Thinking Of You Card Swap

I belong to a group of ladies called Scrappy Girls that do a lot of swaps. They swap tags, cards and books. Since I didn't join in the fun the last few months with the mini book, tag and the Christmas card swap, I thought I'd start the new year right and participate in a card swap in January!

We did a "Thinking of You" and "Birthday" theme. The card above is the card I created for the "Thinking of You" swap. I just received my cards from the swap yesterday. Below you can see all the "Thinking of You" cards I received.

I used a kraft base for my card with just a piece of red as my background, leaving an 1/8 of an inch border. I used my "new" Teresa Collins eBosser Sophisticated embossing folder with kraft card stock for my next background again leaving an 1/8 inch border.

I stamped the flower image using a Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set called  Celebrate Today. The image was stamped with Tim Holtz Festive Berries distress ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. For the sentiment I used a Hero Arts stamp set called Thinking of You. I lightly inked all the edges with Tim Holtz black soot distress ink.

Now for the cards I received! I can't give credit to all of the ladies because some of them didn't sign their card unfortunately. I've added the name of the person below each card if I know who created it. Update: I've now added the name of the each person who created each card.

Serena Repsold

Tina

Judy Stech

Tiffany Shuma

Melanie Swanson

Kim Russell

Briana

Marina

I'll share the Birthday cards in the next few days! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps For Sale

 

#1 Inkadinkado Holiday Fun Set $6.00

I was doing some organizing today. I went through my stamps and pulled some out that are gently used that I've decided to part with. Some of the sets have maybe only one or two that have even been used.

There are 31 "sets". Some are just one wooden stamp and some are a complete set of clear stamps.

If you see any that you are interested in, please send an email to palbertson@yahoo.com. I'll take payment by PayPal. In your email to me, please list the number I have listed on the picture, your mailing address and make sure to give me the email address you use for PayPal. The prices do NOT include shipping, so please don't pay me until I send you a total. In the event that more than one person sends an email for the same stamp set, I will go by the time it was received.

Let's get started!

#2 Noel Teresa Collins $6.00

#3 Hero Arts Big Flowers $6.00

#4 Hero Arts Be Merry $6.00

#5 Hero Arts Tree Birds & Messages $6.00

#6 Hero Arts Great Flourishes $6.00

#7 Hero Arts Glamourous $6.00

#8 Penny Black Twinkle $6.00


#9 Hero Arts Striped Vase Sketch $6.00


#10 Stampin' Up $6.00

#11 Hero Arts CardArt Thank You $5.00

#12 Hero Arts $5.00

#13 Inkadinkado Foliage Trails $5.00

#14 Inkadinkado Flourishes $5.00

#15 Alphabet $5.00

#16 Hero Arts $5.00

#17 Autumn Leaves Merry Christmas $5.00




#18 Hero Arts Square Flower Graphic $3.00

#19 Stampin' Up $2.00


#20 Stampin' Up $2.00



#21 Hand Stamped For You By: $2.00



#22 Stampendous! Make It Yourself $2.00




#23 Hero Arts Created By $2.00

#24 We R Memory Keepers Snowman $1.00

#25 We R Memory Keepers I Love You $1.00

#26 We R Memory Keepers St. Nick $1.00

#27 We R Memory Keepers Santa's Helpers $1.00

#28 Walmart Holiday $1.00

#29 Making Memories Butterfly Mini Flower Patch $1.00

#30 Studio G Soloz Hampton Art $1.00

#31 We R Memory Keepers Holiday Sweets $1.00

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Vintage Finds Album

Today I'm sharing a project from a class I took at Scrapfest. The paper line is Vintage Finds from Teresa Collins. I love how it turned out!

I changed a few things and added a few more embellishments and ribbon. My pages are also in a little bit of a different order than the original book from the class. 

Rather than make this post so photo heavy, I'm just going to show the front cover. Below is a slideshow you can watch. If you'd like to see still photos you can access them here in my Flickr account. If you'd like to see the Christmas Memories album I made from the other class I took from Teresa Collins, you can view those photos here.

I really enjoyed both classes I took from Teresa Collins. I will definitely consider taking her classes next year. After I started working on both albums I realized how much I loved the quality of both paper lines, so I order both collections. When I've created some projects with them I'll be sure to post photos.


Created with flickr slideshow.
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Minnesota Mini Book

I wish I could scrap my photos as soon as an event or vacation was finished. I know people like that. I'm always in awe that they get them done so efficiently. I'm years behind and probably always will be.

That's why I'm so thrilled that I just finished a mini book of the few photos I have from my March visit to Minnesota!

This patterned paper from BoBunny is gorgeous!

I took my 4 x 6 cardstock and adhered my paper and then cut my edges with Tim Holtz Alterations On The Edge Dies. I then used my Cinch to do the binding.

If you pull the flowers throughout the book, there is a hidden tag for journaling. 

I used Hero Arts, Teresa Collins and TPC Studio stamps throughout the book.

I used a few of the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adage Tickets on a couple of pages. 

I loved being able to see family and friends. My only regret is that I missed getting a photo with a few people!

Here's a list of the products I used:

Patterned paper from BoBunny - Gabrielle Collection
Kraft from PTI
The Cinch from We R Memory Keepers
Teresa Collins - Noel Clear Stamps
Hero Arts Clear Stamps - CL351 - Friends
TPC Clear Stamps - Playful Expressions
Paper Lace
Miscellaneous Buttons
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
October Afternoon Mini Market Stickers
Nestabilities Standard Circles Small
Hero Arts Medium & Small Accent Pearls
Hero Arts Art Flowers Meadow
Tim Holtz Products:
Tattered Florals Die
Tiny Tabs & Tags Die
Idea-ology Adage Tickets
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Alterations On The Edge Dies - File Tabs, Brackets, Plaque & Postage, Scallops

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Tote With Four Cards

I'm so pleased with the way this tote bag and four cards turned out! I used a Hero Arts Stamp Set called Inspiring Messages for the sentiments. The patterned paper is all leftover scraps from Christmas cards. What a great way to use paper that might otherwise get tossed. The Kraft cardstock paired beautifully with the plaid.

I kept it simple by not adding any bling to the middle of the butterflies....but I was tempted!

Products Used This Set...
Hero Arts Rubber Stamps - Inspiring Messages - LL240
Kraft
Grand Nestabilities Scalloped Squares
Scraps of BasicGrey - Jovial - Merry Maker
Teresa Collins - Noel
Sizzix Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
May Arts Jute
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Brads
Ribbon