Layest swap cards

I received a card in another swap almost like this and loved it as a neutral adult birthday card so I made some for the Birthday swap I am in. It was really hard to do without adding some bling it it.

Stamps: Nature Walk and Bring on the Cake.

Paper Soft suede, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, DSP Elegant Soiree

Ink: Soft Suede

This card is my Birthday - Girl version.  I really like this silhouette stamp. Wanted it to be bright and cherry. SC323 is hte sketch I used if I remember right.

Stamp: Easter Blossoms and Sincere Salutations

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White , Mambo Melon, DSP Party Time

Ink: Pacific Point

Accessories: Label Punch, Dotted Swiss Grossgrain Mambo Melon

The final card posted here is another one of my favorites lately. I just love this new stamp set. So versatile and have used several times and hooked a few other gals onto it. After making this card and not sure what swap I was going to use it for I added a little Happy Birthday sentiment to the bottom right hand corner and also added orange rhinestones to the flower portion ti bright up for adult  women's birthday group.

Stamps: Sweet Summer

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, DSP  Wild Wasabi

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Basic Gray, Peach Parfait

Accessories: Border Punch, White grossgrain ribbon,  Orange rhinestones

Getting a lot of swap completed

Made these two cards today for a floral swap.  I am having so much fun completing my swap on SCS. Hope people are liking the cards I am making. The top card is using CC302 and SC313 turned the long way up.. The stamp is Fast and Fabulous from SU using white, Real Red and Black. The ribbon is SU Real Red Ribbon Grosgrain Polka Dot and I tied it in the center with some red spool of ribbon. I am not sure I like the two step stamping much as I wish it would line up better.  The bottom card is CC293 Concord Cherry Olives. I used the Because I Care stamp for the flower and thank you. The flower is t5amped in Crushed Concord and leaves are Old Olive with the Thank you in Cherry Cobbler. Flower is back in Cherry Coblbb\er and double border punches in Olive and Concord accented with Ruby rhinestones. Thanks for looking. These are in the mail soon.

 

Get Well Soom

Another card for the masculine swap. Also for the SC312 and CC303-Old Navy delight.I completed this swap and they will be postal tomorrow. I feel like I am the one that needs this card. I woke up with a sore throat today and do not feel like doing anything now.

Stamps: SU Countryside and Sincere Salutations

Paper: SU, Whisper White, Old Olive, Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight

Ink: Night of Navy
Accessories: Border punch

Birthday Wishes for Swap

This is a card I made for a masculine swap on SCS. Also used challenges Mojo171 and CC301 on SCS.
I did change the Mojo171 to an oblong card because this is just about the best size for mailing and swapping.
The recipe for this card was Mojo171 Sketch.
Ink : SU Going Grey
Paper: All SU, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Going Grey, Concord Crush from CC301
Stamps: Countryside and Sincere Salutations by SU
Accessories: CM Cutting System for oval, miscellaneous brads, dimensional under the end of the oval.

Votive Cup Gifts for...

1. my office mates.  They were a little hard to scan on a flat bed but I am sure you can make out what they are. I took clear 2" tall votive cups and wrapped with a piece of Stampin' Up Jolly Holiday DSP. Then wrapped some 1/4" picot edged ribbon above that. Stamped the ornament from SU Tags Til Christmas in Cherry Cobbler or Old Olive, punch with SU ornament punch and adhered with dimensionals. At the top of the ornament I adhered a coordinating ribbon, inserted a votive candle and they are completed.  I made 32 of these for about 75 cents apiece. great way to use scraps from another project of cards made for a swap back in October.

Just 4 more day until the big wedding

A couple of cards I have made this past week for a couple of SCS swaps I am participating in.  Really don't want to give the whole thing away but just a sneak peek of what may come your way if you are in the black and white Christmas or any other swap on that board.  I am also taking a lot of cardmaking supplies with me to work on swaps and my own Christmas cards while on vacation. I have to make close to 100 for myself and my own Christmas swap. Think I might be busy if the weather is nasty or I get tired of walking on the beach. HA HA Thanks for looking and will check once in awhile when I can.

Blessed Memorial Day.

Thanks to all who gave their lives for freedom and my freedom.  Thanks to my ancesters who served and also my many other relative and American s who have served greatly for this wonderful country the United States of America.

The last batch of cards I made for my personal swap group just before I headed out for the 3 day weekend.  All of these cards are using Stampin Up supplies not certain of all colors tho.  Many scraps and older and newer designer papers.

Drove to Montana and spent it with my parents and had a great time some special time at the cemetary,  and with my nephew whom we havd not seen in 16 years.  Also spent lots of time eating great food and playing cards. It is always good to visit my elderly widowed aunts and try to encourage them.

God Bless You All.

Sweet delights

SCS CC270 Mambo Suede and also for an SCS swap. Some of my favorite colors and combinations are using the In Colors of this past year. I love using the border punches to add a little pizzazz to my card.  Here I glued the cutout from the border onto the ribbon.  This stamp has three of my favorits: pie, cake and chocolate strawberries. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!!

Recipe: Stamp: Great Impressions Sweet delight

Paper: SU Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla, Double sided Designer Paper from Razzleberry pkg.  Ink: stamped with soft suede, colored with Soft suede, Melon Mambo and an Evergreen pen from Zig. Used the border punch, added some Soft Sued polka dot ribbon and crystal stickles for the lace.

