Had some super "stinkin' cute" fun with the swap card I designed for Founders Circle this past week in St. George, UT (click for details). The theme for the event was the Holidays, and I always like to shake it up with a little Halloween. I promise to share more of the amazing swaps I received from the event, 113 total! Wow, that's a big swap. In case you were wondering what a swap with 113 of Stampin Up's top demonstrators looks like, here's my "Swap Selfie" hahaha! We were lined up throughout the entire first floor of the hotel, good thing Stampin Up books the entire hotel.

This card is a real WOW in person, stamped with the Ornamental Pine stamp set on Crumb Cake card stock. The images are stamped, and the edges sponged in Early Espresso ink. Then cpver the top "direct to paper" with versamark ink and heat emboss with Iridescent Ice emboss powder for the "glitter". Voila...It's gorgeous! This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Cynthia Millan.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has a wonderful day of rest, relaxation and togetherness with family and/or friends. My boys and I will be celebrating with family at my Mom's new place here in town. It's her first time hosting in her new home and we're all looking forward to it. Today's share is a fun "give thanks" card. Using the baby wipe technique, placing ink pad refill drops on a baby wipe in various colors to "make your own ink pad". Then stamping on the Ivory naturals. The wreath is made to look like it's hanging on a door but cutting a square out of the front panel and placing the window sheet behind it. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Nancy Lewis.

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Just loving these feathers, I can't get enough. Another fabulous card created with the Four Feathers stamp set. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Jen Jacobsen

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Focusing on the super fun Holiday Home stamp set and Homemade Holiday framelits bundle. Posted a cool illuminated tea light gift on my Facebook Page this morning, and yesterday's Day 6 of Holiday Helper tutorial was a super cool gift bag idea. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Sarah Wills.

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Beautiful and vintage describe this pretty autumn card from the "For All things" stamp set in the Stampin Up Holiday Catalog. The Blackberry Bliss and gold embossing are marvelous together. The Dictionary background stamp completes the look. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Krista Frattin.

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How stinkin' cute is this card with Santa's sleigh over the roof tops? From the Holiday Home stamp set in the Holiday Catalog. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Jackie Ross.

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Today's share is a real Halloween WOW! This is called a Sampler, it's a 12" x 12" frameable page, the squares are each 2" x 2" and super fun. I was lucky enough to be sitting next to my friends LeeAnn Greff and Susie Wood at Founders circle last month when they were in a creating frenzy and this was one of their projects. My favorite square is the bottom left Candy Corn created with the Petite Pennants Builder punch.

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How stinkin' adorable is this Festival of Trees card? It's just darling. Love all of the details and the saying "A Merry little wish....for lots of joy at Christmas.". The red glittery "ornaments" were created withthe Cherry cobbler Dazzling Details. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Becky Roberts.

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Beautiful "thankful" card, taking the Wondrous Wreath stamp set and framelit bundle "outside the box" on this one. A very pretty color combo, and great fall / autumn card idea. From Veronica. The words "Thankful for you" are from the "Good Greetings" stamp set that is a hostess special, but only until the end of October. Only 1 week left to get this great stamp set. Details here.

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The New born King stamp set in the Stampin Up Holiday Catalog features the 'Manger Scene': Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus. And you can't help but sing along when we see this "Glory to the Newborn King". This card uses the "spotlight" technique, stamping the image tone on tone (mossy Meadow) for the background, then again on white. Colored and punched out with the circle punch for the spotlighting. The image is colored with Stampin Write markers, and the sky/ground background was sponged. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Glenda Travelstead

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The new Partridge & Pears stamp set just begs to be colored in the the Blendabilities markers. The image is perfect for them. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Diana Gibbs.

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This is a lovely, and surprisingly easy Christmas card. Perfect for making when you have a big list of cards to make for that Holiday List. Created with the "Under the Tree" Specialty DSP and the Tree punch. This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Joyce Feraco.

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This card is one of the most special of the 113 Founders Circle swaps from last month. All of the cards were amazing, and I'll be sharing more throughout the next couple of months. The reason why this card is so special, is because it was made by Shelli Gardner (CEO and Co-Founder of Stampin Up) and her daughter Sara Douglas. It's not unusual to find Shelli still making her swaps at FC (before swap night) while she's visiting with everyone. Receiving her swap is such an honor and a joy. It's one I cherish and save. View more Founders Circle Swaps

Another adorable Halloween card from the new "toys" in the Stampin Up Holiday catalog. This is from the Mingle All the Way, Fall Fest and Holiday Invitation stamp sets. Love the ghosts popping up on this card, they crack me up. This would make a great party invitation.

This is a super adorable Halloween card from the Stampin Up Holiday Catalog. The stamp set is the "witches" Tee-hee-hee, and the designer paper is from the Motley Monsters collection. Too cute! This is one of my 113 Founders Circle swaps, this one by Angela Waters. More 2014 Holiday Catalog projects

I'm filing this under "cards that make you go WOW"...it truly stands out in a crowd. It's a fantastic mix of the Four Feathers stamp and framelits in different mediums: regular stamped, heat embossed and glimmer paper. With gold bakers twine wrapped throughout. From my very talented friend, Gale Lowe. She even stamped, and embossed, the envelope to match. More 2014 Holiday Catalog projects

Here's a great Christmas card featuring the Wondrous Wreath stamp set in the 2014 Holiday Catalog, along with the Circle framelits. The wreath is cut from the circles, then popped up on Stampin Dimensioinals to make it pop off the card. Such a cool idea. This came from my Founders Circle swaps, but whichever of my friends made this...you didn't put your name on it. If you recognize it please let me know so I can give you credit for this great card!