3D from convention and a personal note

This is the 3D swap I made for convention.  I used up all of the embellishment holders I had.  Each one was filled with peppermint and cinnamon hard candies.  My daughter Olivia helped me make them.  I was not sure what to make for a 3D, but these seemed to be fine. Kind of patriotic.  IRL, these do not look as splotchy as they do in the picture.  Maybe that's the flash? IRL, they just sparkle.

On a personal note:

Today is a special day.  Nineteen years ago today, I married my hubby.  Can you believe it!?! We have actually been together for 21 years.  In two more years, I will have been with Mitch longer than I was single.  Go figure.  He still makes me laugh, he still makes me feel loved, and he still makes me feel like I am THE luckiest woman to have married him.  He's a sweety! I am thankful for him EVERY day.  Together we can get though anything...we know. I love you Mitch!

Yet another convention swap

I'm still making cards for convention.  Still!  I am not the kind of person who can make 100 or more of one card.  I start to get sloppy because I'm bored.  So I make 25 or so of each one.  Again I made a swap that was probably too time intensive.  Emboss this...sponge it all...worry it isn't right...start over.  You get the picture.  I tell you, my family is up for sainthood living with me.  The words most frequently out of my mouth right now are, "So, what do you think of this? How would you score it on a scale of 1-10?"  Yes, sainthood and nothing less is what they deserve.  I have not seen one eye roll nor have I heard a sigh of exasperation...well at least not from them.  My eyes are a rollin' around in my head and I sigh every couple of minutes as I stick my tongue out with concentration and design something.  Here's one of the cards from my stash.

This card is for a special swap which has the theme of flowers since the convention theme is garden related.  I didn't want to use the same sets most people would use...Fabulous Florets for instance.  Trying to think outside the box, I thought I would do my favorite flower, the daisy.  This card morphed so many times during it's birth that I was afraid I had a transformer on my hands.  But this is it.  I BE DONE WITH IT! Umm...so...on a scale of 1-10 how would your rate it? (Eye roll, sigh)

Tools of torture: (at least for this card)

Stamps: Teeny tiny wishes
Dies: Daisy 2 Die, Texture plate Backgrounds 1
Card stock: So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Inks: Chocolate chip craft
Accessories: Hemp twine, Gold Embossing powder (I did not heat it.  I used it as a glitter. Clever, eh?)

Another convention swap

My first convention swap had lots of pieces.  I vowed that the next boat load of swaps would be simpler both in style and assembly.  When I first saw the new hostess set Perfect Words, I had a card in mind for the sentiment of "Big Hug."  Here is my vision!

I think the card is stinkin' cute!  I always have thought that the bear in the set Under the stars is either

asking for a hug, or pretending to be a zombie!  I went with the hug option.  This card was super simple to put together.  I did watercolor A LOT of bears, but since it was only one color, not too difficult.  Water coloring can put me into a zen space... always a good place to be. :-)  His red glimmer paper heart is popped up on a dimensional.  Can't see the dimension in the picture, or the glitter.  Well, maybe a bit of the glimmer.

Recipe:
Stamps: Under the stars, Perfect words (new hostess)
Inks: Stazon  black, Early Espresso, Read Red, Crumb Cake
Card stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Vanilla, Natural Pack DSP, Red Glimmer Paper
Punches: Corner Rounder, Word Window, Small Heart, Modern Label, 1/4" circle
Accessories: 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta ribbon

Still more convention prepping to do!  Off I go!
Kristine

A little Mojo

Happy Father's Day!  As happens every once in a few years, today also happens to be my birthday.  I turn 22 (cough, cough) today! Actually, I am 44 today and glad to be 44 rather than 22.

I have been working on my convention swaps today.  I have one to share!  It is based on the Mojo Monday sketch #195. It uses two new hostess sets from the upcoming 2011-12 Stampin Up catalog called Posy Punch and Perfect Words.  The Posy Punch works with the Fancy Flower Punch.  So easy peasy to punch out those posies!  I made a boat load of these.  But, you know what, there are a stinkin' lot of pieces to this card!!  Took me forever and a day to get them all assembled!  Two pieces ran through the Big Shot to be embossed, lots of sponging...I kill myself with work sometimes! But, I get that bee in my bonnet and stubbornly keep with the original plan to make a boat load to swap. 

I can't see the sponging in the picture? The middle circles are sponged as are the rims of the posies. The sentiment flag is also sponged. (They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  Some of the words in this picture are missing since the picture is not clearly representing real life!) The leaves are actually the wings on the bird from the 2-step bird punch.  Love making the easy leaves.  Lots of gold brads too.  Six per swap!!  But I just likey the way they looky, so no changey, changey! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Perfect Words and Posy Punch (hostess sets from new catalog)

Embossing: Pattern 2 from the Perfect Details Texture Plate, Polka Dot EMF

Ink: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz

Punches: Fancy Flower, 3/4" circle, 2-step bird, Eyelet border

Accessories: Gold brads, Victoria Crochet Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it!

Kristine