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May downline swap - Elegant Invitations, part 3

Here are the last three submissions from this month's elegant invitations swap with my downline.  They each feature the Manhattan Flowers texturz folder with the Big Shot.

This card, created by Jennifer Rawlings, would be great for an invitation to a special party, like a 25th anniversary or graduation.  Although she used the now-retired Sale-a-Bration stamp set Whimsical Words, you could certainly use a sentiment from the Wedding Suite stamp set as a substitute.  This color combination of chocolate chip, certainly celery and whisper white is quite untraditional, but I really like it.  The ribbon is actually part of a belly band holding the card closed.

This swap was created by one of our newest demonstrators - Wendy Boothe - and is her first swap ever... didn't she do a fantastic job?  I am not sure if you can tell, but she used shimmer paper and it is so shimmery in real life.  The "You're Invited" sentiment from Sincere Salutations is heat embossed with silver and she colored and cut out the rose in the corner.  What a wonderful mix of textures.  Great job, Wendy!

This last submission is mine - I totally CASE'd this card created by Sonya for Craft Project Central (did you know that I'm going to be a guest designer later this month - I am SUPER-THRILLED and honored!!).  The ribbon is loosely tied so it can be moved up and down to hold the card closed or allow it to open, as seen below.  I designed this card thinking it could be used for a bridal shower, but wouldn't it be a good one for an after-prom party, too!

I really love this Blissful Bride stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog!  The dress is simple yet elegant.  All I did was add a touch of color to the ribbon and flowers using a pretty in pink stampin' write marker and then went over the lines of the dress with a 2-way glue pen and added dazzling diamonds.  The invitation information is from the stamp set Introducing, which I earned for FREE during Sale-a-Bration!

Thank you for visiting today - I hope you found some inspiration from our swap this month.  I'm looking forward to June's theme - watercoloring!

May downline swap - Elegant Invitations, part 2

Here are a few more projects from this month's swap focusing on elegant invitations.

 

This beautiful wedding announcement was designed by Darlene Crockett... I believe she made very similar ones for her sister last year when she got married.  I love the vellum overlay - so elegant!  The whisper white card stock underneath was stamped with the Bella Toile background stamp and also the large rose from Fifth Avenue Florals.

This elegant black-and-white creation was designed by Sherri Gough.  I love the bling from the dazzling diamonds and the clear rhinestone brad.  This would be a great invitation to a 50th Wedding Anniversary party or bridal shower.  The stamp set used is Wedding Suite and it includes lots of great sentiments for making your own invitations.

Great job, Ladies!  The last three swaps will be posted tomorrow so please come back and visit!!

May downline swap - Elegant Invitations, part 1

One of my favorite things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is getting together with my downline each month for our team meeting.  We meet on the first Thursday of each month and I have someone do a presentation (see Tammy's here), offer a fun make-n-take created by a member of my Design Team (I used the new set that we received on the cruise for this month's project, but am unsure if I'm allowed to show images of it or not so will not be sharing it... sorry!), and have a swap due each time. 

The themes for the swaps vary from month-to-month, depending on what the hostess for the month decides.  This month our theme was elegant invitations.  Here are a few to inspire you... I'll share the rest over the next couple of days.

This first project was created by Lori Subosits - she is a fabulous stamper and really put a lot of effort into her swap.  The colors she used are very vanilla, mellow moss, pale plum and perfect plum - so pretty together.  Check out the cracked glass technique for the monogram.

Here is a view of the tri-fold ensemble opened up.

And a view of all of the components... what bride wouldn't love to have this card to mail to all of her guests?

Next up is the swap submitted by Tammy Russell.  I showed you a sneak peek of part of this card the other day.  She, too, chose to make a square card.  You can really see how embossing on the underside of the cardstock vellum with a stylus makes the dress just pop.

Here is a view of the inside of Tammy's card.  The pocket is great for holding the RSVP card.  Great job, Tammy!

Thanks for stopping by today - I'll be back tomorrow with a few more.  Have a wonderful weekend!