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THE STARS HAVE IT

September 18, 2020

I’m going to end this week with a tribute to the stars in our life – our grandkids! They are truly stars to us any day of the year!

Our two eldest grandkids are always available to come out and help with yard work so this star-laden card is for them! I’m playing along with the newest Freshly Made Sketches layout and decided to move out of the circle to use the Stitched Stars dies(150653) and had a cutting fine time!

There was a lot of gluing going on too! The Fine-Tip Glue Pen for all of the small stars and our Multipurpose Liquid Glue for the gold foil star.

Here’s the list of products used.

A Grand Kid Cling Stamp Set (English) [152500] $29.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $6.75
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin’ Pad [153117] $10.25	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $52.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $9.50
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50
Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

I hope that this card inspires you to honour the stars in your life. Happy Stamping!

JUST SAYING HELLO

Cynthia Stevenson

September 17, 2020

All Occasion, Techniques

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Hello to you on this Thursday! I’m excited to share a card that I created with the Tasteful Touches stamp set(152562)!

This set does not have matching dies, so fussy-cutting was in order. I also used the “Masking Technique” to make sure that those beautiful images really pop! All you need to do for this technique is stamp the main image that you are using onto a post-it note and cut it out. So, I stamped the flower image first, then covered it with the post-it note(the mask) and then stamped the sprays over top. When you remove the mask, you have this lovely image left.

I’m playing along with The Paper Players for this,

and one of the items to use was glitter – so I added that with the Shimmery Crystal Effects pen(150892). Then, for good measure added the mat of Brushed Metallic cardstock.

Here’s the list of products used. You’ll see that I included the Heat Tool – it was used to set the crystal effects.

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $31.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $10.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085] $10.25	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Pad [147092] $10.25	Pretty Peacock 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149751] $11.00
Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892] $6.75	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $12.25	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $48.00
Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00
Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

Best wishes for a happy day and happy stamping!

RIDE THIS JOYFUL SLEIGH

Cynthia Stevenson

September 16, 2020

Christmas

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The weather has turned a little chilly up here, which led me to the Warm & Toasty stamp set(152615) with it’s oh-so cute critters. These little bunnies are singing joyfully in their tiny sleigh!

I’m really enjoying using the Joy Dies(153530) – they make it easy to add a mat to those words. In order to play along with the new CAS(E) this sketch challenge I needed to separate the letters so they would line up along the edge. Love it!

I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank You to the design team at CAS(E) this sketch for picking this card as one of the favourites last week!

Here’s a close look at the Joy dies,

you can see the “extra” dies that will give you those layers that help to accent the words!

Here’s the list of products used.

Warm & Toasty Cling Stamp Set [152615] $30.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100867] $12.00	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper [153512] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154899] $12.00	Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154904] $12.00
Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154893] $12.00	Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter [144608] $6.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $48.00	Joy Dies [153530] $44.00
Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $5.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $9.50
Stamparatus [146276] $67.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00
Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

Have a joyful day and happy stamping to you!

HAPPY DAY FLOWERS

Cynthia Stevenson

September 15, 2020

All Occasion

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Welcome! I hope that this day brings you happiness and good feelings! Today’s card is intended to do just that with it’s bright bouquet of flowers!

I went to the Jar of Flowers Bundle(154064) for this and added a few extra details for a little more pop. There is a tiny stamp in the Jar of Flowers set that is intended to be the lid for that jar. So, I heat embossed it with Gold Emboss Powder and wrapped it with a tiny length of the gold twine from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo pack(152475).

The greeting comes from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set(151331) which, in my opinion, is a great addition to any stamp collection!

Here’s the list of products used.

Jar Of Flowers Bundle [154064] $49.50	Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151331] $49.00	Seaside Spray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150883] $12.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100867] $12.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Plaid Tidings 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $15.75	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad [147105] $10.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $10.25
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad [147111] $10.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154888] $12.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154890] $12.00
Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154881] $12.00	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154882] $12.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $8.25
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $31.00	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $12.25	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00
Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

May this bouquet of bright flowers bring you happiness and go on and do some stamping!

GET & GO STARTER KIT

Cynthia Stevenson

September 14, 2020

Join My Team, Stampin' Up! Specials

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Granny Apple Green Card Kit
Coastal Cabana Card Kit
Queen Anne’s Lace Stamp Set(152607)
So Much Love Stamp Set(152667)
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DINO DAYS FUN

Cynthia Stevenson

September 13, 2020

All Occasion, cards for kids

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Hi on this Sunday morning! I thought it was time for a little dinosaur fun which was what inspired today’s card.

Aren’t they cute? I did some “stamping off” for the tree trunk and the branches to give a little dimension. This was my second attempt at a card to play along with the new Freshly Made Sketches layout. The first had too much white space so I decided to use the Dino Days stamp set(149406) and matching Dino Dies(149636) so I could add more interest.

