Well, our fourth annual World Card Making Day has come to a close. We hosted it a month late to coordinate with Stampin’ Up!’s event here in Atlanta – what a super-fun event! I’m honored that so many attended, and the abundance of smiles told me they had a great time. That was followed by a Stampin’ Up!’-hosted reception for leaders. Needless to say, I’m completely wiped out, but I will get back up again today and head out for Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage Local event here in Atlanta. How exciting is that?! Following that event, I’m headed to a pizza party with the Pals (that’s Mary Fish’s group) and then to an overnight retreat with Mary Fish and several leaders from her team. Sunday afternoon, I will rest. 🙂
I’ll be sharing more pictures and stories (there will be stories) from our World Card Making Day event over the coming week, but for now, I’m excited to share my swaps from our organized swap. I went back and forth about what kind of card I would make for the swap and decided to fall back on my favorite type of card – clean-and-layered. I do love a simple card with lots of layers of paper. Because the beautiful patterns and colors in Moroccan Designer Series Paper make me so happy, I used this gorgeous paper as a major building block for my cards.
Here’s a sample of my swaps featuring the Dapper Denim in Moroccan Designer Series Paper:
And are some cards the feature Cajun Craze:
It’s a lot of paper, but the finished cards are really pretty, don’t you think? Here are the measurements for the layers I used on these cards (starting at the base and working my way up):
- Dapper Denim – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
- Very Vanilla – 3-3/4″ x 5″
- Dapper Denim – 3-3/8″ x 4-7/8″
- Moroccan Designer Series Paper – 3-1/4″ x 4-3/4″
- Very Vanilla – 3-1/4″ x 1″
- Dapper Denim – 2″ Circle punch
- Very Vanilla – 2-1/8″ Layering Circles Framelits
You know how much I love to share “infinity shots” when I make a lot of the same card, right? Well, don’t think I let this card make its way down the swap line without grabbing a photo of it first. 🙂 Here are some gratuitous shots of these cards, all lined up with one another:
Stamp Sets: Perfectly Wrapped Papers: Moroccan Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Dapper Denim, Cajun Craze Inks: Dapper Denim, Cajun Craze Accessories: 2″ Circle punch, Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Don’t forget! Yesterday I shared my Blog Candy Giveaway – featuring several items from the Candy Cane Lane Suite of products. Wow, you all love some sweets! The drawing will be held Sunday evening, so don’t miss out – click on the picture below to see that post and leave a comment there. If you left a comment yesterday, you can leave another comment today. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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I always love the infinity shot. These are beautiful, what a treat to get such a lovely card from The Brian King! Have a fun day today, I wish I was with you. Say hi to all the Pals and enjoy the Pizza party! xo
Good Morning! Glad you had a great World Card Making Day, our group of stampers were fortunate enough to do this on the day — we had a great time! I love these cards that you swapped, gorgeous !
Wow, Brian, such an exciting/busy weekend! Eager to read your account and see photos!
Love the infinity shot – I love your “simple” layered cards. They are so bold!!
Your card is stunning!! The paper is beautiful!
I always love all your layers. Glad you are having a great time, can’t wait to see pictures!
Have a blast…look forward to your recap and photos. Great card and thanks for all the measurements too.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful card. Love the dapper gingerbread man and of course, the paper. I belong to a group of gals who collect cookie cutters and this card will be perfect for me to make for each of them this year. Have fun this weekend!
Stunning cards, Brian! I always LOVE the infinity shots. Gorgeous layers, my friend!
Love your swap cards. Simply beautiful.
Very rich looking. I love layering also. Enjoy your weekend!
Brian your cards absolutely beautiful. I have all kinds of generic paper (those big books from craft stores) but really don’t use them because I didn’t know what to make with them but I couldn’t pass up the bargain and beauty of them. These cards are great inspirations . Thank you. My fave sweets is brownies sprinkled with white powdered sugar.
Have a nice day.
What a wonderful sight of all your cards together. What an accomplishment to make 100 cards. The Moroccan paper makes a really nice simple card. I love the font of the sentiment stamp. Have a great day today and we’ll be waiting to hear all about it.
Gingerbread cookies!
Wow what a large display of beautiful cards. It looks like you are having a great time with all your Stampin Up friends. Love to see the pictures so keep posting…………….
That Moroccan paper is GORGEOUS! I’m going to make some of these cards today! My favorite sweet is Grandma’s divinity. I wish I made it as good as she did. Thanks for the inspiration, Brian!
Always love your clean and simple layered cards, beautiful!
Love those infinity shots. I cannot wait to see and hear of all the fun you had this weekend.
I love your Thank You card using the Moroccan DSP! I just received this DSP (buy 3 get 1 free) and LOVE IT! So glad your events were all happy occasions and a success!
LOVE the Moroccan DSP! Perfect for this time of year! Sounds like you’re having an amazing 3-day weekend! Cheers!
Cinnamon buns for breakfast….love how the smell fills the house!
LOVE the dapper denim combination! Eye catching!
Another Favorite Sweetie for the Holiday’s (my surname!) is Mom’s homemade fudge. OMG! to die for! Mom is gone on to be with the Lord…I was blessed with the Mom’s recipe for the fudge! Christmas for the Holiday Family is going to be ‘Sweet’!
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Great cards today. I will have to CASE these! Today, my favorite sweet treat for the holidays is the Lindor or Lindt peppermint white chocolate truffles. I saw a bag yesterday and I have had a few already. I will try the dark chocolate peppermint ones next week. Pure heaven and readily available now!
Wow, I never heard of peppermint Lindt, I think that will take the first on my list!
Thanks for all you do, Brian.
I love the infinity shots!
Can’t wait to CASE this design. Thanks for the daily inspirations.
Always love your cards! Also love reading about the thought process that you went through to make it come together so beautifully . Another Christmas seasonal sweet I love is Claxton fruitcake .
Love the clean layers of your swap card Brian. That DSP has grown on me the more I have seen it used. Glad your gathering was a huge success!
Cookies, cookies, and more cookies. Love your blog..it inspires me.
Every day I look forward to seeing what your project is going to be. Thanks for sharing your talents. Traditional frosted Christmas cookies are one of my favorite sweet treats.
Oh yes this is one of my faves!!! I’ve CASEd it many times. ?
Hi Brian
What a lovely swap!
I love gingerbread men and women, I’ve made them every year with the same bite-sized cookie cutters. If I’m ever in Atlanta or you’re in TN, I’ll share some with you!
Please tell me if you think that stamped gingerbread man look like the dapper banker from Monopoly?!
Perfect as usual!!!!
Crisp and classic . . . your signature style!
Love your swap, on my way home from convention in Phoenix, it was a blast. Mary Fish is a super star big congrats to all her awards. Have fun at her gathering!
What a perfect swap card! I love everything about this card! As always you make me want to create oxox
Love the denim and Moroccan dsp!!! Just beautiful.