Thailand Achiever's Blog Hop - Silver Snowflake Sentiments

Hello My Friends!  

Today we have another Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop to delight you. You are here at my blog - Cynthia Millan - But make certain you check out all the bloggers (list at bottom of this post) so you can see all the gorgeous projects we've shared.   

My card uses the Snowflake Sentiments bundle (Snowflake Sentiments stamp set and Swirly Snowflakes thinlits dies) and truly, this card is all about the sparkle and shine!   

I used the Swirly Snowflakes thinlits to cut 2 of the strips of snowflakes from Whisper White cardstock and glued these onto Silver Foil on either side of a gatefold card.

The sentiment is heat embossed using versamark and silver embossing powder on Whisper White cardstock.  Cut this with the Layering ovals framelit, then mount this onto a silver scalloped oval (same set of framelits) and this onto another white oval (same set of framelits).   

Sigh.  You didn't realize it would be so easy to create a STUNNING card, did you?

(Honestly, I mean it?  Who doesn't love silver?  And snowflakes?)

It was actually way harder to photograph this card (because of all the sparkle and shine) than it was to create it!

And by the way - the "new" Big Shot platform (see it HERE, #142802) is a WONDERFUL investment for those of you who still own the old-style multipurpose platform with layers that open up on a hinge.  The new platform, combined with the Big Shot die brush (see it HERE, #144262), make cutting intricate dies like this snowflake one an absolute breeze!  And all the little bits and chits pop out easily too.

And if you don't have a Big Shot....?  GASP!  You really, really, really, REALLY deserve one (as an early Christmas gift?).  Don't you??  Check it out HERE (#143263).
 
I know you will love the Holiday Catalogue as much as I do.  Take a look at the fun projects all my friends have created for you to see (The list of participants is below).  And feel free to leave comments.  We are suckers for a kind word of encouragement   :)

Remember, if you live ANYWHERE in Canada you can order Stampin' Up! supplies from me.  Feel free to visit my online store HERE.  If you don't already have a demonstrator and you'd like a Holiday Catalogue, you can contact me and we'll get you set up.  I want to help you achieve the Christmas creating joy that will bring a smile to your face!

Have fun hopping along my friends and as always, my wish for you is that you enjoy the rest of your day!  Happy Stamping and God Bless,    Cynthia   <><

List of Blog Hop Participants:
Product List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144820]	Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies [144678]	Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Bundle [146053]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Big Shot Platform [142802]	Big Shot Die Brush - New Configuration [144262]

Holiday Catalogue is LIVE - and a SPECIAL OFFER!

Hello my friends

I promised you and here it is....the Holiday Catalogue is LIVE!!!

This means YOU can start ordering from the Holiday Catalogue!  NOW!  
AND STARTING TODAY, until October 31, if your order is >$375 - you can earn an EXCLUSIVE FREE Host set, Merry Patterns! 

Order through my online store HERE (if your order is <$200, please use this hostess code at check-out  4HP4CGGT ).   

Remember, if your order is over $200 and ALSO over $375, you will get all of the hostess benefits AND ALSO the FREE Merry Patterns stamp set.

Feel free to contact me and I will place your order for you, or visit my online store HERE.  Let's get some of these goodies into your hands as soon as we can!

Enjoy tip-toeing through the Holiday catalogue!  Come get an english or french copy of the catalogue from me.  You won't be sorry.  

God Bless,   Cynthia   <><

Starting Tomorrow - the Holiday Catalogue is LIVE

Hello my friends

Ready For Christmas stamp set and Christmas Staircase framelits - pg 6&7 in the Holiday Catalogue

Christmas is right around the corner - well - almost!  Because September begins tomorrow so that means YOU can start ordering from the Holiday Catalogue!

I just created these 2 cards for a swap with other Canadian demo friends and trust me, you WANT just about everything there is to order from the new Holiday Catalogue.  (*hint hint - in the second, white-on-white card, I used embossing paste to simulate snowbanks.  If you dump your Dazzling Diamonds glitter onto the paste while it is wet, you get beautiful, sparkling snow.  Love, love, LOVE this easy way to create totally gorgeous snow!)

