June Card Swaps

I participated in a card swap in June.  That is where a group of stampers create one or more cards to exchange with other stampers.  It's a great way to be inspired, get new ideas, and have more cards on hand to share or give away.  I love the idea, it is so fun.  I received 8 new cards in this card swap.  Here are the two cards I made for the card swap.

I love the new Daisy Punch and Daisy Delight Stamp Set.

I used these to create the three Daisy flowers by stamping

two daisies in each new In-color; Lemon Lime Twist,

Berry Burst, and Powder Pink.  I stamped the center with

Soft Suede after layering the two daisies together.  The card

base is Berry Burst, with a layer of Lemon Lime Twist.  The top

layer is on Whisper White with a 1 1/2 by 5 strip of Fresh Florals

Designer Series Paper in Berry Burst (this DSP comes in all

the new In-colors with 4 different designs) and a 1/2 by 5 strip of 

Powder Pink.  The sentiment is from the Daisy Delight

stamp set and is stamped in Basic Gray Archival ink.

This is the inside of the card.  I stamped the triple daisy

in Powder Pink on the left bottom and top right.  I used

this same stamp and ink on the envelope left side front

and along the back flap, see below.  The sentiment is 

from the Daisy Delight stamp set and stamped in

Basic Gray Archival.

Here is the card and envelope together.

This is the second swap card I made which is simple

and beautiful.  The card base is made with Whisper

White Thick cardstock; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. 

The front layer is the new In-color Tranquil Tide which

is embossed with the new 3D Dynamic Textured Impression

Layered Leaves Embossing Folder.  This is my favorite

Embossing Folder right now.  I want to use it on

everything.  It is so beautiful and elegant; great for 

any season.  The smaller layer is made up of a Basic Black

layer for 1/8 inch border with a 1 3/8 inch of 

a Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper.  Then a

layer of Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon is wrapped around

the center of that layer.  This layer is adhered to the front

of the card a little less than a third up from the bottom.

The sentiment layer is made using the Pretty Label Punch

  and the Label Me Pretty Stamp Set. 

I stamped the Floral Happy Birthday sentiment on Whisper White

using Basic Black Archival ink.  I punched that out and 

colored in the flowers using Stampin' Up Markers trying to 

match the DSP.  Then I punched out two Basic Black labels.

Then I cut one in half lengthwise and the one in half widthwise.  

I placed the lengthwise halves on the top and bottom of the

stamped label, it won't cover everything.  Then I put the other

two on the two sides of the label to create a full border

of about 1/8 inch .  I popped up the label using

dimensionals in the center of the layer.

 

This is the inside of the card.  I used the flowers

from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set

because they closely matched the flowers 

on the Whole Lot of Lovely DSP.  These same 

flowers were stamped on the envelope as well, 

see below.

This is the finished card and envelope.

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