One of the fun things to do at the Stampin' Up Convention is to swap!!! And I mean SWAP until we drop (almost). While waiting in line for various activities (Memento Mall for one where they have exclusive items for sale!!), we swap ideas. Most of these are card fronts and it's SO fun to see other's ideas. We come with a year's worth of ideas to share with our friends!!
This year I have over 100 swaps for general swapping. Plus we will be doing an "organized" Shoebox Swap. That is where we take items and we make cards. What fun!! We did this at Leadership and it was a fun and enjoyable evening!! Nothing like sitting down and making cards to make a Stampin' UP Demonstrator happy!!
Then there are other "Organized" swaps where you just swap with a certain number of people. And we are taking part in that too - with my roomies and their uplines!!
I wanted to share my swaps over the next few days along with their "recipes! And when I get home, I'll be sharing what I swap for with YOU, so you, too, can have tons of ideas!!
This card is for the Shoebox swap. I just LOVE, LOVE the new Natural Composition Speciality Designer Series Paper. There are SO many possibilites with it. It's glossy, raised patterns are printed on heavy-weight Natural paper. This make them SO good for matching any project you are making. I used my brayer and the new Midnight Muse In-Color and brayered over the card front. I then wiped off the ink and you have a wonderful effect!!
Stamp Set: Postage Due (WM 126395, CM 126397, page 108), Loving Thoughts (WM 125843, CM 125845, page 136)
Card Stock: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Natural Composition Specialty Designer Series Paper (126917, page 162)
Ink: Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple
Embellishment: Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (126847, page 172)
Punches: Postage Stamp (122344, page 182), Ticket Duo Builder (126883, page 182)
It's hard to see the sponge/brayering on the Natural Composition Specialty DSP, so I did a comparison for you to see it! This is the music notes sheet - LOVE this!!
The top piece is how it arrives on your door step {smile} and the bottom is brayered with Midnight Muse! After I brayered, I rubbed it with a kleenex and the music notes just popped out!!
Try it - you'll LOVE it!!
You can place your order anytime online at my webstore here. And don't forget the July Special! PLace an order of $50 and you receive the "Reason to Smile" stamp set valued at $20.95 for just $5.00!!
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