Nature Walk

This card front was also recieved from one of my swap girls so I turned it into a card.  She did a wonderful job w/the colors and I thought it was a card that could be used for either a man or woman.  I couldn't decide between this one or the Plane & Simple one shown last week as the Thank you card to send but we had decided on the airplane.  Both cards are simply wonderful though and I feel very honored to belong to such a great group of girls.

Thank you Candy Ford

This card was made with the stamp set Plane & Simple...I did not make this card front, but turned it into a card as a thank you for my friend at Candy Ford.  We had never dealt w/them before on a vehicle because we normally stay here locally and w/the same guy that is great however this time staying locally was on feasible due to getting more for our trade in else where.  The gentleman we picked at Candy Ford was a wonderful and great elderly man who was a hoot.  My husband and I decided we needed to express to him how fun he made our time when purchasing our new car.  I am not good w/man cards myself and I don't honestly remember which one of my swap girls I recieved this card front from but she did a wonderful job.  I need to get better w/man cards myself and this set is such a cute set. 

I made this card for a sketch challenge on split coast.  I used Melon Mambo for my base, with the framed tulips ebossing folder.  I then put Chocolate Chip w/the edges roughed up and dsp.  My saying is from the stamp set Filled With Love is up on dimensionals.  I used some buttons for embellishments. And then punched out a pretty in pink heart and put it up on a dimensional.

Christmas birthday

I made this card for a sketch challenge on Split Coast.  I used black for my card base, then added dsp.  For my stamp I used the present from Bitty Birthday and stamped it on very vanilla and paper pieced it together w/the dsp and popped it up on dimensionals.  I think this is a simple yet cute card.

I {heart} hearts

My daughter who is in 4th grade volunteered mom to bring in treats for her Valentines party soooo I had her pick out the colors, and stamp set so we could make some boxes to stick all the treats in.  She picked out Melon Mambo (to her bright pink) and Chocolate Chip (to her brown) cardstock.  We used Vanilla for the hearts and pretty in pink ribbon (to her light pink).  The box was made using the fancy flavors box die cut.  The Choc. chip piece and the small heart are up on dimensionals and we filled them with several different types of candies.  The kids all enjoyed the treats she brought in for the day and thought it was cool that she chose to put them in boxes for them. 

Swaps I have gotten

These are some cards I have recieved in the past year that I just didn't have time to get posted The first is French Foliage from Carol, I think she did a wonderful job on colors.  The next is Serene Snowflake but I don't remember who sent me that one, I used it for my Christmas cards this year because I just loved the color combo and the rhinestones.  The group of girls I swap with always do such a great and wonderful job and to share ALL of the cards would be soo many because there are twenty of us in the group who do two cards each.  I will just pick a few each time to share and try to get everyone in there somewhere so you can see how talented they all are.

The Artistic Etchinings is from Judy, I like this set alot.  There have been some really cute cards made with them including this one that Judy made.

Georgia sent this one, she used the new embossing folder along with the new Bliss stamp set.  I think this is a simple yet cute card - job well done.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
This one was made by Sara, what a great color combo of Gray, White, Pink and Red.  I think her layout was very cute making the hears look like they are falling down.  I really love this stamp set too.

This wonderful Punch Bunch was made by Ann, I love her color combo and to put the google eyes was an awesome touch.  She did a wonderful job w/the punches and placements.

And last is from my upline Joyce, she is a great and wonderful lady.  I just love the meetings at her home because she is so great to be around, she does such a great job inspiring you and is always so upbeat.  Thank you Joyce.

I look forward to the swaps that I get from these girls - thank you all for letting me be a part of your great swapping group.  Job well done ladies.

Swaps

Here are my swaps for the new catalogs coming out "Sale-a-bration" and "Occasions Mini"  I did base my cards off of other ideas I had seen but changed some things on them to make them more of my own.  Some of them I changed the colors and stamp set, some I changed up the design a little.  I could not tell you now which belonged to what as I don't keep the ideas, I see them and then go home and make up my cards.  For my first one I used Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, and Vanilla.  I put my scallops up on dimensionals and added a few pearls.

 

For the second one I used Cherry Cobbler, Black, and White.  I love this color combo and this stamp set is now becoming one of my favorites the more I see made with it. 

For the next, I think this one is truly my favorite of the four.  I am a big U of M fan, so this color combo is become one of my favorites however I still use alot of pinks.  The base is Night of Navy, then embossed is the So Saffron.  I stamped Noteably Ornate, cutting out the bird and punching out the saying.  My scallop, saying and bird are up on dimensionals.  The Build a Blossom was a bit challenging for me at first but I do think my flower turned out pretty cute and to top it off I added a button on a glue dot.

And last I used Whisper white and Mambo Melon.  Pink is truly one of my favorite colors so I use it alot and love that we have so many choices of pinks to choose from.  I used a wave cutter to make the curve on my pink.  Stamped my saying in basic black.  The butterfly is on a glue dot so his wings are up and the flowers on the wave part are on dimensionals.  A basic yet cute card.

