Sweet and Simple Saturday - Artistry With High Tide

Happy Saturday Morning My Friends

I had such a wonderful response to the Wow Wednesday card I posted HERE that I thought I'd do a Sweet and Simple Saturday post using the same products. 

And you know what?  I honestly think the Watercolour Pencils are my new favourite tool from Stampin' Up!  So easy to use and the effect is so wonderful.

This card was quick.  Drew random lines and splotches along the bottom section of a Very Vanilla card with the Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay watercolor pencils ...then blended them with my aquapainter.  

I placed a 1-3/8" circle punched from the sticky part of a post-it note where I wanted the sun to be, then lightly sponged the area above the water with Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Peekaboo Peach and Flirty Flamingo.  I concentrated a bit of colour around the edges of the post-it circle to make it darker, then removed the circle and added a little bit of sponging to lightly colour the sun.

Wink of Stella adds shimmer to the water

The birds from High Tide were stamped several times in Early Espresso and the water was glitzed up with Wink of Stella to make it glimmer in that hot, blazing sun!  

It took a lot longer to describe this card than it did to make it!    :)

The items needed to reproduce this beauty are below.  If you live ANYWHERE in Canada, you can get what you need to make this or any other card by placing your order online 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?  Well then, save yourself 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 so we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you enjoy this post, and hope your Saturday is Super Sweet!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <>< 

Product List 

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Stamping Sponges [141337]
1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945]	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397]

High Tide For a WOW Wednesday

Wow!  And WOW again!! I am IN LOVE with this stamp set. 

I wanted to make a "WOW" card - for this Wednesday so I borrowed the High Tide stamp set and got right to it.  Man oh man, now I am really going to HAVE to buy this set!  

I used our thick Whisper White and coloured it quickly by laying down some pale shading using the Watercolor Pencils (available in our Occasions catalogue), then I used an aquapainter to smudge all of the coloured lines and bleed them together.  Stamped the sand with Soft Suede and some grasses in Old Olive and Always Artichoke, and the sandpipers in Early Espresso.  The Gulls were stamped in Memento Black, then the layers were assembled and the card was complete.

It almost sounds too easy, doesn't it?  But trust me.  This Wow card came together without any fuss or muss.   The items needed to reproduce this card are listed below and you can get what you need by placing your order online 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?  Well then, save yourself 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 so we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you are looking forward to a WOW of a Wednesday yourself!!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <><
  
Product List

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]	Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad [126972]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]

Sale-A-Bration Sunday - Inside The Lines Watercolour

Welcome back My Friends!

Would you take a look at this quick, easy, GORGEOUS card.  The starring role for all this beauty goes to a Sale-A-Bration freebie!

I sort of cheated.  Except for the sentiment (from the stamp set Picture Perfect) I didn't stamp anything.  My only job was to colour the beautiful pattern of the Inside the Lines DSP.  You can get it as a FREE item during Sale-A-Bration. Our watercolor pencils make it so easy!    

The blooms and leaves were coloured with the Watercolor Pencils (available in our Occasions catalogue), then I used an aquapainter to smudge all of the coloured lines and bleed them together.

And the pièces de résistance....a dragonfly cut using the Detailed Dragonfly thinlits.


All of the SAB products that you could earn FREE (one for every $60-worth of product you purchase) are gorgeous.  See them all by clicking HERE.  And any items needed to reproduce this card are listed below.  Get what you need to make this or any other card by placing your order online 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?  Well then, save yourself 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 so we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you weekend is wonderful indeed!!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <>< 

Product List

Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper [143830]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies [142749]	Picture Perfect Photopolymer Stamp Set [140520]
Aqua Painters [103954]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]

Sale-A-Bration Sunday - Avant Garden

Well would you look at that.  Three days in a row.  I am on a roll!
I made another very quick, very easy card.  And this time it uses a Sale-A-Bration freebie!

Admission time though.  Today I cheated.  This card is so super-quick because I didn't have to prepare ANYTHING!  

I used our Notecards to make this little beauty.  Pre-cut, pre-scored Whisper White cards just waiting to be turned into a work of art.  (I even stamped on the coordinating envelope to complete this classy little number).

The FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Avant Garden, was used for both the sentiment and the floral and background images.  The blooms were coloured really quickly with our new Watercolor Pencils (available in our Occasions catalogue).  And when I say 'quickly', I'm not kidding!  In short, I used the Pacific Point pencil to colour the flower centres and the Bermuda Bay pencil to make a few lines towards the outer edges of the petals....then I used an aquapainter to smudge all of the coloured lines and bleed them together.  I think it took me all of 2 minutes.  Really!

