Card Swap Chain - Series 6 - Heather's Card

In April 2026 we started the sixth series of the Card Swap Chain, arranged by the lovely Tracy Held. The idea behind this is that everyone in the group made a card, then sent it to one other person in the group. Each of us CASEd the card we received and posted it to the next person in the chain, there were 10 of us in total. Each time the card was CASEd it was changed slightly until the last round when the final copy of our first card was returned to us.  This is such a fun process, and it is now time to reveal each of the cards in the chain. With 10 of us in the chain there is definitely opportunity for a few variations to sneak in between the first and the last card, so join us on this blog hop journey through the CASEing process.

This chain started with this cute little ladybug card from Heather, if you haven't started the hop at her blog I would encourage you to do go there first, so you can see the progression of the chain. You can find her blog listed at the top of the participant list below.

I was 9th in the chain, so almost at the end with only one more card before the round finished. As you can see there have been some reasonably big changes to the card through this chain, although there are some recognisable features.  My card has the round shape as the feature on the front of the card, and as a stretch contains botanical images.  For my card I used one of the hot foil sentiments, but this time trimmed it into two separate pieces as I thought it looked more balanced on the card this way.  The stamp and die bundle I used is Garden Gatherings, which I would highly recommend getting while it is still available on the Last Chance List. I have had so much fun with this set, and I believe the stamp set is carrying over even though the dies are not.

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

Let's Craft Together - Treat Packaging

Welcome to the monthly Let's Craft Together Blog Hop, thanks for joining us. We are a group of multi-cultural Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in Australia who have developed a strong friendship through our love of stamping and our admiration of each other's style of crafting. 

The challenge this month is to create some treat packaging which I think is always fun!

I decided to make this cute little basket for this challenge, it is crafted from a 6x6 piece of DSP, in this case I used the All Wrapped Up pack for this with a strip of Cherry Cobbler for the handle. I love this design because the size of the basket is determined by how far in you push the two sides, I like it at this angle and it is perfect for some sweet treats, either home made rum balls, or store bought Lindt balls!

Here is the other side of the basket, decorated with the Pretty Poinsettia bundle stamped in Cherry Cobbler and Peaceful Pine to coordinate with the DSP. You could add a little tag, or even just tie a bow around the handle to decorate. 

Time to hop on over to the next project, just follow the list below until you get back to where you started. 

Happy Stamping

Monique

Card Swap Chain - Series 6 - Ros's Card

In April 2026 we started the sixth series of the Card Swap Chain, arranged by the lovely Tracy Held. The idea behind this is that everyone in the group made a card, then sent it to one other person in the group. Each of us CASEd the card we received and posted it to the next person in the chain, there were 10 of us in total. Each time the card was CASEd it was changed slightly until the last round when the final copy of our first card was returned to us.  This is such a fun process, and it is now time to reveal each of the cards in the chain. With 10 of us in the chain there is definitely opportunity for a few variations to sneak in between the first and the last card, so join us on this blog hop journey through the CASEing process.

This chain started with this cute card from Ros, if you haven't started the hop at her blog I would encourage you to do go there first, so you can see the progression of the chain. You can find her blog listed at the top of the participant list below.

I was 6th in the chain for this round and am happy to say that the card seems to be keeping with the design vibe of Ros's original card. The colour scheme for this card came from one of my favourite recent DSP packs, Delicate Dreams, and in fact uses one of the copper foiled sheets from this pack as the background. I added Hydrangea Hue to the DSP to bring out the colour of the flowers which were stamped using Fragrant Layers stamp set which I borrowed from a friend and really loved using.

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