CREATIVE CONVENTION SWAPS

Well I certainly did not plan on being gone from my blog this long, so I hope I still have people visiting.  It is no secret that everybody who owns a blog loves sharing and receiving feedback from those who visit -- otherwise we wouldn't post updates and would spend more time creating (which we love even more)!!!  So thank you to all my loyal visitors for coming back to visit and leave questions and/or comments. 

Today I am showing my swap created for Ronda Wade's Creative Convention for Demonstrators.  I hope you like!



This card features the new Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies and Jingle All the Way Stamp Set, from the new Holiday Mini Catalog.  The horizon was created using the "direct to paper technique" with various stamp pads and sponging.  I wish the Silver Dazzling Details sparkled in the picture like it did in real life, but you get the idea.

I did this card for my shoebox swap using the Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set, Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Die, Mint Macaron and Marina Mist Stamp Pads, Dazzling Diamonds Silver Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, Clear Embossing Powder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and Sponges.

These 3 cards use the same watercoloring technique for the background, just different colors.  I used the Watercolor Wash Background Stamp (applying 2 different colors directly to the stamp pad, then mist with water and stamp).  The sentiment is from the Watercolor Words Stamp Set (my favorite new sentiment set).  Very, very easy card to make -- so much so I had to make them all in different colors (not all of them shown, but 2 more below).

Until next time,
Sandi

"When I called, You answered me; You built up strength within me."  --  Psalm 138:3

WATERCOLOR WORDS FROM STAMPIN' UP!

I had an awesome time at the July RubberQueen meeting.  We had a shoebox swap so each of us could make 20 cards that other RubberQueen's had designed.  I will be posting some of those in the future, but today I am featuring the versatility of the Watercolor Words Stamp Set.  This is another new stamp set that I love because of the "watercolor" font used in the sentiments.  You also get an awesome bang for your buck with this $26 photopolymer set (with 11 stamps!!).  The first card was my swap card and the other four cards were the make'n takes designed by Ronda Wade (with a few little changes) -- all of the cards use the Watercolor Words Stamp Set:

This is my shoebox swap card using the Watercolor Words Stamp Set for the sentiment, flowers, and leaf and the Writing Notes Background Stamp on the Whisper White Card Stock layer.  I also used the new White Perfect Accents for the center of the flowers.

All of Ronda's make'n takes are "punch cards" using the new In-Colors Card Stock, Designer Series Paper, and Ink Pads.

This is Ronda's design, but we did not make it at the meeting.  I did not have the designer paper, so I improvised by making the striped layer using the new Brushstrokes Background Stamp, which goes so well with the Watercolor Words Stamp Set. 

Hope you like!

Until next time,
Sandi

"Now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." -- 1 Corinthians 13:13