The Stampin' Up! retirement list has been released and I thought it would be fun to throw a Retirement Party here on my blog for some of my favourite sets that made the list this year - starting with this beautiful Swallowtail butterfly.

I've stamped the base white card with the Swallowtail in basic gray and then sponged around it in smoky slate.  On another piece of white card I've stamped the same butterfly in lost lagoon - one of the colours that is set to retire.  I've added a little watercolour effect to this one using an aquapainter in the same lagoon tone.

In keeping with the TGIF challenge, 'love you Mom' theme, I've added a sentiment from the And Many More set, another retiring product.


Speaking of the TGIF challenge,  the site is officially a year old today!  Come on over to wish us a happy birthday, not to mention learn how you can win a free stamp set.

If you are in Australia and hoping to stock up on some of the retiring list goodies, I'd love your support - head on over to my Stampin' Up! store for the full list of items on sale now.  My current hostess code is Z94FJDUR.