The Holiday Catalogue will be posted on my blog tomorrow and there is so much goodness within.
CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVOURITE TIME OF THE YEAR!

Oh my friends - I have been DYING for you to see all the great new things in this new Holiday Catalogue.  You will love, love, love, love them, I swear.

Don't wait to order (we all know some of the goodies will go on backorder because they will be SO popular!).  So order yours now!

Hearts Come Home stamp set and Hometown Greetings edgelits - page 39 of the Holiday Catalogue

Order through my online store HERE (if your order is <$200, please use this hostess code at check-out  4HP4CGGT ).  Or contact me and I will place your order for you.  Let's get some of these goodies into your hands as soon as we can!

Enjoy tip-toeing through the Holiday catalogue!  Come get an english or french copy of the catalogue from me.  You won't be sorry.  

God Bless,   Cynthia   <><

Thailand Achiever's Blog Hop - Sneak Peek of Night in Bethlehem

Hello Friends
The Holiday Catalogue is going to go live in 10 days and I CAN'T WAIT!  There are so many gorgeous goodies in it!  Do you need your own copy of the catalogue?  If you live in Canada and don't have a demonstrator already, contact me and we'll see about getting one in your hands.  

Today we have another Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek Blog Hop for you. You've either started at my blog - Cynthia Millan - or else hopped in from somewhere else.  Either way, make certain you check out all the bloggers (list at bottom of this post) so you can share some of the crafting joy that we've posted today.   

Card #1:  Both Bethlehem Village Diecuts plus a Sentiment

In among all the goodness in this Holiday Catalogue is something I have been longing for...a Christian Christmas bundle!  That's right my friends.  You heard me.  We have stamps for  the Christmas Star, a Mary&Joseph&Donkey, a Shepherd&Lamb, a Bethlehem village. AND FRAMELITS to cut them all out TOO!

Card #1 - side view

I have already seen a TON of beautiful projects using these items, but today I wanted to show you that you can create a very quick, very easy and super effective whole set of cards using this bundle. Card #1.  This is a super fast card using just the 2 different Bethlehem village thinlits and Whisper White cardstock.  Adhere the back one flat onto the Night of Navy card and raise up the diecut in the foreground using dimensionals.  The sentiment is heat embossed using versamark and white embossing powder and there you have it.  Done. 

Card #2 - Emboss a sentiment inside the negative space left by the larger Bethlehem diecut

What's so super cool about this is that the "garbage" generated by cutting out the 2 Bethlehem village thinlits, leaves behind negatives that can be used to make equally beautiful and super quick cards!  Check out card #2: The larger village cutout generates a big open stencil (the white rectangle with the village cut out of the centre).  Adhere this to a piece of Night of Navy just 1/4" wider and longer than the white piece, then emboss a sentiment into the middle.  Glue this whole piece to a white card and there you have it.  A second card using the "garbage" leftover from the first!

Card #3 - Adhere the stencil from the smaller village diecut and emboss a sentiment above it.

Which leads me to Card #3.  Similar idea, even easier.  Onto a Night of Navy card, adhere the stencil that remains after cutting out the smaller village.  Emboss the Christmas Star and a sentiment above them and voila.  A third, equally beautiful, equally fast and just as gorgeous card! 

Really, does it get much easier (or faster?) to create 3 FANTASTIC cards!   

I know you will love the Holiday Catalogue as much as I do.  Take a look at the fun projects all my friends have created for you to see (The list of participants is below).  And feel free to leave comments.  We are suckers for a kind word of encouragement   :)

Remember, if you live ANYWHERE in Canada you can order Stampin' Up! supplies from me.  Feel free to visit my online store HERE.  If you don't already have a demonstrator and you'd like a Holiday Catalogue, you can contact me and we'll get you set up.  I want to help you achieve the Christmas creating joy that will bring a smile to your face!

