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Showing posts with label CASE It Hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CASE It Hop. Show all posts

Saturday, August 09, 2025

*CASE It Instagram Hop*

 Each month I host the CASE It Instagram Hop with some creative friends joining in the fun.  We each chose a card that we seen on Instagram and use it to inspire us to make something of our own.  Sometimes we copy the card almost exactly, using the items we have in our stash.  Sometimes we use the original card as a jumping off point to create something different with similar elements.  And sometimes it is somewhere in between.

For this month, I was inspired by this card by @marisealark


I loved the colours that Mari used in her card... I loved the blue and white with the hint of metallic.  I also liked the stiched element of it and the sentiment overlapping the centre of her design.  I knew in an instant that hers was the card I was going to CASE...

I did change things up a bit though...  Instead of layered petals, I have a layer of white in the centre of my flowers.  I did three flowers instead of two.  And instead of a coloured metallic element, I chose silver (and I skipped the "greenery").  I kept the the blue and white, I used a stitched element in a frame layer and I kept the sentiment overlapping the centre of my design.

I hope you can see the original design in my card... but that I tried to put my own twist on it.

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Spellbinders Windy; silver mirror
*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions
*Dies:  Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms; A Jillian Vance Open Daisies; MFT Stitched Rectangles; The Ton Easy Expressions


Saturday, July 12, 2025

*CASE It Instagram Hop*

 Each month, I host a CASE It Instagram Hop... a group of us chooses a card we've seen on Instagram and we use it an inspiration for a card of our own.  Sometimes the inspiration card and our card are very very similar to each other... sometimes we just take some of the elements and make it our own.

For my card today, I am using inspiration from Denise Morgan....  I LOVED her card that she created for the Gina K Appreciation Day and while I was going to CASE that, I actually CASEd the INSIDE of her card instead of the outside!

Here's her gorgeous card...


And this is the inside of her card...


And finally, my card....  I used similar colours, a different stamp, placed the simple sentiment in a different spot... and instead of cutting off my design complete, I used the cut off pieces on the card front to add a little more flair.

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Stamps:  Pinkfresh Studio Happy For You; MFT Something for Everything
*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair; Copics
*Dies:  MFT Stitched Rectangles; Pinkfresh Studio Happy for You
*Toos:  Perfect Layers
*Challenges:  Addicted to Stamps & More #496



Saturday, June 14, 2025

*CASE It Instagram Hop*

 On the 2nd Saturday of each month, a group of us play together on Instagram to CASE a card that has inspired us...  we find something on Instagram and make a card of our own that is inspired by that first card.

First, here is the card I was inspired by, but the wonderful Beverley Brown...  I just fell in love with her rainbow of butterflies... and the simplicity of the card.  And of course the mini slimline said "pick me"!!


I changed it up a little bit, but not a lot.  I used a rainbow of flowers instead of butterflies and I used a larger sentiment.  Otherwise you can definitely see that I was inspired by Beverley.

Card Info
*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Copics
*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Embellishments:  Studio Katia Arctic Breeze Pearls


Saturday, May 10, 2025

*CASE It Instagram Hop*

 This month, for the CASE It Instagram hop, I have created a simple one layer mini slimline card.  Each month, each of the participants finds a card created by someone else and shared on Instagram.  We then put our own spin on that creation to create a card.  We aren't trying to copy the card completely, but we want to take the essence of the card to create something of our own.

First, let me show you the card created by pristinepaperco...


I loved the simplicity of the card with the big bold sentiment and simple colours...  for my card, I chose to eliminate the extra layer as well as the layers of leaves and the secondary sentiment.  I also overlapped my sentiment and leaves.  My card is pretty close to the original, but I did make it my own by making some easy changes...

Card Info
*Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Big Old Birthday
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies
*Des:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies; Simon Says Stamp Big Old Birthday
*Embellishments:  HAI Supply


Saturday, April 12, 2025

*CASE It Instagram Hop*

 It's time for the CASE It Instagram Hop...  each month, each of us chooses a card we've seen on Instagram and we make a card inspired by it.

I chose a card by ginny9raye for my card today.... first, here is their card...


I chose this card because it is clean and simple, lots of white space, great colours.  Of course, I didn't want to copy it completely, so here's what I changed...  my layere is larger, my papers are darker, my focal point shape is a hexagon, I put my sentiment as the focal point with flowers around it.

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler
*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Flower & Field
*Stamps:  Gina K Mini Fancy Greetings
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Rainbow Daisies
*Dies:  MFT Stitched Rectangles; Scrapbook.com Nesting Hexagons; Pinkfresh Studio Rainbow Daisies
*Tools:  Perfect Layers
*Etc:  Foam Adhesive


Saturday, March 08, 2025

*CASE It Instagram Hop*

 Another post from me today... this time for the CASE It Instagram Hop!  Each month, a group of us each finds a project on Instagram that inspires us... and then we make a card using that piece as the basis of our own design.  We don't copy it completely, but we try to make sure you can see how we used that first project as inspiration.

