2024 October Card Swap

Presenting to you these incredible cards from our 2024 OCTOBER Card Swap! This month's Card Swap challenge for October was to design and create a card with an envelope using of one of the two selected themes - Halloween or Breast Cancer Awareness. We had six participants with cards, and two bonus cards.

Here are the Halloween cards - they each are amazing and unique! Enjoy these whimsical designs.

Angie

April

Maria

Meagan

Melissa

Sandra

Here are the BONUS cards! We had two that did both of the themes this month!

Hope you enjoyed the cards from this swap!

Next month we will feature cards with a "Christmas" theme. Our challenge is to include at least one stamped item and one die-cut in our card design with a decorated envelope. I'll be back in November.

Here's a link to last month's card swap here - September.

Thanks for stopping by and letting us share our card swaps! Remember to hug the ones you love the most... until next time!

Kyle's Stunning Crochet Afghan Transformed Just in Time for Winter

As cool breezes sweep through the air and the leaves adorn their crisp fall attire, Kyle finds himself on quite the crafting roll, whipping up a gorgeous, crocheted blanket. As the temperatures drop, there’s nothing quite like a warm, handmade wrap to snuggle under, and Kyle's latest creation is nothing short of spectacular!

What sets this afghan apart? It’s all about the colors! Drawing inspiration from fall itself, Kyle selected the same rich, warm hues suggested in the pattern - using the acrylic Caron's Tea Cakes in Marine Green and Sunset Stroll colorways. These intricate play of tones dance across the fabric, creating a stunning visual that can uplift any dull autumn afternoon. Each stitch is infused with creativity and love, making this afghan not just an accessory for comfort, but a piece of art.

One of the best parts? This delightful pattern is free from Yarnspirations! That means if you’re feeling inspired to channel your inner artisan, all the resources you need are just a click away. You can find the pattern by following this

link here.

As Kyle continues to embrace the warmth of creativity, I can't wait for what he’ll whip up next. One thing's for sure: as winter rolls in, he’ll be waiting with a cozy surprise for us all—stitch by stitch!

I cannot wait to wrap up in Kyle's beautiful—and perfectly thick—blanket while sipping on a steaming mug of cocoa or curling up with a good book by the fireplace! This pattern is rated EASY but it's full of texture making it a cozy afghan. I know that this blanket will become a cherished addition to our home.

Kyle's crocheted "Calming Comfort" blanket

Hello! Kyle finished this crochet square blanket just in time for the Fall and Winter seasons. I may be biased but this blanket is BEAUTIFUL. I wanted to post a couple of pictures of this afghan to show it off to you!

He used ten skeins of the Lion Brand Mandala Gradient acrylic yarn in a dark teal color that is so pretty. The pattern is from the Crochet Crowd CAL (crochet along) and its title is the Calming Comfort blanket. Here's a link to this pattern if you are interested - Calming Comfort.

September 2024 Card Swap - FALL Theme w/a Fun Fold

Hello! Our September 2024 Card Swap was held on Tuesday this month -

The challenge this month was to create and design a Fall themed card with some kind of a fun-fold!

What's a "fun-fold" card, you may ask? A fun-fold card is a card designed to fold in a way that is different from the traditional way of a card!

The results turned out AWESOME!

We had six swappers this month that created a Fall Fun-Fold Card. Enjoy looking at these creative cards!

SANDRA

ANGIE

APRIL

MELISSA

MARIA

MEAGAN

This month was a great success! - Here is a link to August's card swap - Masculine Birthday Card. If you haven't already - check these card swaps!

Our challenge for the month of OCTOBER is a HALLOWEEN-themed or "Breast Cancer Awareness-themed" card!

Thanks for stopping by and letting us share our card swaps! Remember to hug the ones you love the most... until next time!

August 2024 Card Swap - Masculine Birthday Cards

Greetings!

August held a fun and creative challenge - to design

masculine birthday cards.

I'm excited to present card designs that are diverse and innovative for this month's swap. It's always inspiring to see how artists interpret themes and cater to specific audiences with their unique styles and ideas.

Here are the standout designs or themes that participants have incorporated into this month's card designs. I'll start with our newest member. We are so excited to have her participate with us; she's relocated to Texas from Florida and we're proud to have her join our card swap!

SANDRA Due to most of her stamping materials still on the move to Texas; Sandra was using her "bare necessities" to complete her card swaps - she designed SIX cards for this challenge! Unfortunately, I was able to only photograph three designs. I am so sorry! Here are the ones I did snap a pic of!

MARIA

MEGAN

ANGIE

APRIL

MELISSA

Thank you for viewing our August Card Swaps! Next month, our challenge is to create and design a Fall-themed Fun-Fold card! Be sure and come back to find what our artists design for this challenge!

Remember to hug the ones you love the most... until next time!

NEW! July 2024 - Card Swap is back!

Hello! It's been a while!

We are back after a year-long hiatus! Our challenge entries for this month was to design and create a set of GIFT TAGS (set of 3) or a CARD with the theme of CHRISTMAS - "Christmas in July" was the theme for July 2024.

We had 5 entries this month - and OH MY! they are all fabulous - just keep on browsing - you'll see! We met at the local Starbucks for our exchange -

ANGIE

MARIA

MEAGAN

APRIL

MELISSA

Hope you enjoyed viewing this month's card swap entries! Our next Card Swap will be held August 2024! Thanks for joining us here today!

The next month's challenge is to create and design a "masculine birthday" card with envelope.

Thanks for stopping by and letting us share our card swaps! Remember to hug the ones you love the most... until next time!

The "Bloomscape" Crocheted Blanket is FINALLY completed!

I just finished crocheting a beautiful blanket that I started in September 2022! It's based on a CAL (crochet-a-long) by The Secret Yarnery and features 12 different flower "bloom" designs. I decided to make a larger blanket by doing three of each design. The best part is, that I used 100% acrylic yarn from my scrap box, so it's a colorful mix of different yarn brands. If you're curious, you can check out the YouTube series for the Bloomscape Blanket. I'm so proud of how it turned out!-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-JYEJfqMA&list=PLpolLUf9SLHhu3J6fyAPvXHLCDx-HOPwj&index=1

Remember to hug the ones you love, until next time...

Here's the 2023 "Moogly" Crochet Blanket

I just finished an intricate and beautiful crochet blanket I've diligently worked on for the past year. I'm really proud of how it turned out! It's a MOOGLY crocheted blanket!

Never heard of a MOOGLY - just wait! It's a CAL (Crochet-A-Long) with 24 patterns that are designed by crocheters all over the world. It's been active since 2014 AND you can go to each year's patterns on this website! https://www.mooglyblog.com/category/2014-afghan-cal Such a treasure-trove of designs and ideas for a blanket. Two patterns for a 12" square per month - 24 squares per year! I can't tell you how much we have learned from completing a MOOGLY in our crocheting skills.

Kyle has completed several squares and is in the process of putting them into a blanket. This is my 2nd MOOGLY and I've already started on the 2024 one!

This blanket is completed with BIG TWIST 100% acrylic yarn with a color scheme of white, mustard, rose pink, ruby red, and beige. I wet-block each square before joining them together.

This blanket is going to Arkansas with one of my favorite couples - my sweet aunt and uncle! I hope they like it! Thank you for letting me share my crochet creation! If you are a crocheter - look up MOOGLY; you'll be glad that you did!