Tuesday, October 27, 2015

CASEing Kelly Blog Hop


Hi everyone and welcome to CASEing Kelly Blog Hop. A little introduction. A year ago, Kelly Latevola started this special series CASEing Genius where she featured paper crafters that inspired her and create a card based on the featured crafter's projects. 

She featured me back in November 2014 and you can see her post on CASEing me HERE. Kelly has always been so supportive and I love her generous spirit. So, today, as her CASEing Genius series is celebrating its 1st anniversary, Marika Rahtu & Nina Marie has kindly organized this blog hop as a thank you and a surprise for Kelly.

Each of us chose 3 of Kelly's cards and then we got to create a card based on the chosen 3 cards. Here's Kelly's cards that I love:




Hm... You know, how much I love critters, right? This card totally scream cuteness and her coloring is just fantastic! 




As someone who loves clean and simple style, this card totally caught my eyes. The colors, the crisp design... perfection.




And, this one, I just think the coloring is so amazing. Her bright coloring of the owl & the leaves totally make this card pop.

The CASE:

So, for my card, I am inspired by Kelly's CAS style on these cards along with the bright coloring and make this bright, cheerful card that. The layout of the card with a border on the left reflect the design from card #2.




The use of white space is reflection of Kelly's card 1 and 2. And, the rest I think you could see it's totally inspired by card #3. This card is CAS, yet it also filled with so much color & brightness that I think capture the signature style of Kelly's cards.

Kelly, congratulations on CASEing Genius 1st anniversary! Here's to many more and thank you for all the amazing inspirations. From here please hop on to Kelly's blog.

In case you're missing any links, here's complete list of the blog participants.
a2z Scrapbooking
Amy Tsuruta
Ardyth Percy Robb
Brandi Hall
Char Kochensparger
Cindy Chiu
Darnell Knauss
Dawn Turley
Debra James
Deepti Malik
Donna Idlet
Elizabeth Campau
Ellen Haxelmans
Heather Ruwe
Jennifer Loftfield
Joan Bardee
Kara Vrabel
Kara-Lynne
Kathy Wade
Katie Gehring
Kristie Goulet
Kristina Beagle
Kymona Tracey
Laura Jane
Leigh Penner
Lin Brandyberry
Linda Trace
Lindsay Amrhein
Lydia Evans
Maria Sabina Raita
Marika Rahtu
Martha Lucia Gomez
Michele Cunningham
Michele Ferguson
Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams
Monica Maier
Niki G.
Nina-Marie Trapani
Rubeena Naz
Shelly Kurth
Taunya Butler
Thordis Dogg
Vera Yates <-- you are HERE
Kelly Latevola

Now, what is a blog hop without some fun prizes, right?! Leave a comment by 11:59 pm EDT on Thursday, October 29th along each stop in the hop to increase your chances of winning a prize from one of our sponsors: a2z Scrapbooking, Altenew, Create a Smile Stamps, Dee's Artsy Impressions, djkardkreations, Hero Arts, Ink Road, Lia Stampz and Simon Says Stamp! Winners will be notified by email after October 29th.






80 comments:

Jerrie said...

What a fantastic card using Kelly's three cards! LOVE it!

Kara Lynne said...

Vera, this is so beautiful and adorable at the same time! I love how you captured Kelly's CAS style and bright colors!

Kristie Goulet said...

Amazing CASE of Kelly's three cards! LOVE it!!!

~amy~ said...

i.love.it

Marika said...

Amazing! So adorable.

Cardsbymaaike said...

love all the layereing of the flowers and the fun bird, I can see Kelly's style in your card, esp in the strip on the side, well done!

Henriƫtte said...

Lovely card. I love how colorfull it is. Great casing.

Ardyth said...

Fantastic case of Kelly's pretty cards! Love the bright happy colours!

Deepti said...

Such an adorable design and such happy colors :) love it!

Lin said...

Love it, Vera! That striped border is genius, picking up the colors of your focal point!

Shelly said...

Oh, super cute and pretty CASE, Vera!! Love!

Carisa said...

Very cute! What a great hop idea. :D

Arlene said...

Love the bright colors and crisp design. Beautifully cased, but with your own style.

Miriam Prantner said...

Great card! Love your inspiration cards and how you pulled them together for yours!

Dotty Jo said...

Great CASE-ing! Jo x

Cindy C. said...

Fantastic CASE!! Your card is both delightful and charming!!

Cindy C. said...

Fantastic CASE!! Your card is both delightful and charming!!

windinstarsranch said...

Love the way your colors in the side band bring the colors on the card all together. Nice work. What a fun hop. Not only do I get to see Kelly’s work I get to see yours too. Winner winner.

Chark said...

He's so cute, Vera! Love the colors on the flowers and the strip on the left--they look good together!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is fabulous! I love your wonderful CASE of Kelly's work!

I Card Everyone said...

Too beautiful ... you'll pardon me if I stare?
=] Michele

carol mcgregor said...

I am still smiling. Your card is beautiful. Love the colors. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

conil said...

I'll bet Kelly will be beaming when she sees the incredible CASE of her cards. I know I am.

Thordis said...

Your card is awesome! Love how you got inspired by Kelly :)

Darnell said...

I adore this, Vera! It has Kelly's style of fun and color and design!! It's marvelous! Hugs, Darnell

Unknown said...

I love how playful your card is how many different colors you used. It is SO pretty!!

Verna Angerhofer said...

Cute and colorful card and a great CASE of Kelly's work.

Raluca Vezeteu said...

Such a cute card! Love the coloring! Tfs xx

Unknown said...

