Convention 2013 - Christmas Wow Swap 1

This card is inspired by Carla Clements.  It is a beautiful Christmas card without a Christmas Set.  It is fun and whimsical.  Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Lace & Lovely, Sassy Salutations
Card Stock - Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White, Season of Style DS (Holiday Mini Sneak Peak)
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Accessories - Big Shot, Chevron Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Convention 2013

I am almost ready to fly out for Stampin' Up Convention 2013!   I am so excited!!!  My posts over the next week or two will be coming daily and start with Convention 2013 as the title.  I will be posting up each of my swaps for convention.  Two cards that I am swapping in general I have already posted:
Two-Step Stampin' Flowers
Monochromatic Mosaic Flowers

As most know I have a bee theme to my online name and sites.  So I decided to make this little bee to go on my name tag and some other things for convention!  I got the design from a picture I took off the Display Boards at last year's Convention.  I thought he is just ADORABLE! 

For the stripes, I punched an Ornament out of Basic Black and then used the Wide Oval Punch to punch out "slices"  every other slice was used here and the other half was used on another bee.  The head is the top of a Large Oval Punch.

Supplies:
Card Stock - So Saffron, Basic Black, Vellum
Accessories - Ornament Punch (retired), Wide Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Basic Pearls

Two-Step Stamping Flowers

When my Raining Flowers retired, I knew I needed a two-step replacement.  I fell in love with Too Kind as soon as I saw it!  Plus the set comes with stems and I always seem to be looking for that.

What is two-step stamping you ask?  It is where you use one stamp to stamp one color and then another stamp that is slightly different to stamp a second color on top.  Like the flowers in my card.  Two-step stamping can be the flower on one stamp and the stem on another stamp also shown in my card.  Basically, you don't have to color a stamp with markers; you use different stamps to achieve the same look.  

My card for this post came from page 55 in the new 2013-2014 Catalog.  I used the layout and colors to design my card using my new set.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Too Kind
Card Stock - Soft Sky, Whisper White
Ink - Soft Sky, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories - Linen Thread, Dimensionals

Monochromatic Mosaic Madness

 Okay, I'll be honest, I can not remember where I got the idea for this card.  I have been looking all over for it but cant find it.  Sorry.

I LOVE the simplicity of this card.  You can do this in any color and it is gender neutral!  The stamp on the bottom was inked once and stamped 3 times.  Enjoy!

I was talking to some customers and they thought the card could using something on top, so we created this.  Which do you like better?

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Mosaic Madness, Label Love
Card Stock - Whisper White, Bermuda Bay
Ink - Bermuda Bay
Accessories - Artisan Punch, Dimensionals

How Awesome Is The New Catalog!

The 2013-2014 Catalog not only has amazing products, but it also has incredible samples, tips, color combinations, and techniques.  This card design and colors came from page 72 of the Catalog along with the technique I used to make the tag that says "so many smiles..."  I used the Artisan Label Punch instead of the Ticket Punch that they used.  Check it out!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Petite Pairs, Mosaic Madness
Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry
Ink - Smoky Slate, Crushed Curry
Accessories - Artisan Label Punch, Basic Pearls, Mosaic Punch, Dimensionals

Oh My, Its Fourth of July

Can you believe we are half way through 2013.  Time is just flying!  Here is my 4th of July card this year.  Just a little celebration fun.  Have a wonderful holiday with your friends and family!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Pennant Parade, Sketched Birthday
Card Stock - Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point
Ink - Pacific Point, Real Red
Accessories - Pennant Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Big Shot, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Bitty Banner Framelits, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Fourth of July Swap

Recently I had a swap with my downline.  Check out there awesome Fourth of July cards!

 Kathy Johnson

 

 Sherri Barker

 

Jill Perkins

 

 Marge McGuire

 

 Dotti Hansen