World Card-Making Day Event

Hey there friends

What a WONDERFUL weekend so far!!

Friday from 5 pm -midnight, and Saturday from 9-5, I was joined by a number of my friends for a World Card-Making Day event.  I ended my weekend pretty tired...but with a smile from ear-to-ear.  It just doesn't get any better than to spend time getting inky with great friends.  (Some of Yola's delicious gourmet cupcakes didn't hurt either!!)

At any rate, although my friends did not sleep over at the church hall where the event was held, I did make and give them "pillow gifts" so they would, hopefully, recognize and realize how much I appreciate them!  What do you think of these little angel ornaments I made for them?  Pretty cute huh?

If I get a chance this week, I'll let you know exactly how these little beauties were made.   Until then, I do hope you all enjoyed a spectacular weekend!  And I hope your World Card-Making Day this year was grand.  Mark it on your calendars now - Friday and Saturday, Oct 3 and 4, 2014.  World Card-Making Event number 2!

And don't forget about my birthday week special offer.   You have until midnight tonight to submit an order with me (>$60) and I will pay the shipping and handling.  That's right - my birthday gift to you is FREE SHIPPING on qualifying orders.  But hurry.  My birthday week is over today so contact me now!


Enjoy your Monday.  Have a super week and God Bless,
~Cynthia   <><

Friends That Rock....

I love my friends.

For who they are.  For what they are.  And for the ways they bless my life.

I know I've been cryptic about my birthday - everyone knows it is "this week" with the Free Shipping ordering special that I am offering, but most of you don't know the actual date of my birthday.  And the mystery has been driving some of you crazy!   :)

Make no mistake about it, I have ZERO hang-ups about my age....it's just that I wanted you to understand that this is not about me and not about my birthday.  My offering an ordering special was for *YOU*.  I really and truly wish to honour you guys.  So no - I am not going to disclose the date of my birthday.  Suffice it to say that it falls in the first week of October.  Every year!

One of my dear friends, Sonya, wanted to be able to wish me happiness and love on the actual day - and barring knowing what that was, she covered them all.  She arrived on my doorstep on October 1 with 7 pre-dated envelopes and I have been opening a beautiful hand-made Birthday card each morning.  4 down, 3 to go.  Love the Stampin' Up! goodies (both current and retired) she's been using to create these cards!

Sonya looks like she owns just about as much SU! stuff as I do!!!  Well, not really.  NO ONE owns as much SU! stuff as I do!!   :)

Got to get some last minute stuff done for my World Card-Making Day Event tonight/tomorrow.  Sonya will be there.  Along with some other spectacular lady friends.  I can't wait to show you the "pillow gifts" I've made for the attendees!!  Check back tomorrow for your peak.

Have a wonderful day.  Happy Friday to you all.  God Bless,   ~Cynthia   <><

World Card-Making Day on Saturday - Want to Make Some Cards With Me?

WORLD CARD-MAKING Day - Saturday Oct 5 

• BOGO from 10 am - 3 pm and get FREE shipping on orders over $60! *regular HST on orders applies

• 3 of my most popular summer classes are being offered again!  Take two or more and get reduced pricing!  (World Card-Making Day Registrants get classes at cost)  Please RSVP for classes so I can have your materials prepared.
  

Do you want a chance to get creative on WCMD?  Come to Pine Grove Church (2144 East Acres Rd - where Hwy 174 crosses Montreal Rd) and join me for one, two or three of my classes.  Take two classes, get a $5 rebate on the price of each class.  Take all three and get a $25 rebate on your total class price!






Delightful Dahlias Class

9:30 - 11:30 am,  Sat Oct 5  
CLASS INCLUDES Regarding Dahlia STAMP SET!!!

Choose either clear or wood option.
Already own this set?  Choose an alternate stamp set of equal or lesser value instead.