Swaps and Cardmaking

I recieved this card from Sara, and used it for the December cardmaking however we changed the saying on it and used a different ribbon on it.  I love the color combo and the pearls give it such a nice accent.

This one is from Chrissie, such a nice gal.  The stamp set used is Eastern Blooms with Chocolate Chip and Melon Mambo papers and inks.  The center of the flower is up on a dimensional.  This was a cute and easy card for the girls too.

Thank you Laura for this great card.  The Artichoke goes great with the Deck the halls DSP and I love the new lace ribbon.  The saying is up on dimensionals and again the pearls really set it off.

This one is from Ruth.  The colors are Marina Mist, Bashful Blue and Whisper white.  For ours we used a different saying and ribbon but all else was enjoyed.  The rhinestones are a wonderful touch.  I LOVE the new rhinestones and pearls, I use them on so many cards.

Cardmaking and Swaps

My first card is one I planned on using last year for my Christmas cards and then I never got them finished so we used it for our cardmaking in December.  All of these cards were used however I did not create all of them. I got several of them as swaps from a great group of girls.  The first card has lovely lilac and eggplant cardstock.  I used versamark and embossing powder for the snow flakes.  The little saying is up on dimensionals.

This is a great card I showcased from the holiday mini.  I orginally had to figure out how to make this card for a girl I work with.  She wanted to make them for her Christmas cards, so I decided I would go ahead and use them for my cardmaking girls.  It was a fun and cute card.  My sample ended up with red ink on the left  corner, that is NOT suppose to be part of the card.  I embossed the bashful blue paper, used crumb cake for the tag - the tag is up on dimensonals.  There is certainly celery scalloped at the bottom of the tag w/sticky strip and chunky glitter on it. The saying is in real red, and the snowman was stamped in chocolate chip and then colored in w/markers, then put on dimensionals.  I attached a button and linen thread like the book had.  The stamp set used was Jolly Old Saint Nick.

This card I recieved from Lisa, and loved it because it was so easy to make.  It uses several different punches.  And the stamping was very little.  She used So Saffron, Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, and Cajun Craze cardstock.  The saying is from Thank You Kindly and stamped in soft suede.

Another great card from Lou Ann, she used Soft Suede, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla and Deck the halls DSP.  The stamp set is Paisley Prints stamped in old olive and the saying is from Thank You Kindly in Early Expresso.  She used hemp twine and put some bead on it. The embossing in the back is using the Perfect Details texturz Plates.

Another from Sandy, that I used for my class also.  She used Marina Mist and Crumb Cake.  She stamped the Serene snowflakes using Marina Mist and Crumb Cake.  The saying is stamped in Night of Navy.  She punched out a snowflake, added a pearl and spritzed the whole thing with shimmer paint.

Also a card a I recieved from Laura, and used for class.  The papers are Crumb Cake, Early Expresso, and Autumn Spice DSP.  She used the Bright Blessings wheel for the bottom and the Paisley Prints for the leaves.  Added a jumbo brad and some ribbon to make it just so cute. 

And finally the last card for this post, I also recieved from Jayne.  She used Early Expresso, Cajun Craze, Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, and Very Vanilla cardstock.  The leave is Paisley Print using the baby wipe techinique and then put up on dimensionals.  The smaller squares are rolled using the Paisley Party wheel and versa mark.  All great cards from wonderful ladies.  Thank you for letting me be a part of your awesome swap group.

Gift pocket wallet

This gift pocket wallet is another quick, simple, easy and cute 3D project.  I saw this project on my friend Jaynes blog and thought it was so cute.  She had a link to the tutorial and I couldn't believe how easy it was to make.  I used the Deck the halls DSP, and added a couple of embellishments. The picture above is the outside tied shut.  The next is w/it untied, I think I could of gotten away w/no snowman on there but since I added him - I figured I better show him off a little.  I gave you shot of the inside and then a close up of the pockets.  The pockets can hold anything small you like.  I used candy in mine and left the middle pocket for a gift card, money, etc.

Pillow box bucket

This project I made to demo at my upline meeting last month but I also decided to use it for my cardmaking girls in Decmeber because it was pretty simple, easy and cute.  It is a pillow box die cut 3x hooked together, some strips and circles in the bottom to hold it's shape and then decorate however you like.  I decided to use the Jolly Old Saint Nick stamp set, to make it more Christmas looking. 

Penguin box

This penguin box is also the fancy flavor box die cut, with a top note attached to the front (the top is trimed around the arms).  The arms and belly are the oval die cut and the rest are all made from various punches.  The tutorial for this was found by a friend of mine on you tube. For her tutorial she used the cricut to cut her ovals and made her own box but I exchanged those two parts out and made it easier for me.  It is a very cute box you can fill with any goodies you like.