Cap and Gown Grad Card

Rubber stamp, papers, inks from Stampin' Up!

Embroidery floss for tassel 

Numeral dies from Michael's/Recollections

INSTRUCTIONS found here:

https://debbiesdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/free-fridays-happy-graduation-card.html

 I altered it by cutting two squares of card stock then sandwiching a piece of lightweight chipboard between them to stiffen the cap. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Graduation Card 1

This is the first of three cards I made for graduates this year.

Supplies used from Stampin' Up! :
Great Grads stamp set
Brocade Blue ink and card stock
Night of Navy, Whisper White and metallic silver card stocks
dies

textured light blue card base, DCWV

numeral stamps, unknown

glitter marker, Office Depot

Cute New House Card

How adorable is this stamp image?

It's from Stamping Bella , 

Tiny Townie Fairy Garden House,

and was perfect to congratulate new home owners.

The word happy (that I'm not happy about how

it turned out, all splotchy no matter how many times I tried)

was inked with a marker. It was part of a sentiment stamp

from Lawn Fawn. 

I water colored the house with inks from my ink pads

and an aquapainter. I used the colored

image on the stamp packaging as a guide. 

Its mounted onto a textured red

card stock base from DCWV

with a Ballet Blue mat.

I die cut a sweet edge from So Saffron to tuck

under the blue polka dot ribbon.

The die was from Stampin' Up!,

the ribbon was from American Crafts. 

This is the first of many cards I made recently
and will be sharing daily through the rest of the month.

Next up, graduation cards.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Speedy Recovery Card

I cute and cheery card I made for a friend recovering from 

surgery as a result of an injury. 

Lawn Fawn stamp image (On The Mend set)

that I water colored.

Patterned papers, unknown.

Sizzix flip card die.

Here's a super simple version:

Colored the image, die cut circle layers

mounted onto textured card stock base.

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Turning Into My Mom Card

This is an image I've had for years and kept forgetting to find it.
Not this year! 

I'm not overly thrilled with this card though. It's a bit too bright.

The design is based off of a sample in an old catalog, using a different

image, colors and embellishments. 

Most supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

Happy Mother's Day !  I'll be baking first thing this morning then picking up my Mom to drive her to my sisters house. This will be the first time we've seen them since the pandemic hit, actually since Christmas 2019!  

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Best Mother Ever Card

I used some of my old brass templates by Lasting Impressions for this card.

After embossing the images on the colored papers,

I lightly sanded the raised portions to reveal

a bit of the white core for contrast. 

The rubber stamp image, pink patterned paper and 

card stocks are all from Stampin' Up!

The white core textured green card stock, Close To My Heart.

Black polka dot paper, Die Cuts With A View.

Sequins from my crafts stash.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

CAS Mother's Day Card

Using up some scraps for a pretty quick card.

 

Rubber stamp image, unknown

Dies and inks, Stampin' Up!

Card base, DCWV

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Tractor Card

 

An old image from Stampin' Up! that I water colored.

Kraft card base

Chicken wire background, 
an unknown unmounted stamp

Ribbon, unknown

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National Scrapbooking Day

It's National Scrapbooking Day,

 the perfect day to announce that I'll be a 
Guest Creative Team member for 

Designs by Connie Prince
this June and September !!!

I'm looking forward to working with

her terrific kits and team members

to create digital scrapbook pages. 

On a side note somewhat related,

I've been slowly making progress on

the traditional paper crafted scrapbook

album for my dog - 10 years after she passed! 

Image created by myself using 

Memories kit by Connie Prince

Floral Dance Die - pink

Happy May Day!

This card is a work in progress.

I left it at this point and will add something

else to it when I am ready to send it.

I don't have a need for it at the moment.

Maybe I should have stamped or embossed the pink background.

A solid ribbon, not sheer, probably would have been better, too. 

It's kind of "blah" to me.

 The border is die cut with a Diesires die, 

Floral Dance, and colored with chalks.

Rhinestone accents.

Thanks for looking =)