Hawaii Swap and New In Colours - Tina Zinck, Paper Crafter

So I never told you about my swap cards for my trip to Hawaii with Stampin’ Up!. Suffice to say, I was in a bit of a pickle. You see, almost ALL my stamp supplies are still clear across in the country in Nova Scotia and I’m in British Columbia, with just a few markers, a couple stamp sets and minimal supplies. Prior to getting my pre-order from the upcoming new catalogue (which starts June 2nd) – I didn’t even have any ink pads, except for my Black Memento. I do have my Big Shot and a punch and my Butterfly Thinlits, but that my friends, is it. EVERYTHING else is back home.

So I’m in withdrawls, lemme tell ya. That’s also why I haven’t been able to create new projects or videos for you the last few weeks. I still needed to come up with a design for my card swaps with other demonstrators on our Hawaiian vacation. I was stumped. I have been so busy that even finding the time to stamp has been a massive challenge. Then I came up with a plan (the night prior to the trip…*ahem*...). I would wrap rubber bands around a clear block and stamp in Versamark and emboss in gold to create the background for my card – it would be gorgeous. Well, it was in my head, anyway. As I dug through the few supplies I had with me I realized NO versamark was to be found. Ugh. That ruled out the heat embossing. I needed a plan B and I needed it FAST.

In the end, it’s a basic card that is perfect for beginner stampers and for those who don’t have a lot of supplies or for those who are just in need of making a quick card. My swaps absolutely paled in comparison of the swaps from the other demonstrators, which were absolutely works of art. However, it was the best I could do, under the circumstances. When life hands you lemons, as they say, right?

Here’s what I came up with:

Using the very same Rubber Band Technique and our soon-to-be-released 2015-2017 In Colours, I created these cards too:

These lovely new colours are coming your way very soon! If you’d like a new catalogue email me and if you’d like to get some of the new products for FREE email me to book a private card class for you and your friends! serenestamper@gmail.com

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO PURCHASE STAMPS & ACCESSORIES BEFORE THEY RETIRE FOR GOOD!

Get your favourite items that are still sitting on your wish list so that you won’t regret it later (been there, done that, got the t-shirt). Every year we ALL kick ourselves for not getting certain retiring items that are going to be GONE forever. So do yourself a favour and get your goodies while you still can.