Have fun hopping along my friends and as always, my wish for you is that you enjoy the rest of your day!  Happy Stamping and God Bless,    Cynthia   <><

List of Blog Hop Participants:

Sneak Peek - Carols of Christmas Blog Hop

Hello Friends

Just ONE MORE DAY to get your Starter Kit in which you will get the gorgeous, new Carols of Christmas stamp set for FREE!!  And as part of your Starter Kit, you can order the Card Front Builder thinlits too - so you'll have everything you need to create the beautiful cards I've posted here.  AND THEN, beginning on Aug1, you can order ANYTHING you want from the Holiday catalogue (no one else can order from it until Sept 1. Won't all your friends be jealous?!?)

Northern Lights with Card Front Builder thinlits - Plain and Simple

If you live ANYWHERE IN CANADA - purchase a starter kit HERE and join my team, the Canadian Sunshine Stampers - and I'll help you discover the inner crafting genius in you!

Today I wanted to show you how you can use the Carols of Christmas thinlits (Card Front Builder thinlits) and the Northern Lights technique to create a stunning card!

I've created 2 versions of this card.  I think you'll love them both!

For the quick and easy card I created a Northern Lights background and layered the cut-out trees (using the thinlits) in front.  I also used the Carols of Christmas stamp set to stamp a deer (using Chocolate Chip ink) and die-cut him using the Card Front Builder thinlits, then placed him in the foreground.  I added some dots of Fine-tip-glue pen plus Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the sky to simulate some stars, and there you have it.  Easy peasy and very effective.

Northern Lights with Card Front Builder thinlits and Embossing Paste (and glitter) snow

The second card is stepped up a bit.  After sponging my northern lights sky, I used the Card Front Builder thinlits to cut out some stars.  And I used embossing paste on the edges of the tree cut outs, then sprinkled on Dazzling diamonds glitter to create snow on the branches.  I also used torn pieces of Whisper White cardstock and roughed up the torn edge, added embossing paste and glitter, to create some snowbanks.  I layered these with trees at varying depths to create a somewhat snowier scene.

The Northern Lights sky was super-simple to create.  I sponged Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise and Berry Burst onto the central portion of some Whisper White cardstock, then sponged the edges of the cardstock with Night of Navy to simulate a dark sky.  I have a "very quick and VERY imperfect" video that I created this afternoon to show how I made this. 

I also created a video a few years ago to show how easy this is to do (see it HERE) and I hope to post a better video tomorrow on how to create this card.  But trust me when I tell you it is super simple and very, very effective!

Remember, you can create this card too with the right materials.  Get the Carols of Christmas stamp set for FREE (and the Card Front Builder thinlits at a discount and an entire month earlier than anyone else) by purchasing a Starter Kit BEFORE JULY 31!!  If you live anywhere in Canada, then join me and become a Canadian Sunshine Stamper today!

Hope you enjoyed seeing my cards and are visiting all of the other blog participants too!  The list is below.  And trust me, some of these projects are ones you will WANT to make yourself! 

Enjoy the week ahead my friends and God Bless,     Cynthia   <><

  Product List

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [144083]	Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad [126952]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970]	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867]	Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter [133751]	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]	Embossing Paste [141979]

Saturday Sneak Peek - Carols of Christmas

Hello My Friends

Do you realize that you only have a few days left to take advantage of the FANTASTIC deal that Stampin' Up! is offering?!?  If you live ANYWHERE IN CANADA - read on to find out how I can help you!

Get the Carols of Christmas stamp set (not available to anyone else until September!) FREE when you purchase a Starter kit - offer ENDS on July 31.

All of the details can be found HERE - except for the most important one ... that the FREE Christmas stamp set you get is GORGEOUS!  Just look at these fast and easy but awfully cute cards!

ANYONE in CANADA can take advantage of this offer.  Those who are local can also come to my monthly Team Craft Night for FREE.  And everyone on my team, local or not, will be able to take advantage of my team's private FB videos.  Trust me, you really want to treat yourself to an early Christmas present!
 
Contact Me if you have any questions. But don't wait too long.  This offer is only good until July 31.

