I recently participated in two card swaps. One swap was made up of 40 people and we had to have 2 sets of 39 cards each in that swap. And the other was made up of 16 people...2 sets of 15 each. 108 cards total!
These were the 4 sets of cards I contributed to those swaps. I've shared each of these already here in my blog. Check them out! This first bundle of cards are the wreath cards I shared yesterday.
This second bundle contains those origami twist fold cards I shared on September 7th. (Thia post includes a how-to video.)
This z-fold card was featured in my August 24th post.
And these green ones were shared on September 2nd. (My favorite!)
It was a lot of work putting these together. But it was worth it, because I got a ton of fabulous cards in return. (Thankfully I had my friend, Vicki Spicer and my hubby, Tim to assist me one day!) Here are just a few of the cards I got back.
This first one was made by Becky Edson. She really did a great job showing off the Year of Cheer suite of products.
The drink on this card looks delicious! Lynn Feldkamp created it using the Merry Café stamp set, the Coffee Cup Framelits and the Quilted Christmas designer paper.
Guessing you've seen the new Cat Punch? Cathy Seal swapped this adorable card. She got the layout idea from a card Janet Wakeland had made.
This pretty card by Terri Gaines features the Painted Autumn designer paper and the Labels of Love stamp set.
Sandy Carlson shows how to make simplicity beautiful in this stunning card that shows off the Merry Little Christmas designer paper and the Watercolor Christmas stamp set.
I'm a big fan of the Merry Music designer paper and the Bethlehem Edgelits, so of course I love this one made by Jolene Jacobs. Such a stunning layout.
I adored this card by Juliann Knudsen. I even CASED it to create a couple scrapbook pages that I'll be sharing soon. This just proves that you can make the flowers in that Painted Harvest stamp set any color you wish.
This center step fun fold card by Carol Rosengren is so perfect in black & white. The images and dies from this Hearts Come Home bundle are so amazing that you honestly don't need anything else.
This fun Halloween card was made by Sue Lehrer.
I like that she used the Lemon Lime Twist color with these teeth from the Creep it Real stamp set. And then she made them stand out more by painting on some Wink of Stella.
This next swap was designed by Shari Caspers. I love that color combination! And if you own the Big Shot for die-cutting and embossing, these Layering Ovals Dies and the Stitched Shapes Framelits are must-haves!
Ta-da!!! I LOVE these bendi fold cards!! Have you seen them yet? This beautiful swap was from Jan Viktora. She used the Hearts Come Home bundle and the Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies.
And this last swap card using the Quilt Builder Framelits, the Seasonal Layers Thinlits, and the One Big Meaning stamp set was made by Brenda Sprenger!
There were so many other great cards, but hopefully you gained some inspiration from the few swaps I shared.
These last two cards were not part of the swap, but my friend Cheryl Lee gave them to me recently and I had to show them off! Aren't they amazing!? For this diorama card, she used the Carols of Christmas bundle and the Layering Ovals Dies.
And for this one she used the Daisy punch and the Beautiful You stamp set.
I'm in love with all these cards, and I'm so glad you got a chance to see them! Enjoy your weekend!
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