More September Swaps

Here are a couple of swaps from the monthly swap group. If this is your first time visiting my blog, I'm part of a very talented group of about 10 Stampin' Up! Demonstrators and we take turns being the host. When it's our month to host, we get to choose the theme of the swap. If you'd like to check out last week, you can see it HERE.

This first card was made by one our newest members, Laura! She used Pick a Pumpkin, Painted Harvest, & Spooky Cat. All 3 sets are bundles and she used the coordinating framelits & punches. The cat you see is actually from the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper and punched out with the cat punch. If you haven't seen the Painted Harvest and it's coordinating punch, it's the leaves you see here. Also, if you didn't know, the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits (bundled with Pick a Pumpkin) also cuts out some of the pumpkins in the Spooky Nights Designer Series Paper! Laura also used several inks and paper. The inks are: Old Olive, Fresh Fig, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Peek-a-boo Peach,  & Crumb Cake. Here is all the paper: Fresh Fig, Old Olive, Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper, Spooky Night Designer Series Paper, Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper, & Watercolor paper. She also accessorized her card with the Black Mini Sequin Trim & Enamel Shapes. She layered the Burlap Ribbon on a piece of Fresh Fig.


The next card Carol made. She used Colorful Seasons to create her card. I like how she swapped out the leaves centers to give them contrast. These leaves are from the Seasonal Tags Framelits in the Holiday Mini. To do all the leaves, she used: Peekaboo Peach, Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip,Crushed Curry, Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper. The stamped leaves were inked with Crushed Curry & Cherry Cobbler.

Gift Bag Punch Board

I have a few samples to share with you today. Last weekend we had our New Catalog Open House and I demonstrated how to make this adorable treat holder using the Gift Bag Punch Board.

So here is what the punch board looks like. To tell the truth I don't use it much, but will be changing that! I went looking to get some ideas on making some alternative things with the board and now I can't wait to play some more!

I saw somewhere this adorable treat holder but unfortunately I can't remember where to give them credit. This is super simple to make and goes together quickly. You could put a Roche inside or some chocolates or candies. I started with a piece of 3 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper. You put the paper in horizontal and line up with the start line, punch, score around the gusset area (that triangle looking thing) and then the side line. And don't forget the horizontal line as well. I also used the 1/8" handheld circle punch to put a couple of holes for the ribbon. I used the tear n' tape to hold it altogether.

Here is a small purse. I don't remember what size card stock I started with. You can put some sweet treats in it or jewelry would be REALLY nice. The flap is basically doing the bottom of the bag just once! The balloons are attached with a dimensional and it just tucks behind them.

This is the typical bag you can make using the punch board. I CASED this from the catalog on page 148 using the Colorful Seasons Bundle. The card is landscaped, so I changed it to portrait. This would make a great bag to give a fabulous gift in for the holidays!







I hope you enjoyed today's projects. If you like more info on all the supplies I used, let me know or if you'd like to purchase any of these items you can find them in my Store!

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Last group of Swaps!!!

Ok, we are at the end! This is the last group of swaps! I hope you are enjoying them. This card was done by another of my team! Her name is Maryann. I'm so glad to have her as part of my team! Maryann used the Happy Birthday Gorgeous bundle. She stamped some of the images on a piece of Whisper White and then die cut it with the "Happy Birthday" coordinating framelit and then die cut it again with the Bermuda Bay.

Lilly did this next card. She also used the "Happy Birthday" framelit and the Color Theory Designer Series Paper and some of the new Powder Pink 1/2" ribbon along with the new clear gems for a touch of sparkle!

For this next card Laura used the Hostess Rewards set called Feathery Friends. Isn't this adorable? She colored in parts of the bird and flowers and layered it with the Daisy Delight Designer Series Paper and added some of the fabulous new in color ribbon. This time it's the Fresh Fig 1/2" ribbon.

Ok, we're almost there! I know this is a long post! Barbara did this next card and also used that Daisy Delight Designer Series Paper as her background (That has been real popular!) and the Pocketful of Sunshine bundle. I have seen so many great projects made with this bundle. I haven't gotten this one yet, but I'm being tempted! How about you?

This last card was done by me! I used the set called Just Add Text, which are all just phrases so I had to come up with something else to go with it. I can't remember now where I got my idea from but I do remember seeing a similar layout and decided to go with the Bloom' Hearts thinlits and the Sweet and Sassy Framelits. I also used a couple of the new In Colors, Lemon Lime Twist and Berry Burst along with that 1/2" Berry Burst ribbon. I keep wanting to call this berry blast and keep looking up the name! Maybe after a year of using it I'll get it down!

I hope you've enjoyed all these cards. They've given me so many ideas for more cards and classes!

To purchase any of these items to make your own cards you can visit my STORE. While there don't forget about it being Bonus Days and earning those coupons for next month! Also use this month's VIP Host Code 7EGVYMW2. When you spend $50 I'll send you the supplies to make this month's card along with a PDF for the instructions to make that card. Check out my Monthly VIP Host Code on how to earn this month's Garden Trellis Embossing Folder!

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A Few More Swaps!!!

I hope you enjoyed the first couple of swaps. There were 20 in all so I'll try and get a few more in this post! So instead of jabbering on, let's get right to the swaps!

These two used the Colorful Seasons stamp set and framelits. This was one of my first purchases in the new catalog and really love it! These stamps are photopolymer and very easy to use when you have to do any of the 2 step stamping. As you can see from both of these examples, they are very different! As the name implies, it covers all the seasons.

This first card, done by Gayle Bassett used the maple leaves stamps & die. I love this look and can't wait to try this myself! I've used similar color combinations and think these go great together.

This next card showcases the summer season and Kelly Pena kept it simple. This chair makes me think of just hanging out in the shade on a hot summer day! This chair doesn't have a coordinating die, but it is a 2 step stamp and super simple to line up! The flowers on this card do have a coordinating die. There are actually 3 size flowers with coordinating dies and 3 intricate flower dies.

I do have a few other cards made with this set and will have to show you in another post.

As I mentioned before, if you'd like to purchase any of these products or need help, let me know. You can contact me HERE or hop on over to my STORE! Don't forget the Hostess Code!

I'll have more samples for you in the next post, so stayed tuned!