CARD CANDY!
I recently took part in an organised card candy swap over at ILWS and organised by the lovely Jo. If you are not familiar with the concept let me quickly explain... There were ten demonstrators involved and we each chose a stamp set and used that stamp set to make ten packs of card candy. Once we had made and packaged our candy we all sent it to Jo who sorted it and sent us back one each of the ten completed sets (so we each got one of our own sets back too)This first one (on the left) was made by Jo and she chose the Life in the Forest stamp set. This is a great one for colouring and scene building and I love all of Jo's fabulous candy designs. The little bunny was an extra added to the outside of the packaging which was a lovely touch. This set came out in the Spring and summer catalogue and is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. I fully expect I will be using it a lot in the near future.
The set (to the right) was made by Sandra and she opted for Bright Blossoms stamp set. I have owned this one for quite some time and must admit I don't use it as often as I should. ..but seeing what Sandra has done and how she has made the most of this set using it with a variety of punches and dies has given me some fresh ideas.
The next set (on the left) was made by Alison using Everything Eleanor. I have already really got a lot of use out of this set and yet I had never ever considered using it to make candy and Alison has really made me think differently about an old favourite. She has combined a lot of techniques and products including pressed clay flowers.
So that is part one of the card candy swap show & tell. I loved that the card candy I received gave me some new ideas on how I could use those sets that are already in my collection ...and of course it generally prompts creative thinking about how to use other sets in similar ways too.
I will come back to the rest of the card candy swaps - the sets I do not personally own - in another post but for now if you have any questions, would like to know more or need some general information please do get in touch.
Until next time, take care
Christa xx
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