Embossed Swallowtail

 

When I first saw this Swallowtail stamp, I thought it was pretty, but I didn't really need it.  Well, as you can see, I have changed my mind and I really do need this stamp.  I have seen so many pretty cards made with this stamp that I decided to add it to my collection, and I was delighted to see it made it into the new 2013-2014 catalog.  So this isn't the last you'll be seeing of this guy on my blog.  This card was heavily inspired by a swap I got at the St. Louis Stampin' Up regional event I attended a few months ago, but there was no name on the swap so I can't give credit for my inspiration.  I embossed it with black embossing powder and then colored with my blender pen. 

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Embossed Flight of the Butterfly

I  seem to be on a Flight of the Butterfly kick lately.  Actually this card was one I considered for club last month but decided against it.  It uses two of the three new colors of embossing powder from the summer mini catalog, but it just didn't pop as much as I wanted it to.  The butterflies are punched and "flying" off the page and the flowers are embossed, so still a cute card, but it didn't have the wow factor with the embossing powder I was looking for.  Stay tuned - I plan to use the embossing powder this month!

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