More Wheels and Butterflies

Hello Friends

So after loving yesterday's card, with its butterflies and the oh-so-easy use of a wheel....I have another butterfly-plus-wheel card to show you today.  

A truly wonderful demonstrator named Marlayne (my up-up-up-upline) is moving from Ontario to Newfoundland where she will be infinitely closer to her family, but much-missed by all of us.  We had a terrific good-bye soiree the other evening in her honour, and this was one of our make and takes.  Let's see if you love it as much as I do!

Supply List    Stamps - Butterfly Collection Jumbo Wheel (w130112), Six-Sided Sampler (w130953, c130956) Paper - Whisper White (100730), Island Indigo (101856), Daffodil Delight (119683), Gingham Garden DSP (129310) Ink - Island Indigo (126986)
Tools and Accessories - Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526), Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406), Jumbo Handle (103661), Essentials Paper Piercing Pack (126187), Paper Piercing Tool (126189), Paper Piercing Mat (126199), Dimensionals (104430),  Glue Dots (103683)

Pretty Nice, huh?  Simple yet effective.  And certainly quick.  The most time-consuming element was the paper piercing - but then again, it does add so much to the effect, doesn't it?

Hope you like this card as much as I did.  Tomorrow I'll show you the uber-cute one we made using the Zoo Babies stamp set.  In the meantime, I hope everyone is looking forward to a wonderful weekend!  God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><

Thankful Thursday - Thankful For Founder's Circle and....

I can tell you this friends - no one is more blessed than I am right now!!

I enjoyed myself immensely at Founder's Circle last week.  I was pampered and treated like royalty.  I met and made friends with some remarkable and truly wonderful ladies.  Then I returned home to be reminded of how much I am loved and appreciated by my husband and children. 
And then I held a few successive club nights and had the opportunity to share my creative passion with customers (aka FRIENDS) - who also let me share with them my joys and stories about Founder's Circle!  I am blessed.  Truly and overwhelmingly blessed!

Life is so very good.  And I am thankful!  So here is my Thankful Thursday card for today.  Each of my club members will receive one of these with their September orders because I am truly thankful for each and every one of them!  I would not have achieved Founder's Circle, Rising Star or Fiji without them.  And even without the awards and achievements - my life would be just a little bit poorer without each and every one of them.

Supply List
Stamps - From My Heart
Paper - Whisper White, Midnight Muse
Ink - Midnight Muse
Big Shot -  Window Frame Collection Framelits
Tools and Accessories - Paper Piercing Pack Essentials, Paper Piercer, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

One of my favourite things about this card is the wonderful effect you can achieve with the piercing tool.

Notice the piercing around the Midnight Muse piece, and also the base white card?  What an inexpensive way to add an interesting and attractive accent to a card.

Well - I have about 50 of these cards to make so I am going to get started on that now.  (I told you - I have a LOT of reasons to be thankful!).  In the meantime, may you each be blessed to recognize the many things for which you should be thankful!

God Bless you all,      ~Cynthia    <><