Clear Option - (stamp set plus product valued at $25)
Class = $35
OR
Wood Option - (stamp set plus product valued at $33)
Class = $45

*WCMD Registrants pay $25 or $33, respectively






Wonderful Wetlands Class

 noon - 2 pm, Sat Oct 5
CLASS INCLUDES Wetlands STAMP SET!!!

Choose either clear or wood option.
Already own this set?  Choose an alternate stamp set of equal or lesser value instead.

Clear Option - (stamp set plus product valued at $30)
Class = $40
OR
Wood Option - (stamp set plus product valued at $35)
Class = $45

*WCMD Registrants pay $30 or $35, respectively






Simply Fabulous Class
2:30 - 4:30 pm, Sat Oct 5 



CLASS INCLUDES:
A full package of the Simply Fabulous Kit which includes the following:

• 8 laser-edged cards
• 8 envelopes (Pistachio Pudding and Smoky Slate with white polka-dots design)
• 8 pieces 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (kit exclusive colors)
• 72 cardstock sticker hearts
• 30 adhesive-backed rhinestones

There will be some leftover materials for you to use for other projects.  Additional materials are provided and included in the class fee.  We will also make a custom envelope using the new Envelope Liner Framelits from the (new) Holiday Catalog. 
Class Options:

1. $45 - Million & One Stamp Set (clear) included
2. $50 - Million & One Stamp Set (wood) included

*WCMD Registrants pay $40 or $45, respectively




World Card-Making Day Extravaganza - Fri Oct 4 and Sat Oct 5th  
Friday Oct 4,   5 p.m. - midnight and Saturday Oct 5,  9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Pine Grove Bible Church (easy to find - right off the highway!! -- 2144 East Acres Rd - where Hwy 174 crosses Montreal Rd)

Come Craft in your PJs (if you wish) on Friday night, then return on Saturday to craft some more while we celebrate World Card-Making Day!  Make and Takes offered on Friday night and Saturday.  

Friday & Saturday-- Early Bird Pricing, before Sept 20 = $50   or $60 after Sept 20.
includes a $35 goodie bag
5 Make & Takes.    2 Make & Takes on Friday, 3 Make & Takes on Saturday
snacks
door prizes (Friday night and Saturday)
use of my punches, dies, Big Shot, etc

Friday only or Saturday only  ($25 goodie bag)  
Early Bird Pricing, before Sept 20 =  $40  or $45 after Sept 20

Happy Birthday Friend!!

I warned you that I have birthdays on the brain, right?

Well, today is the birthday of one of my very good friends!  Someone I respect and admire and I feel blessed and honoured to know.  She ia a beautiful woman inside and out and not only is it her birthday today, but in just a few short weeks it will be the "birth" day of her third child.  I am very excited for her and her growing family.  And I sent this card to her to let her know how much I cherish and appreciate her.

I CASed this card directly from the internet because I loved it from the moment I saw it - and I used it as one of our September club cards to remind my ladies that tone-on-tone can be one of the most beautiful colour combinations.  In fact, most of the stamping on this card is versamark (followed by clear embossing powder) so the darker images on the Soft Suede card really are tone-on-tone.  And Pool Party, combined with the Suede, is such a gorgeous punch of colour.

A bitty vellum butterfly atop the Suede/Pool Party larger one, and there is just enough dimension and 'movement' on the card to keep it bright and  interesting.

And speaking of interesting - you heard about my birthday special, right?  
From Oct 1-Oct 7, I will pay the shipping and handling on any order greater than $60.  Regular HST fees still apply.  But the s&h will be covered by me.  It is the week of my birthday and I am sharing my happiness with all my friends.   Contact me and take advantage of the FREE SHIPPING this week!

Back to work I go - so much to do to prepare for my World Card-Making Day Event this weekend!  Are you going to visit us on Saturday between 10 and 3 to take part in the BOGO?  Or come and take my Delightful Dahlias or Wetlands or Simply Sent Classes.  You won't regret it!

