More Swaps

Ok, here we go! Here are a couple of the swaps I received from the Spring Fling Occasions Swap.

 This first one is by Donna. She used the Lift Me Up stamp set & thinlit. We have so many bundles in this catalog, I love it. In case you didn't know, when you purchase a bundle you save 10%! There are dies to cut pieces to fill in the sections of the balloon but to get even more detail, Donna colored the sections in with markers. The clouds and smaller balloons were all die cut. The patterned paper you see on each side are from Sale-a-Bration. Love'n that paper too!

This 2nd card is by Barbara. It actually uses 2 different stamp sets, Beautiful You and Mediterranean Moments. The image of the woman is stamped first then stamped on a piece of post-it or copy paper and cut out and put on top of image and then stamped with the background. I believe she watercolored the image of the woman in with Melon Mambo. Such a beautiful and simple card!


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2nd Release Items for Sale-a-Bration!!!

Well if you loved the Sale-a-Bration items, you now have THREE more to choose from! Click here to view the items and here to see a quick video using those items! Start shopping HERE to earn your Sale-a-Bration items today!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Occasion Catalog Swap

Now that I finished with the Sale-a-Bration Swap, I'll be posting the swaps I received at our Spring Fling event for the Occasion Catalog. I'm really enjoying this catalog and Stampin' Up! has made it really difficult to choose what to get! I signed up for the Dragonfly Dreams set. There are so many samples out there and trying to decide what to do wasn't easy. After playing around with the bundle (there are thinlits that coordinate with the stamp set) I decided I wanted the dragonfly wings to shimmer and also wanted to use our vellum cardstock. So my predicament was getting the image in black and to shimmer. Being we don't sell black embossing powder any longer, that was out. I first inked the image in VersaMark then in black Memento and stamped on the vellum and used clear embossing powder. After using markers to color in the back of the image I used the clear Wink of Stella to color the front and couldn't really see the sparkle. I decided to mix the clear embossing powder with Dazzzling Diamonds Glitter. After playing around a bit I came up with a good mix and just the right amount of sparkle.

It's hard to see the shimmer/glitter in this picture.


















 Here is a close up so you can see the sparkle.













Here is a picture of the dragonflies as I was working on them. The top one is the one I used on my card. The middle one is the first one I did and the last one was after I mixed the clear embossing powder and Dazzling Diamonds. That was a 50/50 mix and thought is was just too glittery.

I'll post a few more of my other swaps in a day or so. I hope you enjoyed this and has given you some inspiration to play around with your stamps as well! If you need to order any of these products or anything else, you can go to my store here!

Last of the Sale-a-Bration Swaps!

These last two swaps are absolutely adorable! They used the Hey Chick. It comes with 3 different chickens and an egg image along with a few greetings. For a little while the stamp sets were even on backorder! I haven't had a chance to play with them yet, but these cards will certainly get me going!

 This first card is by Pat. I'm also going to On Stage with her. We are certainly going to have a lot of fun! Pat is another good friend and very talented stamper. Love her color combo.

This card was made by another Barbara and also very talented. She always comes up with fun cards! This is kinda like a gate fold but horizontal. Barbara also used the Urban Underground DSP.










I hope all these Sale-a-Bration swaps have inspired you as much as they have me. If you'd like to get any of these stamps, they're all FREE! With each $50 you can get a Sale-a-Bration item. Visit my store for all of your stampin' needs! Sale-a-Bration ends March 31.

2 More Sale-a-Bration Swaps

I have couple a couple of "tasty" swaps for you today. Have you seen the Sale-a-Bration set called Tasty Trucks? Well if not, I have a couple for you today! I've seen them used several ways and these two are just adorable.

 This first card is made by Jennifer. I'm in a general monthly swap with her and finally got to meet her at On Stage in November. She also recently became one of Stampin' Up!'s Artisans. I feel so special to be a part of the swap and able to swap with her on a monthly basis! But back to THIS swap! This reminds me of the ice cream truck that would come around in the summer when I was a kid! She also used the Urban Underground & Cupcakes and Carousels DSP. This is a nice set to color! Love it!

This next card was done by another talented demonstrator Barbara. I'll be going to On Stage with her in April too! This is such a fun set. Here are two uses for this truck. The set also comes with a taco, cupcake, & pancake stack images along with several word phrases. These cards are making me hungry!

I have to make a few cards with this set! These swaps have inspired me and I hope they have inspired you!

Sale-a-Bration Swaps Continued!

So have you liked the swaps so far? I have a few more to share.

This one was made by another good friend Louise. I think so far all these swaps have been by good friends! Amazing that before I became a demonstrator I didn't know much about stamping or had many friends! Now, I know so many stampers and have so many friends! That's just ONE reason to be a demonstrator. I think it's the BEST part of being a demonstrator! Anyway back to the card. She also used the Designer Tee stamp set and also didn't use the T-shirt framelits. I do like this bundle, but I can only get so much! I love all the color that she used, just like a rainbow! The strips were made from the set Work of Art.

 This next one was made by Laura. Laura and I along with a couple of other demonstrators are going to On Stage in Richmond in April. I can't wait. We'll get to see the new annual catalog! How exciting! Another advantage to being a demonstrator! Ok, back to the card. This set is called So Very Much. Laura embossed the "thank you" with silver embossing powder, which really sets it off! This set is great set for sending all kinds of thank you cards. She also used the Playful Palette DSP which coordinates with the Work of Art stamp set.

This last card was made by Donna. I love how she used the DSP Inside the Lines along with the Metallic Ribbon. This paper is so much fun to play with! You can leave it blank, color it in with pencils, markers, or even watercolor it! And the ribbon is so luxurious! I thought this ribbon would be stiff, but it's not, it's so soft and supple.


Well that's all for today. I hope you've enjoyed this latest batch. I'll have two more posts with four more cards. Also, I talked about being a demonstrator today and if you're curious about what it entails, contact me and I can give you more info. Stampin' Up! has a great deal during Sale-a-Bration to sign up. You can also go to my website for more info on joining this fabulous family!

More Swaps!

As promised here are a few more swaps! Both of these swaps used the Avant Garden. I really like this set. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to have it! One can never have enough flower stamp sets!

This first one was done by another good friend Dale. Dale also helped in the planning and preparing of our Spring Fling event. The background was the top of the flower stamped repeatedly around the border. Doesn't it look like patterned paper? Very simple, but elegant I think!

This next one was made by another good friend Debbie. I just love these colors. Really makes you think spring! The stripes behind the top layer is the new 2016-2018 Envelope Paper! I didn't get this paper, I'm going to think twice about that paper. You can obviously use it to make envelopes, but using it as you would patterned paper! I really like these new colors they introduced in the annual catalog. Don't they look yummy?






I hope you enjoyed these cards and have inspired you to make some of your own or want to get this set! If you need any of the supplies to re-create them you can find them in my store.