Happy Mother's Day

to my mother and all of the mothers out there.  You all do such a wonderful job.  This is the card I made for a swap and sent to My mother, Donna and Dan's mother Betty.  We love you both very much.
Stamp: Messages for Mom
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White,
Sweet Pea DS DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: SU Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon, Top Note Die, Border punch

First Bird of Spring

Hopefully spring has finally arrived.  It has been so cold here thru April. Today and the weekend are supposed to be very nice. I need to get some yard work done.  This is a borrowed stamp called Love you to Bits. Card for a private swap.

Recipe: Paper: Cameo Coral, DP from SU-brown is from a Christmas package and Celery from another pkg, Whisper White.

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossoms, Cameo Coral.

Sketch was SC279 and the CC230. Added a few rhinestones to dress it up.

Bird in Bamboo & Bandanas

This is a card for my swap group.
The theme was to try the bandana technique.
Stamps: Asian Artistry, Inkadinkado Clear Flourish
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Sage Shadow
Ink: Zig brush pens in Evergreen, coffee and black
Accessories: Ribbon from LSS, Blender Brush

Another Thank You

This card was also made for the same Thank You swap.
Recipe: Stamps: SU Rustic Rooster, Inkadoo Personal Impressions
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink and SU Tea Party DP
Accessories: Blue Organza Ribbon, Label Punch, Corner Rounder

Thanks and have a Christ filled weekend.

Thanks So Much

We were so blessed with such nice weather over the past weekend on our retreat. Today we woke up to 25 and cold. I have not been able to get warm all day and even wore a sweater to work. But still thanks and bless the Lord for the day I was given.

This card is for a SCS swap "Thank You".
Recipe: Stamps - Live Your Dream, Soft Summer
Ink: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Paper: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Whisper White; Delicate Dots DSP
Accessories: Label Punch, Olive Satin Ribbon

Thanks for all of your wonderful comments. "Grace Notes"

So Very Blessed

I just came home from a Women's Retreat thru my church and am so blessed to have a God that cares for me as much as he does. The study was on grace and how we need to be aware of grace, use grace notes and live grace. It was an awesome time with 42 other women in faith praising, worshiping, praying and most of all showing grace to one another.

We were also blessed to have it in a absolutely beautiful setting - Leavenworth WA, which is a little Bavarian decorated town. Great shop, eats, etc surrounded with snowtop mountains. It was wonderful weather to spend in God's beaauty around us. I also had the priveledge to spend the weekend with my daughter and that personal fellowship also.

We are all so blessed if we take the time to realize it! Thanks you God for sending your Son into my life as a child. Thanks to the speaker, worship leader and retreat committee. I love you all, you made my weekend wonderful.

A Kind Word is Like a Spring Day

This is the card made from my card kit. March is my month to Hostess the Monthly card swap.
Recipe: Serene Spring SU Stamp Set Ink: Basic Gray
Paper; Three bugs in a Rug- Little Check DSDP, Whisper White, Old Olive
Accessories: White Grossgrain Ribbon, Water Color Pencils
Thanks for looking and thanks for all of your past kind coments.

Silly Sassy Suzie

I made this card for the Women swap that was hosted on SCS a month ago. Loved all of the cards I got back. Great swap. Suzie was my funny women swap.
Recipe: Razzle Dazzle everything from SU and Sassie Suzie stamp set.

Sneak Peak

These two cards are made for the Coffee or Tea swap on SCS. I love both stamps very much but not too impressed out the Mother's Day card turned out. Love the coffee one.

Recipe: Stamp: Great Impressions Tea for Mother
Paper: SU Pink (don't remember which one), Whisper White and a scrao of an SU green
Ink: Basic Black
ASccessories: Scallop punches, Small EK success and large Martha Stewart-punhces both sides at once. Also used water color pencils

Recipe: Great Impressions Nice Perk stamps
Paper: Night of Navy, Ballet Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Ballet Blue, Basic black
Accesories: Blue buttons & water color pencils

This is a Get Well card made for my swap group.

Recipe: Stamps: Eastern Bloom, Sincere Salutations
Paper: Whisper White, Punmpkim Pie, Yoyo Yellow, scrap sfrom the Autumn package
Ink: Close to cocoa, Coffee, pure yellow and pure orange Zig pens
Accessories: A few floral bards in yellow and orange

Speckled Backgrounds

I made this card for a speckled background challenge. The speckling was done by using 3 different colors of ZIG pens and and INKWORK AirArt pump. Boy were my hands tired by the time I got the effect I wanted, but pretty happy with the first try on a card.

Recipe: Stamp: Asian Artistry
Ink: Graden Green SE and Pure Green, Great Lakes & Coffee Aigs
Paper: Lots of SU scraps and whisper white
Accessories: Big Shot die cut

Asian Artistry

Did not get many cards made this weekend but did cut all 200 bases for the wedding invitations. Card was a for a just because swap on my group.
Paper: SE Real Red & Whispper White, Pinecone pres Love Plad DS pattern.
Stamp: Asain Artistry
Ink: Colate Chip
Accessories: Teal ribbon and water colors.