In the meantime and until then -- Have a wonderful evening my friends and God Bless,    ~Cynthia     <><

So Many Reasons to Celebrate!!

Hello Friends and Happy Birthday to me!  Well...almost.....  Kind of......  Soon.....

My birthday is this week so I am offering a one week special (available only through me) to ANYONE in CANADA,  That's right - this special applies to anyone from ANYWHERE IN CANADA.

From Oct 1-Oct 7, I will pay the shipping and handling on any order greater than $60.  Regular HST fees still apply.  But the s&h will be covered by me.  I am passing on my Happy Birthday celebrations to all my friends so help me make this a wonderful week!  Contact me and let's give you a reason to celebrate too!

Best of Christmas - 134384   ($17.95)

As part of your $60 order, you should consider the Best of Christmas stamp set that was just released today.  Love these images.  Dasher was one of my favourite single stamps.  And the classy and elegant ornament coordinates with our new ornament punch.  At $17.95, this is a great deal!  And you can get this as part of your FREE shipping and handling deal!  So I have to ask you....why wouldn't you?!?




And want to hear more exciting news?  For the entire month of October, any hostess who has a party that comes to $350 or more, will get an EXTRA $25 of hostess benefits!   I just love it when Stampin' Up! is generous!

Do you think it's because it's my birthday month?!?!  Wow!  How did they find out?!

For all of you considering taking me up on my free s&h offer - contact me soon to get your order in.  And to all of you....  
Have a wonderful Fall day and God Bless you,    ~Cynthia    <><

More Happy Birthdays (and a Birthday Special)

Hello Friends

It's official.  My sister (the other half of the twins whose birthday was last week) let me know that she received her card.  So I can post it now.

I stamped En Francais as a background, then used Versamark and clear powder to stamp the maple leaf from Gently Falling.  Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze were sponged carefully around the leaf (I *love* the emboss resist technique!) and the layers were matter.  Don't you love the Beautifully Baroque embossed layer?  The Crushed Curry was just a little too stark so I sponged Cajun Craze across the raised embossed edges to give it that punch.  Love how it turned out!

And the ticket punch came in handy - used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to perfectly place the happy Birthday from Petite Pairs inside the That's the Ticket image and punched 3 images out and adhered them using a vintage trinket.  Just the sort of card I was certainmy sister would appreciate (and she did).  And just the sort of card that embodies Autumn, don't you think?

And of course the inside of the card and the envelope had to be spruced up too,  That's one of the benefits of making your own cards.  You can coordinate everything to give them *wow* factor!

And speaking of *wow* - don't forget that tomorrow is the first day of my one-week personal birthday special. 

This is a personal special available only through me, but available to ANYONE in Canada.  From Oct 1 - Oct 7, on any order of $60 or more, I will pay the shipping and handling fees* as my birthday gift to all of you.  (*regular HST fees still apply).

Until tomorrow then --- I hope you enjoy a wonderful day!   God Bless,    ~Cynthia    <><

Butterflies and Birthdays

Ok  Friends

Two more days.  Just two more days to take advantage of the Butterfly Bundle.  Until Sept 30, you can get the Papillon Potpourri stamp set and the Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch as a bundle at a 15% savings.  Now that's something to be thankful for!

The Itty Bitty Butterfly punch came in handy for this cute card.  Pair butterflies with the Wildflower Meadow embossing folder (I even used the de-bossed side sometimes) and sentiments from Fabulous Phrases, add a few pearls and you have before you this lovely card.  I think I used 9 or 10 different colours to create this little beauty.  But my favourites are the Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum variants.  And I am going to repeat it (for those who haven't heard me say it before) - *nothing* makes it easier to get perfect placement for your pearls, even the little teeny tiny ones, than the Paper Piercing Tool from Stampin' Up!.  This little baby has saved my sanity on more than one occasion!

