#TBT #ThrowbackThursday #StampinUp - Sharing my older SU Demo Cards - SU Fantastic Foliage & SU Penguin Pals

I haven't been feeling crafty lately so therefore haven't been productive in creating anything new. But having just sorted through what I truly hope is the last bag of old SU Demo Only Swap card fronts recently, I did find a few of my older cards that I had made for either stamping hostess parties (gosh I remember doing 1-2 every weekend in my heyday) or swaps.

So that means I'm going to revisit my series of #tbt #throwbackthursday posts again to hopefully get myself into the mood again and find my mojo.

1) First up is a very early card I made for a swap using Fantastic Foliage.  Unbelievably, I still have this set.  

I had very little supplies at the time, so I brayered a piece of Ultra SmoothWhite Cardstock with my SU Really Rust ink pad to create something matching to mat this card with.  From looking at this card, I believe I did the same with More Mustard for the focal piece before I scatted my leaf stamps all over. 

I was hanging out with my friend Maylene who ran an informal monthly stamp club at the time with some heavyweights: Ming who at the time was a major instructor for Denami Designs and Alma who would later own The Cat's Pajamas.  The gold cording was probably an influence of whatever the group was doing at the time.  

Haha, here's a shot of the Card Recipe I had gotten used to adhering to the back of all my cards I sent for swaps.  Yes, I used Avery Mailing Address Labels.  Those were so easy to just print en masse and slap on. 

2)  These Penguin Pals...ah I miss this set.  I distinctly remember demoing this ALOT and everyone ohhed and ahhed over a) paper tearing for the snow banks and b) learning how to make their tummy's fuzzy with Flocking Powder.  I sold a lot of these Penguin Pals sets along with 2 Way Glue Pen and the flocking powder.   And sadly, I distinctly remember selling this set off because I was so sick of it at the time.  I remember hesitating on that sale because I really do love these guys.  I definitely regret selling this set. 

Here's a close up of their fuzzy bellies. 

Here's a shot of the card recipe from the back before I adhered to a full card base.

I had to cut down the Bliss Blue Card Stock around all the edges, else it was definitely MUCH MORE BLUE, in order to adhere the card front onto a fully folding card to include in my recent Ronald McDonald House donation drop off.  

I loved this set. Maybe I'll look for it on ebay to rebuy, lol. 

Thanks for reminiscing with me.






"Blank Fantastic Foliage" Card
Paper: SU Ultra White CS
Stamps: SU Fantastic Foliage
Ink: SU More Mustard, SU Chocolate Chip, SU Really Rust; Encore Gold; Kaleidacolor Cappuccino Delight
Embellishments: Metallic Gold Embroidery Thread
Tools: Rubber Brayer, Pop Dots; Family Treasures Leaf Punch 
Size: 5.5" x 4.25" rectangular 

"Happy Holidays" Card
Paper: SU Ultra White CS; SU Bliss Blue CS
Stamps: SU Penguin Pals
Ink: SU Bliss Blue, SU Brocade Blue; Versamark; SU Marvelous Markers: Real Red & Only Orange
Embellishments: SU Black EP; SU Stampin' Pastels; SU Whisper White Stampin' Flock Powder
Tools: Heat Gun, SU Blending Pens; 2 Way Glue Pen
Size: 4.25" x 5.5" rectangular