Doilies Design

If you recall my Leadership swaps, posted here and here, then you will recognize this design.  This was actually the first card I started with when I was trying to figure out what to take for swaps.  Don't you love the sentiment?  It comes from the stamp set Vintage Verses, one of the 2013 Sale-a-bration items!  Order $50 today, and the stamp set is yours for FREE!

Stamps:  Delicate Doilies, Vintage Verses
Inks:  Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Garden Green
Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Stippled Blossoms Swap in Wisteria Wonder

Remember the design from this card?  I applied the same design to this card, but used the Stippled Blossoms two-step stamping set.  I applied the background stamp of the flower and leaf by inking them up, then stamping them "off" on scratch paper, before stamping on the Whisper White cardstock.  I next added the top layers in full strength ink.

Stamps:  Friendly Phrases, Stippled Blossoms
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi
Paper:  Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Snowflake Soiree Swap and other Leadership Pictures

I had a wonderful experience attending Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference this past week with my several of my team members (see more pictures below).  Being in sunny Orlando, Florida was only one of the perks; bringing home creative inspiration, meeting other demonstrators, winning prizes from the Prize Patrol, being the first to see new products, walking across stage for my promotion, and of course SWAPPING cards are just a few of the others!


The card pictured above is similar to one of the cards I made to swap.  The final card was also embossed with the Snowflake embossing folder on both the top and bottom pieces.  Also, although it doesn't show in the picture, the words and darker snowflakes were heat embossed with iridescent ice, which gave a nice sparkle to this card.  Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture before I traded them all away!

Tip:  You might notice that this card follows the same layout as this card from my Christmas Stamp Camp.  If you find a design style you like, you can use it with different stamps and colors to create various cards.  You will see this in my next few posts! 

Stamps:  Trust God, Snowflake Soiree
Inks:  Marina Mist, Bashful Blue
Paper:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Other:  Iridescent Ice, heat tool, Snowflake embossing folder

Here are some other pictures from the trip. Captions are above the photos. 

Waiting for the trolley outside in beautiful Florida. 

Prizes galore!   

I know it is blurry, but it is my walk for my Senior Supervisor promotion.  And look--I'm on the Jumbotron!

Stampin' Up! makes a difference in lives everywhere; for a service project, 

we filled bags like these with TONS of Stampin' Up! supplies to be 

donated to elementary teachers in Orlando!

Good times on the trolley!

With my roomies, Beth Tanner and Debbie Kittle.  

Are you sensing a theme here...trolley ride again! 

Our group was lucky; we had winners during almost all of the Prize Patrols!

Glitter tattoo.  Closest I'll ever get to the real thing. 

So nice to see flowers in bloom!

One of the many display boards with ideas.

The hotel to which we were "relocated" served us warm, chocolate-chip cookies, and even gave us extra on the morning we left!

 

Final swap samples

Although I swapped for many more cards, my favorite ones I may case!  So be looking for those in the near future.  In the meantime, here are the last of the samples I'm going to share.

And more...

I just couldn't pick a few!  

More Swaps

More swaps from Regionals.  Swapping was so much fun!

Swaps received at Regionals

I just can't pass up the opportunity to share some of the card swaps I received at Regionals in Columbus, OH!  More to come tomorrow.  Enjoy!

Card Swap for Regionals

I made 50 cards to swap at Regionals, so I wanted to keep the design of the card simple, yet pretty.  I chose to use the Bordering on Romance stamp set, which I stamped in Pear Pizzazz and colored using a blender pen, Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red.  I punched it out with the 1 3/4" circle punch and adhered it with dimensionals.  I used a 1" strip of the DSP Twitterpated (love the flower pattern!).  I also used a strip of Whisper White and punched with the Scallop Trim border punch.  The sentiment comes from the Kindness Matters stamp set, which you can get free during Sale-a-bration with a $50 purchase. I stamped it with Riding Hood Red ink, punched it with the Word Window punch and layered it onto a piece of Baja Breeze punched with the Modern Label punch. 

Mixed Bunch birthday card

My wonderful upline recently traveled to Stampin' Up's! Leadership, where she had the opportunity to swap cards with other demonstrators.  This was my creation that she took--and I can't wait to see what swaps I get in return!

For this card, you will need the following:
Pink Pirouette cardstock, cut at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.  Score and fold in middle.
2 3/4 x 4
Whisper White cardstock, 2 5/8 x 4 and 3 3/4 x 2 1/2, scrap to stamp
Certainly Celery cardstock, 2 5/8 x 4, embossed with Stripes embossing folder, and a scrap to punch.
Pink Pirouette ink
Adhesive
Certainly Celery Ribbon

Directions:  Adhere 2 5/8 Whisper White cardstock and embossed Certainly Celery cardstock onto card front.  Stamp "happy birthday" from Elementary Elegance onto remaining Whisper White cardstock and adhere to remaining Pink Pirouette cardstock.  Adhere to card.  Stamp and punch Mixed Blossom flower using Pink Pirouette ink.  Layer onto a punched Certainly Celery flower.  Adhere to card.  Add a Certainly Celery ribbon.  Send to someone special celebrating a birthday!