Just like yesterday’s card, this is another “rejected” design for a swap. I made a lot of cards before I came up with the final swap card, which you will see tomorrow.  But this one I wanted to share with you. I loved the design and the copper embossing.  Enjoy!

And did you notice?  Mossy Meadow is back! Stampin’ Up! has had a color refresh and some of the well loved “In Colors” are back.  Mossy Meadow is one along with Blackberry Bliss, Mint Macaron, Coastal Cabana and Flirty Flamingo moved from 2016-2018 In Colors to a main color!  These along with the new colors have created a fabulous new color palette!  See the new colors below.

 Products Used In This Card

There is a lot of excitement going on this month!  The new catalog is about to launch. And if you are in St Louis you know we have a big day of Stampin’ Up fun on Saturday!  This is one of the Demonstrator events Sally Nusbaum puts on in the St Louis area.  And this year, our guest presenter is none other than Brian King! We are excited for a full day of learning about new products, techniques and of course, swapping!

I love swaps at events and this weekend I have two coming up.  Today’s card is a “reject” from the designs I worked on to develop a swap card.  Its not a reject because I don’t like it. I actually love it!  But many designs won’t work for a swap because of the time it takes to put them together or maybe the design doesn’t work with the supplies you have on hand or a lot of other reasons. It is not unusual for me to come up with 5 or 6 designs before I hit on the one that will work for a swap

Cards that work for swaps should show off the product well by using an interesting variety of paper and products.  I started out my swap design wanting to do something with the “Statement of My Heart” stamp.  This stamp is available for free wth a bundle only during the “Share What You Love” Early Release going on now until May 31st. After that, this stamp is retired. Click Below to see the products and the bundles available to you now!

The reason I wanted to use the “Statement of My Heart” Stamp is because it is the Mission Statement for Stampin’ Up!  And the statement represents a lot of what I think about Stampin’ Up! and my experiences with it.  Just by “sharing with others” and helping “others enjoy creativity and worthwhile accomplishments” has made a difference in my own life.  This is the 30th Anniversary of Stampin’ Up!. I have been lucky enough to have been a part of their journey for almost half of that time.  And every minute of it has been worth it!  So, of course creating a card with a stamp using the mission statement was high on my list!  It features the aper from the suite, which is more beautiful than I can show here.  Like all the Specialty DSP’s, the paper is thicker & heavier than other DSP and some of the designs feature a pearlized finish. It is really beautiful.

So, this card did not make “the cut” for my swap, but I still love it. I will be sharing a few other rejects as well as the ones that “did make the cut” over the next few days.  And take a look at the new catalog when you get it!  There is so much new! I haven’t even mentioned all the new colors!

Products Used For This Card

Sometimes you get an idea and you just can’t let it go until it’s done. That was the case with this card for the Global Design Project #GDP135 “Show Me The Sunshine” Challenge.  This week’s challenge was a theme challenge to show cards all about sunshine!  Immediately I knew I wanted to use the Sunshine Wishes thinlet. I have had that for a while and never used the”sunshine” die cut. The others I have used many times. This was my big moment.  And once I looked at the die cut, I knew I wanted to use the “Hello” stamp from the Pop Of Paradise set, The Flamingo from that set just kinda came along for the ride.

I decided on Black & Daffodil Delight as the colors and just made the card simple with a striped background paper, a little bit of ribbon and twine and of course rays of sunshine!  I encourage you to hop on over to the Global Design Project Page for #GDP135 and check out everyone else’s interpretation of “Show Me Sunshine!

Right now, I am all about “use what we have”. The Pop of Paradise stamp set retires at the end of May. So if you love this Flamingo as much as I do, there is no time to waste! The Amazing You stamp set was one you could earn during Sale-A-Bration, which ended on March 31st. Hopefully, this was one you grabbed then! I used the retired Black Rhinestones. But you can also color your clear Rhinestones with a Sharpie! It works great.

Products Used To Make This Card