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LadyKatkin
26-05-2012, 07:45 PM
Can't see anyone else has started this already, so forgive me if you have.
I'm a lucky duck every month, but this month I got Dynzi and she decided to recycle - but she tells me she cut up her cookbook, which sounds more like vandalism to me! I am really chuffed with my card, so I feel it was all worth it! There's some yummy daisies and some Spellbinder die-cuts here as well. Enjoy!
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Kate xxx

kaz
26-05-2012, 08:43 PM
That's a lovely card. I've not even started mine yet! That can be tomorrow's job.

LadyKatkin
26-05-2012, 09:28 PM
That's a lovely card. I've not even started mine yet! That can be tomorrow's job.
Glad you said that Kaz, cos I haven't made yours yet! Tomorrow seems like a good day.
Kate x

Victoria
26-05-2012, 10:41 PM
That's a lovely card Dyzni, no wonder you're chuffed with it Lady Katkin. I sent mine mid week, but went for the other theme.

Millburn
26-05-2012, 10:42 PM
that is simply :D so original; I have to admit I haven't made mine yet; which as it's the 26th is bad

kaz
27-05-2012, 10:13 AM
that is simply :D so original; I have to admit I haven't made mine yet; which as it's the 26th is bad

You're not alone there Millburn.

fabyon
27-05-2012, 07:49 PM
Lovely card ! :)

Little Jan
28-05-2012, 11:07 AM
What a novel idea. I have not made mine sorry Millburn but mum has taken over my time a bit ,will try get it done today.
Victoria I got your lovely card Friday but have not ahd a chance to take a picture, I am all behind this month.Daughter has reminded me I have always been all behind, The cheek of it!!!

Impossible Princess
28-05-2012, 04:45 PM
That's brilliant, dyzni, so innovative. Bet you could get loads of gorgeous cards out of your cookbook!! xx

Comfrey
28-05-2012, 06:12 PM
That card is beautiful. What else can I say. Just bl***y beautiful :)

angela
28-05-2012, 09:04 PM
Welly's lovely card3150

von 2
28-05-2012, 09:19 PM
Lovely cards, Dyzni & Welly - what is the leaf embossing folder, Welly please?

Victoria
29-05-2012, 12:41 AM
That's a very striking card Welly. I also love the leafy background, it's so textured.

dyzni
29-05-2012, 09:22 AM
Lovely card Welly. I especially like the leaves, not seen those before.

Little Jan
29-05-2012, 10:41 AM
Lovely card Welly also like the leaves.

Little Jan
29-05-2012, 10:43 AM
Look what flew through my letter box on Friday
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thank you its lovely. not sure but I think all the tiny background birds were stamped, must have took an age to do

angela
29-05-2012, 02:04 PM
mine will be posted today/tomorow went to po today to post it and had forgotten to put the address on!! doh!

Millburn
29-05-2012, 07:30 PM
Lovely cards Welly and Victoria :up:

Jan; don't panic mine will be made tomorrow, now I've worked out what I'm doing, so posting will be friday :blush:

Victoria
29-05-2012, 09:49 PM
I don't think I'd describe my card as 'lovely'! Different to my usual stuff I suppose, and that's the good thing about the monthly swap! I just rummaged through my stamps and found 5 different sets that could work with the theme. Just mixed them up!

Wellington
30-05-2012, 05:06 PM
Gorge cards Dyzni & Victoria :up:


Lovely cards, Dyzni & Welly - what is the leaf embossing folder, Welly please?

It's a cuttlebug one - I just checked the folder & it's not on there! I'll have a nosey & find the name of it...Got it, Birds & Swirls. Rich has a pic of it at CVC here (http://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/37-1609-cuttlebug-embossing-folder---a2---birds--swirls-1092-p.asp), but it's out of stock. I have a feeling it's quite an old one that may be obsolete now?

