommes fébriles ici chez Card à la Carte car une nouvelle année Stampin' Up! commence aujourd'hui. Et quoi de mieux que de partir du bon pied en inventoriant notre collection de fournitures.

Le tutoriel Carnet d'inventaire de couleurs SU est un outil que vous avons développé pour vous aider à partir l'année en beauté. Ceci est notre 3e édition consécutive et à en juger par le nombre de commandes que nous avons reçu dans le passé, c'est un outil très populaire!

Nous avions vraiment hâte de vous dévoiler la mise-à-jour de ce tutoriel pour 2011-2012 et le voici!

La nouvelle version comprend les 5 couleurs additionnelles de la collection In Color ainsi qu'un calendrier 2011-2012.

Note à nos clients d'outre-mer: il vous est toujours possible  d'acheter la version originale de ce tutoriel pour les couleurs 2010-2011  en cliquant ici.

Pour acheter la version complète du tutoriel Carnet d'inventaire des couleurs Stampin' Up!, version 2011-2012  pour seulement 11,95$ CAD, cliquez sur le bouton "Add To Cart" ci-bas:

Pour acheter la version Gabarits Seulement du tutoriel Carnet d'inventaire des couleurs Stampin' Up!, version 2011-2012  pour seulement  5,95$ CAD, cliquez sur le bouton "Add To Cart" ci-bas:

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B is for happy Birthday

Hi everyone,

I have a very quick project today. It's all about a pattern paper that makes a stand. Sometimes the background is so stunning that you don't really need a lot to decorate the card.

Oh, how I love these monkeys and trains! The format is 3 X 6 tall and the pattern paper is from a Basic Grey paper pad (Oliver).

For the embellishment, I stamped a big B with Versamark on colored CS and heat embossed with clear EP. I typed the sentiment, printed it on my computer, punched it out then stuck it underneath the letter.  I adhered the embellishment with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Have a nice stampin' day !!!

Happy new home

Hi everyone,

Today I needed to make a happy new home card. After looking for my "good neighbor" stamp set from Stampin Up! for a least half an hour, I had to come up with a plan B... And there was my 1" square punch to the rescue...

Papers are from the green at haert collection from Basic Grey.

Have a nice stampin' day !!!

Hi everyone,

Today's project was made out of an urgent need. My 3 years old son really has trouble getting asleep, He is not scared, he doesn't scream or comes downstairs, he just stays in his bed and plays with whatever or he sings quietly, whispers to his bunny... the fact is that he just don't fall asleep before he was for 2h in his bed so about at 9h30 or 10h even if he s in bed since 7h30.We have a very constant bedtime routine and we tried lots of different things, staying in the doorway watching, taking all his toys away from his room, putting him into bed only at 9h30-10hish, putting music,  letting him read  and since nothing worked, now we're trying this, a little calendar where he is going to draw by himself a happy face if he fell asleep fast or a sad face if he had more trouble to get asleep with a wonderful prize at the end...

The patterned paper is from 3 bugs in a rug "snips and snails" collection and I used whisper white, not quite navy and baja breeze to complete my project.

I drew the first two night for him and then he's the one doing them...

I'm sure you want to know what's the BIG prize... Well, for those of you who doesn't know already, I'm pregnant with my 3rd child and since William has shown a very big interest since we told him that there was a baby in Mommy's belly, we tought he would really appreciate to come to listen to the heartbeat and see the echography, and for now he his really motivated to show us own Big of a boy he is by learning to fall asleep faster... We'll see if it works...

Have a nice stampin' weekend !!!

Hi everyone,

Don't be fooled by the header of this post. This card is not a usual size...

It's a mini gift card measuring 3" X 3" .  I love making mini cards. These could be given with a gift or placed next to a cupcake given for a special occasion. How fun would it be to put one of these tiny cards at each place setting for a birthday dinner?!

I couldn't help but decorate this inside with a tiny border strip and star. 

Have a nice stampin' day !!!