A Swinging Good Time!

Wow- where did the weekend go? I had another furlough Friday, but even with that, I feel like I didn't have a break. Must've been all that cleaning and other activities that kept me busy busy busy. One of the things that really kept me busy was Island Scrapbooking's 8th Anniversary Party. You already saw my make 'n take that I offered (ghost candy stick bag), but I was also busy making some samples for the store of the new products that came in. Here's a card I managed to make before the sale... It's of one of my favorite Pure Innocence images! And she really swings too! See- now she's swinging back... And forth... So have to share this with you... Debi and Tracy both thought my tree leaves were clouds?!? Oh well, so much for going for that autumn look. They thought she was swinging from the clouds. I guess they didn't see the log I used for the branch either. It's just not as exciting when you have to explain your card to someone. Ha ha ha ha ha! I guess I'd better stick to more traditional colors next time.

Start Each Day With A Whee!!

When I saw this card on Confessions of a Ribbon Addict, I couldn't resist buying this Pure Innocence stamp from Cute Stuff (Thanks Lianne!). You can find the tutorial on how to make this card here... I'm pretty certain I didn't follow her exact instructions, but the end result is that it worked.

The tree was cut free hand and the top was made using the blossom die from Spellbinders. If you look at the original card, there is a whole lotta punching going on that I just did not have the time or patience for, so I cheated.

Since Lianne was so nice to ship me the stamp, I decided to give her this card she could use as a sample for her store. The sentiment that I used on the tree came with the girl stamp. Aren't these Pure Innocence stamps cute? Shirley uses them a lot on her cards and I've been eyeing them for awhile.

Now for the fun part.... See how she swings back...

And forth... Hope you like it Lianne!

Supplies:

Girl on swing & sentiment- Pure Innocence/My Favorite Things

Fence punch- MS Crafts

Grass punch- MS Crafts

Flowers- Island Scrapbooking laser cuts

Cardstock- Bazzil

DP- Doodlebug

Blossom Die- Spellbinders