I have been participating in a chain card swap over the last couple of months. Chain card swaps are a lot of fun and based on the idea that you make a card, send it on in the chain and then it is sent around a ‘chain’ of participants who CASE (copy and selectively edit). The person then sends it on until it reaches back to the original person and may look a little (or a lot) different to the original card.
Round three of this blog hop series sharing our chain cards is Monique’s card which I chose to create a Thoughtful Journey card using these beautiful Thoughtful Journey papers from the Annual Catalogue combined with some of the stunning Mix & Match Ephemera pieces.

My finished thoughtful journey card

Here is a look at my finished card. I chose to CASE the basic layout of the card and keep the circular element to the right. You can see the card that I was CASE’ing pictured on the left which I received from Tracy.
I love the circle dies from the Spotlight on Nature dies and included these on my card with some hand stitched detail. This was a nice finished touch for this thoughtful journey card.

a close up look at the finished card design

Here is a close up look at the finished card and some of the detail.
I had fun using some of the Mix & Match Ephemera from Stampin’ Up! which made the card design process so easy as the thought & design work was for me with gorgeous and detailed designs.

I played with some more decoration on the inside to finish the card off.

This was a fun card to make and I really enjoyed seeing the progression of the card throughout the chain.
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

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supply list

Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] $61.00	Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163303] $21.75	Fully Flowering Mix & Match Ephemera Pack [163762] $14.00	Baker's Twine Three Color Pack [162759] $14.00	Black & Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Large Check Ribbon [161982] $14.00
Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio [161206] $14.00	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50	Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder (English) [162927] $67.00	Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163826] $19.25	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $15.75
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697] $62.50	Basic Beige A4 Cardstock [164512] $20.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75