Card Kit Swap

Over at Oriental Stamp Art Yahoo Group, I joined in a Swap where we make a Geisha card and send a partner a kit to recreate a card using our kit- and they do the same.

 My Geisha is from Stonehouse Stamps- plate #14.  I used a Good Luck Punch using the copper cardstock. The butterfly pattern /template is from a blogging friend Karli HERE.  Copper cardstock is from Paper Temptress. I had trouble with the embossing bleeding onto the Geisha face, so I stamped and cut out another Geisha face onto Watercolor paper, and glued it on over the top of the original.

 My partner was Margo (aka RLI- Retired and Loving It). This is what she did with the kit I sent to her:

 I really like the layout and the punched Good luck Kanji- Margo added sticky back tape and glitter to it- I really like this idea! 
 Here is the card inside:

Of course, the card is much better IRL!!!!!

Here is the beautiful card Margo sent to me:

  Margo also sent me a template to re-create another card like this.The card I was to alter was already stamped and sponged front and back.

 So, I had to figure out HOW to alter this card- so I added more sponging and outlined the border with German Scrap Gold Trim.

 I added another fan that Margo sent back to back- so you see the same fan when you open up the card.
 Here is the inside:

 The Kanji is from Bird Song by Graphic 45 and the fan 'tail' and jewels came with the kit.

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly