He, he, Omg for sure as I’m posting my very first Christmas card for 2016! It is July and hey, one has to start sometime! Also, The Paper Players posted a Christmas in July challenge and I just had to play along. It’s easy to get an early start on Christmas projects because Stampin’ Up! […]
Cynthias Creative Corner
BONUS DAYS START TOMORROW
Stampin’ Up! has started a new thing called Bonus Days! They start tomorrow, July 7, and go right through to July 31, 2016. What are they? This will help explain for you; For every $60 you spend in between July 7 and July 31(before shipping and tax), you will get a $6 Bonus Days coupon. […]
FRESHLY MADE FOR MONDAY
Happy Monday to you and today’s card is freshly made with the new Touches of Texture stamp set. I opted for a softly coloured card by using Blushing Bride as the card base and adding the flower centres in Pink Pirouette with just a touch of Wild Wasabi. The greeting is compliments of the Best […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA
Today my beautiful country, Canada is 149 years old! Happy Birthday Canada! What better stamp set to use for this special card than, Celebrate Today(137138). I also added a little texture with the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies(141497) on each side of the card base. Click on the picture to get a closer look. This is […]
A CLASSIC IN THE COUNTRY
We have a classic in the country for this card. I decided that I needed more masculine-themed stamp sets so got Country Livin’ and Guy Greetings to round out my collection. This card shows off a classic which can be a pretty common sight up here in north-eastern BC. This image just cries out to […]
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SAW?
Do you see what I saw in the Swirly Bird stamp set? Look closely at the triangular shapes(striped and solid) do they look like fish to you? Well, they did to me, especially when I matched them up with the ocean-themed design from the Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack. So I put my fish […]
TRYING A NEW TECHNIQUE
I’m trying this new technique(to me) that I found on Pinterest. It’s called the “drapery fold” and adds that special something to your card. I also used two designs from the beautiful Blooms and Bliss designer series paper. Love it! Of course, those tiny flowers from the Best Birds stamp set (141525)and the perfect greeting […]
MY CAT – JUST SITTING HERE
I couldn’t resist that title as the little cat image in the Sitting Here stamp set reminds me of my Riley. I even coloured him as an orange tabby cat! I stamped the pillow images and cat image onto a separate piece of card stock, coloured them with Stampin’ Write Markers and then cut them […]
