CSL: Earning Alaska Blog Hop - Dragonfly easel card from January CLUB

So - I'm part of a wonderful group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators determined to earn the Incentive Trip from SU! this year - that will take us on a cruise to Alaska. As part of that group we are doing a series of blog hops now through October - this month we're featuring some of the new stamps from the Occasions mini and Sale-a-bration! When it came time to pick what I wanted to feature - it was a no-brainer - it had to be the Dragonfly Dreams bundle. When I saw this in the catalog - it was instant LOVE!

So I'm featuring the card we made in January at our Technique Clubs - it uses the Acrylic Block Smash background technique - which I think is just amazing with this set. Gives it that surreal look that is perfect with Dragonflies! That along with the shimmery white cardstock gold thread behind and the scattered gems - makes it feel almost magical. Even more lovely in person.

This picture below is kind of bright due to the flash - but I wanted to show how we colored the wings below with the same colors from the background - it shows through just enough to look beautiful.

Below, from the side, you can see it is a standard easel card. Start with an 4 1/4" by 11" base and score at 5 1/2" and again at 8". You can see then the the layers on top are adhered only to part of the base - that is what allows you to do the easel and stand up your image. I'll be posting more on the Acrylic Block Smash technique soon - so be sure to stop back!