These three words come from the Greek origin of the word “Kaleidoscope”! Here it is broken down for you:Greek kalos – beautiful + eidos – form + English – scope. The first known use of the word happened in 1817! Yes, I looked it up – I just had to know. Here is one of […]
Cynthias Creative Corner
MY TULIP GARDEN
Tulips are……..a girl’s best friend? Well for this post they are for sure! I saw a really cute idea for potted tulips on Candace Zentner’s blog and just had to make some for myself. Punch art is not something I do on a regular basis – but I’m sure proud of these cheerful little tulips! […]
A CASE FOR CHEVRONS
Hi there and welcome to Tuesday! I have that totally different kind of card to show you that I promised yesterday and since it’s Tuesday, we have Weekly Deals as well.So, card first…. While surfing around the web, I saw this technique used on another card and just had to try it for myself. I […]
HOW MANY STAMP SETS DOES IT TAKE…………
………to make one card? Well, how about 3 – 2 from the Sale-A-Bration Flyer and 1 Hostess set from the Annual Catalogue. Why so many? Well, I’m playing along with the Create with Connie and Mary Colour Challenge and The Paper Players “Thankful for Spring” challenge. It took all three sets to get my message […]
TWO CARDS FOR MOJO
Happy Friday to you! I have some delightful news to share with you… this card was one of the Top 3 picks for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge this week. Thank you to the challenge team! The Mojo Monday challenge this week is to create a tall and skinny card with a simple […]
SOFT SKY AND BUTTERFLIES
Soft skies and butterflies indeed – bring them on! Well the butterflies anyway, we do have lots and lots of blue sky up here, even in the winter! It helps to keep a person smiling through the -20 celcius and lower temperatures – LOL! I still long for an early spring though – just take […]
A FEW NOTES FOR YOU…..
Hi and welcome – I thought I’d take today to remind you of a few of the special promotions that are going on in the world of Stampin’ Up!WEEKLY DEALS: NEW – CIRCLE MONOGRAM PERSONALIZED STAMP: CLEARANCE RACK: MY PAPER PUMPKIN: New subscribers who sign up before March 31, 2014 will receive a FREE set […]
STAMPIN’ UP HIP NOTES AND WASHI TAPE
Hello and welcome to today’s hip and retro fresh birthday card! I have been working on ways to use my collection of Stampin’ Up! Washi Tape – it tends to be something that I forget so I was determined to show it off on this card no matter what! I cut a piece of Very […]
