Ya Gotta Love Pity Swaps!

I hate to say it, but I didn't make a single swap card for last week's OnStage conference.  There were a lot of factors that went into that decision.  BUT, a couple of lovely demonstrators still gave me their swap.  The one pictured above was from Rachel Durtschi.  I had admired her card as she swapped it with other folks.  I loved the colors she chose to use.  And I loved the relative simplicity of it.  Well, relative if you don't count all of the stamping!  That's a lot of stamping!  She used the Flower Patch stamp set.  The colors were Hello Honey, Delightful Dijon, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, and Basic Black.  If you love the color combo, don't waste any time - a couple of those colors are retiring at the end of May!

This second card was created by my team member, Deneen.  We had SO much fun hanging out together over the course of the conference.  She used a sponge dauber to add color to the solid butterfly shape.  I love the subtle way it gets darker as it gets closer to the edge of the wings.  I'm just guessing here, but I believe her color combo was:  So Saffron, Garden Green, Night of Navy, Old Olive, and Pool Party.

I hope one or both of these cards inspire you today!