Thailand Achievers Blog Hop - Last Call For Sale-A-Bration!

Hello Friends

There are only 10 more days for you to get your Sale-A-Bration freebies so this is your LAST CALL.  And of all the items available, the Avant Garden stamp set is my favourite by far.....

Sweet Sugarplum and Mint Macaron

You may be starting at my blog - Cynthia Millan - or perhaps you've already hopped around?  Either way, make sure you check the list at the bottom of this post and visit all of the blogs.  

And if you live ANYWHERE in Canada and want to order to get your FREE Sale-A-Bration goodies, then contact me or visit my online store.  I would love to help you get your hands on these fabulous goodies!

Place a Sale-A-Bration order with me before March 31 and you'll get your choice of any one of these cards!!  E-mail me to tell me which colour you prefer!  

Elegant Eggplant and Calypso Coral

The Avant Garden stamp set is gorgeous any way you look at it and makes beautiful cards.  But I think it is particularly lovely (and pretty easy too) when you use the "Emboss-resist" technique.  It's a fast and easy technique - just stamp your image with versamark then apply embossing powder over the image (I used white).  

Soft Sky and Smoky Slate

Once you have heated the powder to melt it, you can sponge over top of it using the same colour of ink as the cardstock.   The embossed image seems to absolutely pop off the card when you sponge just a bit of tone-on-tone ink around it.  Aren't the results absolutely gorgeous?!?

Crumb Cake and So Saffron

Whether its Sweet Sugarplum ink sponged on Sweet Sugarplum cardstock,  Calypso Coral ink on Calypso Coral cardstock, Slate on Slate, Indigo on Indigo, Saffron on Saffron or ....well.... you get the idea....it doesn't matter what colour you use.  Whether bright or subtle, colourful or neutral, thay all turn out absolutely gorgeous!  don't you think so?

They're all beautiful, but tell me, which one is your favourite??

Island Indigo and Melon Mambo

I'm not certain how easy it is for you to see, but the stamped piece of cardstock (whose edges have all been sponged with the same colour of ink) has been layered onto a card base that has been embossed with one of various patterns.  For today's cards I used any one of Petal Burst, Boho Chic or the Elegant Dots embossing folders.  And, fun fact, I used the debossed side in all cases.  That means the raised pattern is facing AWAY from the front of the card.  I thought it gave them all a "softer" look.

Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder

 
You really don't want to miss out on all the wonderful Sale-A-Bration items that you could get for FREE.  One item for every $60 you spend.  You only have until March 31 so contact me today and place your order (or visit my online store HERE, and if your order is less than $200, please use this hostess code at Checkout   YKYHPPFD)

Thanks for stopping by. Have an absolutely fantastic rest-of-the-week.   Enjoy all the great projects you see as you hop through our blog hop.  And remember - you need to place your order by March 31 in order to get a FREE Sale-A-Bration item.  Hurry!!  You don't want to miss out!
 
 God Bless you all, ~Cynthia <>< 

List of blog hop participants:

So Very Much and Delicate Details

Hi Friends - glad you came back for another visit.  

I love all of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets that are available right now.  Here's a quick card using one. 

1)  I used versamark ink to stamp the So Very Much image onto the top portion of a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, then stamped the Delicate Details lace images across the bottom of the same piece.  

2)  I sprinkled white embossing powder onto the images, then heated to set the powder.

3) Use a sponge dauber to discreetly add crumb cake ink to selected portions of the embossed lace images and sponge around the entire piece, then mount this to a Crumb Cake card.  

And there you go.  As easy as 1, 2, 3 done.  

Do you want to reproduce this quick and beautiful card?  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 quick and easy Thank You card.    Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless,      Cynthia   <>< 

Product List

So Very Much Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143343]	Delicate Details Photopolymer Stamp Set [143314]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	Heat Tool [129053]

Glazed Flourish

Hello Friends

I decided I LOVED the look of yesterday's glazed heart (see it HERE) so I decided to create another card using the same technique.

The gorgeous Flourish you see on this card was actually cut from Pool Party cardstock, then quickly coloured using an aquapainter.  That's when the fun begins....

Glazed leaves add sparkle without even needing bling on the card

I used versamark to cover the entire piece, then applied clear embossing powder and heat-set.  This process was repeated a second time and the resulting flourish looks positively glazed with shellac!




