Fast & Fabulous Friday Sneak Peek #1 and Graceful Glass Kit Offer

Hello My Friends!

It's Fast and Fabulous Friday time and I have an extra-special offer that you won't want to miss!

First though - let's take a look at the gorgeous Fast & Fabulous installments for today (don't forget to read further to find out about the special deal!)

First up is this super-fast, super gorgeous card that makes me realize how happy I am that Blackberry Bliss is returning!

Quite simply, does it get any easier?  Just some versamark and white embossing powder and the beautiful rose image from the Painted Glass stamp set (available June 1 in the upcoming Stampin' Up! catalogue) and there you have it.  Fast. Fabulous. And Fun!

Or try my other, equally fabulous card: versamark ink, white embossing powder, and the butterfly image from the totally gorgeous Painted Glass stamp set.  You can create this beauty in the blink of an eye. Isn't the elegant font of the sentiment just perfect for this card?

Since I stamped on paler Pool Party cardstock for this second card, I decided to make, the embossed images pop by sponging lightly with Pool Party ink. Add a few well-placed pearls and Ta da!  A very quick and utterly gorgeous card. 
Fast.  And.  Fabulous!

Now for the very special deal I mentioned above.

Every Friday during the month of May I will present TWO new Fast & Fabulous cards. And each Friday I'll highlight something different from the Graceful Glass product suite (Painted Glass stamp set, Stained Glass thinlits, Graceful Glass Designer Vellum) available in the new Annual Catalogue that goes live on June 1). Today I focused on stamped images!  Butterflies, roses and sentiments.  It doesn't get any easier, right?  Come back next Friday where I'll showcase the thinlits. Week 3 will highlight the designer vellum, and week 4 will show you what you can achieve when you use them all together. 

You are going to want this product suite. 
You are going to want to recreate the cards I show you. 
And I am going to make it easy for you....here's how:

Pre-order your Graceful Glass suite with me (*here) by June 1 and you will receive:

• The Painted Glass stamp set, Stained Glass thinlit dies, Graceful Glass Designer Vellum, and Tinted Faceted Buttons, delivered right to your door (order will be placed on June 1). Be one of the first to get your hands on this suite!
• The Graceful Glass Fast & Fabulous Card Kit.  This kit contains full instructions plus the cardstock pieces you'll need to create all 8 Fast & Fabulous Graceful Glass cards (from the 4 Fridays in May), using the Painted Glass stamp set, Stained Glass thinlits and Graceful Glass Vellum and buttons that you receive in your order.  I will also supply any extra embellishments needed for you to create the 8 gorgeous Fast & Fabulous Friday cards.
• Added bonus - FREE - two 6x6" pieces of our Adhesive sheets (= one full 6"x12" sheet) to make assembling your cards easier.  (Hint: you are going to LOVE the adhesive sheets!)
• Added bonus - receive an extra, completed, Graceful Glass card to use as inspiration.

Just think, you will be able to use your Graceful Glass suite and the pieces from the F&F card kit to instantly re-create the Fast & Fabulous cards I post during the month of May. And you will have the tools to recreate all sorts of gorgeous Graceful Glass cards and projects that I just might be tempted to showcase on other days.

If you want to pre-order your Suite and Card Kit, or even if you just want more information, fill in the form HERE and I will get back to you. 

The products alone would cost you $103 (clear-mount stamp Suite) or $113 (wood-mount stamp Suite) but the Suite kit that includes the product plus ALL pre-cut and prepared cardstock and instructions to make the EIGHT Fast & Fabulous cards is just $110 (clear-mount) or $120 (wood-mount).

Don't forget to check back in a week to see the next Fabulous cards you will be able to create (Fast) using the kit I supply, and the Graceful Glass product suite that I'll order for you on June 1!

Hope you are looking forward to a wonderful weekend!   God Bless,   Cynthia  <><

  Product List

White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924]

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982]

Versamark Pad [102283]

Sponge Daubers [133773]

Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]

Butterfly Birthday

Hello Friends

I had so much fun last night.  I created a card that is just a bit fussier than my usual quick and easy cards, but this one is so worth the little bit of extra effort!  I really love it!

This design starts with a side-step card made from Pool Party cardstock.  Various patterns of Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper (FREE during Sale-A-Bration.  Ask me how) were layered onto Lucky Limeade cardstock, and glued onto the front and rear "steps" of the card.

I used The Beautiful Butterfly die and my Big Shot to cut 2 different sized butterflies from Peach Parfait cardstock, then I stamped them with the Fresh Vintage image (FREE during Sale-A-Bration.  Ask me how) using Poppy Parade ink.  They were adhered one on the other using a part of a dimensional, and Basic Pearls were used to simulate the butterfly body.  An assortment of butterflies were also cut from Pool Party and Whisper White cardstock using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.  Several of these were matched up and glued together on the card as needed.

The large flower was created using the the 5-Petal Flower Punch and the Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper (FREE during Sale-A-Bration.  Ask me how).  Two flowers were punched and overlayed together.  All three flowers from the Boho Blossom Punch were punched out of Peach Parfait cardstock, and the edges were sponged with Poppy Parade ink.   These were layered on top of the two 5-petal flowers, and a designer brad (FREE during Sale-A-Bration.  Ask me how) was put through the centre of all layers to hold the blossom together.  The 5-Petal Flower punch was used with Lucky Limeade cardstock to create leaves.  The 2 smaller blossoms are a repeat of the larger one, without the larger Designer Paper/5-Petal Flower pieces.  The smaller blossoms also use a white brad from the neutrals brad collection as their centre.

The sentiment is from the Elementary Elegance stamp set (FREE during Sale-A-Bration.  Ask me how), stamped in Poppy Parade on a scrap of Whisper White.  It was punched out using the Decorative Label Punch, and a frame for the Decorative label piece was made using Poppy Parade cardstock.

I really love how this card turned out and although it required a little more work than my usual quick and easy cards, it really wasn't difficult.  Once you figure out how to make your cuts and score lines for your side-step card, it really goes together quite well.

I have a whole lot of work to get done today so I better get at it!  I hope you like this card as much as I do.  And I hope you enjoy a wonderful day and are looking forward to the upcoming weekend!

God Bless,     ~Cynthia    <><