Graduate Year

 

I really liked the look of Michelle Leone's graduation card, so striking with the bold orange color. I wanted to create a similar card using the colors of Jacob's high school and the tools I had.

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Supplies Used

Stamp Set - Number of Years, Go Graduate Plus (made in My Memories digital program)

Ink - Night of Navy

Paper - Night of Navy, Whisper White, It's My Party DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Large Numbers Framelits, Square Lattice TIEF, glue dots, dimensionals

Soccer

Here is a great card that I created for my niece... who is in to soccer.  I cannot take credit for the design of the card... that honor goes to Cathy Cains.  I saw her card on Pinterest and fell in love with it, so had to make one of my own.  I changed it a little... but most of it the same.

Here's Cathy's card:

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Boys Will Be Boys (sentiment)

Ink - Black Staz-on

Paper - Garden Green, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories - Hexagon Punch, Square Lattice TIEF, Big Shot, Taffeta Ribbon (Basic Black), Banners Framelits, Circle Cutting System (non-SU)

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Hoppy Birthday

When I saw Lisa's cute card (bottom)... I just knew I had to try to recreate it using what I had.  My card is the top one! =)  I just LOVE how it turned out!

I used my digital software and printed out the frogs and the 'hoppy birthday' sentiment on Whisper White cardstock.

Next it was all about texture and layers.  I used three different Texture Impression Embossing Folders (TIEF) on this project - Square Lattice on the white, Houndstooth on the green, and Decorative Dots on the orange.

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Supplies Used:

Embellishment - Hoppy Memories (frogs)

Font - Agency (hoppy - Old Olive); AtLastGreeting (birthday - Pumpkin Pie)

Paper - Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Houndstooth TIEF, Square Lattice TIEF, Decorative Dots TIEF, Pumpkin Pie taffeta ribbon

Serene Sympathy

I don't usually create so many layers on my cards, but I felt that this truly looks stunning with all it's lovely layers.

My sister-in-law's Uncle just passed away from Esophageal cancer... and the ribbon color for that type of cancer is periwinkle.  Now, periwinkle is a grayish-purple color... so I chose the Wisteria Wonder as my main color.  I know it's not periwinkle, but it's the closest I could come up with.

I broke up the sentiment 'With Sympathy', so it was stacked instead of in a line by using tape on the portion of stamp that I didn't want stamped.

I used a sharpie to color the pearls black.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Bloom with Hope, Serene Silhouettes
Paper - Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder DSP
Ink - Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black
Accessories - Big Shot, Square Lattice TIEF, Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Sharpie (Non-SU)

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Itty Banner Blast - CTS72

I'm excited about this card! It came together so quickly for me -- and that's a plus!  I usually struggle with masculine cards.  I know...this card can be for either gender I bet, but (for me) it's for my nephew.

Thanks to CAS(e) This Sketch blog (CTS72).  You may view the challenge here:
http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2014/04/case-this-sketch-72.html

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Itty Bitty Banners, Banner Blast
Paper - Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Smoky Slate and Whisper White
Ink - Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit
Accessories - Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Banner Punch, Square Lattice TIEF, dimensionals

Autumn Wishes

My grandmother is back in the hospital again with pneumonia (I'm thinking she never really got over her other bout with it a few months ago).

I wanted a verse or phrase that was a cheerful get-well, and didn't have a stamp.  So.... I created my verse through My Digital Studio and printed it on Naturals Ivory Cardstock, and finished it the traditional way.

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Supplies Used:
My Digital Studio
Stamp Brush Set - A Split Second (frame - Early Espresso)
Fonts - Fantasy (Early Espresso) and Shell (Pumpkin Pie)

Cardstock - Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories - Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, Square Lattice TIEF, glue dots

Hanging Frog - FMS108

My sister-in-law will be having hand surgery in a few weeks and wanted to create a cute card for her. She's fond of frogs, so (of course) I had to make a card with a frog on it!

It's Non-SU.... but it's so adorable!

I used a sketch I found on the Freshly Made Sketch blog (FMS108).  You may view their challenge here: http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2013/10/freshly-made-sketches-108-sketch-by.html

It's a older sketch (not current), but it definitely inspired me! Thanks.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used

Stamps - Mini Mates (retired), Frogs (non-SU)

Paper - Old Olive, Early Espresso, More Mustard DSP, Whisper White

Ink - Early Espresso, Black Staz-on, Pistachio Pudding, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories - Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Window Framelits, Square Lattice TIEF

Best of Surgery

It's been a while since I've created cards here, as I have been concentrating on working in MDS (My Digital Studio) creating Christmas Cards, Calendars and Scrapbook pages.  It's great to get back into working with actual paper, tape and ribbon! =)

Although, it's never fun when someone needs to have surgery..... it will definitely cheer them up when they receive 'Get Well' cards!  My niece just had knee surgery to re-attach her torn ligaments.  Her favorite color is green, so I used that on my card too! May she have a speedy recovery.

I know my cast is below the knee, but hey... I had to work with what I have on hand!  I used the retired Stocking punch and the Lattice Square TIEF for the cast.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Best of Shelli, Express Yourself
Paper - Gumball Green, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Basic Black
Ink - Black Staz-on
Accessories - Stamp-a-ma-jig, Big Shot, Square Lattice TIEF, Stocking Punch, Owl Punch, glue dots, Satin Stitched Ribbon (Gumball Green)

Perfectly Masculine - SCCSC164

The sketch from Stampin Connection (SCCSC164) looked very masculine to me, so I created a card using boy colors - brown, blue and green!

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Supplies:

Stamp Set - Perfectly Penned

Paper - Naturals White, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Chocolate Chip

Ink - Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Brads (Silver), Big Shot, Solid Stripes TIEF, Square Lattice TIEF, Apothecary Accents Framelits

Madison Street - SCCSC158

Stampin Connection has a new sketch challenge this week (SCCSC158).  Many cards that I have seen lately have spring colors in them..... I so want spring to be here, so I used spring colors in my card.

Not sure if you can see the dazzling details in the center of my flower...adds a bit of sparkle too!

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Stamp set - Madison Avenue

Paper - Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Old Olive

Ink - Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight

Accessories - Vine Street TIEF, Square Lattice TIEF, Big Shot, Stitched Ribbon (Daffodil Delight), Dazzling Details, glue dot, dimensionals