Card Exchange

I haven't posted cards from my last two card exchanges! Yikes!

In September, we made Halloween cards. It was hard to pick out my favorite ones, but I finally narrowed it down.

This one was made with a Cricut... isn't it adorable? It makes me really want to get a Cricut now!

John said this one didn't make any sense to him, but I thought it was cute. It's just Halloween-y!

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This month we had a free-for-all and you could make any theme of card you wanted. My favorites this month were just generic friend ones. I thought they were all so cute though!

The card I made was for a baby boy. I thought it turned out pretty well considering I used the same pattern for Jenny's baby shower invitations. I will post that one after I host Jenny's baby shower in November.

Thank You Card Exchange

I went to this month's card exchange this morning. It was so fun! There were so many cute cards... and so I've decided that I will only pick a couple of cards each month to post on my blog.

Thanks again to Christi for the idea on my card...

I love this card! It is just pieces of ribbon sewn around into a heart... how clever!

Thank You!

When I went to AZ in February, Christi's house smelled absolutely amazing. So I asked her the secret... when she told me it was Exotic Coconut Wallflower from Bath & Body Works, I thought she had to be kidding! I detest the flavor and texture of coconut.... but apparently, B&BW knows how to get a great aroma out of it!
I decided that I was going to need some of these for my house I purchased a couple. And then I found out that they discontinued the scent. What is up with that? Actually, I know - it's because I found it and loved it... it's just one of those things.... (sigh)

Anyway, so I've been on the prowl for them... When I went to Florida in June I was able to score 12 of them on clearance...(mind you they are not the refill pack with 2, just the starter kit with 1). Well, yesterday, I get home from planning a camping trip, and John has discovered a box on our porch...

Inside was black licorice, along with a very handsome tie for my hubbie (she always picks out the best ties!), a new truck for Braxton, some soap, and my very favorite and hard to find Exotic Coconut Wallflower refill! So a very big thank you hug to my awesome sis-in-law! Now I won't have to ration out my remaining stock so much... :)

Speaking of thank you's... take a look at this adorable one Christi sent in the package!

I LOVE IT! and am seriously considering copying the idea for my card exchange in August....

Card Exchange

Yesterday I had my card exchange with a few girls in my ward. I was able to start this little group up with some encouragement and tips from my sis-in-law, Christi - she also does this in her ward in AZ, and she has gotten some very cute cards out of it. Anyway, I decided that if I was going to do this, that I would use the supplies that I have and not buy anything new. So far it has worked out - then again, we've only done it two times. It is a great way for me to use up all of my stuff, including the scraps!

We had it at Becky's house and she showed us her system of doing things. This girl has got it together! She exchanges supplies with her sister-in-law or friends, so that she always has what she needs without having to buy a lot. She also had some great tips:
1) Buy plain gold brads at Wal-mart (100 for $1) and then use fingernail polish to paint the tops the colors you want!
2) Put coordinating items in ziploc bags, then you don't have to search so much!
3) She uses every scrap of everything - paper, cardboard, slides.... etc. It was amazing!


It is always so fun to see what they come up with! I thought I would post a few of the cards that I received....

The card I made is the one with the Kool-Aid packet. I got this super cute idea from Christi, my awesome and very creative sister-in-law. She is so nice to let me copy her idea!

Our theme for this exchange was "summer/4th of July." I love that we all have slightly different styles of doing things... that's what makes this so great!

Next month, our theme is "thank you" cards. I am excited to start looking for some great ideas so I can get started!