Thankful Thursday - Love Sparkles (Literally!)

Hello Again My Friends 

Time for an installment of Thankful Thursday because it's Thursday.  And I am Thankful.  (Let's be honest - I am thankful every day of the week but that's another story...)

Ok then -  I stamped the Thank You sentiment from the oh-so-fun Love Sparkles set using versamark ink, then applied gold embossing powder and heat-set it.

Then I cut the Daisy (ish) tag from gold foil using the Timeless Tags thinlits and adhered this to the Wisteria Wonder card.

Two strips of the FREE Sale-A-Bration metallic gold ribbon were adhered close to one edge, with a strip of gold sequins placed between them.  A piece of a medallion (made by layering one of the vanilla Lace Doilies between a large and small metallic gold foil doily) was slipped beneath this ribbon/sequin edging, and the card front was complete.  

Layer this card front onto a thin mat of vanilla, then onto a Wisteria card and voila - a gorgeous Thank You card. 

Want to make one of these beautiful cards for yourself?  If you live ANYWHERE in Canada you can place your orders online by visiting 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 (why wouldn't you?), you can save 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 to ask how we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you enjoyed this elegant (but quick and easy) Thank You card.    Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless,      Cynthia   <>< 

Product List  

Love Sparkles Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143183]	Timeless Tags Thinlits Dies [142755]	Metallic Foil Doilies [138392]	Lace Doilies [142793]
Gold Sequin Trim [132983]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	3/8" Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [143601]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Wisteria Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122922]	Versamark Pad [102283]

Thankful Thursday - Thankful For Blessings

Hello Friends

I am busy.  
Busy, busy, busy.  

And one of my many "to do" items is creating a whole whack of Thank You cards for all of you wonderful people.   And believe me, I have LOTS of them to make since there are LOTS of you to thank!! 

So if THAT is the "worst" thing that can happen to me this week ---- that I am busy trying to thank everyone who deserves my thanks....well friends, life can't be all that bad, can it?

I am blessed.  Truly and awesomely blessed!

And yes.  I just said 'Awesomely'.  Trust me - it really IS a word!.

Have a wonderful day, filled with a recognition of all the blessings that you can be thankful for! 

God Bless you all,    ~Cynthia   <><

Thankful Thursday - So Appreciative of My Sensitive Daughter Today!!

Hello My Friends

Did you notice I've been absent quite a lot this past while?!  Summer was an extremely busy time for our family - and this year we tried to pack an extra lot into it since it is the last "summer off" I'll have in quite a while.  You see, as some of you are aware, for the first time in 16 years I am going back to work!  And today was my first day at the new job (more about all of that later.....I need to make this short.....).

Post-it note on the window of the car

At any rate, it has been ages upon ages since I worked outside of the home - (for pay) - and I will admit to being more than just a little bit nervous and stressed about such a big change in my life and that of my family.


Did I say I was nervous?  That is where darling daughter #2 comes in.   :)

When I headed out to the car to drive to work, this is what I saw......  A post-it note on the driver's window  -------->  

Want to know what it said??

Here's what the note "said"

This got me smiling for sure!  I could feel some of the nervousness melting away.

Then I opened the door and saw what was stuck to the steering wheel.  Gotta love that girl! 

Note on the steering wheel

Couldn't sit down until I removed another note.

Note on the driver's seat

Then I had to move the following note just to get the keys into the ignition!

Covering the ignition

Needless to say, I was all smiles as I drove out of the driveway.

Thanks darling for lightening my load this morning.   I love you, I love you, I love you.  Thankful Thursday it is!

Soon enough I will write out all the details about my new job for you, my friends.  But until then, I hope you all enjoyed your day and are looking forward to a wonderful weekend!

God Bless,      ~Cynthia    <><

Thankful Thursday Meets Christmas in July!

Yes Friends - you read that correctly!

Today I am thankful for Christmas in July!  

Most notably, I am thankful for the wonderful ladies who attended my Christmas in July Card Class last evening.  We laughed and giggled and I was reminded, after what seems like a *very* long time away from my stamp room, of just how much I love being with my friends and getting inky!

And I think my friends enjoyed themselves too!

