GV Blog Hop - Seeing 3D

Hello My Friends and Welcome to the SU! Grand Vacation - Mediterranean Achievers Blog Hop

Which is a big long name that means -->  Woot, woot!   Thanks to SU! my hubby and I are going on a Mediterranean cruise next May!  So me and a bunch of my very talented friends who all earned the cruise together are participating in a blog hop to show you some gorgeous 3D projects.  I hope you like what I have to show you today.  And I *know* you will love the projects all of my friends have on display.  Don't forget to visit everyone.  And feel free to leave a comment.  Spread the joy my friends!

So what do I have to share with you today?  I decided to show you just how easy it is to create cute little paper earrings using Stampin' Up! supplies.  These earrings are lightweight, fast to create, easy to make, inexpensive and just plain old CUTE!!  Anyone would be thrilled to receive a gift like this from you.  And you could use ANY symmetrical image/punch or framelits to create similar earrings.  Just like I did several years ago in THIS POST. 

The super-cool thing about these kinds of earrings is that they are so fun and so FAST to make!!  Just to prove it to you, I created this video.  Honestly my friends, this cute little project will take you mere minutes!

And who wouldn't want to walk around wearing snowflake earrings?  Right?!?

I need to go now to make earrings from our Christmas Tree punch.  And the little snowman from Snow Place.  And maybe a brightly coloured circle (or 2) as ornaments.  You can never have too many Christmas earrings, can you?

Hope you enjoyed your 3D waltz through my blog.  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 terrific rest-of-the-week and God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><

Sneak Peek Simple Christmas Card

Good Morning Friends

What do you do when you have no time at all?  Create a really quick, really simple, but utterly cute card!

I used the new Boughs and Berries embossing folder on the card base, and matted onto that a piece that had been embossed with the new Woodland embossing folder.  A couple of cardinals stamped from last year's White Christmas stamp set (I am so glad it did not retire!) and the sentiment from the new To You and Yours Too set - and voila, a very fast card that is really quite cute.  

And super, super quick!

The addition of Dazzling Diamonds glitter really is the wow-factor to this simple card.

It spruces it up just enough to say 'Merry Christmas' in a big way.

Hope you are excited about the new Holiday Catalogue.   If you aren't...you *should* be.  The products are fabulous.  I should know.  I already own most of them!!

Hope you can join me on Sept 12 for my 20-card class using these new beauties!  (for information, click HERE).   Or ask me about my To-Go feature!  It's going to be FABULOUS!

In the meantime, have a wonderful day and God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><  

Product List

White Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set [135767]	To You & Yours Too Photopolymer Stamp Set [139819]	Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139673]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter [133751]	2-Way Glue Pen [100425]

Sneak Peek Christmas Card For the Cat Lovers

Hello Friends

It's a busy, busy day around here but I had to show you ONE little sneak peek Christmas card, didn't I?

I used tons of new Holiday catalogue stuff on this card.

The image of the trees through the window is part of the Happy Scenes stamp set.  Good thing this is available as a bundle with the Hearth and Home Thinlit dies that cut out my window frame and window ledge!!  

The cat was stamped using the Festive Fireplace stamp set and cut out with the coordinating Festive Fireside Framelit die.  Phew - thankfully available as another bundle!

The sentiment is from the new set, To You and Yours Too.

Notice the new Softly Falling embossing folder I used on the outdoor scene to make it look like it is snowing outside?

And I often wondered what I would use the clear sequins from the Metallics Sequin Assortment for but I feel they give this card just the right amount of oomph without detracting from the main focus, don't you think?  The new Fine Tip Glue Pen was perfect for getting just the right amount of glue here, without extra ugly blobs!

If you want to see a sneak peek of a lot more of the bundles and stamp sets and products that are available in this Holiday catalogue, check out the 4 Sneak Peek videos I made HERE.  

Gotta run.  Check back tomorrow for another Sneak Peek card.  Until then - Hope you have a wonderful weekend!   God Bless,   ~Cynthia   <><


Product List

Festive Fireplace Photopolymer Stamp Set [139754]	To You & Yours Too Photopolymer Stamp Set [139819]	Happy Scenes Photopolymer Stamp Set [139821]	Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies [139666]
Festive Fireside Framelits Dies [139668]	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390]	Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter [133751]	2-Way Glue Pen [100425]	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202]

Holiday Catalogue SNEAK PEEK

I was dying from excitement last night!

