One last graduation card

I got my cards all boxed up and ready to go and then, as usual, found a few stragglers hiding fom me.  The four in the left corner are just simple circles and stars punched and matched to verses.  The Daisy Congrats above is my pride and joy.  I used the Congrats embossing folder, then started running the SU 3 part Daisy Die through my big shot.  There are a total of 6 flowers on each card, with just faint curvature of the petals.  A pearlescent 'candy dot' was used for the center.  I did the verses on the computer on a vellum insert.  The whole thing looks very classy and elegant.  And that...wraps up the graduation cards.  If any more show up, it's just too darn bad.  I'm ready for other stamping for awhile.

GRADUATION CARDS.....

Yes, yes, yes - I am shouting.  I am D-O-N-E!  Well, am quitting at least, so that makes me 'done' doesn't it?  My daughter & daughter-in-law each asked for 20-40 graduation cards, so that is pretty much what I have been working on over the past few months.  Am putting 4 to an image, so you don't get sick to death of seeing them.  This is not the complete collection, but includes the majority of designs.  I made 2 alike (or similar) and tried to do 4 similar, to cut down on the number of designs I had to come up with.  Most are CASED,  a few totally my own.  I'm anxious to wrap them up for delivery and get back to more fun stamping.

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Chalkboard Technique

Learned something new today...Chalkboard Technique.  There you stamp in white, dry it, then take white craft ink and sponge it gently around your darker paper.  Ends up looking like the chalkboard looks after you have erased things and have the residue left.  Pretty cool.  Used a ton of items on this card - The Woodgrain embossing folder, Boho Blossoms punch to make the flowers, the Scallop Border Punch for the edges, Bling, Twine, Antique Lace ribbon.  Fun card.  Oh yeah - woodgrain folder was smudged with Early Espresso and edge sponged with Soft Suede.

Reasons To Smile - Pink

I have to call these by Color because I am in the process of doing several different creations using the same stamp set - Reasons To Smile.   Sorry that the colors aren't showing as well as they should.  I've used a soft pink and soft green.  The pink sheet on front has a slight pattern to it - just sort of splotchy in lighter and darker pinks, and then I have stamped a wildflower pattern onto that using a slightly darker pink.  Colored with Copics, punched butterflies adorned with pearls, and soft pink ribbon complete the card.  Enjoy

I'll be back with more....

Have many more samples to post.  Was busy creating even if I couldn't get them uploaded.  My girls have asked for 'oodles' of graduation cards for their seniors.  Alas I just sent off two packages without scanning first.  Will try to scan the rest as I complete them.  Will deliver a large number of cards to the girls when we go back in May/June.

Purple Flowers

This fun card was created using Rubbernecker Wildflowers stamp.  First the purple paper was run through the Big Shot using Sizzix Powdered Sugar Embossing Folder.  The flowers were stamped onto the white paper and colored with Copics.  The edges were inked to make it less stark, and it was mounted flush (no dimensionals) onto the card.  The flowers were stamped a second time onto scraps, colored and cut out.  OK, I didn't really cut them all out.  Many of them were very close to a circle punch size, 1/2", 7/8" etc.  Then I just had to make a few snips here and there.  So much easier than fussy cutting everything by hand. The top flowers were affixed with dimensionals.  Different size "Diamonds" were colored with the copics to get the desired color and affixed to the flower centers.  This is a CASE of a Kittie Caracciolo creation.  She is so very talented.  This card is elegant and dramatic IRL.