Wonderful Weekly Deals!!

Hello Friends

I am pretty excited about the Weekly Deals that Stampin' Up! advertised, starting today!  

The Tasteful Trim Die for 25% off?!!  Woo Hoo!  Floral Frames Framelits at a bargain price!  Artisan Label Punch, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, and two of my favourite ribbons!!  I cannot tell you how excited these sale prices make me!

These are specials you just don't want to miss!  Order them online now, or contact me and I will order them for you. Hurry and get yours today, because by next Tuesday these specials will not be available anymore!  And remember, if you submit an order of $60 or more (before s&h and taxes) then you will ALSO get a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!!

I just love that SU! has continued these fantastic Weekly Deals during Sale-A-Bration.  They are letting us save money.  AND get free gifts!

Have a super day everyone, and God Bless,     ~Cynthia    <><

Sale-A-Bration - Pool Party Fashion!

Hello Friends

It is blistering cold in Ottawa today (minus 28 Celsius, with a wind chill that brings it to minus 40!!) so I had no desire to go outside except when I absolutely had to.  Instead, I stayed indoors and played with my FREE Sale-A-Bration products.  My focus on Pool Party was to make me think warm Caribbean, not frozen Arctic - and it must have done the job because I don't feel even the slightest bit of a chill!  

These cards were all CASEd from or inspired by cards I saw elsewhere in my cyber-travels.  I love the way the Sycamore Street Designer Paper combines vibrant colours and leads me to combine patterns and colours I wouldn't generally have thought of before.  I can't tell you how much I love this paper.  And the ribbons?  Luscious, luscious, luscious!  So glad that all three colours (Pool Party, Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango) come together because I wouldn't be able to decide on my own which to choose.  This way I don't have to.  And best of all -- they're FREE with any qualifying Sale-A-Bration purchase!

The Supply List and Materials are for all three cards since they use many of the same elements (largely free SAB products)


Supply List (Spring catalogue or SAB products)
Stamps - Patterned Occasions (w129621, c129624), Madison Avenue (w129657, c129660), Pretty Petites (w129639, c129642)
Paper - Whisper White (100730), Pool Party (122924), Tangerine Tango (111349), Island Indigo (122923), Summer Starfruit (126839), Rich Razzleberry (115316), Sycamore Street Designer Paper (127540)
Ink - Rich Razzleberry (126950), Island Indigo (122923), Tangerine Tango (126946), Gumball Green (126861)
Big Shot -  Honeycomb Embossing Folder (129378)
Tools and Accessories - Sycamore Street Ribbons (130812), Petite Curly Label Punch (129405), dimensionals (104430), Blossom Petals Builder Punch (121808), 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch (127811), 1" Circle Punch (119868), 1 3/8" Circle Punch (119860), 7/8" Scallop Circle (129404), Itty Bitty Punch Pack (118309), Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)




Hope you enjoy these cards and they inspire you to get your own SAB products and play.  You don't need to have freezing weather as an excuse either!  You have my permission to get crafty...just because you "want" to!   :)





Enjoy the rest of your day - wherever you are.

God Bless,    
~Cynthia     <><

Sale-A-Bration is Coming.....

Hello Again Friends

Yesterday I finally got some of my new Spring catalogue products inky....and today I used my very first Sale-A-Bration item for the year!  For those of you who don't know what SAB is...it's only THE biggest sale that Stampin' Up! holds every year.   FREE stamp sets, embossing folders, embellishments and paper.....Stay tuned and I will give you all the details tomorrow.

For now, I thought you'd like to see a very small sneak peak of a SAB stamp, as well as some more new Spring catty products.

Supply List (Spring catalogue or SAB products)
Stamps - Vintage Verses (w129633, c129636), Papillon Potpourri (w123757, c123759)
Paper - Whisper White (100730), Pool Party 122924), Island Indigo (122923)
Ink - Island Indigo (126986), Pool Party (126982)
Big Shot -  Honeycomb Embossing Folder (129378), Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (120175)
Tools and Accessories - Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406), Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526), Distress Tool (127562), Champagne Shimmer Paint (116806), Clear Block C (118486), Basic Pearls (119247), Spritzer (126185), dimensionals (104430)

It is difficult to see in the photo, but I used a clear block to make 3 solid, rectangular pool party stamps on the background of the card, then misted the whole thing with a homemade shimmer mist so it is quite sparkly in real life. Cutting out the hexagon edges was easy since you just follow the embossed lines.  And the new Distress Tool makes roughing up the edges of the card a breeze!

Love how this card turned out.  Love, even more, that I get to give it to a very special lady.  Being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator has allowed me to meet some of the most wonderful friends - people I might never have met if I hadn't had an opportunity to get crafty with them!  Well, the recipient of this card is one such friend.  I met her through a fundraiser that I did for my church almost 2 years ago.  And I get to bring her some craft goodies, along with this card, today.

Which reminds me....I'd better get on that!

Hoep everyone has a wonderful day!   God Bless,   ~Cynthia    <>< 

Out With the Old.....

Hello Stamper Friends and Happy New Year!!

I am finally back from a wonderful visit with family over Christmas, and when I say "back", I mean back!  No more long periods of silence and wondering when my next post will be, nosirree!  At least, that is my intent   :)

On with it then.  As we exit the old year and welcome in a new one, I thought I'd give you a peak at some of the gorgeous new products that became available as of January 3 when the new Spring catalogue went live.  This is a card that I made for a recent swap and I love how trendy all the colours and embellished pieces on it are.

Supply List (Spring catalogue products)
Stamps - Just Thinking (129940), Amazing Family (w 120189, c 129192)
Paper - Summer Starfruit (126839), Pool Party 122924), Raspberry Ripple (126842), Primrose Petals (126841), Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stacks (129312)
Ink - Versamark (102285)
Big Shot -  Honeycomb Embossing Folder (129378), Window Frame Framelits (129021), Floral Frames Framelits (127012)
Tools and Accessories - Pool Party Embossing Powder (129398), Embossing Buddy (103083), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), dimensionals (104430)


So how do you like this Just Thinking stamp?   I think this wonderful new a la carte stamp from the Spring catty packs a lot of punch.  And I absolutely LOVE the new Pool Party embossing powder. And don't even get me started on how happy I am with the Print Poetry Designer Paper Stacks!!

All in all, I think I will have a LOT of fun playing with the new products from the Spring catalogue.  Can't wait to show you more so come back tomorrow to see the next creation.

In the meantime, I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas Season and that 2013 holds many blessings for you and those you hold dear.      God Bless you all,    ~Cynthia     <><