Cards from the Swarm

Going to a swarm without some card kits means I get nothing done except visit and snack!  For the one last Saturday I made up kits for four different cards.  They didn't all get completed at the swarm because I was too busy eating the cheese dip that Shawna Maxwell brought!  My project this afternoon was to complete them.  Now I have another 46 cards for Operation Write Home!

The popsicle was cut by hand.  I used an 1 1/2" scalloped circle punch to take the bite out of the corner.

This is a repeat of a layout I've done before.  I wanted some quick, simple cards to assemble at the swarm.

Here's the inside sentiment.

This one used the Bitty Punch and the Boho Blossoms punches from Stampin' Up.  I layered the flowers and added some Pearl Pen centers.

 The flower shape is a negative cutout.  It went together so easily that I made it in two colors.  The yellow ones really do look like springtime!

Norman Swarm July 30, 2011

I admit it;  I'm not a photographer!  These are some photos I snapped today at the swarm.  We all had a good time. Thanks again to Renee Wayland for putting it together for us!  She's planning another swarm on October 22nd and will keep us updated about it on the Facebook page she set up.

 This was Renee's project for today.  It's a cute little chest that she covered in paper.  We're still not sure what she's going to store in it though! 

It was great to see everyone again and I got to meet Carrie Elmore (biker chick, LOL!) in person.  We sat together and she actually got some things done, while I, on the other hand, didn't accomplish too much...imagine that!  She tried out my Promarkers and had to show off her giraffe she colored.  I don't think she really believed me when I told her how easy those markers are to use and how well they shade your images until she saw the finished product.

As you can see, we had a good turn out and everyone came prepared with plenty of things to work with.

Carrie grabbed my camera and snapped this.  Now you know what I did most of the day!  I laughed!