More swap cards...

I'm sharing the rest of the swap cards we made at my August Gold Stars, Ink. Stamp night...

 

Pauline's card features the Snow Swirled stamp set and Triple Step stamping. 

Sherri's card features the Merry Minis stamps. She also coloured the Silver Glimmer paper with re-inker so it co-ordinated with the card!

Susan's card features the Holiday Frame Textured Impression folder to make this wreath.

Yvonne also used the Triple Step stamp technique (like Pauline), but she used different colours and the Snowflake Soiree stamp set.

 

I just realized I don't have a picture of my swap card... I'll have to fix that and post again! Thanks for another wonderful swap ladies! To anyone who is interested, my next swap will be in October.

Gold Stars, Ink. August Swap Cards!

The last Monday of each month I get together with my team members for a stamp night. We alternate Shoebox Swaps & Product Showcase each month. August was a swap month, and I invite all of my stampy friends to join us, so I had several downline and some past or not-yet downline stampers too. Our theme this month was Holiday, and I'll be sharing the cards over two posts.

 

 Ila used the Merry Minis stamp set and punch pack to make this card for us.

 

 Lisa's card shows how well the new Frosty Friends stamp works with the old stand-by Lovely As a Tree.

 

Monique's card has beautiful embossed and die cut snowflakes. 

My daughter Morgan likes to stamp with us too, and she came up with this card featuring Beautiful Season. She wanted a snow bird, so we coloured the bird with White Craft ink with a Blender Pen.

Nancy's card features the new Champagne Glimmer paper and Seasonal Sayings.

 

I'll be back with more swap cards tomorrow!

Gold Stars, Ink. April Swap Cards

Our swap theme for April was Mothers & Fathers...

My card uses Pocket Silhouettes (retiring May 31st):

Pauline used the retiring Paisley Petals DSP & Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon and Family Reunion:

 Ila used the retiring Butterfly Prints and shows the Rock & Roll and Stamping Off:

Morgan's card features the retiring Butterfly Prints stamp set and the coloured Stampin' Emboss powder:

Nancy's card features the retired Sense of Time stamp set:

Susan's card features the retiring Floral Fillers stamp set and we inked the Flower Garden textured impression folder with Rich Razzleberry, then coloured some areas with markers.

Thanks for another great swap!!!

March Shoebox Swap - Part 2

I'm back with the last of our swap cards from last month (our theme was Spring):

Joan couldn't make it to the swap, but sent the supplies for this bookmark with her daughter so we could make it. I really like the layered flower and the way the stamps look stamped on the textured card stock. 

Sherri's card showcases the Lace Border punch in a fun new way, creating this border. You start with a square (I think 4 3/4") and punch each side in the middle, leaving the corners un-punched. The square in the middle is created by the punch as well... it's the piece left over!

Nancy's card features the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set... I love this shadow box card and think it shows off these cute little guys perfectly! I added the Baker's Twine for the perfect finishing touch.

Thanks for another fabulous swap everyone!!! If you would like to swap with us this month, our theme is Mothers and Fathers, and our swap is on Monday, April 30th @ 7:00pm. The fee is $5.00 which I use to buy prizes for the evening! Everyone is welcome... for more info, you can check out my event calendar or e-mail me.

Gold Stars, Ink. March Shoebox Swap cards

As promised, I'm here to share some of the cards from my team swap last week. Our theme was Spring, and I shared my card in my last post. We bring the pre-cut supplies to our stamp night, and pass around the boxes to make one of each person's card. I ask everyone to try to keep the cards simple so each one takes 10-15 minutes to stamp and assemble.

This card was designed by my daughter Morgan. She knew exactly what she wanted, and even though I tried to persuade her to do things differently, the card ended up exactly how she wanted it. With some careful brayer work (on the Manhattan Floral Textured Impressions Folder) by me ahead of time, this card was very quick to stamp and assemble.

Susan did a lot of the punching ahead of time, so we just had to sponge and assemble our tulips (made from the bird wing of the 2 Step Bird punch), layer the pieces, do some spritzing and put the pieces together. She ran a piece of vellum through the Big Shot in the Snow Burst TIF to add texture to the vase (Tab Punch). The Adorning Accents Edgelits and texture folder add the perfect touch to this one.

I thought Ila's Easter card was super cute and creative... She pre-punched the eggs and ran them through inked Textured Impressions folders. We stamped the grass (Inspired by Nature) and cut it by hand, then tucked the eggs and bunny ears into it.

I'll be back tomorrow with the rest of our swap cards...