This was a card I made thinking I would use it for swaps at On Stage. But in the end this design was just too much stamping! I had wanted to use In Colors for swaps since I thought these would be a safe choice in the event that there is a color refresh this year.  And the stamps were chosen according to what we know will be carryover items for next year.

The original design had a stamped sentiment.  But once I gave up the idea of this as a swap card, I thought the Expressions Natural Element was the perfect finishing touch.  AndI am delighted that Timeless Textures will be carried over.  I haven’t used this stamp set nearly enough.  The artistic choices are endless with this set and I look forward to another year of working with it!

Recipe

Papers: Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White
Stamps: Timeless Textures, Petite Petals
Inks: Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones, Expressions Natural Elements, 1″ Dotted Lace Trim

This is my other swap card  design.  Again I chose In Colors..just to be safe and a stamp set that is a carryover.  I also used the Cameo to cut out all my stamped images including the flower.  Since my Cameo is new, I really have been trying to learn all the ins and outs of how to use the machine. It is great for production work when you want a unique look, but do not have a die for it.  So, here we have it,  another simple swap card design!

Since I really couldn’t use DSP for a background, I decided to use texture.  I am taking a gamble and thinking the embossing folders I picked will be carryovers.  Of course, I probably know that now since by the time this posts, I will have gotten my hands on the catalog preview! Another great reveal, I am sure!! And I cannot wait to see it.

Recipe

Papers: Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White
Stamps: Friendly Wishes
Inks: Basic Black
Tools: Decorative Dots and Softly Falling Embossing Folders, Banner Triple Punch
Embellishments: Whisper White Baker’s Twine

This simple little card is one of my swaps for On Stage.  I can’t believe I actually found time to make some!  For swaps, I wanted to use In Colors and the stamps sets we know will be carried over to next year.  I have also just gotten a Silhouette Cameo…yeah me!  With the Cameo, I can stamp all the images and then use the cutter to do all my fussy cutting.  In a very short space of time, I was able to cut out 50 stamped sentiments.  This made the work of production card making so easy.  Normally I would have just put this sentiment on a rectangle.  But being able to give it the “fussy cut” look  is a fabulous feature of having a Silhouette machine.  Since I was doing swaps, I felt honor bound to stamp all the images and cut them out.  But you could also stamp a page and then “scan and cut” multiple pages faster than I was able to scanning and cutting each stamped page.

To fancy up the sentiment some, I colored in areas using Stampin’ Write markers.  This gave the sentiment some pop.  And of course, I had to add the 2-tone Baker’s Twine. I am so hoping this makes it to next year’s catalog.  All in all a very simple design to make in bulk, but a swap card I am happy to put my name on!

Recipe

Papers: Mint Macaron, Basic Black, White Vellum, Whisper White
Stamps: Friendly Wishes
Inks: Basic Black
Tools: Stampin’ Write Markers in Mint Macaron and Watermelon Wonder
Embellishments: 2-Tone Baker’s Twine