Owl wish U a Happy Bday!

Hello & Happy MLK Day! Did ya have a great

weekend? Are you still on your weekend with today

being a holiday? Either way... I hope you have time

to enjoy the little things life has to offer you today! :)

 

I want to reply to a comment from

Sherrie (Sherrie Scraps with Passion)

who asked "What is a Card Swap?"

 

Swaps are always a fun part of any craft groups.  

For a card swap, each crafter makes a number of cards and

then trades them with other crafters.  This is a GREAT

way to get new ideas, get a good variety of cards,

learn new techniques, and meet new people. 

It is far easier to make 8 of one card than 8 different cards. 

 

We have a theme every month and we get the list at the beginning

of every year... So February's theme is Female Birthday....

So I just need to make 8 Female Birthday Cards (all the same)

and bring them to the Feb. Swap and exchange them with

the other gals in my group... and I'll have 8 new cards to share...

 

Now, sometimes you'll get beginner crafters in the group, so

you need to be supportive of the cards they make no matter

how bad you may think they are.... They will get better and it

helps if you're more experienced than them so you can

give them tips & tricks to help them improve..... :)

 

Before I moved I was in a card swap group... and when we

started it.. a lot of them had no clue how to make a card...

I was in charge of the monthly theme and making sure everyone

brought their cards whether they could make it that month or not...

We would have 2 people teach a new technique every month as well....

Over time.... My friends started to make some amazing cards...

And I was so glad to be apart of the group & helping them

bloom into the wonderful crafters they are today! :)

 

You can also do an online card swap too.... you just need some

friends who would want to participate and then mail your

cards off.... it's fun & exciting to get some fun Snail Mail! :)

 

Any way... I hope I answered your question! Sorry its a bit long!

 

I guess I'll share a card with ya today! :)

 

 

Card Stock - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Echo Park (Walk in the Park)

Banner/Tags - Echo Park Embellishments (Walk in the Park)

Shapes _ Sil. Store

Owl w/Hat - Miss Kate Cuttables

Sentiment - computer Generated

Orange Twine - My Mind's Eye

 

I used my Cricut Explore to Print & cut the Owl out

because I could not get my Silhouette to Cut the stars

out as good.... The rest of the items were cut on my Silhouette....

 

I'm entering the following Challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday's - Anything Goes

DL Art January Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenges - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Sketch Challenge

 

 

Thanks for taking a peek today!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

 

Theresa