Swing Swap Card

I made this card for a swap with the Yahoo Card Swapper's Group.  The category was "Technique" and the choice this month was a "Die Cut Swing Card".  It was based on the following video . . .

For instructions go to SplitCoastStampers for the tutorial for Die Cut Swing Card.

You can see more examples on my Pinterest board called "Cardzzz . . .Swing/Flip".  Don't be confused "swing" and "flip" seem to be interchangeable.

Flowery Card Sketch

My Card Crafts group is having a sketch swap for July.

I decided to go with blue and white and try out my new Martha Stewart punch.

I began by creating the "hello" using Microsoft Word and then trimmed it down and punched the edges with Martha Stewart's "Doily" edger.  I attached it to the blue cardstock with glue stick.


Next I tackled the flower by cutting a long strip of photo paper and edge punching it with my new Martha Stewart deep edge punch " Garden Trellis".  I recently had found a video for making flowers using border punches and wanted to see if I could make this one work.  I'm pleased with the result!  Of course I had to make my own changes, lol.  I attached the flower with a brad.


The butterflies were punched with Tonic's "Butterfly Multi-detail".  I detached the butterfly from the paper by snipping the top and bottom of the body.  I glued these on only by the body and folded the wings upwards.


I decided the ribbon would have been too much so I chose to leave it off.

Up Up in the Air

This lovely swap (or mingle as we call it in the Iris Folder's Group) comes from Marilyn who lives in Canada!  I love the cloud paper for the background.

Let's Hit the Beach

With all the heat across the country (in the 100's at my house) this beach card popped easily into my mind. This month's swap theme in my Iris Folding group was "Road Trip"

I decided to find a car photo with a "beachy" background.  This one fit the bill perfectly!  I used a sharp blade and cut all of the car out except for the front and back lights, the windshield and the tires.  Then I used this pattern for the Iris Folding.  I thought is worked well because it reminded me of a racing strip.


After the folding was finished I mounted it to the black card base.  I cut out the door handle from the original picture and adhered it to the car.  I also used two pieces of black thread to recreate the line of the door.  Lastly, I used Microsoft Word to create the caption.

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Karen from Canada sent me this adorable kitty card.

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Here is the most gorgeous card from Winnie in Holland.

It is a combination of Paper Embroidery and Iris Folding!

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This clever card came from Meg in North Carolina.  It is a beautiful teabag folded Christmas tree with an embossed background.

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Here is a beautifully stitched card from Thelma in California.

In the center is a cute little 3D.

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This gorgeous paper embroidered card came from Judith in New York!  The stitching is so delicate and neat.  In the center is a 3d pyramid of glittery daffodils.

 

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This darling little card came to me from Penny in Arizona.  Penny is well known for her teabag folding and decorative tiles that she makes.

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This card started with a "basil green" harlequin.

I love basil and always grow it in the summer.  This made me think of lazy days when I was young.  We always went to visit my Great Aunt Annie and Great Uncle Ted at their farm in upstate New York.  They had a hammock strung between two chestnut. trees and my sister and I loved to lay in the hammock while the adults were talking.

I added the hammock to the card and "attached" it to the tree trunks that I made by using the edge of the ink pad on some white paper.  Before adding this section to the card base I stamped some leaves in basil ink around the edges of the front.  I used Hero Arts stamp called" Woodland Fern".  The sentiment was made on Microsoft word and I lightly dabbed the basil ink on each word.

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Here is my latest swap card.  It is a diagonal double pocket card from Janet in Florida.

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This is a sweet card I received in a swap from Trish in Australia.

What a great wedding card this would make!

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Here's a darling card I received from Penny in Arizona!

Penny is well known for her teabag folding abilities!  Isn't it adorable!!!

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Today I received the most exquisite swap card from Lynda in Cyprus!

Lynda is famous for handpainting her backgrounds on her Iris Folding cards and I'm thrilled to be the owner of one of her masterpieces!

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Today I received a lovely Spring swap from Connie in Denmark!

A very textural card with a dainty border and ribbon and  pyramid layered center flowers.

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Here is my third Spring swap card.  It comes from across the pond from Jude in the UK!

Isn't it pretty!  And...quite clever too!  Check out the next view.

After you turn the brads you find a surprise as the pictures open outwards!

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Chris from Arizona is new to making cards.  She sent me this adorable card for a Spring swap!

Keep up the good work Chris!!!

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One of my Spring swaps arrived today from Linda in Michigan!

A bunny frolicking in the flowers...what fun!

Will The Real Spring Stand Up

Well, Spring has finally arrived!  How do I know for sure?  The robins are busy looking for worms, the dust storms are churning and the lilacs are blooming.  I just love the scent of lilacs...brings back great childhood memories!  Dust storms...not so much!!!

For the month of April I signed up to do three "Spring" card swaps.  I used the same stamp but different colors.  Here is the first one.

The stamp I used is called "Tulip Window" by Stamps Happen, Inc.  I stamped it on white cardstock and then colored with various things, Copic markers, watercolor pencils and paint pens.  

I chose colored cardstock to go with the coloring in the picture and cut a 5" x 6.75" piece and used Martha Stewart's continuous edge punches (Double Loop) to edge the piece.  Since you can only do certain sizes I had to finagle the measurements by cutting it in half left to right and sliding it together and matching the loops to make it shorter.  Lastly I glued the picture to the looped background.

I measured contrasting cardstock for the card base and attached the picture to the folded card.  On the inside I added a piece of cardstock the same color as the loops and corner punched the corners with the "double loop".  Then I stamped it with a Hero Arts stamp called "Spring Memories".

 Here is variation two...

 Here is variation 3...