I came home from work to see this at my front door.  YES MY FRIENDS - My Holiday Pre-order has arrived!!

I wanted you to see the fun treasures I got in my first pre-order, so you would know just what lusciousness awaits in your Holiday catalogue!

Check out my fun Sneak Peek through some of the Holiday Catalogue  - there are 4 videos!

I got fun EMBELLISHMENTS.

I got GORGEOUS DESIGNER PAPER.

I overdosed on BUNDLES - there are so many TERRIFIC Bundles in the new Holiday Catalogue.

And I got STAMPS.   Beautiful new stamps!

Remember, if you come to my Inspiration Stamp Day (Holiday version) on September 12, you will be making 20 DIFFERENT cards using many/most of these fantastic new products.  For information or to register, click HERE.

And if you cannot wait until Sept 1 before getting your hands on any of these wonderful new toys...then why don't you consider purchasing a Starter Kit?  You can include the Holiday Products as part of your Starter kit you know!  It's a super deal.  $155-worth of goodies for $125. And you'll continue to gt 20% off anything else you order as long as your demonstrator status is active.  Contact me or check out more details HERE.

I can't believe I have to go to work today.  But I KNOW what I will be playing with all evening and all weekend long!  Can't wait to show you some samples!!

In the meantime, have a fantastic day and God Bless,   ~Cynthia   <><

New Single Stamps - Holiday Edition

Hello My Friends

Every once in a while over the past year, Stampin' Up! has released some single stamps for us to enjoy, and enjoy them I have.  But this time they have really outdone themselves.  The single holiday stamps were released last week and are available until Jan 31, 2014.  And I have to tell you ---  I love them ALL!  Check these out, and let me know which ones you want to order:

Wonderful Blessing  (134779)  $10.95

Be Merry  (134767)   $10.95

Cheers  (134769)  $7.95

Christmas Star  (134813)  $11.95

Joy and Love  (134771)  $8.95

Magical Season  (134777)  $7.95

Prince of Peace  (134811)   $8.95

A Gift For You  (134765)  $5.95

Sneak Peak #4 - Simple Snowflakes

Happy Saturday My Friends

I am still having a blast playing with the limited materials I have while visiting my parents.  Since I brought a handful of new Holiday Catalogue products with me, I can create a few simple Sneak Peaks to let you see how easy it is to make uber-cute cards, even without a lot of supplies!

With this simple card, I am not certain what draws your eyes and curiosity first - the wonderful new embossing folder (Pretty Print) or the stunning snowflakes (easily cut using the Festive Flurry framelits)?  The snowflake shapes are the 2 smallest of the 4 shapes and sizes included with these framelits.  I embossed them (polka dots or Petals-A-Plenty) and added bling, and a Merry Christmas from my favourite Go-To set of all time - Teeny Tiny Wishes!

Ta Da.  What do you think?  Easy and awesome is what comes to mind here.

Have a long drive back to Ottawa with the kids today so we can see my hubby again after our 2 weeks at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  Our visit was wonderful.  But I think we're all missing hubby/Dad right now and it will be GOOD to be home!

"See" you tomorrow with some more wonderful stuff.  Hope your Saturday is spectacular!    God Bless,    ~Cynthia      <><

Fast and Fabulous - Merry Thinlit

Hello My Friends.

I am not sure if I have ever created a Fast and Fabulous Christmas card that I like this much before.  It was so easy.  It was so fast.  It almost felt like cheating!  But isn't it cute?

Take the new Stylish Stripes embossing folder and the "Merry" from the Expressions Thinlits, throw in a bit of Real Red and Whisper White cardstock, add some bling - and let the Christmas season begin!  

Love it.  

LOVE it.  

Really.  
Love.  
It.

Get my drift?

Hoping you love it as much as I do.  Join me on Sept 7 for Inspiration Stamp Day and you'll create cards just as beautiful, just as easily.  For right now, I love visiting my family, but I can't wait to get home and play with the rest of my Holiday Catalogue goodies too.  Less than a week and you can order from the Holiday Catalogue.  Do you have yours?  If not, contact me and let me know!  You want this stuff.  You really do!!

