Convention 2014 - Awesome Christmas Cards Swap

I love Christmas time and Christmas cards so I always look for a swap like this to help with great ideas!

I saw something similar to this online and realized how easy it would be to use Work of Art to make a wreath!  so I set to work.  Here is the finished product.

First punch out a 1-3/8" circle from some scrap cardstock.

I adhered it to my base with some removable adhesive.

This is the stamp from the Work of Art set I used.  I also used the new Mossy Meadow as by green.  Love it!

I then began repeatedly stamping the image in a ring.  The circle masks the center.

Here is what it looked like when I was done.

Remove the circle and the glue.

I added Rhinestones that I had colored with the Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities for berries.  They came out great!

I layered it with Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow and added a saying.

I had fun with the bow.  I just looped a piece of 1/8" Silver Ribbon three times back and forth, leaving a long end on each side.  I then tied a small piece around the middle to hold it in place.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Work of Art, More Merry Messages (retiring in August!)
Card Stock - Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler
Ink - Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Accessories - Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities, Basic Rhinestones, 1/8" Silver Ribbon

Convention 2014 - Swap In Your Jammies

It's that time of year again, Convention!  I am super excited and ready to go.  I fly out to Salt Lake City Wednesday!  Over the next days I am going to post up the swaps and gifts I made for Convention.  Hope you enjoy them!

So, Stampin' Up! tells us which sets we will be given at convention so we don't purchase them before hand and have two....  I totally forgot what they were, fell in love with Kinda Eclectic and bought it.  Oh well.  I am POSITIVE you will love it too!  I am also very much in love with the new In Colors!  I have always been fond of earth colors!  So don't be surprised when these items pop up in a lot of my cards!

This card is pretty straight forward and fun.  The three Linen Thread loops are taped down.  The kindness tag hides that tape and the messy overlap of the different stamps.  This card has Linen Thread going around the belly as well but my swaps do not as I taped all the layers together and realized I have forgotten the ribbon :(  Oops!

You can see a little better here how I popped up the kindness tag with Dimensionals and I adhered the butterfly with just a single Glue Dot to the center so the wings can "fly".  I also edged the kindness tag with Lost Lagoon to help give it pop.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Kinda Eclectic
Card Stock - Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Mossy Meadow.
Ink - Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Based Brown Sugar, Tangelo Twist
Accessories - Big Shot, Apothecary Accents, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Linen Thread, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Gorgeous Flowers

This was my card for my Downline Swap.  Again, the "rules" were to use Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, and Crushed Curry.  I am ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE with Gorgeous Grunge so I am always looking for ways to use it!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Flower Shop, Gorgeous Grunge, Lacy & Lovely
Card Stock - Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink - Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories - Pansy Punch, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

Its a Washi Christmas

This is a fast but ADORABLE Christmas card!  This was a swap from Convention.  It is pretty straight forward so I am not going to babble on and just let you enjoy!  (Sorry for the glare on the pic).

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Sassy Salutations, Mosaic Madness
Card Stock - Old Olive, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Seasons of Style DS
Ink - Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Seasons of Style Washi Tape, Mosaic Punch, Curly Label Punch, Dimensionals

Splatter Birthday

Sorry my posting has dropped off.  I started up the Fall semester with two grad course at FGCU on top of working full time.  I am starting to get into the swing of things so lets see if I can get back on track. 

This card is a swap from convention.  Sadly I don't have the creators name :(  This technique is a lot of fun but don't do too many at once our you'll pass out!  Start by point two or three drops of one color reinker in the middle of the card.  Using a straw, blow the ink toward the edge.  Repeat with three more colors!  Here are some tips: 

• Keep the drops centered and then put a label over the mess you make (and you do make a mess :)
• Have your cardstock bigger than what you want as a finished product and then trim down each of the four sides once dry.  Sometimes the ink pools at the end and it look a little messy, this way you cut it off!
• Let each color have a minute to dry before starting the next color just in case you have overlap. (like I did with the Marina Mist and Calypso Coral)
• Careful not to spit down your straw!  (yew grossness!)
• Watch your work space, I got carried away and blew ink on another card :(
• Have FUN!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Label Love
Card Stock - Whisper White, Calypso Coral
Ink - Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz reinkers; Calypso Coral pad
Accessories - Artisan Label Punch, Dimensionals, straw

Six-Sided Wreath

Here is the other cool design that was demonstrated in the Convention Class.  What a GREAT Christmas Card!  The first ring is done exactly like the petals of the sunflower.  The second ring is brought in a little and off set.  I just used a Cherry Cobbler marker to add the holly berries.  The Very Vanilla is mounted to the Cherry Cobbler just like the sunflower card as well.  I sponged the front of the Very Vanilla with Soft Suedy to give to a texture.  Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Six-Sided Sampler, More Merry Messages
Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
Ink - Gumball Green, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Hexigon Punch, Sponge, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding

Six-Sided Sunflower

I am excited to show you some fun creations with the Hexigon Punch and Six-Sided Sampler set.  Today's post and the next post show you two ideas that I saw done at convention at the 5 Projects to Increase My Sales class.  So CUTE!

Love this sunflower!

I put 5 hexigons down then stamped my stem.

Then added the last hexigon to hide the top of the stem.

I was excited to see the leaves done!  First stamp and punch a hexigon.

Then, using you snips, cut two lines and it will look like this.  Then take the diamonds as your leaves!

 I love to have a dark card base but then you have to use more cardstock on the inside so you can have your saying and write a message.  Here is another way to do it.  My Whisper White was actually cut to 8" x 5" and folded in half.  Then mount it on a piece of 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Early Espresso.  Voila! A white inside card that has a dark base!  A little twist and So much fun!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Six-Sided Sampler, Too Kind
Card Stock - So Saffron, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Soft Suede
Ink - Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi
Accessories - Hexigon Punch, Snips, Dimensionals