their heads were rolling...

First off, sorry this card is a little fuzzy. I've already sent it away and can't snap another one.

This card just cracks me up. The little sheep head rocks back and forth. There's a pendulum inside that makes it go back and forth. I made it for a shoe box swap I was in... what a mess! I did a lot of the work ahead of time but it still was crazy! Heads were upside down and rocking uncontrollably! I swear that heard had tourettes or something. This swap card might have been a flop but it sure was a lot of fun and we had a lot of laughs!

supplies
stamps: su rough texture wheel, gina k basket of kindness
ink: su bashful blue, memento tuxedo black
paper: su patterned paper, bashful blue, whisper white, basic black
accessories: pti twill, pink gems, su pewter buckle, lots of punches

the real thing...

This is the version of this card that I decided I will take to the Ft Meade swap in a few weeks... OMG I can't believe it's coming up so fast! I tried it out on acetate too, and I just wasn't happy with that at all!
I used my nesties on this. The inside has scallops too. White for the writing area, and also a red one to hide the adhesive on the front panel.
supplies:
stamps: inkadinkadoo
ink: su real red, palette new canvass
paper: you know, I don't even know!
accessories: Michael's ribbons, nesties

sweet and sassy swap...

Krys and I are going to the Ft Meade swap again next month. This is her swap card. A CASE from the mini that this set was in, but I changed it up to be a pocket card. I just need to type up the directions. There's Stickles, (OK, I admit it, I *do* own Stickles but I am just as happy with the results of most glitter glue brands and I love how cheap they are!) on her dress, hat, boots and on the snow.
I stamped on watercolor paper, and colored her with a blender pen. I have never liked coloring with the blender pens but I think it's key to use watercolor paper. I found myself very happy with these results.

supplies:
stamps: sweet and sassy but SU
ink: basic black, mellow moss, bravo burgundy, bashful blue, close to cocoa, blush blossom, summer sun
paper: strathmore water color paper; bashful blue, mellow moss, and bravo burgundy by SU
accessories: glitter glue, blender pen, ribbon, gold cording, eyelet, 1 in circle punch, word window punch

feeling swappy

This is a prototype I made for a swap I am going to next month. I am not sure I like it enough to bring it. I like it in theory, but I am not crazy about the finished product :( I hate when that happens! I want to try it in acetate too but the acetate that I have is kinda thin and brittle. I also don't have enough of the little snowflakes from Stampin' Up, but I do have a cuttlebug snowflake die and some felt. I am going to experiment with that later. I haven't had much luck with the CB dies and felt :( Any felt flakes suggestions would be appreciated.
supplies (as shown):
stamps: inkadinkado
cardstock: miss elizabeth vellum cardstock, red scrap, su whisper white
ink: palette new canvas, su real red
accessories: su felt flurry, may arts dotted organdy, michael's double sided stain

sweet memory...

This is a Prima tube (thanks Tracy!!) that I altered for the SBS I am going ot this weekend in Ft Meade. I've been to swaps with those crazy Ft Meade ladies before and they are a LOT of fun so I can't wait to stamp on their home turf! My friend Kristyn is going with me and I am certain she will love the Ft Meade ladies too!
This was made with some retired SU paper and embies and is filled with... well, I can't tell you!!! :P

joyful snowflakes...

This card is for my friend Kristyn to bring to a swap we are going to. We were at Georgann's the other night cutting, cutting, cutting and I threw it all together in baggies and made the final sample because we didn't have ribbon there that *worked* on this. I really like the way this silver ribbon pulls the sparkle from the shimmery card stock of the main image.

We CASED this from a Christmas card G did last year. We just spun it and changed up the embellishments we used. The image was stamped in handsome hunter on shimmery paper... it really shines irl. It's popped up on foam dots. I used my Fiskars snowflake embossing punch for the edge. The "O" in JOY was sponged with sage shadow ink. It makes the silver snowflake brad stand out just a bit more.

supplies:

sage shadow card stock, wintergreen dsp, unknown shimmer card stock

walmart ribbon, mm brad, fiskars border punch,

on my mind...

I made this matchbook card a few days ago. It's a CASE from last years SU kit called Holiday Blitz. After the promotion, SU had a sale on the kits (less the wild wasabi base card) and I snatched some up. The kit came with a whisper white panel that I chose not to use. I like the flowers stamped on the soft sky dsp.

It's hard to see in the photo, but the red layer has paper piercing along both edges. The red zig zag ribbon is stapled on.

supplies:

stamps su upsy daisy

su classic choc chip and real red

soft sky dsp, real red textured cardstock, kraft base

su ribbon

stapler, paper piercing kit

convention swaps

My friend Georgann hostessed a gathering today at her house for the making of Stampin' Up! convention swaps. I won't be attending that convention... I will be at CKC in Valley Forge, PA(woohoo!!) instead. If you're there Friday, look for me! I will be doing registration and also manning the vendor faire entrance. Back to convention.... I really love to make swaps and I tend to make really complicated ones too. So, I made these spring cards that they had in the SCS Weekly Inkling last a few back. I didn't want to use 12x12 paper so I started with a 4.25 x 8.5 piece first. Again, my handy dandy Score-Pal was used on this and they were amazingly easy because of it. I have no idea how people deal without it! I know how I did... I rarely scored anything!






Recipe:
Stamps: SU Embrace life
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Choc Chip, Whisper White, Cameo Coral
Ink: Basic Black, Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Choc Chip
Accessories: Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds

a splitcoast shoebox swap in pa

This card was created for a Splitcoast Summer Bash shoebox swap that will be held next month not too far from my house. I expect the drive to be about an hour. I can't wait to meet these wonderful SCS ladies!! Especially Tracy Tripp. Tracy was my big DDSS over at Splitcoast a few rounds back and she is the just sweetest thing ever! She spoiled me big time!

This card was cased from PTI Nichole Heady's Blog. I knew I wanted to use this set to do a shirt like the one she did. So when I went back to her shirt post, I also cased the card under it a tad... thanks Nichole!

Speaking of Nichole's shirt idea... I couldn't wait for my new sets to arrive. So Abby got a few cute new t-shirts made out of her old winter undershirts. Way to recycle. That a few less summer shirts I have to buy her, and she really loves that I took the time to make her something, It really amazes me how excited my little ones are to receive a hand stamped ... anything... from me! Abby's shirt will get posted soon!

Recipe:

PTI Flower Garden

Burgundy linen cardstock from A C Moore

Hammermill 110# white

SU Certainly Celery cardstock

SU Baroque Burgundy Ink

SU Certainly Celery ink

Colorbox pink pastel chalk ink

SU Burgundy 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon

Michael's Baubles

Michael's Shimmery white flower, colored pale pink with an RV93 Smoky Purple Copic marker

SU Slit Punch (for scallop)