Here are the cards we made - 4 designs, with 2 of each design.  And my friends each got to take home a bunch of leftover embellishments that came with their class registration fee.

I am thinking that I will repeat this class when I am home again from my next little time away.  Does anyone want to take this class on Thursday, Aug 14?  Because if there is enough interest, I will run it again.  Anyone who knows me KNOWS I am a Christmas junkie and I never tire of making Christmas cards.  Well -- almost never.  And since these stamp sets and products will all retire on Aug 28, now is your last chance to play with them and make some gorgeous cards before they are all gone.

I know, I know, it is still July.  I need to slow down and enjoy the summer - right?  At any rate my friends - contact me to let me know if you are interested in an instant repeat of this class because I just may run it 2 weeks from now.

In the meantime - I am so very thankful to all my friends who came and stamped with me tonight and reminded me that I have Christmas to look forward to!  Woo hoo!  Christmas in July meets Thakful Thursday.  And I am grinning from ear to ear!

Blessings to all of you this wonderful day,      God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><

Thankful Thursday - So Much To Be Thankful For

Hello Friends

It's a Thankful Thursday and today I am thankful for each and every one of you.  
That's right.  
YOU!!


I want to thank you, truly thank you, for the support you've all shown me.  Not just today, but all the year long!


I get to do what I love, what I truly love....and get rewarded for it too.  Did you know that Stampin' Up! has a mission statement, a "statement of the heart", and it goes like this:






"To love what we do and share what we love, as we help others enjoy creativity and worthwhile accomplishments . . . in this we make a difference." 


And I truly believe this.  I love what I do.  I LOVE what I do.  Truly love it.  And I do feel as if I make a difference in the lives of the women I get to craft with and work with.  And for this I am thankful.  Truly and unbelievably thankful.

As for today's card - the new Flower Patch stamp set is gorgeous!  And since it is a photopolymer set, it is extremely easy to use!  No stamp-a-ma-jig for this card, nosirree!  It was so easy to stamp the larger, lighter flowers, then easily overlay the darker centre details on top.  Love how easy it was to do.  I didn't use the corresponding framelits to cut out any of the flowers - not for these cards at least - but I will use them on an upcoming card soon.

Doesn't this card just scream "SUMMERTIME" to you??

Going to get back to my other responsibilities now.  But I did want to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to all of you - my friends!!

God Bless you today and always,     ~Cynthia     <><

Thankful Thursday - I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

Hello Friends

I am super busy preparing for my 20-card class on Saturday but I needed to first acknowledge my dear friend Suzane, who graciously offered her time and came to help me prepare my card packages.   I have over 700 cards to prep so I trust you can all understand how valuable her assistance has been these past few days!  

I am not finished yet, so without further ado I am going to get back to the task at hand.  But I did want to stop momentarily and say that this Thankful Thursday belongs to Suzane and her generous gift of time and friendship!

My challenge to all of you today is to say thank you to someone who does something for you.  Any little thing.  Anything at all.  Even if you "know" they already know that you appreciate it....say it anyhow!  Words have power.  And we need to let people know how much we appreciate them and how grateful we are!

Hope everyone has a wonderful - and truly Thankful - day.   

God Bless,    ~Cynthia    <><
Product List

Work Of Art Clear Stamp Set [134114]	Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set [133454]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]

Thankful Thursday - Sponged Oval Frame

Hello Dear Friends

This March Break is flying by and I am loving having my 4 nieces and nephew up here for a visit.  So today I am thankful for this wonderful week together - and how truly blessed I feel that my children are so close to their cousins and are reveling so much in having them stay with us for this time!

The card I've chosen to represent this Thankful Thursday installment is one from a Spring Has Sprung class I will be doing in April.  So if you like this card and wish to make one of your own, stay tuned for updates in my class schedule!


In the meantime, I certainly hope your March Break has been as wonderful as mine.

Have a terrific - and very Thankful day.
And God Bless,      ~Cynthia    <><

Thankful Thursday - Purple Honeycombs

Hello Friends
Another quick post today

I fell in love with this new framelit the moment I first saw it in the catalogue.  Something about it just made me happy.  

