The Graduate

For the Sketch Challenge 438 Splitcoaststampers

Graduation cards are always needed this time of year.  

My card today can serve anyone; high school, college, grad school and etc... 

I use two Spellbinders classic squares, made a tassel, rolled some paper and tied a black and white twine bow and stamped a background with a perfect sentiment (I think) for a high school graduate. 

Life is a Journey and graduating is another step.

Soft Colors of Spring!

 May Flowers 

For the Ways to Use it Challenge at SCS the challenge hostess ask for cards with flowers. I almost don’t know how to make a card without flowers.

My heart easel congrats card can be used for a variety of occasions. I may use it as a graduation card, or perhaps I'll change the sentiment to Happy Birthday. I can never have enough Birthday cards.

Card Ingredients: Heart shapes die cut with Sizzix Bigz Die "Heart Bag",
The Rose is Sizzix/Tim Holtz Tattered Pinecone, a dollar doily stamped on vellum and fussy cut, 

For the Sketch Challenge and Color Challenge at SCS

Certainly Celery, Bermuda Bay, Regal Rose, Neutral of Choice Dessert Option: Words of Wisdom, Encouragement or Best Wishes

I started by stamping a Penny Black Letter Background on white card stock, embossing in white embossing powder, daubing with Tim Holtz' Distress Stains in tattered rose and shabby shutters and mounting rectangles. The Verve sentiment was stamped onto vellum in white ep and backed with white card stock. 

POPPIES!

For the Inspiration Challenge at SCS the website featured is Wedding Decor

I chose two frames as inspiration for my card:Geometric Lattice and the Cala Lily Photo Frame

We traveled to Italy this time last year and the Poppies where blooming all along the highways and hill towns. Just a carpet of red in the field and farm land. I substituted the Lilies of course, but I love the placement on the frame.

I used the Taylored Expressions Quatgrefoil cutting plate to place in the square opening that was cut with Spellbinders classic square. The card measures 5”x5”.  Also, I used memory box's  “Prim Poppy" die and mb's wood mount sentiment stamp.

Mother's Day is Near!

Card ingredients: Verve's "Because of You" set of 16 VS-09-015, Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades-Fancy Frame 657197, Distress ink peeled paint, versamark and white embossing powder.

Card ingredients: Penny Black "delicate pattern" background stamp #40-047, Colorbox chalk "Blush Rose", Vivid Olive ink for the JustRite "just because" mini sentiment set, Sizzix 3D Flower Bigz Die, Creative Memories maple leaf punch, Spellbinders labels twenty and satin ribbon.

Ingredients: Hero Arts designer paper, HA #CL498 sentiment,
Sizzix/Hero Arts stamp & die-cut set #657776, Sizzlits  "Vintage Lace Edge" #557413

Watercolor Pom Pom

The Wonder of Watercolor Challenge at Moxie Fab World

 ........ Color without boundaries ......

I was playing around with my newest purchase of this Hero Arts "Pom Pom Flower" stamp and some Distress inks and actually loved the results!The pillow colors are very intriguing.  I'm usually happiest when the colors are inside the line, but hey "Be happy! it's all good! (sentiment by PrintwWorksCollection). The border is a QuicKutz Cookie Cutter "Flowers" die. Also a black brad added to center of flower.

Pink Wedding Roses

The Inspiration Challenge at SCS takes us to the website Windsor. What lovely goods there!

I was inspired by this beautiful Roses and gold necklace. 

I used Sizzix Tattered Pinecone die for the largest rose and Sizzix 3D Flower for the four smaller. The background embossing is Tim Holtz Fancy Frame and the sentiment is JustRite.

Simply Mother's Day

For the Clean and Simple Challenge at SCS the hostess presented the colors of turquoise, green and pink. I, do, love stamping and fussy cutting vellum. It'se a fresh and light approach to this CAS card.

 I adore the subtle turquoise dots in the vellum under skirt. 

Distress ink shabby shutters adds to the softness. 

Mother's Day cards are not just for my mother but 

for all the women in my immediate family so I'd better get started!

Magnolias for the Bride

Moxie Fab World 

Tuesday Trigger: Magical Magnolias! Being a Southerner I could not resist making my version of the beautiful magnolias in the inspiration photo. I used memory box "Norrland Flower"  and "Flutter Vine" dies to form the buds and branch. Each flower was cut twice in pink and yellow. My background is a Magenta bouquet stamped onto vellum and heat embossed in white powder. 

It is the season for weddings!