December 2022 Swap Cards

Once again I have 3 swap cards.  

Card Front #1 (above): This first is a standard swap card - theme was "Anything Goes".  Most of what I used came from a calendar page.  I cut portions of it to create the card front & large senteiment - and then matted in brown & white (with card base forming the white mat for the main picture).  Then I did a corner treatment with two different ribbons and a sentiment.  For some reason you can't see it very well in the picture, but I inked that sentiment with colors that blend well with the focal & other sentiment.  I then added a small Dazzle sticker to "tack" it in place.

Inside:

I wish I had done more with the border - added a bit of green or something, but the little photo shows what the full calendar page looked like originally.  I think that's fun as well as pretty.

Card #2: Snowflake Materials Swap - my materials 

My materials consisted of a card base, blue patterned paper from HOTP, Silver Color Me Snowflakes Card Topper, snowflakes die cuts (Moonstone Splendid Snowflakes), snowflake confetti, and 1/8" ribbon.

Card Front:

Blue paper forms background for the ColorMe topper (uncolored).  I inked the snowflake die cuts with silver ink and added them as you see - then added blue mini-snowflake confetti.  Blue ribbon forms a border & bow.

Inside:

A scrap of paper & some inked snowflake die cuts form a border.  An additional inked snowflake in the bottom left corner & a couple blue mini-snowflake confetti pieces complete the inside.

Card #3: Snowflake Materials Swap - Partner's Materials

The materials included a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" card blank, a piece of acetate, two patterned papers/card stock, black card stock, snowflake die cut, Merry Christmas die cut, various rhinestones.

Card Front: (Split card with acetate)

As you can see, I split the card front and bridged it with acetate, gluing it on the front.  Then I cut a couple of pieces of black card stock a bit smaller than the white and glued it on top to hide the glue on the acetate - then I did similar with the pink patterned card stock.  I put glue on the top and bottom of the snowflake styled octagon and glued it in place.  Added the die cut greeting, and the rhinestones.

Inside:

Inside I added the patterned paper with borders of the patterned card stock & bits of the black.