Petal Passion And Brusho Beauty and BOGO Garage Sales!

Hello My Friends

I have discovered Brusho!

Have you?

This is one of those super-simple, really fast cards that sort of made itself.

I used a piece of Petal Passion Designer Paper as my focal point.  Then I made a few separate drops of water on a piece of plastic, and added sprinkles of Brusho to each drop to create paint pools of colour.  An aquapainter helped me paint the flowers of the DSP with the coloured drops and voila. A gorgeous focal piece.

Stamp a sentiment from Petal Palette and mount the piece on Basic Black and Whisper White mats, then a Real Red card, and the card is complete!

Want your chance to order any of these products and earn SAB products...and ALSO save a TON of money?  Come to my BOGO Garage Sale on Saturday, January 27.  All the details are HERE.  Really hope you can join me!

Enjoy the week ahead and God Bless,
Cynthia
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Product List

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589]	Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788]	Brusho Crystal Colour [144101]	Aqua Painters [103954]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]

Fast and Fabulous Friday - So Fast and Easy Waterfront

Dear Friends

This card is Fast.  

This card is Fabulous.

This card is so easy you won't believe it!

I CASed it from a card on Pinterest, but mine is even faster and easier.   Believe it or not.

No cutting.  No layers.  Just stamp away.

My Waterfront work of art is a one-layer card using Stampin' Up! thick Whisper White. 
I stamped the mountains from the Waterfront stamp set in Crumb Cake (the ones further behind are stamped off once) and the sun in So Saffron.  The grass was stamped in Lemon Lime Twist and the trees in Garden Green.  The water was stamped in Pool Party then again in Dapper Denim. Then the grass in front was stamped in Pear Pizazz and the dots were stamped in Sahara Sand.
For the final detail, I used the mountain stamp with Soft Sky ink to create faint clouds.

Lots of colours. Lots of stamps. But no positioning or even being careful.  The watercolour effect of these images means you can stamp them pretty much anywhere and it all looks glorious. Everyone will think you are a true artist!

Add a sentiment to create a Sympathy Card

Don't forget to add a sentiment to the inside of your card!

This is the type of card that you can make in duplicate (or triplicate!) so you have a great card ready for any occasion, when you need it.  Leave the sentiment off like I did, then add one later to suit your needs.

Unfortunately, I seem to need a lot of sympathy cards lately so this card was turned into one using sentiments from the Rose Wonder set.  Dapper Denim sentiments on the outside and the inside and this card is ready to send.

I created a similar card last week using the Waterfront set. Just as fast.  Just as fabulous. 

Trust me when I say you want the Waterfront stamp set. Purchase it plus any number of other goodies from the Occasions catalogue and/or the Annual catalogue and/or the Clearance rack.  When you order $60-worth of goodies you get to choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!  
 
Even better, save a TON of money by joining my team during Sale-A-Bration.  You get to choose ANY 2 stamp sets for FREE in addition to all of the regular bonuses.  Check out the details HERE or contact me.  ANYONE in Canada is eligible to join my team and I would be happy to discuss with you how you can save the most money!

In the meantime, I hope your Friday is Fabulous - just like this card - and that you are looking forward to a wonderful weekend!

God Bless,    Cynthia     <><  

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386]	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982]	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394]
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976]	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957]	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]

Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Start Tomorrow!

Dear Friends

Long time no see, right?  Life has been very (very) busy but I am checking in for a brief moment to bring you two SUPER FAST cards from the new catalogues that go live TOMORROW (January 3, 2018).

The Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogues are FANTASTIC and I, for one, cannot wait for you to see what is in them!  So many beautiful new things to get your hands on!

This Watercolor Card is a one-layer card that took less than 5 minutes to make.  The Waterfront stamp set from the new Occasions Catalogue makes it easy for you to seem like an artist.

And the Panda floating up into the sky holding onto a hot-air balloon uses the super cute Party Pandas stamp set that you can get FOR FREE during Sale-A-Bration when you spend $60 (before s&h and taxes) on anything at all!

This stamp set has 3 cute Panda images....I added a sentiment from the Up and Away stamp set, and a die-cut hot air balloon from the Up and Away Thinlits ....and now my little guy is floating off into the skies! 

Lots more goodies to see.  Lots more products you can earn FOR FREE when you purchase anything at all from any catalogue (or the clearance rack even).

Even better, save a TON of money by joining my team during Sale-A-Bration.  You get to choose ANY 2 stamp sets for FREE in addition to all of the regular bonuses.  Check out the details HERE or contact me.

In the meantime, hope your Christmas and New Years were wonderful and you are looking forward to a fantastic 2018!

See you tomorrow with some more super-quick cards.  
God Bless,    Cynthia     <><

Thankful Thursday - Beautiful You with a Flourish!

Hello My Friends.

This Thankful Thursday installment is a quick card I made to thank one of my co-workers for tirelessly and selflessly offering to help clean up after an all-day Retreat we had last Friday.  Everyone else just wanted to take off for the weekend.  But my co-worker stayed until the last mug was dried and the last chair was stacked.

So this Thank You card was made for her.  

A brief how-to:  Stamp the Beautiful You girl then colour her dress quickly using an aquapainter.  Stamp the sentiment below the girl then use the Lots of Labels die to get the main card piece.  Sponge around the edges and mount onto an embossed card front that has 2 Flourish Thinlit embellishments at the corners.  (You might notice that I like to use the de-bossed side for this embossing folder.)

Once again I am feeling blessed that I am in constant need of Thank You cards!!  Life is good!!

Do you live ANYWHERE in Canada?  You can order from me online HERE (at check out, please use the hostess code VP7YFXQ9) or you can 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 you all,      Cynthia   <><
  
Product List

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637]	Lots Of Thanks Clear Stamp Set [129690]	Flourish Thinlits Dies [141478]	Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies [138281]	Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141493]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Aqua Painters [103954]

High Tide For a WOW Wednesday

Wow!  And WOW again!! I am IN LOVE with this stamp set. 

I wanted to make a "WOW" card - for this Wednesday so I borrowed the High Tide stamp set and got right to it.  Man oh man, now I am really going to HAVE to buy this set!  

I used our thick Whisper White and coloured it quickly by laying down some pale shading using the Watercolor Pencils (available in our Occasions catalogue), then I used an aquapainter to smudge all of the coloured lines and bleed them together.  Stamped the sand with Soft Suede and some grasses in Old Olive and Always Artichoke, and the sandpipers in Early Espresso.  The Gulls were stamped in Memento Black, then the layers were assembled and the card was complete.

It almost sounds too easy, doesn't it?  But trust me.  This Wow card came together without any fuss or muss.   The 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 WOW of a Wednesday yourself!!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <><
  
Product List

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]	Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad [126972]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]