Your card just made me smile:) I love how you put all elements together, the colors are great and the sentiment is fabulous! Tfs!:)

Kris B said...

Love the fun, bright colors! Such a happy card! I am sure Kelly will be happy with this CASE!!

D.Ann C said...

Absolutely adorable and SUCH a fabulous CASE job!

ThePurplePlace said...

Beautiful card Vera and a wonderful tribute to Kelly! Love her!!

Fikreta said...

Beautiful card!

Monica Maier said...

I love the bird and all the bright colors you used!!!Great CASE. ;-)

Diane Jaquay said...

I ADORE your card, Vera (those are all stamps I wish I would have bought from MFT!!) You definitely captured Kelly's fabulous style!

joy said...

Your card is definitely bright and cheerful! LOVE the image your used and your coloring is SO nice.

Christi Conley said...

Beautiful - such cute characters :)

Natalie said...

Awesome job on your card love the colors.

Vonnie G. said...

Super cute card! Love the colors and simplicity! Great job!

Vonnie G. said...

Super cute card! Love the colors and simplicity! Great job!

Denise Bryant said...

Kelly's cards are awesome, and your CASE is beautiful! Love the colors!

Jeanne H said...

Such fun and colorful cards. Thanks for the inspiration...both from you and Kelly.

Unknown said...

WOW!!! this is so happy, cheerful and pretty Vera!! I love it (and it made me smile, just like the sentiment says!) Thank you SO MUCH for being a part of the hop with all of us; I am so thrilled you helped us send lots of love over to Kelly!

Cat Craig said...

sweet card

Michelle Lupton said...

Such a bright, happy card!

Karenladd said...

Oh my gosh, this is so fun! Love the cute image and all those bright and happy colors! It's the perfect CAS card!

Michele K. Henderson said...

Bright, colorful card that definitely makes me smile! Love this cheery toucan!
Take Care!
Michele

Ellen H. said...

What a lovely CASE again!! :)

Maureen Hayes said...

Vera this card is amazing, you captured the style of Kelly's cards and still keep your unique spin on it. Slam dunk girl! Also, while we are talking of super talented and generous crafters, which Kelly certainly is, can we forget o mention your kindness and compassion in organizing the Caring Hearts Card drive every year? I personally want to thank you for all you, my Mom passed away in June, but up until the end was making cards, and had even contributed to your drive for several years. You helped me to get some cards sent to her nursing home two years back, and I cannot tell you what that meant to the residents who received them! I love seeing talented crafters, but even more I love seeing good, caring and kind people honored, and both Kelly and you should be honored everyday for these qualities, as well as your amazing talent as artists! God bless you!

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! Beautiful cards!

Unknown said...

WOW! love your card! super cute and fun!

liz said...

LOve everything about your card. Fabulous colors with that stripe!

Dee Earnshaw said...

Love the image you used and the wonderful colors. Such a wonderful case. Love it:)

Leslee said...

It's interesting seeing what cards people have chosen to CASE.

Jo Lindskog said...

Your card is beautiful Loved ALL the colors

KimberlyRae said...

Fun, Fun, Fun in the sun! Love, love, Love your happy and Fun card! Great CASE!!

cm said...

What a challenge to select *only* three favourites from Kelly's amazing arsenal of creativity, but wow...you managed to narrow down some real treasures. Your case: simply awesome! Such a marvelous hop to put the spotlight on someone who allows so many others to shine. Heart-warming and touching!
~c

Rubeena I. said...

What an adorable card! Love your use of color :)

Unknown said...

Love your coloring and card scene, so pretty

Unknown said...

Really love this card, all of it.

stampingandstitching said...

Wonderful and fun card, Vera! I love your design and mix of images! Beautiful colouring too! Love seeing how you were inspired by Kelly!

LauraJane:) said...

SUPER sentiment for Kelly! Love the mix you brought into your card from Kelly's Three.

katpooh said...

Love the bright colors on your card and the great use of white space.

nancy littrell said...

So cute and colorful. Kelly is going to LOVE your card too. TFS

New Creations said...

Such a fantastic card! Love all the elements and textures, so cute and colorful, love it!

Katia said...

Your card is so pretty and really beautiful!

Sally Richardson said...

What an absolutely gorgeous card to finish thus awesome blog hop xxxx

Riti said...

This is such an adorable card!!
Love all the layers & colors !!
Awesome CASE

zub momi said...

Fabulous card! Lovely colors :)

Teri Wilson said...

Love the colors. Great card

Unknown said...

They really are crisp designs and so colorful. I CASEed them stunningly.

Taunya Butler said...

What a sunny, happy, bright card you have created for your CASE of Kelly - so fun and unique - has such clever touches to it and I totally loved being able to see this amazing card!!

Celeste Goff said...

What a stunning card Vera!!!

Kathy Mc said...

WOW, Vera, great job bringing the hop to a close. Your card is very colorful yet CAS. Your border really coordinates well with your focal image. Great hop with loads of inspiration!

Nora Noll said...

This is fabulous. I LOVE the coloring of the images and the layering on this card. Great design!!

Tracie Pond said...

I love the cheerfulness of your CASE, Vera =)
Tracie
Creations For Kindness

Mary-Anne V said...

Love the tropical feel. Great card.

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Love the layering behind the bird!

Melissa said...

What a gorgeous CASE!! I absolutely love your use of color and the patterned stripe on the edge. Great job!!

Kelly Latevola said...

Oh. Em. Gee. I love this so much!! It's so bright and playful. Beautifully done Vera! I'm sending big internet hugs, hopefully one day they will be hugs in real life ;) Thank you so much for everything! xoxo

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