Stacey Lisk Mail-In Swap - My Original Cards

Part of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is we have access to a wonderful place called Stampin' Connection. It's an online resource for swapping, card ideas, and much more. A nice Demo named Stacey Lisk had offered a swap a while back when the annual convention was in Salt Lake City and I participated in her WOW swap.  Well she was nice enough to invite me back to her Occasions Catalog Swap via the mail this month. These are my original design cards that I submitted. 

Here's the simple list of products used:

Product List

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $8.00	Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334] $8.00	Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper [142770] $13.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $6.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $6.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $6.50
Subtles Enamel Shapes [141679] $9.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Cool Treats Photopolymer Bundle [145181] $48.50	Big Shot [143263] $110.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

Product List

Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper [142770] $13.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50
Cool Treats Photopolymer Bundle [145181] $48.50	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102128] $8.00	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924] $8.00
5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $7.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [122933] $3.25	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $6.50	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $6.50
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00

With these two dragonfly cards, I used similar products on both, but the look is so different. Love them both.

Product List

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $8.00	Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111349] $8.00	Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper [141660] $11.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $4.00
Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] $5.00	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $5.00	Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141493] $7.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Bundle [144728] $46.75
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $6.50	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

The technique piece to this card is I used the aqua painter to paint Tempting Turquoise ink and Pear Pizzazz ink on the Whisper White cardstock that is going behind the wings. When that was dry, I used the gold Wink of Stella pen to put some splooshs all over to give it some sparkle! Then I used the Big Shot to cut the Whisper White out with the thinlits. Finally, I used the Fine-tip Glue pen very carefully to glue the gold and white layers together. I weighted them down with a clear block to dry for 5-10 minutes before attaching to the card front. I did the same with the gold Wink of Stella on the smaller dragonflies that were fussy cut from the group of 5 that the thinlits make.

Product List

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Bundle [144728] $46.75	Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141493] $7.50	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $8.00
Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067] $8.00	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $9.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $6.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141898] $8.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $4.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00	Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [101041] $3.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131160] $3.25

I hope you are inspired to try some of these new products from the Spring Occasional Catalog. There are lots of wonderful new products there!

Santa's Sleigh Z-fold Card

I had been seeing so many Demo's trying their hand at making a Z-fold card so I had to as well. I thought I might do this one for a class, but after this one card taking me over two hours to make I decided to give it to my daughter and son-in-law for Christmas instead of doing it for a class. It was definitely a labor of love. When my daughter received it, she was very impressed and said she loved it. That made me feel good!

Here's the supplies that went into my original design. The sleigh's presents were just scraps of cardstock I had on hand and wrapped them with the silver ribbon using little pieces of scotch tape.  I recommend using GUM brand Floss Threaders found in the dental aisle to thread the baker's twine through the mini jingle bell hanger.

Product List

Santa's Sleigh Dies Thinlits [140278] $30.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202] $8.00	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $5.00	Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine [141682] $3.00
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584] $8.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $6.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $8.50
Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set [135047] $26.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $6.50	Mini Jingle Bells [142002] $4.50	Silver 1/8" Ribbon [132137] $5.00
Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Stamp Set [142057] $21.00

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at this card. Maybe it will inspire you to do something like this next holiday season!