Coundown to Canada's Birthday - part 2

Tick tick tick....

It's getting closer......


On July 1, Canada turns 150 years old.  And the Colorful Seasons bundle in the new catalogue is PERFECT for creating cards that get you in the mood.

Just cut out a few of the maple leaves, glue them onto a card, add a few rhinestone jewels and there you have it.

Anyone who is close to me can hear me humming, "Oh Canada".....

Hope all my Canadian friends are looking forward to a terrific July 1 holiday (and my American friends are looking forward to July 4).  Stay safe.  And enjoy yourselves.
God Bless,     Cynthia      <><

Thankful Thursday - Wetlands

Hello My Friends.

Time for another Thankful Thursday installment.  

I loved the quick and effective watercolour pencil-painted card I made yesterday and the High Tide stamp set I used reminded me about the sandpipers in the Wetlands stamp set.  I LOVE that stamp set!  

So I decided I could use these for a Thank You card suitable for a masculine audience.

Do you know, that I make and give more Thank You cards than any other type of card?! More than birthday.  More even than Christmas cards.  

I am so blessed that I 'need' so many Thank You cards.  And honestly, I don't send out nearly as many as I could if I was being really, really diligent!    So many people to thank.  So many blessings in my life!

Back to the super-simple card.  I laid the punched vanilla circles on the vanilla card to leave enough space for the sentiment to be stamped.  Then the waterbirds were stamped over the circles (the void left around the edges of the circles are obscured when these get layered onto the stitched circle die-cuts). Everything was adhered in place then 1, 2, 3 the card was complete.  

Any 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 very Thankful Thursday!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <><
  
Product List
 

Wetlands Clear Stamp Set [126697]	Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860]
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]

Introducing -- Flourish Thinlits

Hello My Friends

As many of you know, my wonderful hubby and I got to spend a week on a Mediterranean Cruise thanks to Stampin' Up!  No my friends....I did not "win" the trip.   I earned it.  Trust me, earning the Incentive Trip is hard work.  But man oh man does it ever pay off when you earn an all-expense-paid trip for 2.  And this cruise was definitely worth the effort!

You didn't see any posts here on my blog about it since we didn't have wifi on the ship.  ACK!  Me and 400 other SU! demos... unplugged!    :)   And each day when we were in port, most of us were too busy posting FB pics of our glorious sightseeing excursions.   If you want to see highlights from our vacation, visit my Facebook Page and see the sights through our eyes.

Now that we've been back a week, life has resumed its normal, chaotic schedule.  But I did want to show you some of the absolutely gorgeous new products that are in the Stampin' Up! catalogue.

I know Kathy R. will be happy to see I've finally posted another card, so today, this one is for her.  I used the luscious new Flourish Dies as well as the Detailed Floral Thinlits to create cut-outs that are truly breathtaking (and the Precision Base Plate and Big Shot Die Brush make creating these paper pieces a breeze!).  A sentiment from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set and this card pretty much assembled itself!

I am busy preparing for my 20-card class on June 18th - each time a new catalogue is introduced I run an Inspiration Stamp Day so my friends can get their hands on as many new products as possible.   If you'd like to join us, or get a kit-to-go, or just purchase a set of the completed 20 cards, let me know.  The information and details can be found HERE.

I'll hope to see you soon.  In the meantime I need to get back to my Craft Cave to work on more 20-card class prep.

Hope everyone has been enjoying their Spring so far.  Have a wonderful day and God Bless,     ~Cynthia   <><


 Product List

Flourish Thinlits Dies [141478]	Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies [141482]	Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534]	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316]	Big Shot Die Brush [140603]	Big Shot Platform [142802]