Card Swap Chain Series 4 - CASE-ing Cindy

we started the fourth series of the Card Swap Chain, arranged by the lovely Tracy Held. The idea is the we each made a card and sent it to another person in the chain. That person would CASE (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit) the card and send it to the next person who would in turn CASE it and send it on. There are 10 of us in this chain so quite a few variations between the first and last card, and these blog hops take you on the journey through the CASEing process. 

Cindy's Card

This chain started with this pretty card from the talented Cindy, I love the striking contrast with the colours she chose for this card. You should start this hop at Cindy's blog so you can see the progression of the card, you can find the link at the top of the list below.

  

I was seventh in the chain for this round, and you can see how things have changed from Cindy's original card. Although I did choose colours that are very contrasting which I didn't know about the first card.  There are some elements the same but I don't think you would necessarily link the two cards if you saw them side by side.  

I created the floral image by cutting from water colour paper and colouring with inks and an aqua painter. I then flicked water droplet to create the mottled look. 

Time to keep hopping to see how this card was interpreted for the rest of the chain, does it veer further from the original or continue to be recognisably linked to my card?

Happy Stamping

Monique

Card Swap Chain Series 4 - CASE-ing Danielle

Back in May 2025 we started the fourth series of the Card Swap Chain, arranged by the lovely Tracy Held. The idea is the we each made a card and sent it to another person in the chain. That person would CASE (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit) the card and send it to the next person who would in turn CASE it and send it on. There are 10 of us in this chain so quite a few variations between the first and last card, and these blog hops take you on the journey through the CASEing process. 

Danielle's Card

This chain started with this patchwork look card created by the lovely Danielle, I love the stamping between the DSP squares, it gives it a real hand sewn look. You should have started this hop with Danii's card, if you haven't go to the list at the bottom of the post and follow the progression of the card around the chain.   

I was forth in the chain, so you can easily see the link between Danii's card and mine. One of the notable changes is mine is a portrait orientation and has stamping and matting on three of the squares. The ribbon around the middle of the card has stayed consistent so far, do you think it will last the whole journey?

I used Celebratory Sips DSP and coordinating stamps for my version of the card. I chose the colours for the stamped images from the colours in the DSP using Watercolour Pencils to add colour to my stamped images. 

Time to keep hopping to see how this card was interpreted for the rest of the chain, and if it is still recognisable by the end of the chain.  What elements do you think made it all the way down the line?

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #547 CASE The Annual Catalogue

Welcome to another week at CASEing the Catty Sunday Blog Hop, where utilise the projects within the current Stampin' Up! catalogue to inspire our own projects each week. We also invite you to join with us in the challenge each week by using this inspiration in your own creations and uploading a photo to our Facebook page.

This week we are taking inspiration from any of the projects in the Annual Catalogue, and boy are there some great ones.

I was inspired by this card from page 114 of the Annual Catalogue, I love a shaker card and this one caught my eye with the use of die cut letters over the shaker window.

Here is my version, using the Modern Christmas DSP and embellishments. I have to be honest this is a faux shaker using a cellophane bag rather than creating a layered area for the shaker pieces.  If you know me at all you will know that the original version of a shaker ends with me covered in shaker pieces!  By using a cello bag with an insert layered behind the window you get the same effect without the mess. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use any project from the Annual Catalogue to inspire your creativity, then post a picture of your project to the CTC Facebook page.

  

Time to hop on over and see what the lovely Rochelle has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

Card Swap Chain Series 4D - CASE-ing Carolina

Back in May 2025 we started the fourth series of the Card Swap Chain, arranged by the lovely Tracy Held. The idea is the we each made a card and sent it to another person in the chain. That person would CASE (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit) the card and send it to the next person who would in turn CASE it and send it on. There are 10 of us in this chain so quite a few variations between the first and last card, and these blog hops take you on the journey through the CASEing process. 

Carolina's Card

This chain started by Carolina with this beautiful birthday card. I love her use of arches behind the focal cupcake image. If you didn't start the hop with this card you should make your way to Carolina's blog and start hopping from there to really appreciate the progress her card makes through the chain.

I was fifth in this chain and it is fun to see that the rounded shapes are still evident and I also chose colours that were similar to Carolina's even though Danielle before me used a much more pastel palette.

I love how easy the Charming Day products are to use, with the die cut flowers adding so much with so little effort, just a little sponging over the centres with my blends in colours that coordinate with the DSP. 

Time to keep hopping to see how this card was interpreted for the rest of the chain, and if it is still recognisable by the end of the chain.  What elements do you think made it all the way down the line?

Happy Stamping
Monique