Thursday 12 July 2012

Team Swaps

Team Swap time and this month's theme was 'Male Cards'.  Unlike most people I find male cards quite easy to make, sometimes alot easier than female cards. Shocking I know! But when this challenge for team swaps came up I was loaded with Ideas of all the fantastic Male Cards I could make....... Then I hit a wall when I realised that all the stamp sets I love to use for my male cards are either retired Stampin' Up Stamp Sets or NOT Stampin' Up Stamp Sets. Both these are NO-NOs for teams swaps... All swaps need to be made using current Stampin' Up Stamp Sets and Card stock and Accessories. Back to the drawing board I went.  After looking through my Idea Book & Catalogue about 50 trillion times I finally decided Id CASE and alter one of the cards shown in the Catalogue. This is what I came up with

My 8 swaps all together... only needed to make 6 to swap but I couldn't decide which base colour I liked better so I made myself 2 to keep for my folder.

Surf's Up on 'Not Quite Navy' Card Stock

Surf's Up on 'Night of Navy' Cardstock

Close up of the embossed waves

So what do you think?? Does it resemble the card on Page 61 at all?? Do you prefer it on the 'Not Quite Navy' or the 'Night of Navy' better??

BLOG THAT I LOVE
Once again, a shout out to a Blog That I Love - Today's Blog is one that I love visiting time and time again, I'm always gaining inspiration from Melissa's Blog (Bee Devine Designs)  and just love seeing what she's been creating! Thanks for an inspirational Blog Melissa!

SUPPLY LIST - 
All Stampin' Up Supplies - 
Stamp Set - 
Just Surfing
Card Stock - 
Whisper White
Confetti White
Night of Navy
Not Quite Navy
Ink - 
Versamark
Peach Parfait
Pumpkin Pie
Pacific Point
Pear Pizzazz
Basic Black
Early Espresso
Tools & Accessories - 
Big Shot
Lattice Embossing Folder
1-1/4" Square Punch
Heat Tool
Clear Embossing Powder
Embossing Buddy
Sponge Daubers
Scissors


Until Next Time
Keep Smiling
Kirra :)