What Can We Do In The Forest Swap

So awhile back i joined the forest on SCS...and the swap this time around is What can we do in the Forest?..now that's a lot of possibilities right...i love nature/outdoors...so many fun and educational things do do and see...for my cards though i decided KISS...keep it simple silly...and went with 2 of my favorite nature activities...the 1st is Camping...

Camping
Paper: Handsome Hunter..Chocolate Chip..Not Quite Navy..Marina Mist..Crumb Cake
Ink: Handsome Hunter
Stamps: Roughing it
Accessories: CB..Forest Branches EF..Tent die..Pine Tree brads..circle punch

Inside

and i did Hiking for the 2nd one...

Take a Hike
Paper: Chocolate Chip..Confetti Cream
Ink: printer..Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Roughing It
Accessories: brads..circle punch

Inside

part of the fun making the 2nd card was figuring out how to get words printed in a circular fashion for punching out...lol...took some misses and fails but i finally got it...hope you all like them...now i want to start planning a camping trip for next summer!

Non-Food/Gift Recipe Swap Cards

i hosted a recipe swap over @ (where else?) SCS...the theme was Non-Food/Gift...got them all headed home this morning...both my daughters participated as well...they are "n00bs"...but getting better and better...

as you all know i'm a CAS kinda girl and it shows on my card...

Fire Starters
Paper: textured pumpkin pie..chocolate chip..naturals ivory
Ink: chocolate chip..pumpkin pie..summer sun (marker)
Stamps: Roughin' It
Accessories: CB..forest branches EF

my daughter jonni did this card...she colored it on the computer and used coordinating card stock...i think it's very cute...

Best Bubbles
Paper: textured baja breeze..whisper white..wild wasabi..pretty in pink
Ink: printer ink
Stamps: Bear Blowing Bubbles digi stamp

and myke added some bling to her's with stickles and pearls...

Face Mask
Paper: textured bravo burgandy..very vanilla..baja breeze
Ink: bravo burgandy..blush and yellow markers
Stamps: Bubble Queen
Accessories: stickles..pearls..lemon brad..CB..tiny bubbles EF

i am going to try some fancier stuff soon...try out my spellbinders dies that i bought eons ago...and maybe some extra bling on a card...but always CAS @ {heart}

Finally...some cards..Wacky Holiday Swap

so i finally had some time to take pics of the cards i did for this swap...theme was Wacky Holidays...you know like "Hug Your Cat Day"...the 1st one is for "Great American Backyard Campout" which was June 25th this year...

Great American Backyard Campout
Paper: always artichoke..confetti cream..crumb cake..camo dsp
Ink: always artichoke..chocolate chip
Stamps: Roughin' It
Accessories: square pewter brads

 the 2nd one is for "National Pig Day" which is March 1st every year...

National Pig Day

Paper: crumb cake..chocolate chip..pretty in pink

Ink: chocolate chip

Stamps: Make a Wish (rubber stampede/suzy's zoo)..sentiment (art impressions)

Accessories: CB..EF..pink ribbon with brown dots
this is my mock up..on the actual cards for the swap i didn't color in the clover...i thought it looked better w/o

and..i finally got to do some stamping yesterday..for another swap...i'll post those pics after i get them mailed out...be safe/be well all!!