More Projects

Here are some samples of swaps from the last few months.

Alice in Wonderland ATC's

Cards for Troops

These are the cards I made for the "Cards for Troops" project for May. Each month, besides general BD, TY, etc., we are asked to send special seasonal cards such as 4th of July. I really enjoy making these each month - Usually around 30 0r so cards which are sent to a central location and then forwarded to troops stationed around the world for their use. Thanks to my stamping buddy Jan of Redrubberink for linking me up to this project. Of course, it's also a reason to add to my stash!!!!!

ACE 11 - September

This year I joined a sub-group of Oriental Stamp Art, a Yahoo group dedicated to learning about and creating Oriental style items, especially cards. A theme and colors were chosen for each month by the list mom, and we sent out three cards in "Round Robin" style. September is the last month for the group. Here's my creation: the theme was leaves/fall and the color burgundy. This is a gate-fold card (I've been playing with that layout for the last few weeks) - the left and right panels open in the middle. The leaf brad holds the central image/sentiment in place until the card is opened. It was fun to make, especially as fall is my favorite season.

Diamond Top Fold Card

Last year I purchased a ScorPal and later joined a group which shares ideas and templates for creating all kinds of cards, small boxes, etc., using this handy tool. The challenge this week was to create a diamond top card. I was excited to try this out AND I needed to make some cards for an on-going swap through OSA, an Oriental interest group. This month the colors are purple, blue, gray (and I added some pink to the mix); and the theme is mountains. I used Spellbinders square to cut out the image. Here's the finished project:

This is one site where you can find directions, or you could Google "diamond top fold card":

http://www.card-making-magic.com/diamondtopcards.html