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In May I was invited to join a fun Card Swap Chain. It operates similar to a game we used to play as kids, where one person whispers a message to the first person, then the second person tries to remembers the message to pass onto the next person and so on. At the end after it being passed around the group, you usually end up with a completely different message.
It's a similar concept but with CASEing (Copying And Selectively Editing) cards. Though it took me a few rounds to grasp the entire concept and how it worked with cards, it was a lot of fun and so interesting to see how others in the group interpreted people's designs and made it their own.
In the first round, each of us designed a card and sent it on the next person on the list. That person then CASEd our card and sent it on to the next person on the list and so on, until it went all the way around the ten participants and the final version came back to the original creator.
The first card in this chain was created by Julia Quinn. My suggestion is that you start at her blog post, then click through the blog hop list, so you can see the evolution of the original design.
My card you see below was round 2, which means that Julia sent me her original card, which I then CASEd with some changes to make it my own, but keeping to original brief.
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For my version of Julia's fun fold card I used the Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper as the focal point of my sympathy card. I used the Gallery Blooms Bundle, Unbounded Love stamp set and the Everyday Arched Dies.
The card is beautiful on the outside, however on the inside awaits more beauty and a fun surprise.
The fun part of this fun fold is the pop up inside the card. So although this is a sympathy card, the recipient gets a beautiful and peaceful scenery pop up inside the card, that they can then display. There is room on the two inside blue panels to write a brief message.
Full product list for my card and direct shopping link can be found HERE.
Measurements
Inside pop up panel - Layer 1 - Cajun Craze Cardstock - 8cm x 11cm
Sometimes the cards in the Card Swap Chain change so much that if you only saw the first and last cards, you wouldn't realise that that they were on the same chain and been CASEd from the original card. This one though actually kept quite true to the original, though each one is unique in its own way.
Hop around to see everyone's awesome versions of Julia's card.
I hope my project has inspired you in your creativity and encouraged you to create something beautiful for someone you care about.
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Love Mandy
I love this paper used for your card - just marvellous - AND that you used it as a sympathy card with the fun surprise inside!
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous is your paper choice. Looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteJulia this is beautiful. It works so well as a sympathy card and I love the impact of the blue.
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