Have a terrific weekend coming up!  A "Merry" one!!      God Bless,    ~Cynthia     <><

Come To Bethlehem Coasters

I am so very blessed - Every Monday morning throughout the school year I join several other women at the church and we babysit more than a dozen young children (ages 6 mos - 5 yrs) while their mothers participate in a Faith Study.  The children are all little angels - with the occasional halo tipping off the side - but they are blessed little angels nonetheless.  And I get paid each week with a generous dose of hugs so the rewards are quite priceless. 

Yesterday morning us babysitters were off-duty as we were invited to just come and join the Mothers at their Christmas potluck brunch.   I was all prepared to see my little friends again while enjoying some tasty treats but we awoke to nasty ice-covered roads after an early-morning of freezing rain.  The roads were navigable and I suppose I 'could' have gone, but it was the first Monday morning I have had 'off' in a very long time so I took my cue from the weather and decided to lay low.  I can't tell you how wonderful it was to just hang around lazily at home for a morning! 

At any rate, just after lunch one of the ladies showed up at my door with a gorgeous Christmas gift that the Moms had gotten ready for me, in appreciation for babysitting their children.  The gift bag, the tag, the card, the treat - they were all adorned in Stampin' Up! fashion as the Mom who prepared the gift for me is not only my good friend, but is also my downline, Michelle.  She is the creator of those gorgeous Come To Bethlehem cards from last week!  At any rate, included in the gift was a set of tile coasters that she made for me using my very favourite Christmas stamp set - Come To Bethlehem.  I have seen these tile coasters in many places and have been intending to make them myself, but have just never get around to it.  How wonderful it was to be gifted with them...and using my favourite stamp set too!

Thank you so much to the wonderful mothers who allow me the privilege and honour of looking after their children, if only for a few hours, every Monday morning.  And thank you as well for the lovely Christmas gifts.  And, of course, Thank You my friends for paying my blog a visit today.  May your lives be filled with joy in anticipation of the coming of the Lord.

Have a wonderful day and God Bless,     ~Cynthia     <><

Convention Cards 3 - Another Christmas Peak

I promised you another sneak peak into the holiday mini and here goes.....

The Scentsational Season stamp set is ultra-cute and this steaming cup of hot chocolate just makes me feel like warm and cuddly happiness after a cold day of tobogganing.  I know, I know...it is still a hot and humid July day right now.  But can't you just see the snow falling in your mind's eye?


And of course, nothing could be easier to cut out the mug shape, than using the Holiday Collection Framelits!  In fact, this collection of framelits will easily cut out a mug, some steam, a star, a Christmas Tree, a Candy Cane and a Gingerbread Man.  Surely you've already seen the ever-so-cute earrings I posted here?!?  Well you really, REALLY want to own these framelits, let me assure you.  Cards, Scrapbook pages, earrings and ornaments....there is no end to the uses I can find for these wonderful little metal time-savers!

Make sure you contact me if you haven't received your holiday mini yet!  And be sure to place your order for the wonderful stamp sets and matching framelits you'll find listed there.  Place your order online or contact me today to make sure you get to be one of the first to own these stamps and accessories.  Remember, I can take orders from and ship to anywhere in Canada!  Let me help you get Christmas off to an early start!

Until then, enjoy your day, hot and un-Christmas-sy though it may be!    :)

God Bless,          ~Cynthia          <><

Convention Cards 2 - Christmas in July

Hey there friends

How about a little taste of Christmas?

Here is a really cute series of cards that I saw at Convention that use the Chock-Full of Cheer stamp set.  Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green are the perfect combination of colours that make me feel in the Christmas spirit....even if it is still sweltering outside!

Along with the stamped images and the luscious stitched satin ribbon, the Be of Good Cheer designer paper really makes these cards simple to assemble, and WOW!!

And who isn't excited about the new mitten punch (from the holiday mini) that is coming available on Aug 1??




Look for another Christmas card tomorrow...using another sneak peak from the holiday mini.

Until then, enjoy your day and God Bless,
~Cynthia      <><