I’m back from my trip! Had a fun time with my friends and teaching a couple stamping classes! Time always goes by SO fast while I’m there. It is tiring, but I’m always happy to see everyone.
This card was the one that I did for my Control Freaks Swapping group. I think it is safe to share it now…everyone should have received their package of swaps. They ALL were awesome, like usual! This is a great group of gals. It was fun getting together with them at lunch time during one day at Convention. Several I had met…some were new faces. Love to put faces with names.
Funny story about making this card. I took all the pieces with me when I had to do a 2 hour glucose test at my doctor’s office. While I was waiting for results, I grabbed the table in the waiting room and spread out. I had several people stop by and comment on them…wondering why I was working on Christmas cards in August! I gave my card out to a couple people…would be fun to get a new customer from that experience!
This card uses the new Snowflake #2 die! I used Shimmer paper so it is really sparkly in real life. The base card is Whisper White with a layer of Baja Breeze. I inked up a blank jumbo cartridge with Baja Breeze refill so I could use the Jumbo snowflake wheel in the background. The Window Dressing snowmen I stamped in Basic Black on Whisper White, then watercolored the background with Bashful Blue. I used Really Red markers for the scarves and Only Orange for the nose. They were punched with the 1 3/8 circle punch and layered on Not Quite Navy Scallop Circle. I wrapped the 5/8" Real Red ribbon around the Baja Breeze layer and attached to the base card. I am very happy with how this card turned out!
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This is just adorable. Beautifully done.
LOVE your card!! Very fun use of the snowflake die and I bet it really does sparkle in real life!!
I want to swap with the control freaks!!! What do you have to do to get invited to join in???
Loved the card and your directions were great.
Funny story about making this card. I took all the pieces with me when I had to do a 2 hour glucose test at my doctor’s office. While I was waiting for results, I grabbed the table in the waiting room and spread out. I had several people stop by and comment on them…wondering why I was working on Christmas cards in August! I gave my card out to a couple people…would be fun to get a new customer from that experience!
Connie, I loved your story about working on these cards while you were doing a 2 hr GTT…I also tend to take projects with me when I know I’ll be there a while. In June I went home to Ohio (am currently near STL) while my Dad had a major surgical procedure at one of the top Columbus, OH hospitals. While there I worked on several convention swaps including a Christmas card swap. I was sitting in an alcove so I could watch TV while I worked and had my back to the crowd…but naturally, some of the folks walking past behind me must have noticed. There was a group of ladies who all stopped and mentioned that I must be VERY organized to be working on Christmas cards already in June. lol! If only they knew!!! One of them recognized Stampin’ UP! so I explained to them that I was doing these for a swap or card trade at a convention I would be going to in July. One of the women said, “oh, “so and so” knows someone who does Stampin’ UP!” so I told them, “you would make her day if you called her up and asked for a Christmas card class!” Maybe it was you??? No idea but it’s funny how stamping in public does attract a lot of attention.
And yes, not only did I finish the 25 cards for my swap but I also finished up key components of several other swaps. If not for spending that week at the hospital, I would probably not have finished most of my convention swaps! 😉 Jan
how does one join this swap group?