Another great card class

Went to April's card club last night at Sara's. I really miss going to club and class because it's just so fun. We laughed so much, and it's just great girl time. If you are ever in the Baltimore area and want to join one of April's card classes, you can contact her at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/mystampplace/about .

ONTO THE CARDS!!!

Clear/Acrylic stamp card swap

I know you all probably have a ton of those $1 clear or acrylic stamps you get from AC Moore/Michaels, or JoAnn's. I was with my friend Lynn Haase, and she has a tub of her acrylic stamps, yes, all in the individual package like they've never been touched. She suggested the swap, so here it is.

Everyone that participated in this swap, I can't thank you enough. This turned out to be a really awesome little swap. We did have a few people cancel at the last minute, but life happens, and those that could not participate, God Bless, and I hope all is well with you and your families.

As for those that did participate... B R A V O !!!! The cards are really awesome.

SCS: Bjwolf

Angela Gittles, aka SCS: paperpaws

Lynn Haase aka SCS: stolynn

Unknown (didn't have a name inside the card)

Unknown (didn't have a name inside the card) And Thank you for doing 2 sets of cards!

Martha Knowles aka SCS: Mamaws29

Amy Walker aka SCS: slashdog1

Unknown (didn't have a name inside the card)

Laydstampaway

Thank you all so much for joining my swap. I hope you enjoy the cards you receive back. So many talented stampers!

Lions, Tigers and Bears (Oh My!) Swap

YEAH!!! I had some critters in my mailbox waiting for me, when I got home today. I joined Zella's first swap she had hostessed on Splitcoaststampers. YEAHH!!! Check out the cards I received;

Amy Herron;

Terry Sermon;

Kelli M.;

Unknown;

Unknown;

Amy Herron;

Unknown;

SCS: Bjwolf

Thank you so much Zella for hostessing the swap. The cards are great!!

Sympathy and Religious card swap on Splitcoast

You know how you join a swap, and then have stampers block? HAHAHAH!! This swap is due on Nov. 18th. I am normally the person that has their cards in first... but this time, I just hit stampers block. Casing is great, but I'm typically not a caser. I like to come up with ideas on my own. And this time, I struggled with it. But I think they came out nicely. Let me know what you think.

This was a bookmark card I was going to make as my religious card. Instead, I decided to use it as my Thank you card to the hostess of the swap. I got to use my handy dandy perforator that I bought a little bit ago. AND... the image goes back 10+ years ago.

(OK... little story here. A LONG time ago, I was into stamping. I was an SU demonstrator, but before that, I loved stamping with my friends, Cindy, Robin and Patty. There was a terrific little stamp store in California, woman who owned it, her name is Adele. (Can't remember the store). She sold sheets of stamp sets. I did a lot of things on my computer and sent them to her. In return, she would send me a sheet of stamps for free. This is a set that I purchased from her. I absolutely loved this artist and even went to Pennsylvania to meet her. And this stuff was put on VELCRO!!! This was before cushion was really out. Kinda like the VHS vs. Beta fight... Velcro lost and cushion won. But I had a ton of stamps on velcro. When I got out of stamping, my friend Robin took all of my velcro'd stamps. Earlier this spring, Robin contacted me and had a flood in her basement. She went through her stuff and found the stamps untouched. But she really didn't use them. And can you believe she contacted me and asked me if I wanted them back!?!?!?!? THANK YOU SO MUCH ROBIN!!!! This set is from those velcro backed stamps.)

This is my Sympathy card. I used SU French Foliage in Basic Gray, Black and Soft Suede. It has vellum over it to make it look softer. The "Always Remember" set is from The Angel Co.

Ohhh I had fun with this. This saying is also from the elusive velcro backed stamps I have. This is the "general" religious card. I used Sizzix Leaves #2, and then ran them through different cuttlebug folders. The lace is antique lace my mother-in-law found and had given me some of it. I've been hoarding it, but figured it's not going to be appreciated until I use it.

Pink and Brown swap/ Turquoise and Brown Swap from Splitcoast

I received my cards yesterday from the Pink/Brown and Turquoise/Brown swap I had joined on Split Coast Stampers.  I love joining swaps on there.  So many talented stampers!!!  If you are interested in joining swaps here, check out the card swaps available to join.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/cards-f107/

Here are the cards for the Turquoise and Brown swap I received;

Here are the cards from the Pink and Brown swap I received;

Thank you so much for hostessing the swap!!!

April's Fall card stamp class

Another great evening, stamping at April's.  What fun!!! http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/mystampplace/about

Karen C and her daughter Emily were there, and of course, one of my besties, Lynn H.  April had a full house, 8 stampers!!! She had 2 tables of 4 set up. We laughed...  called ourselves "Team Awesome"... HAHAHA!!!  We just had such a good time!!!  

So here are the cards that Team Awesome made... HAHAHAH!!!

inside of the card above.  Isn't that cool waffle paper?!?!?!?

Thank you so much April!!! I had a blast!!!

I love Whipper Snapper Stamps!

I have a few birthdays coming up that I need to make birthday cards for. I got this particular stamp, Whipper Snapper stamps, because of my niece Elise.  When she was a child, it seemed as if she had a New  York accent.  So when she said "party"... it always came out like "potty"...  HAHAHAH!! And when I saw this stamp, I just had to have it.  

Happy Birthday Elise...  (also Jared Haase... he has one coming too. His birthday is next week! Happy Birthday to you too Jared!!!)

Ok... amendment!!!  It needed glitter or sparkle ...  so I added green and yellow glitter. What do ya think?