Just for info, I decided to combine both themes - the bird is die cut from a can of Rubicon Guava pop; I was originally just going to use the un-printed silver interior, but was rather taken with the colours so used it that way instead & had enough of the tin left that I could also die cut some flowers too (Spellbinders Floral doily motifs). Ran the die cuts through another folder (Budding Vine from Craft Concepts, it says here), the glossy yellow card was packaging from a stationery set & the leaves are die cut (bug dies) from this sort of thick, almost fabric-like tissue paper that was used to pad out the box & protect something or other when it was delivered; it's not paper crinkly or rustle-y, it's fibrous IYSWIM - & I finally managed to use my vellum dots to stick something down LOL They've been floating round my tool box for something like 4yrs & this the first time I've used them.

kaz
02-06-2012, 09:45 AM
Welly & Victoria - lovely cards both.

kaz
02-06-2012, 09:47 AM
This is my lovely card from Lady Katkin - it's fab.

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Millburn
02-06-2012, 10:17 AM
He's just lovely :D

Millburn
02-06-2012, 10:37 AM
This is my beautiful card from Little Jan

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/Millburn/Card%20swaps/2012_06020031.jpg


:mysmilie_504: Jan :D

kaz
02-06-2012, 10:59 AM
That is lovely Millburn.

von 2
02-06-2012, 12:20 PM
Gorge cards Dyzni & Victoria :up:



It's a cuttlebug one - I just checked the folder & it's not on there! I'll have a nosey & find the name of it...Got it, Birds & Swirls. Rich has a pic of it at CVC here (http://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/37-1609-cuttlebug-embossing-folder---a2---birds--swirls-1092-p.asp), but it's out of stock. I have a feeling it's quite an old one that may be obsolete now?

Just for info, I decided to combine both themes - the bird is die cut from a can of Rubicon Guava pop; I was originally just going to use the un-printed silver interior, but was rather taken with the colours so used it that way instead & had enough of the tin left that I could also die cut some flowers too (Spellbinders Floral doily motifs). Ran the die cuts through another folder (Budding Vine from Craft Concepts, it says here), the glossy yellow card was packaging from a stationery set & the leaves are die cut (bug dies) from this sort of thick, almost fabric-like tissue paper that was used to pad out the box & protect something or other when it was delivered; it's not paper crinkly or rustle-y, it's fibrous IYSWIM - & I finally managed to use my vellum dots to stick something down LOL They've been floating round my tool box for something like 4yrs & this the first time I've used them.

Thanks for that, Welly - it was the large leaves on the white background I was meaning though. Is that an embossing folder?

kaz
02-06-2012, 12:58 PM
Thanks for that, Welly - it was the large leaves on the white background I was meaning though. Is that an embossing folder?

I was wondering about that one too - the leaves are lovely.

Victoria
02-06-2012, 01:35 PM
More lovely cards today. Lady Katkin - I love the paper ribbon border - very effective. LJ - lush card.

Wellington
04-06-2012, 09:37 PM
More beautiful cards LadyKatkin & LJ :)


Thanks for that, Welly - it was the large leaves on the white background I was meaning though. Is that an embossing folder?


I was wondering about that one too - the leaves are lovely.

Nah, 'snot an embossing folder, that was the bit with the die cut leaves from the fabric-y packing tissue paper - they're just stuck around the edges of the cream card I used for the card base...

Wellington
04-06-2012, 09:45 PM
My rather fab card from Millburn arrived at some point over the weekend - I don't know when cos it was when I was away & hubby never mentioned that I'd had post...I just found it under the dining table last evening *sigh*

Anyway, I can now share it with you:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff110/Wellybobs/Card%20Swaps/MillburnMay12-1.jpg

and a better catch of the light on the gilding flakes

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff110/Wellybobs/Card%20Swaps/MillburnMay122.jpg

I've tried to capture the sparkly embossing as well

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff110/Wellybobs/Card%20Swaps/MillburnMay12detail.jpg

There's a pattern on the vellum, which I'm not sure if Millburn's printed/stamped/was already on the vellum but it lovely & subtle

Thank you Chris :up:

Millburn
04-06-2012, 09:54 PM
I'm just glad it's arrived :D and that you like it :D

The vellum I printed off; it's from the serif butterflies POTD, and it isn't embossing the black it's glitter with the indigoblu glue on a stamp :D

