Convention Swaps.

I just joined the Stampin’ Up! Family in April of 2011. And while I am brand new to Stampin’ Up! I am not new to paper crafting. Stampin’ Up! holds a convention every year in Salt Lake City, UT where its corporate headquarters are located. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend this year. I have attended other conventions but never a craft convention so I was super eager to prepare for this one! The gals and guys of SU love to swap cards. Meaning they trade the card they made for yours so they can take it home and recreate it or get inspiration from it. I had decided that I wanted to make four different styles of cards ranging from a WOW factor to a basic card. I wanted to create 25 of each design. What I didn’t count on was the sheer amount of work it took complete. You see I work in the Finance group at Microsoft and May, June, & July are crazy busy times for us, so my hours were long and I had little time to get my swaps completed. Thank goodness I have a crafty daughter, niece, and mother! They helped me put my cards together of the month. I designed each card early so I wouldn’t have to do it last minute.

Here are my designs!

Sick? Feel better soon!

Supplies I used:
120651 Word Play
124297 So Saffron cardstock
124290 Real Red cardstock
124284 Old Olive cardstock
124267 Basic Black cardstock
101179 Basic Black Ink
113439 Big Shot
121812 Fun Flowers Die
114511 Little Leaves Die
119277 Elegant Lines Embossing Folder
119858 Boho Blossom Punch
117273 Antique Brads
119267 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon – Basic Black
104332 Stampin Dimensionals
104332 Snail Adhesive
116631 Paper-Piercing tool
105826 Mat Pack

Christmas Card

Supplies I used:
100730 Whisper White cardstock
105120 Bashful Blue cardstock
101179 Basic Black Ink
Ba105209 shful Blue Ink
119677 Stampin Write Marker – Daffodil Delight
121074 Stampin Write Marker – Melon Mambo
100052 Stampin Write Marker – Real Red
123002 Stampin Write Marker – Indigo Blue
105115 Stampin Write Marker – Pumpkin Pie
122677 Polar Party stamp set
124325 Bashful Blue ribbon
119246 Rhinestones
101610 Stampin Sponges
104332 Snail Adhesive

Forever Young

Supplies I used:
124267 Basic Black cardstock
101650 Very Vanilla cardstock
122366 Morning Mocha Designer Series Paper
101179 Basic Black Ink
122572 Forever Young Stamp Set
122941 Mini Brads
Sponge 102892 Daubers
104332 Snail Adhesive

Birthday Present

Supplies I used:
122925 Calypso Coral cardstock
101650 Very Vanilla cardstock
122342 Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper
122939 Calypso Coral Ink
104430 Stampin Dimensionals
122976 Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon
104332 Snail Adhesive
119876 1 inch circle punch
104294 Stick Strip

If you would like more direction on how to create these cards please leave me a comment and I will be happy to provide written instructions.

Happy Creating!!
~Melissa