Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Been Busy Swappin'!

So based on this blog it looks like I've done nothing all summer. But, trust me, I have! Here are some photos of the swaps I've been working on. And there are even more I didn't snap photos of.
This was for a summer swap. The only thing I made was that little mini book in the corner. The theme was "Bright Sun-Shiny Day." Throughout the book were the lyrics.
So this was for a Scrapbook Page Around the World swap. You were supposed to take photos around your city and scrapbook them. Uh, what exactly would I take pictures of in Queen Creek? So I just did a page of the Grand Canyon. Since that is one thing in AZ you can't miss!

This was a 4th of July paper bag album. Inside was the lyrics to "You're a Grand Old Flag." Obviously, my pictures are horrible, but it was so cute in person! This was actually my favorite swap to receive. I have really received a lot of duds; to the point where I'm going to take a break from swaps. I'm tired of putting all this time and energy into them and getting back something Toby could have made better.

This was for another summer swap. You were supposed to send a "summer treat" with a summer mix. My CD mix rocked (let me know if you want a copy!) and my album rocked (notice the theme from the earlier one, I made two of it just different colors). In return, I got a CD with Lithuanian music and a plastic bug, really, no joke, I don't make this stuff up.

This was my 4th of July card. Pretty dang cute, huh? I made about 10 of them once all was said and done. These flowers are my favorites in the whole world to put on a page or a card. They are so dimensional! I actually saw one in real life, (no, not in Arizona, silly!), at Temple Square. They are just as pretty in real life too!

I also did a color swap that I didn't take any pictures of and a few CD swaps. But as I said before, so long swaps! I'm sick of getting jilted. So, if you get a nice surprise in the mail it's because I had to get out some creative energy and had no swap to send it to!

2 comments:

  1. I know it can be disappointing when you don't receive back the same quality you put into your swaps. Now that I have been on swapbot a year I find myself being more choosey in the swaps I join.

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  2. Very nice job on your swaps. I am sure your partners were please to receive them.

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