Welcome to my madness! I don't know what I was thinking when I came up with my idea for swaps for On Stage Local in Sydney! The Crazy Crafters were very well represented with 38 of us in attendance so I made 50 swap cards. The first two were fun ..... The stack of finished cards I really did bite off more than I could chew but by the time I came to that conclusion, I was already way too committed to change anything! My execution was not of the standard I would have liked but I did get them finished. My craft table during production! I didn't give sufficient thought to all the steps involved and the time required. I stamped the woman on Crumb Cake card using Pink Pirouette ink Masked her and added the umbrella handle. Partially inked the stamp with umbrella and also stamped the greeting. I then stamped the dancing lady onto patterned paper Cut out the dress and glued it into position. Using Stampin' Write Markers I then coloured the image - This took several layers of ink. Once the panels were finished I cut and layered the cards My inspiration was "Dancing in the Rain" but eventually I decided not to add the rain element as it may have seemed a bit negative! So perhaps she's dancing in the sunlight with a parasol! Work in progress The finished image of the lady dancing with an umbrella uses a combination of three stamps from the Beautiful You and Weather Together stamp sets. I decided to have a last hurrah with the 2015-2017 In-Colours, which will be retiring at the end of May (so stock up now if you have a fondness for Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Mint Macaron, Delightful Dijon or Tip Top Taupe!) - I didn't have enough paper left in just one colour, so I made a mix. Mint Macaron with hints of Cucumber Crush Watermelon Wonder with touches of Blushing Bride Cucumber Crush with hints of Mint Macaron Next year I'll start earlier and come up with a simpler design! .... I think I said that last year too! Crazy complex swap cards! Thank you for visiting. 'Til next time! Stephanie Product List - To purchase any of the products, click on one of the product images below (Australian Residents only) Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637] Weather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set [141543] 2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack [138432] Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock [138341] Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad [126956] Cucumber Crush A4 Cardstock [138342] Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] Many Marvelous Markers [131264] 2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333] SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]