SCS Card Swaps

This first card is my submission for a Lighthouse swap on Splitcoast Stampers. This card was included in a card order I did a couple of weeks or so ago. I changed it up a little with a different sentiment and I paper pierced the bottom right corner. There are other lighthouse stamps in this Stampin' Up set. I am drawn to this particular one because it depicts the Cape Hatteras lighthouse located on the North Carolina Outer Banks.

The next three cards are what I received in a SCS swap called "Lovely as a Tree". All three of these are really great.

This last card is my submission for this particular swap. I didn't do much for my card...its rather plain compared to what I received. :)

I drove out to Green Tangerines scrapbook store in Rocklin this afternoon to get some paper for another swap. It's called "Four Legged Friends" and I'm using a hedgehog stamp. It isn't due until the 1st of April, however, I want to get it done early. Our next Shoebox swap is the 2nd of April so I want to be caught up with my SCS swaps. Also, the swap I am hosting on SCS is due the 31st of March.

Gerry's Valentine Card

This card had 3 revisions before I finally decided on this one. I've had the stamp for awhile. In thinking about a Valentine card for Gerry, I remembered I had this stamp. To make it a Valentine's Day, I added the red punched out heart and popped it up for some dimension. He liked his card!!

Four Seasons SCS Card Swap

I signed up for Spring and Summer in this card swap and thought I would get the same cards back. Instead I got an assortment. The cards are all gorgeous! A fall pumpkin.

This is probably a summer card. Love to have this stamp.

Beautiful card!!

Winter. Adorable card!

Love the colors used on this card.

Another gorgeous card.

When I saw this card I was so amazed. It is so beautiful IRL!!!

Another gorgeous card!!

Shoebox Card Swap - 2/5/11

The theme for our February Shoebox Card Swap was St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Spring. This is Julie's card. I may have placed the shamrocks the wrong way. Its a gorgeous card anyway. :)

Here's Renee's card. So cute!!

The inside of her card.

Karen's card. I'm challenged in paper tearing. Karen actually tore the 2 bottom layers for me. We were sitting at the same table. LOL!

Joyce made 2 cards. This is her St. Patrick's Day card. Love it!!

And her Easter card. Adorable!!

This is Rhonda's Easter card.

Linda's card. The flower has a few layers and I popped them all up with foam tape.

I am not sure who exactly made this card and the 2 following. Jenni and Tyana were late getting to the swap so I'm sure they made them...just don't know who made what card...

The greens used on this card are fantastic!

This bunny card is gorgeous.

This is Candice's card. Love it!

I didn't get a picture of this card and didn't get it finished at the swap. I had to email Bonnie to find out how to put it together. I hope this is what she intented. I must remember to get pictures of all the cards so if I don't finish, I'll know how they go together. :)

Lastly, this is my Easter card. The colors are pretty vivid...almost need sunglasses on. LOL!

Our next swap is April 2 here at the mobile park. I've reserved the clubhouse. We're going to have a potluck and celebrate the 2nd year of being a group. The theme is "Happy Birthday" and "Mother's Day" cards.

Technique SCS Card Swap

These 5 cards were what I got in a Techniques SCS Card Swap. All of them are gorgeous. On this first card, the giraffes were embossed with copper embossing powder. An African mask brad was added on the right corner. Beautiful card IRL (in real life).

The technique used on this card is called spotlighting. Enlarge the picture to see what parts of the card were "spotlighted". It may be hard to tell. It is another gorgeous card.

Another beautiful card.

This card has embossing on it.

This card has stitching on it.

As I mentioned, these all were gorgeous cards. These ladies did outstanding work on their cards. When gorgeous cards are received, it is worthwhile spending the time and effort in participating in card swaps.

Card Order

A friend of Denise's asked me to make some birthday cards for her. She wanted 4 each for kids, guys and gals.This first card is for a boy. I used some Stampin' Up sets for most of the cards.

Here's another one for a boy. The birthday hat is an AMuse stamp, the Happy Birthday is from a Stampin' Up set.

Then I made a couple for a girl. This is a Stampin' Up set.

I've used this princess stamp many times. Its from the same set as the one above.

