Well, I’ve been frantically trying to get back into the swing of things since I got back last week and I am having a hard time catching up.  So, since I am a little behind (maybe A LOT behind) in my project planning, I thought I’d share with you some of the swaps I received at Founders Circle over the next few days.  This is such an awesome swap!  This year’s theme was “Party Ready – Simple Two-layer Make & Takes”.   I’ve picked out some of the fall / Halloween themed and more generic themed ones to share with you over the next few days but there are TONS of awesome Christmas ones that I’ll be sharing with you later (and I’ll be CASE-ing for upcoming Christmas Club cards!)  Here are a few for today:

This one was created by Shelli Gardner (CEO and co-founder of SU) and her daughter, Sara Douglass.  It’s gorgeous!  they used the Elegant Bird die as a stencil and sprayed gold smooch spritz to create the bird image.  The outline of the leaf is embossed in gold.  Sure wish you could see this one in person.  The picture doesn’t show the shimmer.

This one was created by Lorri Heiling.  I love the way she made the cherries 3D using the circle punch.  So cute!

This beautiful card was created by my precious new friend and fellow Advisory Board member, Desiree Spenst.  (We discovered we’re soul-mates, by the way, because we have so much in common.)  I love the simple elegance and the gorgeous fall colors used on this one.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a few more awesome card samples!