Why Haven't I Used This #6

Good morning! I hope you are having a great week. How is it only Wednesday? I swear it feels like it should be Friday already. I'm coming at you today with another graduation card. I really think this is the last one I need this year...maybe? I got to go to my first grad party of the year and it actually felt good to have some of that normalcy back in life. I'm not usually a fan of big get togethers because I get anxious but it was nice to see people again. I was in such a people mood that I decided to use one on this grad card. Check it out:

I started this card by embossing my image on some watercolor paper. Next, I used my Karin markers to color my grad and the background. I have to admit that I bought the Karin markers on a whim and it wasn't until this card that I would even say I liked them. They just weren't my "thing" but for some reason using them really clicked on this card. When everything dried, I stamped my sentiment in pace and layered my water color paper on cardstock in school colors. Here's another look:

Thanks so much for checking out my card. I hope you have a great rest of the week!

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Monday Funday: Freshly Made Sketches

Good morning! Today I have another grad card and I think I am finally caught up. I love making grad cards but I'm learning that I just don't have as many stamps/dies to make them as I thought. Guess that means I'm going to have to go shop...darn. ;) Today, I'm playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and I hope you like my card.

 

 

I created my little window panel layer by layering a stencil that I blended with two different colors. I have to admit that it does some crazy things to my eyes! I layered that on a piece of red before adding it to my striped background. Next, I stamped a grad gap to place in the corner and my sentiment cut from red is placed across the bottom. Here's another look:

 

Thanks so much for checking out my card today! I hope the hats didn't give you a headache! Ha ha! Have a great day and see you over at Freshly Made Sketches.

Monday Funday: Addicted to CAS

Another week is starting up and we have hot water!!! Woo hoo! How in the world is it May already? It seems like it was just January. Well, I'm getting ready for another round of grads and I was super happy to see the fun challenge idea over at Addicted to CAS. I can totally work sky into my grad cards. Here's what I created:

 

I started my CAS card by creating my cloudy background using some ink and a stencil. I just love creating clouds, it is so easy with a stencil! Next, I stamped my grad caps in various sizes throughout my sky and colored them in with copic markers. To finish it off and help keep it super easy to mail, I simply stamped my sentiment into the clouds. Easy and fun! Here's another look at my card:

Thanks so much for checking out my card! I hope you'll come play along over at Addicted to CAS. Have a great week.

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Why Haven't I Used That #4

Good morning and happy Wednesday! How are you guys doing? I hope well and I also hope you are ready for another graduation card. I have been working really hard on all the grad cards I will need in the coming months and the more I work on them, the more it dawns on me that my oldest is going to be a senior next year and that just seems crazy! It also seems crazy that it has taken me this long to use this awesome stamp from Taylored Expressions. Here's what I created this week:

I just love this graduation stamp and I have no idea why it took me so long to use it. I stamped the image and then colored it in with copics. Then to finish it off, I just added some fun patterened paper and a strip of black. Super simple but I love it! Here's another look:

Thanks so much for checking out my card today! Have a great day.

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Why Haven't I Used That #2

It's Wednesday again and I'm coming at you with another look at a card made with some awesome stuff that I have yet to use. Today's product is the Concord and 9th Sunshine Turnabout. I love the idea of these and I have bought several but haven't used a single one. They scare me, simple as that. I feel completely clueless when it comes to using them so it was time to bite the bullet and go for it!

It's almost graduation time again and I know I'm going to need a bunch of cards in all the different school colors around us. I figured this was the perfect way to add those colors without being too over the top. Here's what I created:

I broke out my Misti for this job and started by getting everything positioned. I was super happy with my first go but quickly got confused because I apparently hadn't cut my paper to the right size...oops! I pressed on and just lined it up each time I flipped my card stock. I think my eyeball did a pretty good job and when I added the die cut "congrats" it covered many mistakes. I'm thinking that I might invest in the positioner thingy or these turnabouts because they really do make cool backgrounds. Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking it out and I'd love to check out some of your creations also. Leave a comment below so I can visit your blog too!

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