Monday, March 12, 2012

Milwaukee Regional Swaps

Well, hello there! I decided it was time to dust off the ol' keyboard and peek in on my little blog here. Sorry that I've been away so long - it's the same old story of sick kiddos and life kind of got away from me. But, I did get a chance to share in the fun at the Milwaukee SU! Regional last Saturday. Oh, my, what fun! My mind is brimming with all kinds of creativeness and I can't wait to hit my craft room. I thought I'd share a couple of the swaps I made for the Regional. I used the same layout and stamp sets for both cards, but I changed the colors and you'll see what a difference this makes.

Card #1 is a swap I made for the the bus ride to the Regional event. What a fun group of ladies! I had such a great time making new friends and chatting all the way down and all the way back home again. I used the "rock-n-roll" technique on my flower.

Card #2 is the swap I made for my Madison group of demo friends. I love both of these cards - I don't think I could pick a favorite!

I'll be back soon to share some more swaps and other fun ideas. 'Bye for now!

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Friendly Phrases
Paper: (Card 1) Peach Parfait, So Saffron, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade; (Card 2) Pool Party, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: (Card 1) Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso; (Card 2) Pool Party, Basic Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Blossom punch, (Card 1) Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, 5-Petal Flower punch; (Card 2) Whisper White taffeta ribbon, 3/4" circle punch, In Color Designer Printed Brads, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

7 comments:

  1. These 2 cards totally confirm my decision to get the Mixed Bunch set and punch! Gorgeous!

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  2. Nice and clean & bright (and springy)!

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  3. Thanks so much for sharing! These are such beautiful cards! My only question is how did you do the center of the first card? Did you use a sponge or a marker to do the Poppy Parade there?

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  4. Both cards are GREAT - Thanks for giving us a chance to see your swaps. Love them...Barb

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  5. Both of the cards are beautiful. Love the colors on both of them.

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  6. Jen, Love both of these cards and you are right it is hard to choose one over the other! I feel very blessed to have gotten the first version! Thanks for joining us on the bus! It was such FUN!!!!

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  7. Love the card Jen, in fact I found it Pinterest and I had to pin and then CASE straight away. Hope thats ok, I made sure all the credit gets back to you and have linked you blog. If you want to look at my version you can find it here : http://chloscraftcloset.blogspot.com.au/

    Thanks so much for sharing a gorgeous card!!!

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