Same for the leaves.  A few strokes of the Old Olive watercolor pencil then the amazing aquapainter to bleed my lines and fill in the foliage.

And the pièces de résistance.....I used Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay inks to randomly stamp the background dots along opposite corners of the card.  Then I used the aquapainter again to smudge some of the colours together.  Our classic ink pads are all water-soluble and I love the effect of the colour wash that I got by bleeding these spot images a bit.  I repeated that smudged effect of the spots background stamp on the back of the envelope.  Squeal.  I love it when I stamp the the cards and envelopes to coordinate!

Did you know that if you purchase the set of Note Cards & Envelopes (this is a set of 20), and the Watercolor Pencils,  plus a Staz-on black ink pad and the aquapainters, you will be eligible to select a FREE Sale-A-Bration item.  So when you choose the Avant Garden set, you have everything you need to create 20 cards PLUS envelopes!!  For $8 more, you can purchase another set of Note cards and make 20 more cards.  What a deal!!

The SAB products that you could earn FREE (one for every $60-worth of product you purchase) are gorgeous.  See them all by clicking HERE.  

Place your orders online by visiting HERE (at check out, please use the hostess code 3M2AGU7N) or contact me to place your order for you.  

And if you want a LOT of stuff ($100 or more), 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.

I'll look forward to showing you another super easy card using the FREE Sale-A-Bration Avant Garden set tomorrow!  Until then, enjoy the rest of your weekend and God Bless,      Cynthia   <><   

Product List

Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set [143272]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]	Aqua Painters [103954]
Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]

Chalkboard Easel Thankful Thursday

Hello friends

I'll bet you were expecting a Valentine's Card, right?  I would have - except that all my Valentine crafting was finished last week and THIS is what I wanted to show you today.  If you spend any time online, then you have seen the chalkboard technique cropping up everywhere.  It almost seems like I am the only stamper around who hasn't posted a card using this technique...until now that is.  I wanted to wait until I had a really nice one to show you and I do believe this is it!  And although the sentiment doesn't scream "Thankful"...you better believe I am thankful for all the things that I've got.  Especially the things that are not "things", just like the card says.  By the way, on this Valentine's Day (and every other day of the year) .....I am extremely thankful for the love of a truly wonderful man!  Okay, now I am in danger of getting really off topic, so back to the card:

Supply List (Spring catalogue products)
Stamps - Feel Goods (w129681, c129684), Itty Bitties (128939), Everything Eleanor (w124162, c124164), Mixed Bunch (w125535, c125537)
Paper - Raspberry Ripple (126842), Pink Pirouette (100459), Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stacks (129312)
Ink - Craft White (101731), Raspberry Ripple (126842), Pink Pirouette (126859) 
Big Shot -  To flatten the Soda Pop Tops
Tools and Accessories - Soda Pop Tops (129388), Designer Builder Brads (129329), Watercolor Pencils - white (101879), White Embossing Powder (109132), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Buddy (103083), Stitched Satin Ribbon - Raspberry Ripple (126845), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), 1/2" Circle Punch (119869), Blossom Punch (125603), dimensionals (104430), Stamping Sponges (101610)

I just love the effect of the chalkboard technique for making cards.  For those who want technical details....the images were stamped with craft ink on the black cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder.  A sponge very slightly loaded with white craft ink was used to create the "smudged" chalk effect and a white watercolor pencil was used to create the lines around the card.  I really love this one done as an easel card - I realize I haven't done an easel fold in a while and for the life of me, I can't figure out why?!   They are certainly easy enough.  And boy are they ever cute!

Today's card?  It is definitely above and beyond the cute category (if I do say so myself).  This is one of the gorgeous cards that my club ladies are making at our February club nights.  Along with a beautiful bloom card and an Easter Basket (that is wickedly cute and easy too!).  If you are local and want to take club nights for a "test drive",  contact me and we'll see if we can arrange for you to join us.

And don't forget about my Mystery Hostess event.  Offer open to ANYONE in Canada, and you don't need to be available to come to the event evening.  Just let me know you have a qualifying order to put in.  EVERYONE splits the hostess benefits so you will get one of the 10 bonuses listed!  Contact me today - It just doesn't get any better!    :)

And in the meantime, have a wonderful day.  Happy Valentine's Day again.  And God Bless,    ~Cynthia     <><