Swap card with Party This Way!

Well, I had the best of intentions... I started this card for a swap last month with the theme being Occasions Mini and Saleabration. We had to use new things on our cards.  So Everything got stamped, cut out, layered and ribbons on, but I didn't finish assembling because the threading of the 5 pennants (per card) onto hemp twine became too much.  So- I am now going to finish them with H-A-P-P-Y on the banners and add a little tag that says birthday and use them for this months swap with a birthday theme.  Sometimes I am too ambitious for my own good. lol   Anyway-  The new items are the cupcake punch and the red glitter paper (used for the little cherry!)  The stamp sets are Party This Way and Flexible Phrases, I love the 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon from Stampin'Up and the designer buttons (here in pumpkin pie). They look like lifesavers to me, almost good enough to eat.  So-I have till the 21st of this month to get those little buggars threaded onto the hemp twine. Wish me luck!

Garden Gala Tags & Box

My friend Carol made this little box with tags for me!  It is so stinkin' cute! You can see her blog at http://www.stuffbycarol.blogspot.com/    She used Garden Gala DSP and daffodi delight, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, and Peach Parfait CS.  She used the cute little jewelry tag punch and coordinating tiny tags stamp set, square fire rhinestone and whipser white brads, the two-step bird punch, beautifl wings embosslit, birds and blooms flower pieces, 5 petal flower punch, scallop punch, daffodil delight satin ribbon, and probably some die for the large green 6 petal flower, but I don't know what it is....any ideas?
I love it! AND I appreciate her taking time to make me such an awesome gift.  I think I will use the tags, but probably replace them as I do... I know. I am a hoarder of all things beautiful. lol   But, luckily I am extremely organized and purge regularly so I don't overwhelm my craft room.   Enjoy!

Happy Valentines day...almost

This is my friend Laura's Valentine gift...I couldn't resist the little shopping carts, and made a mini- milk carton and a mini-shopping bag to go inside with the large Hershey's Kiss! You just can't go wrong when everything holds chocolate!  lol










Gary is keeping garlic in his! lol

This is one of four cards I completed for a mini-occasions and sale-a-bration swap with 20 Stampin Up! demonstrators.  We each made 4 cards, 20 each...kept one set and received 76 more in the swap... So fun!
deets:
Love defined stamp set, cherry cobbler CS and seam binding, Crumb Cake CS, Scalloped heart sizzlet, white craft ink and white embossing powder,  the heart edge punch from SU/Fiskars.  

In a couple of months we have a swap coming up for our Simply Adorned charm inserts. I bought the medium size...1" x 1 1/4".  I thought I'd play with my Clearly For You stamp set (from the occasions mini) and see what I could come up with. This is very simple, but I like it.  I just had to have those raspberries!  I put this on a piece of Crumb Cake seam binding and it worked great. The chains are cool, but I thought the seam binding went better with the "mood" of the insert.   What do you think?

We are still colder than normal and the snow piles aren't going away, but I know Spring is coming...I'm sure its coming...It will definitely be here in a couple of months....
Stay warm!



Angie

OK- last one for today...I think.

So- I stamped, and colored, and cut, and cut, and cut and made 100 of these for a swap...and now that everyone has received them I can finally post the pic  : )

It was a LOT of work, fortunately my sweet husband flew home the night before I had to mail them and guess who got to help me finish???

I was so happy to get these done. And surprisingly, I still like the card! In the end only 85 participated in the swap, so I have a few left to mail and to share with friends..only very special friends!  lol  Enjoy!

yep- theres more!

I made this for a swap I was in with the Tickled Ink group. I just love the garden gala DSP and had to find a way to showcase it. I hate covering up beautiful paper. It just makes me sad.  lol   So- very simple, very easy, and in my humble opinion, very cute! The finished product actually had a yellow frame around the happy birthday sentiment...hmmm..  maybe I'll replace this pic later and show you the real deal. It adds a bit of pizazz....Lattice EF was used againa nd that cute skinny daffodil delight ribbon. Love it!

More to share...

This is the birthday card I made for my Ashley- she turned 20 in July! How did that happen???? Anyway- she likes blue and brown together so i tried to incorporate her colors. I also used the new Stampin Up builder wheels on this one. Loving those! Some DSp, some embossed blue paper with the new lattice EF, and some cute new skinny ribbon and ...lots of coloring. I am usually not into a  lot of coloring, but I think this came out cute.  : )  The edge punch is from Martha. Had to have it. Enjoy!

Catching up...

OK- so its just embarassing how long its been since I've posted. Does it help to know I've been busy finishing up my master's and doing an internship??? At all?  Oh well, I will attempt to make it up to you with some awesome cards....I made these two for the 4th of July- just wanted to play with some red , white and blue and use the embossing folder on some metal sheets I had waiting to be used.  I used the new builder wheels on the Left card, and a SU jumbo wheel on the Right card. Enjoy!