I am truly thankful that butterflies make it so easy to create gorgeous thank you cards!  Each month I make between 40 and 100 thank you cards.  I have LOTS of reasons to be thankful and so many people who deserve thank you cards.  But I am sure you can understand that I need cards that are fairly quick and easy to produce.  Both of my choices this month fit that bill.  

See my second card?  

Silver Encore ink for the Flowering Flourishes, paired with the Feel Goods sentiment and some Bitty Butterflies again, and you have a card that is just perfect for saying just what you need it to - without taking too long to create!   Once again I tried at least a dozen colours to see which ones would create the cutest cards and I have to say, there were LOTS of winners!  I really liked the Real Red.  And the Bermuda Bay.  And the Elegant Eggplant.  And the Island Indigo.  And I could go on and on but I think you get the message....





 
Speaking of "get the message", did you hear?  

I have my birthday coming up next week, and so I am offering a special birthday promotion.  This is a personal special available only through me, but available to ANYONE in Canada.  From Oct 1 - Oct 7, on any order of $60 or more, I will pay the shipping and handling fees*.  That's right, s&h to be paid by yours truly, as my birthday gift to all of you.  (*regular HST fees still apply)

Make your wish list and contact me and we'll make sure my birthday celebration makes both of us happy!

Hope your weekend has been wonderful!  And hope you are looking forward to a wonderful week ahead!

God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><

More Birthday Teasers

Hello Friends

I have birthdays on the brain...it was my brother and sister's birthday on Monday.  Yes, they are twins.  No, they are NOT identical!  (You'd be surprised how many people, when they find out my brother and sister are twins, ask me if they are identical.....?).

At any rate, since I mailed their cards late, I could not post them on Monday.  But they should have received them right about now so I can post my brother's card, at least.

Those of you who know me know that I LOVE the Wetlands stamp set.  And it is super-easy to use markers on a clear block to create a watercoloured - type background.  Just perfect to offset those cute little shore birds, don't you think?

And speaking of birthdays -- I have my birthday coming up next week, and so I am offering a special birthday promotion.  This is a personal special available only through me, but available to ANYONE in Canada.  From Oct 1 - Oct 7, on any order of $60 or more, I will pay the shipping and handling fees*.  That's right, s&h to be paid by yours truly, as my birthday gift to all of you.  (*regular HST fees still apply)

So get your wish list up-to-date and choose all the wonderful presents that you'd love to have wrapped up and sitting under your Christmas tree come Dec 25.  Wouldn't it be even nicer to get them without the added cost of s&h?

Contact me and find out how you can place an order that will make my birthday a reason for both of us to celebrate! 

Have a terrific day.  Get your wish list ready.  And check back tomorrow for more information on how YOU can take advantage of my special offer.

God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><

Upcoming Birthday Special......

Hello Friends

I told you that I had a personal special coming up.  And I promised to give you a heads' up.   So here goes just a bit of a teaser.....Next week I will be celebrating my birthday.  And in honour of that, I am going to offer a limited time special.

Best of Birthdays stamp set - 132929 - $17.95

From Oct 1 - Oct 7, I will be offerring an ordering special.  I'm not going to tell you what it is just yet....but I *will* tell you to start making your wish list now.  This is the time to get all those things you really, really want to get!!

So if you live anywhere in Canada, help me celebrate my birthday, Stampin' Up! style.  Plan to take advantage of my birthday special.  Be ready to contact me so we can turn your wish list into a "what I have" list! 

It's never too early to make sure you get what you really want for Christmas, right?  Or give yourself your own birthday gift as my birthday present to YOU!

Remember - My birthday special offer will only be available through me, and will only be valid from Oct 1 - Oct 7, 2013.  Check back tomorrow for details about what the special is.  And help me celebrate my birthday by bringing more creativity into your life!  Nothing would make me happier!

And in the meantime .... Have a wonderful day and God Bless,
~Cynthia     <><