Helping Me Grow

Good Morning Friends

I had a chance to play with the Helping Me Grow stamp set and I don't know why I didn't get around to using it earlier.   It's gorgeous .... so what was I waiting for?!?!?


A bit of black heat embossing and watercolouring with an Aquapainter and the card sort of just made itself.

I used a Thank You sentiment from the Tin of Cards stamp set (another set I need to pay more attention to!).  And of course I had to bathe the flowers in my Wink of Stella glitter pen.  I can't quite get enough of my Wink of Stella!  (And I even used a bit of the gold Wink of Stella in the flower centres!)


But I have to tell you - I think my favourite part of this card is the element I discovered when I needed to break up the "white space" at the bottom of the card.

The Tin of Cards stamp set has a few cute motifs that can be added to cards to add visual interest.  

Check out the curlicues at the bottom of this card!  Isn't that linear swooshy-flourish great?!?

Hope you like this card as much as I do.  Tomorrow I will post my club cards for March and trust me, you *really* want to join me for club classes this month!

Until then, have a wonderful weekend and God Bless,    ~Cynthia   <><  




Product List

Helping Me Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set [140764]	Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [138946]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [109133]	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141898]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]

Make the Most of Your Designer Paper!!

Hello My Friends

And a big hello and Good Morning to Kathy.  Thanks for inspiring me to "get back on the horse" my friend.  The blog-horse that is.    :)

At any rate, do you folks remember back in the Fall when I encouraged you to make the most of your Santa Designer Series Paper (DSP) by cutting the edge pieces and using them?  (You can see that post by clicking HERE)

Well, I took my own advice.  The Birthday Bouquet DSP is too gorgeous to waste any bit of it.  So I fussy cut some fragments and put together this little card.  Let me tell you, I wouldn't dream of trying to fussy cut without my trusty Stampin' Up! Paper Snips.  The perfect tool for getting into all the corners easily and cutting detailed pieces in the blink of an eye!

Some pearls to break up the white space.  And just a touch of clear Wink-of-Stella in the centres of the flowers to add a hint of sparkle.

So?  Tell me, what do you think? Are you loving it as much as I am??

And if you think this card is nice, well then, you ain't seen nothin' yet!!  I can't wait to show you the club projects that we'll be doing at next week's club nights.  And I have a SUPER COOL class coming up that uses the Botanical Blooms bundle.  Stay tuned my friends!

In the meantime....Hope everyone is looking forward to a fantastic weekend!   
God Bless,    ~Cynthia    <><  

Product List

Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper [140557]	Grateful Bunch Photopolymer Bundle [140801]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]