GoDivas New Catalog Swap: 25 Again

Good afternoon!  I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July!  This is a little late in posting as my son had an accident on his bike this morning but he's home and resting now, very thankful.  With the release of each new catalog one of the things demonstrators love to do is card swaps.  If you're not familiar with these, each demonstrator makes a set amount of cards with the same design and then we send them in and we get a package back in the mail with one each of the cards that all the demonstrators made.  It's a great way to have a variety of card ideas for inspiration and shows a wide variety of stamp sets from the catalog (especially good when you don't purchase all the sets on your wish list on day 1, haha!)  So this was the card I made for the GoDivas 2018-2019 Annual catalog swap and there were 35 demonstrators participating and since it uses the 25 Again stamp set it's perfect to show this week since it's my featured Product of the Week.

For this card I started with Cherry Cobbler cardstock for the cardbase and then added Crumb Cake for the cardfront and embossed it with the Big Shot and Maps Etc. Embossing Folder.  I used a piece of the Best Route Designer Series Paper (one of the paper packages that's part of July's DSP sale) and matted it with Crushed  Curry cardstock.

For the main stamped image I used the 25 Again stamp set and stamped the box two box pieces and matches in Momento Black Ink.  The greeting was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink.  Then I used my Stampin' Blends, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, and Smoky Slate to color in the image.  Once that was finished I used Basic Gray cardstock for a mat.  Before attaching the stamped piece to the Crumb Cake 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon to peak out the side and used dimensionals to attach the stamped piece to the cardfront.

This is just a fun cheeky saying that's perfect for friends as we get a little older but stay young at heard and is a mix of old and new items.

Below are easy ordering links for the product's used on today's card:

Product List

25 Again Photopolymer Stamp Set [146435]	Big Shot [143263]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Maps Etc. Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146822]	Crumb Cake 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon [144162]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601]	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585]
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685]	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199]	Best Route Designer Series Paper [146897]	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]

Enjoy!

Diana

GoDivas Convention Swap: That Thing You Did

Good afternoon!  It’s been a whirlwind of a first day and it’s only just starting we have lots of classes this afternoon and the we have the awards program and big 1920’s afterparty tonight (I can’t wait but I’m going to have to make it an early night tonight since some of us are getting up early, early, early tomorrow to go run the Deseret Classic Half Marathon which is part of Utah’s Pioneer Day festivities (yeah I know I’m crazy, but love every minute of it!)  So as you may know one of the big activities during any gathering of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators is swapping.  Basically you make a lot of the one card design and so does everyone else and then you “swap” so you get lots of new ideas from other demonstrators.  It’s super fun!  So this afternoon I had a group swap with a new swap group I joined the GoDivas, let me tell you these ladies rock!!! And I’m so honored to be part of the group.  So this is the card I made for this swap and I hope the ladies love it.

I started with Soft Suede cardstock for the cardbase and then layered a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock that was stamped all over with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  Next I took a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock and embossed it with the Big Shot and the Brickwall Embossing Folder (I also sponged all over the embossing with Crumb Cake ink for a more distressed look).  Next I took a piece of Basic Black Cardstock and heat embossed the greeting from the That Thing You Did stamp set using Versamark ink, White Embossing Powder and the Heat Tool.  After that was done I took a sponge dauber and some Whisper White Craft Ink and rubbed it on the cardstock for a chalkboard effect.  This piece was then matted with Soft Suede cardstock.

For some texture I ruffled up a piece of Chevron 5/8” Natural Ribbon and attached it to the cardfront with the Handheld stapler.  The final touch was to add a small star using the Gold Foil Paper and the Big Shot and the Circle Card Thinlit die and attached it to the card with a dimensional.

I absolutely love this new stamp set, so much so that I have to warn you now I used it on several other swap cards so you’ll get lots of ideas using the same set (trust me you will have to have this when I’m done sharing!!!) 

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today’s card:

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Happy Stamping,

Diana

GoDivas New Catalog Swap: Friendly Wishes

Good morning!  WOW, this heat is crazy, summer definitely wants to make sure we know she’s here and ready for fun (it’s times like this I appreciate getting up really early to work out so it’s a little better).  So we’ve been enjoying all the fabulous new pretties from recently released catalog I thought I would share a card I made for a swap group I’m in GoDivas.  This is an amazing group of demonstrators and we swap at the release of new catalogs, events, etc. which is a great way to have lots of wonderful samples to show using the new products.  This was my first time swapping with the group so I was more than a little nervous but I thought I would share the card I used for the swap, it’s really fun. 

I started with Cucumber Crush for the cardbase and then layered a piece of Whisper White cardstock that was embossed with the Big Shot and Lucky Stars Embossing Folder.  Next I cut out several circles using the new Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack as well as a circle in Tip Top Toupe.  The greeting is from the Friendly Wishes stamp set and was stamped on Whisper White cardstock and then punched along the top with the Ornate Tag Topper Punch.  I also added a piece of Cherry on Top Washi Tape to the bottom of my tag and a little piece of Watermelon Wonder 1” Dotted Lace Trim was tied to the top of the tag before attaching it to the cardfront with dimensionals.

I love the Cherry on Top Product Suite, it’s so fun and cheery, and you should check out all the prints, so many options!! 

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today’s card:

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Happy Stamping,
 

Diana