This flourish now makes a statement, so I wanted to layer it on top of something equally "strong".  

Glazed Berries shine on equally shiny glazed doily

Our new Delicate White Doilies are just that...a bit too delicate to pair with the glazed flourish.  However, I realized that if I glazed them in the same manner (versamark and a coating of clear embossing powder, heat-set, then repeat), these doilies could transform into an embellishment that had as till gorgeous, but less "dainty" character.

I think if you look carefully at the photos, you will see how much more substance and character the glazed doily has.  The perfect backdrop for the glazed Flourish.

LOVE how this turned out!!

Paired with Crumb Cake and Emerald Envy cardstock, this glazed Flourish makes me very happy!

You know what else makes me happy?   Helping YOU save money!!  And Stampin' Up!'s Bonus Days can do just that!

All you need to do to earn $6 coupons is spend increments of $60 in July (no limit).  Stampin’ Up! will email you a coupon for every $60 you spend, and you can use coupons on anything you want in August...hurray hurray hurray!!!

 

Here's how it works:
For every $60 you spend* between July 7-31, you’ll get a $6 Bonus Days coupon that you can use between August 2–31, 2016.
This is a great opportunity for you to get items from your wish list or stock up on essentials (paper, adhesives, ribbon, etc).  This is the first time Stampin' Up! has offered this type of promotion, and I know you'll want in on!
IMPORTANT: Bonus Days coupon codes will be delivered via email, so a valid email address is required to participate in this promotion. They will be unable to resend emails for coupon codes, so make sure you save the email AND write down the codes in a safe place so you don't miss out on the coupons you earn.  Lost codes cannot be recovered.

• • There is no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
• Redemption period: August 2–31, 2016
  • Redemption deadline: 8/31/16, 11:50pm (MT)
  • Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions. Though, new prepaid Paper Pumpkin can be redeemed.
  • Bonus Days coupons codes are used in the checkout process during the redemption period.
  • There is no limit on the number of coupons participants can use on an order during redemption.
  • Minimum shipping still applies

Download: Bonus Days Flyer
(print and use the backside of flyer to record your "coupon codes" and be ready to redeem them in August!  To be safe...save your emails too.)

*Participants will receive a Bonus Days coupon code via email for every $60 they spend in a single order (catalog price before shipping and tax).

So START SHOPPING.  Shop in my online store (please use the Hostess code PJDFDPXD if your order is <$200) or contact me.  Let's start earning you those Bonus Days coupons NOW.

Hope everyone is looking forward to a wonderful day!!    God Bless,      ~Cynthia    <><  

Product List

Flourish Thinlits Dies [141478]	Delicate White Doilies [141701]	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396]	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130]	Boho Chic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138286]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141415]	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]

I {{Heart}} The Bonus Days Special....

Hello Friends

Sorry - I could not resist the pun in the title.  I really *do* love this Bonus coupon special that Stampin' Up! announced.   Take a look at today's card, then read on to hear about the special.

Today's card was inspired by a Facebook post I just read.  A fellow demonstrator (and more importantly, a friend) just wrote that she had earned enough points to qualify for next year's incentive trip to Thailand.  I am not quite there yet (getting closer every day though), but I was excited to hear that Kim had earned it.  And I will look forward to seeing her and her husband there.

So that made me smile.

And this card was conceived.

It was difficult to photograph this card since there is so much shine happening.  I am not sure how well you can see it, but there is a gorgeous white-on-white image over the front of the card, including under the heart.

Speaking of the heart -- I cut a Real Red heart using the Sunshine Wishes thinlits, then applied Versamark all over it and added clear embossing powder.  Once this was heat-set, I repeated the process to add a second layer of shine.  Notice how the permanent-wet-look of the clear embossing powder on the Real Red cardstock has darkened it and made it look very intense and very elegant?  I call this technique "Glazing" and you must admit, you end up with a Glazed embellishment, don't you?

I repeated this glazing process (Versamark and clear embossing powder x 2 times) with the outside edges of the Real Red mat of the card.

The stem and swoosh image from the Falling Flowers stamp set was stamped onto the cardfront using Versamark and - you guessed it - embossed with clear embossing powder to give the image a subtle white-on-white elegance.

I have to say, I am a big fan of white-on-white.

A sentiment from Suite Sayings, the heart popped up on fragments of Dimensionals (have I ever told you how much I *love* my Paper Snips?) and voila, a gorgeous card that has shine and elegance.

