Fast and Fabulous Friday - Special Reason & Stylish Stems

Hello Again My Friends

Time for a Fast & Fabulous Friday installment.  

This is an easy peasy card you can make in less than 5 minutes.  Let me show you how.

Use the Stylish Stems framelit die to cut the large flower 'stencil' out of a Whisper White card front.

Stamp the leaves from the Special Reason stamp set onto the front of the card using Pear Pizzazz ink, and stamp a sentiment (I used a Thank You from the Wetlands stamp set) at the bottom edge of the card.

Sponge Peekabo Peach and Flirty Flamingo Ink randomly over a piece of Whisper White cardstock then adhere this sponged piece behind the "window" that was made using the Stylish Stems framelit.

Sponge Peach and Flamingo ink onto a piece of cardstock

Adhere sponged piece behind the frame left behind by the Stylish Stems framelit

Peekabo Peach and Flirty Flamingo ruched ribbon were knotted and combined to add just the right embellishment to the card, don't you think?

Mount this all on a Pear Pizzazz Card base and there you go.  Easy Peasy.  Fast and Fabulous. 

You can get everything you need to make this 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?  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 wonderful weekend!!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <>< 

Product List  

Stylish Stems Framelits Dies [142750]	Special Reason Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142902]	Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle [144720]	Wetlands Clear Stamp Set [126697]
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Peekaboo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141427]	Flirty Flamingo 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141426]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Stamping Sponges [141337]

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]

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]

A Little Black Magic For the Thailand Achiever's Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Hello my Friends.

Welcome to our Sale-A-Bration Thailand Achiever's blog hop.
(You may be starting at my blog - Cynthia Millan - or maybe you've already been hopping around?  Whichever is the case, make certain you check the list at the bottom and visit everyone's blog.  You don't want to miss any of the great projects!)

Today there are 3 NEW, FANTASTIC Sale-A-Bration products that you could choose if you place a qualifying order and we wanted to highlight those.  Alas - mine haven't arrived yet.  My order is due to arrive 2 days from now.    :(   So I am going to show you the still-available Avant Garden Sale-A-Bration set because if you don't have it yet, you definitely WANT TO!

Have you ever wanted the contrast of a gorgeous, vibrant image on a background of black?  But exactly how do you get a coloured image stamped onto black, right?  Ta da - you use the Black Magic technique. That's how I got this Avant Garden flower image coloured on this black cardstock.  

I was SO HAPPY when Stampin' Up! brought back their Watercolor Pencils so that I could use this technique again.  Just stamp your image on Basic Black Cardstock using Craft White Ink, and let it dry (or use a heat gun to dry it more quickly).  Then you can use your watercolor pencils to colour on top of the white image. 

The white Avant garden flower image is pretty striking all by itself and would make a lovely card.  But I love being able to colour the image to be whatever I want it to be.  

You can see I tried a card using Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight watercolor pencils and a second with Pacific Point plus a touch of Bermuda Bay (with Old Olive stems).  

The Watercolor Pencils are great for the Black Magic technique AND for using as regular pencils (or specifically as watercolor pencils when you add water and intentionally allow the colours to bleed into each other like THIS POST).  They are so great that they keep selling out.  Seriously my friends - if you want these fantastic pencils you should order them NOW!

{Did you also notice the white oval piece behind the main image that used the stitched oval framelits?  Love the effect of that delicate detailing around the outer edges of the cardstock!}

I cannot wait to get my hands on the new Sale-A-Bration products that are available today!  The Make A Medallion set would take a while to colour but man oh man would it ever be a stunning Black Magic piece!!  

If you live anywhere in Canada, I would love to help you get your hands on any Stampin' Up! goodies that you want to order,  especially the fabulous SAB products that are available until March 31.  Contact me HERE and I will be happy to place your orders for you or you can place your own order online HERE.  If your order is less than $200, please use the hostess code VP7YFXQ9 when you check out. 

Better yet - if you want LOTS of fabulous products, you should consider getting a Starter Kit and saving TONS of money!  Literally hundreds of dollars!  Check out the details HERE.  I would so love to have you on my Team -. The Canadian Sunshine Stampers.

Hope you like my cards and are enjoying the rest of the Blog hop too.  All the other terrific products are done by the spectacular group of stampers listed at the bottom of this post.  Check them out.  I know I am going to!

Thanks for stopping by.  
Have an absolutely fantastic rest-of-your-week. 
God Bless you all,    ~Cynthia   <><

List of blog hop participants:
 
Product List

Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set [143272]	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]
Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon [114319]	Boho Chic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138286]	Elegant Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138287]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]