Here’s the sketch that I followed.

And, here’s the list of products used.

Dino Days Photopolymer Stamp Set [149406] $29.00	Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153078] $12.00	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin’ Pad [153114] $10.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090] $10.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad [147115] $10.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147051] $10.25
Dino Dies [149636] $48.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $5.50	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50
Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

I hope that this card brings a smile to your face and happy stamping to you!

MY GUY CARD

Cynthia Stevenson

September 10, 2020

All Occasion, Masculine

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Hi – welcome to my version of a “guy” card for today!

Not all masculine cards need to be the darker colours so I started off with a card base of Balmy Blue and went from there! I’ve been playing with the Many Medallions Dies(153584) a lot lately and decided to use it with the Brushed Metallic cardstock. Glad I did because it turned out beautifully! TIP: You might want to use a cardstock shim when cutting out the metallic paper to make it easier to get rid of all of those tiny pieces!

There were a few stamped pieces from the Forever Fern Bundle in my UFP(unfinished projects) container, so I pulled them out to use and “borrowed” the sentiment from Tasteful Touches(152562).

This is my submission of a masculine-themed card to play along with one of my favourite challenge sites, The Paper Players.

Here’s the list of products used.

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $31.00	Forever Fern Bundle (English) [154094] $73.75	Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146982] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101650] $13.25
Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad [147105] $10.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad [147087] $10.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085] $10.25
Stamping Sponges [141337] $7.00	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $12.25	Many Medallions Dies [153584] $46.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00
Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00
Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

Have a great day and happy stamping!

IT’S AUTUMN HARVEST TIME

Cynthia Stevenson

September 9, 2020

All Occasion

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Many of our hard working farmers are bringing in their harvest so let’s send a great harvest blessing to them!

I created today’s card with that in mind!

And, this was the perfect opportunity to use a pattern from the Plaid Tidings designer paper pack(153527) too! I love the colours in this piece and it worked out well with the already coloured image! Make sure to check this paper out as it has colours that will work with every season.

I used a bit of Wink of Stella to colour those pussy willows so they would shine just a bit.

Here’s the list of products used.

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $29.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676] $12.00	Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153078] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Plaid Tidings 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $15.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad [149165] $10.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad [147093] $10.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25
Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154904] $12.00	Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154888] $12.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154890] $12.00	So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154905] $12.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.00	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25
Stamparatus [146276] $67.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00
Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

Happy harvest blessing to you and happy stamping!

PEACEFUL BOUGHS 2020

Cynthia Stevenson

September 8, 2020

Christmas

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Our weather is definitely changing to fall here in northeastern BC! Each day is showing the changing leaves which says that winter is close behind! So, today’s card is for Christmas 2020 with the Peaceful Boughs stamp set(150541). This set also has matching dies(Beautiful Boughs) that you can find on page 180 of the annual catalogue.

This set is carried over from last year and I didn’t use it enough so today is the day to showcase it’s loveliness! I also pulled out the Toile Christmas set for the greeting.

I also wanted to play along with the new CAS(E) this sketch challenge so followed the outline given in the sketch.

Here’s the list of products used.

Peaceful Boughs Cling Stamp Set (En) [150541] $31.00	Toile Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En) [150469] $33.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119685] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [147083] $10.25	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad [147088] $10.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $8.25
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Mossy Meadow 3/8″ (1 Cm) Diagonal Stripe Ribbon [153542] $10.25	Christmas Cardinal Dies [150640] $45.00	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00
Stamparatus [146276] $67.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00
Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

Have a great day and Happy stamping!

LEAVES, LEAVES, LEAVES

Cynthia Stevenson

September 7, 2020

Birthday

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Happy Labour day to you! Today’s card features leaves, and lots of leaves for sure!

While I was playing around on the web, I saw a card with this layout and decided to make it my own. The background of leaves comes from the Forever Greenery designer paper pack(152492). There are so many beautiful images in this package that it’s sometimes hard to choose!

I added the die-cuts that are found in the Well Written Dies(151816). Words are not the only thing included in this package!

I’m playing along with the new SUO Challenge – which is to feature die-cutting and punching, for this as well.

Here’s the list of products used.

Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $29.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25	Just Jade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153079] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper [152492] $15.75	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $10.25	Well Written Dies [151816] $54.00
Stampin’ Seal [152813] $11.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $9.50	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $5.50	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00
Bone Folder [102300] $9.50

I’m off to do some more stamping – hit while the ideas are flowing – right!

Happy Stamping to you!

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THE STARS HAVE IT

JUST SAYING HELLO

RIDE THIS JOYFUL SLEIGH

HAPPY DAY FLOWERS

GET & GO STARTER KIT

DINO DAYS FUN

MY GUY CARD

IT’S AUTUMN HARVEST TIME

PEACEFUL BOUGHS 2020

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