Summer Swap

I did some swaps this summer. What are swaps? Basically what it sounds like. I make a bunch of the same card and trade with others who have made a bunch of the same cards too. I have done this locally with the demo group I belong to and through a hostess for an around the country swap. One of the swaps I was in this summer was for 3x3 cards. I love 3x3 cards. They're small and very cute. I love to tuck these little cards anywhere and everywhere. Here's the collection I got. The top rows were made by other Stampin' Up! demonstrators. The bottom row was made by me. The last card on the right was not in a swap but created for an open house I did recently for another group I'm a member of, Midwest Sales Support.




The card we made at the open house features the Elegant Butterfly punch. We stamped the image and punched it and layered it over a solid punched piece and added a little curl to the wings to give it some dimension. I noticed after I made the cards that I used retired DSP from the pack we got from Sale-a-bration but any small print will work.

Items used to make this card:


  • Elegant Butterfly punch- 127526 
  • Early Espresso Stitched Grosgrain- 126871
  • Bitty Banners Framelits- 129267
  • Bashful Blue cardstock- 105120
  • Island Indigo cardstock-122923
  • Lucky Limeade cardstock- 122926
  • Island Indigo Classic Stampin' pad -126986 / refill 122932
  • Itty Bitty Banners- 126255 (W) or 126257 (C)
  • Papillon Potpourri- 123757 (W) or 123759 (C)
  • Also used: glue dots- 103683
  • and Snail Adhesive- 104332 (starter) or 104331 (refill)
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June

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