Hey there! I am so excited to back with another YouTube Mystery Swap, a collaboration that I do with my friend Jen Hartsgrove of Katahdin Krafts
For our Mystery Swaps we decide on a theme, this month it's Black and White with a Pop of Color.
Then we each send each other mystery items that we have to use in our project.
We will each create with the same items and the same theme. You will see me make a project using the things that Jen sent me and I will then make a card using the things that I sent to Jen. It's so much fun. Then, you can watch and see Jen do the same thing. It is so much fun to see what each of us will make with the same things!
For both of my projects I am using the Pup in A Cup stamp set from the Not 2 Shabby shop. I have been dying to play with this stamp set and decided to included that as part of my challenge for this Mystery Swap.
Here is the card/project I made using the papers, accordion tag card and embellishments that Jen sent to me.
I know that this card is more of color with a touch of black. But I had so much fun playing with all the papers that Jen sent to me. And this accordion tag is so cool. I loved decorating each of the panels a little differently.
Let's take a closer look at each of the tags that make up this card.
Tag one.
I created the background for this tag using Distress Oxide ink and the Slimline Lots of Dots Stencil set by Trinity Stamps. It has four stencils in the set that make different polka dot patterns and these stencils are sized to fit on a slimline card!
Let's talk about Pup in a Cup, a cute stamp set designed by Jamie of Not 2 Shabby. It's adorable! This stamp set does not have a coordinating die. So I used my PixScan mat and my Cameo Silhouette to cut this cutie out. And while I was at it I cut out several. You can watch my video to see how exactly I did that. If you want more detailed directions on using the PixScan mat watch this video by Silhouette 101 Class Videos.
For the cup I used some of the cool papers that Jen sent me in my Mystery Box to paper piece it together. The gems and ribbon were also in that mystery box!
Tag Two.
For this background I used the darling printed paper from the mystery box from Jen, same with the papers on the cup.
Actually all the cups on this accordion card are paper pieced with printed paper from the mystery box.
As far as coloring in my pups, I found inspiration on the Not 2 Shabby Shop and Not 2 Shabby YouTube videos. I used Copic Markers to color in all of the pups.
Tag Three.
Another background with the Slimline Lots of Dots Stencils.
Each of the tags has a sentiment stamped under the cup that is from the Pup in a Cup stamp set, the saying builds on each tag to say... "it's a pup in a cup sending you pugs and kisses". I love it! All of the sentiments are embossed so they stand out on their tag.
Tag Four.
And here is the pug! You can see this one holds a gift card behind the cup. It's just strategic placement of foam squares. The accordion tag card folds up and fits into and A2 sized envelope.
I had so much fun playing with all the pretty things that Jen sent me, it's always fun to open up the mystery package and see what she sent me to play with.
Now let's take a look at the card I made with the things that I sent to Jen.
As you can see the pop of color I chose is Electic Lime. I LOVE this color combo! Electric Lime is such a fun color! I colored this cup and only paper pieced the wrap around the cup and added in a straw! I thought it was fun that Jen and I both sent each other pattered paper and black glitter paper!
The background of this card is paper that I sent to Jen and the wrap and straw are made with paper that Jen sent to me.
I wanted to continue the theme of having a gift card holder, so I added one to the inside of this card.
The die that makes this gift card holder is the Gift Slider die set by FSJ. I love that the gift card slides under the bow and has the look of a present!
The sentiment carries over to the inside as well, saying "A puppy latte a day keeps the grumpy away". So sweet, right? And then you have a Starbucks give card to ensure some happiness!
You can watch the making of these cards right here.
And now take a look at Jen's video and see that she made with the same items in this video.
Below are the supplies I used to make my card. I don't have links to all the things that Jen sent to me.
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Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I will be back again Tuesday with Episode 2 of my Unicorn Picnic series! See you then!
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