'sew glad we're friends'

So...last Sunday, I mentioned that I signed up for SUO (Stampin' Up Only) 6x6 double page swaps...I'm sharing the second LO today, titled 'sew glad we're friends'.  Not the greatest pictures, but they are the only ones I have.  This layout will go in my 'friends' 6x6 scrapbook: 

From Digital and Paper Scrapbook Pages

From Digital and Paper Scrapbook Pages

From Digital and Paper Scrapbook Pages

Stamps: SU Puns from the Past
C/S: Real Read, Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Ink: Staz-On Black, Real Red
Accessories: Red Gingham Ribbon, Circle Punches, Eyelet Border Punch, Tiny Attacher, Markers
Thanks for coming by!

Sports Theme Layout

I used to enter into a lot of 'swaps' with my Stampin' Up friends for SUO (Stampin' Up Only).  This means you can only use SU items, and rarely do you use another branded item (unless SU doesn't make it). 

One hostess with the mostest is my friend Cindy...she ALWAYS has such fabulous swaps and they have a great participation rate too.  So, when I saw that she was hosting a swap for 6x6 pages, I decided to join in!  You see, I have many 6x6 books of pages that I've created mainly for my son's pictures.  I signed up for four 6x6 double layouts, each with a different theme.  We had to make 5 exact copies (without the pictures of course), and they had to have four layers. 

One of the double layouts I signed up for was to use a 'Sports theme'.  Of course, for me, 'life is baseball'..heehee.  As you can tell, I like to have some things 'lined up':

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Close-ups:

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From Digital and Paper Scrapbook Pages

Stamps: SU Sporting
C/S: Brilliant Blue, Only Orange (textured and regular), Whisper White
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Only Orange
Accessories: White Grosgrain Ribbon, Square Punches, Star Punch, SU Backgrounds I-Sizzix Textures Plates

P.S.  Stampin' Up! announced LOTS of the colors that they are retiring, and my two favorites for baseball are Brilliant Blue and Only Orange...gotta order more before it goes!
I will share the other layouts in the next few days...thank you for taking a look!

Egg-ceptional! Swap Card

It's Sunday, and I hadn't had a chance to post anything, so I'm posting this card really quickly! It's from a swap that I joined last month to use the new Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog stamp sets. My stamp set is the Wagon Full of Fun stamp set, that is so so cute. Here's what I created for this swap...thanks for looking!

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Stamp Set: Wagon Full of Fun
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana, Gable Green, Vellum Paper, Patterns Pack DSP II
Inks: Black StazOn, Basic Brown, SU Markers
Acessories: Crimper (for wagon), Linen Thread, Scallop Edge Punch

Just a couple of Stampin' Up Swaps...

OH WOW, IT'S APRIL FOOL'S DAY! I realized when my son came home from school and said that he did awful in him AIM's testing at school. Then, I thought, wait a minute...one the subjects for today was "math"...he loves math...heck he's in pre-algebra for 7th grade...what? a bad day today? Then...of course, he said April Fools! hee hee
Okay, I wanted to share a couple of things:
First, I joined a "Tag Swap" with a great group of ladies and everyone created some wonderful tags. On my tag, I used the Big Shot for cutting and embossing. I wanted it to be two layers, so I placed the embossed vellum on top of the flower stamped Very Vanilla textured cardstock (flowers show through the vellum). I needed a little dimension, so I popped up the butterfly.
For more of the tag recipe see the information below the picture. TFL!

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All materials are from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: SU Flight of the Butterfly
C/S: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Vellum C/S, Whisper White, Certainly Celery
Inks: Basic Black, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Top Note Die, Texturz Plate Backgrounds I-Eyelet, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Flower Fusion, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Brad

I am also in a Monthly Swap to exchange cards (of any kind) with a fantastic group of gals. The card that I made for March has some white embossing powder and some Crystal Effects (on top of the cupcake--may not be showing too well on the photo).
For more of the card recipe see the information below the picture. TFL!

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All materials are from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: It’s a Loop Thing, Matchbox Messages
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Textured Riding Hood Red, Hand Drawn DSP
Inks: Craft White; Blush Blossom & Certainly Celery Markers
Accessories: Baja Breeze Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Crystal Effects, White Embossing Powder

Cards for Swaps

A recent swap that I joined was to make cards using the Stampin' Up! Texturz Plates. I joined four groups and made these cards with the Texturz Plates #1 pack:

Small Dots Plate:

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Flourish Plate:

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Damask Plate:

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Eyelet Plate (sanded the top of the impression lightly to pop):

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Thanks for looking!