Way to Go, Grad!

Here it is midnight and I'm bound and determined to share this Graduate card with you.  It's such a simple card with little things added.  I've seen this trend on cards lately where you see a lot of "white" space (or in my case "Blue" space) and then a concentrated area of the card is the focus with lots of "fun" stuff added.  LOVE this! Let me share….

I started with Pacific Point Textured cardstock and used the Polka Dot Impression Folder on the card front.  I added the First Edition DSP and a piece of the DSP from Playful Polka Dots Simply Scrappin' Kit.  I love the DSP in this kit. Here is a peek:

I used the same sentiment from my last GRAD card called Happy Greeting.  You will notice a small piece of the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon under the sentiment.  I used my Craft Scissors and carefully trimmed a thin piece of the ribbon to get the effect across the DSP.  I love that Striped ribbon.  Make sure you check the Last Chance list for the ribbon colors that are retiring.  There are quite a few colors on that list.  I used Pumpkin Pie for this particular card. 

I hope your weekend has been filled with lots of great things.

XOXOXO

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Making Time!

That's right!  I am making time to get into my stamp room and stamp away.  WOW does it feel good. Putting ink to paper just makes a person feel happy.  Maybe the stars are just aligning correctly, I dunno! What I do know is I've been down here THREE times this week.  That is a record breaking time frame in the last two months.  I almost forgot where I placed things. Now that is just NOT right.  Have you ever stopped stamping for a bit and then when you finally had the moment to stamp you had that scary feeling of, "can I really do this?"  Again, you must think I have lost my mind but this is a thought I had.  Where to start?  I knew exactly what I wanted to work with and I had a purpose.  A perfect start. I have three amazing grads to congratulate.  One of them is my nephew.  We are SO proud of this boy! Valedictorian!  Yes, we are proud. I've never known someone as smart as him.  I hate that we couldn't be with him to celebrate his special day.  Graduation is such a memorable moment. Over the next couple of days I am going to share my Grad cards with you. 

I was a little crazy with this card.  I even pulled out the sewing machine.  I started with the The Open Sea stamp set from the Summer Mini Occasions.  This stamp set is perfect for the manly cards you want to make.  The greeting comes from the Happy Greeting stamp set also found in the Summer Mini.  I love the different fonts in this particular sentiment. 

The Nautical Expedition DSP compliments the stamp set perfectly.  I love it.  I used Chocolate Chip textured cardstock for the base of the card.  I added Not Quite Navy across the card and stamped the world image across using VersaMark.  This card is simple and just contains a lot of layers and dimensionals. 

You can find all these products in my Online Store. Make sure you check the Last Chance list.  I gave you a list of a few must have's yesterday.  Today I would suggest looking at the 12 x 12 Cardstock.  If you love the feel of our Stampin' Up! textured cardstock, put that on your list.  It sure does make a card pop.  Take a moment to look through your CURRENT Stampin' Up! catalog.  Take a good peek at the beautiful samples in this catalog.  You will notice many cards made with a textured base.  I think we sometimes overlook the little details.  I always think it's the little things that can make a card POP.

I hope your Friday has been FANTASTIC!  It's going to be a GREAT weekend.

XOXOXO

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Wiser from an Owl

I think Owls are super cute.  Here are a few cards using two different owl images. 

This cute owl comes from the the Level 1 Hostess set in the Summer Mini Catalog.  It's called It's the Thought.  It's so cute.  LOVE it.  For this card I used the 1 3/4" circle punch and punched a hole on the front card base.  This way you can see the owl on the inside of the car.  So fun.  The DSP is the Storybook. 

This card uses the Go Graduate stamp set.  I used the Brushed Silver cardstock for the scalloped border and just stamped the images using Basic Black ink.  Very simple.  The first picture of this card stinks.  Sorry.  The silly flash worked too well.  LOL!

Hope your weekend is fantastic. 

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Elegant and Simple

I love the stamp set Elements of Style and the extreme elegance this set brings.  It's beautiful.  Tonight I made a TON of cards to send to people that I haven't contacted in awhile due to my crazy household schedule.  It's actually quite shameful!  I needed a simple card to make but I wanted it to be elegant.  The card I am going to show you is one I've seen around the blog world, however I changed it up just a bit.  I actually pulled the sewing machine out tonight (YES, Simple just went out the DOOR!) and made this card I hope you like! I have quite a few versions!

All of the cards are basically the same.  The only things that changed was the ribbon or the Sentiment.  I also used a different color of ink on one of the Butterflies.  The butterflies (Die Cut from the Beautiful Butterflies Die) were inked with either Basic Black or Chocolate Chip Craft ink and then embossed with Clear EP. The base cardstock is Confetti.  I used that because it was thick and strong since I wouldn't have many layers on this card.  The sentiments were used from Stampin' Up! Rub ons and Teeny Tiny Wishes. The buttons come from the Playground buttons.    Again, these were pretty quick and simple. 

Another day accomplished. Phew! Have a GREAT Thursday!

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