I’m starting the week of with this white on white card using the Best Birds Bundle. Of course, a great sketch and colour challenge help to start the creative process and I used Freshly Made Sketches for the layout and Create with Connie and Mary for the Colour Challenge(Peek-a-boo Peach, Tangerine Tango, Cucumber Crush). I used […]
Cynthias Creative Corner
OMG I’M DOING IT!
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! […]
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 […]