I struggle with making guy cards. I'm not sure where I got this sailing ship stamp. I've used it before for a guy card. The dp background is from a Basic Grey paper pad.

This stamp is from a Stampin' Up set that I've used many times for a guy card. The dp background paper is from another Basic Grey paper pad.

This is another Stampin' Up stamp set. This is the Cape Hatteras lighthouse located on the outer banks of North Carolina. I'm going to use this layout for a lighthouse card swap on SCS.

The fourth guy card. I really like the way this one turned out. I CASED this card from one I found in SCS 's gallery.

This is the first gal card. I'm not sure I really care for this one. I used a piece of dp from a Memory Box paper pad. The stamp is from a Stampin' Up set.

On this card I allowed the layer of dp to be the focal point for the card and added the "Happy Birthday" and a bird punched out from a piece of dp. I love the simplicity of the card.

I did this same card for a SCS card swap.

Lastly, I used the same layout as the card I made for Denise's birthday card and a SCS card swap. I used a black and ivory color scheme. The large butterfly is a sticker, part of a set that I found at a warehouse sale I went to. The smaller butterflies were punched out using dp and a Martha Stewart punch.

Card Swaps

I am back to participating in card swaps. I've done 4 so far. This first card was for a "Techniques" swap. I chose dry embossing and used my Cuttlebug. The card base and the one layer is the same color. The Cuttlebug folder I used is called "Birds & Swirl". It is hard to see...I used my Scor Pal and put a line just under the ribbon and 2 lines at the very bottom of the layer. I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and punched the butterflies out of a scrap piece of DP and mounted them with foam tape. The ribbon is from Michael's and the sentiment is from SU. The next 2 cards are for a "Four Seasons" swap. I chose Summer and Spring. This first card is my summer card. Its done in greens. The ribbon is from May Arts and I used a buckle slider on it. I'm not real pleased with the colors I chose to color the girls. The stamp set is a retired SU set.

This is my Spring card. The card base is pink with a piece of DP. The tulip is from a SU retired set. I put a strip of green cardstock under the DP and then used a Martha Stewart border punch for both the green and DP. The ribbon is SU, the sentiment is AMuse and the crystal stickers are from Hero Arts. It seems lately I'm using a lot of pinks with various shades of green.

These next cards are ones I've received from swaps I've participated in. The first three cards are from a "Happy Birthday" swap.

I love the way the cupcakes were done.

The yellow layer was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The daisy really finishes off the card nicely. Love it!

I participated in a Memory Box card swap that was due in November. The hostess lives in Alaska and I guess the weather really dictated as to how soon she was able to swap these cards out. I just received these a few days ago. There are 6 cards that I received from this swap. Memory Box did a whole series of penguin images. Here's some of them:

Very soft looking card.

Memory Box has done several collage images. This is one of them. Very beautiful card and an excellent job in coloring.

This last swap was called "Flowers for You". On this card the larger white layer has been embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. Simple card yet very nice.

I absolutely love this card. I put a comment on the thread asking the swapper if the center medallion was done with a Nestability die cut. It looks like a paper doily. Then on the bottom there are two strips that look like they are also Nestability die cuts. Looks like fine lace borders. At the top of the card there's a row of tiny punched out flowers with a pearl sticker in the middle of each one. The prima flowers in the center of the medallion are held together with a brad then a pearl sticker placed on top of the brad. I need to remember this...love the look.

The last one is really nice too. I love the daisy.

I'm waiting to receive cards from the Technique swap and the Four Seasons swap. I've got 4 swaps to work on between now and the end of April. I am also hosting another card kit swap on SplitcoastStampers and that is due in my hands the end of March. I really enjoy swapping and have "met" some neat ladies. A lot of the ladies on SCS are Christians too and that makes it nice. I really enjoy doing these swaps...they are alot of fun!

Right now I am working on a card order for a friend of Denise's. The friend is in Korea right now with her family; her husband is stationed there for a couple of years. She wanted birthday cards - 4 kids, 4 guys and 4 gals. I've got 2 more gal cards to make and then I'm done. I hope to get these in the mail by Monday.