My head went alsorts of places with the theme; I have some lovely (well I adore them) decoupages of birds from QVC a few yrs ago (bought them twice over) but I wanted to do for me something out of my comfort zone, and I bought the tree stamp at my day out at Amy's class (QVC did the set with something I didn't want) and making it was a total happy release, but isn't that why we make make cards :D

von 2
05-06-2012, 08:29 AM
More beautiful cards LadyKatkin & LJ :)





Nah, 'snot an embossing folder, that was the bit with the die cut leaves from the fabric-y packing tissue paper - they're just stuck around the edges of the cream card I used for the card base...

Thanks, Welly. It's a lovely effect - I wouldn't have thought of that. Someone should make an embossing folder like that

jenty
05-06-2012, 08:54 AM
What beautiful cards and so many great techniques. I have often wondered if we should include a brief note with how cards have been made when sending a card in the swaps. In the birthday swap I have been waiting for peeps to ask how I made some of my cards but no-one has :grin: and I thought I had been so clever sometimes. You can tell it's almost my first swap! It is a great opportunity to try something different and I love to study each card to see how they are done.

Little Jan
06-06-2012, 10:49 AM
we used to post how the card was done back in the day but it seems to have drifted off I will make the effort in future.

Little Jan
06-06-2012, 10:55 AM
Lovely cards Millburn and LadyK

Millburn
06-06-2012, 11:16 AM
we used to post how the card was done back in the day but it seems to have drifted off I will make the effort in future.


Good idea, I'll start to do that too :D

dyzni
06-06-2012, 12:33 PM
Lovely cards. Still waiting for mine to arrive :sad:

Wellington
06-06-2012, 03:32 PM
I did put a little explanation inside my card, but our Angela's a bit busy with real life ATM

angela
06-06-2012, 03:50 PM
oops sorry Welly, it was rude of me not to put the explanation up, sorry again, will try harder next time x

angela
06-06-2012, 03:51 PM
Dyzni your card was posted on saturday, so should be with you any day soon, x

Wellington
06-06-2012, 03:58 PM
oops sorry Welly, it was rude of me not to put the explanation up, sorry again, will try harder next time x

Don't be daft hun, I knows you're busy

dyzni
07-06-2012, 02:22 PM
Royal Snail finally delivered today. Definately worth the wait, thank you Angie x

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f154/dyzni/100_1611.jpg

The birds, birdhouse and butterflies are all glittery, it doesn't show very well in my pic.

Millburn
07-06-2012, 03:57 PM
:up: your card made me smile Dyzni, :D

Little Jan
07-06-2012, 04:33 PM
Lovely card well worth the wait.

Victoria
08-06-2012, 08:32 AM
What a gorgeous card Angie. Love the faded colours. Beautiful.

Rainbowwand
11-06-2012, 08:21 PM
What a lovely a very varied selection of cards, well done swappers

angela
11-06-2012, 09:38 PM
The sparkle came from the WOW pink embossing powder

Victoria
11-06-2012, 11:13 PM
I'm still looking forward to receiving mine!

Victoria
12-06-2012, 08:22 AM
Quick post before I go to work. My card has just arrived from Kaz and it's BRILLIANT. I'll post a photo tonight. xxx

kaz
16-06-2012, 10:02 AM
Quick post before I go to work. My card has just arrived from Kaz and it's BRILLIANT. I'll post a photo tonight. xxx

Pleased you liked it :)

Victoria
16-06-2012, 01:12 PM
Apologies for the delay, but .....DRUMROLL ..... here is your amazing card Kaz. I've taken quite a few photos to show the layers, and hopefully you'll all be able to make out the acetate 'flap' which has the bird on the branch. The embossing folder is lovely as a background, and I've also taken a photo of the back which shows Karen's attention to detail. Thank you so much for such a lovely card Kaz.

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Millburn
16-06-2012, 01:26 PM
that is a real piece of art :up: quite lovely :D

Rainbowwand
16-06-2012, 05:54 PM
Thats really lovely