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Fancy Fold Swaps – part 2

Fancy Fold Swaps – part 2

Did you catch my post yesterday showing the first set of the gorgeous fancy fold swap cards that I received back? Aren't they amazing! And here are the rest of them: From Margaret Ann Moffat, an easel card using Trust God: Closed: And open: From Lorraine...

Fancy Fold Swaps – part 1

Fancy Fold Swaps – part 1

Yesterday I shared my own Fancy Fold swap and I'm back today with the first set of swaps that I received in return. From Jo Dumbleton, a stepper card using Papillon Potpourri: From Pat Ayton-Stewart, an easel card using Come to Bethlehem: Closed: And open: From Sharon...

Fancy Fold swap cards

Fancy Fold swap cards

I'm back to Convention swaps today A final special swap that I took part in, was a Fancy Folds swap. There were just ten of us in the group and we each made a different style of Fancy Fold card. I opted to do a shadowbox card. This particular one is an A5 size...

Festive Paper Piercing

Festive Paper Piercing

Have you been thinking about getting this month's customer offer but not sure how you'd use the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack? (You get it free when you buy the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set/bundle and the Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP). There are three different...

Paper Dolls team swaps from convention

Paper Dolls team swaps from convention

These were the lovely swaps that I got from my Paper Dolls teammates at convention. From Joanne, using Storybook Friends: From Hazel, using Pleasant Poppies: From Mari, using Mixed Bunch: From June, using Creative Elements: From Jan, using Clockworks: And also from...

My spirelli style convention swaps

My spirelli style convention swaps

This was my final set of swaps at Convention this year. I stamped, punched and die cut the separate pieces (ahem , except when I say "I", I mean I and my lovely DH who helped with so many of my swaps this year - he's such a gem!) and boxed them up to finish at the...

A brotherly birthday card

A brotherly birthday card

A quick change of direction from all things convention today, as I share the birthday card I made for my brother recently. I'd just made a batch of these shadow box cards for a special swap at convention (whoops - didn't get too far away from it after all did I! ) and...

More general swaps from Convention

More general swaps from Convention

Here are a few more boards full of the swaps I got back from Convention: If it seems like I got back more than I took, well that's because I took some extra swaps for a fellow demonstrator who couldn't make it to convention and I've photographed her swaps before...

Another batch of swap cards

Another batch of swap cards

Creating the same card over 100 times for swaps at Convention can get a little repetitive after a time and so this year I made my swap cards in several batches and in a few colour variations. I've already shared my red and blue ornament cards. Here then, are my blue...