Tuesday 21 March 2017

Thailand Achievers Blog Hop - Last Call For Sale-A-Bration!

Hello Friends

There are only 10 more days for you to get your Sale-A-Bration freebies so this is your LAST CALL.  And of all the items available, the Avant Garden stamp set is my favourite by far.....
Sweet Sugarplum and Mint Macaron

You may be starting at my blog - Cynthia Millan - or perhaps you've already hopped around?  Either way, make sure you check the list at the bottom of this post and visit all of the blogs.  

And if you live ANYWHERE in Canada and want to order to get your FREE Sale-A-Bration goodies, then contact me or visit my online store.  I would love to help you get your hands on these fabulous goodies!

Place a Sale-A-Bration order with me before March 31 and you'll get your choice of any one of these cards!!  E-mail me to tell me which colour you prefer!  
Elegant Eggplant and Calypso Coral


The Avant Garden stamp set is gorgeous any way you look at it and makes beautiful cards.  But I think it is particularly lovely (and pretty easy too) when you use the "Emboss-resist" technique.  It's a fast and easy technique - just stamp your image with versamark then apply embossing powder over the image (I used white).  
Soft Sky and Smoky Slate

Once you have heated the powder to melt it, you can sponge over top of it using the same colour of ink as the cardstock.   The embossed image seems to absolutely pop off the card when you sponge just a bit of tone-on-tone ink around it.  Aren't the results absolutely gorgeous?!?
Crumb Cake and So Saffron
Whether its Sweet Sugarplum ink sponged on Sweet Sugarplum cardstock,  Calypso Coral ink on Calypso Coral cardstock, Slate on Slate, Indigo on Indigo, Saffron on Saffron or ....well.... you get the idea....it doesn't matter what colour you use.  Whether bright or subtle, colourful or neutral, thay all turn out absolutely gorgeous!  don't you think so?

They're all beautiful, but tell me, which one is your favourite??
Island Indigo and Melon Mambo

I'm not certain how easy it is for you to see, but the stamped piece of cardstock (whose edges have all been sponged with the same colour of ink) has been layered onto a card base that has been embossed with one of various patterns.  For today's cards I used any one of Petal Burst, Boho Chic or the Elegant Dots embossing folders.  And, fun fact, I used the debossed side in all cases.  That means the raised pattern is facing AWAY from the front of the card.  I thought it gave them all a "softer" look.
Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder
 
You really don't want to miss out on all the wonderful Sale-A-Bration items that you could get for FREE.  One item for every $60 you spend.  You only have until March 31 so contact me today and place your order (or visit my online store HERE, and if your order is less than $200, please use this hostess code at Checkout   YKYHPPFD)

Thanks for stopping by. Have an absolutely fantastic rest-of-the-week.   Enjoy all the great projects you see as you hop through our blog hop.  And remember - you need to place your order by March 31 in order to get a FREE Sale-A-Bration item.  Hurry!!  You don't want to miss out!
 
 God Bless you all, ~Cynthia <>< 

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24 comments:

  1. Lovely collection of thank you cards Cynthia. I like the simple frames with the embossed texture. Super array of colours too! Zx

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    1. Thank you Zoe. I almost made about 10 more since I was curious to see how the other colours look. We have so many gorgeous colours to choose from it was hard to stop at 12! Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  2. These are very cool! Great technique! I thought for sure there was a whole window sheet panel in there! Love it!

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    1. Well then, the photos make them look even cooler than they are! ;) Seriously, they are gorgeous and I am glad the effect of the sponged edges gives the illusion you see. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  3. Oh, my! You gave us so many color choices! I have used the heck out of Avant Garden but have yet to emboss it. You have inspired me with your gorgeous cards:)

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    1. Avant Garden is my favourite this SAB and I have used it a lot too Candy. And yes, this is the first time I have embossed it (our new watercolour pencils meant I was fixated on colouring it...). Glad you were inspired! Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  4. What a great collection, I love the way you've done so many different colours. They all look fabulous.

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    1. Thanks Bec. SU! has given us so many beautiful colours to choose from...it was hard to stop at just these 12. :) Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  5. Goodness - what a wonderful technique!! Love the "framed" look!

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    1. Thanks so much Jan. Really easy to do but oh, so effective! Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  6. Neat technique. Live the Melon Mambo!

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    1. So glad you weighed in. Yes, the Melon Mambo is a wowzer, isn't it? Thanks for letting me know your fave and thanks for visiting. Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  7. Wow! You have been busy. My fave is the Crumb Cake. Thank you so much for sharing these amazing creations!!!!!

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    1. Fun fact - Crumb Cake was the very first one I did (I *knew* it would be stunning). Once I saw how great it looked, that's when I decided to try this with a bunch of other colours. But Crumb Cake was my go-to for emboss-resist. :) Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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    1. Thank you so much Pia. They were fun to create. So glad you liked them. Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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    1. Thank you Lea. So glad we have this blog hop each month to inspire me with everyone else's projects too! Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  10. My favourite is Elegant Eggplant.....but they are all stunning!

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    1. You've totally got that right - there isn't one I don't like! Glad you went Elegant Eggplant. I love purple and wasn't sure that one would photograph well. The Eggplant one is very rich and saturated and regal looking. Glad you like it. And thanks for weighing in! Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  11. This design is absolutely gorgeous and I love how it works with such a variety of colors. Elegant Eggplant is my favorite.

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    1. Thank you for your kind words! You are the second vote for Elegant Eggplant! Funny how all of my kids prefer the subtle pastel colours. (they like the saturated intense colours too - but prefer the muted ones). At any rate, glad to have you lend your vote to the conversation. Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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  12. Beautiful cards Cynthia!! I'm a sweet sugarplum girl!

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    1. Oh Karina - I like the way you think!! I love all of them, but I think the pastels are particularly gorgeous! Thanks for weighing in. Enjoy the rest of your day and God Bless, Cynthia <><

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