Cocoa Creators - Summer ATC Swap

For those of you who are suffering through cold weather already, here's a little bit of "warmth" for you. Earlier in the summer, I participated in a "Summer"-themed ATC swap amongst a CropChocolate offshoot FB group - my first ATC swap ever! We had to mail in our cards by September, but it wasn't until last weekend that we received a copy of everyone else's cards.

Here are the ATCs that I received... aren't they pretty? :)

And here's mine - of course, it should be no surprise that I used Unity stamps (Summertime in a Jar and Jars of Love x 3) or that I showcased insects! Unfortunately, I couldn't find any firefly stamps that I liked, so I had to hand-doodle all of them. Having grown up in Missouri, I sure do miss fireflies and cicadas - to me, they represent summertime. :) The yellow gelato did a good job of providing the "glow" of the fireflies.

 Patterned paper (MME), kraft paper (The Paper Company), chipboard stars (UmWowStudio), stamps (Unity Stamp Co), ink (Memories, Inc.), distress ink (Tim Holtz - Walnut Stain), distress stain (Tim Holtz - Bronze), marker (Micron), yellow Gelato (Faber-Castell), Stickles, brads (Making Memories)

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Don't forget to check out the incredible Brown Thursday sale at Unity Stamps - it's their biggest sale of the year and you can use 55THANKS to get 55% off all non-sale (stamp) items! How fun is that? Happy shopping! :) And if you are looking for inspiration, be sure to check out Unity's Friends with Flair Friday blog post!