BTW if you would like to join us, just go to Michelle's blog, choose one of her cards to CASE then share your card on Instagram using the hashtag: #casemeachristmascard2023
Okay... ready for my card? First, let me show you the card Michelle made that I'm CASEing:
I know, I know - how do you take a sympathy card and turn it into a
Christmas card? Here's how:
Use similar colors, use a die cut, and well - add a Christmas sentiment!
Here's how that turned out for me...
A similar color palette - I just switched the brown for my favorite grey!
I started by masking off a strip of my card panel to accommodate some gorgeous, blended teal color, and over-stamping with The Greetery's Pretty Postmarks stamps loaded with the grey ink and spritzed with water before stamping on a diagonal.
My die-cuts? One of my favorite Poinsettia's from The Stamp Market 'kissed' with just a touch of Lagoon ink and adding a few pine boughs from HoneyBee's - Winter Greenery. Before putting it all together I gave all my die cuts a spritz of Wplus9's Shimmer spray mist - my homage to Michelle's embellishments!
Last but not least I added a die-cut Christmas sentiment instead of stamping it onto my card base. This one is just one of 12 in the newest sentiment set from Pinkfresh Studio's Basic Banners collection. All of the sentiments are stamped at once, then all are cut at once using the coordinate die. Who doesn't need to save a lot of time while creating Christmas cards? I have pre-made enough for dozens of cards!
So, what do you think? Ready to play along? If you have any questions, please email them to me - you'll find my email in my blog profile. Even if you don't you can follow along at Instagram - just search #casemeachristmascard2023 and all of the participating card makers' creations will be there!
Thanks for stopping by!
=] Michele
This is absolutely GORGEOUS Michele and a lovely, lovely CASE of Michelle's sympathy card turned Christmas! I am so in LOVE with the greens and grays on this card and just the total simplicity of it! The embossed sentiment banner is so pretty too! Beautiful card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteOhhh this is a fabulous case into a CHristmas card. Love Love Love
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Those colors are divine together...you've inpsired me to try this palette myself!
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty special CASE of Michelle's card. It works a treat xx
ReplyDeleteLOVE your beautiful Poinsettia Michelle, these sympathy card colours have really made it shine! I am so excited about this hop for Michelle!
ReplyDeleteYou have the best collection of poinsettia dies, Michele! I love how you've used these colors for a Christmas card! Sweet!
ReplyDeleteYou turned your CASE into a beautiful Christmas card, Michele!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. What a lovely surprise for Michelle! You've done a spectacular job on this card, my friend!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and perfect CASE of Michelle's card. Love the colors and that poinsettia is super special.
ReplyDeleteI love that you all did this for Michelle - she makes beautiful cards! And you are no slouch yourself my friend...lol...the poinsettia is gorgeosu!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful CASE, Michele! So perfect, and a perfect switcheroo from Sympathy to Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a beautiful CASE Michele! Love how y'all are casing cards but turning them into Christmas cards instead. So cool and so fun! I love your poinsettia and background, so gorgeous. I really love the grey you added too. This is just gorgeous! Hugs, Brenda
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