Another thing that makes me happy?  Purple!  
And flowers.  
So you'll understand why this card makes me very happy!

And it was easy, easy, easy to put together.  I can't say enough about the Petite Petals stamp set and matching punch.  Such a simple way to make gorgeous accents for a card!

It's Thankful Thursday and today I am thankful for many things.  But mostly -- I am thankful for all those wonderful people who have the courage to speak up in the face of pain and injustice.  Last evening I discovered that one of my friends, Robin, has courage and strength of character beyond that of most people.  And I am totally and immeasurably in awe of her.  You can read her story here.  And for her, and all those like her who refuse to stay silent even when many around them feel challenged with their words.... I am thankful!!  Truly thankful!

Hoping you all enjoy a fantastic end to your week!!  And that you have much to be thankful for!!  
God Bless you all,    ~Cynthia   <><

• Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die
• Petite Petals Wood-Mount Bundle
• Petite Petals Clear-Mount Bundle
• Bird Punch
• Peaceful Petals [clear]
• Peaceful Petals [wood]
• Springtime Hello [wood]
• Springtime Hello [clear]
• Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Garden Green 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad
• Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
• Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter
• 2-Way Glue Pen
• Stampin' Dimensionals

Whatever Happened to....Thankful Thursday?

Hello Friends

And I apologize!  I haven't been very consistent at posting cards lately, have I?  Truth be told, I often don't post a card simply because I don't "have time to write" about it.  But believe me, I am still making LOTS of cards!!  I just don't post them when I think I don't have a lot of time to describe them or the techniques involved.

Well you know what?  That stops now!    :)

I am going to photograph and post my cards anyways, whether I have time to give you details or not.  Know that if I am super-silent with respect to the card, it is merely an indication of me having lots/too much to do.

So without further ado....here (finally) is a Thankful Thursday installment.  My card uses two huge images - the Thank You from one of the Photopolymer sets (Another Thank You) and the World Map stamp.  Love them both!   This is one of the Thank You cards that I've made this month for my customers.  And I am thankful to them.  Without them I wouldn't be as successful at my Stampin' Up! business as I am.  And without them, I wouldn't be in a position to share my love of stamping with so many others.  

So - you there.....  Yes, that's right, I'm talking to you.....  Yes..........YOU!  Thank You!!

Have a wonderful day.  I hope you all have much to be Thankful for!   God Bless,      ~Cynthia   <><

Final ONE-DAY-ONLY Sale - Thankful Thursday

Hey There Friends

Stampin' Up! has blessed us richly for the entire month of October.  They've used the occasion of their 25th anniversary to give us weekly sales, biweekly sales and even Thursday-only sales.  Well today they cap off October with a final Thankful Thursday sale.  Here's what they have to say on the SU! blog today:

The Final Thank You Thursday!

We hope you have enjoyed the last month of our Thank You Thursday's, we sure have loved saying thank you! For this last one, we wanted to put a pretty little bow to wrap them up and we thought what better way than with our Chevron Ribbon! Below you will find a few of our favorite colors.

	Basic Black 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item # 130010  Regular Price: $12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $9.37 CAN
	Calypso Coral 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item #130018 Regular Price: $12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $9.37 CAN
	Crushed Curry 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item # 130019 Regular Price: $12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $9.37 CAN
	Island Indigo 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item # 131151 Regular Price: $12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $9.37 CAN
	Smoky Slate 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item # 131152 Regular Price: $12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $9.37 CAN

I have been using the Chevron ribbon and I must say, it is much softer than you expect, and it is absolutely wonderful to work with!   Order online or Contact me to get yours today! 


Hope everyone has a wonderful and *safe* All Hallows Ev'ning!!  God Bless,    ~Cynthia    <><

One Day ONLY Deals - Thankful Thursday

Hey There Friends

Stampin' Up! has done it again.  They've given us a one-day sale to knock our socks off.  Today only get 4 framelits or 2 embossing folders for 25% off.  And one of the framelits (Hearts a Flutter) coordinates with one of the stamp sets that is also on sale this week for 25% off!!

What a super deal.  Order online or Contact me to get yours today! 

