Lorita's Swap.

This card is one that Lorita Edwards sent to me for the SUDEMOONLY Swap. She used a fold that I had not seen previously. The front has a vertical piece and then the main image is on a horizontal piece that adds a lot of character to the card. She also used my little favorites, the sweet pea felt flowers.

So, much fun! I just love these swaps!

Suzanne's Swap Card.

Here is the card that Suzanne Rhyne sent to me. I really like this card. The thing that gets me with this cards is that she used red and black on the vines! I love it! I am so in the box with my colors. Vines are supposed to be a shade of green, right? Well, obviously other colors work too. And, I love the results of it!

That SAB border punch is a huge hit! I love how it looks! I only wish that it was going to be around full time! Anyway, I will enjoy it while it is here!

Have a great Monday!

Check out these layers!

Here, is the second of five cards that I received from the SUDEMOONLY swap. This one was made by Janice McWilliams. She used many (did I say many) layers and textures for her card.

I really like the little heart "charm" that she added with som gold cord.

Have a good weekend!

Isn't This Card A Dandy!

Here is a card that I received from Cyndi Willis for the SUDEMOONLY January swap. Cyndi took a lot of time to cut out the flowers and petal! I love how she did the flowers, it is simply wonderful.

Cyndi also used the new butterfly embossing die. The die embosses and cuts! I hadn't ordered this yet. But, that will all change today! I love how it looks in real life! Thank you so much for sharing a wonderful card!

I had another idea.

After my last idea turned out so well, I decided to try something else. I am not as pleased with these results, but I will share any way!

I had received a sample of the Basic Gray satin ribbon from the mini catalog from a fellow SUDEMOONLY member. I wanted to use it. This card just didn't come together as I had expected. So, I kept adding things and layers.



Maybe, it is just the flower brads that I am unhappy with? I don't know. Usually I love pink and gray. What do you think? Is there something that you would add?

Have a good one!

SUDEMOONLY January Swap.

You have all seen that each month I participate in a swap with fellow members at SUDEMOONLY. This month our theme was new items from the Occasions Mini catalog. And, I have acquired way more than I thought I would have from this mini catalog!

I love these swaps for many reasons. Personally, it makes me step up my game. When I am sending a card to a friend or family member, they get a nice card that I work hard to create. But, when I am making cards for this group of demonstrators, I like to challenge myself to do my best most creative stamping!

For this card I used the new XL Bird Punch. I love this punch! I can remember when SU! started coming out with all of these birds, and I just didn't get it! Slowly, but surely, they grew on me. I embossed Brocade Blue card stock with the Damask Embossing plate. Then I punched the bird body. I punched out the branch with Mellow Moss card stock. And, I stamped the Very Vanilla card stock with Vintage Vogue and punched that out. The wing and the bird were both attached with dimensionals. I stamped the backgrounds with the same stamp from Vintage Vogue that I used for the bird wing.

Have a great day!

A Good Idea.

Every once in a while I have a vision for a card! Not only did I have a vision yesterday, but it actually worked out on this card. I am loving how this turned out and it was oh so easy to create. The paper is from the Sweet Pea DSP Stack in the Occasions Mini. The little felt pieces are from Sweet Pea Stitched Felt collection. Have I mentioned that I love these little things? They are so easy! Just add a little mono tombow multi glue and they are stuck forever! The sentiment is from the SAB set Whimsical Words. I used my Big Shot to cut a scallop circle. I broke out my Circle Scissors Plus to do the Rose Red and Whisper White layers.

Have a good day!