Neeje Crop - 2015 - Bunny Fry Box

Hi Friends

I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the Neeje Crop on Saturday.  The Neeje Association for Women and Families is a wonderful organization here in Ottawa and I am proud to say that I have been one of the attendees every year that the Crop-fundraiser has been held.  

Once again this year I will be representing Stampin' Up! and as such, I will hold a few classes during the day.

Here is one of them:

Attendees will get to make this super-cute Bunny Fry box to use for Easter treats.  How cute is that?!?  Participants will be able to make as many as they want, for $2 apiece.  

How about you?  Don't you wish you were going now?  Never fear, I think I will offer the bunny box as part of a class during March so keep your eyes peeled for my announcement about when that will be.

Until then, hope you are all enjoying a wonderful week.  God Bless,   ~Cynthia      <><

"Herd" You Missed Me?

Hello My Friends and I am sorry I was gone for so long.

No explanations today and no long-winded post as I am pressed for time.  But here is a quick card using the new "From the Herd" stamp set.  I also used the new Bouquet BigZ die and the Hardwood stamp to create the picket fence  LOVE how that turned out!!

Hope you like my little creation.  Hope to get back into the swing of things for tomorrow.

Til then - have a wonderful - if very COLD day!

God Bless,
~Cynthia
<><

CASE on a Founders Circle Fall Card

Hi there Friends

Founders Swap card created by Nancy Lewis

At my Open House last weekend, several of my customers pointed out a gorgeous Fall card on my board that used the Baby Wipe technique to achieve a variegated colourization of the image.  The card was created by Nancy Lewis as her Founders card swap, and even includes a piece of window sheet to simulate a window behind the wreath.

Our team Baby Wipe card.

Well, at our downline training meeting on Sunday night I decided to teach my team to duplicate this card.  And can I just say that the samples they created were gorgeous.

Using re-inkers in Blackberry Bliss, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Old Olive, we were able to create quite a few Fall cards.

And the Hardwood stamping on the background gives it just a bit of piece de resistance, don't you think?

I love how no 2 cards were identical!

Everyone had a chance to create their own wreath and I think I managed to convince some of them that wreaths, and the SU! wreath in particular, are NOT just for Christmas     :)

My Ornamental Pine Class and Lovely as a Tree Class (see here) are getting a tremendous amount of attention.  Everyone wants to make those gorgeous cards  and can you blame them?  I still have a few spots to fill for the classes and I have created several kits-to-go so if you are considering joining us, let me know soon.  I will look forward to stamping with several of you in the coming day.
 
In the meantime, enjoy your week and have a wonderful Wednesday.  l hope all is well and that you are having a terrific day.  God Bless you all,      ~Cynthia    <><

Thankful Thursday - Finally Back!

Hello Friends

After a somewhat long hiatus, I am finally back and boy oh boy do I have some gorgeous cards to show you!

I held my Inspiration Stamp Day last Saturday and 37 women got to each make 20 different cards, using stamps and products from the new catalogue.  Over the next few days I'll show them all to you so you can see what fun new things await you in the 2014-15 catalogue.

For those of you who missed my 20-card class - I am offering a 2-go package that includes all of the scored, cut and embossed materials for you to make these cards.  It also includes a goody bag worth $20+ that contains all of the embellishments needed for these cards, as well as extras for creating more cards on your own.  In compliance with Stampin' Up! policy, no pre-stamping has been done.  If you would like to order a 2-go package, please contact me and we can arrange pick-up (if local) or shipping to you (Canada only).  And mark your calendars now....my next 20-card class (for the Holiday catalogue) is already booked for September 13!

Back to the matter at hand -- Perhaps you noticed the Razzleberry rhinestones in the corners of the Kinda Eclectic card above, as well as the Mossy Green button on the World of Dreams card to the left?  The participants of my Inspiration Stamp Day were thrilled to discover that our new Blendabilities markers can be used to colour buttons, rhinestones, pearls, embossing powder and more!  You can own ALL of the Blendabilities PLUS stamp sets and accessories at a discount by joining the virtual "Blendabilities Club".  Click here for more details.

Well, I'll need to post this now or my hiatus will be extended even longer!  But since today is Thursday, I am putting out a Thankful Thursday message to just say how Thankful I am that everything is "getting back to normal" here.  Piano lessons are done for the year.  Flute lessons are done.  Music Theory is over.  Youth Group is on summer hiatus.  Choir is finished.  ConQuest is done.  School is almost done.....  I love this time of year where we are heading in towards carefree days without scheduling!!  

So I am Thankful today for life getting back to what I consider "normal".  Or at least carefree.  For however long that may be.    :)





Hope everyone has a wonderful day and can focus on the things that make you Thankful!
God Bless,     ~Cynthia     <><