Last weekend I had the good fortune to attend a wonderful event for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, organized by Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. It was wonderful to spend time with old friends, make new friends as well as learn from the best. And of course pretty much any time stampers get together there’s a swap! There’s a bit of a funny story behind this card: The organizer of the event, Lisa Pretto, listed in the swap requirement that we needed to bring our “best work”. Oh my goodness, I went into a complete panic over that line, being the perfectionist that I am, and couldn’t come up with a single idea! I had posted about my dilemma in our private FB chat group and Lisa jumped right in to say that she wanted no part of being responsible for my angst! (In a funny way of course) lol. It was suggested to me to go back to my gallery and draw inspiration from a previous project. I did just that and found this card. Suddenly the block cleared and I was able to create again!

I chose to showcase the stamp set Watercolor Wings, setting it off with Mint Macaron and Basic Black. I tried to keep it simple because I needed to make 28 of them, but…I kept having to add layers!!

In this close up I hope you can see that the butterfly has been liberally colored with Wink of Stella, it shimmers so prettily!! And everyone got a kick out of the fact that my clothing the night of the swap matched my card! What can I say, I LOVE this color!!

I’m still trying to catch up with my life after being sick for a week and then gone for the weekend but I plan to photograph and share all of the swap cards I received as well as some photos of the participants as well.

Thank you for stopping by, please let me know what you think about this card…did it hit the mark?

Products Used:

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Basic Black and Mint Macaron by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Mint Macaron by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  Watercolor Wings by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Bold Butterfly and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools:  Stamp-A-Ma-Jig by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Wink of Stella and Black Sequins from the Metallics Sequin Assortment by Stampin’ Up!