First, the card I was inspired by...  I LOVE almost everything that Hannelie makes... this card spoke to me for my CASE this month.  I love that the only colour is in the butterfly (and that she didn't feel the need to colour the flowers).  I love that the sentiment is tucked in there almost perfectly.  And I love the dimension in the butterfly.


I changed things up a little bit with my card... but you can certainly see where I started.  I used shades of yellow, orange and red instead of shades of blue, I flipped the design to the other side of the card, I used clear gems instead of coloured ones and I used a larger sentiment.  I kept the big floral (without colouring it), the butterfly (added some foam adhesive for dimension), and of course I did my signature 1/16" mat.

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Bumblebee
*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Full of Life
*Stamps:  Gina K You Give Me Butterflies; Altenew Bouquet of Love; Uniko Wonderful Day
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Gina K You Give Me Butterflies
*Tools:  Perfect Layers
*Embellishments:  Studio Katia Sparkling Crystals.


Saturday, February 08, 2025

*CASE It Hop*

 It's time for another CASE It Hop on Instagram.  Even more creators have joined this hop this month so I hope you'll head over to Instagram to see what everyone was inspired by!

This hop has been a lot of fun for me... I often get inspiration from cards I see online and I love that I get to highlight another creator while showing how I took their original and made it my own.

First, the card I was inspired by...  I was inspired by this gorgeous card by Jennifer Ingle.  I loved how crisp and clean it was (even with the embossed background), how the colour popped on the black strip and how the focal element was not contained by that black strip.  I even loved that she used a small mat of colour behind her black panel.

So, the point of CASE-ing isn't to copy the card completely... it's to take elements of it and be inspired to make something that is your own.  I kept my card very similar to Jennifers card.  But I changed a few things.  I decided to emboss the black panel instead of the full background, I changed up the colours and I made a birthday card instead of a thinking of you card.

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Azure Afternoon
*Stamps:  Altenew A Perfect Gift; MFT Something for Everything
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean
*Stencil:  Altenew A Perfect Gift
*Dies:  Altenew A Perfect Gift; MFT Something for Everything
*Embossing:  Stampin' Up! Brick & Mortar
*Embellishments:  Kaiser Pearls
*Tools:  Perfect Layers


Saturday, January 11, 2025

*CASE It Hop*

 Today's the day for the monthly CASE It Hop on Instagram.  Our little group has grown by a few members this month!  Each month, we each find inspiration from another creator on Instagram and we make a card inspired by that creation.  We don't want to copy it completely, but we want to use their idea to make something of our own.

First, the card I was inspired by... this is a card by Jean Doeringsfeld.  I loved that rainbow strip on the smaller card!


I decided to play with some patterned paper for my rainbow strip.... I took some patterned paper that had squares of rainbow colours and I cut each one out and adhered the little scraps to a piece of printer paper.  I then trimmed it down to be the size I wanted.  Instead of hearts, I used some white flowers as my focal point, using a bit of red on the centre of one of the flowers much like her little XO on the one heart.

See, I was inspired by her card, but I didn't outright copy it!

Card Info
*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Full of Life
*Stamps:  MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray
*Embellishments:  Studio Katia Arctic Breeze Pearls


Saturday, December 14, 2024

*CASE It Hop*

I started an Instagram Hop with a couple of friends last month called the CASE It Hop...  we are looking for inspiration from others on Instagram and using one project each month to inspire our own project.  I saw a card by its_soo_crafty and just had to make one of my own!

First... the cards I was inspired by...  I just LOVED this idea for using paper scraps!


Now, truth be told, I did not use scraps!  In fact, I cut in to a brand new 6x6 paper pad for my card... but I used the sheet of paper that has a bunch of different design strips on it!  My card ended up being very much like the inspiration photo... I changed up my papers and the placement of the sentiment ... and I added my "signaure" black matted layer.

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Paper:  Die Cuts with a View Dec 25
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

Saturday, November 09, 2024

*CASE It Hop*

 Welcome to the first in a monthly series... an Instagram Hop with a few online friends where we each find a paper crafting project on Instagram and we CASE it.  Wait... you don't know that that means?  CASE stands for Copy and Share Everything.  Basically, we are going to take a creation by someone else and make our own creation that is inspired by that original.  We don't want to copy it exactly, but we want to put our own little twist on it to make it our own idea.

First, this is the card I was inspired by... It's made by the owner of Uniko (go check out their Instagram!)


And now for the card I made, inspired by this card.  You can see that I took the idea of the card, changed the colours, changed the word, changed the graphic... and added my signature coloured mat.

Card Info
*Cardstock:  unknown shimmer; unknown glitter; Lawn Fawn Iridescent
*Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Joyful Greetings
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Playful Alpha; Picket Fence Studio Winter Snowflakes
*Tools:  Perfect Layers