My Founders Circle 2013 Swap Card…

I decided to make Christmas cards for my Founders Circle swap cards and the card I came up with meant that I had to do A LOT of die cutting…

And thankfully there was one new tool that helped me HUGELY with this task and that tool was the Magnetic Platform – WOW it is fabulous!

Here is my card…

My card base…is Real Red onto which I layered a piece of Basic Black cardstock…I then added a piece of  Whisper White which I textured using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder to give a perfect snowy themed background.

The dress & stand…I die cut all of the pieces using Dress Up Framelits – I die cut the stand  from Basic Black and the main body of the dress from Real Red…

I then used my fabulous Magnetic Plaform to help me die cut those white trim pieces – I laid strips of white cardstock onto the Magnetic Plaform and then placed the dress die on top – it magically snaps down and is held beautifully in place by the magnet to ensure you cut exactly where you want to…

It is one AWESOME tool that I could not have done without making these cards – click HERE to find it in the online store!

I used my Glue Pen to adhere them in place onto my dress and then used the same technique to cut the belts from black cardstock.  I cut out squares of Silver Glimmer Paper for the buckle and added a little square of black to the center of each…

These are my dresses before I added them to the card bases…we have to make 120 cards total…

I then attached the dresses to the stands using Dimensionals for a little lift.

Finally the sentiment is stamped from the set Tags 4 You featured in the Holiday Catalog and punched out using the perfectly co-ordinating Bracket Label Punch…

And then I added the tags to the cards again using Dimensionals…

I was super happy with how my card turned out but was SO HAPPY when I had finished them all!

I will post more about today’s going’s on tonight because we are out all day in Kanab – home of where the stamp sets are made!

BUT if you want to see more photos as I take them during the day trip to Kanab,  Click HERE to like Sarah’s Ink Spot on Facebook – I will be posting photos there today from my phone whilst we are out and about!

And don’t forget about my Founders Circle special offer!

When you place an order in my online store through Sunday I am going to give you freebies and a coupon for free shipping on your next order with me – CLICK HERE to find out more!