In the meantime, I hope you are looking forward to a wonderful weekend.  God Bless,   Cynthia   <><

Thailand Achievers Blog Hop - SNEAK PEEK at the New Holiday Catalogue!

Hello Dear Friends

An EXTRA SPECIAL Blog Hop for you today....

As you know, Stampin' Up! treated a whole bunch of us to a dream vacation in Thailand 2 weeks ago.  As part of this incentive trip, and as a perk for having worked so hard to earn it, SU! gave us a sneak peek at the new Holiday Catalogue AND ALSO gifted us with some of the A-MA-ZING new products!

Your Sneak Peek card using the Ready For Christmas stamps and Christmas Staircase Thinlits

Even though the catalogue doesn't go live until Sept 1, we were given permission to share our sneak peek goodies with you early.  So I have a few treasures to show you.  And if YOU want to be able to see everything from the Holiday Catalogue and get your hands on these scrumptious products early too then consider joining my team - the Canadian Sunshine Stampers!

I predict the Ready For Christmas stamp set and Christmas Staircase thinlit dies will be one of the most popular items in this new catalogue (sold as a bundle = Ready For Christmas bundle).  That curious little Dachshund is just too cute for words!  This set is extremely versatile but honestly, I wanted to create a really quick and simple card to show you how easy it is to use this set.  This card was super quick, but is also uber-cute.  And the sentiment (from the new Christmas Quilt stamp set) was the perfect way to finish it off.


Your Sneak Peek card using the Every Good Wish stamps and new Foil Snowflakes

Moving on - let me show you a second super, super simple card that uses both silver and gold embossing with the new Every Good Wish stamp set.  It was difficult to photograph the card so that the sentiment could be read in all its shining splendour, but I played with the lighting and I think you can read the Peace, Love and Joy wording in the close up photo.  

The card in its entirety is elegant and impressive!  I used one of the new Foil Snowflakes (a gold one) along with a silver Metallic Foil Doily and a Delicate White Doily, some of the Mini-sequin trim (both silver and gold), and silver and gold Faceted gems and basic rhinestones.  And there you have an elegant Christmas card that takes longer to describe than it does to make!  

Your Sneak Peek card using the Year of Cheer DSP and Cheers to the Year stamp set

Metallics are going to be very big this year and the Year of Cheer designer paper and Cheers to the Year stamp set, paired with another Foil Snowflake (a silver one this time), and some Year of Cheer embellishments make this a card that would be as much pleasure to receive as it was to make!

Lastly, the Carols of Christmas stamp set and the Card Front Builder Thinlits make elegant-Christmas card-making a snap!

Your Sneak Peek card using the Carols for Christmas stamps and Card Front Builder Thinlits

 

You know, you get the Carols of Christmas stamp set FOR FREE (along with a TON of other freebies and savings) when you sign up to join my team before the end of July 31.  And you can order the Card Front Builder Thinlits as part of your starter kit so you will have everything you need to re-create this card.

 

Stampin' Up! really lavished a TON of sneak peek goodies on us while we were on the incentive trip.  See my amazing haul? And this only includes the goodies from the New Holiday Catalogue. 

Sneak Peek treasures they gave us at the Thailand incentive trip!

(The non-SU! product gifts they gave us aren't even part of the picture).  

From now until July 31, if you live ANYWHERE IN CANADA you can join my Canadian Sunshine Stampers and receive a TON of extra goodies (for FREE).  And you will be eligible to purchase anything else you want for a minimum 20% discount.  AND you will get to see the Holiday Catalogue (and every other catalogue) before anyone else, and order from them BEFORE ANYONE ELSE!  

What is more....you will ALSO be eligible to earn fantastic trips like the Thailand vacation I just returned from.  Imagine -- you could be on the receiving end of a bunch of sneak peek products like I've just shown you.

What are you waiting for?  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  I would be only too happy to answer them for you!

In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed these little sneak peeks of the fun and fantastic products that will be coming your way, beginning Sept 1 (or Aug 1 if you join my team).

Stay tuned for more sneak peeks tomorrow.   God Bless,    Cynthia   <><