Holiday Mini Swaps - Day 5

Today is the final post of my Holiday Mini Swap.  As I mentioned in the last post, these cards are not Christmas cards, but check them out anyway!

With Halloween just over a month away, here are a couple of great card ideas to look at.  And there is a great card that you could use for Valentine's day, or even an anniversary if you have one of those coming up.

I will post the name of the creator under each photo.  If they have a bog, I will also link their name to their blog so that you are able to check out more of their work.

 Wanda Dodds

 Blair Moch

Lynn Johnston

Thanks again ladies for all of the work that you did to put these cards together!  I can't wait for the next swap and to be able to share more wonderful ideas!

Holiday Mini Swaps - Day 4

I'm back again with more of the swaps that I have received.  Sadly, these are the last of the Christmas Cards, but I do have one more post for you that includes other holidays.  You will have to come back to find out which ones!
 
I will post the name of the creator under each photo.  If they have a bog, I will also link their name to their blog so that you are able to check out more of their work.

 Jen Stokes

 Tamara Casorso

Dany

Lisa Cheney

Michelle Tamboline

Holiday Mini Swaps - Day 3

I'm back again with another day of swaps that I have received.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!
 
I will post the name of the creator under each photo.  If they have a bog, I will also link their name to their blog so that you are able to check out more of their work.

 Amanda Mutter

Betty-Ann Manghi

 Unknown (If this is your creation, please comment with your name)

 Chantelle Bentley

Angela Stephenson

Sylvia Phan

Holiday Mini Swaps - Day 2

See, I just need to do schedule posts in order to get them out for you to see them.  I will make a not of that, so hopefully you have more to look at!

I will be doing a few posts of the Swaps that I have received.  All of the cards were really great, I'm so happy that I was part of such a great group of ladies!

I will post the name of the creator under each photo.  If they have a bog, I will also link their name to their blog so that you are able to check out more of their work.

Debbie Phalen

Lindsay Stovel

Betty Warmuth

Angela Stephenson

Dorothy Seatter

Hope you enjoy this.  Come back in a couple of days to see some more!

Holiday Mini Swap

I'm back with the post that I was promising.  Here is the card that I mentioned in the last post, that I did for a swap last month.  When I first saw this stamp set "Jolly Old Saint Nick" (which you can buy it online in clear mount or wood) it reminded me of my childhood in some way.  Not sure exactly what it was about it, but I couldn't resist buying it.  To stick with the image from my childhood, I decided to do a vintage card.  It usually isn't my thing, but I really like how these turned out.

I used the Deck the Halls DSP and soon fell in love with Cherry Cobbler, which is also the base color for the card.  It is such a great red and the perfect shade to go with my vintage look.  I then stamped the snow flakes in Crumb Cake ink, on Crumb Cake paper.  The Santa image is stamped on Very Vanilla.

To add a little extra to the card, I mixed Dazzling Diamonds Glitter with Crystal Effects and filled in Santa's hat.  I added the new Waffle Paper (I wasn't so sure of it when I saw it in the catty, but soon fell in love with it once I got my hands on it) added down the side of the stamped image for some extra texture.  And used the Distressing Essentials kit to sponge all of the edges. 

I will be back soon with some more posts (I promise it will be soon, I am going to schedule some posts) of the cards I received in the swap.