Thankful Thursday - Love Sparkles (Literally!)

Hello Again My Friends 

Time for an installment of Thankful Thursday because it's Thursday.  And I am Thankful.  (Let's be honest - I am thankful every day of the week but that's another story...)

Ok then -  I stamped the Thank You sentiment from the oh-so-fun Love Sparkles set using versamark ink, then applied gold embossing powder and heat-set it.

Then I cut the Daisy (ish) tag from gold foil using the Timeless Tags thinlits and adhered this to the Wisteria Wonder card.

Two strips of the FREE Sale-A-Bration metallic gold ribbon were adhered close to one edge, with a strip of gold sequins placed between them.  A piece of a medallion (made by layering one of the vanilla Lace Doilies between a large and small metallic gold foil doily) was slipped beneath this ribbon/sequin edging, and the card front was complete.  

Layer this card front onto a thin mat of vanilla, then onto a Wisteria card and voila - a gorgeous Thank You card. 

Want to make one of these beautiful cards for yourself?  If you live ANYWHERE in Canada you can place your orders online by visiting HERE (at check out, please use the hostess code VP7YFXQ9) or contact me to place your order for you.  

And if you want a LOT of stuff (why wouldn't you?), you can save a TON of money - up to $200 - by making your purchase into a fully customizeable Starter Kit purchase.  See the details HERE or contact me to ask how we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you enjoyed this elegant (but quick and easy) Thank You card.    Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless,      Cynthia   <>< 

Product List  

Love Sparkles Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143183]	Timeless Tags Thinlits Dies [142755]	Metallic Foil Doilies [138392]	Lace Doilies [142793]
Gold Sequin Trim [132983]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	3/8" Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [143601]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Wisteria Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122922]	Versamark Pad [102283]

GV Blog Hop - Bring on the Bling

Hello My Friends

It is so close to Christmas and life here in my house has gotten incredibly busy.  But I still wanted a chance to participate in the Grand Vacation Achievers Blog Hop this month.

I'll keep this short as, with Christmas on Friday, I still have a million and one things to do in the next day or 2.  But for now, join me and some of my very talented friends as we show you FABULOUS projects that have BLING flashing and glittering from every angle!!   

You may just be starting the blog hop here (I'm Cynthia Millan) - or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup is listed at the bottom.

On to my card - I wanted my project to sparkle and shine like there's no tomorrow so I used silver embossing powder, silver metallic foil doilies and Basic Rhinestone Jewels to light up my card.  

The stamp set is a sneak peek for you.  I used First Sight, a new one set from the upcoming Spring Occasions catalogue.  Love the flourish that I embossed on the front and that I used to add silver embossed detailing to the outer edges of the Smoky Slate card.

And did anyone else notice how perfectly the fancy corners that you create with the Curvy Corner Trio punch (it is held over in the Spring catalogue!!) match the detailing on the metallic foil doilies that we sell?  How cute is that?

The challenge when you use this much bling, of course, is in getting a picture that does the card justice.  This was my first attempt - before I played with the lighting and the angles just a bit. 

Not quite as stunning, is it?!?



I hope you've enjoyed my card.  And don't forget to visit everyone else on the list below.  Hopping is fun and you will be amazed at the sheer gorgeousness of some of these projects!

Have a wonderful, joyful and joy-filled Christmas my friends, and God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><