Swapping the Swap

I recently attended a Taste of Stamping, hosted by Kim Allen, leader of the Chocolate Chip Inkers. I planned to create a swap using one of my favorite stamp sets, Seaside. The event was Thursday, and Stampin' Up!'s Last Chance list came out Monday. Wouldn't you know it, Seaside was on the list! That meant I couldn't use it to make my swap. Bummer! I really wanted to use the Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, and Creamy Caramel cardstock I had. So, I made up something different! I want to show them both to you to demonstrate how you can take what you have and come up with something else that is equally exciting!

I used Simply Said, which is one of the most versatile sets I have, and thankfully, not on the Last Chance list! I have now made about 6 cards with the set, and they are all completely different!

I stamped the flowers and stems image on Brocade Blue with Black Classic ink, and colored in most of the flowers with a white gel pen. I stamped a couple of flowers in Creamy Caramel ink on Whisper White cardstock, and cut them out. I inserted Jumbo white brads through the centers, and adhered to the card using Stampin Dimensionals. Across the bottom of the card, I embossed using the eyelet setter in the Crop-a-dile. You get a more pronounced emboss than with the texture plates (which I also love). I used Chocolate Chip ribbon to separate the stamped images from the embossing at the bottom.

I did want to show off Seaside one more time, so I am showing my Stamping Club members my original swap card. I stamped shell images in Chocolate Chip on Creamy Caramel cardstock. I ripped Brocade Blue to create a "shore" effect. I adhered them with SNAIL, and layered with Chocolate Chip, as in the other card. I stamped the starfish onto Whisper White cardstock using Chocolate Chip Craft ink. I applied Irridescent Ice embossing powder and heated it. Then, I colored parts of the starfish with Brocade Blue and Chocolate Chip classic inks and a Blender pen. I adhered the starfish to the card using Stampin Dimensionals.

I got a new punch for this card - Photo Corners. I used Jumbo Brads - chocolate chip this time - with the photo corners.

I'm so happy to get to share this card with you and my Club members!