Swap Cards

Sorry to be MIA for so long. This month has been super busy at work, I feel like I always say that, but this time I had to go into the office for a week and immediately after that my boss went on a three week vacation so we've been distributing her work amongst the 4 of us in our department. The good news is we've all learned a lot these past few weeks. We're all ready for vacations of our own, good thing the holidays are quickly approaching.

Here are my swap cards finally! I joined a swap on Paper Wings to get some inspiration. I just adore Cheery Thought! I knew I had to use it. I paired it up with Miss Moxie paper. I was going for a different theme card so I chose "Hooray for you" as the sentiment.

The other card I made used Joyful Ornaments and Penelope paper. I used transendence embossing powder so the images would stand out and I like the way it turned out. I like the bold rich colors of Penelope for a Christmas card. I'm thinking about making some more cards similar to this one, but using Reece paper instead.

Halloween is fast approaching and while some are anxiously awaiting trick-or-treating, I'll be celebrating my Angel-versary! This year will be three years with the angel company and I'm still loving it as much as I did when I first started. There's a gathering in Waco in January I might look into attending, need to check with the hubby.

Have a safe Halloween! Don't get too spooked and be sure and brush after all that candy. ;-)

Up next: More Altered Letters

Christmas Cards Revisited

I tried several variations of cards. You'll notice I didn't adhere anything, I was trying to decide which I like the best plus with Inspiration Avenue coming out with 42 new stamp sets, I wasn't sure if I'd want a new Christmas stamp or not. I already precut some paper for the basic card sketch I was going to use so I'm going to finish these once I decide on which card style I prefer.

The transendence powder really makes a difference and makes the image pop. I like it on the patterned paper too. I think I prefer the thinner ribbon vertically on the card as well. Now to get back to it. Once I finish this first batch I should have about 60 cards. I'm going to rotate the three inks (Claret, Violete, and Landscape) I'm using along with the cardstock and patterned paper instead of my usual exact replication.

Friday Share

I was able to sneak in some play time last night while the baby was napping so I started working on Christmas cards. While I was looking for Perky Penguins I came across Joy of Christmas. I've been dying to use this set so I think I'm going to use it instead. I chose Penelope as my paper choice. Here's my first version.





I'd like to add some ribbon and some dimension so I'm thinking of cutting out the Christmas tree and using pop dots on the patterned paper. It's missing some glitz so I'm going to order some Transcendence Embossing Powder. I'll use it on the Christmas tree. I'm thinking of using some bling for the star as well. I'm hoping to get back to them tonight or Saturday and I'll share the results.

Thanks for looking, have a great weekend!
Lisa