I have been participating in a chain card swap over the last couple of month’s which I have done previously. Chain card swaps are a lot of fun and based on the idea that you make a card and it gets sent around a ‘chain’ of participants who CASE (copy and selectively edit) and send it on until it reaches back to the original person and may look a little (or a lot) different to the original card.
I will be sharing all ten cards made in the series over the next few weeks so you can see how they turned out. Round one of the chain is by Genna Gifford and the card I CASE’d was by the lovely Cheryl Hurst. I used the gorgeous Thoughtful Expressions and Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper to create my version.

cheryl’s version of genna’s card

Here is a look at Cheryl’s gorgeous card that she sent that I CASE’d. Cheryl had used the beautiful Shy Shamrock with some stunning glimmer paper. I decided to CASE the layout of the design with the fun odd rectangle layout.

my version of the card for round ten

Here is a look at my finished card using the Thoughtful Expressions stamp and Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper. This beautiful hummingbird is one of my favourite current stamps, I just adore it! I decided to CASE the layout design of Cheryl’s card which left me a nice spot in the centre for my focal point image. The beautiful purple and pink hues made up the design of my finished card.

a close up of my design

I decided to heat emboss my hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set in black and watercolour the bird with a water painter and some; Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Blackberry Bliss inks. It’s quite a mixture of colours but turned out fun in the end.

To embellish I added some die cut pieces from the Painted Lavender Dies which I have watercoloured in a mixture of purples and Lost Lagoon.

The sentiment was taken from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and heat embossed in white on some Blackberry Bliss cardstock.

a look at the inside

I added some more stamping from the Painted Lavender stamp set and a sentiment taken from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp for the inside and finished with a strip of Designer Series Paper from the Perennial Lavender paper.

This was such a fun card to make and I loved CASE’ing Cheryl’s design.

You can see the whole ‘chain’ of card in the series and how the card has evolved below.
I suggest following it in order from number one onwards to see the true progression of the card.

Until next time, crafty hugs. xx

SHOP WITH ME & GET A FREE GIFT & TUTORIAL

PLEASE NOTE: Regardless of when you are viewing this post, this is automatically updated so the host code/links listed here are current.

November 2024 monthly host code is ‘KSW434BD‘ to receive a FREE gift, tutorial and handmade card from me to thank you for your order.
Don’t know how to use a host code or shop online?
Click here to learn more and see an easy guide.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY ONLINE STORE

Don’t live in Australia but still want to purchase the tutorial? You can purchase it through my tutorial store for $22AUD for instant PDF download. CLICK HERE to purchase.

TWO BRAND NEW CREATIVITY KITS

Two brand new Creativity Kits have been added to my online store this month and these kits just keep getting better and better! Create some landscape masterpieces to either hand on the wall or display on the mantle or become a watercolour artist with the Nature’s Painting Kit which comes complete with watercolour pencils, colouring book and Water Painter. Click here to check them out.

new online exclusives

Brand new Online Exclusives are not available in my Stampin’ Up! online store with everything from cute otters, adorable foiled/marbled Designer Series Paper and loads of stamps & bundles to choose from. Check it out all out here.

THE STAMPING LOUNGE MEMBERSHIP SITE

I have been busily working for a while on a fun new program/website with my lovely friends Maheswari & Rochelle and I am introducing The Stamping Lounge.
Join in with a monthly membership and get loads of classes, lessons, resources, live events & more!
Hit the button below to learn all the details of how to become a lounge member!

supply list

Thoughtful Expressions Cling Stamp Set (English) [162815] $44.00	Painted Lavender Dies [162596] $56.00	Perennial Lavender 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162593] $21.75	Cute Crochet 3 D Embossing Folder [163792] $17.50	Purple Fine Shimmer Gems [162611] $14.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $15.75	Water Painters [151298] $23.00	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $15.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $15.75	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $15.75
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $15.75	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $15.75	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $15.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697] $62.50	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $20.25	Basic Beige A4 Cardstock [164512] $20.25	Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] $20.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75