Thank You Thursday!

This week's Thank You Thursday's are a "big" deal! We hope you enjoy this assortment of Big Shot accessories!

	Hearts a Flutter Framelit Item # 130159 Regular Price: $30.95 CAN Discount Price: $23.21 CAN
	Honeycomb Textured Embossing Folder Item # 129378 Regular Price: $9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $7.46 CAN
	Envelope Liners Framelits Dies Item # 132172 Regular Price: $32.95 CAN Discounted Price: $24.71 CAN
	Alphabet Press Textured Embossing Folder Item # 130916 Regular Price: $9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $7.46 CAN
	Window Frames Framelit Item # 129021 Regular Price: $32.95 CAN Discounted Price: $24.71 CAN
	Chalk Talk Framelit Item # 129983 Regular Price: $30.95 CAN Discount Price: $23.21 CAN

Have a wonderful day and God Bless,   ~Cynthia   <><

Thankful Thursday Vintage Verses

Hello Friends

A quick post today, and a card that was almost as quick to make, to start my day off with a Thankful Thursday!  Thankful for so many things.  Not the least of which is the glorious sunshine that smiles on us today, but much more importantly -  the good-bye kiss I just got from my son as he headed off for school.

I love that my son (who will turn 11 in less than a week) still kisses me good-bye, and/or allows me to kiss him good-bye, every morning when he leaves and every night as he goes to bed.  Sweet memories that will last a lifetime!

Supply List (SAB products)  
Stamps - Vintage Verses (w129633, c129636)
Paper - Whisper White (100730), Sycamore Street Designer Paper (127540), Island Indigo (122923) 
Ink - Island Indigo (122923) Big Shot -  Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003) Tools and Accessories - Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)


I have decided that I like the look of flagged banners.  Can you tell?  Especially when they are curled slightly (with a bone folder) to give them the illusion of "movement".    And I do have to say that I will be very sorry when this Sycamore Street Designer Paper retires - TOMORROW !!  I loved the Sale-A-Bration products this year and will be very sorry when they are no longer available.  If you want anything, contact me TODAY so we can get your order in on time!


Until tomorrow then, have a wonderful day.  And I hope you too, like me, will be the recipient today of the gentle kiss of an innocent child!     
      God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><

Thankful Thursday Checking In

Hello Dear Friends

Sorry I have been AWOL this last little while but it is March Break and I brought the kids to southern Ontario to visit Grandma & Grandpa (it was my mother's birthday on Sunday.  See the card I made for her here).  Although I do not have a new card to show you today, I am certainly thankful for the chance to visit my family.  So it is still a Thankful Thursday!

At any rate, I am doing no stamping....and apparently the world does not come to an end when I don't!  Who knew?    :)   But I will return next week with some more wonderful treats for you to feast your eyes on.  I may not be stamping, but I have been planning......

Until then, have a wonderful end to your week and a fantastic upcoming weekend.   God Bless!   ~Cynthia    <><

Thankful Thursday - Just Believe

Wow - It's amazing how quickly the days can pass when you are busy.  But here I am at long last, back with another Thankful Thursday instalment. 

Those of you who know me will recognize that I am using one of my absolute favourite stamp sets. Just Believe. I LOVE this set.  Seriously - LOVE it! 

Supply List
Stamps - Just Believe
Paper - Whisper White
Ink - Midnight Muse
Tools and Accessories Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals, sponge

See?  Not much in the supply list because this card is all about the stamp set.  The flowers/foliage image is gorgeous. (So are the other image stamps that come as part of this set - for example, see the cute frame around the "Thank You"? )

The Just Believe stamp set also comes with 3 sentiments, one of which is a Thank You.  And who doesn't need a "Thank You" sentiment in their repertoire?  Talk about an all-purpose stamp set.  Is it any wonder why I love it?

As for why I am thankful today.....what reason could I possibly have for NOT being thankful????  There is neither enough time, nor enough internet to record all the blessings I have received.

So I will leave you with that.  I am thankful - today and always.  And every day is a good day to say so.  Whether it is a "Thankful Thursday" or not.

Have a wonderful day and 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    <><