So my first swap was based on one of the designs in the current (well 2013-2014) Stampin' Up! catalogue which will be retiring soon.
The colour combination used by SU was Soft Suede, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Summer Starfruit. So that was the combination I tried:
I pulled out my Papaya Collage stamp set, a favourite stamp set but not one I use very often. I started by stamping the frame in Summer Starfruit and then the elements. I used post-it notes to mask the frames so I could stamp the leaves in Pool Party.
But I wasn't so keen on the Summer Starfruit colour on this card, it just wasn't working for me (and I LOVE Summer Starfruit), so I decided to try Crushed Curry. Much better!
You can see how they look side by side. Really hard to choose which tone of yellow I prefer sometimes!
I stamped the butterfly in Wisteria Wonder and hand cut them out. Ouch, didn't like doing lots of those!! I added a bow of twine and a little gem too. And as you can see I made quite a few of these little swaps (note when making swaps, you only make the card front). I was really pleased with how these card swaps went. Sad to see them go, thank goodness for pictures!!
So here's what I used:
Stamps: Papaya Collage & Express Yourself
Card: Whisper White CS
Inks: Soft Suede, Pool Party, Smokey Slate, Wisteria Wonder, Summer Starfruit & Crushed Curry
Accessories: Linen Thread & Rhinestone gem
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