If you wish to order any of the products to recreate this card then I highly recommend you do so since Stampin' Up! announced a wonderful new Bonus Deal that begins today!

For every $60 you spend between July 7 and July 31 (before shipping and tax), you’ll get a $6 Bonus Days coupon that you can use August 2–31.  This is a great opportunity to shop from your wish list in July (to accumulate coupons) and again in August (to "spend" your coupons)  

DETAILS

• Promotion Period: July 7–31, 2016
• Redemption Period: August 2–31, 2016
• Participants will receive a $6 Bonus Days coupon code via email for every $60 they spend in a single order (catalog price before shipping and tax). There is no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion. There is no limit on the number of coupons participants can use on an order during redemption.
• Bonus Days coupons codes can be used in the checkout process during the redemption period.
• An email address is required to participate in this promotion (Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email)
• It is strongly recommended that participants both save emails containing their Bonus Days coupon codes AND write down the coupon codes in a safe place. Codes cannot be resent if the email is lost, and lost codes cannot be recovered.
• Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions. New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes can be redeemed.

So there you have it my friends.  How cool is that?!  What are you going to buy with your free coupons?  Place your orders online HERE (for orders less than $200, please use the Hostess code PJDFDPXD) or contact me to place your order for you.

Don't wait.  Order your goodies today and start collecting Bonus Days coupons.
Have a wonderful day and God Bless,     ~Cynthia   <><  



Product List

Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489]	Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139556]	Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]

2016-2017 Annual Catalogue Sneak Peek Blog Hop

Hello once again my Friends

Do we *ever* have a fun blog hop for you today.  You'll get to see lots and lots of lovely new sneak peeks from the 2016-2017 Annual catalogue.  And trust me - your wish list for the new catalogue is going to grow and grow!

You may be just starting the blog hop here (I'm Cynthia Millan) - or you may have come from the previous person to me on the list.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup is listed at the bottom.  

But while you are here, let me show you my simple but super project.

There are lots of beautiful new stamp sets to show you, but I didn't want you to miss the lovely hostess sets at the back of the catalogue so I am using one of the great images from the Fabulous Flora hostess set.  Earlier this week I made a simple and quick card to highlight this set for my team members - but I used the beautiful silver foil vellum that is available right now, and that is retiring at the end of May.   Knowing that I love this look, I decided I could create my own designer vellum so that this card could be completely current and reproducible!  

My very own "Designer Vellum" on the card on the left -- retired Silver Foil Vellum on the card on the right.

I borrowed an idea from my friend, Lisa Curcio, and used Tear&Tape adhesive to create silver embossed stripes.  In a nutshell, I laid a piece of our cardstock vellum onto our silicon craft sheet and then laid strips of Tear&Tape adhesive diagonally across it.  I trimmed the overhanging tape, removed the protective coating and poured silver embossing powder over the exposed sticky strips.  Heat emboss, and voila....gorgeous designer vellum!

Tear&Tape Across Vellum (on silicon mat)

After applying silver powder and heating - Embossed Designer Vellum

Gorgeous and fun too, am I right?

Returning to the card itself, the flower image was stamped using versamark ink onto a piece of Whisper White then silver embossing powder was added and heated.  I love the crisp look of the silver and white with our new In Color, Dapper Denim, don't you?

Some silver metallic thread and the luscious Dapper Denim 3/8" Ruched Ribbon finish this card off quite nicely!

 

 

Hope you like my project.  I'll try to give you a video version of how I created my Designer Vellum when I have a bit more time.  For now - you should be getting ready to enjoy some more terrific projects from my friends!  Don't forget to check out all the blogs and leave comments to let us know what you think!

 
I'd stay and chat but I, quite literally, have TONS left to do!  I'm off to finish my swaps for the Mediterranean Cruise.  Thanks to SU!, hubby and I are flying to Barcelona on the weekend where we'll meet up with hundreds of amazing demos from all over the world (you met a bunch of them as you hopped through these projects!) and we'll cruise aboard the Norwegian Epic to Italy and France with all of them.  Can't wait to enjoy this week with my friends.  Not a lot of wifi on board ship so I'll hope to post pics when I get home.  But until then, enjoy this hop through some gorgeous projects!  And get ready for June 1 when you can order from the new catalogue too!

Have a wonderful week ahead.  And thanks for popping by.  God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><