Fall Fiesta 2022 Cards - Part 1

 This year's Fall Fiesta was held on Saturday Oct. 29 at Apple Valley Bar & Grill in Neillsville, WI, a very nice location for this event.

More than 20 stampers participated, and an inky good time was had by all. Each of us made 18 hand-stamped cards, with all original designs for this event. At $30 a person, this retreat is a super deal. I encourage you to consider attending next year with me!

I will post photos of all the cards here over the next week or so. Check back often so you don't miss any. Enjoy . . .

The Thank You card Carmen gave me for providing four card designs for two tables.

Pictures above and below are my 2 cards using the He's All That stamp set and coordinating Designer Series Papers. I offered several word stamps for the card insides.

And here are my designs for the Trees For Sale set. The card on the left is a book-binding fun fold.

Four cards down, fourteen more to go in upcoming posts!

Happy Stampin!

Jan Forton

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A Sweet Swap Card

This card was designed for a swap group this month. I wanted to incorporate elements from 3 new Stampin' Up! products that I just received - the word dies, the Designer Series Paper, and the border die. I am so pleased with how it turned out!

Here are the steps to making it. Stampin' Up! product numbers are in parentheses where the item is mentioned.

1. Make an 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 card base from Shaded Spruce cardstock (146981), score at 4 1/4 inches and fold.

2. Use the 4 3/8 by 3 inch die from the Stitched Rectangles set (151820) to die cut a piece of Basic White cardstock (159276).

3. Trim a piece of Santa Express Designer Series Paper (159582) that has the Shaded Spruce and white stripes to 4 5/8 by 4 inches.

4. Glue the Basic White rectangle to the Designer Series Paper so that the margins showing on the top and 2 sides are about the same size.

5. Die cut the bottom of the striped paper with the zigzag die from the Basic Borders set (155558).

6. Glue these layers on the front of the Shaded Spruce card base.

7. Use the word dies from the Amazing Thanks set (157816) to cut "you are amazing" from Mint Macaron cardstock (138337) and cut the corresponding word outline dies from Shaded Spruce cardstock (146981).  I used the Adhesive Sheets (152334) on the back of the cardstock before die cutting, to make it easier to adhere them together.

8. Glue the word outlines and words to the Basic White piece as shown.

9. All stamps are from the Sweetest Cherries set (158711) on scraps of Basic White cardstock (159276)  *** IMPORTANT TIP: If you will be using the Cherry Builder Punch (158716), be sure to leave enough space around the stamped images to allow for all the shapes that the punch cuts out.
  -- Stamp 3 cherries with Cherry Cobbler ink (147083). In this case they are going to be apples!

  -- Stamp 4 leaves with Shaded Spruce ink (146981)

  -- Stamp 3 stems with Early Espresso ink (147114)

10. Fussy cut or punch out all the stamped images.

11. Glue the apples, stems and leaves together as shown in the picture. Glue the top right and bottom left apples on with regular glue or 2-sided tape. I used Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) to adhere the last apple (the one with 2 leaves) slightly overlapping the apple in the bottom left corner.

12. Embellish with 2 dark green gems from the 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds (159185).

13. For the card inside, I stamped "thank you for being so" with Shaded Spruce ink (146981) and "sweet" with Cherry Cobbler ink (147083) on a 5 1/4 by 4 inch piece of Basic White cardstock (159276).  Glue the stamped piece inside the card, and it's ready to send!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at janstamps3681@gmail.com or 715-325-3681.

And here is what the inside looks like. Happy Stampin!

 

Birthday Cards!

 

Have you ever taken part in a card swap group? It's a lot of fun, you can make new stamping friends, and get lots of happy mail.

My friend and upline Cindy Ehlers puts together a "Bringing Birthdays Back" swap group each year. She collects names, addresses and birthdates of the stampers who want to join, and then sends the list out to those who are on it.

Each stamper who participates agrees to send birthday cards to each one on the list when their birthday rolls around. (At least that's the plan.)

Well, my birthday rolled around last week, and here are the cards I received. I love the variety of styles, colors and stamping techniques used! You can be sure I'll borrow ideas from each of these stampers to use in my own card-making.

Here is a better look at the cards -

First from Bernie S., the gorgeous Designer Series Paper makes for a simple yet elegant design.

This card from Cory H. also uses the paper as a focal point, and she adds a few layers for interest. It's hard to tell in this photo, but the paper has gold metallic accents - I love the shine!

Judy V. used coloring with Stampin' Blends and layering detailed butterfly dies to make this card stand out.

Dry embossed background images colored with Wink of Stella and beautiful vellum butterflies give texture and shine to this happy card by Rita J.!

Tricia B.'s card has such a cheery color combination, and adds interest with some fun punched shapes.

A big "Thank You" to each of you who participated in the "Bringing Birthdays Back" group, and to Cindy for setting it up. 

Who would like to join a swap group and start getting some hand-stamped happy mail???

Jan

You can reach me by email at janstamps3681@gmail.com, 

or on Facebook as JForStamping 

or at my personal Stampin' Up! website www.janforton.stampinup.net

Happy Stampin!

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